Amendment_0001.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 provide the sign-in log for the site visit conducted on 12 February 2018, to provide responses to requests for information (RFIs), and to add additional text to Section L Submission Requirements. The proposal due date is extended w ith this amendment. All other aspects of this solicitation remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 20

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 20-Feb-2018

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 W912WJ18R0002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Feb-2018

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 X is extended, 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

22-Feb-2018

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:

W912WJ18R0002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 06-Mar-2018 02:00 PM to 21-Mar-2018 02:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 00001 - RFI`S

Amendment 00001

1. Can you please indicate when is the final date for submitting questions for clarifying RFP requirements?

Answer: Please submit all RFIs by close of business on 6 March 2018.

2. We noticed that there is no evaluation factor for past performance…is this correct or an oversight?

Answer: This is correct, there is no evaluation factor for past performance.

3. Section L requires bidders to describe Joint Venture Requirements (page 59 of the PDF). Can you please confirm that these requirements are to be addressed with the JV agreement and is excluded from the page limitation?

Answer: The Solicitation, Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notice to Bidders, Table 2 shows that Volume I JV/Teaming/Partnership/Mentor-Protégé Agreement or Letters of Commitment do not have an associated page limit (“N/A”). It is reiterated that bidders should follow the instructions in solicitation regarding how page counts will be calculated.

As noted, pages that exceed the limits stated in the solicitation will be removed, not read, and not evaluated.

4. With the number of documents requiring review to develop a compelling technical approach, please consider extending the proposal due date by 2-3 weeks.

Answer: The proposal due date is extended, per the change noted with this amendment.

5. For Factor 1 project examples, can we use multiple TOs under a single IDIQ contract if the TOs are all part of the same project at the same installation?

Answer: Please see Factor 1 submission requirements, first paragraph – “A project is defined as work performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole should not be submitted as a project; rather, Offerors should submit the work performed under a task order as a project.”

6. Are we allowed to use 11x17s to describe our projects in Factor 1 as long as we count these 11x17 pages as two pages each?

Answer: Please see page 52 of the solicitation, which indicates that 11x17 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations. Information that is not a table/graphic representation should not be on 11x17 pages.

7. For Factor 1, many projects that require O&M of groundwater treatment systems are often set up as a 5-year period of performance the same as this contract. However, we have completed individual task orders (set up on an annual basis) that are complete, though the overall IDIQ contract is not complete. Are we able to submit completed TOs or CLINs under an IDIQ contract that is not yet complete?

Answer: See response to RFI No. 5.

8. Similar to above question, we have a 10-year PBR project that includes ongoing tasks, many of which are near completion (>75% complete). Please consider allowing us to include ongoing projects/tasks that are part of a PBR that are >75% complete. Because there are limited GWTPs that treat explosives-contaminated groundwater, please confirm that if we provide experience operating GWTPs that involve treating other contaminants (e.g., VOCs) that have identical treatment trains (e.g., IX, GAC) as the systems at JBCC that these non-explosives treatment systems will be evaluated equally to explosives treatment systems.

Otherwise, the incumbent contractors will have a clear advantage through their experience at

JBCC.

Answer: The Government will accept projects that are “substantially” complete. The Offerors shall clearly note in their proposal which projects submitted are substantially complete and provide documentation that supports the definition of “substantially” complete (e.g., 80% of tasks or effort has been completed). There is no requirement under Factor 1 for explosives-specific projects.

9. Please confirm that you only want five key personnel and that only five key personnel will be evaluated for Factor 2.

Answer: Yes. The disciplines that are required and will be evaluated are noted in the original solicitation on page 54 under Factor 2: Organizational Approach and Key Personnel.

10. Section L, Factor 1, page 54 (of the PDF) states: “The Offeror should clearly document the key personnel experience to the IDIQ and Seed Task Order requirements.” Please consider modifying this requirement as the incumbent contractors will have an advantage in their ability to demonstrate experience operating the same GWTPs at JBCC under the seed TO requirements.

Answer: No change will be made. This RFI refers to Factor 2: Organizational Approach and Key Personnel. The solicitation states “As part of the organizational approach, the Offeror’s proposal shall detail key personnel experience on similar project(s) that are recent and relevant and identify why these personnel are appropriate for work on the contract.” The solicitation is requesting Key Personnel with experience with projects that are recent and relevant and not identical.

11. Is there a requirement for an on-site SSHO during routine O&M activities?

Answer: Yes. Please follow the USACE Safety Manual EM 385-1-1, most recent edition.

12. Is there a requirement for an on-site QCS for routine O&M activities?

Answer: No. There is not a requirement for a Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) to be on-site for daily routine O&M activities.

13. If an on-site SSHO/QCS is required, can they be dual-hatted?

Answer: As noted in response to RFI No. 12 above, an on-site QCS is not required for routine O&M activities, but dual-hatting would be acceptable.

14. Is there a specific expectation or performance objective for remedial system uptime or for meeting a certain percentage of intended extraction rates at individual extraction wells or for entire systems?

Answer: No. There is not a published remedial performance objective for system uptimes.

However, the system performance (e.g., uptime, downtime, estimated mass removal) is reported and reviewed by the IAGWSP, EPA, and MassDEP in the annual reports for each OU with a treatment system(s).

15. If an extraction well pump/motor or VFD failure occurs, what would be the expected response time to perform repairs and get the well operating again at the intended flow rate?

Answer: Notification to USACE site personnel with the initial fault indicators and proposed approach to trouble shooting should be done the same working day or next working day (if it occurs overnight or during the weekend). The goal is to address any system failures as soon as possible to minimize downtime.

16. Should contractors include costs for the installation of new monitoring wells in their Firm Fixed Price for the Seed Task Order? If so, what quantity of new wells, installation depth, and general location (so appropriate drilling methods can be selected) should be assumed?

Answer: No. Drilling in not part of this O&M IDIQ contract and will be conducted by others under separate contract. Coordination will be required and any new monitoring wells will be added into the groundwater monitoring task of this IDIQ contract.

17. Section 5.1 of the Seed Task Order PWS indicates the project manager should participate in

12 monthly meetings – should this be 15 monthly meetings given the 15-month Period of Performance?

Answer: The Offerors should assume twelve (12) meetings. The 15-month POP is intended to provide time for submission and approval of work plans and for overlap transition with the current contractor on-site.

18. Should contractors assume 15 months of monthly remedial system performance monitoring (including treatment plant sampling and analysis) and 15 months of daily/weekly/monthly O&M and/or LTM reporting specified in their Firm Fixed Price for the Seed Task Order? Or should 12 months of remedial system performance monitoring be assumed with time built in to the 15-month POP for initial transition and/or final reporting?

Answer: See response to RFI No. 17.

19. To provide an accurate estimate of utility costs that the Contractor will be responsible for during the Seed Task Order, please provide the most recent 24 months of utility bills referenced in Section 5.1 (Task 1.2: Heat for Frank Perkins Road treatment plant and internet service) and Section 8.10 (electricity for operation of remedial systems) of the Seed Task Order PWS.

Answer: The last year of treatment plans electrical costs are attached and provided via Amendment 0001. The electrical utility costs provided are for treatment systems CIA3, Demo 1 Leading Edge, Demo 1 Base Boundary, J1 North Range, J1 South Range, J2 East Range, J2 North Range, and J3 Range. The other treatment systems (CIA1, CIA2, Demo 1 Pew Road, and Demo 1 Frank Perkins Road) are supplied through the JBCC facilities and not included in this contract.

Other estimated utility costs include: natural gas heat for Demo 1 Frank Perkins Road treatment plant (approximately $6,000/year); radio antennae fee ($520/month); on-base cameras service fee ($815/month); off-base camera service fee ($65/month); and internet ($150/month).

Offers should note that these costs are provided for information purposes only and are not guaranteed for accuracy since they are subject to market variability now and in the future.

20. Will the Contractor be provided and expected to manage any Government Furnished Equipment/ Government Furnished Property (GFE/GFP) during execution of the contract? If so, can a listing of the available GFE/GFP be provided?

Answer: No.

21. Please verify that this contract does not require the investigation, remediation, or treatment of emerging contaminants or any other contaminants not listed in the PWS.

Answer: The contract is only for contaminants listed in the IDIQ and Seed Task Order PWS.

22. Should contractors assume groundwater modeling will be required during the Seed Task Order? If so, please provide further details on the modeling scope, at which sites/plumes, and that all existing groundwater modeling files will be made available.

Answer: No. Modeling was not included in the Seed Task Order. Subsequent Task Orders under the IDIQ may include these activities in their PWS.

23. Please provide specifications of the on-base and off-base cameras and associated cellular service that the contractor is required to maintain and replace/repair in the event of damage.

Answer: The available specifications for the cameras is attached and provided via Amendment 0001.

24. Please confirm whether the contractor is required to cover the DigSafe subscription fee in their Firm Fixed Price for the Seed Task Order. If so, please provide an estimate of the number of “call outs” during the past 24 months.

Answer: Yes. The Offerors shall include the DigSafe subscription/administrative fee in their proposals. The estimated number of tickets issued over the last year was 1,460.

25. Are the 15 project radios referenced in Section 5.1 (Task 1.2) of the Seed TO PWS GFE/GFP? If not, please provide radio rental/service provider information.

Answer: No, they are not GFP. The estimated monthly rental and maintenance fee is $520/month.

26. Should the contractor assume that the bi-weekly cleaning services for the two USACE/IAGWSP trailers be performed for the full 15-month period of performance?

Answer: See response to RFI Number 17.

27. Should the contractor assume that the bottled water deliveries and the cooler rental for the two USACE/IAGWSP trailers be performed for the full 15-month period of performance?

Answer: See response to RFI Number 17.

28. No assumed quantities for GAC/IX resin exchanges, well maintenance (pumps/motors) or VFD are included in the Seed TO PWS for J-1 North (Task 8.1). Please clarify whether this is an omission or whether none should be assumed?

Answer: The Offeror should assume no GAC/IX change outs for J-1 North under the Seed Task Order.

29. Should contractors assume that all analytical data needs to be loaded into the Army’s ERIS system as well as EDMS? In addition, in Section 5.10 (Task 10.0) of the Seed TO PWS it states the contractor is required to assist with submission of ERPIMS Deliverables. Please provide more details on what this assistance entails.

Answer: No. The project-specific database is EDMS for Army-related Operable Units (OUs) under the IAGWSP at JBCC. Environmental Resources Program Info Management System (ERPIMS) is separate and distinct for Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) projects.

30. Are daily inspections of each of the remedial systems (including extraction wells, infiltration trenches, and reinjection wells) required?

Answer: Yes. See Seed Task Order Section 4.1 – O&M Support and Table 2. Table 2 notes “Daily (Monday-Friday)” frequency for system monitoring.

31. Under Task 3.1, should the contractor assume the GAC/IX resin exchanges need to be performed at the Frank Perkins Road system or the Pew Road system or one exchange at each system?

Answer: Offerors should assume one exchange for each system.

32. Please specify the capacity of the GAC/IX resin vessels at the J-1 north and J-1 south systems.

Answer: The J1 North system capacity is 3,000 pounds GAC per vessel and 60 cubic feet IX resin per vessel. The J1 South syste4m capacity is 1,000 pounds GAC per vessel.

33. The lab quantity totals presented in Table 3 do not equal the sum of the stated normal samples, field duplicates, QA/MS/MSD, Equipment Blanks, and Trip Blanks samples. Please clarify.

Answer: The MS/MSDs QAs do not count as separate samples. Additional volume is collected for MS/MSD from designated field samples.

34. Should contractors include the contingency sample quantities presented in Tables 2 and 3 in their Seed TO firm fixed price?

Answer: Yes. The contingency is included to allow some flexibility for re-sampling and/or additional sampling requested by IAGWSP and/or EPA/MassDEP.

35. Do Tables 3 and 4 represent the sampling quantities for the full 15-month period of performance? Notes in the tables suggest this covers a period outside of the POP (i.e., Jul- Dec 2017 and Jan-Jun 2018 is cited)?

Answer: Tables 3 and 4 include samples required for each noted OU annual environmental monitoring report. The reports also include the system performance monitoring for the OUs with treatment systems. The sampling under the Seed Task Order will be conducted over 12 months with analysis, data validation, and EDMS entry up to 15 months. It is anticipated that subsequent task orders will cover out year sampling and reporting.

36. Will you clarify whether the seed TO schedule is included or excluded from the page limitation?

Answer: Per Section L, Table 2 of the solicitation, the schedule will be included in the page count.

37. It appears that Section 5.3 (Task 3.1) write-up is missing the O&M of the Demo-1 Base Boundary system including the assumed quantities for media change outs and pump/motor/VFD replacements. The four Demo-1 treatment systems (Frank Perkins, Pew Road, Base Boundary and Leading Edge) are discussed in the introduction of Section 5.3, but the Task 3.1 and 3.2 write-ups only include a discussion of O&M tasks for three of the systems: Frank Perkins, Pew Road and the Leading Edge.

Answer: The Offerors should assume same O&M activities for the four (4) Demo 1 treatment systems (Frank Perkins, Pew Road, Base Boundary, and Leading Edge) Frank Perkins, Pew Road, Base Boundary and Leading Edge) and assume no change outs at the Base Boundary treatment system.

38. Please confirm that the successful contractor will be able to start work/field operations at notice to proceed using the existing APP and project work plans while updates are being completed/approved?

Answer: The new Contractor to be able to conduct observation/turnover activities with the current Contractor under existing plans until all work plans (at least SHHP/APP) have been submitted and approved. This is only be applicable during turnover phase.

39. Per Section L requirements, the prime contractor is to complete Attachments I-1 and I-3. If we are responding with a joint venture arrangement, do we submit a single Attachment 1 that is combined for the JV or separate Attachment 1s for each JV partner?

Answer: One set of attachments may be submitted provided that the proposal clearly states that the enclosed information applies to all members of the JV. However, it must be clear what roles each partner will be performing, and the binding rates will apply to the entirety of the contract.

40. Would the government please consider changing the definition of a project from “Projects provided must be completed within the past eight (8) years…” to “Projects provided must be substantially complete within the past eight (8) years, as of the issue…” so as to allow current and relevant projects which are substantially complete and may be in the later stages of LTM which is in line with other similar procurements. (As defined, relevant LTM projects in later years of 10 year POPs are being excluded while substantially complete and extremely relevant).

Answer: See Amendment 0001, changes to Section L noted in red text.

41. Factor 1: Experience, Page 53 of the RFP, states that “Projects provided must be completed within the past eight (8) years, as of the issue date of this RFP, to be considered recent.” In order for a project to qualify, does it need to be 100% complete, or would USACE allow the submission of a project that is 80% complete?

Answer: See response to RFI Number 40.

JBCC SITE VISIT SIGN IN SHEET

The following have been modified:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with an accompanying digital copy, as set forth below. The RFP will provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal. The Offeror’s proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of two volumes. The first volume shall address all non- price factors and shall be titled “Volume I: Technical Information.” A second volume shall be titled “Volume II: Price" and shall address Factor 4: Price, as well as solicitation, offer and award documents, and certifications/representations.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the requirements of the Performance Work Statement with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

1. Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Pages that are revised (due to discussions or proposal revisions) shall be a different color and have revised information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page.

The revised pages shall be dated. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 3).

2. Printing shall be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape oriented.

3. The volumes of material shall be submitted in accordance with Table 2:

Table 2. Volumes of Material Submission Requirements

VOLUME TITLE

PRINTED

COPIES

DIGITAL

COPIES

PAGE

LIMIT

Volume I: Technical Narrative (Factors 1 through 3)

Original +

1 75

Volume I:

JV/Teaming/Partnership/MentorProtégé Agreement or Letters of Commitment

Original +

1 N/A

Volume II: Price, Solicitation, Certification/Representations

Original +

1 N/A

NOTE: All pages including cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, and appendices (but not divider tabs devoid of content) will be counted in the page calculation. Double-sided printing will be counted as two pages. Pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will be removed, not read, and not evaluated.

4. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be numbered consecutively and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents shall be included. MS Word (doc/docx) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

NOTE: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations;

however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages. Doublesided 11x17 pages count as four pages.

5. Digital Copy Packaging. All of the proposal electronic files shall be in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks or USB flash drives are not permitted. Copies of all files shall be provided in PDF format.

All price information to aid in the Price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2013. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the Offeror’s name.

NOTE: If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern. Self-extracting exe files are not acceptable.

The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, and the Narrative discussion. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

NOTE: For submission requirements designated as “shall,” failure to provide the requested information will be considered a deficiency and the specified factor will be rated red/unacceptable; and the offer will be considered un-awardable unless revised. For submission requirements designated as “should,” failure to provide the requested information will result in a lower rating for the specified factor and may result in a deficiency and unacceptable rating. Offerors are cautioned that award may be made without discussions, and offerors may not have the opportunity to submit revised proposals.

A. FACTORS

FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

Factor 1 Submission Requirements

Offeror’s shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) environmental projects that best demonstrate the Offeror’s team experience on recent and relevant projects that are similar in scope, complexity, size, and cost/price to the work required under this solicitation. The projects may be completed for the U.S.

Government or other clients. For all submitted projects, the narrative of the project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this RFP (i.e., unique features, area, O&M, environmental monitoring methods, etc.).

One project shall be provided for the prime Offeror and for any Team Member who is proposed to perform any of the following key work functions: project management, O&M of groundwater treatment systems, and environmental monitoring. The Offeror may utilize experience of another Team Member that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement to demonstrate O&M and environmental monitoring experience under this evaluation factor.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience shall be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have experience, projects shall be submitted for each Joint Venture partner.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of Team Members, then the projects submitted must include relevant work similar to the work to be performed by the Team Member for this requirement.

Projects provided must be completed within the past eight (8) years, as of the issue date of this RFP, to be considered recent. A project is defined as work performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole should not be submitted as a project; rather, Offerors should submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

The Government will accept projects that are “substantially” complete. The Offerors shall clearly note in their proposal which projects submitted are substantially complete and provide documentation that supports the definition of “substantially” complete (e.g., 80% of tasks or effort has been completed).

FACTOR 2: ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH AND KEY PERSONNEL

Factor 2 Submission Requirements The Offeror shall submit an organizational chart AND narrative description of the Offeror’s planned organizational structure that clearly defines any teaming arrangements, including overall structure and management of the project team and each Team Member. As applicable, Offerors must submit a signed copy of their joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, approved mentor-protégé agreement, or letter of commitment or similar agreement for proposed Team Members in order to receive credit for their experience. The agreement or letter of commitment will not be counted toward the page limit and shall be included in an appendix in Volume 1.

As part of the organizational approach, the Offeror’s proposal shall detail key personnel experience on similar project(s) that are recent and relevant and identify why these personnel are appropriate for work on the contract. Offeror shall not submit key personnel resumes to outline required experience. Any submitted resumes will not be evaluated. The Offeror should clearly document the key personnel experience to the IDIQ and Seed Task Order requirements. The proposal shall clearly indicate the employer of the key personnel.

The awardee must gain Contracting Officer approval before replacing or substituting any of the key personnel listed its proposal for this IDIQ. Key personnel may work for the Offeror or a Team Member.

Key personnel in the following disciplines is required:

• Project Manager shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree with preference to engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related environmental field; a minimum of five (5) years’ experience designated as a Project Management, with a minimum of three (3) years in environmental services. The Project Manager shall have specific experience in managing remediation projects greater than $2M.

• Treatment Plant Operator shall have the following minimum qualifications: a minimum of three (3) years treatment plant operation experience at HTRW activities; 40-hour hazardous waste training (HAZWOPR certification); and minimum Grade 2 Massachusetts Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator License.

• Process Engineer shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience with design, optimization, and O&M of groundwater treatment systems. Offerors showing experience with treatment systems for explosives contamination (granulated activated carbon (GAC) and ion exchange resin (IX)) may be more highly rated. The Process Engineer shall be responsible for evaluating the existing groundwater treatment systems yearly to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and develop best practices to maximize treated contaminant mass and minimize downtime. The Process Engineer shall also review the data collected and support the annual report documentation for system performance.

• Field Operations Leader (FOL) shall have a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, geology, hydrogeology or other science background. The qualifications of the FOL shall include: 40-hour hazardous waste training (HAZWOPR certification); a minimum of three (3) years working experience in field sampling for chemical/hazardous waste remediation projects. The offerors showing any of the following may be more highly rated: demonstrated expertise in on-site laboratory techniques; formal education or training in field sampling at HTRW sites; and professional registration or certification, in their respective field, where applicable or available.

Chemist shall have the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and minimum of five (5) years’ experience at the level of a commercial environmental analytical laboratory or working as a part of a Contractor project team directly related to environmental investigations and/or remedial actions. Offerors showing Chemist experience with explosives and perchlorate contamination may be more highly rated. The Chemist shall have expertise in chemical data quality management of environmental analytical data.

FACTOR 3: SEED TASK ORDER TECHNICAL APPROACH

Factor 3 Submission Requirements

The Offeror should submit a narrative proposal to demonstrate their understanding of the work required to be performed in the Seed Task Order described by the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The proposal shall demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to successfully complete all work required. The proposal shall include all required work elements, approach for completing the work, sequencing of the work, critical reporting submittals, critical material procurements, overall critical Definable Features of Work (DFOW), constraints, risks identified in the project, and measures that will be implemented to mitigate those risks.

Along with a narrative, the Offeror shall include a proposed project schedule for completion of the Seed Task Order in Gantt format created using MS Project or similar scheduling software. The comprehensive Gantt schedule shall begin with one Project Start milestone, end with one Project Finish milestone, and predecessors and successors for each activity (including milestones) shall be clearly identified via relationship arrows. The schedule shall include Government review periods. Critical path activities shall be displayed in red. Displayed activity data shall include Activity ID, Activity Description, Start, Duration, and Finish. For the purpose of this schedule, the Offeror shall assume a task order issue date of 15 April 2018.

FACTOR 4: PRICE

Factor 4 Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall propose binding rates for labor for the base IDIQ. The Offeror shall also propose binding rates for labor and equipment costs for the seed task order. The Offeror shall provide a table of contents and shall number all pages consecutively. The CD or DVD for Volume II shall be separate from the CD or DVD for Volume I. The price proposal shall be broken down into sections as defined below.

a. The name(s) and title(s) of the person(s) authorized to negotiate and sign a contract. Also, provide a Certificate of Corporate Authority or other applicable documentation of authorized signature(s) for each authorized individual.

b. Section 1: The Offer (the SF 33) duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company.

c. Section 2: Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

d. Section 3: The completed Section K of the solicitation (i.e., Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors). Certification of cost or pricing data in compliance with FAR 52.215-20 will be required for task orders above the Truth In Negotiating Act threshold negotiated under the subsequent contract, but is not required in response to the solicitation. All cost and pricing data supplied by offerors will represent data other than certified cost or pricing data as defined by FAR 2.101.

e. Section 4: Binding Rates – The offeror shall complete the binding rate table provided as an attachment to the solicitation. The offeror’s binding rates for labor shall be submitted for all five years of the contract from the award date.

The Offeror shall provide binding rates for labor and equipment for all work described in the Offeror’s Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3.

This applies to all equipment and job titles required for the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3 regardless of whether the labor or equipment is provided by the Prime or by a Team Member. The Offeror shall provide binding rates for the Team Members regardless of the percentage of work performed by the subcontractor. The Offeror shall provide binding rates for overtime for all job titles/categories proposed or denote that job title/category with NA for not applicable.

The Offeror shall provide binding rates for all equipment proposed in the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3 including ancillary equipment required for the successful implementation of the Seed Task Order technical approach.

If additional rates are required during future task orders after award to the successful Offeror that were not included in binding proposal rates, such rates will be submitted and evaluated on a task order basis.

The Offeror shall provide binding rates for operation and standby of all proposed equipment in the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3, including equipment owned or furnished by Team Members.

Disposal rates, utilities, fuel, supplies and materials will be negotiated on a task order basis and should be included for the Seed Task Order in the binding rate tables. Do not include these costs within the equipment operating rates.

f. Section 5: Seed Task Order Price – The Offeror shall prepare a price proposal to accomplish the tasks in the Seed Task Order and in accordance with their Seed

Task Order technical approach in Factor 3. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) (including materials and supplies), travel, and disposal costs are not binding. The Offeror is encouraged to provide its best offer for these items.

Labor and Equipment - The Seed Task Order shall be consistent with rates utilized by the offeror in the Binding Rates and the Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3. Where the Seed Task Order rates are inconsistent with the base contract Binding Rates, the base contract rates will control.

The Offeror shall complete the binding rate spreadsheet for the Prime or JV and each Team Member associated with the proposed Seed Task Order technical approach in Factor 3 of the Offeror’s proposal. All team member prices shall be included in the Seed Task Order proposal regardless of the overall percentage of the work being performed by the Team Member.

ODCs - All ODC’s including materials and supplies required for the successful implementation of the Offeror’s proposed technical approach for the Seed Task Order shall be supported with detailed backup or by calculation used to develop the unit prices with full explanation in this section (Section 5) of the price proposal. The location of all backup information and calculations should be clearly referenced. Calculations must be accompanied by an explanation of the factual or judgmental basis for the calculations. If there are judgmental (estimates) factors, fully explain. Clearly show any indirect costs or other markups applied to established unit prices for ODC’s.

ODC costs shall not be already accounted for in any indirect cost rates.

Travel Costs – The Offeror shall comply with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), dated May 1, 2017. All supporting information shall be included in Section 5 of the price proposal. All supporting information shall be clearly referenced.

The Offeror shall provide a summary of all prices by task and subtask. ODCs, disposal, and travel costs are not binding costs.

The offeror shall provide the basis of its assumptions for each task or subtask.

B. DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to award without discussions. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint. Proposals will be analyzed to determine which is most advantageous to the Government based upon information provided in response to evaluation factors.

The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Source Selection Authority (SSA) later determines them to be necessary. If the SSA determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the SSA may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. If the Government does conduct discussions, these will be in writing.

JOINT VENTURE REQUIREMENTS

Joint ventures (JVs) shall submit at a minimum, the information requested below. In addition, Small Business Offerors shall submit Joint Venture agreements that demonstrate compliance with 13 CFR 124.513. All JVs shall provide:

(1) A certified copy of their Joint Venture agreement; and

(2) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

a. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing;

b. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the joint venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work;

c. The structure of the joint venture and decision-making responsibilities of the joint venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work;

d. The identification of key personnel who will have authority to legally bind the joint venture to subcontracts and who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the joint venture;

e. The identification of personnel who will maintain the joint venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, who will keep the books, and records, and who will pay applicable taxes for the joint venture;

f. The identification of persons who will furnish the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service; and

g. The identification of the personnel who has overall control of the joint venture.

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