W912WJ20R0002.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS: TBD

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS, Section 00600; CONTRACT CLAUSES, Section 00700; SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Section 00800

The applicable NAICS Code and Size Standard for this procurement are as follow s:

NAICS Code: 236220, Size Standard: $39,500,000.00

This project is a small-business set-aside.

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Please pay special attention to Sections: Section 00100 (Instructions to Offerors); Section 00600 (Representations and Certifications) and Contract Clauses 52.204-7 (System for Aw ard Management) and 252.204-7004 Alt A (System for Aw ard Management).

All offerors must complete the annual representations and certif ications electronically via the System for Aw ard Management (SAM) w ebsite at https:w w w .sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Please ensure your f irm is registered in the SAM Database.

HEATHER SKORIK 978-318-8040

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

11-Oct-2019

(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 _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days af ter receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________task orders

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 __________0 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________12 Nov 2019 (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 X is, 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 _______60 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 ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA RD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

03:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

978-318-8207FAX:TEL: 9783188084 TEL: FAX:

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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

W912WJ20R0002

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

NOTICE

Notice to Offerors: This solicitation is a two phase Design-Build solicitation. Currently, this solicitation is for Phase 1 proposals only. Phase 1 submissions will be reviewed and the most highly qualified proposals will be invited to submit Phase 2 proposals. A bid schedule and expanded specifications and details regarding the seed task order will be provided during Phase 2 via a solicitation amendment.

Bid bonds are not required to be submitted until Phase 2 submissions. ORIGINAL, hard copy bid bonds will be required for Phase 2 submissions, and MUST be received by the established date/time for Phase 2 propoal submission.

Offerors MUST have an active registration in SAM.gov at the date/time of the solicitation closing in accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b)(1). This includes Joint Venture and partnership offerors.

IDIQ Information:

This contract is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Design-Build Contract. The contract shall have a 5 year ordering period and the total amount of the contract shall not exceed $90,000,000 for the entire Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) pool.

Small Business Set-Aside: The contract is set‐aside 100% for small business concerns. The Government intends to award a contract to target of four (4) small businesses to form the MATOC pool.

Minimum Guarantee: The Government is obligated to satisfy a minimum guaranteed amount of not less than $40,000 per awardee over the life of the contract.

The Seed Task Order will be awarded to one awardee in the MATOC pool after the base IDIQ contract awards.

Pricing of Task Orders: After award of the base contract, work will be issued through task orders on a firm fixed price basis. Specific task and pricing information for work to be performed under this contract shall be included in each Task Order.

Performance and Payment Bonds will be required for task orders in accordance with 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds--Construction OCT 2010. Offerors are advised that the forms for the Performance and Payment Bonds were updated in August 2019. The current valid expiration date on the forms is 8/31/2022.

Wage Determinations and Binding Labor Rates: The contract awardee will be required to pay wages in accordance with the applicable wage determinations listed in Requests for Proposals, as updated.

Task order and modification requests for proposal (RFPs) and subsequent awards will include updated wage determinations in compliance with Department of Labor regulations.

The contract awardee will also be required to propose pricing on task orders that are the same as its proposed binding rates, submitted as required by this solicitation. Binding rates will be incorporated into the contracts, and all task orders and modification proposals must use the binding rates. The offeror is required to propose five years of binding rates, inclusive of all escalation. Offerors shall submit pricing for an additional 6-month period of time after the 5th year of the contract, in the event the contract time is extended under the contract clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. No adjustment will be made to binding rates after contract award.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 90,000,000 Job

DB MATOC IDIQ

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job

CMRA

FFP

Contractor Manpower Reporting per Task Order - Time for fulfilling the CMR requirement if included or if not included in your overhead for initial CMR database set up and for annual CMR reporting. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract to include all task orders and modifications IAW the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See Section H for Contractor Manpower reporting information and refer to clause 52.204-9002.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

SECTION L

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Instructions, Conditions & Notices)

Introduction

The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, as described 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.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Offeror’s proposal must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation.

Offerors shall email their proposals using the following link:

https://safe.apps.mil/

Please send proposals using the link above to Contract Specialist Heather Skorik at heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer Erin Bradley at erin.e.bradley@usace.army.mil. Both phases of the procurement shall be submitted via the above link.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS:

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site. Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR UPLOAD CODE: Offerors must email Contract Specialist Heather Skorik at heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil and to Contracting Officer Erin Bradley at Erin.E.Bradley@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) working days prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Offerors that fail to email for request a code five (5) working days before proposal submission date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission. THIS MUST BE DONE FOR BOTH PHASES OF THE

PROCUREMENT.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.)

Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. Offerors should access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract

Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil, and the Contracting Officer is Erin.E.Bradley@usace.army.mil.

The E-Mail address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Proposer must enter the E-Mail address for both the Contracting Officer and Specialist. The Proposer can enter an additional E-Mail address if desired. After entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your proposal. When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added.

NOTE: Drop Off File button should only be used after all proposal sumission files are uploaded. SAFE codes and links will expire once Drop off is completed. Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts.

Even if you successfully upload your proposal to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. A Proposer can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the government considers the date and time the submission is completeley uploaded into the SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases.

The government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipients. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposalto be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that the ORIGINAL Bid Bond must be received by the Contract Specialist on or before the proposal due date and time for submission of Phase 2 proposals. Bid Bonds are not required with Phase 1 Proposals.

Please send Bid Bonds to the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: Heather Skorik, Contracting 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742

The Offeror’s proposal for Phase 1 shall consist of one (1) volume to address Experience, Technical/Management Approach, and Past Performance. It shall be titled “Phase 1 / Volume I:

Experience, Technical/Management Approach, and Past Performance Information.”

If an Offeror is selected to proceed to Phase 2, the Offeror’s Phase 2 proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes. Phase 2, Volume I shall address Technical/Management Approach for the Seed Task Order and shall be titled “Phase 2 / Volume I: Technical Information.” Volume II shall be titled “Phase 2 / Volume II: Price" and shall address Price relative to the Seed Task Order using the Government provided Excel spreadsheet, and as further required below; and must contain all required documentation including JV agreements, Terms and Conditions and certifications/representations.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the technical requirements of the scope in Phase 2, Volume I 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 each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Proposal Submission Requirements

a. Each volume shall be submitted in a digital format. Any pages that are changed (as a result of discussions or proposal revisions) shall be of a different color and shall have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its title.

b. Each volume 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 Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape oriented.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE

DIGITAL

COPIES

PAGE LIMIT

Phase 1 / Volume I: Experience, Technical/Management Approach and Past Performance Information

1 35

Phase 1 / Volume II: SF 1442 and Amendment Acknowledgement, Joint Venture Documentation (to be submitted with Phase 1 and Phase 2)

1 None

Phase 2 / Volume I: Technical Information 1 20 Phase 2 / Volume II: Price, SF 1442 and Amendments, Joint Venture Documentation, Certificate of Corporate Authority

1 None

NOTE: All pages, including cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, and appendices will be counted in the page calculation; with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires. Past performance questionnaires WILL NOT count against the page limit. Pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed, not read, and will not be evaluated by the Government.

Proposal File Format and Packaging

d. 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 consecutively numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. 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 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages, per side.

e. File Packaging. All of the proposal electronic files shall be submitted in their native formats

(e.g., docx, xlsx, ppt) and uploaded electronically to DoD SAFE website. CDs, DVD, Zip disks or USB drives are not permitted. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. ** In addition, copies of all files in PDF format shall also be provided. All price breakdown information to aid in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007.

Content Requirement

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. 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 file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents and the narrative discussion. All shall count towards the page limitation. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the narrative discussion:

f. Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 1: Experience (Construction and A/E Contractors)

The Offeror shall submit a maximum of five (5) projects demonstrating team experience, including the Designer of Record and the Construction Contractor that best demonstrate the Offeror’s team members’ experience on recent and relevant projects that are similar in size, scope, complexity, and price.

For purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project would meet one or more of the following criteria:

A single project which includes both the design and construction (aka Design-Build) of a new, multi-story facility;

Designed and constructed in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS);

Multi-discipline project teams*;

Have a project value of at least $5.0M or greater; and Work performed for U.S. Federal Government.

NOTE: Projects completed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or on U.S. Military Installations may be considered more relevant than those completed for other U.S. Federal Government agencies or private entities.

*Multi-discipline project teams consist of at least three (3) of the following disciplines:

Civil/Site Structural Architectural Mechanical Electrical Fire Protection/Life Safety

Projects that include more than three (3) of the listed disciplines may be rated higher.

Recent and relevant experience of the DOR should be demonstrated in the projects, but no more than two projects can be submitted that are specific to the DOR alone (i.e., not in partnership with the construction contractor).

NOTE: The maximum number of projects that may be submitted is five (5). If more than five (5) projects are submitted, only the first five (5) projects will be evaluated.

For all submitted projects, provide the following information:

Project description;

Type of contract (e.g., Design -Bid (DB)(indicating role), design for a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract, construction of a DBB);

Role on the contract (i.e. Prime or Sub for each member of the proposed team who participated in the project execution;

Month/year that both the design and construction phases started and completed (as applicable);

Total contract award value and final cost of construction (if Prime) and the value of the work specifically performed by the prime and each relevant team subcontractor involved with the project;

Physical size of the designed facility;

Specialized design and construction features of the project; and Customer’s point-of-contact who can be reached for references (phone number and email address).

Projects provided must be substantially completed (beneficial occupancy obtained) within the past ten

(10) years. The description of the project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this solicitation (i.e., unique features, area, construction methods). The description of the project should identify the design disciplines that were involved.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV) or other type of entity, recent and relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the JV/other entity. If the JV/other entity does not have such experience, projects shall be submitted for each JV/other entity partner. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all JV/other entity partners may be rated lower. Offerors are still limited to a total of five (5) projects that may be submitted for Factor 1.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience of affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, LLC, LTD member companies (i.e., Offeror’s name is not exactly as stated on the SF1442), the proposal should clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract.

The relevant consideration is whether the resources of the parent or affiliated company – its workforce, management, facilities, or other resources – will be provided or relied upon for contract performance, such that the parent or affiliate will have meaningful involvement in contract performance. The proposal must demonstrate a connection between the affiliate’s proposed role on this procurement and the role of the affiliate on the experience submitted in order to receive credit for the affiliate’s experience.

A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract which included both design and construction of the project. 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.

g. Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 2: Technical/Management Approach

This section shall contain the Offeror’s Technical/Management Approach. The Offeror’s Technical/Management Approach shall include, at a minimum:

1) An expanded organizational chart and supporting narrative description of the Offeror’s overall structure and management of the project team from the Offeror’s Headquarters to the Offeror’s site office(s). The chart and narrative must:

Identify all offices anticipated to be involved in this contract.

Identifies the primary DOR who will be responsible for projects to be performed under this contract.

Identify all positions by title, organization, and physical location and how they are related, to include all proposed team members, including in-house personnel, subcontractors and consultants, including lines of reporting and technical areas of responsibility under the contract.

Clearly show the lines of authority of the Offeror’s proposed critial key personnel (Project Manager, Design Manager, Architect/Architectural Engineer, Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)), including all JV Partners and proposed subcontractors, where applicable.

2) A narrative describing the Technical/Management Approach which at a minimum includes:

Their typical planned approach to: start-up/mobilization; design development; construction administration; cost and schedule control; coordination and management of in-house personnel and subcontractors; and coordination with USACE and stakeholders.

How the offeror intends to work with JV partners and their proposed subcontracting approach, including documentation of relevant experience (length of time and number of projects) working with team subcontractors and/or JV partners.

Identifies critical key personnel who will perform the following functions on task orders issued under the IDIQ contract: Project Manager and Design Manager. The Project Manager must be employed directly by the prime contractor.

Describe the duties, roles, major responsibilities, and authorities for all critical key personnel/job titles.

Describe interactions within the team and with USACE during the design and construction phases.

Describe the role of the construction team members, including in-house personnel, subcontractors and consultants, during design.

Describe the role and interaction of the design team with the construction team during construction, addressing, as a minimum: maintaining coordinated management of the design during construction, to include control and approval of revisions and changes to the accepted design; notification to USACE of design changes; coordination of requests for information, shop drawing and submittal reviews and approvals; attendance of progress meetings and site visits; periodic on-site visits by the design team members to observe progress of construction and to ensure that construction is in conformance with the design intent and contract completion, as-built and close-out documentation.

3) Discuss how the Offeror will ensure quality consistently across the team during design and construction. Discuss quality control lines of authority between subcontractors and prime.

4) Identify and provide résumé/qualifications, with the minimum years of experience relevant to the requirements of the Base IDIQ, Par.8, Contractor Personnel and Qualifications, for the Design Manager and Project Manager, who will perform the work of this project. Résumés, using the appended format or containing the respective information requested in Appendix F, shall be provided for these individuals, including name, employee’s position description, education, and qualifying academic, design, construction, professional registration and experience. The proposal shall clearly indicate by whom these key personnel are employed.

The proposed Project Manager must be an employee of the Prime Contractor and may not serve in other roles. The individuals proposed must clearly demonstrate the minimum years of experience listed below for each discipline and meet the requirements of the Base IDIQ, Par. 8, Contractor Personnel and Qualifications, a through c or this factor will be rated unacceptable.

Discipline Registration Required Minimum

Years in Discipline

Required Minimum Years of Relevant Experience

Project Manager PE or RA 5 3

Design Manager PE or RA 5 3

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

5) Identify the depth of design and construction staff amongst each of the proposed team members (including in-house personnel, subcontractors and consultants), demonstrating the capacity to execute the full value of the contract over the ordering period – accomplishing multiple task orders concurrently while maintaining quality and schedule. This information shall be presented using a table indicating number of employees by discipline for the Prime, JV partners and each subcontractor and consultant, and each office location that is intended to be utilized to support the contract.

h. Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 3: Past Performance

This section shall contain past performance information for each project submitted by the Offeror in Factor 1, Experience. Offerors shall only submit PPQs for each of the projects included as part of the submission for Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 1: Experience. Past performance information submitted shall include the following:

1) For Federal Government projects completed within the last six years, provide the: Federal Government agency; physical address; name, email address and telephone number for a point-of-contact familiar with the work performed; contract number, contract place of performance, and CAGE Code and DUNS number of the prime contractor;

2) In the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase

Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers;

3) For all projects submitted by the Offeror in Factor 1 that do not have a CPARS report, a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) must be completed and submitted electronically as set forth in Appendix A. The Offeror shall complete Blocks 1-4 of the PPQ and send it to the non-Federal project or commercial project client. The client shall complete Blocks 5-8 along with the two page questionnaire and return to the Offeror. The Offeror shall submit electronically with its proposal (Volume I) to the USACE Contracting Specialist.

If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit, with the proposal, the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective projects(s). The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. The Government's inability to contact any of the Offeror's references or the references' unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government's evaluation of this factor.

Alternatively, Offerors may submit a copy of the client’s signed PPQ (in the form required in Appendix A) for a completed contract or task order that they have submitted under Factor 1. The Offeror may retain PPQs in its files for submission on future procurements. In cases where the validity of the completed PPQ is questioned, contracting personnel may contact the reference for verification or additional information. USACE does not intend to create or maintain a database of PPQs submitted by Offerors. Therefore, it will be the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the submission of PPQs in its proposal that are relevant to the solicitation.

4) New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information on their proposed roles should be included in the project descriptions submitted in response to the solicitation requirements.

The Government reserves the right to verify statements the Offeror makes regarding its past performance to determine whether they are substantiated.

NOTE: Offerors will be notified as to whether they have been selected for participation in Phase

2. Offerors selected to participate in Phase 2 will receive a letter inviting them to compete in Phase 2 and design documents shall be provided.

i. Phase 2, Volume I: Technical/Management Approach (Seed Task Order)

This volume titled “Phase 2, Volume I, Technical Information” shall contain the Offeror’s proposed Technical/Management Approach for the Seed Task Order. The Offeror shall provide a clear narrative and design drawings to describe the following site/building design and engineering system features:

1) Civil/Site – Due to the constraint of the physical size of the site and the proximity to the existing actively operating facility, the proposal shall describe the contractor’s approach for construction clearances and circulation; staging and storage; topographic and utility surveys; and the proposed plans to limit impact to dam operations to include parking and access, due to construction activities.

2) Geotechnical/Structural – The proposal shall describe the contractor’s approach to conducing subsoil exploration and evaluation to determine depth of bedrock and for foundation design.

Also, describe the contractor’s approach to designing the foundation to minimize rock removal;

provide the desired dry basement space; mitigate radon; and, minimize adverse impact to the adjacent building and operation of the facility. Describe building overall framing and its lateral load resisting system.

3) Architectural – Describe the proposed exterior building façade and proposed interior layout and how it meets or exceeds solicitation requirements. Describe the design, including the functional relationship of the proposed floor plans, barrier free access and building finishes that are durable and low maintenance. Proposal shall include a discussion on building design in compliance with UFC 1-200 High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements to the greatest extent possible while being cost effective.

4) Mechanical – Describe the proposed engineering mechanical solutions as to how they meet or exceed the solicitation requirements for the HVAC system, distribution and controls, as well as the plumbing system on the potable water treatment system, sanitary and storm water discharge.

5) Electrical – Describe the proposed engineering electrical solutions as to how they meet or exceed the solicitation requirements for normal and emergency power, interior and exterior site lighting, telecommunications and fire alarm. Describe provisions to accommodate the operation’s future plan of consolidating the facilities electrical meters into a single one with net metering from the solar array field.

The technical information shall also note any improvements exceeding the solicitation requirements or betterments provided, as outlined in the RFP documents.

j. Phase 2, Volume II: Price

This volume titled “Phase 2, Volume II: Price” shall consist of the Offeror’s proposed ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates; the Bid Schedule for the Seed Task Order; and the Offeror’s Seed Task Order Price Proposal Breakdown used to develop the pricing in the Bid Schedule for the Seed Task Order. There are no page limitations for this volume.

1) Contract Binding Rates

Each offeror shall submit binding hourly rates for the following critical Key Personnel:

• Project Manager

• Design Manager

• Architect/Architectural Engineer

• Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

Binding hourly rates for each of these personnel must be submitted for 1 June to 31 May of each of the five years of the contract’s period of performance. These rates are to become a part of the contract and shall be used in pricing the Seed Task Order and all task orders for the life of the contract. Binding rates should be burdened with taxes, insurance, and home office overhead but shall not include job site overhead or profit. Offerors shall use the table in the “Binding Rates” tab of the Government-provided Excel spreadsheet (Appendix D) to submit their binding rates. Upon contract award, the binding rates will be incorporated into the contract and will not be renegotiated.

Offerors shall submit pricing for an additional 6-month period of time after the 5th year of the contract, in the event the contract time is extended under the contract clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

1) Seed Task Order Bid Schedule

The Offeror’s proposed Price for the Seed Task Order should be presented as Firm Fixed Price, using the Bid Schedule (Appendix E) provided in the RFP. No unauthorized alterations to the bid schedule will be allowed, and the Offerors must submit pricing for all line items. The labor rates for critical key personnel/job titles utilized in the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule shall be the same as the labor rates the Offeror submits for those same critical key personnel/job titles in its Contract Binding Rates.

2) Price Proposal Breakdown used to Develop Prices on Seed Task Order Bid Schedule

Offerors shall also submit their price proposal breakdown used to develop their pricing shown on the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule. At a minimum, offerors need to show a breakdown of all labor, material, equipment, sub-bids, and indirect costs, including mark-ups, of each sub-task of the Seed Task Order. Offerors need to show how they calculated the Seed Task Order price, accurately indicating how all costs total up to the costs proposed on the Bid Schedule. Price Proposal Breakdowns need to show that binding rates submitted for the ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates were utilized in the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule. Binding rates and all costs shown on the worksheets need to be clearly traceable to the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule Line Items. Format, level of detail, and software for estimating is not prescribed, but the Price Proposal Breakdown shall present an organized Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of sufficient detail and depth of major features of work, labor costs, material costs, equipment cost, subcontract costs, and all other indirect costs, including mark-ups. The WBS and prices within shall total up without error into that of the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule.

For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance is 1 June 2020. Offerors providing additional information supporting price reasonableness may be more highly rated.

The resulting contracts will be Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs). The Offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF1442 and bid schedule.

1) Each Offeror is required to complete (in entirety) the Seed Task Order’s Bid Schedule provided in the solicitation.

2) Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the sections indicated below:

Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442), Solicitation, Offer and Award Acknowledgement of Amendments, if any Contract Administration Data – Bidding Schedule Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

3) Small Business Joint Ventures must submit a copy of their executed JV that is fully compliant with the Women-Owned, SDVOSB, 8(a), Mentor-Protégé, and HUBZone regulations, as appropriate. All Joint Ventures shall submit the information requested in Appendix B.

4) Bid Guarantees in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 will be submitted in Phase 2, Volume II.

DISCUSSIONS

General Information

Discussions with Offerors may be held in Phase 2 if the SSA determines that these are necessary. The Government intends to award without discussions.

Discussion Scheduling

If discussions are necessary, they will be conducted in writing with the Offerors.

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

Evaluation of Offeror submittals will be made using a two-phase, best value trade-off process in accordance with FAR Part 36.3 and Part 15.101, and is based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposals that are determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the evaluation factors established for Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Firm-fixed price (FFP) Task Orders will be issued under this D/B IDIQ MATOC. Task Orders will be awarded on the basis of either the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method; Best Value, Tradeoff method; or lowest price conforming to the requirements of the RFP. The Seed Task Order may be awarded to the awardee with the lowest price proposal that conforms to the requirements of the RFP.

FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

Overview

Phase 1 will consist of the following three (3) non-Price evaluation factors:

1) Experience,

2) Technical/Management Approach, and

3) Past Performance.

The Phase 1 evaluation factors are in descending order of importance.

NOTE: Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their Phase 1 submittals.

Following SSEB evaluation of the responsive Phase 1 submittals, up to six (6) of the most highly-qualified Offerors in Phase 1 will be invited to submit proposals for Phase 2, where they will then submit their technical and price proposal for the Seed Task Order and ID/IQ Contract Binding rates over the 5 years of the Contract.

Phase 2 will consist of the following two (2) evaluation factors:

1) Technical/Management Approach (Seed Task Order) and

2) Price (ID/IQ Contract Binding rates and Seed Task Order).

For Price, a price-reasonableness analysis will be performed by the Government to determine that the proposed prices are fair and reasonable.

The Government will award one contract each, to up to four (4) offerors with the best overall proposals that are determined to represent the best value to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the technical and price proposals. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” on the technical factors and “Satisfactory” or “Neutral” on Past Performance must be achieved.

All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined, are significantly more important than Price.

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 an adjectival rating for each factor with a written narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

EVALUATION APPROACH

Overall Approach

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST). The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the solicitation.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven devices and techniques. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the Offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

NOTE: For submission requirements designated as “shall” or “must,” failure to provide the requested information will be considered a deficiency and the specified factor will be rated “unacceptable”, and the Offer will be considered un-awardable unless revised. For submission requirements designated as “should,” Offerors who demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement may be considered more favorably. Offerors are cautioned that award may be made without discussions, and Offerors may not have the opportunity to submit revised proposals.

Phase 1 Evaluation

The non-Price factors of Experience, Technical/Management Approach and Past Performance will be evaluated in Phase 1. Marginal and unacceptable ratings for factors could indicate a lack of understanding concerning mission requirements, and will result in the entire proposal receiving an unfavorable rating and be eliminated from the competition. To be considered for award, the Offeror must achieve an adjectival rating of “Acceptable” (or greater), for each non-Price, technical factor and “Satisfactory” or “Neutral” for the past performance factor. The Government will evaluate the qualifications of proposals, based on the following factors.

c. Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 1: Experience (Construction and A/E Contractors)

This technical factor evaluates the experience of the Offeror’s team in successfully completing recent and relevant projects. This factor will be rated using the adjectival ratings presented in Table 1, below.

Offerors shall submit no more than five (5) projects, each must have been completed within the last ten

(10) years, as evidence of recent and relevant experience. Project relevancy will be determined by those projects which demonstrate successful completion in performing the requirements identified in Section D.4.a. The roles and responsibilities of work performed by the Offeror’s team members will be considered when determining relevancy, and should be clearly marked.

Recent and relevant experience of the Designer of Record (DOR) must be demonstrated in the projects.

At least one project, but no more than two projects, can be submitted that are specific to the DOR alone (i.e., not in partnership with the proposed construction contractor). Projects demonstrating experience of the DOR that also demonstrate prior successful experience working together with the proposed construction contractor may receive higher consideration.

TABLE 1 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color Rating Description

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

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

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

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

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

The combined technical/risk ratings, presented in Table 1, focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the Offeror's proposal. The rating depicts how well the Offeror’s proposal meets the technical factor requirements.

The standard is met if the Offeror’s proposal is sound and reflects an understanding of the technical requirements. Proposals that do not demonstrate a clear understanding of the technical requirements will be considered unresponsive (i.e. does not meet solicitation requirements). To be considered for award, the Offeror must receive a rating of “Acceptable” or higher.

d. Phase 1, Volume I, Factor 2: Technical/Management Approach

This non-Price factor will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed technical/management approach for accomplishing the work. This factor will be rated using the adjectival ratings presented in Table 1, above.

In order to be considered acceptable, Offerors must demonstrate an understanding of the specific requirements in the RFP documents and their ability to accomplish them.

Prior to assigning an adjectival rating for this factor, the Government will consider whether and to what extent the technical/management approach:

1) Clearly defines, both narratively and graphically, the planned organization structure.

2) Clearly defines which firm/entity will be the DOR for projects to be performed under this contract.

The contractor may recommend using a different DOR for separate Task Orders, as appropriate (depending on the project specific requirements). If a different DOR is recommended for a later Task Order, the contractor must receive Contracting Officer approval.

3) Delineates the lines of authority on the organizational chart appropriately and is…