W912WJ20R0005 Solicitation.pdf

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://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Please ensure your f irm is registered in the SAM Database.

BEN HOELL 9783188084

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

24-Apr-2020

(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, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________27 May 2020 (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

US ARMY ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA ROAD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ

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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 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: 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

W912WJ20R0005

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

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-Bid- 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 up to six (6) small businesses to form the MATOC pool.

Minimum Guarantee: The Government is obligated to satisfy a minimum guaranteed amount of not less than $15,000 per awardee over the life of the contract.

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. Original Bid Guarantees (Bid Bonds) in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 must be received by the Contracting Specialist on or before the proposal due date and time for submission.

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. No adjustment will be made to binding rates after contract award.

To ensure timely award of this requirement all Requests for Information must be submitted prior to 12 May 2020.

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Instructions, Conditions & Notices)

Introduction

The Offeror’s proposal, except for the Bid Bond, 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 via electronic upload to the DOD SAFE website (address provided below). 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 submit their proposals using the following link:

https://safe.apps.mil/

Please send proposals using the link above to Contract Specialist Benjamin Hoell at Benjamin.G.Hoell@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, except for the price worksheets, which shall be submitted in Excel format (xlsx).

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 Benjamin Hoell at Benjamin.G.Hoell@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. The code will expire 14 days after the

Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer sends the code 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.

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; except for the ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates, Sample Task Order Bid Schedule, and Price Proposal spreadsheets, which shall be uploaded in Excel format.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE DoD SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. Offerors should access the DoD 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 Benjamin.G.Hoell@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer is Erin.E.Bradley@usace.army.mil. The email 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 submission 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 completely 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 proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

BID BOND. 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 or the proposal will be deemed non-responsive.

Please send Bid Bonds to the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: Benjamin Hoell, Contracting Specialist 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742

The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of Volume I to address the non-Price technical factors and Volume II to address Price using the Government provided Excel spreadsheets, and as further required herein; and containing all required documentation including JV agreements, Terms and Conditions and certifications/representations.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the technical requirements of the scope, 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 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

Volume I: Technical Information and Joint Venture Documentation

1 35

Volume II: Price, SF1442 and Amendments, Certificate of Corporate Authority

1 N/A

1) NOTE: All pages, including but not limited to cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, and appendices will be counted in the page calculation; with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires, CPARS records and resumes. Past Performance Questionnaires, CPARS records and resumes WILL NOT count against the page limits. Pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will be removed, not read, and will not be evaluated by the Government.

3.0 Proposal File Format and Packaging

a. 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”

2) NOTE: 11X17 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

File Packaging. All of the proposal electronic files shall be submitted in PDF format, with the exception of the price worksheets, which shall be submitted in Excel format, and uploaded to the DoD SAFE website. 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.

CDs, DVD, Zip disks or USB drives are not permitted. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

4.0 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 will count towards the page limitation. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Volume I shall be organized into the following sections:

1) Factor 1 - Experience

a. Provide project descriptions for a maximum of five (5) projects demonstrating team experience that best demonstrate the Offeror’s experience with recent and relevant projects that are similar in size, complexity and price. For purposes of this evaluation, the “team” consists of the Offeror, JV partner and any subcontractors identified.

A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract which included either vertical or horizontal type construction activities. For multiple award and ID/IQ 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.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV) or other type of entity, a minimum of one (1) project should be presented for each entity. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all entity partners may be rated lower. Offerors are 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 how that affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of this 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 similarity of the parent or affiliate’s proposed role on this procurement and the parent or affiliate’s proposed role submitted for experience in order to receive credit for the parent or affiliate’s experience.

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.

b. For all submitted projects, offerors should provide the following information:

• Project description;

• Type of contract (e.g., Design-Build (DB) or Design-Bid-Build (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 construction started and month/year construction completed;

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

• Physical size of the constructed facility;

• Specialized construction features of the project; and

• Customer’s point-of-contact who can be reached for references (phone number and email address).

Photos to supplement the description are acceptable; however, a narrative description is still required. Projects provided must be 100% completed within the past ten (10) years.

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.

2) Factor 2: Management Approach

a. Provide an organizational chart and 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.

• Identify all work that will be self- performed, work to be performed by teaming partners, and subcontractors, and lines of communication.

• Identify all positions/roles by title, organization, and physical location.

• Describe the roles, responsibilities and lines of communication for coordinated management of any construction modifications, to include:

- Control and approval of changes/modifications,

- Notification to USACE of changes,

- Attendance of progress meetings and site visits,

- Coordination of requests for information,

- Submittal reviews and approvals, and

- Contract completion, as-built and close-out documentation submittal.

• If the Offeror is a JV, a fully executed JV Agreement (i.e. signed by both parties) must be included in order to be considered for award.

NOTE: Small Business JV Offerors must submit a copy of their executed JV that is fully compliant with the SDVOSB, 8(a), Mentor-Protégé and HUBZone regulations, as applicable. All JVs shall submit the information requested in Appendix B.

b. Identify and provide resumés for Key Personnel who will perform the following functions on task orders issued under the IDIQ contract:

• Project Manager,

• Site Superintendent,

• Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System Manager, and

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO).

Provide resumes showing the qualifications for the key personnel identified above, and as further defined in the Scope of Work, and using the titles matching the above referenced key personnel functions. Personnel provided on a task order basis under awarded contracts must be consistent with key personnel proposed under this paragraph (b) unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. Multiple key personnel may be proposed for each function to maintain sufficient staff to respond flexibly to task orders. At a minimum, the Offeror should include the Key Personnel information presented in Appendix C.

NOTE: All Key Personnel must be employed directly by the Offeror. Offerors presenting Key Personnel with professional certifications directly relevant to the position may be considered more favorably. Offerors presenting Key Personnel with more than 10 years of experience in their respective roles may be considered more favorably.

c. Discuss the proposed approach to subcontracting. Describe the process by which subcontractors will be identified and selected for projects. Include any established relationships with organizations qualified for work within the scope of this solicitation, including number of projects that have been completed together and/or number of years of partnering. A sufficient number of subcontractors should be proposed to demonstrate experience in the entire breadth of work defined in the Scope of Work.

d. Discuss how the Offeror will ensure quality consistently across the team. Discuss

Quality Control lines of authority between task order execution and contract management across the proposed team (i.e. prime, partners and subcontractors).

e. Discuss how the Offeror will provide labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and project management to multiple sites simultaneously at various geographically dispersed locations, including response times resulting from fluctuating workloads.

f. Discuss the Offeror's experience and description of their Management Information

System (MIS) (or equivalent) capabilities regarding tracking, planning and scheduling, cost estimating, budgeting and accounting reports, technical and regulatory reports, submittals and other relevant data for both individual and multiple task orders.

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

3) Factor 3 – Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order

a. Provide a clear narrative and proposed construction schedule for completing the activities associated with the Sample Task Order requirement.

b. Clearly define which tasks will be performed by the Prime and which will be performed by a subcontractor, and define lines of communication between team members and the Government.

4) Factor 4 – 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 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 (more than six years since completion), 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.

If an Offeror has CPARs evaluations available for Federal Government projects completed within the past ten (10) years, the CPARS evaluations may be submitted in lieu of a PPQ.

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.

VOLUME II - PRICE

Volume II shall consist of the Offeror’s proposed ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates; the Bid Schedule for the Sample Task Order, and the Offeror’s Price Proposal Breakdown for the Sample Task Order. There are no page limitations for this volume.

1) ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates

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

• Project Manager

• Site Superintendent

• Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

Binding hourly rates for each of these personnel must be submitted for 30 July to 30 June of each of the five years of the contract’s period of performance. These rates will become a part of the contract and shall be used in pricing the Sample Task Order and all task orders for the life of the contract. Binding rates shall 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 (Attachment 1) to submit their binding rates. At 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.

2) Sample Task Order Bid Schedule

The Offeror’s proposed Price for the Sample Task Order should be presented as Firm Fixed Price, using the Bid Schedule (Attachment 2) 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 key personnel/job titles utilized in the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule shall be the same as the labor rates the Offeror submits for those same key personnel/job titles in the presented ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates.

3) Price Proposal Breakdown (used to develop Price on the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule)

Offerors shall also submit their price proposal breakdown used to develop their pricing shown on the Sample 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 Sample Task Order. Offerors need to show how they calculated the Sample 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 Sample Task Order Bid Schedule. Binding rates and all costs shown on the worksheets need to be clearly traceable to the Sample 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 markups. The WBS and prices within shall total up without error into that of the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule.

For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance is 30 July 2020.

The resulting contracts will be Multiple Award Task Order Contracts. 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.

3) Each Offeror is required to complete all fields presented in the Sample Task Order’s Bid Schedule provided in the solicitation.

4) Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation 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

5) Original Bid Guarantees (Bid Bonds) in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 must be received by the Contracting Specialist on or before the proposal due date and time for submission.

DISCUSSIONS

1.0 General Information

The Government intends to award without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror’s proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a technical and a 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.

2.0 Discussion Scheduling

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

SECTION M

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

Evaluation of Offeror submittals will be made using the best value trade-off process in accordance with FAR Part 15.101, and contracts will be awarded to the best overall (i.e., best value) proposals that are determined to be most beneficial to the Government; with appropriate consideration given to the evaluation factors.

Firm-fixed price (FFP) Task Orders will be issued under this Construction MATOC. Task Orders will be awarded on the basis of either the Best Value Trade-off method, or lowest price conforming to the requirements of the RFP.

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The non-Price, technical evaluation factors are as follows:

Factor 1 – Experience Factor 2 – Management Approach Factor 3 – Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order Factor 4 – Past Performance

The non-Price, technical factors are presented in descending order of importance. All non-Price technical evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than Price.

NOTE: The Government may evaluate proposals as submitted without conducting discussions. Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposal.

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 six (6) 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.

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 Factors 1 – 4 with a written narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

1.0 Overall Approach

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a 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.

2.0 Evaluation of Factors

The combined technical/risk ratings, presented in Table 1 (below), focuses on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the Offeror's proposal. The adjectival rating depicts how well the Offeror’s proposal meets the technical factor requirements. Table 1 will be used to rate Factors 1-3.

The non-Price, technical factors of Experience, Management Approach, Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order and Past Performance will be evaluated. “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 causing it to be eliminated from the competition. To be considered for award, the Offeror must achieve an adjectival rating of “Acceptable” (or greater), for Factors 1-3 and “Satisfactory Confidence” or “Neutral Confidence” for Factor 4 (Past Performance). The Government will evaluate the qualifications of proposals, based on the following factors.

2.1 Factor 1: Experience

This non-Price, technical factor is used to evaluate the Offeror’s experience 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 as evidence of recent and relevant experience and each project must have achieved 100% completion within the last ten (10) years. 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. For purposes of evaluation, the Offeror’s team consists of the Offeror, JV partners and identified subcontractors.

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 resources of the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will affect the performance of the Offeror. 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 similarity of the parent or affiliate’s proposed role on this procurement and the parent or affiliate’s role in the project submitted for experience submitted in order to receive credit for the affiliate’s experience.

Recent and relevant experience of the Prime must be demonstrated in the projects. The Prime may submit a maximum of two projects specific to team members alone. Projects demonstrating a successful history of collaboration between the Prime and the proposed team members 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 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.

2.2 Factor 2: Management Approach

This non-Price factor is used to evaluate the Offeror’s proposed 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 technical requirements of this solicitation 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 management approach:

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

2) Appropriately delineates the lines of authority on the organizational chart and is organized in a precise and logical manner, including the relationship between the Offeror headquarters’ office and the site office(s), and all involved with the management of the contract (subcontractors and JV partners, where applicable).

3) Comprehensively describes the authorities, roles and responsibilities, and lines of communication with the Government across the Prime, JV partners and subcontractors, to include Key Personnel (identified herein).

4) Substantiates that the Offeror clearly understands the contract requirements by describing management approach for performance of work under the contract.

This shall include the typical planned approach and procedures for:

• Start-up/mobilization;

• Construction administration;

• Quality control;

• Cost and schedule control;

• Coordination and management of personnel (to include any satellite offices) and subcontractors, and

• Coordination with USACE and stakeholders.

5) Documents relevant experience (length of time and number of projects) working with team subcontractors and/or JV partners.

The Offeror’s Management Approach will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and level of risk to the Government. The Government will evaluate the degree to which the plan:

1) Includes all the elements described in the solicitation;

2) Is reasonable and logical in relation to the anticipated projects, and;

3) Describes a comprehensive and viable strategy to execute the anticipated projects as described in the solicitation.

To be considered for award, the Offeror must receive a rating of “Acceptable” or higher for Factor 2 – Management Approach.

2.3 Factor 3: Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order

This non-Price, technical factor is used to evaluate the Offeror’s proposed technical approach for accomplishing the requirements of the Sample Task Order, as described in the solicitation documents. The technical approach will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and level of risk to the Government as compared to the solicitation requirements. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s submitted information to assess conformance with the solicitation requirements, and the strength of understanding and approach to address the project scope and constraints. This factor will be rated using Table 1, above.

The Offeror’s proposed Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and level of risk to the Government. The Government will evaluate the degree to which the plan:

1) Includes all elements described in the solicitation;

2) Is reasonable and logical in relation to the anticipated project, and;

3) Describes a viable strategy to execute the anticipated project as described in the solicitation.

To be considered for award, the Offeror must receive a rating of “Acceptable” or higher for Factor 3 – Technical Approach for the Sample Task Order.

2.4 Factor 4: Past Performance

This non-Price, technical factor is used to evaluate the Offeror’s past performance on both recent and relevant projects. The Government will only review past performance information for the five (5) projects presented in Factor 1 - Experience. Any other past performance information provided by the Offeror will not be considered.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the requirements under this solicitation. An adjectival Past Performance rating will be assigned for each project, as defined in Table 2, below.

Table 2 - Evaluation Ratings for Past Performance

Rating Description

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

In order to be considered for award, the Offeror must achieve a Past Performance rating of “Satisfactory Confidence” or “Neutral Confidence.” Ratings of “Limited Confidence” may indicate significant risk of unsuccessful performance and assignment of this rating will eliminate the Offeror from further consideration.

2.5 Factor 5: Price

The Offeror’s price proposal shall consist of its proposed ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates; the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule; and the Offeror-derived Sample Task Order Price Proposal Breakdown that shows how the prices presented in the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule were developed. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s entire price proposal to determine whether the proposed price is fair and reasonable.

The Offeror’s Sample Task Order proposal and labor rate schedule will be evaluated for unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing is defined as a case where, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. Unbalanced offers may be rejected.

1) ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates

The Government will analyze the price reasonableness of the binding hourly rates submitted for the following personnel, for all five years of the contract duration:

• Project Manager

• Site Superintendent

• Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

2) Sample Task Order Bid Schedule

The Government will also analyze the price reasonableness of the price submitted for the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule, using the data in the “Sample Task Order” tab of the Excel spreadsheet titled “Price Proposal Breakdown”, and all supporting data provided by the contractor. The Government will examine price proposals for unbalanced pricing.

3) Sample Task Order Price Proposal Breakdown

The binding rates proposed in the ID/IQ Contract binding rates must be used in establishing the Sample Task Order Price proposed. The Government will analyze the Offeror-derived Price Proposal Breakdown to confirm that the Sample Task Order utilizes the same critical key personnel/job titles at the same binding rates submitted by the Offeror in the proposed ID/IQ contract binding rates. Proposals that do not utilize the binding rates proposed in the ID/IQ contract binding rates to calculate the price for the Sample Task Order will not be considered for award. The Price Proposal Breakdown will also be evaluated to determine whether sufficient labor, material, equipment, sub- bids, and indirect costs have all been accurately captured and totaled up in the Sample Task Order Bid Schedule.

The Best Value Trade Off decision will be made through the evaluation of each Offeror’s ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates and the Sample Task Order, which is representative of the type of work that will be ordered under the ID/IQ. The Government intends to use price analysis techniques to determine the reasonableness of each Offeror’s prices for the Sample Task Order and proposed ID/IQ binding rates.

3.0 Final Selection

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