WACO WATERLINE Repair or Replace 21R0049 Solicitation.pdf

Project Title: Replace Deteriorated w aterlines Midw ay Park

Set-Aside: 100% TOTAL Small Business

Naics Code: 237110

Firm-Fixed Price

FAR 36.204(c) - Magnitude of Construction is betw een $100,000.00 - $250,000.00

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: 08 AUG 2021, 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME.

Point of Contact: Rochelle Ross, E-mail: rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil

ROCHELLE ROSS 817-886-1266

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

08-Jul-2021

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________60 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time __08 August 21__ (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 offers 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 CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT WORTH

819 TAYLOR ST, CT OFC RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

W9126G

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

(817) 886-6403FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W9126G21R0049 189

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

Section 00 11 00 - Standard Form (SF) 1442 and CLIN Schedule

CESWF-OPR-A Facility Work, Waco SUS Waterline Upgrades Midway Park

Waco, Texas

BID SCHEDULE

Unit price shall include all associated costs for each item.

Reference Summary of Work and attachments.

Estimated

Item Description Quantity Unit U/Price Amount

0001 Replace Deteriorated waterlines Midway Park:

Includes all labor tool and equipment necessary to replace existing waterlines in Midway park to include but not limited to; 2” HDPE, 1” HDPE, fittings, valves ¾” hose bibs and flanges. Waco Texas. 1 Job **** $__________

TOTAL OFFER $___________

PROJECT COMPLETION TIME __________ Calendar Days*

*Contract Duration in Calendar Days After the Notice to

Proceed is Received (Not TO Exceed the maximum time

Stated in Section 01 00 00,00 44 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE)

Prices must be valid for 60 calendar days after submission of the proposal.

SECTION 00 11 00 Page 1

CLIN SCHEDULE

Section 00 11 00 Page 1

NOTES:

1. Offerors must bid on all items.

2. Costs attributable to Division 01 - General Requirements are assumed to be prorated among bid items listed.

3. The Offeror shall propose a total integrated contract duration in number of calendar days after the

Notice to Proceed (NTP) is received by the Contractor, whether via electronic means or hard copy, whichever is the earliest method of delivery. The total number of proposed calendar days for design and construction through completion, ready for turnover shall not exceed the number of calendar days specified in Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions. The proposed duration shall become the required contract duration. The Government may issue the NTP via e-mail or Facsimile (FAX) or by other means. Day number 1 is the day after the date of receipt of the NTP.

4. Any proposal that is materially unbalanced as to prices for the Base CLIN Schedule may be rejected. An unbalanced proposal is one that is based on prices significantly less than the cost for some work and prices that are significantly overstated for other work and can also exist where only overpricing or underpricing exists.

5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984) (FAR 52.232-18)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Office.

END OF CLIN SCHEDULE

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

SECTION 00 22 00

Proposal Preparation

LOW PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE

(LPTA)

Evaluation Criteria

Midway Park Waterline upgrades, Waco Lake.

PART I – GENERAL INFORMATION

1. INQUIRIES

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via e-mail to:

Contract Specialist – Primary POC

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

ATTN: SWFCT-C- (ROCHELLE ROSS)

Phone: (817) 886-1050

Email: Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil

Bidder Inquiry

Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via:

Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet

To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login.

Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

*** Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. Inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected.

e. Be Specific to your RFI. Page, Chapter/Paragraph. Include the solicitation number, project title and location of project with your questions.

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

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

http://www.projnet.org/projnet

The Solicitation RFP/Number is: W9126G21R0049

The Bidder Inquiry Keys is: 9E3RJ3-ZPI49Z

If you are not registered a set of fields will appear. Complete all the fields. Once completed, you will be taken to the inquiry page for the solicitation. From here you can view all inquiries or add an inquiry.

In order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. If the System is not closed in a timely manner, an inquiry posted within (7) Seven calendar days of the receipt of proposals will still be regarded as untimely and will not be afforded a substantive response.

Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry

System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The bidder call center operates weekdays from 8am to 5pm U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

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

Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

As this is a competitive negotiation acquisition, there is no public bid opening and no information will be given out as to the number of offerors or the results of the competition until all awards are made.

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

a. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions should be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and

Technical Proposal shall be submitted as two “individual” files at minimum. Both the

Technical and Price Proposals may be submitted at the same time.

b. NOTE: Offerors not submitting a proposal is requested to send a formal letter informing the Contract Specialist to: Robert.M.Duran@usace.army.mil

c. PROPROSAL DUE DATE: 8 AUGUST 2021, 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME.

LATE PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

mailto:Robert.M.Duran@usace.army.mil

Title the file(s) in the following format in two documents:

W9126G21R0049_COMPANY NAME _PRICE

W9126G21R0049_COMPANY NAME _TCHL

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ‘IMPORTANT’

Submit the Proposals electronically via the DoD SAFE website at:

https://safe.apps.mil/.

In order for an outside user (the contractor) to submit a proposal for the solicitation, they must receive a drop-off request from an inside user (the government) two (2) working days before the proposal due date. When the inside user generates a drop-off request for you, you will receive an email with a link to submit your drop-off.

Optionally, the Government may provide you with a request code. In that case, click the Drop-off button on the SAFE home page and enter the Request code.

OFFERORS: Coordinate with Contracting Specialist and/or the Contracting

Officer two (2) working days before the proposal due date. Submit the request through . The Contracting Officer for this project is: Mr. Robert M. Duran. Email address is robert.m.duran@usace.army.mil. T he Contract Specialist for this project is: Mrs. Rochelle Ross. Email address is:

rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil.

Include the solicitation number in your:

Email Subject Line: W9126G21R0049, Replace Waterline Midway PARK.

c. OFFERS BY TELEGRAPH. Offers received by telegraph, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

d. FACSIMILE OFFERS. Facsimile offers, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

e. E MAIL OFFERS. Offers received by e mail, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

1. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT LOCATION:

(a) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— Tuesday, 21 July 2021 at 10:00am

(b) Participants will meet at— Waco Lake Office, 3801 Zoo Park, Waco, TX 76708

(c) The POC for this action is AdamWard@usace.army.mil, (254) 578-1431

IMPORTANT NOTES: (1) Remarks and explanations addressed during the conference shall not qualify or alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation. (2) The terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless the solicitation is formally amended in writing.

mailto:rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil mailto:AdamWard@usace.army.mil

PART II – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE PRICE AND TECHNICAL PROPOSALS

a. Each Offeror must submit both a Price Proposal and a Technical Proposal electronically. The Price Proposal and the Technical Proposal must be submitted as separate volumes/files.

b. Both the Price Proposal and the Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of proposals.

c. No dollar amounts from the Price Proposal are to be included in the Technical Proposal.

d. All information intended to be evaluated as part of the Technical Proposal must be submitted as part of the Technical Proposal. Do not merely cross-reference similar material in the Price Proposal, or vice versa. Also, do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal.

e. Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal. Should the offer include any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the offer may be determined "unacceptable" and thus deemed ineligible for award.

Should the offeror have any questions related to specific terms and conditions, these should be resolved prior to submission of the offer.

2. DISCUSSIONS. The Government does not intend to enter into discussions with offerors prior to determining those contractors within the competitive range, in accordance with

FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisitions.

3. COST OR PRICING DATA. Offerors are not required to submit Certification of Cost or

Pricing Data with their offer.

4. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

(1) Submit only the electronic-documents. Submit only the electronic files specifically authorized and/or required elsewhere in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. All pages should be numbered.

(2) PDF pages should be formatted to print on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper size, unless another paper size is specifically authorized elsewhere in this section for a particular submission.

Spreadsheets must fit to (e.g., 11” x 14” or 11” x 17” sheets) unless specifically authorized in this section for a particular submission. Do not use a font size smaller than 10, an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least 1 inch wide, but may include headers and footers of the solicitation, project title and company.

(3) Hard copies will not be submitted.

(4) “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of the Offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include in their proposals information that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must be clearly marked in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-

1, “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”.

(5) In the case of an Offeror that is part of a large, multi-segmented business concern, provide information directly pertaining to the specific segment of the business concern (i.e., the division, group, unit, etc.) that will perform work under the prospective contract.

(6) For submissions with page limitations, the pages will be counted as follows: One side of the paper is one page. Font size Arial 10-12 pitch. Where authorized, fold-out pages (11" x 14" or 11" x 17") will count as one page. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are not included in the page limitation.

(7) Proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining. The source of the revision, e.g., Error, Omission, or Clarification, or amendment shall be included and be annotated for each revision.

Proposal replacement pages shall be numbered, shall be clearly marked “REVISED”, and shall show the date of revision.

(8): Within three (3) days of contract award, the awardee shall submit a conformed

Technical Offer and preconstruction submittals as an electronic readable format. Acrobat

Adobe or PDF.

1. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL

a. Submit the price proposal as one separate PDF file titled:

W9126G21R0049_COMPANY NAME_PRICE

b. Size Restrictions and Page Limits. Use only 8 ½” x 11” pages in PDF format.

There are no page limits set for the price proposal. However, limit your response to information required by this solicitation. Excess information will not be considered in the Government’s evaluation. Technical pages are limited to: See

(f)(3). Electronic documents must meet page sizes in case documents require printed.

c. Format and Contents of the Price Proposal and List of Tabs. The Price Proposal shall be appropriately labeled as such and shall be organized as indicated in the following chart. Note: If the Offeror is not required to submit any information under a listed Tab in accordance with the instructions below, that tab can be omitted. However, do not renumber the subsequent tabs.

TAB

CONTENTS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

1 The Proposal Cover Sheet

2 Signed Offer letter/1442 and SF 30 Acknowledgement of Amendments

3 Section 00 11 00, Pricing Schedule

Section 00 45 00, Representations, Certifications, and Other

Statements of Offerors or statement that offeror has electronic certifications in SAM 5 JV Agreement or Articles of Organization for LLC (if applicable)

6 Bid Guarantee / Bid Bond

d. Detailed Submission Instructions for the Price Proposal

TAB 1: The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1(2) (c) (i)-(v) and must be submitted by all offerors. This provision, titled “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive

Acquisition,” and the format for the proposal cover sheet as shown here:

TAB 2: Signed offer letter, duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with FAR 4.102. All amendments must be acknowledged by all Offerors in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30, Amendment of

Solicitation.

TAB 3: Section 00 11 00, Pricing Schedule is to be completed in its entirety by all Offerors.

See Section 00 11 00 with attached notes, for further instructions.

TAB 4: All Offerors must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM.GOV) website or respond with the completed representations / certifications found in the solicitation. The offerors are responsible for ensuring that these on-line Representations and Certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete. Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the

“Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the SAM Representations and Certifications. MUST BE ACTIVE IN SAM.GOV

PROPOSAL COVER SHEET

1. Solicitation Number

2. The name, address, telephone and facsimile numbers, VIN, CAGE code, and

DUNS number of the Offeror (and electronic address if available).

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item

4. Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the

Government in connection with this solicitation

5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

TAB 5: If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), include a copy of the JV Agreement. If a JV

Agreement has not yet been finalized / approved, indicate its status. JV Agreements must clearly indicate the percentages of the JV participants, in particular the percent of the controlling party, and a clear delineation of responsibilities and authorities between the JV parties. If the Offeror is a Limited Liability Company, include a copy of the Articles of

Organization.

TAB 6: Provide a fully executed Bid Guarantee as required by FAR Clause 52.228-1(c), Bid Guarantee.

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

2. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. Technical Proposal. Submit an electronic document of the Technical Proposal.

b. Format and Contents of the Technical Proposal and List of Tabs. The technical proposal shall be organized using the tabs specified in the following chart.

TAB #

CONTENTS OF THE

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Tab 1 Factor 1: Experience

Tab 1 Factor 2: Technical Understanding of SOW

Tab 3 Factor 3: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ)

c. Page Limitations. The following page limitations are established for each factor described above:

Factor 1 Experience: Limited to two (2) pages per project (maximum of five (5) forms) sent electronically

Factor 2 Technical Understanding of SOW: Limited to two pages

d. Detailed Submission Requirements for the Technical Proposal. The following provides a detailed description of the information to be submitted under each

Tab.

e. Detailed Submission Requirements for the Technical Proposal. The following provides a detailed description of the information to be submitted under each

Tab.

TAB 1: FACTOR 1, EXPERIENCE: Demonstrate the experience of the offeror and/or proposed team, including subcontractors, on projects same/similar to that described in the solicitation. If using subcontractors as team members in demonstrating experience describe the role they will play in the project and the percentage of work, they will be performing.

Same/similar experience is defined as: Midway Park Water distribution sites:

1 through 33. 2" water line Approx. 4,320 LF. Tie into existing 2" main located near entrance of park. Install a new valve box and 2" valve after water meter. Run approximately 620 LF of HDPE 2" water line with two Tee connections (See DIV01

Scope of Work and Specification for details).

The Contractor shall complete a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5), “Experience Information” forms in response to this factor. If Offeror is a Joint

Venture (JV) and specialized experience cannot be provided as a JV, each partner can submit no more than five (5) projects combined. All blocks must be filled in and all data should be accurate, current, and complete. All projects submitted must be considered recent with at least 50% complete for current on-going projects and

100% complete projects must have been completed within the last five (5) years.

If any of the information requested on the “Experience Information” form is not provided, then the contractor will be considered non-responsive and evaluated as

“UNACCEPTABLE.”

EXPERIENCE (FACTOR 1) WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE

FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

The Government will review the project experience of the offeror, including subcontractors, on projects provided in response to the Experience Factor. Offerors must meet all of the following minimum acceptability standards to receive an

“ACCEPTABLE” on this factor:

(1) At least two (2) of the projects submitted must be similar scope to horizontal construction value of at least $100,000.00 for each project

(2) At least one project submitted must be a similar construction contract with a value of at least $250,000.00.

(3) All projects submitted under Factor 1 must be at least 50% complete for current on-going projects and 100% complete projects must have been completed within the last three (3) years.

(4) All “Experience Information” forms submitted under Factor 1 must be completely filled out.

A combination of projects meeting the 2 experience requirements outlined above

(criteria 1 - 2), all projects meeting the completion requirement (criteria 3), and completed “Experience Information” forms for all projects submitted (criteria 4) will result in an “ACCEPTABLE” rating.

Failure to demonstrate the minimally acceptability standards under this factor will result in an “UNACCEPTABLE” rating and possible elimination from further consideration for contract award.

i. TAB 2: FACTOR 2, Technical Understanding of SOW: The Offeror shall provide a narrative that demonstrates the Offeror has a clear understanding of the requirements of the contract and the contract duration. The narrative shall include discussion of that the following items that could potentially jeopardize the successful completion of all contract work, to include procurement of long lead items, working in occupied facilities, construction phasing/sequencing work items.

The Offeror shall describe the plans for managing these items to successfully complete the contract. Any deviation from the solicitation requirements will be considered non-responsive and evaluated as unacceptable.

Technical Understanding of SOW (FACTOR 2) WILL BE EVALUATED

BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

The Government will review the documentation provided in response to Factor 2.

Offerors must demonstrate all of the following minimum acceptability standards for a narrative to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” on this factor:

The Technical Understanding of the SOW shall described above shall demonstrate all of the following:

(1) Task oriented process with all required Government review periods and approval periods of required submittals, construction submittals, long-lead procurement items, proposed phasing of work, and contract closeout submittal items.

(2) The Period of Performance indicates the overall duration for the project, in calendar days (not to exceed the duration in SECTION 01 00 00, RFP

Letter;

The narrative shall include discussion of each the following items and demonstrate how each item will be managed to successfully complete this project:

(1) Procurement of long lead items

(2) Working in the proximity surrounding occupied facilities

(3) Proposed construction phasing/sequencing of work

Failure to demonstrate the minimally acceptability standards for the schedule and for the narrative under this factor will result in an “UNACCEPTABLE” rating and possible elimination from further consideration for contract award.

PART III – EVALUATION OF OFFEROR PROPOSALS

1. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

In accordance with the FAR, no contract shall be entered into unless the contracting officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR requirement that no award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in the solicitation.

2. SOURCE SELECTION USING THE LOW-PRICED, TECHNICALLY

ACCEPTABLE PROCESS

An evaluation for acceptability will be performance on each proposal in accordance with FAR

15.101-2(b)(3). The proposal that provides the lowest price and is otherwise technically acceptable in all factors will be selected for award. To be considered technically acceptable, no technical factor in the proposal may be determined to be unacceptable. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the acceptability standards for non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and preclude award.

3. BASIS OF AWARD

Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of technically acceptable proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Tradeoffs will not be permitted. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using non-cost/price factors.

4. EVALUATION OF THE PRICE PROPOSALS

a. Price will be evaluated and considered but will not be scored or combined with other aspects of the proposal evaluation. The proposed prices will be analyzed for reasonableness. They may also be analyzed to determine whether they are realistic for the work to be performed, reflect a clear understanding of the requirements, and are consistent with the information provided by the Offeror. Additionally, all offers will be analyzed for unbalanced pricing.

b. The otherwise technically-acceptable, lowest-priced offeror may be required to confirm its price on either a, CLIN, element, or total price basis, and/or provide additional information in support of their price, prior to contract award at the

Government’s request and discretion.

5. INTENT TO AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions.

Offerors are reminded to include their best technical and price terms in their initial offer and not to automatically assume that they will have an opportunity to participate in discussions or be asked to submit a revised offer. The Government may make award of a conforming proposal without discussions, if deemed to be within the best interests of the Government.

6. PROPOSAL EXPENSE AND PRE-AWARD COSTS

The Request for Proposal does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the initial and/or any subsequent proposals.

7. EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on the criteria identified in the individual attachments for the Factors.

8. GENERAL TECHNICAL CRITERIA

a. Material omission(s) may cause the technical proposal to be rejected as unacceptable.

b. Proposals which are generic, vague, or lacking in detail may be considered unacceptable. The offeror’s failure to include information that the Government has indicated should be included in the proposal may result in the offer being found deficient.

c. The Government cannot make award based on a deficient offer. Therefore, receipt of an

“UNACCEPTABLE” determination of acceptability for any factor will make the offer ineligible for award, unless the Government elects to enter into discussions with that

Offeror and all deficiencies are remedied in a revised proposal.

TECHNICAL TAB 1

EXPERIENCE INFORMATION

(To be completed by Offeror)

1. Company:

Address:

2. Contract /Task Order(TO) /Purchase Order (PO) Number:

3. Contract/TO/PO Dollar Value:

4. Contract/TO /PO Status: Active Complete

Completion Date (w/ extensions):

Percentage Complete:

5. Project Title:

Location:

6. Project Description-- to include the role of the contractor on the project and specific responsibilities of the contractor in performance of the effort:

7. Project Owner or Project Manager for the Client – provide: Name:

Address:

Telephone Number and E-mail:

TAB 2: FACTOR 2, Technical Understanding of SOW: See Section 2i above.

Prepare Technical Understanding of SOW narrative on letterhead.

Include contact information and printed name and signature.

Provide a brief statement who has signature authority for the company.

TECHNICAL TAB 3

PPQS NEED NOT BE SUBMITTED FROM A GOVERNMENT PROJECT. CIVILIAN PROJECTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

SUBMITTED PROJECT PPQS SHOULD BE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE.

OFFEROR INFORMATION:

COMPANY NAME

POC

(Last, First Middle/ TITLE)

ADDRESS

(Number & Street) (City, State and Zip)

PHONE NUMBER MOBILE_______________________

(Area code and number) (Area code and number)

EMAIL ADDRESS

DUNS NUMBER______________________CAGE CODE NUMBER

VIN: _____________________________

Authorized Signature Date

TECHNICAL TAB 3

NAVFAC/USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONAIRE (Form PPQ-0)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information

Firm name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNS Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other

(Explain)

Percent of Project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information

Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy)

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work:

High Med Routine

How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information

Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

NOTE: NAVFAC/USACE REQUESTS THAT THE CLIENT COMPLETES THIS QUESTIONNARIE

AND SUBMITS DIRECTLY BACK TO THE OFFEROR. THE OFFEROR WILL SUBMIT THE

COMPLETED QUESTIONNARIE TO USACE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, AND MAY DUPLICATE

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION ON USACE SOLICITATION. CLIENTS ARE

HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRES DIRECTLY TO THE OFFEROR.

HOWEVER, QUESTIONNAIRES MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO USACE. PLEASE CONTACT

THE OFFEROR FOR USACE POC INFORMATION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT

TO VERIFY ANY AND ALL INFORMATION ON THIS FORM.

ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT

YOUR EVALUATIONOF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

OFFEROR TO PROVIDE TO CLIENT

RATING DEFINITION NOTE

(E) Exceptional Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the

Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the

Government/Owner. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also, there should have been

NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the

Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner. There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

(S) Satisfactory Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the

Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

A Satisfactory rating is appropriate when there were only minor problems, or major problems that the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. There should have been NO significant weaknesses identified. Per

DOD policy, a fundamental principle of assigning ratings is that contractors will not be assessed a rating lower than

Satisfactory solely for not performing beyond the requirements of the contract.

(M) Marginal Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the

Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

A Marginal is appropriate when a significant event occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming which impacted the

Government/Owner.

(U)

Unsatisfactory

Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

An Unsatisfactory rating is appropriate when multiple significant events occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming and which impacted the

Government/Owner. A singular problem, however, could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating.

(N) Not

Applicable

No information or did not apply to your contract

Rating will be neither positive or negative.

TO BE COMPLETED BY CLIENT

PLEASE CIRCLE THE ADJECTIVE RATING WHICH BEST REFLECTS

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE.

1. QUALITY

a) Quality of technical data/report preparation efforts

E VG S M U N

b) Ability to meet quality standards for technical performance

c) Timeliness/effectiveness of contract problem resolution without extensive customer guidance.

d) Adequacy/effectiveness of quality control program and adherence to contract quality assurance requirements (without adverse effect on performance)

2. SCHEDULE/TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE:

a) Compliance with contract delivery/completion schedules including any significant intermediate milestones. (If liquidated damages were assessed or the schedule was not met, please address below)

b) Rate the contractor’s use of available resources to accomplish tasks identified in the contract

3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

a) To what extent were the end users satisfied with the project?

b) Contractor was reasonable and cooperative in dealing with your staff (including the ability to successfully resolve disagreements/disputes; responsiveness to administrative reports, businesslike and communication)

c) To what extent was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of the customer?

d) Overall customer satisfaction

4. MANAGEMENT/PERSONNEL/LABOR

a) Effectiveness of on-site management, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, materials, and /or labor force?

b) Ability to hire, apply, and retain qualified workforce to this effort

c) Government Property Control

d) Knowledge/expertise demonstrated by contractor personnel

e) Utilization of Small Business concerns

f) Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with multiple disciplines

g) Ability to assimilate and incorporate changes in requirement and/or priority, including planning, execution and response to

Government changes

h) Effectiveness of overall management (including ability to effectively lead, manage and control the program)

5. COST/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

a) Ability to meet the terms and conditions within the contractually agree price(s)?

b) Contractor Proposed innovative alternative methods/processes that reduced cost, improved maintainability or other factors that benefited the client

c) If this is/was a Government cost type contract, please rate the

Contractor’s timeliness and accuracy in submitting monthly invoices with appropriate back-up documentation, monthly status reports.

Budget variance reports, compliance with established budgets and avoidance of significant and/or unexplained variances (under runs or overruns)

d) In the Contractor’s accounting system adequate for management and tracking of costs? If no, please explain in

Remarks section.

NO YES

e) If this is/was a Government contract, has/was this contract been partially or completely terminated for default or convenience or are there any pending terminations? Indicate if show cause or cure notices were issued, or any default action in comment section below.

f) Have there been any indication that the contractor has had any financial problems? If yes, please explain below.

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6. SAFETY/SECURITY

a) To What extent was the contractor able to maintain an environment of safety, adhere to its approved safety plan, and respond to safety issues?

(Includes: following the users rules, regulations, and requirements, regarding housekeeping, safety, correction of noted deficiencies, etc.)

E VG S M NU N

E V

G

S M

U

N

b) Contractor complied with all security requirements for the project and personnel security requirements.

E VG S M U N

E V

G

7. GENERAL

a) Ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations

(including notifying COR, PM or Contracting Officer in a timely manner regarding urgent contractual issues)

E V

G

b) Compliance with contractual terms/provisions (explain if specific issues)

E VG S M U N

E V

G

c) Would you hire or work with this firm again? (If no, please explain below)

NO YES

d) In Summary, provide an overall rating for the work performed by this contractor.

Please provide responses to the questions above (if applicable) and/or additional remarks. Furthermore, please provide a brief narrative addressing specific strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, or other comments which may assist our office in evaluating performance risk (Please attach additional pages in necessary):

END OF TAB 3

NOTE: CLIENT: PPQ can be returned to Offeror to submit with proposal package or send to Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil. Provide as PDF. Provide all TAB 3 pages.

Send to include: Subject: W9126G21R0049, PPQ for (Offeror’s Company Name) Must be received no later than 8 August 2021 10:00 AM.

mailto:Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for

Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding

Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification

Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or

Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation

``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision)

52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL (JAN 2017)

(a) The Government recognizes that the line items established in this solicitation may not conform to the Offeror's practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in acceptance of deliverables and processing payments. Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternative line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror.

(b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. However, acceptance of an alternative proposal is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Government. Offers that do not comply with the line items specified in this solicitation may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable.

(End of provision) https://www.sam.gov/

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (AUG 2020)

OFFEROR MUST COMPLETE

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or

State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

and

(D) Have , have not , within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent

Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability.