Z2ND--598-22-129-Replace Bldg. 65 Sanitary Sewer Line (VA-22-00027951)

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

This part describes the precise mechanism for evaluating and selecting offers for this procurement for:

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. The Government reserves the right to make a final determination on a proposal s acceptability/ unacceptability solely on the basis of the proposal submitted and to proceed without requesting additional information. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being removed from consideration for award.

Offeror s proposal should contain the offeror s best terms from a price standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the proposal instructions. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revisions or discussions.

Price proposals and Technical proposals of each offeror will be evaluated independently. Offerors shall submit as separate attachments titled, Price Proposal and Technical Proposal . Each attachment must contain a cover sheet with the offerors name, business address, and VA Solicitation Number.

Proposal shall be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms; and (2) manually/digitally signed. The person signing the proposal shall initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

Offerors shall submit proposed prices for ALL priced line items as listed in the schedule. Failure to submit proposed prices for ALL bid items will result in the proposal being rejected as unacceptable without further consideration.

Alternate proposals will NOT be considered. The following documents shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist on the due date and time listed on the SF 1442. The offeror shall submit two (2) separate proposals: Price and Technical/Past Performance and identified accordingly.

The proposal shall be arranged in the following order:

1. 2-page SF1442 completed and signed by the signatory authority. All blocks under section OFFER on page 2 of SF1442 (Item 14 thru 20C) shall be completed. Offerors shall be solely responsible for monitoring Contract Opportunities for amendments to this solicitation if any and acknowledge them in accordance with the requirements stipulated in this solicitation and amendments.

2. To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to be CVE SDVOSB certified and have an active account in SAM. Offerors must register their businesses at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ and https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and complete the ORCA. Upon request by the Government, Offerors shall submit a printout of their ORCA.

3. Acknowledgement of ALL Amendments

4. Proof VETS 100 has been filed for 2021

5. Experience Modification Rate (EMR)

Proposals shall be submitted via email to andrew.misfeldt@va.gov no later than the closing date and time of the solicitation. The subject of the email must include: 36C25622R0047 BLDG65 Sewer .

It is solely the responsibility of the offerors to ensure the Government receives the proposal and bid before or on the exact due date and time set forth in this solicitation.

All inquiries about this solicitation shall be directly submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist: andrew.misfeldt@va.gov. No phone or faxed inquiry will be accepted.

Deadline for all inquiries for this solicitation is listed on the SF 1442.

Government s responses to inquiries will be issued in the form of Amendment(s) to be posted on Beta.SAM Contract Opportunities. All interested offerors including those submitting inquiries are required to monitor the above website for any posted amendments and acknowledge them in accordance with the instructions provided in the amendments as well as in this solicitation.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:

All proposals submitted on time and in accordance with provision 52.215-1 will be evaluated for the conformance to all requirements of this solicitation. Any proposal that fails to conform to the requirements of this solicitation will be rejected as nonresponsive.

SOURCE SELECTION USING THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE PROCESS (LPTA): This is a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) that represents the best value to the Government conducted under FAR Part 15, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, the offeror s initial proposal shall contain the offeror s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the instructions to offerors section of this solicitation. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revisions. There will be no public bid opening.

Award will be made to the responsible, lowest price technically acceptable offeror that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for all non-cost factors. Lowest price offer will be determined by the Government by comparison method of all offers received. A single award will be made as described in the Price Offer Schedule that is most advantageous to the Government.

EVALUATION OVERVIEW:

Proposals will be evaluated and ranked according to price, from lowest to highest. The Government reserves the right to evaluate only the technical proposal of the lowest price offeror. Other technical proposals may not be evaluated unless the Government determines the lowest priced offeror to be unacceptable. In the event the Government determines the lowest priced offeror to be unacceptable, the technical proposal of the next lowest price offeror will be evaluated. This process will continue until a technical proposal is determined to be acceptable. The lowest offeror deemed acceptable in all non-cost factors shall be the apparent awardee.

PRICE EVALUATION:

Price proposals will be evaluated and ranked according to price, from lowest to highest. Price will not be evaluated other than to ensure price reasonableness. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Note: Offers that are not technically acceptable cannot be selected, regardless of price. Offerors submitting price proposals in response to this solicitation do so with the complete and full understanding that the Government reserves the right to publicly announce the total contract award amount.

PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past performance will be rated in accordance with FAR 15.305 utilizing the Past Performance Questionnaire attached to this solicitation. In addition, pursuant to FAR 9.103 prescribing that purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only, the Government will perform the determination of responsibility on the apparently lowest offeror whose proposal is deemed technically acceptable. The Government s determination of responsibility will be performed in accordance with FAR 9.1 and will include but not limited to the review of all federal excluded or debarred lists from different U.S. departments, and from the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), available at www.ppirs.gov. Since this solicitation is set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), the Government will refer the matter to the Small Business Administration which will decide whether to issue a Certificate of Competency if the Government deems a potential SDVOSB awardee non-responsible.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION:

The Technical evaluation factors consist of two separate elements: Experience and Performance Schedule. Technical proposals will be judged on a pass/fail basis. Each element must receive a pass in order for the proposal to be deemed technically acceptable.

I. EXPERIENCE Offers shall address the following sub-factors in narrative form. Offers that do not describe each topic in enough detail or provide the requested documentation will be rated as fail and be considered technically unacceptable.

1. Provide documentation of specific projects on similar installations, successfully completed or in progress, that was coordinated and performed by the general contractor and/or subcontractor in the last five (5) years, from the date this solicitation was issued, of similar magnitude ($25,000 to $100,000), scope, and complexity. Provide the following information for each contract/project submitted for evaluation:

a. Company Name/Address Phone number/Email Address

b. Project Title

c. Contracting Office/Government Agency

d. Contract Number

e. Total Contract Amount

f. Period of Performance

g. Contracting Officer (CO) name, Phone Number and Email

h. Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) Name, Phone number, and email address

i. Brief Description of the Project /Requirements and number of personnel assigned to the project.

2. Provide the names of the general contractor s proposed project Site Superintendent and Project Manager with a description of the individual s experience to include, at a minimum, one successfully completed waste water project of similar size, scope, and complexity within the last five (5) years, from the date this solicitation was issued.

3. Provide a list of sub-contractors that your firm intends to use for this solicitation s proposed project and include the subcontractor s company name, and the number of years experience in relevant construction. Minimal experience required for subcontractors is three years from the date this solicitation was issued.

II. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Offers shall include the general contractor s project schedule for this solicitation s proposed project to showcase, at a minimum, completing the project within the mandatory timeframe of 30 calendar days.