Inactive
8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
Notice ID:W912HN24R1000
This Amendment is to post industry questions and answers. ************************************************************************************* This pre-solicitation synopsis and Draft RFP is for a $4...
This Amendment is to post industry questions and answers. ************************************************************************************* This pre-solicitation synopsis and Draft RFP is for a $49M Environmental Remediation Services (ERS), Multiple Award Task Order contract (MATOC) for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District (SAS). This acquisition is being offered as a 100% set-aside for 8(a) competition and will result in a Firm Fixed Price Contract Award. This is a pre-solicitation synopsis and DRAFT RFP only and NOT a request for proposal. The intent for providing the pre-solicitation synopsis with the Draft RFP is to provide industry with information prior to the issuance of the RFP. This also provides an opportunity for industry to comment on the MATOC level performance work statement (PWS), the Seed Project PWS, and the overall RFP. Offerors are requested to provide feedback to the questions in attachment 1 (questions for industry). Industry feedback shall be provided on this form and emailed directly back to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. All other questions and request for information shall be submitted through ProjNET. Submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) no later than the closing of this pre-solicitation / DRAFT RFP notice. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in this Request for Proposal contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; submit questions and recommendations via ProjNET. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment or question will receive an acknowledgement via e-mail, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Project: (W912HN24R1000) FY24 8(a) ERS MATOC Current Quick Add Key is: TIQ2RR-F28VU7 Specific Instructions for Initial ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. From the ProjNet home page, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 2. Identify the Agency as USACE. 3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you would like to use for communication. 5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, E-mail, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: Steps 1 through 3: same as above. 4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you used to register previously in ProjNet. 5. Click Continue. A page will then open asking for the answer to your Secret Question. 6. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed, you are logged into the system. Description of Work. This is a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) under NAICS Code 562910, to respond to numerous requests for environmental support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division as well as customers of the Savannah District. This ID/IQ contract will support military installations, Federal agencies, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), and civil work entities where the USACE is authorized to respond. However, contract capacity may be shared with other CONUS geographic USACE Districts where the principles of the ER 5-1-10 and ER 5-1-11 (Project Management Business Process) have been met. The contractor shall provide environmental support as requested in the task orders (TOs) issued under this contract. This contract requires the contractor to perform all work necessary to complete these task orders, to include completing simultaneously executed TOs. See the Draft RFP for the full MATOC Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance: Five (5) years which includes one three (3) year base period and one two (2) year option period. Evaluation Criteria: This requirement will be solicited and procured using FAR Part 15, best value trade-off with the following evaluation criteria: Factor 1: Technical Approach. This is the most important factor. Factor 2: Past Performance. This factor is less important than factor 1 but more important than factor 3. Factor 3: Price. All nonprice factors (factors 1 and 2), when combined, are significantly more important than factor 3. Note: The final approved solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and is anticipated to be available on or about 30 October 2023. Please note that the proposal due date will be specified in the solicitation when issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disk, faxes, etc…) will be provided. Any prospective offeror must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. After completing SAM registration, interested Contractors and their subcontractors must then register at https://sam.gov in order to obtain solicitation documents, plans and specifications and other solicitation documents for this requirement. Contractors that have an existing account should be able to use their existing login to search for the solicitation number once it is released https://sam.gov. When requested (Final approved RFP is issued), proposals shall be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module by the due date and time for submission of proposals. NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is PIEE solicitation module. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC. To submit an electronic proposal through the PIEE Solicitation Module website, Offerors shall follow the following steps: a. Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf b. Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml Note: Only those with a PIEE vendor registration as ‘Proposal Manager’ may upload an offer. c. 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 access your file(s). Do not enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII) in the File Description). File description should be provided in the following format: Solicitation Number_Offerors Company_Volume (e.g. W912HN24R1000_CompanyXYZ_Volume_I.pdf; W912HN24R1000_CompanyXYZ_Volume_II.pdf; etc.) d. Offerors are cautioned to log into PIEE Solicitation Module with sufficient time to ensure the electronic proposal package is completely uploaded and time-stamped in the system prior to the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received by the date and time for submission of proposals. e. It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to promptly notify the Contract Specialist, David A. Jimenez at david.a.jimenez@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Chad A. Arnett at chad.a.arnett@usace.army.mil if there are any issues with submitting proposals through PIEE Solicitation Module. f. The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the internet address provided as necessary for any amendments that may be posted to this solicitation. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. Contractual questions should be forwarded to the contract specialist, Mr. David A. Jimenez at david.a.jimenez@usace.army.mil or to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Mr. Chad A. Arnett at chad.a..arnett@usace.army.mil. Attachments: 1. Request for Proposal W912HN24R1000 2. Questions for Industry
