GAOA Powell Duplex Improvements, Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forest

What they want

• Remove and replace the existing roof or roofs on the 2-story, 2-unit duplex, following the attached specifications (metal roof panels, flashing, weather barriers and sealants are among the listed sections).
• Replace water-damaged structural insulated panels (SIPs) and some damaged structural members in the roof and walls.
• The specifications also list finish, plumbing, heater, fireplace and electrical sections for repairing related water damage (the Schedule of Items was not read).
• Protect the building from weather and leaks while the old roof and ceiling are removed.
• Dispose of demolished materials off Forest Service lands, following all State and federal laws.
• Provide all materials, labor and supervision, with a designated site superintendent who is on site and responsible for on-site quality control.
• Keep the work area clean and safe for the public and Government staff, and work only 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Price every line in the Schedule of Items (Attachment 2), which has two base lines and one option line.

What they'll judge offers on

• Technical and Performance Schedule: (a) Performance Schedule (tasks, sequence, workers, equipment, start and completion dates, material and subcontractor sources, workforce utilization plan), (b) Technical Approach (equipment, logistics, crew accommodations, public and personnel safety control plan, biobased products)
• Experience and Project Management: prime and subcontractor experience in roofing, roofing design, SIP installation and renovations, organization chart, and key staff
• Past Performance: relevant work in the past 5 years, rated Acceptable, Unacceptable or Neutral
• Price: reasonableness (FAR 12.204) and price consistency, checked against the Government's cost estimate and other quotes, using the Schedule of Items

What to include when you submit

• Send a signed Standard Form 1442 with blocks 14 through 20c completed.
• Send the Schedule of Items (Attachment 2) as Excel or PDF with a price for ALL items; failure to follow this may make the quote nonresponsive.
• Send a scanned, fully executed bid guarantee (Standard Form 24 bid bond and power of attorney); the guarantee is 20% and required if the quote is over $150,000.
• Acknowledge any amendments by completing block 19 on the SF 1442 or sending the signed SF 30 forms.
• Technical part, Performance Schedule: describe the work tasks and their order, the workers and equipment, the time for each task, start and completion dates for each task and the overall project, and product, material and subcontractor sources for major work items.
• Technical part, Performance Schedule: include a Workforce Utilization Plan showing how the firm will use its own labor and subcontractors.
• Technical part, Technical Approach: give the type of equipment, logistics and transport of crew, equipment and material, crew accommodations if any, a basic control plan for public and personnel safety, and the biobased products to be used.
• Experience: send an organization chart or summary from owner level to field level, and describe prime and subcontractor experience in roofing, roofing design, SIP installation and renovations, plus the prime's experience with large construction projects with multiple timelines and public traffic.
• Name the Project Manager(s), Site Superintendent(s), Quality Control Manager(s), Safety Officer(s) and proposed subcontractors, with the licenses, certifications and experience of each.
• Past performance: list relevant past or ongoing work from the past 5 years with project name, location, description of your work, dollar value, owner organization, and owner contact name, phone and email.
• Past performance: for subcontractors with meaningful involvement, describe their work completed within the past 3 years.
• Number your technical responses to match the criteria being addressed.

After award, you must have

• Performance and payment bonds for the construction work (executed bonds and insurance certificates are on the preconstruction meeting agenda after award). From C04 Attachment 1 - Solicitation Powell Duplex.pdf: 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (Jun 2020)

Current contractor

No incumbent is named. The building plans are dated 1994, and no previous contract is cited.

Not in the notice text

• Parts of the solicitation, specifications and drawings were only partly read, and the Schedule of Items (Attachment 2, a spreadsheet) and the scanned wage determination (Attachment 5) were attached but not read. Check them on SAM.gov.
• The order of importance of the evaluation factors and the award method are on the evaluation pages of the solicitation that were left out of the text read.
• Line item quantities and prices are in the Schedule of Items, which was not read.
• Davis-Bacon wage rates are in Attachment 5, which was not read.
• Whether the SF 1442 form requires performance and payment bonds (item 12a) could not be read.
• The percentage of work the prime must perform itself under the limitations on subcontracting clause is not in the text read.
• The Government's estimate for the base lines versus the option line is not given; only the overall price range is.