US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Networking & Teaming Conference Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital Projects Jim Bales & John Rodgers Fort Worth District Contracting January 17,2012

BUILDING STRONG ® Welcome  Jim Bales, Contract Specialist  John Rodgers, Contracting Officer

BUILDING STRONG ® Hospital Projects Overview  Package #1: Water Tank & Booster Pump Awarded Small Business MATOC  Package #2: Campus Infrastructure Awarded Unrestricted MATOC  Package #3: Parking Package A Set-Aside Small Business Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)  Package #4: Hospital Unrestricted Best Value

BUILDING STRONG ® Hospital Projects Overview  Package #5: Helipad Set-Aside Small Business LPTA  Package #6: Parking Package Set-Aside Small Business LPTA  Package #7: Access Control Points Set-Aside Small Business LPTA  Package #8: Landscaping Set-Aside Small Business LPTA

BUILDING STRONG ® Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Overview  Separate Price and Technical Proposals, submitted as two volumes  Government may award without discussions with offerors  Items in Price Proposal Volume: Cover sheet, SF1442 and amendments, Pricing Schedule, Reps and Certs or ORCA, JV Agreement or Article of Organization for LLC, Bid Guarantee(Bid Bond)  Detailed instructions are in the solicitation

BUILDING STRONG ® Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Overview  Volume two Technical Proposal – Rated as “GO” or “NO-GO”  Factor #1 Experience  Factor #2 Personnel  Factor #3 Past Performance  Factor #4 Past Performance in complying with FAR clauses and

BUILDING STRONG ® Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Overview  Technical Proposal evaluated separately  Price Proposal analyzed for reasonableness and balanced pricing  Price Proposal may also be analyzed to determine whether it is realistic for the work performed and reflects a clear understanding of Govt’s requirements  Source Selection Decision: The award will go the lowest priced offeror who submits a technical proposal that is otherwise technically acceptable (“GO”) when reviewed against all the Factors outlined in the RFP

BUILDING STRONG ® Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Overview  Ask questions through Proj Net  Do not assume  Follow the RFP instructions  May not get a chance to change submittals  Competition and Fairness for all Offerors

BUILDING STRONG ® Small Business Subcontracting Plan for Large Business  Subcontracting Plan will be required element for unrestricted acquisitions  Follow the requirements in the RFP  References FAR Utilization of Small Business Concerns, FAR Small Business Subcontracting Plan, DFARS Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD contracts)  Proposed plan should state the proposed goals are “realistic, challenging and attainable.”

BUILDING STRONG ® Small Business Subcontracting Plan for Large Business  Goals will vary by the nature and location of the work  Army Corps of Engineers Small Business Utilization Subcontracting Goals for FY12 will be included in the solicitation  Contractor should provide the research to support “their” proposed goals  Goals are expressed as a percentage of the total planned subcontracting dollars under the contract and actual dollars corresponding to those percentages

BUILDING STRONG ® Small Business Subcontracting Plan for Large Business  Many large companies have small business plan administrators, who may be in attendance today  A great networking opportunity for both large and small businesses

US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® QUESTIONS – We will be available during the conference to answer questions Thank you!