16PBGC-19-R-0028_-_Amendment_0001.pdf

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The purpose of Amendment 0001 to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) solicitation 16PBGC-19-R-0028 titled "PIMS Modernization" is to revise Sections B, L and M as a result of questions received from industry.

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16PBGC19R00280001 AUG 09, 2019 RQ-32-19-000014

PD

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP

PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

1225 I STREET NW

WASHINGTON DC 20005-4026

16PBGC19R0028

JUL 23, 2019

See Schedule

Aug 09, 2019

Table of Contents

SECTION B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Price Schedule - Amendment 0001

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 0001

SECTION M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 Evaluation Factors - Amendment 0001

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SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Price Schedule - Amendment 0001

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Section B – Price Schedule

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive plan that identifies potential improvements to PBGC’s existing approach and identifies how to best to update the underlying Pension Insurance Modeling System (PIMS) technology. The Contractor shall provide a system architecture and all programming specifications needed to support the single-employer PIMS modernization effort.

2. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform the services outlined in the Statement of Objectives (SOO) at the Government work site at 1200 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 and the Contractor site, as required.

3. BASE AND OPTION PERIOD PRICE SCHEDULE

Base Period: The Offeror shall provide the labor categories it deems necessary to complete the objectives contained within the Statement of Objectives (SOO). The Offeror is not restricted to the number of Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)s listed below, and may propose fewer, the same, or more labor categories (i.e. CLINs). The Offeror shall provide a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for each labor category and shall provide the labor breakdown for each labor category in its price proposal. Please note that the FPP CLINs for the Base Period shall include any anticipated travel or training.

Base Period: September 30, 2019 – September 29, 2020

Firm Fixed Price CLIN Description Unit Unit

Quantity Unit Price Total Price

0001 Labor Category A – As Proposed by the Offeror

Months 12

0002 Labor Category B – As Proposed by the Offeror

Months 12

0003 Labor Category C – As Proposed by the Offeror

Months 12

0004 Labor Category D – As Proposed by the Offeror

Months 12

0005 Labor Category E – As Proposed by the Offeror

Months 12

Total Base Period Price:

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Option Periods 1-4: The Offeror shall provide the labor categories it deems necessary to complete the objectives contained within the Statement of Objectives (SOO). The Offeror is not restricted to the number of Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)s listed below, and may propose fewer, the same, or more labor categories (i.e. CLINs). The Offeror shall provide the number of hours and fixed hourly rates (i.e. Labor Hour (LH) price) for each labor category and shall provide the labor breakdown for each labor category in its price proposal. The Offeror shall not exceed the Not to Exceed (NTE) dollar amount listed for each respective Option Period.

Option Period 1: September 30, 2020 – September 29, 2021 Labor Hour

CLIN Description Unit Unit Quantity

Unit Price Total Price

1001 Labor Category A – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

1002 Labor Category B – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

1003 Labor Category C – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

1004 Labor Category D – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

1005 Labor Category E – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

Total Option Period 1 Not to Exceed:

Not to Exceed (NTE)

$111,780.00

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Option Period 2: September 30, 2021 – September 29, 2022 Labor Hour

CLIN Description Unit Unit Quantity

Unit Price Total Price

2001 Labor Category A – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

2002 Labor Category B – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

2003 Labor Category C – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

2004 Labor Category D – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

2005 Labor Category E – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

Total Option Period 2 Not to Exceed: NTE $115,692.00

Option Period 3: September 30, 2022 – September 29, 2023 Labor Hour

CLIN Description Unit Unit Quantity

Unit Price Total Price

3001 Labor Category A – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

3002 Labor Category B – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

3003 Labor Category C – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

3004 Labor Category D – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

3005 Labor Category E – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

Total Option Period 3 Not to Exceed: NTE $119,740.80

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Option Period 4: September 30, 2023 – September 29, 2024 Labor Hour

CLIN Description Unit Unit Quantity

Unit Price Total Price

4001 Labor Category A – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

4002 Labor Category B – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

4003 Labor Category C – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

4004 Labor Category D – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

4005 Labor Category E – As Proposed by the Offeror

Hours

Total Option Period 4 Not to Exceed: NTE $123,931.20

Total Base Period Price (Firm-Fixed Price): _____________________________

Total Option Periods 1-4 Not to Exceed (Labor Hour): NTE $471,144.00

Total Base and Option Periods 1-4 Price: _______________________________

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 0001

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SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL DUE DATE

The proposals are due on August 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION

Questions/inquires for information about any aspect of the solicitation shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer (CO), Brittany Helmkamp, at Helmkamp.Brittany@pbgc.gov and the Contract Specialist, Carl Baldus, at Baldus.Carl@pbgc.gov, no later than July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Responses to all inquiries/questions will be published by amendment to the solicitation. Answers to inquiries / questions will be provided to all Offerors being solicited, giving regard to the proper protection of proprietary information. No information concerning this solicitation will be provided in response to telephone calls.

Prospective Offerors are warned against contacting any Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) personnel outside of the Procurement Department prior to award of a contract resulting from this solicitation. If such contact occurs and is found to be prejudicial to competing Offerors, the Offeror making such contact may be excluded from award consideration.

Prospective Offerors are instructed to submit their questions using the following template in Microsoft Excel.

Question No.

RFP Document or

Attached Reference (or state "General")

Paragraph No.

Offeror Question

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format only via email to Brittany Helmkamp at Helmkamp.Brittany@pbgc.gov and Carl Baldus at Baldus.Carl@pbgc.gov no later than August 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

The proposal shall use the specific format below. These directions assist in providing a fair and equitable evaluation of all proposals. The Government may determine those proposals not following the directions to be unacceptable and may reject such proposals from further consideration.

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a. 8.5 by 11-inch paper

b. 12-point print or larger, Times New Roman style font

c. 10-point print or larger, Times New Roman style font for tables, graphs, and charts

d. 1-inch margin at the top, bottom and both sides of each page

e. All pages single spaced

f. Every page sequentially numbered; and

g. Page numbers shall be centered in the bottom margin

The Government may determine proposals that fail to adhere to proposal submission format as non-compliant and may remove such proposals from further consideration.

Proposals shall fully address each evaluation factor described below. For more information on how those factors will be evaluated, see Section M. It is incumbent upon the Offeror to ensure that all information pertaining to each evaluation factor is explicitly stated within its proposal as the Government will not assume that the Offeror possess any capability, understanding, or commitment not clearly described within the proposal.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (January 2017) Addendum to Paragraph (e) “Multiple offers.” Paragraph (e) “Multiple offers” is deleted in its entirety. Multiple offers will not be accepted.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

The proposal shall be accompanied by a cover letter (letter of transmittal) prepared on the company’s letterhead stationery. The letter of transmittal shall identify all enclosures being transmitted as well as a table of contents for all volumes. Additionally, the letter of transmittal shall include;

• The solicitation number;

• The name, address, and telephone and e-mail addresses of the Offeror;

• A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation; and

• Name, title, and signature of person(s) authorized to sign the proposal and bind the

Offeror to a contractual agreement.

EXPENSES RELATED TO PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by any Offerors in submitting proposals in response to this solicitation.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

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The Offeror shall present a proposal in a clear, concise manner and in understandable terms.

Offerors are advised not to make generalized statement such as “the Offeror understands and will comply with the requirement,” “standard procedures will be used,” “well known techniques will be used,” “best known practices,” or statements that paraphrase the solicitation in whole or in part.

PAGE LIMITS

Offeror shall furnish the proposal in three (3) separate volumes. The individual volumes, required content, and pages limitations are detailed below. Pricing information shall only be submitted in Volume III. Any proposal that contains pricing information in Volume I or Volume II may be rejected and removed from further consideration.

PROPOSAL VOLUME PAGE LIMIT

Volume I: Performance Work Statement

30 Pages

Factor 1: Technical Understanding and Approach for Creating a PIMS Modernization Design Factor 2: Proposed Project Team Factor 3: Corporate Capability Factor 4: Project Management

The following are excluded from the Volume I page limitation count: cover page, table of contents, cover letter, resumes, letter of commitments.

Volume II: Past Performance 9 Pages Factor 5: Past Performance 3 pages per past performance reference Volume III: Price Proposal No Page Limit Factor 6: Price

Additionally, please note that other links and attachments are permissible and will not count toward page limits.

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

Volume I: Performance Work Statement

The Offeror shall respond to the Government’s Statement of Objectives (SOO) with a proposed Performance Work Statement (PWS). The proposed PWS shall address the factors listed in the table above and described in detail below. The proposed PWS shall be sufficient to achieve the objectives required by the Government. After any revisions agreed to mutually by the Offeror and the Government during the bidding process, the resulting PWS shall be incorporated upon award.

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Factor 1 - Technical Understanding and Approach for Creating a PIMS Modernization Design

The Offeror’s technical approach shall describe its approach to accomplish the objectives set forth in the SOO. Specifically, the Offeror’s proposed PWS must include a clear, reasonable and feasible technical approach for achieving each objective listed in Section 5 of the SOO.

Factor 2 – Proposed Project Team

The Offeror shall provide Key Personnel Resumes for the Key Personnel proposed in response to this SOO. The resumes should clearly demonstrate the degree of significant experience as it relates to the requirements of the SOO, specifically in accordance with Section 6 of the SOO. The resumes must include:

a. Employment history, including employer’s name, position title, duties and responsibilities;

b. Applicable skills, experience expertise and qualifications; and

c. Relevant education, credentials and or certifications.

Identify if any proposed personnel are contingent hires; and if so, provide a signed letter of commitment by the proposed individual to serve in the stated position at contract award.

Factor 3 – Corporate Capability

The Offeror shall provide the experience and qualifications of its organization and that of its subcontractors and/or joint partners, if any, to provide the full range of services in accordance with the requirements listed in this SOO. Specifically, the Offeror shall address the following:

1. Experience with similar stochastic microsimulation models.

2. Experience in projections of company financial status and bankruptcy.

3. Experience with leading edge technologies and methodologies in model development.

4. Experience designing innovative solutions to resolve system issues.

5. Experience with developing commercial programming specifications.

6. Understanding of ERISA and the U.S. private single employer defined benefit pension system.

Factor 4 – Execute Project Management

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The Offeror shall describe a Project Management approach as it relates to the requirements of the SOO, particularly Section 5.2.2.

Volume II: Past Performance

Factor 5 - Past Performance

The Offeror shall provide three (3) references which clearly describe the Offeror’s experience providing commodity acquisition services for Federal, or state, local and commercial organizations. Given the innovative nature of this tasking, the past performance examples may be for work in which the Offeror was either the prime or subcontractor. The past performance examples shall address the objectives contained in the SOO.

Each past performance reference should include the following information:

Past Performance Information Project Title Name of Agency Contract No./Task Order No.

Government Agency / Organization Total Contract Value & Contract Type Period of Performance Current Status e.g. Completed, In Progress POC Name POC Phone No.

POC Email Contracting Officer Name Contracting Officer Phone No.

Contracting Officer Email

The Offeror shall include the following information for each of the past performance reference responses:

• Description – The Offeror shall describe the scope of work performed on the past performance reference.

• Recency – The Offeror shall provide past performance references that have occurred within the five (5) years prior to the issuance of this RFP.

• Relevance to the PWS – The Offeror shall describe the relevance of the past performance reference to the objectives of the SOO in this solicitation.

• Performance – The Offeror shall describe its performance on the past performance reference.

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The three references provided shall demonstrate the following:

1. Technical/ Quality of Service

2. Cost Control

3. Schedule/ Timeliness

4. Management or Business Relations

5. Customer Satisfaction

Volume III: Price Proposal Factor 6: Price

The Offeror’s Price Proposal shall include the following content:

(Failure to provide any of the following may result in a determination that the proposal is non-response and may be removed from consideration for award.)

• For the Base Period, describe your firm fixed-price amount. The Offeror should also provide support for the development of the prices. This could be based on hours and rates or other approaches as determined by the Offeror. The Offeror shall submit a pricing workbook that includes the labor breakdown used in developing its firm-fixed and labor hour prices. This shall include the fully burdened hourly rates for all labor categories it includes for the Base Period and must be submitted for all Option Periods. Failure to provide pricing for every labor category will result in the Offeror’s proposal being deemed non-compliant and will not be eligible for further evaluation and award. The hourly rate for each labor category shall be fully burdened (include direct labor, all indirect costs and profit).

• The Offeror shall provide the fully completed firm-fixed price schedules for the Base and all option periods from Section B of this solicitation.

• The Offeror shall clearly state that it accepts all terms and conditions of the solicitation and that the proposal is valid for not less than 90 days.

• The Offeror shall provide signed copies of the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and the SF 30(s) of any amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. The individual signing the forms shall have the authority to commit the Offeror to all of the provisions of the proposal, fully recognizing that the Government has the right, by terms of the solicitation, to make an award without further discussions.

• The Offeror shall provide the completed representation and certification contained within Section K of this solicitation.

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SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 Evaluation Factors - Amendment 0001

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SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the requirements of this solicitation, represents the best value to the Government, all evaluation factors considered.

The tradeoff process will be used which allows tradeoffs to be made between price and non-price factors that results in the most advantageous proposal for the PBGC.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) may determine to award the contract to other than the lowest price proposal, or to other than the highest technically rated proposal. The PBGC will make tradeoffs between price and non- price factors, which may result in a determination that a superior technical solution merits or does not merit a higher price. The award decision will be based on an assessment of a proposal’s relative capability as measured against the evaluation factors identified in this section.

M.2 EVALUATION FACTORS

The PBGC will evaluate each offeror’s proposal using the evaluation factors identified below, and will assign an adjectival rating to each non-price factor.

M.2.1 FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH FOR

CREATING A PIMS MODERNIZATION DESIGN

The Government will evaluate the technical approach proposed by each offeror to satisfy the requirements contained in the Government’s Statement of Objectives (SOO) for this procurement. The evaluation will consider the following elements:

1. Completeness of approach.

2. How the approach addresses and achieves the outcomes, demonstrating a complete understanding of the requirements.

3. Confidence that the approach meets PBGC’s objectives and outcomes, considering PBGC’s available staffing and timeline.

4. The Offeror’s timeline for completion.

5. The identification of key strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and its associated risks.

6. Pros and Cons of the proposed approach.

M.2.2 FACTOR 2: PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM

The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror’s selection of project personnel positions and the relative role of these positions within the project team demonstrates the team’s overall expertise and skill to meet PBGC’s objectives and

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outcomes, especially the minimum qualifications listed under Section 6 of the Statement of Objectives (SOO). This includes the following elements:

1. The availability, experience, and qualifications of the proposed team’s personnel.

2. The experience and skills of the proposed key personnel in successfully managing and delivering software modernization design services, and how their experience translates to lowering contract performance risk.

3. The collective representation of the Offeror’s subject matter expertise, and how the proposed team exhibits the caliber and experience level that will enable them to serve as subject matter experts within their area of expertise.

4. The education and professional training/certifications of the proposed key personnel, commensurate with the positions proposed.

M.2.3 FACTOR 3: CORPORATE CAPABILITY

The Government will evaluate the quality and quantity of the Offeror’s experience and the experience of its major subcontractors and/or joint venture partners, if any, to determine the Offeror’s viability for successful performance on this contract. The Government will evaluate the extent to how similar the Offeror’s capability and experience are compared to the required objectives and outcomes outlined in the SOO.

This includes the following elements:

1. Experience with similar stochastic microsimulation models.

2. Experience in projections of company financial and bankruptcy.

3. Experience with leading edge technologies and methodologies in model development.

4. Experience designing innovative solutions to resolve system issues.

5. Experience with developing commercial programming specifications.

6. Understanding of ERISA and the U.S. private single employer defined benefit pension system.

M.2.4 FACTOR 4: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Government will evaluate the project management proposed by each offeror to satisfy the requirements contained in the SOO for this procurement. The evaluation will consider these elements:

1. How the Offeror’s Contract Management approach and plan ensures that the PBGC achieves program objectives and outcomes, while mitigating performance risk.

2. The Offeror’s ability to effectively and efficiently accomplish, administer, and manage day-to-day operations including project organization, performance monitoring and control activities.

3. The Offeror’s quality control plan and how it will ensure attainment of the performance objectives and outcomes identified in the SOO.

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4. The Offeror’s approach to responding quickly to problems, requests for change, and program changes.

5. The extent of the Offeror’s approach to managing subcontractor performance, if applicable, as reflected in the effectiveness of subcontractor performance, efficiency of the management process and seamlessness of the interfaces.

M.2.5 FACTOR 5: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror’s recent past performance on projects with relevancy to this project will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the effort demonstrates:

• Quality of services

• Cost control

• Timeliness of performance

• Business relations including problem responsiveness

• Customer satisfaction

The Government will use relevancy, recency, and performance quality to evaluate the quality of the vendor’s past performance references and whether a vendor consistently delivered quality products and/or services in a timely manner with a reasonable degree of customer satisfaction. Relevancy is defined as a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, its complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/teaming or other comparable attributes to the requirements of this solicitation; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance. Past performance will be considered relevant if it is similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the requirements of this SOO.

Past performance will be considered recent if the past performance referenced commenced or concluded within the past five (5) years.

Offeror’s without a record of relevant past performance, or for who information on past performance is not available, may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Thus, Offeror’s without a record of relevant past performance will be given a neutral rating.

M.2.6 FACTOR 6: PRICE

Price offers will not be point scored, assigned a numerical weight, nor adjectivally rated. Price offers will be evaluated:

1. To determine the reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed dollar amounts and to determine the offeror’s understanding of the requirements.

M.3 RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

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The factors listed below are listed in descending order of importance:

Factor 1: Technical Understanding and Approach for Creating a PIMS Modernization Design

Factor 2: Proposed Project Team Factor 3: Corporate Capability Factor 5: Past Performance

Factor 4: Project Management

When Factors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are combined, they are significantly more important than Factor 6: Price.

M.4 AWARD ON INITIAL PROPOSALS

The PBGC intends to make award without discussions, therefore each offeror’s initial proposal should represent its best offeror, considering all terms and conditions, and costs/prices. However, the PBGC reserves the right to hold discussions if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

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