2nd Draft Attachment 2 - Vault Evaluation 52.212-2 and addendum.pdf

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VISIBLE ACCESSIBLE UNDERSTANDABLE LINKED TRUSTED (VAULT)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 EVALUTION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ATTACHMENT 2

1.0 Basis for Contract Award

This source selection will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS). These regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations.

This requirement is a competitive full and open acquisition. The Government reserves the right to award up to five (5) contracts as a result of this acquisition. In the event of a tie, price will be evaluated to determine which vendor receives an award. The evaluation criteria is three (3) factors. FACTOR 1: Price. FACTOR 2: Small Business Commitment Document. FACTOR 3:

Technical Approach.

All Offerors will be evaluated for compliance with the solicitation requirements.

The following will be evaluated on a binary basis (compliant/non-compliant or acceptable /unacceptable): Facility Clearance Validation; Small Business Subcontracting Plan; Professional Employee Compensation Plan; Small Business Commitment Document; Price Reasonableness of Ceiling Price Rates for the IDIQ Contract. A rating of non-compliant or unacceptable on the any of these factors shall render a proposal ineligible for award and the proposal shall not be evaluated further. Technical approach shall be evaluated adjectivally (outstanding/good/acceptable/marginal/unacceptable). Contract(s) will be awarded to the Offerors that are deemed compliant and responsible in accordance with the FAR, as supplemented, and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions validate Offerors – Commercial Item of this solicitation) and is judged, based on the evaluation factors. The Source Selection Authority (SSA) shall select the Offerors whose proposals represent the best value to the Government. The Government will review the proposals for compliance. If a proposal is non-compliant then it will not be further evaluated. While the Government source selection evaluation team and the Source Selection Authority will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective; and therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

2.0 Evaluation Steps

2.1 Step 1: Minimum “Compliant/Noncompliant” Gate: Confirm Offerors Participated in the Advisory Multi-step Process, Facility Clearance Validation, and Small Business Subcontracting Plan compliance review. The Contracting Officer (CO) shall confirm that all Offerors participated in the Advisory Multi-step process. The CO shall validate each Prime Offerors Facility Clearance (FCL) via the Defense Information Security System (DISS) and DD254. The CO shall also review applicable Offerors Small Business Subcontracting Plan for compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Offerors will be notified via email if its FCL is validated and if the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is in compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 and will move to Step 2. If the Offeror does not meet the FCL criteria and/or is not in compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 and/or did not respond to the AMS, the

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 EVALUTION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offeror will be deemed “noncompliant” and eliminated from the competitive range. 2.1.1 - Facility Clearance: The CO shall validate each Prime Offerors Facility Clearance (FCL) via the Defense Information Security System (DISS) and DD254.

2.1.2 Participation in Advisory Multi-Step Process: The CO shall confirm that all Offerors participated in the Advisory Multi-Step Process.

2.1.3 Small Business Subcontracting Plan: The Offeror’s submitted Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be reviewed to confirm compliance with the statutory minimum goal percentages for the specific small business concerns in accordance with the following table:

XXINSERT SMALL BUSINESS PERCENTAGE TABLEXX

2.1.4 Offerors will be notified via email if they are retained within the competitive range or if they have be eliminated from competition. Offerors that are retained within the competitive range shall submit Step 2 proposals in accordance with the timeframe stated within 52.212-1.

2.2 Step 2: Evaluate Sub-Factor One: IDIQ Pricing Worksheet, Sub-Factor Two Professional Employee Compensation Plan, and Sub-Factor Three Small Business Commitment Document

(SBCD)

2.2.1 The Government will rate sub-factors one and two overall ratings of “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. Both sub-factor one and two must receive an “Acceptable” rating. If either factor receives an “Unacceptable” rating, the Offeror will be eliminated from the competitive range.

2.2.2 Sub-Factor One IDIQ Pricing Work sheet if the price for one or more labor category ceiling rates are determined not fair and reasonable, the Offer shall be eliminated from the competitive range and their proposal will not be further evaluated Offerors should note that the ceiling rate for a given labor category is the highest price permitted for a given labor category under the awarded contract. The ceiling rate sets the upper boundary for post award pricing based on price reasonableness. Price competition is expected in post award competitions for task orders under the IDIQ contracts and price reasonableness will be evaluated on all task orders.

Total Evaluated Price: The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for this requirement shall be the summation of the fully burdened base year rates plus each ordering period rates for every labor category.

2.2.3 Sub-Factor Two: Professional Employee Compensation Plan (PECP)

If the compensation plan is determined not fair and reasonable, the offeror shall be eliminated from the competitive range and their proposal will not be further evaluated.

Sub-Factor Two will be rated based on the table below:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 EVALUTION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Sub-Factor Two Professional Employee Compensation Plan (PECP) Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

2.2.4 Sub-Factor Three: Small Business Commitment Document (SBCD) – (Applicable to all Offerors). The Government will evaluate the extent of the Offerors commitment stated in the SBCD to use small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, women-owned small business concerns (as defined in the clause at FAR 52.219-8), and non-traditional small businesses as subcontractors. The Government will also evaluate the SBCD for the following:

(1) The Small Businesses goals are identified in its proposal and how it will meet the goals

(2) How it will utilize Small Businesses and Non-traditional Small Businesses (NTSB).

• The Government will evaluate the Offerors detailed plan to incorporate the use of NTSBs and its plan to assist the NTSBs to become Government contractors (SAM registration, RFP process, intricacies of Government contracting, applicable regulations, points of contact, etc.)

• How it will allocate tasks to SBs and NTSBs;

The realism of the proposal meeting the minimum Small Business subcontracting goals referenced in paragraph 2.2.1.4 in Attachment 1.

Factor 2 – SBCD Ratings (Table 2) Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

2.3 Step 3: Technical Submission

2.3.1 Technical includes Approach and Scenario Solution

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s written scenario solution (oral presentation slides) and technical approach to the PWS tasks and scenario. Offerors written presentation should cover the proposed strategic approach, methodology, and understanding of the PWS tasks and scenario. The Government will evaluate the Offerors use of industry best practices as well as the Offerors proposed outcomes, challenges, assumptions, and alignment (if any) to DoD Enterprise Standards. The Government will evaluate the offers ability to demonstrate and defend its strategy and the strategy’s realism based on the data provided to support its outcomes and recommendation(s). Technical Capability will be evaluated in accordance with Table 3 based on the Offeror’s solution to the Government provided technical scenario.

Offerors shall provide an oral presentation provided by the key personnel that developed the solution and the program manager which shall be employed on any contract awarded.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 EVALUTION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offerors will be provided a notice of the date and time of the oral presentation. This presentation shall be used to explicate their scenario solution. The Government may ask questions to better understand the scenario solution. The oral presentation is not an opportunity for the Offeror to change its proposal.

Factor 3 – Technical (Table 3) Adjectival Rating Description Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of un-successful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is un-awardable.

3.0 Discussions.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to hold discussion using Evaluation Notices (ENs) if, during evaluation it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Therefore, Offerors are advised to submit proposals that are fully and clearly acceptable without additional information. Any discussions will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15.306.

4.0 Award

The Source Selection Authority (SSA) shall select up-to five (5) Offerors whose proposals receive the highest Technical rating in accordance with the established criteria in this Source Selection.

4.1 Technical is more important than price. No proposal with a rating of “Non-Compliant” or “unacceptable” on any factor shall be awarded a contract. No proposal where the ceiling rate on any labor category is considered unreasonable or the prices proposed are unbalanced will be awarded a contract.

4.2 Compliance with solicitation requirements will be evaluated as either acceptable or unacceptable.