4 Section L - Instructions to Offerors IV1.pdf

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FOR

BASE INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION

DD MMMM 202Y

Prepared By:

AFLCMC/HNIB

15 Eglin Street, Building 1607 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1700

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REVISION HISTORY

Revision Number Date Description Section(s) Affected

Section L Instruction to Offerors

1. Program Structure and Purpose This effort will be awarded and executed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Enterprise IT & Cyber Infrastructure Division, and lead by the Base Infrastructure Modernization (BIM) Program Management (PM) Team and act as the overarching effort to modernize the Base Area Network (BAN). The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) is to modernize network infrastructure, and to modernize both the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) and Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) BAN through an as-a-service model utilizing contractor provided networking services at United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) bases throughout the world.

2. General Instructions This enclosure provides a single, streamlined set of instructions to be used when proposing to the BIM IDIQ and includes instructions contain herein from the Government for proposal submittal and evaluation.

3. Instructions to Offerors

3.1 General

Proposals must include all data, information, and certifications as stated in this solicitation and provide them in a way that conforms with the formats, provisions, clauses, page limits, and other specified instructions. Proposals shall NOT include any classified information; if the offeror believes they must transmit classified information in order to comply with this solicitation, they shall immediately notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Proposals that do not conform to the instructions in the solicitation or are incomplete will not be considered.

The Offeror's response must include all data and information requested herein and must be submitted in accordance with (IAW) these instructions. Offerors shall label all the volumes and apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(e) Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data and FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Offeror Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

Any Offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered nonresponsive. The Offeror shall comply with the requirements as stated in this response. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in the proposal may result in an unfavorable evaluation.

The Government reserves the right to withdraw and cancel this response request and has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs incurred for response preparation. In such an event, the PCO shall notify Offerors of the decision to cancel the IDIQ. This decision is final and conclusive and is not subject to the "Disputes" clause or the "Contract Disputes Act".

3.2 Administrative

The Offerors proposal shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and substantiating the validity of stated claims. The response shall be as specific as possible to include the methodologies for accomplishing the requirements. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. The response shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Simply rephrasing or restating of the Government's requirements shall result in an evaluation of the response as unacceptable. The responses shall be evaluated IAW with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award of the BIM

IDIQ.

3.3 Proposal Revisions

Revisions after the solicitation close date may only be submitted in response to Government discussions and comments to the Offeror’s response during the proposal acceptance and validly period. If revisions are submitted, the Offeror shall ensure changes are easily identifiable with tracked changes and sidebar markings of those sections that are changed from the original submission. This identification is for informational purposes only in order to assist Government evaluators.

3.4 Proposal Acceptance and Validity

The Offeror shall make a clear statement in the Offeror’s cover letter that the response is valid for 180 days from the submission deadline date. Any response less than 180 days for acceptance may be rejected. Unless specified otherwise, references to days will mean calendar days not business days.

3.5 Point of Contact

The PCO is the sole point of contact for this solicitation. Written requests for clarification may be sent by email, to the PCO. All communication must be via email, no phone calls will be accepted. Any communications made to anyone, other than the PCO will be ignored.

PCO:

Name:

Address:

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1700 Email:

Phone:

3.6 Debriefing

Debriefing shall be IAW FAR 15.503(b)(1), the PCO will notify unsuccessful offerors of the selection. Upon receipt of an offeror’s timely request, unsuccessful offerors may request in writing information on the award IAW FAR 15.506.15.505(a)(1).

3.7 Authorized Offeror Personnel

On the cover page of the response, provide the name, title, email address, and telephone number of the company and division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your response and who can obligate your company contractually and negotiate with the Government.

Also provide the company/division's street address, county, facility code, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

3.8 Discrepancies

If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the PCO in writing with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial response, as received, without further contact.

3.9 Use of Non-Government Advisors

The DAF intends to use third party, Government Contractor Employees (GCEs) to support personnel as subject matter experts in the review of responses received, including the review of any marked or unmarked proprietary information provided. Appropriate nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) will be executed between the GCE support personnel and the DAF. As such, any response submitted by respondents to this request constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by military personnel, Government civilians, and Specialized Cost Services (SCS), Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services (EPASS), and Federally Funded Research and Development Corporation (FFRDC), and Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) contractors and subcontractors from the following: ARS, Oasis Systems, Abacus Technology, Quantech Services, Riverside Research, Insight Global, Isobar, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Frontier Inc. and the MITRE Corporation; this list is not all inclusive and may change based on Government discretion.

All offerors shall provide a statement on their cover letter as to whether or not they have or foresee an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) and if so, submit an OCI mitigation plan along with your contractual documentation which will not to be counted toward any page count in your proposal. This statement shall be submitted once in the Offerors initial proposal cover letter in Gate 1. Should an Offeror foresee an OCI, and a mitigation plan was submitted with the initial proposal in Gate 1, this mitigation plan shall not be re-submitted in Gate 2.

4 Proposal Organization The Offeror shall prepare the response IAW Table 1 below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limitation and with the number of copies as specified. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this section will be removed from the proposal and will not be read or evaluated.

Volume Element ID Evaluation Page Limit

PWS

Ref.

Gate 1 Volume 1 Information Contracting Information 1 N/A

Volume 2 Factor 1 Prior Experience 5 N/A Factor 2 Facility Clearance 1 N/A

Gate 2 Volume 1 Information Contracting Information 1 N/A

Volume 2

Factor 1 Technical Proposal 30 3 Subfactor 1 Global Management Support Plan 2.1 Subfactor 2 Task Order Support Plan 2.1.2, 3.4 Subfactor 3 Staff Management Plan 2.6, 2.14, 3.9.4,

3.9.5 Subfactor 4 Professional Employee

Compensation Compliance N/A

Subfactor 5 Quality Control Plan 2.18

Volume 3

Factor 2 Small Business Participation 10 N/A Subfactor 1 Small Business Participation

Commitment N/A

Subfactor 2 Small Business Participation Plan N/A Volume 4 Factor 3 Past Performance 10 N/A

Gate 3 Volume 1 Information Contracting Information 1 N/A

Volume 2

Factor 1 Logistics 8 2.13 Subfactor 1 International Shipping 4.2 Subfactor 2 Supply Chain Risk Management

Plan 2.12, 4.5, 4.5.1

Subfactor 3 Capability and Operations Plan 2.1 Volume 3 Factor 2 Past Performance 10 N/A

Table 1: Proposal Organization

4.1 Page Limitations and Format

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages shall be single spaced and numbered. The text size shall be Arial Narrow in a font size of 12 point.

Each page shall be counted except for the following: blank pages, title pages, tables of contents, tabs, indexes, glossaries, and those noted in the Proposed Organization table as unlimited. Text in tables and graphics shall be no smaller than Arial Narrow 9-point font. Cover pages and table of contents are not included in page counts. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation of each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes. The offeror is reminded through the course of their response to be succinct, but not to the detriment of the written response. The readability of your documents will affect the evaluators understanding.

4.2 Electronic Files

The electronic copies of the responses shall be submitted in a format readable by PDF. Do not embed electronic files within other electronic files.

4.2.1 Distribution

Offerors shall submit one (1) electronic copy of their proposal via DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) (https://safe.apps.mil/). Offerors will receive an email from DoD SAFE (NoReplyTo@mail.mil), with a link and “request code” to drop off the proposals. DoD SAFE provides capability to send files up to 8.0 GB. If an Offeror anticipates a drop off larger than 8.0 GB, it is recommended that Offerors submit an email request to the PCO no earlier than 14 days and no later than 2 days from due date of proposal submission. Offerors shall familiarize themselves with uploading documents into DoD Safe through the information and instructions provided on DoD SAFE website.

Responses received after the time and date listed will not be considered or evaluated for receipt of award; nor will they be used for any future evaluations within the 180-day validity period, per Section 3.4 – Proposal Acceptance and Validity. The Government will not be responsible for any failure of receipt of the proposals or any failure of the Offeror to verify receipt of the proposals.

4.2.2 Disposition of Responses

IAW FAR 4.803(a)(10) (Contents of Contract Files), the Government will retain one electronic copy of all unsuccessful responses unless the Offeror requests otherwise.

5 Overall Gate Instructions Offeror competitiveness is outlined in Table 2 below. Gates 1 and 2 are required for companies wishing to join the BIM IDIQ with the intention to compete for a Task Order (TO) on the services portion of the BIM IDIQ. Gate 3 is for Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) proposing to join the Hardware acquisition pool. A Small Business (SB) may propose to join both the services and hardware segments of the BIM IDIQ. If your company is a large business, you cannot propose to be a part of the SB Pool for Hardware, only the services segment.

Gate Pool Open to… Opens Closes

1 Services Small and Large Businesses DD MMMM

YYYY

DD MMMM

YYYY

2 Services Small and Large Businesses that have passed Gate 1

DD MMMM

YYYY

DD MMMM

YYYY

3 Hardware Small Disadvantaged Businesses DD MMMM

YYYY

DD MMMM

YYYY

Table 2: Offeror Gated Competitiveness https://safe.apps.mil/ mailto:NoReplyTo@mail.mil

6 Gate 1 Instructions By your proposal submission, you affirm that your company will perform all the requirements specified in the BIM IDIQ. Under this Gate, the Offeror shall provide the following information:

6.1.1 Volume 1

6.1.2 Information – Contracting Information

The Proposal Cover Sheet, (Section J, Attachment J-2, Proposal Cover Sheet) shall be included as the first page of this volume.

Offerors shall provide the name, title, email address, and telephone number of the company/division POC, to include CAGE code regarding decisions made with respect to the Offeror’s proposal and who can obligate the company contractually. Also, Offerors shall identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

6.1.3 Volume 2

6.1.4 Factor 1 – Prior Experience

The Offeror shall arrange for their commercial and Government customers to utilize the attached Prior Experience Questionnaire (Section J, Attachment J-3) and provide a completed, signed version to the BIM PM Team. Offerors shall have their Government or commercial customers directly send the BIM team a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 prior experience questionnaires within the previous 5 years regards to Information Technology (IT) Network Operations where experience is directly related to:

a) Activities performed to Monitor, Manage, and Respond to customer notifications on availability and performance of network(s).

In addition, Offerors shall arrange for their commercial and Government customers to provide the attached prior experience questionnaire (Section J, Attachment J-3) of at least 1, but up to 2 contracts relating to classified network(s), questionnaires relating to classified networks shall not contain classified information and shall contain experience directly related to:

b) Activities performed to Operating, Maintaining or Monitoring classified network(s).

6.1.5 Factor 2 – Facility Clearance

Offerors shall provide current facility clearance certification to the level of “secret”. Verification of facility clearance shall be verified by source selection members through use of the Offerors CAGE code.

7 Gate 2 Instructions By your proposal submission, you affirm that your company will perform all the requirements specified in the BIM IDIQ. Under this Gate, the Offeror shall provide the following information:

7.1.1 Volume 1

7.1.2 Information – Contract Information

as the first page of this volume.

Offerors shall provide the name, title, email address, and telephone number of the company/division POC, to include CAGE code regarding decisions made with respect to the

7.1.3 Volume 2

7.1.4 Factor 1 – Technical Proposal

The technical proposal, including its sub-factors, shall not make any reference to cost or pricing information.

The technical proposal shall be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated as defined in Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award, FAR Part 15. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying these subfactors. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is neither necessary nor desirable for you to tell us so in your proposal. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. Elaborate brochures, or advertisements are unnecessary and will not be evaluated.

7.1.5 Subfactor 1 – Global Management Support Plan

The BIM effort will take place on a global scale and may execute concurrently within Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS).

Offerors shall provide a Global Management Support Plan that addresses the Offerors intent and scalability efforts as it relates to implementing requirements within the BIM IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS). The plan shall address:

a) Offerors shall submit a Capability Statement as well as an Operational Plan to demonstrate that the Offeror can sufficiently handle the breadth and scale of transformational tasks across multiple locations, with minimal risk to the Government.

b) Implementation of DAF CONUS and OCONUS base scalability where the Offeror shall address a feasible approach of execution at multiple locations in the following instances:

1) Single Base and respective Geographically Separate Units (GSUs)

2) Multiple Bases and respective GSUs

c) Demonstration, understanding and knowledge of applicable bilateral international Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) where the Offeror addresses DoD contractor concerns of BIM requirements in host nations.

d) Establishing a provisional staffing plan that demonstrates the ability to staff organizationally to support DAF CONUS and OCONUS base scalability.

e) Offerors shall provide a plan to establish systems and procedures to adhere to Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits.

f) Offerors shall provide a Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Plan that addresses:

1) Evaluation, full examination, or implementation of its full spectrum supply chain

2) Identification, assessment, planning, and mitigation of actual and potential threats vulnerabilities, and disruptions to the supply chain

3) Application of supply chain protection and counterfeit protection as outlined in

Sections 2.12 Supplier Management, and 2.12.1 Counterfeit Protection, and Section 4 Hardware Requirements of the BIM IDIQ PWS.

4) Identification, assessment, planning, and mitigation of Cybersecurity SCRM (C-

SCRM)

g) Offerors shall provide a plan for contributing, working on, or otherwise assisting the Government with the Authority to Operate (ATO) process

7.1.6 Subfactor 2 – TO Support Plan

The sample TO technical proposal, including its sub-factors, shall not make any reference to cost or pricing information.

Offerors shall provide a technical, programmatic, and administrative solution to a DAF Sample Base (Section J, Attachment J-4). The response to the sample base problem shall align with the BIM IDIQ PWS and scope within. This conceptual solution will challenge the Offeror to propose a solution to a theoretical DAF base for infrastructure modernization. All information/criteria contained within the prompt are theoretical in nature and depict a generalized DAF base for modernization. The limited information available for this sample problem is intentional. This is to simulate the environment a contractor may experience at TO proposals and/or award.

Additional details will not be provided.

Researching and matching the sample base map to its real-world counterpart will not assist your proposal to this sample base problem. This map was selected in isolation to the other amalgamated data. This theoretical base is blended from various bases on what the Government deems to be an average.

All information provided for the sample base contained therein is final and will follow Section

4.1 - Page Limitations and Format specifications. Any additional or recommended approaches outside of scope for this sample base will not be taken into consideration and will not add to or inhibit the evaluation process. It is recommended that the offeror focus solely on providing a solution and avoid marketing your previous achievements or experience in this white paper.

The response should be as specific as possible to include the methodologies for accomplishing the requirements. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are essential. The Offeror should not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the proposal. The response shall address:

a) Demonstration, understanding and knowledge of applicable bilateral international SOFA where the Offeror addresses DoD contractor concerns of BIM requirements in host nations.

b) How the Offeror intends to comply with the Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP) and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) of the DAF.

c) Clear articulation of any/all unique spectrum and connection challenges that could be faced in the sample base location.

d) A notional solution architecture and plan for the build, deployment, and operations of systems/services described in the BIM IDIQ PWS that supports the performance and reliability goals of the DAF.

e) How the solution can increase efficiency and effectiveness while delivering quality of service and quality of experience.

f) Demonstrates increasing use of automation and reduction in manpower for IT Asset Management, Endpoint Management, Security Configuration Management, Vulnerability Management, Threat Detection & Remediation, Integration w/ Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) & Analytics, Program Management, Engineering Services, and Transition Services.

g) How these solutions are delivered (locally, enterprise, aaS, etc.) and notes their anticipated time to deliver once the Government authorizes work.

h) How the Offeror plans to staff appropriate personnel and how these personnel will be made available to the Government including mission essential personnel during contingency operations.

i) Articulates an overarching management plan for how the offeror plans to schedule, administer, manage, and execute all requirements within the BIM IDIQ PWS.

j) Offeror shall demonstrate how they will create and manage an overarching Master Schedule that sequences all required activities within the BIM IDIQ PWS.

7.1.7 Subfactor 3 – Staff Management Plan

Offerors are required to submit a Staffing/Equipment Plan for Sample Base TO. The plan shall address the process for staffing/equipping the location in the Sample TO.

a) Provide the Sample TO approach for personnel recruitment, training, obtaining security clearances, and retention of personnel. This should include the number of personnel, by labor category, required and the total number of hours to perform the Sample TO requirement, given in yearly totals for the base period and subsequent options.

b) Demonstrate ability to hire and maintain qualified personnel, work and/or travel to multiple geographical locations both CONUS and OCONUS, and/or demonstrate the ability to use telework technology to meet the requirements outlined in sample TO.

c) Provide the number of personnel, by labor category, and hours proposed to perform services IAW Section J, Attachment J-4, Sample Base TO.

d) Provide a description of the methodology service, and maintain contractor provided vehicles for the Sample TO. This should include the quantities and types of equipment proposed to perform the Sample TO requirement.

e) Provide the quantities and pieces of contractor furnished equipment proposed in order to perform services IAW Section J, Attachment J-4, sample TO.

7.1.8 Subfactor 4 – Professional Employee Compensation Compliance The Offeror shall submit a total compensation plan setting forth an average unburdened direct labor rate and fringe benefits provided for its professional employees (as defined in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 541). For the plan to be realistic, it must reflect a clear understanding of work to be performed and shall indicate the capability of the proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet BIM IDIQ mission objectives.

The Professional Employee Compensation Plan submitted will not become part of the awarded contract and will not become part of TOs.

7.1.9 Subfactor 5 – Quality Control (QC) Plan

The offeror shall provide a QC plan that addresses the requirements of Section J, Attachment J-4, Sample TO which shall include the following as a minimum:

a) Scheduling of services

b) How the offeror intends to effectively implement equipment management, emergency responses, hazardous materials, and safety programs.

c) Comply with Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

d) Receive notice of problems

e) Response to problems and deficiencies

f) Handle challenging problems

g) Perform inspections and Frequency of inspections

h) Threat Analysis

7.1.10 Volume 3

7.1.11 Factor 2 – Small Business Participation

7.1.12 Subfactor 1 – SB Participation Commitment Document

All Prime Offerors, to include SB shall submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) (Section J, J-6) by completing the SBPCD template and by following additional instructions provided therein.

Offerors must submit sufficient supporting documentation in conjunction with their completed SBPCD template to substantiate any current, existing, or new small business arrangements that will be secured for performing on the subject acquisition and to demonstrate compliance with FAR 52.219-8. Any supporting documentation submitted in conjunction with the completed SBPCD will not be included in the page count, so long as the documentation is an attachment to this volume and solely focused on supporting the SBPCD.

Performance shall be based on the Contractor’s actual attainment toward the objectives contained within the SBPCD, and the BIM, 30% SB participation goal or Minimum Quantitative Requirement (MQR). The SB 30% MQR shall be calculated based on total small business subcontracted as a percentage of the total TO value. The SBPCD must include 5 small business members, to include at least 1 Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) active in the 8(a) Business Development Program and at least 1 additional small business of any socioeconomic category.

Second and third tier SB subcontractors will not be considered towards the total SB participation percentage in this factor. The Government will monitor the successful awardee’s ability to meet, exceed, or remain on target with regard to the SBPCD.

7.1.13 Subfactor 2 – Small Business Participation Plan

The Offeror shall propose a plan to utilize subcontractor relationships in-order-to meet and execute the requirements of the BIM PWS. Offerors should highlight measures implemented to vet the technical competency and practices of the subcontractor company and provide relevant documentation supporting expected success in using that partner (e.g. past performance, stringent vetting process, etc.)

Offerors, unless otherwise exempt due to being a small business concern or other reasons in accordance with FAR 19.702(b), shall, in accordance with FAR 19.7, 52.219-9 – Alternate II, 52.244-5, and DFARS 252.219-7003, submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If the offeror is a participant in the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test program specified in DFARS 219-71, Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program, the offer shall provide a copy of the approved comprehensive plan.

Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer shall make the offer ineligible for award of a contract.

7.1.14 Volume 4

7.1.15 Factor 3 – Past Performance

The Offeror shall provide a list of up to 5 of the most recent and relevant contracts performed for Government or commercial customers. Any submission received in excess of the limit will not be evaluated and only the first 5 contracts listed will be considered for this aspect of the past performance. The Offeror shall indicate, for each contract, a contract number, Government agency or commercial customer name, and Point of Contact information (at a minimum, a name, phone number, and email address) as outlined in Table 3 below.

Ref Contract Number

Agency/Commercial Customer

Contact Name

Phone Number Email Address

1 FA452820X9999 USAF – Minot AFB John Smith 123-456-7890 Jsmith@us.af.mil 2 203954 University of Connecticut Bob Jones 234-567-8901 Bobjones@uconn.edu 3 RGM0892 Chicago Regional Medical

Center Jane Clarke 345-678-9012 j.cla@crmc.com

4 HX456AR Hotel deLuxe Albuquerque Sara Johnson 456-789-0123 Saraj@hdlcorp.com 5 239472MMCO Marketview Mall – Seattle, WA

Che Brook 567-890-1234 Brookch@mvinc.com

Table 3: Example of a past performance submission.

To be considered recent, past performance must have been performed for any period of time between 1 January 2018 through 31 December 2022.

To be considered relevant, past performance must meet the minimum requirements outlined in Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award regarding evaluation. In addition to evaluating technical performance, the Government will be evaluating the Offeror’s compliance with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan;

The Government will contact the individuals identified for the Offeror’s submitted contracts and send a Past Performance Questionnaire for their completion, either through phone, email, or regular mail as appropriate. If the Government cannot reach the identified point of contact, the Government may request a secondary point of contact from the offeror to obtain information necessary to assign a performance confidence assessment rating.

The Offeror shall arrange for their commercial and Government customers to use the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (Section J, Attachment J-7) and provide a completed and signed version directly to the BIM team. Offeror shall have their Government or commercial customers directly send the BIM team a minimum of 3 and up to 5 Past Performance Questionnaires where contracts were performed between January 2018 and December 2022; any experience unrelated directly to networking will not be considered. Under no circumstances will the BIM PM Team accept questionnaires sent directly by the Offeror. Respondents may use prior experiences provided by subcontractor work, so long as the majority of prior experiences submitted represent prime contractor experience. Respondents may provide prior experiences from governmental or non-governmental performances.

In addition to technical performance, addressing quality, relevancy, and recency, the Government will also, as appropriate, evaluate the Offeror’s ability to fulfill small business commitments.

In reviewing Past Performance, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the Offeror’s Past Performance proposal volume and information obtained from sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to: Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Past Performance Integrated Reporting System (PPIRS), SAM, Past Performance Questionnaires, the contracts identified in the Offeror’s Prior Experience, and any other source deemed necessary to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation of the Offeror’s past performance.

Offerors that do not have past performance information within the above stated sources does not preclude from continuance on the BIM IDIQ award but will be rated neutral.

8 Gate 3 Instructions By your response submission, you affirm that your company will perform all the requirements specified in the IDIQ SB Pool. A Large Business may not apply for the SB hardware pool and should not provide a response to Gate 3 in its entirety. Under this Gate, the Offeror shall provide the following information:

8.1.1 Volume 1

8.1.2 Information – Contract Information

as the first page of this volume.

Offerors shall provide the name, title, email address, and telephone number of the company/division POC, to include CAGE code regarding decisions made with respect to the

8.1.3 Volume 2

8.1.4 Factor 1 – Logistics

The BIM effort will take place on a global scale and may execute concurrently within CONUS and OCONUS. To demonstrate that the Offeror can sufficiently handle the breadth and scale of logistical challenges across multiple locations, with minimal risk to the Government, Offerors shall propose logistic scalability efforts as it relates to implementing requirements within the BIM IDIQ PWS. The proposal shall address:

8.1.5 Subfactor 1 – International Shipping

The Offeror must fully respond to and demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements and the scalability of scope for DAF CONUS and OCONUS bases across various states and countries.

Due to the complexity, breadth, and depth of scope under the BIM IDIQ, Offerors in this subfactor must demonstrate the ability and understanding of the differences between CONUS and OCONUS customs, shipping, delivery services for various DAF locations and provide relevant information on how delivering to DAF OCONUS locations shall be conducted.

8.1.6 Subfactor 2 – SCRM Plan

Offerors shall provide a SCRM Plan that provides the review, scan, or implementation of the Offerors full spectrum supply chain and identify, assess, plan for, and mitigate actual or potential threats, vulnerabilities, and disruptions to the DAFs BIM supply chain throughout the lifecycle to ensure mission effectiveness. The Offerors SCRM Plan will also address supply chain protection and counterfeit protection as outlined in Sections 2.12 Supplier Management, and 2.12.1 Counterfeit Protection, and Section 4. Hardware Requirements of the BIM IDIQ PWS. The Offeror shall include identification, assessment, planning, and mitigation of Cybersecurity

SCRM (C-SCRM)

8.1.7 Subfactor 3 – Capability and Operations Plan

Offerors shall submit a Capability Statement as well as an Operational Plan to demonstrate that the Offeror can sufficiently handle the breadth and scale of transformational tasks across multiple locations, with minimal risk to the Government. The plan shall address the process for managing hardware deliveries both CONUS and OCONUS and to all applicable locations, addressing performance of a minimum of four (4) locations concurrently:

a. Outline proposed national management structure, to include the positions necessary to perform BIM IDIQ requirements at applicable bases for the set-aside proposed.

b. Identify the role/responsibilities of each management position.

The Government will evaluate as either Acceptable or Unacceptable, when the Government determines that the Offeror can sufficiently handle the breadth and scale of transformational tasks and anticipated scope of work, across multiple locations, with minimal risk to the Government.

8.1.8 Volume 3

8.1.9 Factor 2 – Past Performance

The Offeror shall arrange for their commercial and Government customers to use the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (Section J, Attachment J-2, Proposal Cover Sheet) and provide a completed and signed version directly to the BIM team. Offeror shall have their Government or commercial customers directly send the BIM team a minimum of 3 and up to 5 Past Performance Questionnaires where contracts were performed between January 2018 and December 2022; any experience unrelated directly to networking will not be considered. Under no circumstances will the BIM PM Team accept questionnaires sent directly by the Offeror. Respondents may use prior experiences provided by subcontractor work, so long as the majority of prior experiences submitted represent prime contractor experience. Respondents may provide prior experiences from governmental or non-governmental performances.

In reviewing Past Performance, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the Offeror’s Past Performance proposal volume and information obtained from other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to: CPARS, FAPIIS, PPIRS, SAM, Past Performance Questionnaires, and any other source deemed necessary to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation of the Offeror’s past performance.

Offerors that do not have past performance information within the above stated sources does not preclude from continuance on the BIM IDIQ award but will be rated neutral.