Amendment 0003 47QSCC23R0040 Continuation Pages.pdf

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The following changes are made to Solicitation 47QSCC23R0040, as shown in the following tracked changes. Tracked changes are in bold red and are either underlined (when language is added) or struck through (when language is deleted).

1. RFP, Section D, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS, is amended as follows:

Contract Exhibits/Attachments Attachment 13 - JCCS Supplier List

2. RFP, Section E.6.1, General Instructions, is amended as follows:

d) Volume 3, Attachment 13- JCCS Supplier List will only be requested from offerors that receive an “Acceptable” rating or higher for Factors 1,2, and 7; a “Some Confidence” or higher for Factor 3, a “Somewhat Relevant” or higher for Factor 4, and a “Satisfactory” for Factor 6. Volume 3 must be submitted via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov, michael.sheckels@gsa.gov and katie.hudiburgh@gsa.govby the date and time as notified by the Contracting Officer by email after the evaluation of Factors 1-7 has been completed. If a response is not received by the Government by the notified date and time, the proposal will be considered late and will be removed from consideration.

d) e) Volume 34–A price proposal–will only be requested from offerors that receive an “Acceptable” rating or higher for Factors 1, 2, and 7, and 8; a “Some Confidence” or higher for Factor 3, a “Somewhat Relevant” or higher for Factor 4, and a “Satisfactory” for Factor 6. Volume 4 must be submitted via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov, michael.sheckels@gsa.gov and katie.hudiburgh@gsa.govby the date and time as notified by the Contracting Officer by email after the evaluation of Factors 1-78 has been completed. If a response is not received by the Government by the notified date and time, the proposal will be considered late and will be removed from consideration.

e) f) Offerors shall submit their proposal documents in soft copy electronic versions. The contents of each volume must be submitted together simultaneously, although the Government will accept multiple emails submitted together due to size limitations (see further explanation below regarding multiple emails). All documents must be in Microsoft Office 2007 or Adobe Acrobat 9.4 or later version, in a searchable format. Electronic proposal documents shall be consolidated by volume. If documents cannot be grouped within one *.zip file and/or one email, offerors may use multiple emails provided they label each email “Email X of X” (ex. “Email 1 of 3”). The font on ALL documents submitted for this proposal shall not be smaller than Times New Roman font size 10. Times New Roman size 10 or larger will be accepted. The page size must be 8.5” by 11” and may have up to .75 inch margins, but not larger. Not adhering to proposal instructions may lead to a non-responsive determination and the offeror’s proposal may be removed from further consideration. Attachments that were uploaded to SAM in Excel format (i.e. Attachment 3, 7, 8, and 12) must be submitted in Excel format. The Excel document is considered part of the applicable volume where the Excel document is specifically listed as part of the Volume contents in the Volume instructions. The Excel document must be submitted with, simultaneously, the rest of the contents of the applicable volume.

f) g) GSA accepts no responsibility and shall not be held liable for incomplete and/or late proposal submissions, including if due to technical difficulties in transmission of messages and/or documents exceeding the 25MB per email limit.

g) h) Questions concerning the contents of this RFP shall be accepted no later than on August 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM, ET. Please submit questions in the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKKytq8dZzc807efyw_Fo-bVRUH91yMPFB4KIYGYJS- 6qy4g/viewform. Questions received and GSA’s responses will be posted to www.SAM.gov at regular intervals during the proposal period. Identities of prospective Offerors asking questions will not be disclosed and any proprietary information contained within questions will be redacted. Questions should mailto:Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov about:blank mailto:michael.sheckels@gsa.gov mailto:katie.hudiburgh@gsa.gov mailto:Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov about:blank mailto:michael.sheckels@gsa.gov mailto:katie.hudiburgh@gsa.gov https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKKytq8dZzc807efyw_Fo-bVRUH91yMPFB4KIYGYJS-6qy4g/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKKytq8dZzc807efyw_Fo-bVRUH91yMPFB4KIYGYJS-6qy4g/viewform http://www.fbo.gov/

47QSCC23R0040 Amendment 0003 Continuation Pages Page 2 of 8 cite the section, paragraph number and page number in question within the RFP. Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquiries or comments and will not receive a response from GSA. Furthermore, offerors are reminded that GSA will not address hypothetical or scenario-based questions or questions aimed toward receiving potential “evaluation decisions” from GSA.

The last submitted version of a Volume will be the version that is reviewed by the Government, if the Volume is submitted timely.

h) i) All Volumes are to be prepared as separate files. Technical proposals must not contain any pricing information; do not cross-reference material submitted in the technical proposal with the price proposal, and vice versa. Information provided shall be concise, complete, and shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of the requirements as described in Attachment 2 of this solicitation. It is imperative that offerors thoroughly read and understand the Performance Work Statement when preparing and submitting proposals. Proposals that merely restate the government’s requirements or offer to conduct a program in accordance with the government’s requirements without going into further detail will not be considered acceptable and will not receive further consideration. Similarly, over-generalizations and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well-known techniques will be used” are also not acceptable.

i) j) Offerors are cautioned that the use of any format other than the one described in this section could result in the evaluation board’s inability to give maximum ratings and may result in a non-responsive determination, based on which the offeror’s proposal will be removed from further consideration.

j) k) When evaluating an offeror’s capability to perform the prospective contract, the government will also consider how well the offeror complied with proposal submission instructions. Offers should contain the contractor’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

k) l) Should the offer include any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the offer may be determined “unacceptable” and thus ineligible for contract award. Should the offeror have any questions related to specific terms and conditions, these should be resolved prior to submission of the offer.

l) m) The government will not be liable for any costs associated with the development, preparation, transmittal, or presentation of any proposal or material submitted in response to this RFP. The proposal and all materials submitted by the offeror in connection with this RFP shall become the property of the government.

3. RFP, Section E.7, Source Selection Procedures, is amended as follows:

Source selection will be conducted in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the solicitation.

A complete proposal must consist of:

A. Volume 1 – Contract Data B. Volume 2 – Technical Proposal

a. Factor 1 – Technical Excellence

b. Factor 2 – Operational Quality Assurance

c. Factor 3 – Experience

d. Factor 4 – Past Performance

e. Factor 5- Small Business Participation

f. Factor 6- Small Business Utilization

g. Factor 7 - Live Test Demonstration

C. Volume 3 – Factor 8 JCCS Registration of CONUS Suppliers D. C. Volume 3 4 – Price Proposal(s)

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4. RFP, Section E.8, Instructions for Volume 1-Contract Data, is amended as follows:

Contract Data: Tab Specific Notes

• Tab 12: The offeror must have an active and complete JCCS registration for prime and its subcontractor(s) located in the CENTCOM Area of Region ). Prime and all subcontractors, including suppliers located within CENTCOM AOR, must have an active and complete profile. The offeror must have Vendor ID numbers for both prime and proposed ALL subcontractors located in the CENTCOM AOR proposed. Any offeror (and its subcontractors in the CENTCOM AOR) not having an active and complete profile or who fails to provide a valid Vendor ID at the time of Volume 1 submission deadline will be determined non-responsive and removed from consideration.

5. RFP, Section E.9.8, Instructions for Volume 3 - Registration in Joint Command Contracting System, is removed:

Submission Volume 3 - JCCS Supplier List will only be requested from those offerors that receive notification by the government that their Overall Adjective Rating for Volumes 1 and 2 are “Acceptable” or higher. If a proposal receives an “Unacceptable” rating under Factor 1, 2, or a “Low Confidence” rating under Factor 3, or receives a “Not Relevant/No Confidence” rating for Factor 4, or a “Unsatisfactory” rating for Factor 6 , and/or an “Unacceptable” rating for Factor 7 the proposal will be considered unawardable and removed from consideration. The date and time when Volume 3 is due to the government will be provided in writing by the GSA CO at the time offerors are notified of their standing after the completion of the Volume 2 evaluation. The offeror will be given two weeks to submit Volume 3 after notification by letter .

Offerors shall submit an electronic copy of Volume 3 in the format indicated under the section Proposal Submission Requirement of the solicitation.

CONTENT: Offerors shall submit an electronic copy of Volume 3 in the formats indicated in section E.6.1 General Instructions. The written portion of Volume 3 includes only the information in Attachment 13. Attachment 13 is the list of NSN’s on this contract. The offeror must fill in columns “C” and ‘D” to provide the supplier for each NSN and the suppliers Vendor ID. This includes all suppliers both CONUS and OCONUS.

6. RFP, Section E.9.9 8, Instructions for Volume 34 - Price Proposal(s), is amended as follows:

Volume 34 – Price Proposal(s) will only be requested from those offerors that receive notification by the government that their Volume 1 and Volume 2, and Volume 3 are acceptable. Overall Adjective Rating for Volumes 1, and 2, and 3 are “Acceptable” or higher. If a proposal receives an “Unacceptable” rating under Factor 1, 2, or a “Low Confidence” rating under Factor 3, or receives a “Not Relevant/No Confidence” rating for Factor 4, or a “Unsatisfactory” rating for Factor 6, and/or an “Unacceptable” for Factor 7, and/or a “unacceptable” under Factor 8 then the proposal will be considered unawardable and removed from consideration. The date and time when Volume 34 is due to the government will be provided in writing by the GSA CO at the time offerors are notified of their standing after the completion of the Volume 23 evaluation.

Volume 34 – Price Proposal Page Limit

Tab 1 Cover Page 1 page https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noMW_ZmNKa9i0BzvtQkble-0Gon9w6qqD0WH-CPGE4o/edit#heading=h.2nusc19

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Tab 2 Volume 34 Table of Contents

5 pages

Tab 3 Pricing Proposal See notes below

Tab 3-a

Pricing Data Must be submitted in Excel format at Attachment 7, with offeror fill-in sections completed with numerical prices (US Dollar) only, except percentages where specifically required, with no additional information included.

1 additional page, in Word, is required for filling out the chart found at solicitation section B.6. The contractor must fill in the Total Estimated Value for CLINs 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005, and the Total Estimated Contract Value.

No additional information is allowed for this tab.

Tab 3-b

EPA Statement and cost decrease plan

1 page

Tab 3-c

Supplemental explanation of pricing

2 pages

Tab

Subcontracting Plan

19 pages (Small Businesses are not required to submit a Subcontracting Plan)

PAGE LIMITATION: Page limitations for each tab are listed in the table directly above this section.

Attachment 7 must be returned back in Excel format. Per RFP Section E.6.1(e), the offeror is only allowed to fill in information in columns that state “offeror fill-in”, and must only include the information requested by the template per RFP instructions. Any extraneous information not specifically requested per RFP instruction, or any information outside of columns labeled “offeror fill-in” and outside of the rows that have information from the Government (i.e. blank rows within the template) will not be reviewed, evaluated or considered. The font shall not be smaller than Times New Roman font size 10.

Tab Specific Notes

Tab 1: There are no specific notes for Tab 1 outside of the page limitations as noted in the table above.

Tab 2: Volume 34 must include a table of contents summarizing the contents of the volume.

Tab 3: There are no specific notes for Tab 3. Tab 3 is inclusive of Tab 3a, Tab 3b, and Tab 3c.

Tab 3-a: See below submission requirements for pricing proposal.

Tab 3-b: The pricing proposal must include the offeror’s plan to decrease pricing as inflation and global supply chain costs go down in the future. The plan must discuss how the contractor will utilize the EPA

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Tab 3-c: The offeror may utilize this section to explain their markup percentages and other pricing information. The document must also include the market indicator proposed in accordance with the EPA clause section (b). This market indicator may be negotiated prior to award. The pricing proposal must include the proposed discount for the bearer pick-up option.

Tab 4: Offerors who are Other Than Small Businesses under the applicable NAICS for this procurement must submit a subcontracting plan as part of Volume 34. The subcontracting plan must be in accordance with FAR 19.704 and FAR 52.219-9. GSA expects offerors to thoroughly review the requirements set forth in FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan Requirements and FAR Clause 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan before submitting their subcontracting plans. Any offeror required to submit a subcontracting plan, and either fails to provide one or provides one that does not meet the subcontracting requirements will be removed from consideration for being non-responsive. If subcontracting goals cannot be negotiated and agreed to by both parties (Government and apparent awardee) prior to award, then the Contracting Officer may determine that an award cannot be made to the offeror and may award to the next apparent awardee. The offeror’s compliance with subcontracting plans on previous contracts may also be considered in the responsibility determination per FAR 19.705.

General Pricing Information The Price Volume (Volume 34) must address all pricing requirements listed in the solicitation.

Submission

The pricing proposal must include an Excel spreadsheet using the format at Attachment 7. All fill-in sections and tabs of Attachment 7 must be filled out and submitted by the offeror. Gray cells in Attachment 7 indicate fill-in cells. The information filled in by the contractor must be numerical prices in US Dollars, except where percentage is specifically required. No additional information is allowed.

Information outside of columns labeled “Offeror Fill-In”, with fill-in cells shaded with color (gray), will not be evaluated or considered. The pricing section must discuss the discount the government will receive on orders picked up by GSA customers at the Offeror’s warehouse facility.

The pricing proposal must also include the chart at solicitation section B.6, with the Total Estimated Value filled out by the offeror for each CLIN (CLIN 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005), and with the Total Estimated Contract Value filled out by the offeror. 1 page is allowed in order to submit this chart;

see page count limitations under section E.9.8, above.

The Excel spreadsheet using the format at Attachment 7 must list, for each country:

● The material cost per NSN item; this is the price charged to the offeror by the supplier.

● The markup amount, stated both in terms of US Dollars and percentage of material price, for each NSN. The markup amount must be inclusive of sourcing, management, transportation, general and administrative expenses, overhead, taxes, packaging, delivery, anticipated profits, and any other direct and indirect cost associated with this requirement;

● The final per-unit Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for each NSN. The per-unit FFP encompasses the material price and the markup discussed above.

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Note that, while the offeror must fill out for each country the material cost, the markup, and the final per-unit FFP, the pricing for each country is not required to be different (i.e. the offeror may propose the same per-unit price for country 1 and country 2, if the offeror chooses to do so).

For each country, the per-unit FFP for each NSN is then multiplied by the estimated demand for that country, to calculate the Extended FFP. The Extended FFP for each country are then added together to calculate the Total Extended Price for that NSN.

The Total Extended Prices for each NSN are added together to calculate the Total Estimated Price for the performance period.

The offeror must fill out the above for each contract period (Base Period, Option Period 1, Option Period 2, Option Period 3, and Option Period 4).

The sum of the Total Estimate Price of each performance period is the Total Estimated Contract Value.

Note: Items where demand history was 0 for a particular NSN in a particular country have been given a demand value of 1 (noted with an asterisk), for price evaluation purposes.

The pricing proposal must also include the offeror’s plan to decrease pricing as inflation and global supply chain costs go down in the future. The plan must demonstrate understanding of the EPA clause including price decreases, and how decreasing costs will be monitored by the offeror to ensure price reductions are submitted when appropriate.

Note: A price evaluation will only be conducted on price proposals of offerors that receive an “Acceptable” rating or higher on Factor 78.

Note: Contractors must propose pricing for all items in Attachment 3. Pricing format is included at Attachment 7. Every item in Attachment 7 must be filled out for each country and each option period.

7. RFP, Section E.14, Volume 3- JCCS is amended as follows:

Offerors moving on to Volume 3 will participate in a JCCS Requirement factor as an additional technical factor. Proposals that do not receive an “Acceptable” will not be evaluated on price and will be removed from consideration.

E.14.1 Technical Factor 8-JCCS The JCCS factor will be rated with the following adjectival ratings:

1. Acceptable: Indicates that the offeror’s proposal contains the supplier names and Vendor ID for each NSN listed in Attachment 13. The offeror provided suppliers with an active and complete profile.

2. Unacceptable: Any offeror that does not have an active and complete profile, or fails to provide a supplier name and/or provides an incorrect Vendor ID will receive a “Unacceptable” rating.

8. RFP, Section E.14 5, Volume 34 – Price Factor, is amended as follows:

Proposals that do not receive an “Acceptable” rating for Live Test Demonstration JCCS- Factor 78 evaluation will not be evaluated on price and will be removed from consideration.

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9. RFP, Section E.15 6, GSAM 552.217-71 Notice Regarding Option(s) (Nov 1992).

10. RFP, Section E.16 7, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI).

11. RFP, Section E.17 8, IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM).

12. RFP, Section E.18 9, Assessment of C-SCRM Risks.

13. RFP, Section E.19 20, Federal Acquisition Security Council Approval.

14. RFP, TABLE OF CONTENTS, is amended as follows:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(B) CONTINUATION OF ANY BLOCK FROM SF 1449 (AS NEEDED) 5

(C) CONTRACT CLAUSES 7

(D) CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS 11

(E) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 12

E.1 Solicitation Provisions 12 E.2 Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Additional Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items 16 E.2.2 Single or Multiple Awards 16 E.3 Period for Acceptance of Offers 16 E.4 Disposition of Offers 17 E.5 Non-government/Government Consultant/Advisors 17 E.5.1 Evaluation Notice 18 E.6 General Instructions for Submission of Technical and Price Proposals 18 E.6.1 General Instructions 18 E.7 Source Selection Procedures 20 E.8 Instructions for Volume 1-Contract Data 20 E.9.0 Instructions for Volume 2 – Oral Presentation 24 E.9.1 Factor 1 - Technical Excellence 27 E.9.2 Factor 2– Operational Quality Assurance 31 E.9.3 Factor 3 – Experience 32 E.9.4 Factor 4 - Past Performance 32 E.9.5 Factor 5 – Small Business Participation 32 E.9.6 Factor 6 – Small Business Utilization 33 E.9.7 Factor 7 – Live Test Demonstration (LTD) 33 E.9.8 Instructions for Volume 3 - Price Proposal(s) 34

E.10 EVALUATION FACTORS (ADJECTIVAL RATINGS DESCRIPTION TABLE) 38

E.10.1 Evaluation and Award 38 E.10.2 Evaluation Ratings for Factors 1 and 2 39 E.10.3 Evaluation Ratings for Factor 3 39 E.10.4 Definitions 40 E.10.5 Evaluation Ratings for Factor 4 - Past Performance 41 E.10.5.1 Definitions for Evaluation Factor 4 41 E.11 Evaluation Ratings for Factor 5 - Small Business 42 E.12 Evaluation Ratings for Factor 6 - Small Business Utilization 42 E.13 Evaluation Ratings for Factor 7 - Live Test Demonstration 42 E.14 Volume 3 - Price Factor 43 E.15 GSAM 552.217-71 Notice Regarding Option(s) (Nov 1992) 44

E.16 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI) 44

E.17 IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM) 44

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E.18 Assessment of C-SCRM Risks 45 E.19 Federal Acquisition Security Council Approval 46

15. RFP, Attachment 14- Questions and Answers, is amended.

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