Section L - TACAN Antenna Update Amendment 3 _11-3-22.pdf

PART IV – SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

OR RESPONDENTS

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“This contract may contain information considered sensitive unclassified information (SUI) and would merit protection from unauthorized disclosure under 5 U.S.C, Section 552(b)(4). No information shall be released except as authorized by the Contracting Officer.”

L.1 Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference (July 2019) (AMS 3.1.1)

This Screening Information Request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in the full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or Offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via the Internet at https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm.

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AMS Clause No.

Title and Date

3.2.2.3-1 False Statements in Offers (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-6 Submittals in the English Language (September 2020) 3.2.2.3-7 Submittals in U.S. Currency (September 2020) 3.2.2.3-11 Unnecessarily Elaborate Submittals (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-12 Amendments to Screening Information Requests (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-13 Submission of Information, Documentation, and Offers (July 2004)

3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals (April 2018)

3.2.2.3-17 Preparing Offers (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-18 Prospective Offeror’s Requests for Explanations (March 2009) 3.2.2.3-19 Contract Award (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-31 Facilities Capital Cost of Money (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-72 Announcing Competing Offerors (July 2004) 3.3.1-28 Notice of Progress Payments (July 2018) 3.6.2-7 Pre-award On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Review (July 2011)

L.2 AMS Clauses and Provisions in Full Text

Authorized Negotiators (July 2004) (AMS 3.2.2.3-15)

The Offeror states that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on your behalf with the FAA in connection with this offer:

Name: _______________________

Title: _______________________

Phone number: _______________________

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“This contract may contain information considered sensitive unclassified information (SUI) and would merit protection from unauthorized disclosure under 5 U.S.C, Section 552(b)(4). No information shall be released except as authorized by the Contracting

Restricting, Disclosing, and Using Data (July 2004) (AMS 3.2.2.3-16)

If the offeror (you) includes data in your offer that you do not want to be disclosed to the public or for the FAA to use except for evaluation purposes-----

(a) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This offer includes data that must not be (1) disclosed outside the FAA and (2) duplicated, used, or disclosed -in whole or in part- for any purpose other than to evaluate this offer.

(b) Contracts awarded as a result of this SIR are subject to the disclosure requirements specified in this contract. This restriction does not limit our right to use information from another source that may be contained in your offer.

(c) Use the following space to identify the pages containing the restricted data:

Numbers or other identification of pages:

(d) Mark each page you want to restrict with the following legend: 'Using or disclosing data contained on this page is subject to the restriction on the title page of this offer.'

Offers (January 2018) (AMS 3.2.2.3-20)

The Offeror (you) must submit responses to this SIR by the following electronic means:

(a) 9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov. Your offer must arrive by the time specified in the SIR.

(b) Such offers must refer to this SIR and include, as applicable, the item or sub-items, quantities, unit prices, time and place of delivery, all representations and other information required, and a statement specifying the extent of your agreement with all the FAA's (we) terms, conditions, and provisions.

(c) We may decline to consider offers that do not include the required information, or that reject any of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the SIR.

(d) Send your offer to 9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov

(e) We will not be responsible for any failure attributable to transmitting or receiving the offer, unless it falls under section (a) of AMS provision 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals.

mailto:9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov

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“This contract may contain information considered sensitive unclassified information (SUI) and would merit protection from unauthorized disclosure under 5 U.S.C, Section 552(b)(4). No information shall be released except as authorized by the Contracting

Period for Acceptance of Offer (October 2014) (AMS 3.2.2.3-22)

The Offeror (you) agrees if this offer is accepted within 365 calendar days from the date the SIR specifies for receiving offers, to provide all items for which you offer prices at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the Schedule.

Type of Contract (April 1996) (AMS 3.2.4-1)

The FAA contemplates award of a single Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this Screening Information Request (SIR) with the potential for the following task or delivery order types: Cost Reimbursement, Firm-Fixed-Price, and Time-and-Materials/Labor Hour (T&M/LH).

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code (January 2021) (AMS 3.6.1-17)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is: 423610, 334511, 541330, and 488190.

The small business size standard as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) is the following:

For NAICS codes based on SBA’s calculation of annual receipts, the annual average receipts cannot exceed $16.5M (541330) and $35.0M (488190)

For NAICS codes based on the number of employees, the average number of employees over the last twelve-month period cannot exceed 200 (423610) and 1,250 (334511)

Protest (January 2020) (AMS 3.9.1-3)

AS A CONDITION OF SUBMITTING AN OFFER OR RESPONSE TO THIS SIR (OR

OTHER SOLICITATION, IF APPROPRIATE), THE OFFEROR OR POTENTIAL OFFEROR

AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS RELATING TO

PROTESTS:

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“This contract may contain information considered sensitive unclassified information (SUI) and would merit protection from unauthorized disclosure under 5 U.S.C, Section 552(b)(4). No information shall be released except as authorized by the Contracting Officer.”

(a) Protests concerning Federal Aviation Administration Screening Information Requests (SIRs) or awards of contracts shall be resolved through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dispute resolution system at the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA) and shall be governed by the procedures set forth in 14 C.F.R. Parts 14 and 17, which are hereby incorporated by reference. Judicial review, where available, will be in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 46110 and shall apply only to final agency decisions. A protestor may seek review of a final FAA decision only after its administrative remedies have been exhausted.

(b) Offerors initially should attempt to resolve any issues concerning potential protests with the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer should make reasonable efforts to answer questions promptly and completely and, where possible, to resolve concerns or controversies. The protest time limitations, however, will not be extended by attempts to resolve a potential protest with the Contracting Officer.

(c) The filing of a protest with the ODRA may be accomplished by mail, overnight delivery, hand delivery, or by facsimile or, if permitted by order of the ODRA, by electronic filing. A protest is considered to be filed on the date it is received by the ODRA during normal business hours. The ODRA's normal business hours are from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

(d) Only an interested party may file a protest. An interested party is one whose direct economic interest has been or would be affected by the award or failure to award an FAA contract. Proposed subcontractors are not "interested parties" within this definition.

(e) A written protest must be filed with the ODRA within the times set forth below, or the protest shall be dismissed as untimely:

(1) Protests based upon alleged improprieties in a solicitation or a SIR that are apparent prior to bid opening or the time set for receipt of initial proposals shall be filed prior to bid opening or the time set for the receipt of initial proposals.

(2) In procurements where proposals are requested, alleged improprieties that do not exist in the initial solicitation, but subsequently incorporated into the solicitation, must be protested not later than the next closing time for receipt of proposals following the incorporation.

(3) For protests other than those related to alleged solicitation improprieties, the protest must be filed on the later of the following two dates:

(i) Not later than seven (7) business days after the date the protester knew or should have known of the grounds for the protest; or

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(ii) If the protester has requested a post-award debriefing from the FAA Product

Team, not later than five (5) business days after the date on which the Product Team holds that debriefing.

(f) Protests shall be filed at:

(1) For filing by hand delivery, courier, or other forms of in-person delivery:

Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition Federal Aviation Administration 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100 Washington, DC 20591; or

For filing by U.S. Mail:

Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC-70, Wilbur Wright Bldg. Room 2W100]; or Telephone: (202) 267-3290 Facsimile: (202) 267-3720

Alternate Facsimile: (202) 267-1293; or

(2) Other address as specified in 14 CFR Part 17.

(g) At the same time as filing the protest with the ODRA, the protester shall serve a copy of the protest on the Contracting Officer and any other official designated in the SIR for receipt of protests by means reasonably calculated to be received by the Contracting Officer on the same day as it is to be received by the ODRA. The protest shall include a signed statement from the protester, certifying to the ODRA the manner of service, date, and time when a copy of the protest was served on the Contracting Officer and other designated official(s).

(h) Additional information and guidance about the ODRA dispute resolution process for protests can be found on the ODRA Website at http://www.faa.gov.

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L.3 General Instructions

L.3.1 Number of Awards The FAA anticipates making a single award resulting from this Screening Information Request (SIR). To be eligible for the award, an Offeror must meet all requirements of the SIR. The FAA reserves the right to award a single contract, as anticipated, or not to make an award.

L.3.2 Award without Communications

The FAA reserves the right to award a contract without communications after evaluation of initial written submissions. The FAA also reserves the right conduct Offeror-specific communications, to conduct communications with more than one or all offerors, and to permit Offerors to revise their proposals, if the CO deems these measures appropriate and in the FAA’s best interest.

L.3.3 Notification of Award and Debriefing of Unsuccessful Offerors

Written notice of award to unsuccessful Offerors will be provided within three (3) business days of contract award. Successful or unsuccessful Offerors may request a debriefing by providing a written request to the CO within three (3) business days after receiving the notice of award.

Debriefing will be conducted only after completion of source selection activities and award of contract. All Offerors who notify the CO within three (3) business days of receipt of the award notification are entitled to a debriefing.

L.3.4 Compliance with Instructions

a) Offerors must comply with all instructions in Section L. Failure to comply with the instructions may result in a determination that the Offeror’s proposal is non-compliant and may be excluded from further consideration. This determination will be made at the sole discretion of the FAA. Proposals must conform to all incorporated AMS clauses and provisions. To aid in the evaluations, proposals must be clearly and concisely written, as well as neat, indexed (cross-indexed, as appropriate), and logically assembled. All material submitted should be directly pertinent to the requirements of this SIR.

b) General statements that the Offeror understands the requirements of the work to be performed or simple rephrasing or restating the FAA’s requirements will not be considered adequate and will result in lower evaluation scores or cause rejection of the proposal.

c) It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the completeness of its proposal. The evaluation of proposals will be conducted on the basis of the information contained in the written proposal.

The Government will also evaluate any information that arises out of communications with Offerors, and past performance information received from other sources, if any. The Government will not assume that an Offeror possesses any capabilities not specified in the

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proposal.

d) In accordance with AMS clause 3.2.2.3-16, Restricting, Disclosing, and Using Data (July

2004), the Offeror must mark any data that may contain trade secrets, copyright data, or financial information that the Offeror or proposed team members do not want to be disclosed for any purpose other than the evaluation of the proposal.

e) For the purposes of this SIR, “team” and “team member” is defined in accordance with AMS

Clause 3.2.2.7-8, Disclosure of Teaming Arrangements (April 2008).

f) The proposal must be signed by an official who is legally authorized to obligate the Offeror to a contract.

g) All proposals will be screened initially for completeness and accuracy. The FAA may eliminate Offerors whose proposals do not meet all initial screening criteria.

L.3.5 Expenses Related to Offeror Submissions

The FAA will not pay for the information solicited. The FAA will not reimburse the Offerors for any costs incurred to prepare or submit any response to this SIR. The FAA will not reimburse the costs of any studies or designs undertaken by Offerors in preparation for any response. The FAA will not pay for any costs to acquire or subcontract for any services or products relating to the offer under this SIR. Furthermore, no pre-contract costs will be allowed on this contract. Pre-contract costs are defined as any costs incurred at the Offeror’s risk anticipating that any such costs may later be charged to any resulting contract.

L.3.6 Alternate Proposals

Offerors are invited to submit one and only one proposal as the Prime Offeror. The submission of more than one proposal per Offeror will be considered an alternate proposal. Alternate proposals from the same Offeror will be neither accepted nor considered.

L.3.7 Disposition of Proposals

Proposals will not be returned. A copy of the proposal will be retained in the official contract file, and the remaining copies will be destroyed or deleted.

L.3.8 SIR Questions, Concerns, and Clarifications

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the sole point of contact for this acquisition. Offerors must direct general questions, concerns, and clarifications to the CO listed in Section L.1 above.

All Offeror questions, concerns, and clarification requests specific to the SIR must be made in writing and submitted to the CO via e-mail not later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on October 11, 2022.

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Electronic submission of questions and comments must be submitted to Iann.Washington@faa.gov and 9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov. Electronic mail attachments, if included, must be prepared using Microsoft Office Products. When submitting questions and comments, please refer to the specific text of the SIR in the following format:

Subject: SIR No. 693KA8-22-R-00001

Question Volume No. Section No. Page No.

L.3.9 Participation in Multiple Teams

As stated in Section L.3.6, Offerors are invited to submit one, and only one, proposal as the Prime Offeror. Alternate proposals from the same Offeror as the Prime will be neither accepted nor considered.

A company may participate on multiple teams for this competition; for example, a company may be proposed as a supporting team member on more than one Prime offer in response to this SIR.

L.3.10 Non-Government Personnel Participation

Offerors are advised that individuals from support-contractor organizations (including employees, consultants, and teams) may participate in the evaluation of proposals and will not be eligible to participate on a TACAN Antenna Offeror team. The FAA currently intends to use the following support contractors:

Tetra Tech Ohio University Regulus Group, Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton Systems Enginuity CASS-AERO MITRE Myatcsi Spectrum Software Technology mailto:Iann.Washington@faa.gov mailto:9-AWA-AAQ-NAVTACII@faa.gov

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The FAA reserves the right to include other support contractors. Individuals employed by these firms will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms before the evaluation process begins and will be authorized to access only those portions of the proposal data, communications, and evaluation materials that are necessary to enable them to provide the required support. If an Offeror objects to the disclosure of information to these non-Government individuals, it must notify the CO in writing not later than 30 calendar days after SIR release and must include a detailed statement with the basis of the objection. The exclusive responsibility for source selection remains with the FAA.

L.4 Proposal Submission and Delivery Instructions

L.4.1 Volume Submission and Projected Acquisition Milestones

The following acquisition milestones are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change. The projected dates for milestones for the procurement are:

Table L-1 Procurement Schedule Milestone Estimated Dates

SIR Release September 12, 2022 SIR Question Submission Deadline October 11, 2022 at 5PM ET Offeror Proposals Due November 22, 2022 at 5PM ET

L.4.2 Place, Date, and Time for Submission of Proposals

Offerors must submit SIR Volumes I-VI to the following addresses prior to 5:00 PM ET on November 22, 2022: Iann.Washington@faa.gov and 9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov.

If the identified CO or its designated alternate does not receive a proposal by the specified date and time, it will not be evaluated. Offerors assume full responsibility for ensuring the appropriate authority receives proposals not later than the date and time specified above.

L.4.3 Labeling of Proposal Packages

Offerors must label the cover page of each Proposal Volume with the Proposal Volume Number and the Offeror contact information. The Offeror’s Point of Contact (POC), telephone number, and an email address must be on each cover page.

Volume I, Technical Qualifications Volume II, Contract Management and Corporate Capability Volume III, Management Approach Volume IV, Past Performance Volume V, Price Volume VI, SIR Sections and Miscellaneous mailto:Iann.Washington@faa.gov mailto:9-awa-aaq-dvtacquisition@faa.gov

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L.5 Proposal Preparation and General Format Instructions

This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals, as well as instructions on format and content of the proposal. In addressing Section L’s requirements, Offerors must ensure that all aspects of the factors in Section M are addressed. Replies to the SIR must follow the outlines and instructions concerning the format given in Section L.

L.5.1 Format Instructions

Offerors must assemble and identify volumes in accordance with Table L-2 Proposal Volume Requirements. Offerors must ensure that all volume titles and associated content are compiled and delivered within the page limitations shown in Table L-2.

Table L-2 Proposal Volume Requirements

Volume Volume Title Page Limit I Technical Qualifications 120 II Contract Management and Corporate Capability 25

III Management Approach 35 IV Past Performance 3 pages per summary V Price None VI SIR Sections and Miscellaneous None

The font used for text must be Times New Roman, size 12 point. Tables, charts, graphics, and figures must not use fonts smaller than 9 points. Top, bottom, left, and right margins must be no less than 1.0 inch.

The proposal pages must be numbered sequentially. Any items embedded within a document must be objects only, not links.

Proposal submissions must not exceed any page limitations established for the individual volumes. Any submission exceeding a page limitation will only be evaluated up to the established page limitation.

L.5.2 Proposal Preparation Instructions

The following sections provided detailed instructions for the preparation of each proposal volume.

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L.5.2.1 Technical Qualifications (Volume I)

Volume I, Technical Qualifications, must consist of two sections: Section 1 – Overall Technical Capability, and Section 2 – Task Order 002 Engineering, Design and Development.

In Section 1 – Overall Technical Capability, the Offeror must demonstrate its relevant knowledge, capabilities, and experience to perform the Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. For Section 2 – Task Order 002 Engineering, Design, and Development, the Offeror must submit a technical and staffing proposal for the task order scope of work provided.

Section 1 - Overall Technical Capability The Offeror must demonstrate its overall technical capability and include information that addresses how the Offeror will meet all the requirements in the SOW Section C and FAA-E- 7869.

Section 2 - Task Order 002 – Engineering, Design, and Development The contractor must submit a Technical Proposal and staffing approach for the Scope of Work provided as Attachment J-9B.

The Offeror must describe:

a) The Offeror’s knowledge and understanding of the task order requirements.

b) The Offeror’s ability to provide the first article TACAN Antenna systems according to the Performance Specification, FAA-E-7869 that could be qualified as outlined in Task Order 002.

c) The Offeror’s methodology and analytical techniques that can fulfill the technical requirements to design, develop, and test the first article TACAN Antenna.

d) The Offeror’s description of its engineering process to be used when conducting Technical Reviews identified in the Task Order paragraphs 2.1.2.1, 2.1.2.2, and 2.1.2.3.

e) The Offeror’s approach to designing and producing a mature and repeatable hardware and software development process and support environment.

f) Its staffing approach. The staffing approach must describe the ability to accomplish each aspect of the requirements in the Statement of Work, ability to retain or quickly fill-in suitable staff to mitigate risk, and ability to provide a cross functional team that collectively possesses the knowledge in all functional areas and the ability to accomplish the required tasks.

g) The Offeror’s ability to accomplish the Development Assurance Level requirements and CDRL deliverables. If the Offeror itself does not have the resources and expertise to accomplish the above deliverables, the Offeror must describe its approach to obtain and use these services within 60 days of contract award.

h) The key personnel that must be available on a full-time basis for at least the first 12-months of the contract or the assigned task order. The Offeror must provide all key personnel resumes in accordance with attachment J-10, Resume Format, and a letter of

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commitment signifying the person’s availability to work on Task Order 002. Such letters must be signed by each of the identified key personnel, whether presently employed by the Offeror or a prospective employee. Key personnel resumes and letters of commitment are not included in the page count for this volume.

Note: The positions listed in Section 14 of Task Order 002 are considered key personnel for the task order (the required qualifications can be found in Attachment J-2 Labor Category Descriptions).

L.5.2.2 Contract Management and Corporate Capability (Volume II)

This Volume must include information that will allow the FAA to assess the Offeror’s corporate capability to satisfy the requirements of the SIR. The volume will not be numerically scored and will be evaluated as Pass or Fail as defined in Section M.6.2. Any Offeror that Fails Volume II will be eliminated from the competition, with no further evaluation. This Volume must include:

a) Offeror’s program management, contract administration, subcontract management, and personnel management experience necessary to successfully manage all potential Task Orders issued under this contract and described in SOW Section C.3.

b) Offeror’s ability to provide sufficient and appropriate personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary to successfully complete all requirements in SOW Section C.3.

Note: The Contract Management and Corporate Capabilities evaluation will occur prior to all other evaluations.

L.5.2.3 Management Approach (Volume III)

The Offeror must describe the Program Management processes it will use to support Contract Administration and Resource Management capabilities.

The Offeror must submit a draft Program Management Plan (PMP) with its proposal. This PMP must fulfill the requirements of CDRL A001 and conform to the format and content prescribed in

DID FAA-PM-01.

The Offeror must describe a mature risk management approach that identifies risk identification, risk rating methodology, risk tracking processes, and risk mitigation specifically tailored to TACAN Antenna cost, schedule, resource, and technical risks associated with issued Task Orders.

The positions listed in Section 16 of Task Order 001, Attachment J-9A, are considered key personnel for the task order (the required qualifications can be found in Attachment J-2 Labor Category Descriptions). The Offeror must provide all key personnel resumes in accordance with

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attachment J-10, Resume Format, and a letter of commitment signifying the person’s availability to work on Task Order 001. Key personnel must be available on a full-time basis for at least the first 12-months of the contract or the assigned task order. Such letters must be signed by each of the identified key personnel, whether presently employed by the Offeror or a prospective employee. Key personnel resumes and letters of commitment are not included in the page count for this volume. The Offeror must describe how proposed key staff’s educational background, professional background, and work experience are relevant to performing its proposed role(s).

L.5.2.4 Past Performance (Volume IV)

The FAA will evaluate Past Performance in accordance with Section M.3. The FAA will conduct an evaluation of past performance (VOLUME IV) for Offeror and proposed major team members, as defined below. Offeror and major team members must each identify at least three

(3) recent contracts of the similar size, scope, and complexity as the effort identified in this SIR.

A “recent” contract is a contract performed in or after 2014. A major team member is defined as an entity completing more than $1 million dollars under this contract.

For each of the three contracts, the Offeror and team member(s) must provide information regarding problems encountered on the contracts and subcontracts and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. Offerors should provide general information on their performance on the identified contracts. More specific performance information will be obtained from references and other sources as the FAA deems appropriate. The Offeror should identify, on behalf of itself and of any major team members, any quality awards earned.

The product description and/or service must include information such as the scope, size of the activity in terms of personnel, geographic location, technical complexity, management complexity, etc.

If the product and/or service changed significantly from the original contract requirements with respect to technical, schedule and costs, Offeror and team member(s) must provide a brief explanation; e.g., design difficulty, manufacturing/integration obstacles, budget cuts, United States Government (USG) requirement changes, etc., regarding why the changes evolved.

Offeror and team member(s) must also describe the outcomes of their efforts (e.g., whether the delivery was on time and if not why; adherence to the program milestones; technical and schedule performance history, if applicable). For the contracts cited, information must also include a cost/price management history; cost overruns, underruns, and cost incentive history, if applicable. Information must also include whether the contracts (including delivery/task orders) were terminated (default or convenience) or cure letters or show cause letters were issued. The basis for the cure letter, show cause letter and termination must also be provided.

For major team members, the past-performance experiences provided must be commensurate with the level of effort the team member is proposed to provide under this SIR.

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Offeror and team members must provide the Past Performance Survey, Attachment J-14, to each of the companies or organizations identified. Each offeror must complete PART I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and then provide it to two customer points of contact for each contract the offeror identifies and ask them to complete the PART II survey portion. If the contract is for work performed under a Federal Government contract, the customer points of contact must be the CO and a member of the program staff for the work effort. The program staff points of contact must be individuals with firsthand knowledge of the offeror’s performance, such as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Program Manager (PM). For past performance under other contracts, such as commercial contracts, the Past Performance Survey must be provided to individuals with duties similar to those of the Government CO and

COR/PM.

Each point of contact must rate the Offeror’s performance under the referenced contract as detailed on the form. Each customer point of contact must e-mail the completed survey to the CO at the e-mail address listed in Section L.3.8. The e-mail submissions must be sent from the Government or corporate e-mail addresses of the points of contact. The CO must receive the completed surveys no later than November 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET.

Offerors are solely responsible for ensuring past performance questionnaires are submitted on time and directly to the FAA Contracting Officer by their identified points of contact for each relevant contract.

The Government reserves the right to use publicly available reports and data from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) from 2014 onward found on the web at https://cpars.gov. The Government may also use present and/or past performance data obtained from a variety of sources, not just those contracts identified by offerors.

L.5.2.5 Price (Volume V)

L.5.2.5.1 General

a) Pricing data must not be included with any other Volume and, if included within other volumes, the proposal may be discarded and excluded from the evaluation. The pricing instructions are applicable to the prime contractor and all team members. Proposed Team members may submit cost volumes directly to the Contracting Officer, following these same instructions. If a team member submits directly to the CO, it must identify the team member offer’s Prime Offeror on the proposal submitted. The team proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions outlined in Section L.4.

b) The Government anticipates that adequate price competition will exist so Offerors are not required to submit certified cost or pricing data with their proposals. The Government anticipates that the data required by this SIR will be adequate for its price evaluation;

however, the Government reserves the right to request information other than certified

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cost and pricing data if it is determined necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable price.

c) The FAA will calculate a Total Evaluated Price (TEP) from the proposed prices for Task

Order 001, the Most Probable Cost of the CPFF CLINs in Task Order 002, and the NTE amounts provided for Task Order 002. In addition, the fully burdened labor rates proposed in the Price Model will be evaluated for reasonableness.

d) Proposed direct labor rates and indirect rates will be evaluated for reasonableness.

L.5.2.5.2 Price Proposal Bid Model

a) Offerors must complete all applicable worksheets in SIR Attachment J-13, Price Proposal

Bid Model. Each Offeror’s completed Price Bid Model must be submitted to the FAA in a format compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010. The submitted Price Bid Model must not be read-only, must not contain any locked cells, and must not be password-protected, in whole or in part. All amounts must be formulas, not set to values. Each Offeror’s Price Bid Model must comply with these requirements for the Offeror to be eligible for an award.

The FAA reserves the right to reject proposals that do not comply with these requirements.

b) Offerors must propose a single labor rate for each labor category for each of the contract periods, utilizing the labor category descriptions within Attachment J-2, Labor Category Descriptions. The rates will be burdened by completing the various spreadsheets in the bid model. The base labor rates proposed should be used to price Task Order 002. The fully-burdened labor rates include all direct labor and indirect costs applicable to direct labor (such as fringe benefits, overhead, cost of money, if applicable, and G&A) and profit. The fully burdened labor rates will become the maximum allowable rates permitted under any task order for this contract. The Contractor may elect to propose lower hourly rates on a TO-by-TO basis. The fully burdened rates should be used to price Task Order 001, unless the Offeror proposes a discount on the labor rates for the task order.

c) Attachment J-13, Price Proposal Bid Model, is comprised of instructions and multiple worksheets, described as follows:

ATTACHMENT J-13 INSTRUCTIONS

There are five (5) separate worksheets in this workbook. All five (5) must be completed, although not all prices will be used to calculate the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for the TACAN Antenna procurement. The TEP will be calculated by adding:

1. The proposed price for Task Order 001;

2. The Most Probable Cost (MPC) for the CPFF CLINs on Task Order 002; and

3. the NTE amounts provided for ODCs and travel on Task Order 002.

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amount calculated by Offeror inputs for Task Order 001 will be used in the TEP. The MPC for Task Order 002 is the amount the workbook calculates for Task Order 002, with any adjustments applied to the CPFF CLINs as a result of Quantitative and Qualitative (Q&Q) analysis. The total amount for Task Order 002 calculated in the workbook will include the NTEs provided for ODCs and travel.

The labor rates will be evaluated for reasonableness. The material prices and labor rates included in Task Order 002 will be included in the TEP; no other labor rates will be in included in the TEP.

Tab 1. Rate Build-Up

This spreadsheet provides both the base labor rates for the Cost Reimbursable Task Order 002, as well as the fully burdened labor rates (FBLR) that will provide the basis for the Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials and Labor Hour task orders, including Task Order 001.

The Offeror must populate the base labor rate for each labor category in both Column B and Column H. In Row 3, the Offeror must populate its indirect rates for fringe, overhead, and G&A for both work at a Government Site (GS) and at the Offeror's own location (Contractor Site - CS). A profit percentage must also be populated in Row 3, Column G and Column M. A profit percentage must also be populated in Row 3, Column F and Column L. Based on the numbers inputted, fully burdened labor rates will be calculated for both locations.

These rates will automatically populate the Year 1 columns of tabs 4 and 5.

Tab 2. Task Order 001 - Program Management

This task order is T&M. The Offeror must select the labor categories it believes are required to perform the SIR requirements for Program Management. The Key Personnel for this task order have been pre-populated, but the Offeror may add any labor categories it deems necessary. The rates should match those from tab 5. If a discount is being offered, the discounted rate should be identified in Column C. If no discount is being offered, Column C should match Column B. The Offeror must populate Column D with the hours for each labor category for each year. The labor costs will calculate automatically.

Travel is a Not-to-Exceed amount that is inclusive of any indirect costs. The Offeror should not change the line for Travel.

Tab 3. Task Order 002 - Engineering Design and Development

This is a cost plus fixed fee task order.

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The Offeror must select the labor categories it believes are required to perform the SIR requirements for First Article. The Key Personnel for this task order have been pre-populated, but the Offeror may add any labor categories it deems necessary. The Base Period - Year 1 rates should match those from tab 1, as should the indirect rates (Row 3). The Offeror must populate Column G with the hours for each labor category for each year. The labor costs will calculate automatically. The Offeror must populate Rows 58, 113, 168, and 223 with labor escalation in Column B and the appropriate indirect rates in Columns C, D, and E. The labor costs will populate automatically.

Materials

The Offeror must populate the Materials section as follows: Column A with the Part Name, Column B with the Part Number, Column C with the Manufacturer, Column D with the Unit Price, and Column E with the Quantity. The Offeror must populate Rows 35, 91, 146, 201, and 256 with the appropriate indirect rate(s) such as G&A in Column G. All calculations will be automatic.

Travel and ODCs

Travel and ODCs are Not-to-Exceed amounts that are inclusive of any indirect costs. The Offeror should not change the lines for Travel or ODCs.

Fee

The Offeror must populate the fee percentage for each of the five periods. The fee amount will calculate automatically.

Tabs 4 and 5. Labor - GS and Labor - CS

The Offeror must populate Row 3 with the escalation percentages for each year on each tab. The rates will calculate automatically. These rates will become the ceiling rates for T&M and Labor Hour task orders, and the basis for any labor on future FFP task orders.

Note: The rates included in the price model will be reviewed for reasonableness but will not be included in the Total Evaluated Price. The TEP will be included as part of the best value tradeoff.

L.5.2.5.3 Price Proposal Narrative

a) The Offeror and the Teams must provide a narrative that addresses the following areas:

1. Rationale used for development of the proposed Labor Rates. Offerors must clearly explain the rationale and methodologies used to build-up and develop the rates, including blended rates, if applicable. The fully burdened rates and build-up data in J- 13 must be traceable to the rationale and methodology described.

2. Discuss the application and rationale of escalation rates, if proposed.

3. Identify all proposed indirect rates, to include allocation bases, and describe the

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company’s accounting practices for application of the rates. In addition, Offerors must identify and provide any indirect cost rate that would be applied to ODCs, materials, and travel costs.

4. Discuss Offeror’s and any proposed team’s policy for uncompensated overtime

b) The Offeror must provide a narrative supporting the costs in Task Order 001, including:

1. Identifying the amount and type of labor proposed, including:

• Labor categories,

• Labor rates,

• Hours proposed.

2. Offerors may include a statement that should discounts from the Volume V, Part A ceiling prices be provided for labor categories submitted in any proposals, such discounts will not be construed to hold the Offeror to the same discount in future task orders. If an offeror does not include such a statement, the FAA understands that the offeror will offer the same discounts in future task orders.

c) The Offeror must provide a narrative supporting the costs in Task Order 002, including:

1. Identifying the amount and type of labor proposed, including:

• Labor categories,

• Labor rates,

• Hours proposed.

2. Basis of materials proposed, including vendor quotes or applicable price lists supporting the proposed prices.

d) The Government reserves the right to request any additional data, supporting schedules, or substantiation that will facilitate the Government's evaluation of the proposal.

e) The Government reserves the right to award these task orders as the first orders under the IDIQ. Each Offeror must provide its best and most favorable pricing and terms.

L.5.2.6 SIR Sections and Miscellaneous (Volume VI)

L.5.2.6.1 Responsibility Determination of Prospective Contractors

Notwithstanding the evaluation methodology outlined in this SIR, an Offeror must also be found responsible by the CO prior to the award of any resultant contract. The Offeror must submit sufficient information to demonstrate it has the necessary quality, fitness, and capacity to successfully perform the work under the terms and conditions of this contract. Specifically, the Offeror must:

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1. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them;

2. Be able to comply with the required delivery or performance schedule;

3. Have a satisfactory performance record;

4. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

5. Have appropriate accounting and operational controls that include, as applicable, but are not limited to, production control, property control systems, quality assurance programs, and appropriate safety programs;

6. Have the necessary organization, experience, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them;

7. Have the necessary facilities or the ability to obtain them; and

8. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

Additionally, in order for the FAA to perform an analysis to determine Offeror’s responsibility, the Offeror must submit the following information:

1. Sufficient information to demonstrate the financial capability to fund and perform a contract of this size and duration. This includes:

• Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flow) for the…