6973GH_19_R_00106_SIR_Phase_I.pdf

Phase I Screening Information Request

6973GH-19-R-00106

PHASE I

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINSTRATION

SCREENING INFORMATION REQUEST 6973GH-19-R-00106

FOR THE

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)

REMOTE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (RVSS)

Centralized Network Operations Center (NOC) Security Operations Center (SOC) and 24/7 Call Center (CC)

1. Acquisition Summary

This is a new requirement. There is currently no incumbent contractor performing this requirement.

The purpose of this Screening Information Request (SIR) is to evaluate and select the most qualified firms to compete for a five-year (one-year base, four one-year options) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to maintain and support the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to include The stand-up and operation of a Network Operations Center, Security Operations Center, and Call Center (NOC/SOC/CC). This acquisition includes support services for the RVSS operational sites at various locations along the Northern and Southern borders of the continental United States, and also sites potentially on the east and west coasts of the continental United States. This acquisition will be a two-phase procurement. Phase I, initiated with this SIR, will evaluate qualifications and develop a list of firms best qualified to compete in Phase II for award of the contract. Phase 1 is being conducted for market research and vendor screening purposes.

This phase will begin with a tiered evaluation of offers. Proposals from all businesses sizes and statuses are being solicited; however, all proposals received may, or may not, be evaluated. The tiered order of precedence for evaluating offers, in descending order, is as follows:

Issue Date: 3/19/2019

Questions Due: 3/27/2019 4:00 pm Central Time (MMAC, Oklahoma City, OK)

Responses Due: 4/19/2019 4:00 pm Central Time (MMAC, Oklahoma City, OK)

*All responses to this SIR shall be submitted electronically in accordance with Section 4.1.1.6 below.

Issued By: AAQ-721 LOGISTICS CENTER ACQ

FAA Aeronautical Center

P.O. Box 25082

Bldg 014-AHQ, Room 233A

Oklahoma City, OK 73125

Contracting Specialist: Josh Huckeby, (405) 954-1684, Joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov

Contracting Officer: John Hawk, (405)954-8321, john.hawk@faa.gov mailto:john.hawk@faa.gov

Tier I: Socially and economically disadvantaged business (SEDB) expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) program (8(a));

Tier II: 8(a) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB);

Tier III: 8(a), SDVOSB, and Small business (SB);

Tier IV: 8(a), SDVOSB, SB, and Large Businesses.

Evaluation of offers of the first tier, Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program participants, will take precedence above all other tiers and will be evaluated first. If an evaluation of proposals from 8(a) vendors determines that a sufficient number of qualified sources cannot be identified, proposals from Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) will then be added to the competition pool and evaluated. If this does not provide a sufficient number of qualified sources, proposals from all small businesses will then be added to the competition pool and evaluated. If this does not provide a sufficient number of qualified sources, proposals from Large Businesses will then be added to the competition pool and evaluated.

The sufficient number of “qualified sources” for adequate competition in Phase II shall be determined by the Source Selection Official (SSO).

This requirement is set aside 100% for small businesses UNLESS adequate competition among highly qualified small business vendors cannot be reasonably anticipated based on phase I responses. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541990 with a size standard of $15M.

Offerors who intend to utilize subcontracting, teaming arrangements, joint ventures, or any other method that would result in combining the efforts of more than one company to perform this requirement are highly encouraged to review the FAA’s limitations of such activities at AMS T3.6.1 A(9) (Joint Ventures) prior to submitting proposals. Such arrangements must be registered and corporately identified as a single entity (i.e. single SAM registration, DUNS, CAGE Code). The appropriate limitations of subcontracting clauses, respective to any set-asides which occurs as a result of this tiered evaluation, will apply to phase II of this solicitation.

All offeror’s claiming 8(a) or SDVOSB status, or FAA Mentor Protégé program participants, will be required to provide verification within their proposals. Verification will be demonstrated by providing the FAA with a copy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) certification letter, proof of registration in Vets First Verification Program, or letter from the FAA Mentor Protégé Program Office, whichever is applicable.

Only those offerors who were fully responsive to phase I and are among the pool of offerors selected will be solicited for a proposal during phase II. Offerors that were not fully responsive to phase I or determined to be ineligible will not participate in phase II, regardless of set-aside status.

The FAA reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any time, without notice, and at no additional cost to the Government.

2. Requirement Description

The Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center (FAALC) provides engineering, technical, and logistics services to support CBP through an Interagency Agreement. CBP currently utilizes an intrusion detection system comprised of multiple sensor and communication towers to aid in securing the United States (U.S.) land and coastal borders. The scope of work includes responsibilities specified in table 1 of the attached Statement of Work (SOW). In addition to these responsibilities, the contractor must be capable to support any future technologies that are adopted by the Government to improve RVSS NOC/SOC/CC systems. Service support activities shall be done in Contractor owned and Contractor operated facilities. This contract is structured to allow the transition of current multiple CBP Contracts providing NOC/SOC/CC Service Support to this single consolidated effort. For planning purposes, a transition schedule of new sites will be provided via the period of performance of each CLIN covering an Area of Responsibility (AOR) during the first contract year and Option I, if applicable.

3. Acquisition Process This acquisition will be conducted in two solicitation phases followed by a contract award as follows:

3.1 Phase I – Issuance of this Request for Information/Qualifications SIR: Requested responses to the evaluation criteria are set forth herein. During this phase, proposals will be evaluated on an “Acceptable/Unacceptable” basis in the areas of understanding the requirement, organizational experience, and system design approach and requirements verification. Vendors whose proposals were evaluated under the tiered system described in paragraph 1 above and determined to be acceptable will then be solicited for Phase II.

3.2 Phase II – Issuance of a Request for Offer to Evaluate Offeror: Requested responses to the evaluation criteria shall be set forth within the terms and conditions of Phase II SIR document. During this phase, proposals will be evaluated in the areas of technical solution, experience and past performance, and cost/price.

3.3 Award - The Government intends to make award to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation terms and conditions and represents the best value to the Government.

4. Instructions to Offerors (ITO)

4.1 General Instructions

This section provides general guidance for preparing responses as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the response. The offeror’s response must include all data and information requested by the ITO and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered ineligible to proceed to the next phase of this acquisition.

The response to this SIR shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The response should 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. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s response.

Elaborate brochures, documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

4.1.1 Questions and Answers

Offerors shall submit all questions no later than the date specified on Page 1 of this document. Questions shall be in sentence and paragraph format and submitted in such a way that they can be copied and pasted directly to a MS Word document. Questions shall not be formatted or worded to indicate their source. Offerors are advised that questions submitted from any and all vendors will be consolidated and reposted to this announcement with the FAA’s responses. The FAA reserves the right to disregard or discard any question that has either indicated the source of the question, or providing answers thereto would be damaging to the integrity of the acquisition process.

4.1.2 General Information

4.1.2.1 Point of Contact

The Contracting Officer (CO) and Contract Specialist (CS) are the sole points of contact for this acquisition.

Address any questions or concerns you may have to the CO and CS. Electronic requests for clarification may be sent to the CO john.hawk@faa.gov and CS Joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov

4.1.2.2 Debriefings

The CO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competition, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3.1.4.

4.1.2.3 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 CO in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the CO/CS to consider as related to the omission or error.

4.1.2.4 Electronic Reference Documents

All referenced documents for this SIR are available on the Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO) website at https://faaco.faa.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

4.1.2.5 Amendments to SIR

If this SIR is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended will remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s response.

4.1.2.6 Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Responses Responses and modifications to responses shall be submitted electronically via email to john.hawk@faa.gov and joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov Please ensure the email subject line includes the following words: “PHASE I SIR Response 6973GH-19-R-00106.”

4.1.3 Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

The Offeror shall limit their total response to this SIR (all submittals) to no more than 100 pages (one page front and back will be considered two pages); however, offerors should strive to be as clear and concise as possible, which may result in significantly fewer pages. If this maximum is exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the response. If a page count is necessary, each submittal’s total pages will be taken at face value (to include all title pages, attachments, illustrations, blank pages, etc.)

and counted in the order they are listed below in paragraph 4.2.1. Page limitations may also be placed on responses to communications/discussions. The specified page limits for communication/discussion mailto:john.hawk@faa.gov mailto:Joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov https://faaco.faa.gov./ mailto:john.hawk@faa.gov mailto:joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the communications/discussions to the offerors.

Page Size and FormatA page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts. Page line spacing shall be 1.5 lines. The text size shall be no less than Times New Roman 12 point. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from the default values of the word processing or page layout software. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially. These page format restrictions shall apply to responses to communications/discussions.

(b) Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. A table of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, and a list of tables and figures shall be provided. These displays shall be uncomplicated and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume, and count as a single page. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics; not for pages of text. Text intended for evaluation within all figures, charts, tables, and graphs, to include imbedded images, shall be no less than Times New Roman 8 point.

4.2 Technical Response

4.2.1 General

The Technical response should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important.

Your responses will be evaluated against the factors defined in Section 5 as set forth below. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying these factors. All the requirements specified in this SIR are mandatory. The technical response should only address the requirements of the factors listed below. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in this SIR.

To be considered fully responsive to Phase I SIR, offerors shall provide the following in their proposals:

a) Cover Letter

b) Narrative: Understanding the Requirements

c) Organizational Experience Questionnaire: 1 form for each project (3 – 5 Projects).

d) System Design Approach Plan that Indicates Requirements Verification

e) Evidence of Claimed Business Status (if applicable)

f) SIR Phase I Exception Statement

a) Cover Letter The Offeror shall submit a cover letter. At a minimum, this cover letter shall include the name, CAGE code, DUNs number, and physical address of the offeror’s company, subcontractors, joint ventures, and/or FAA approved mentor-protégé partners. Additionally, the cover letter shall include the name, telephone number, and electronic email address of a single point of contact for each company identified.

The cover letter shall also provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact who possesses the authority to contractually obligate or negotiate on behalf of the offeror’s company.

The cover letter shall also include a table of contents, a list of tables and figures, and a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms used within the offeror’s proposal.

This submittal shall be provided as one separate attachment and titled as follows: SIR Phase I Cover Letter_(Your company name here).

b) Narrative: Understanding the Requirements

The Offeror shall submit narrative that indicates understanding of the scope of work to be performed as defined in the SOW Section 3.0. Specifically, the offeror has addressed its understanding of and/or how it will comply with the following:

a) Successful stand-up and transition-in

b) Familiarization with NOC Support Services for the RVSS system

c) Familiarization with SOC Support Services for the RVSS system

d) Familiarization with CC Support Services for the RVSS system

This submittal shall be provided as one separate attachment and titled as follows: SIR Phase I Narrative_(Your company name here).

c) Organizational Experience Questionnaire (OEQ) The offeror must complete an Organizational Experience Form (Attachment 3 – see Section 7 below) for a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5), past and current contracts/subcontracts for requirements similar in size and operational and technical complexity to services described in the SOW. Offerors shall use one form per project example. Also, if applicable, include Organizational Experience Forms on a maximum of three (3) recent contracts performed by each of your teaming partners and significant subcontractors. At least two projects shall be directly performed by the offeror as either the prime or subcontractor. At least three of the projects shall be valued at over $30M either by the offeror or the teaming partner. All project examples submitted must have been completed or been underway within the last five years.

Note: Experience means an offeror has “done the work,” whereas past performance represents “how well” an offeror accomplished an effort. Offerors are advised that past performance of the examples provided to determine organizational experience will be evaluated in Phase II.

The submittal shall be consolidated into one electronic document and provided as one separate attachment titled as follows: SIR Phase I OEQ_(Your company name here).

d) System Design Approach and Requirements Verification

The offeror shall describe a system design approach and requirements verification in compliance with the requirements of the SOW, Section 4.2.6. The offeror must demonstrate the following:

a) A plan to purchase, lease, or utilize currently owned facilities for the performance of this requirement.

b) A summary of a system design capable of supporting all AORs, any future AORs, and equipment located therein as described in the SOW with enough technical detail to allow proposal evaluators to determine an affirmative understanding of the requirement.

c) A plan of stand-up milestones to be executed prior to assuming NOC/SOC/CC responsibilities.

d) A plan of contingency operations to ensure continuity of operations in the event of natural disaster, or other similar contingency environments.

e) A plan to address the requirements of CDRL 003 (PMP) and CDRL 005 (IMS) attached to the SIR

The submittal shall be consolidated into one electronic document and provided as one separate attachment titled as follows: SIR Phase I System Design Approach_(Your company name here).

e) Evidence of Claimed Business Status

If claiming 8(a) or SDVOSB status, or doing business as an entity under the FAA’s Mentor-Protégé program, or an exception to affiliation is claimed, the offeror shall provide the corresponding certification forms, proof of this status, and/or statement of exception to affiliation IAW AMS 3.6.1 A(9) in their response to this SIR.

Other offerors who do not claim 8(a), SDVOSB, or FAA’s Mentor-Protégé status may omit this submittal. Please provide a statement somewhere in your cover letter that you do not claim any other status than small or large business, whichever is applicable.

This submittal shall be consolidated into one electronic document and provided as one separate attachment titled as follows: SIR Phase I Business Status Evidence_(Your company name here).

f) SIR Phase I Exception Statement The offeror shall provide a SIR Phase I exception statement in their response to this SIR. Failure to be able to provide this requirement in its entirety may result in an offer being ineligible to proceed to Phase II of the acquisition and therefore ineligible for the award of any resulting contract. Offerors must clearly state any exception taken to the SIR terms and conditions or technical requirement as it is indicated in the SOW and provide complete accompanying rationale. Each exception shall be specifically related to a paragraph and/or specific part of the SIR to which the exception is taken. If no exceptions are taken, the offeror must still submit a statement which indicates this to be considered responsive.

This statement shall be consolidated into one electronic document and provided as one separate attachment titled as follows: SIR Phase I Exception Statement_(Your company name here).

4.3 Applicable Provisions

The following Acquisition Management System (AMS) provisions are applicable to this section of Phase I SIR:

3.9.1-3 Protest (October 2011)

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:

(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 which are 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

(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) Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave., S.W. Room 323 Washington, DC 20591

Telephone: (202) 267-3290 Facsimile: (202) 267-3720; 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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3.1-1 Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by reference (July 2011)

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 full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at: http://conwrite.faa.gov.

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3.6.1-17 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code (January 2016)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is:

__541990__________ The small business size standard as defined by the Small Business Administration is the following:

For NAICS codes based on annual receipts, the annual average receipts for the last three fiscal years cannot exceed __$15M___________.

For NAICS codes based on the number of employees, the average number of employees over the last twelve-month period cannot exceed _____N/A_________.

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3.2.2.3-1 False Statements in Offers (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-6 Submittals in the English Language (July 2004) 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/Offers (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-15 Authorized Negotiators (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-16 Restricting, Disclosing and Using Data (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-17 Preparing Offers (July 2004) 3.2.2.3-18 Prospective Offeror's Requests for Explanations (March 2009) 3.13-4 Contractor Identification Number - Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)

Number (August 2012) 3.2.2.3-20 Offers (January 2018)

(a) The Offeror (you) must submit responses to this SIR by the following electronic means: e-mail, Your offer must arrive at the place and 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 http://www.faa.gov/ http://conwrite.faa.gov/ 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 required information, or that reject any of the terms, conditions and provisions of the SIR.

(d) Send your offer to john.hawk@faa.gov and joshua.d.huckeby@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".

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3.6.1-9 Mentor Protege Program (April 2018)

(a) Large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in the FAA Mentor-Protégé program for the purpose of providing developmental assistance to eligible protégé entities to enhance their capabilities and increase their participation in FAA contracts.

(b) The pilot program consists of:

(1) Mentor firms, which are large prime contractors or eligible small businesses capable of providing developmental assistance;

(2) Protégé firms, which include small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, minority educational institutions, and woman-owned small businesses; and

(3) Mentor-Protégé agreements, approved by the Contracting Officer and the Small Business Program Development Group.

(c) Mentor firms participation in the program means providing technical, managerial, and financing assistance to aid protégés firms in developing requisite high-tech expertise and business systems to compete for and successfully perform FAA contracts and subcontracts.

(d) For further information, contractors interested in participating in the program are encouraged to contact the FAA Small Business Program Development Group at:

Federal Aviation Administration Washington Headquarters 800 Independence Avenue, SW Room 432 Small Business Development Program Group (ACQ-021)

(202) 267-3293

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NOTE TO OFFERORS: SIR Phase I is being used for both market research and screening purposes. As such, additional provisions and clauses will be contained in Phase II of the SIR.

5. Evaluation Criteria As stated above, the tiered evaluation of responses this SIR will be for the purpose of qualifying vendors to proceed to Phase II of the acquisition. While the Government Source Evaluation Team (SET) and the Source Selection Official (SSO) will strive for maximum objectivity, the Source Selection process, by its nature, is subjective and, therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. The Government reserves the right to render final evaluations without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary. The extent of communications may create a situation whereby the Contracting Officer could request a revised proposal(s).

5.1 Correction Potential of Responses

The Government will consider throughout the evaluation, the “correction potential” of any response aspect evaluated as “unacceptable.” The judgment of such “correction potential” is within the sole discretion of the Government. If an aspect of an offeror's response not meeting the Government's requirements is not considered correctable or if the amount of corrections needed to meet the Government requirement is impractical, the offeror may be eliminated from the competition.

5.2 Elimination from Competition

During the evaluation process, the SSO may determine to eliminate one or more offerors from the competition. This determination can be based on non-responsiveness to all requirements of this solicitation, or any single evaluation factor or a combination of factors. An offeror may be eliminated from competition following initial response evaluation, after discussions (if necessary), or prior to submission of any response revisions. Offerors eliminated from the competition may request a debriefing in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3.1.4.

5.3. Evaluation Factors

5.3.1 Factors Used to Evaluate Each Response

Selection to proceed to Phase II of the acquisition will be made based on a tiered evaluation described above resulting from proposal evaluations against the following technical factors:

Factor One (1): Understanding the Requirements Factor Two (2): Organizational Experience Factor Three (3): System Design and Requirements Verification

5.3.2 Relative Importance of Factors

For this SIR, technical acceptability of Factors 1, 2, and 3 is required to be selected to proceed to Phase II of this acquisition. For the purposes of this SIR (Phase I) alone, Factors 1, 2, and 3 are considered equal in relative importance.

5.3.3 Evaluation Methodology

Responses to this SIR will initially be reviewed to ensure completeness and conformance to the general requirements of the SIR. Following this initial review, the Technical Evaluation Team (TET) will evaluate the technical responses submitted by the offerors. The technical responses will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis for all factors. The evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the criteria set forth in Sections 5.3.4 through 5.3.6 below.

Finally, the Government will select those offerors who achieved a rating of “Acceptable” for all factors, and demonstrated their small business status, to proceed to Phase II of this acquisition.

5.3.4 Factor One – Understanding the Requirements

The Government will assess the offeror’s narrative and supporting documentation (submitted in accordance with Section 4.2.1 above) to evaluate the offeror’s understanding of the requirements detailed in the SIR and

SOW.

Acceptable: The standard is met when the narrative and supporting documentation clearly indicates understanding of the scope of work to be performed as defined in the SOW Section 3.0. Specifically, the offeror has addressed its understanding of and/or how it will comply with the following:

a) Successful stand-up and transition-in

b) Familiarization with NOC Support Services for the RVSS system

c) Familiarization with SOC Support Services for the RVSS system

d) Familiarization with CC Support Services for the RVSS system

e) Ability to support additional systems as they are deployed to covered areas of responsibility

Unacceptable: The narrative and supporting documentation was not submitted or failed to clearly address an understanding of items a-e above.

Factor Two – Organizational Experience The Government will assess the Organizational Experience Forms (three to five for the prime contractor, and a maximum of three for each teaming partner or significant subcontractor, submitted in accordance with Section 4.2.1 above) to evaluate the offeror’s experience in performing contracts similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to that described in the SOW.

Acceptable: The standard is met when the offeror provides current, accurate, and complete information on a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5) contracts, the offeror has performed (or is performing) that are similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to the effort described in the SOW. Organizational Experience Forms submitted for teaming partner(s) or significant subcontractor(s) must be determined relevant in demonstrating their ability to perform the proposed effort.

The Organizational Experience Forms must clearly demonstrate the past and/or current contracts meet the following requirements:

a) All contracts submitted are similar in complexity to this requirement

b) Three (3) past and/or current contracts submitted were/are valued over $30M either performed by offeror, joint venture partner, or mentor under an FAA approved Mentor-Protégé agreement

c) Two (2) of the contracts submitted were of similar complexity and were performed directly by the offeror either as a prime or subcontractor

d) Projects submitted have been completed or underway within the last five (5) years

Unacceptable: The offeror did not submit the minimum quantity of Organizational Experience Forms, OR less than three examples are valued less than $30M that were performed by the offeror or joint venture partner, OR at least two examples were not directly performed by the offeror, OR any examples submitted were not completed or underway within the last 5 years.

5.3.5 Factor Three – System Design Approach and Requirements Verification The offeror shall describe a System design approach and requirements verification in compliance with the requirements of the SOW, Section 4.2.1. The offeror must demonstrate the following:

Acceptable: The standard is met when the offeror provides a plan that is in compliance with all requirements listed in the SOW, Section 4.2.6. The offeror must address the following:

a) A plan to purchase, lease, or utilize currently owned facilities for the performance of this requirement.

b) A system design capable of supporting all AORs, any future AORs, and equipment located therein as described in the SOW.

c) A plan of initial testing and verification procedures to be executed prior to assuming NOC/SOC/CC responsibilities.

d) A plan of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and testing of combined service support system.

e) A plan of contingency operations to ensure continuity of operations in the event of natural disaster, or other similar contingency environments.

Unacceptable: The offeror did not clearly address and/or satisfy one or more of items a-e described above.

6. Procurement Schedule The following is a tentative schedule for this acquisition:

Issue Phase I Screening Information Request 18 Mar 2019 Phase I Questions Due 27 Mar 2019 Phase I Responses Due 18 Apr 2019 Issue Phase II Screening Information Request 17 May 2019 Phase II Questions Due 24 May 2019 Proposals Due 17 Jun 2019 Contract Award 17 Aug 2019

The dates shown above are estimates and are provided for planning purposes only. The Government is not bound by these dates and reserves the right to change them as necessary without notice to potential offerors.

7. Attachments:

Attachment 1: Statement of Work (SOW) Attachment 2: Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Data Item Descriptions (DIIDs) Attachment 3: Organizational Experience Questionnaire (OEQ)