Summary of Changes for Amendment 5.pdf

Summary of Changes

70SBUR20R00000005

NOTE: The language below only represents the changes made in Amendment 0005

SECTION E – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS, ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 –

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS, PHASE II, Factor 4 – Corporate Experience

FROM:

The offeror shall include corporate experience examples, as opposed to a summary narrative, that demonstrates that the offeror has relevant corporate experience meeting the requirements below.

Contact persons listed for corporate experience examples may be contacted by USCIS to verify the validity of the example. Each example must only include one contract or order.

The offeror may submit corporate experience examples from the prime offeror or a major subcontractor (defined as performing at least 20% of the work on this contract); however, in order to meet the minimum experience requirements, the offeror must submit corporate experience examples that show that the prime offeror has relevant experience in all of the areas listed in number 1, a – f below. This can be shown by the submission of either one prime offeror corporate experience example or a combination of prime offeror corporate experience examples.

TO:

The offeror shall include:

At least one corporate experience example that shows that the prime offeror has performed at least one contract in which it performed records management operations similar to that required in the ROSS contract and which also meets the requirements of (2) and (3) below; and one or more examples that meet the requirements of (2) and (3) below and show that the team, as a whole, has relevant experience in all of the areas listed in number (1) a – f below. Although the government desires a prime with relevant experience, it will also consider the experience of affiliates (who are proposed to meaningfully perform PWS tasks under the ROSS contract) and major subcontractors (defined as performing at least 20% of the work on this contract).

FROM:

Contracts or orders, with a total value of $7 million or above per example, for the proposing prime contractor and a total of $30 million or above per example for a proposed major subcontractor that is a large business or total value of $7 million or above per example for a proposed major subcontractor that is a small business. These total contract values represent the amount that the prime offeror or proposed major subcontractor will perform or has performed for their portion of work on the corporate experience example submitted.

TO:

Contracts or orders, with a total value of $7 million or above per example, for the proposing prime contractor and a total of $30 million or above per example for a proposed affiliate or major subcontractor that is a large business or total value of $7 million or above per example for a proposed affiliate or major subcontractor that is a small business. These total contract values represent the amount that the prime offeror, an affiliate or proposed major subcontractor will perform or has performed for their portion of work on the corporate experience example submitted.

FROM:

Each corporate experience example must include/address the following:

1. Prime offeror major subcontractor name and DUNS number

2. Contract name and contract description

3. Contract number

4. Customer

5. Customer point of contact; include phone number & e-mail

6. Customer address

7. Explanation of relevancy (specifically as it relates to sections 1 (a-j) above.

8. Period of performance (specification as it relates to section 2 above).

9. Contract value, specifically value performed by the prime offeror, or offeror’s major sub-contractor (specifically as it relates to section 3 above).

10. “Included” or “not included” in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)?

TO:

Each corporate experience example must include/address the following:

1. Prime offeror/affiliate/major subcontractor name and DUNS number

2. For affiliates or major subcontractors, explain the tasks that will be performed and value of proposed work

3. Contract name and contract description

4. Contract number

5. Customer

6. Customer point of contact; include phone number & e-mail

7. Customer address

8. Explanation of relevancy (specifically as it relates to sections 1 (a-j) above.

9. Period of performance (specification as it relates to section 2 above).

10. Contract value, specifically value performed by the prime offeror, affiliate or offeror’s major sub-contractor (specifically as it relates to section 3 above).

11. “Included” or “not included” in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)?

SECTION E, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS, ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), PHASE II, Factor 2: Corporate Experience

Added: The government may evaluate an offeror whose submission relies more on the experience of the prime itself to pose less performance risk and may more favorably rate that offeror.