AACE II JA Redacted for Posting.pdf

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VI. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer anticipates the cost for this effort will be considered fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the contractor's price and cost proposal in accordance with FAR 15.404-1, proposal analysis techniques, to determine price reasonableness, and completeness. During negotiations, the government will establish its objectives based on historical data, current contract price data and program office estimates.

The Contracting Officer will determine the costs based on, but not limited to the following:

the Defense Cost Audit Agency reports, the Defense Contract Management Agency recommendations, technical evaluations and history. The program office IGCE will be used for comparison and evaluation against the contractor's proposal, and certified cost or pricing data will be required.

VII. Description of the market research conducted and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.

Market research for this effort was conducted with assistance from the Contracting Officer and the Contract

Specialist. The team consisted of program managers and engineers responsible for overall sustainment of the AACE system. This team provided a strong cross section of knowledge and experience regarding the skills, knowledge and expertise necessary to perform sustainment activities on the AACE system.

The following is a list of market research techniques used to arrive at the research findings:

• Sources Sought Synopsis posted in FBO on SAM.gov

• Respondent capability review and comparison with contract requirements

• Respondent familiarity/experience with similar contracts

Ten specific operational and technical capabilities specifically required to successfully accomplish the tasks related to this contract were identified within the SSS. For purposes of initial comparison, capabilities identified as critical were weighted higher than the capabilities identified as essential. Without regard to priority or weight, the AACE specific capability factors used are identified below. Specifically, did the respondent demonstrate:

1. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in maintaining system documentation and providing engineering drawings, written documentation to update technical orders and training material due to discrepancies, design change, hardware replacements or hardware technology refreshes. (Critical)

2. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in participating and providing documentation, such as briefing slides or support documentation for PIWGs and SMRs in support of the AACE system. (Essential)

3. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in providing telephonic technical support for Line Replaceable Unit's (LRU's), components (i.e. consumable items; surge arrestors, filters), field maintenance repair guidance, troubleshooting, operations, maintenance and sustainment in support of the AACE system. (Critical)

4. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in providing on-site technical support for LRU's, system troubleshooting and maintenance in support of the AACE system.

(Critical)

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5. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in providing on-site technical training for Operations and Maintenance in support of the AACE system.

(Essential)

6. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in providing configuration control in support of the AACE system. (Essential)

7. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in conducting studies and analysis of reliability/ maintainability, modifications, support equipment and design changes in support of the AACE system. (Essential)

8. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in continuing and maintaining the Item Unique Identification (IUID) program implemented under the AACE Technical and Engineering Support Services contract in support of the AACE system. (Essential)

9. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in providing a recommended resolution for Line Replaceable Units (LRU's) and components (i.e., consumable items; surge arrestors, filters), field maintenance repair guidance, troubleshooting, operations, maintenance, and sustainment anomalies. (Critical)

10. Technical capabilities, experience and expertise in maintaining, updating and executing AACE Disposal Plan. (Critical)

Each required capability was categorized as to whether it is critical or essential to the successful completion of the AACE effort. These terms are defined below.

• Critical - Requirement function paramount to successfully execute contract requirements and sustain and maintain the AACE system and Contractor must possess full ability to satisfy the effort.

• Essential - Requirement necessary to successfully accomplish contract requirements and Contractor must possess most of the ability to satisfy the effort or be able to reasonably accommodate the requirement.

Each contractor was evaluated individually based on their submitted Statement of Capability and upon the results of the individual one-on-one sessions. They were each evaluated on whether they were capable, partially capable, or not capable to perform the functions required for AACE; these terms are defined below.

• Capable - Have all the skills, technical expertise and technical documentation necessary to accomplish the described capability and be fully able to act independently to complete the assigned tasks.

• Partially Capable - Have some of the skills, technical expertise and technical documentation necessary to accomplish the described capability but are not capable of being fully independent to complete the assigned tasks.

• Not Capable - Do not possess the technical skills, expertise and documentation necessary to accomplish the described capability.

BAKR Technologies LLC, BHPE LLC, Peraton Inc., Reliance-Bernexis Team JV, RV Global Solutions Inc., and Solved Engineering Inc. provided a Statement of Capability (SOC). Below is a summary of the AFNWC/NCL technical assessment with regards to AACE engineering support of each SOC. However, a more detailed assessment of each companies SOC can be found in the attached Market Research Report.