ATCH 5_NITE-STAR CD IDIQ_On-Ramp_Off-Ramp Procedures_20260304_FINAL.pdf

Solicitation # FA255326RB001, NITE-STAR Capability Development IDIQ

Attachment 5 On-Ramp & Off-Ramp Procedures

ON-RAMP & OFF-RAMP PROCEDURES

1.0 On-Ramps

1.1 The Government, at its sole discretion, may choose to on-ramp any number of contractors on the NITE-STAR Capability Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) at any time during the contract ordering period. The Government reserves the right to award more or no additional contracts if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Market research will be conducted regularly to assess whether there are other potential offerors that are capable of meeting NITE-STAR IDIQ requirements.

1.2 When an On-Ramp is used, the Government will advertise the reopening of the competition on www.sam.gov, and awardees shall meet the criteria established in the initial NITE-STAR

Capability Development MA IDIQ solicitation; this includes all evaluation criteria for the MA

IDIQ. The evaluation and selection of awardees for any On-Ramp will be based upon substantially the same evaluation and award criteria used for the initial basic contract awards. Any new awardees will compete with any existing or remaining Contractors for all TO/DOs under the NITE-STAR

Capability Development MA IDIQ.

1.3 The reopened solicitation may contain additional or updated clauses that were revised since the initial solicitation. In the event an “On-Ramp” is used, Contractors with existing contracts will be notified of any clause additions or updates which will be incorporated via a bilateral modification.

1.4 Any additions due to On-Ramps will be co-terminus with the existing term and not impact the contract maximum ordering ceiling and the ordering period for new awardees will not exceed the overall maximum term of the original IDIQ contract, including options (i.e., will not extend past the dates established at initial award).

1.5 The Government will not consider unsolicited requests for addition to the NITE-STAR

Capability MA IDIQ.

1.6 The on-ramping competition is considered a separate and distinct open procurement. As such, any Protests raised during an on-ramping event shall not interfere with any new and/or existing

DOs requirements from being reviewed, competed, and/or issued with the original or current

Contractor awardee pool.

2.0 Off-Ramps

2.1 The Government reserves the right to unilaterally off-ramp contractors from participation in future task/delivery orders under this IDIQ for, but not limited to, the following reasons:

1. Consistent unsatisfactory performance

2. A material breach of this IDIQ contract or any task/delivery order issued hereafter

3. At the request of the Contractor

4. If the Contractor ceases business operations

Solicitation # FA255326RB001, NITE-STAR Capability Development IDIQ

Attachment 5 On-Ramp & Off-Ramp Procedures

5. Failure to actively participate in order competitions

2.2 Contractors that are Off-Ramped will not be eligible to compete for new TO/DOs under the

NITE-STAR Capability Development MA IDIQ, but will be required to continue performing active TO/DOs until the period of performance of such orders ends. The Off-Ramp process under an IDIQ contract encompasses several methods by which the Government may exercise its right to remove a Contractor. Examples of unsatisfactory performance, includes, but is not limited to:

(1) a Contractor is not performing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the NITE-STAR

Capability Development MA IDIQ, (2) a Contractor has received unsatisfactory Contractor

Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) rating(s) on TO/DOs, or (3) a Contractor has failed to maintain a security program ensuring classified information is protected.