ATTACHMENT 0004 - ADDENDUM TO FAR PROVISION 52.212-1.pdf

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ATTACHMENT 0004:

ADDENDUM TO FAR PROVISION 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Offeror is highly encouraged to read each document included in solicitation W52P1J-20- R-GRND prior to preparing proposal package.

2. The United States Government (USG) intends to issue one contract award to the lowest priced, technically acceptable, responsible Offeror. The USG intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, an Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the best terms for price and technical. However, the USG reserves the right to conduct Discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

3. The Evaluation Factors for this solicitation are as follows:

a. FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL

Technical Sub-factor 1: Staffing Plan Technical Sub-factor 2: Quality Control Plan

b. FACTOR 2: PRICE

In order to be rated Acceptable for the Technical Factor, all Technical Sub-factors shall be rated “Acceptable”. An “Unacceptable” rating in one or more of the Technical Sub-factors will render the entire Technical Factor “Unacceptable”. Only offers that have an “Acceptable” Technical Factor will then move forward to the Price Factor evaluation phase.

4. Offeror shall prepare a proposal package that contains all the data listed below in this document. Proposal shall be submitted electronically in compliance with the instructions provided in “Solicitation W52P1J-20-R-GRND – RFP 22JUL2020.pdf”.

a. TECHNICAL: Offerors shall submit a technical proposal that describes the services being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation included in the aforementioned RFP document and associated Attachments 0001-0010. The technical proposal shall be submitted on company letterhead in Adobe Acrobat (i.e. .pdf) format. The technical proposal shall be limited to no more than 40 pages. The Cover Page and Table of Contents do not count toward page count. The Government is not obligated to review and evaluate more than the first 40 pages of the technical proposal. The Cover Page shall include the following information:

i. contact information (i.e. name, phone number, and email address) for appropriate company representative;

ii. confirmation that the offer will remain valid for a period of 60 days after the United States Government’s submission deadline;

iii. indication of whether or not Offeror will be able to comply with the

Government’s service schedule (i.e. period of performance).

iv. Offeror’s CAGE Code and DUNS.

The Technical Proposal shall include, at a minimum:

i. Staffing Plan (SP)

The staffing plan shall include an organizational structure for this project.

The SP shall identify the number of employees and/or subcontractor employees it proposes to accomplish all tasks, and the respective position title of each proposed employee and/or subcontractor employee. The SP shall include a schedule it proposes to use to ensure successful accomplishment of the PWS. The SP shall account for employee illness, employee turnover, as well as retention and hiring practices to ensure continued services throughout the life of the contract. The SP shall provide sufficient detail to ensure the USG can evaluate the Offeror’s plan to successfully accomplish the requirements in the PWS and associated annex(es).

ii. Quality Control Plan (QCP) In accordance with PWS Annex A, paragraph 4.2, the QCP shall describe how the Contractor will develop, implement, and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure the solicited services are performed in accordance with the PWS and annex. Additionally, the QCP shall describe in accordance with PWS Annex A, paragraph 4.2: 1) procedures to prevent and identify the recurrence of defective services; 2) the Contractor’s proposed method of managing quality of work; 3) procedures to identify and prevent defects in the quality of services performed; 4) the inspection system (to include specifics as to areas to be inspected on a scheduled and unscheduled basis, frequency of inspections, and the title and organizational placement of the Contractor’s inspectors).The QCP shall also include a comprehensive list of equipment to be used.

b. PRICE: Offeror is required to complete ATTACHMENT 0002: W52P1J-20-R- GRND Price Matrix 14JUL2020.xlsx by inputting the following data in the corresponding yellow highlighted cells in the Excel spreadsheet.

i. Offeror Name;

ii. Company CAGE code;

iii. Company DUNS;

iv. Proposal Number;

v. Proposal Date;

vi. Respective Fixed Unit Cost for CLINs 0001-0024;

vii. Respective Option Year 1 Unit Cost for CLINs 0001-0024;

viii. Respective Option Year 2 Unit Cost for CLINs 0001-0024;

ix. Respective Option Year 3 Unit Cost for CLINs 0001-0024; and

x. Respective Option Year 4 Unit Cost for CLINs 0001-0024

Offeror is cautioned against making any changes to the Excel workbook beyond entering data into the yellow highlighted cells. Offeror is cautioned that making any additional changes beyond entering data in the yellow highlighted cells may render the quote ineligible for award.

c. Offeror shall also ensure the following information is included in its proposal package.

i. Completed FAR provisions and clauses. Offeror shall complete and submit the following FAR provisions and clauses as part of its quote package:

A. FAR Provision 52.204-24 B. FAR Provision 52.204-26 C. FAR Provision 52.212-3

ii. Signed acknowledgement of the solicitation and any subsequent solicitation amendments (if any amendments have been issued by the Government).

iii. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible to receive a Government contract. SAM is to be used for all of the following: (i) contractor registration (formerly CCR), (ii) representations and certifications (formerly ORCA), and (iii) exclusions (formerly EPLS). If Offeror has current representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, Offeror is allowed to submit the SAM representations and certifications in lieu of completing and submitting ATTACHMENT 0006 - FAR Provision 52.212-3.

5. Proposal package shall be submitted in .pdf format via email to Contract Specialist, Ms.

Megan Kirby, at megan.m.kirby.civ@mail.mil and courtesy copy Contracting Officer, Ms.

Elizabeth Zaharopoulos, at Elizabeth.w.zaharopoulos.civ@mail.mil no later than the date and time as listed in the RFQ or subsequent amendments. Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) central time.