B08.02 CSS - RFP for SVP Web Tool Training in Laos - SAM.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

USACE MISSION SUPPORT BATTALION

7701 TELEGRAPH ROAD

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315-3860

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

Contracting Office: CEHEC-CT 29 JUN 2026

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Enclosed is the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for services entitled “Logistics Support for Implementation of MRC SVP Web Tool”.

The Government will utilize the procedures at Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation

Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 for the issuance of this award. The Period of Performance is six months from date of award. See the individual tasks within the PWS for more details about the Period of

Performance schedule.

Basis of Award:

All proposals received in response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be comparatively evaluated in accordance with RFO 12.203(c)(2) using the factors found at RFO 12.203

“Evaluation”. The objective of the evaluation process is to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to represent the “Best Value” to the Government using price, and other non-price factors considered by the Contracting Officer.

The Government intends to make awards without negotiations; however, the Government may determine that negotiations are necessary. For this reason, the offeror’s proposal must be complete and contain their most favorable terms. The proposal shall address and contain the information listed below.

Evaluation Factors:

Offerors shall submit proposals that address each of the evaluation factors listed below. The

Government will evaluate proposals based on the degree to which they demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements and ability to successfully perform the work. Each factor will be assessed and evaluated independently to support a best value determination.

Factors 1 through 3 are of equal importance.

Factor 1: Technical Understanding and Approach

The proposal must demonstrate feasibility, alignment with Government goals, and responsiveness to potential operational challenges. Offerors must include an information table that details the labor categories, mix of labor and quantity of labor hours per task in the PWS.

The Technical Factor will be rated using the following adjectival ratings:

RATING DESCRIPTION

OUTSTANDING

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

GOOD

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

ACCEPTABLE

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

MARGINAL

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

UNACCEPTABLE

Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation and, thus, contains one or more deficiencies or significant weaknesses, and is unawardable, and/or risk of performance is unacceptably high.

Factor 2: Past Performance

The proposal will be evaluated on the offeror’s demonstrated experience supporting content-driven web platforms and similar government or mission-oriented initiatives. The proposal must include performance history that is relevant to the scope of work in the PWS, and history should demonstrate the offeror’s ability to deliver results that meet or exceed quality expectations.

The Past Performance Factor will be rated using the following adjectival ratings:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Substantial

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral

Confidence

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Factor 3 – Price:

Price will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with RFO 12.203(c). The price to be analyzed is the total price inclusive of all tasks (including options).

Contract Line Items: This requirement and associated contract line-item numbers (CLIN) are provided below (also are contained below within the PWS):

CLIN Description Labor Materials Travel Total

0001 Task 1

0002 Task 2

0003 Task 3

0004 Task 4

0005 Task 5

All work is to be performed in accordance with the attached PWS.

Prices must show the total price per task to complete the required services in accordance with the PWS, including all indirect rates and profit. This requirement will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract. The Offeror must submit proposed total and extended pricing to complete the required services.

Attachments:

(1) Instructions to Offeror

(2) Performance Work Statement (PWS)

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR

Request for Clarification

Please submit any requests for RFP clarifications, technical questions, etc. by 1630 (430 pm) eastern daylight time (EDT) 07 JUL 2026.

Proposal Format and Submission Instructions

Please submit a technical proposal consisting of technical work plan that displays a breakdown of estimated labor hours per each labor category per each task in the PWS. The price table should include the hourly rates per each labor category with sub-total costs per each task in the PWS and a grand total to complete all of the required services in the PWS. The technical work plan and price proposal must be submitted electronically (in PDF format) by 1630 (430 pm) EDT on

14 JUL 2026.

Offeror Assumptions

Please state any assumptions or limitations of your technical proposal.

Proposal Marking

Mark your proposal “Source Selection Sensitive.” The price and technical proposals must be submitted as separate volumes/documents to the Contract Specialist, Shanti Singh at email:

shanti.singh@usace.army.mil. A copy of the proposal should be furnished to the Contracting

Officer, Mr. David A. Kaplan at email: David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil. The Contract

Specialist shall acknowledge receipt of the electronic submission. In the event the Contract

Specialist is unavailable the Contracting Officer will ensure proper processing of the received proposals. Proposal documents are not to be submitted directly to any Institute for Water

Resources personnel by Offerors unless given prior permission from the Contracting Officer.

Your submission must identify the RFP title, date of submission, and Offeror's name.

Quote Preparation Instructions

RFO 52.212-2 ADDENDUM - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Offers must be complete, detailed and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation.

a. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a signed and dated offer on company letterhead with unit prices, extended prices, discount terms, tax identification number, CAGE code, and SAM UEI in response to this solicitation. The requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, "Schedule of

Supplies/Services" and terms and conditions, the offeror agrees to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

mailto:shanti.singh@usace.army.mil mailto:David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil

b. All offer information shall be emailed to Shanti Singh at shanti.singh@usace.army.mil.

The offer must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the company. Electronic submissions via e-mail are required.

c. Offerors must provide pricing for the total price to complete the required services, the hourly rate proposed for each labor category and subtotal cost of labor for each of the labor categories.

d. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov.

e. Offer Content: See section “Evaluation Factors” – Factor 1, 2, and 3, above

IV. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and can be viewed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/ in accordance with RFO 12.205. The use in this solicitation of any Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

The Following Provisions and Clauses Are Incorporated By Reference:

The Following Provisions and Clauses Are Incorporated by Full Text:

RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the

Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical

(ii) Past Performance

(iii) Price

The non-price factors are equally important to Price.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Department of War provisions and contract clauses

The following DFARS are applicable to this acquisition in addition to all FAR and RFO clauses included in your base GSA Schedule Contract:

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication

Equipment or Services - Representation 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items

252.227-7000 Non-estoppel

252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Products and Commercial Services

252.227-7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information

252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(End of Request for Proposal)

Approved by:

David A. Kaplan

Contracting Officer