Combined Solicitation Synopsis_CSFE Exhibit Design Services.pdf

N00244-24-Q-0326

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a Request for Quotation (RFQ) is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation number is N00244-24-Q-0326. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through latest Federal Acquisition Circular and DFARS change notices. This solicitation is issued as 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS Code 712110 Repair or Alternation of museums and exhibition buildings is applicable and business size is $34 Million. The solicitation will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 18 September 2024 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time within www.sam.gov.

Contractor must complete all Representations and Certifications found in the provisions listed below within their profile in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for this solicitation.

Requirements

The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE) in Port Hueneme, CA require requires contractor support in Exhibit Services.

Refer to statement of work for full detail.

Period of Performance:

FY24 Base Year: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025

Delivery: FOB Destination.

Inspection and acceptance: At Destination by the Government.

Contract Type: Order/ Contract resulting from this solicitation will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

CENTER FOR SEABEES AND FACILITIES ENGINEERING (CSFE)

PORT HUENEME, CA

1.0 OVERVIEW

The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE) in Port Hueneme, CA, requires contractor support in Exhibit Services. CSFE’s mission is to develop and delivers trained construction, engineering and environmental professionals to the Navy, joint services and Department of Defense (DoD) enabling optimal performance of construction and engineering across the full spectrum of military operations. As a means of educating the students and staff of CSFE about the history of the Navy’s construction and engineering accomplishments, CSFE has several historical exhibits located throughout the headquarters building. These displays are outdated and require rehabilitation and/or replacement.

2.0 SCOPE

The scope of this effort is to provide exhibit services to the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering at Building 1444 on Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme. Exhibit Services involves rehabilitating or replacing old and outdated exhibits or producing new exhibits. The definition of exhibits shall be defined as including, but not be limited to, any one of the following or combination thereof: display cases; exhibit panels; platforms; information desks;

cabinets for visitor- activated video and audio programs; glass or Plexiglass barriers; graphics;

photographs; photo murals; models; artifact mounts; and all planning documents.

Principal spaces containing exhibits may include lobbies; assembly spaces; classroom; and hallways.

Work may involve travel to the facility to meet with site staff, inspection of the facility, assessing rehabilitation of existing resources and/or scope of work for new design, preparing cost estimates for the work, providing measurements and drawings, and fabrication and installation of exhibits and may also include various types of museum planning.

The Contractor shall provide all necessary direct labor, supervision, management, and materials and equipment, except material and equipment specified as government-furnished, to meet the performance objectives defined in the performance work statement.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

Contractor support is required to provide Exhibit Services to assist the Commanding Officer (or appointee) at CSFE in achieving their goals and objectives. The Contractor shall furnish all work, management, supervision, labor and materials necessary to ensure the effective and efficient performance of functions identified throughout this PWS, which make up this requirement. The Contractor shall be capable of providing flexible, responsive, and high quality services and support, as expected at an expert level of knowledge.

4.0 SPECIFIC TASKS

The Contractor shall be responsible for assisting with all aspects of Exhibit Services including exhibit planning, design, fabrication and installation.

The Contractor shall provide planning services for existing and/or new exhibits. They will need to perform research related to the history of the U.S. Navy Seabee and the Civil Engineer Corps in order to assist in graphics selection to illustrate stories. Research may include both primary and secondary sources. Script Writing and/or Editing may be needed during the design process and to finalize label copy (subject to CSFE review and approval).

The Contractor shall provide design services for existing and/or new exhibits. Exhibit design may include any or all of the following: developing overall conceptual design, designing all elements of an exhibit, and modular design of standard components. The goal is to provide a coordinated graphic design and installation system for signs, labels and other print descriptions for historical displays throughout the building.

The Contractor shall provide technical support during the fabrication and installation phase of the renovated and/or new exhibits. This includes, but is not limited to the preparation of computer-generated material that is ready for output by others and includes high-resolution scans of graphic material, final text, colors and graphic treatments.

5.0 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The Contractor shall possess working knowledge at an expert level to successfully perform all requirements of this PWS, which includes the following;

• Adobe Illustrator

• Sketch Up

• Communicate verbally and in writing to deal effectively with internal CSFE staff and

Navy personnel

• Work collaboratively in a team environment as well as independently.

• Current museum exhibit standards and best practices

• Physical ability for walking, climbing ladders, standing, bending, stooping or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds

6.0 HOURS OF OPERATION

Normal working hours is Monday through Friday from 0745 to 1615.

Contractor personnel are not required to work on federal holidays when the CSFE is closed.

7.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

7.1 Contractor personnel performing under this contract shall be U.S. Citizens and ARE NOT required to obtain/retain a security clearance nor a CAC.

7.2 Contractor personnel may be required during the performance of this contract; however, it is not anticipated. Travel within a 50-mile radius of the museum will not be reimbursed.

8.0 GOVERNMENTAL MANAGERIAL CONTROLS:

This is a non-personnel services contract to provide museum and exhibit design services located in Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, CA. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

8.1.1 Government personnel: Do not exercise any of the following functions over contractor employees:

8.1.2. Supervise or direct.

8.1.3. Approve leave or other absences.

8.1.4. Train or approve training.

8.1.5. Conduct performance appraisals or other evaluations.

8.1.6. Provide or approve awards and recognition.

8.1.7. Tell or suggest to a contractor whom to hire or fire.

8.1.8. Discipline contractor employees.

8.1.9 Contractor/Vendor: May not exercise any of the following functions:

8.1.10. Supervise government personnel.

8.1.11. Supervise employees of other contractors.

8.1.12. Administer or supervise government procurement activities.

8.1.13. Perform inherently governmental functions.

8.1.14. Evaluate, discipline or reward government personnel

9.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

The Government will provide adequate working space in government facilities, all equipment (e.g., desk, chair, computer, printer, scanner, copier, telephone, etc.), utilities, janitorial services and expendable operating supplies for the duration of this contract. The contractor shall maintain the assigned office space in a neat and orderly manner. Personal or company use of phones, utilities, computers, printers, scanners, copiers, etc., not directly related to required services is strictly prohibited. Contractor shall not remove any government-furnished equipment or supplies from the worksite without the express written permission of the Contracting Officer or his/her designated representative.

10.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance is anticipated to One Year after contract award.

11.0 POINT OF CONTACT

Will be provided at time of Award.

12.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE) Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Bldg. 1444 Port Hueneme, CA 93043

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This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the latest FAC and DFARS change notices. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov

Post Award Contract Administration will be performed by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, Code 250.

Payment: Choose One: The US Navy anticipates using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to pay invoices IAW DFAR 252.232-7003 and DFARS 252.232-7006.

Requests for technical and or contractual clarification are to be submitted in writing. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS are to be submitted via e-mail to Jheanna.u.poblete.civ@us.navy.mil received no later than 10 September 2024 10:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Answers to questions will be provided in the form of an amendment to this solicitation.

The following provisions and clauses are applicable and are hereby incorporated into the solicitation by reference and by full text. It is the responsibility of the interested contractors to obtain copies of the necessary provisions and or clauses that are required as a part of this solicitation. Required clauses/provisions that are not submitted may render a quote not to be accepted by the Government.

THE FOLLOWING NAVSUP LOCAL TEXT IS HEREBY MADE PART OF THE STATEMENT OF

WORK/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.

NAVSUP FLC San Diego may utilize contractor support through the AbilityOne Program, as needed, to perform contract closeout functions for this acquisition. Information, including business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data, that the offeror provides to the Government or information already in the possession of the Government may be viewed and utilized by the AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel during the course of its contract performance. The information that may be made available to the support contractor may include, for example, pricing and technical proposals, historical contract, pricing and performance information, Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) reporting information and similar data/information.

By submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror and its subcontractors consent to a release of their business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data to the Government's AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel in order to perform close out services. Prior to the release of any such information to the support contractor, the support contractor will have in place with the Government a Non-Disclosure/Non-Use Agreement in accordance with the terms of the AbilityOne Program support contract.

Offerors may execute their own Non-Disclosure Agreement with the AbilityOne Program (AbilityOne contact information available from the contracting point of contact). The support contractor must provide copies of the executed agreements to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the support contract; and the offeror/contractor for this acquisition must provide copies of the executed Agreement to the Contracting Officer for this acquisition. If the offeror/contractor seeks such a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the AbilityOne Program support contractor, the Agreement must be executed no later than the date of final delivery under the resulting NAVSUP FLC San Diego contract.

REVIEW OF AGENCY PROTESTS

https://www.acquisition.gov/

The contracting activity, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) will process agency protests in accordance with the requirements set forth in FAR 33.103(d).

Pursuant to FAR 33.103(d)(4), agency protests may be filed directly with the appropriate reviewing authority; or, a protester may appeal a decision rendered by a contracting officer to the reviewing authority.

The reviewing authority for FLCSD is the Director, Regional Contracts Department, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego at 3985 Cummings Road, San Diego, CA 92136-4200. Agency procurement protests should clearly identify the initial adjudicating official, i.e., the "contracting officer" or "reviewing official".

Offerors should note this review of the Contracting Officer's decision will not extend GAO's timeliness requirements. Therefore, any subsequent protest to GAO must be filed within 10 days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action.

UNIT PRICES

Contractor unit prices, when incorporated into a Government contract, may be releasable under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the event NAVSUP FLCSD receives a FOIA request.

New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.

WAGE DETERMINATION

WD 2015-5625 (Rev.22) and posted on beta.sam.gov is he To view the Ventura County, CA Wage Determination, please visit https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code

Reporting

AUG 2020

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.209-11** Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FEB 2016

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

SEP 2023

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

NOV 2021

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (CD 2024-O0002)

JAN 2024

52.225-18 Place of Manufacture AUG 2018 52.226-3 Disaster or Emergency Area

Representation

NOV 2007

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions NOV 2020 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

SEP 2022

https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications

MAY 2021

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services–Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services–Representation

MAY 2021

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

MAR 2022

252.204-7024 Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System

MAR 2023

252.211-7002 Availability for Examination of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, and Other Pertinent Documents

DEC 1991

252.225-7000 Buy American–Balance of Payments Program Certificate–Alternate I

NOV 2014

252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate--Basic NOV 2014 252.225-7049 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain

Foreign Commercial Satellite Services— Representations

DEC 2018

252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

DEC 2022

252.225-7053 Representation Regarding Prohibition on Use of Certain Energy Sourced from Inside the Russian Federation

SEP 2021

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

MAY 2022

252.225-7973 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign- Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems— Representation. (DEVIATION 2020- O0015)

MAY 2020

*Included in FAR 52.212-5 ** Required local policy

PROVISION BY FULL TEXT

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (NOV 2021) Addendum to 52.212-2:

1.0 BASIS FOR AWARD:

1.1 Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The acquisition will utilize the Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) process to make a best value award decision. For proposals determined technically acceptable, a trade-off between price and past performance will be conducted with past performance being significantly more important than price considerations.

1.2 The Government intends to award this contract without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a technical, past performance and price standpoint. Notwithstanding this intent, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct discussions, a matter within his/her discretion.

1.3 The Offerors must fully comply with the instructions included in Section L (Instructions, Conditions, and Notices for Submission of Offers), and sufficiently address all solicitation requirements. Taking exception to any requirement in the solicitation without addressing the exception with the contracting office before the proposal due date specified within the solicitation will render the proposal ineligible for award.

2.0 EVALUATION PROCESS AND FACTORS

2.1 The Government will evaluate proposals based on the following factors and sub-factors:

Factor I – Cover Letter and Technical Factor

Factor II – Past Performance

Factor III – Price

2.2 If three (3) or fewer quotes are received, the Government will evaluate all quotes. If more than three

(3) quotes are received, the Government will then evaluate the three (3) lowest priced quotes.

However, the Government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes if none of the initial three (3) lowest priced quotes are qualified as technically acceptable under Factor I and have at least a Satisfactory Confidence performance assessment under Factor II. If additional quotes are evaluated, they will be evaluated in the order of increasing total evaluated price.

2.3 The Government’s technical evaluation team will evaluate Factor I, Technical, on an

“Acceptable”/”Unacceptable” basis. Only technically acceptable quotes are eligible for award.

2.4 Factor I, Technical: Staffing and Training Plan. An “Unacceptable” in will result in an overall Factor I rating of “Unacceptable,” rendering the entire proposal ineligible for award.

2.5 Only those offerors that are determined to be technically acceptable under Factor I, Technical, will be further evaluated under Factor II, Past Performance. Past Performance history will be evaluated as being significantly more important than Price.

2.6 Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable under Factor I with at least a Satisfactory

Confidence performance assessment under Factor II, either initially, or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award.

3.0 FACTOR I – TECHNICAL

The Government will conduct technical evaluation on the three lowest priced offerors. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical proposal against the listed sub-factors to determine whether they are technically acceptable or technically unacceptable:

3.1 Cover Letter and Technical Factor:

3.1.1 The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror’s cover letter and technical factor to determine whether or not it properly addresses the staffing requirements for on-going day-to-day operations. Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to respond to workload fluctuations and overlapping tasks in a timely manner.

3.1.2 The Government will evaluate all proposed Key Personnel and the supporting information to determine the extent to which the described knowledge, experience, and education are in accordance with the key requirements in the PWS.

3.1.3 The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror’s training plan.

3.1.4 The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror’s transition plan

Factor I will be evaluated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis using the ratings below

TABLE M-1 TECHNICAL ACCEPABLE/ UNACCEPTABLE METHOD

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

4.0 FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE

The Government will conduct the past performance evaluation on the three lowest priced offerors if they are determined to be technically acceptable under Factor I, Technical.

4.1 The assessment of the Offeror’s past performance will be used by the Government as a means to evaluate the relative capability of the Offeror and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the PWS and as a measure of performance risk for contract award. The government’s assessment of performance risk is not intended to be the product of a mechanical or mathematical analysis of an offeror’s performance on list of contracts, but rather the product of subjective judgment of the government after it considers all available relevant and recent information.

4.2 The rating tables identified below as “Past Performance Relevancy Rating” Table and “Past

Performance Confidence Assessment” Table will be utilized for the assignment of ratings for relevancy and confidence assessment.

4.3 Each past performance data sheet will be evaluated to determine whether the work performed by the

Offeror is recent and relevant to the instant requirement. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts accomplished within the past three (3) years that is of the same or similar scope, complexity, and magnitude to that which is described in the solicitation. Common aspects of relevancy include, but are not limited to, the following: similarity of product/service/ support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, use of key personnel (for services), and extent of subcontracting.

4.4 The Government will assign one relevancy rating for each past performance effort submitted using the four levels of relevancy as shown in “Past Performance Relevancy Rating” Table below. Past performance of greater relevancy will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

Past performance reference that that has no relevance to the instant requirement will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably and will not be considered in the overall assessment of Past Performance Confidence.

“Past Performance Relevancy Rating” Table Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

4.5 Each past performance reference under each offeror’s Past Performance submission that is found to have at least some relevance to the instant requirement will be evaluated to determine the quality of the offeror’s performance under that reference. The Government will focus its inquiry of the Offerors record of performance as it relates to timeliness, quality, cost control, and customer satisfaction.

4.6 Quality of the relevant past performance will form the basis for the Offeror’s overall rating for Past

Performance.

4.7 The Government will assign one Past Performance Confidence rating to each Offeror using the five levels of confidence as shown in “Past Performance Confidence Assessment” Table below. This rating will become the Offeror’s overall rating for Past Performance.

4.8

“Past Performance Confidence Assessment” Table 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

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

Limited

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 successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral):

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 government intends to verify past performance information on contracts listed by the Offerors. The government may contact some or all of the references. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) will be accessed to locate recent and relevant information.

5.0 FACTOR III – PRICE

5.1 All proposals will be ranked by the total evaluated price. Total Evaluated Price will be calculated by summing the evaluated price for the base year plus the Option to Extend, per FAR clause 52.217-8.

Evaluation of options WILL NOT obligate the Government to exercise the options.

5.2 Each Offeror's price proposal will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. Also, unbalanced pricing will be evaluated of the proposed unit prices of the fixed price list, including options, IAW FAR 15.404-1(g). A proposal is considered complete when all items outlined in the Schedule of Supplies/Services of the Solicitation. Price reasonableness will be determined using one or more techniques identified in FAR 15.404-1(b) such as comparison of proposed prices. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items or subline item(s) appear to be significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques.

5.3 Option to Extend Services: As part of the Price Factor evaluation, the Government will evaluate the

Option to Extend Services under FAR 52.217-8 by including six (6) months, priced at the monthly rate of the last option period. The Government may choose to exercise the extension of services at the end of all options, utilizing the rates for that ordering period.

(End of provision)

252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate. (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “foreign end product,” “qualifying country,” “qualifying country end product,” and “United States,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(52) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

I Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(52) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that—

(52) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs I(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product;

and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country.

(2) The offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “domestic end product”:

Line Item Number Country of Origin

(End Provisions)

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52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

JUN 2020

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

JAN 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code

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AUG 2020

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

NOV 2021

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

JUN 2023

52.211-16 Variation in Quantity SEP 1989 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities SEP 1989 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial

Items

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52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Concerns--Alternate I

JAN 2017 Use 52.219-18 with this alternate for competition amongst 8(a)

52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

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52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program MAY 2011 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management

Systems

MAY 2011

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.245-1 Government Property SEP 2021 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation

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52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price AUG 1996 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price AUG 1996 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination NOV 1991 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer’s Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of

Former DoD Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DEC 2022

252.204-7002 Payment for Contract Line or Subline Items Not Separately Priced

APR 2020

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

APR 1992

252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

JAN 2023

252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third- Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

JAN 2023

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

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252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

JAN 2023

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

JAN 2023

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

JAN 2023

252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirement.

JAN 2023

252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or

Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation JAN 2023 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023 .

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments

Program--Basic

JAN 2023

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors MAR 2022 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022

252.225-7021 Trade Agreements—Alternate II (CD 2020- O0002)

OCT 2023

252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales

APR 2003

252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States

OCT 2023

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUNE

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

JAN 2023

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

JUN 2023

252.225-7972 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign- Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

(DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

MAY 2020

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

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252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions JAN 2023 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation APR 2014 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by

Contractor Personnel

JUN 2013

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2023 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of

Government-Furnished Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property JAN 2021 .

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System

Administration

APR 2012 .

252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal

(DEVIATION 2022-O0006)

NOV 2021

252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations

OCT 2010

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic JAN 2023

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (CD 2023- O0008)

JUN 2023

Clauses below are contained within FAR 52.212-5 52.203-19* Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-27* Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

JUN 2023

52.204-10* Reporting Executive Compensation and First- Tier Subcontract Awards

JUN 2020

52.204-23* Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

NOV 2021

52.204-25* Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.209-6* Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

NOV 2021

52.209-10* Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.219-6* Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2020 52.219-6* Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside–

Alternate I

MAR 2020

52.219-7* Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2020 52.219-14* Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION

2021-O0008)

SEP 2021

52.219-28* Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation

MAR 2023

52.222-3* Convict Labor JUNE

52.222-19* Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

NOV 2023

52.222-21* Prohibition of Segregated Facilities APR 2015 52.222-26* Equal Opportunity SEP 2016 52.222-35* Equal Opportunity for Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-36* Equal Opportunity for Workers with

Disabilities

JUN 2020

52.222-37* Employment Reports on Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-41* Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018 52.222-42* Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal

Hires

MAY 2014

52.222-44* Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

MAY 2014

52.222-50* Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.222-55* Minimum Wages Under Executive Order

13658

JAN 2022

52.222-62* Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

JAN 2022

52.223-9* Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items

MAY 2008

52.223-11* Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons

JUN 2016

52.223-18* Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

JUN 2020

52.223-20* Aerosols JUN 2016 52.223-21* Foams JUN 2016

52.224-3* Privacy Training JAN 2017 52.225-13* Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FEB 2021 52.232-33* Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—

System for Award Management

OCT 2018

52.232-40* Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

MAR 2023

52.233-3* Protest after Award AUG 1996 52.233-4* Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

*Included in 52.212-5

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

Addendum to 52.212-1:

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.1 This section provides general instructions for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements in addition to those identified as evaluation factors and subfactors. Taking exception to any provision in the solicitation without addressing the exception with the contracting office before the proposal due date specified within the solicitation will render the proposal ineligible for award.

1.2 The Government intends to award this contract without discussions. Notwithstanding this intent, the

Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with Offerors in the competitive range, if necessary and permit such Offerors to revise their proposals.

1.3 An Offeror’s proposal is presumed to represent the Offeror’s best efforts to comply with the solicitation requirements. Clarity and completeness of the proposal are of the utmost importance. The proposal must be written in a practical, clear, and concise manner. It must use quantitative terms whenever possible and must avoid qualitative adjectives to the maximum extent possible. Offerors are cautioned against restating PWS requirements in their proposal, particularly with regard to technical requirements and must state how all RFP and PWS requirements will be met. Statements such as "the Offeror understands" and "the Offeror shall/can comply", along with responses that paraphrase the RFP, are inadequate. The use of phrases such as "standard practices" (with a specific government reference or industry reference) does not indicate that an Offeror understands the requirements and will likely result in a diminished evaluation rating.

1.4 The offer should be complete as submitted and not include references to data or information previously submitted. Data previously submitted to the Navy, if any, will not be incorporated “by reference” into the offer and will not be considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

1.5 At the Government’s discretion, the Contractor’s proposal may be incorporated into the final contract, either in whole or in part.

1.6 The Offeror’s proposal shall remain valid for at least 120 calendar days after the proposal due date.

1.7 Questions regarding any aspect of this procurement must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist. Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and will not be acknowledged or addressed. Both questions and answers will be posted to the Government Point of Entry (www.sam.gov) in a form of amendment to the solicitation for all parties to view. The Government will make every attempt to answer all questions in a timely manner. However, questions submitted within three days of the posted closing date may not allow for ample time to respond, and Offerors cannot be guaranteed a response will be issued. All questions must be submitted by date referenced on sam.gov.

2. PROPOSAL FORMAT AND CONTENT

2.1 The Offerors proposal shall be submitted in severable volumes based on the Factors as set forth below and all information specific to each Factor shall be confined to that volume. Failure to provide any volume may result in the proposal being given an Unacceptable rating. Information provided shall be specific to each Factors.

2.2 The offeror’s proposal shall consist of three (3) separate volumes:

Volume I – Cover Letter and Technical Factor Volume II – Past Performance Volume III – Price

Note: All information pertaining to price data shall be included exclusively in Volume III. Under no circumstances shall any pricing data be included elsewhere in the proposal.

2.3 Each volume must include the Cover Sheet. The cover sheet shall include:

• Title – N00244-24-Q-0326 CSFE Museum and Exhibit Design Services

• Volume Name (Technical and Price)

• Volume Number

• Name and address of the offeror, point-of-contact (POC), title, telephone number, fax number, email address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

• Table of Contents – The table of contents shall provide enough detail to easily locate all important elements of the proposal.

Data submitted directly to the Government by subcontractors in support of the prime offeror’s price proposal shall follow the above format. In addition, the prime offeror shall be prominently identified. All submissions are subject to the posted submission requirements including the posted closing date and time.

2.4 All text shall be single-spaced and on white background with black color font (Black and white requirement does not apply to graphics or photos. Company stationary and logos are acceptable).

Cross-references should be utilized to preclude unnecessary duplication of data between sections.

Digital copies shall be provided in Microsoft Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and/or Excel.

2.5 Electronic copies of all offers are to be submitted via email to jheanna.u.poblete.civ@us.navy.mil.

All copies must be able to be printed out single-sided, on either an 8.5” by 11” paper or 11’ by 17’ paper for diagrams, charts, or graphic materials. Minimum font type size 10, Times New Roman font or similar common desktop environment font is to be used. Pages of each volume must be numbered consecutively. All offers must be received by date posted through SAM.gov. The posted closing date and time applies to all electronic copy submissions.

3. SPECIFIC VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 VOLUME I: COVER LETTER & TECHNICAL FACTOR

NOTE: Data previously submitted, if any, will not be used in the evaluation of this Request for Proposal. Therefore, previously submitted data should not be included in proposals “by reference”.

3.1.1 The technical proposal should be written so that the government can make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination as to whether the proposal meets the requirements of this solicitation. To this end, the technical proposal shall be so specific, detailed and complete as to clearly and fully demonstrate that the prospective contractor has a thorough understanding of and ability to perform the technical requirements contained in the PWS.

3.1.2 The technical proposal shall be page numbered, contain a table of contents, be organized in the order specified for (1) Cover Letter & Technical Factor

3.1.3 The proposal shall not exceed the limits stated below. The maximum page requirement excludes cover sheets, tables of content, or separation/index pages. Page limitations are as follows:

3.1.4 Maximum of 15 pages, exclusive of resumes, letters of intent, table of contents. All charts and matrixes are permitted to be submitted on fold-out pages. (Fold-out pages shall not exceed 14 inch by 17 inch).

Note: To ensure fairness to all offerors, the above page limitations must be strictly enforced by the Government’s evaluation process. Material over and above the page limitation established for any one plan will not be reviewed and / or evaluated by the Government.

3.1.5 TECHNICAL: Cover Letter and Technical Factor

3.1.4.1 Cover Letter: Offerors shall include the name of the company, the cage code, the physical address, the point of contact information (name, email and phone number), and the titles or names of all of the documents submitted in mailto:jheanna.u.poblete.civ@us.navy.mil.%20All mailto:jheanna.u.poblete.civ@us.navy.mil.%20All http://www.sam.gov.the/ response to this solicitation. If applicable, the cover letter can be used for any assumptions forming the basis of the RFQ submission.

3.1.4.2 Factor 1—Technical Approach

Technical Factor section of Volume I shall provide information in sufficient detail to allow the Government make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination as to whether the offer meets the requirements of this solicitation. To this end, the proposed technical approach shall be as specific, detailed and complete as to clearly and fully demonstrate that the prospective contractor has a thorough understanding of and ability to perform the technical requirements contained in the PWS

3.2 VOLUME II – PAST PERFORMANCE

3.2.1 The past performance evaluation factor assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance.

3.2.2 Offerors should provide relevant past performance information for similar or related work under contracts completed during the last three years. Offerors may submit performance data regarding current contract performance as long as a minimum of one year of performance has been completed as of the closing date of this solicitation. Each Offeror has the opportunity to provide in its proposal any information regarding its past performance of contracts similar to the Government's requirement that it would like the Government to consider. The Offeror may include Federal, State and Local Government and private sector contracts.

3.2.3 Offerors should provide the following information below, but a Past Performance Datasheet will be provided as an attachment to this solicitation. There is a limit of three past performance entries.

• Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, contracts, and Blanket

Purchase Agreements, also include Delivery Order Numbers

• Customer/Agency (name, e-mail address, and telephone number)

• Contracting Officer and Technical Point of Contact (name, e-mail address, and telephone number)

• Brief description of the scope of work: Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

• Contract type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.)

• Award Price

• Total Labor-Hours of Effort

• Period of Performance

• Contract Deliverables

3.2.4 For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence.

3.2.5 Offerors may submit past performance information regarding the following: predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience and subcontractors that will perform major aspects of the requirement.

3.2.6 To obtain information, the Government may contact the points of contact listed by Offerors, however, the Government is not required to contact the points of contact provided by Offerors and may limit the number of references it decides to contact. The Government is also free to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror to evaluate past performance of Offerors.

3.3 VOLUME III – PRICE

3.3.1 The price proposal shall cover all aspects of the proposed effort. Data contained in the price proposal shall be consistent with data contained in Volume I.

3.3.2 The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offeror's may be required to submit information other than cost or pricing data to support a determination of price reasonableness

3.3.3 The Offeror is required to submit a price proposal breakdown for each CLIN included in the

Schedule of Services of the Solicitation. For an offer to be considered reasonable, applicable base rates must at a minimum meet the applicable collective bargaining agreement rates. The proposal shall include employees’ vacation, sick pay, and other fringe benefits. In addition, any overhead, profit, G&A must be included to determine reasonableness.

The offeror must state explicitly whether any exceptions are taken to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If so, the offeror shall list, and provide its rationale for any such exception. Any comments or exceptions must be addressed in this section and may form the basis for an offeror to be considered ineligible for award. Alternate proposals are not authorized and will be rejected.

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions.

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and…