Combined Synopsis Solicitation Final.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items/Services

General Information

Title: Giant Voice (GV) System Upgrade Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: FA670322R0003 Posted Date: 18 Jul 2022 Response Date: 23 Aug 2022 Classification Code: J063 Set-Aside: 100% Total Small Business NAICS Code: 811213

Contracting Office Address

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, 94 CONF/PK, Dobbins

ARB, GA.

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Offers are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Solicitation FA670322R0003 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses for commercial items are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, Electronic Code of Federal Regulation (eCFR) https://gov.ecfr.io/cgi-bin/ECFRl, Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2022-0502 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Publication Notice (DPN) 20220428

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to be familiar with applicable provisions and clauses.

See https://gov.ecfr.io and https://www.acquisition.gov for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

Class deviations can be found at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html.

This procurement is being issued as a 100% total small business set-aside, under NAICS code 811213 – Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and a small business size standard of $19.5 average annual receipts.

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Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Marietta, Georgia has a requirement to upgrade the existing Giant Voice System. The Contractor shall provide all non-personal services required to engineer, design, furnish, install, and test (EDFI&T) a turnkey Giant Voice (GV) System that includes outdoor GV and indoor “small voice” for Communication and Control (C2) buildings on the installation. All work shall be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), dated 13 July 2022 (Attachment 1) and Drawings (Attachment 2).

A firm fixed-price contract is contemplated with an anticipated period of performance (PoP) of 270 calendar days from the date of award.

Any/all deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (NOV 1991). The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Dobbins ARB, Marietta, GA.

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.

Site Visit Information.

1. An organized site visit has been scheduled for 9:00 AM (EDT) on Thursday, 28

July 2022.

2. Attendees shall meet in the parking lot of Bldg. 812, located at 1538 Atlantic Ave, Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA). A review of the worksites will follow a short briefing.

3. In order to attend the site visit, interested parties MUST submit a completed DARB

4 Access Request Form (Attachment 6) in accordance with the instructions provided in this notice. The DARB 4 Form shall provide the full name, citizenship, date of birth, Driver’s License Number and Driver’ License State of Issue for ALL attendees. Upon entry, ensure each participant has a current valid ID.

4. The completed DARB 4 Access Request Form (Attachment 6) must be submitted via email to Victor Royal, at victor.royal.2@us.af.mil and Patrina Sheffield at patrina.sheffield@us.af.mil. Forms MUST be received no later than (NLT) 12:00 pm (EDT) on Monday, 22 July 2022.

5. Offerors are cautioned that Dobbins ARB has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance.

DELAYS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN GAINING ENTRY ONTO THE

BASE. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass from the Visitors Center, located next to the Main Gate prior to the start of the scheduled site visit. A current, valid ID is required. A background check will be conducted.

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6. All vehicles are subject to search. Drivers should have on their person a valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and current proof of insurance. Failure to provide the requested documentation may result in denied access to the installation.

7. While not mandatory, attendance at the scheduled site visit is highly encouraged.

Any questions generated from this solicitation or the site visit MUST be submitted in writing to Victor Royal (victor.royal.2@us.af.mil) and Patrina Sheffield (patrina.sheffield@us.af.mil) by 3:00 pm (EDT) on Thursday, 4 August July 2022.

When addressing questions concerning any aspect of the solicitation, state the page number, section, and paragraph that requires clarification. The Contracting Officer will provide clarification(s) through amendment(s) to the solicitation following receipt of any questions. Any questions received after 4 Aug 2022 may not be answered.

Submission of questions prior to the site visit is encouraged.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Written proposals are required (oral offers will not be accepted).

Submission of proposals must be in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and any addenda to the provision. See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (page 7 of the solicitation).

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 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: See Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 (page 12 of the solicitation).

The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Offerors are required to complete the electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management https://www.sam.gov, as well as the following:

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

52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation

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

DFARS 252.239-7009, Representation of Use of Cloud Computing

For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation.

(Attachment 4) mailto:victor.royal.2@us.af.mil https://www.sam.gov/

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside DEVIATION 2020-O0008 (15 U.S.C.

644) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008)

(g) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows: by the end of the performance period for the order.

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.223-20, Aerosols 52.224-3, Privacy Training 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

This Statement is for Information Only:

It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits 23931 Telecommunications Mechanic I, WG 10/2 $32.28 + $4.23 = $36.51

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

52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:

52.203-3, Gratuities 52.203-17 – Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.247-34, FOB Destination 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 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 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, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7022, Expediting Contract Closeout 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.223-7999, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

(DEVIATION 2021-O0009

252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252204.htm http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252204.htm

252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) 252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) 252.225-7974 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

(DEVIATION 2020-O0005)

252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns 252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services 252.239-7017, Notice Of Supply Chain Risk 252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk DFARS 252.239-7098, Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites— Representation (DEVIATION 2021-O0003) 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.246-7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues 252.246-7004, Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations 252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic (10 U.S.C. 2631(a))

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (OCT 2019) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation.

The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman: Col David Robertson, HQ AFRC/DSD, 155 Richard Ray Blvd, Robins AFB GA 31098, Comm: 478-327-2440, Email: david.robertson.3@us.af.mil.

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations.

Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically.

All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow accessed through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website (https://piee.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at https://piee.eb.mil.

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All responsible organizations may submit a proposal, which shall be considered.

List of Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Statement of Work Attachment 2 – Drawings Attachment 3 - Wage Determination Attachment 4 – Representations and Certifications Attachment 5 - Price Schedule Attachment 6 – DARB 4, Access Request Form Attachment 7 – A001 CSIR Attachment 8 – A002 Work Schedule Attachment 9 – A003 Status Report Attachment 10 – A004 Meeting Minutes Attachment 11 – A005 Installation Test Report Attachment 12 – Test Plan Attachment 13 – Training Plan

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein to assure timely and equitable evaluation proposals. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three Volumes: Volume I – Administrative, Volume II-Technical and Volume III - Price.

Submission of Offers: Electronic Submission of offers is required. Offers shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist: Victor Royal, victor.royal.2@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer: Patrina Sheffield, patrina.sheffield@us.af.mil. Offers must be submitted NLT 3:00 PM, (EDT) Tuesday, 23 August 2022. Offerors shall submit a clear and complete proposal, and include only information that is relevant to this notice.

The subject line of all emails that comprise the proposal shall be formatted as follows:

Subject: FA670322R0003/Company Name/Email X of X (insert number of the email and total number of emails).

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.

However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; Offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

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The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but, rather, shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities or experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

Offerors should formulate and consolidate any questions they may have concerning the requirement and submit them back to 94 CONF/PK via email to Victor Royal at victor.royal.2@us.af.mil and Patrina Sheffield at patrina.sheffield@us.af.mil by 3:00 pm (EDT) on Thursday, 4 August 2022. A consolidated response to all questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation on SAM for all interested parties. After 4 August 2022, the Government may review further questions, however, the Government cannot guarantee a response due to time constraints.

If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, Patrina Sheffield via email @ patrina.sheffield@us.af.mil, with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions with the Offerors. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial proposal.

Exchanges of acquisition information between Government and Offerors will be controlled by the Contracting Officer, Patrina Sheffield.

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and Offerors will be notified of the excess as soon as practicable.

Page Size and Format

• Pages shall be 8.5 x 11 inches

• Text pages shall be portrait-oriented. Graphics and tables may be landscape-oriented if required to properly present the information.

• Pages shall be typed with at least single line spacing.

• Times New Roman, Arial, or similar font preferred. The font size shall be no less than 12 point.

• Margins on all four edges of each sheet will be at least one inch.

• Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers may fall within the defined margin area.

• These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to Information

Exchanges (IEs).

Proposal Organization

Proposal Volume Title Page

Limit Electronic Copies

I Administrative / Contract Documentation 1

Table of Contents Unlimited 1

Contact Information Unlimited 1

Validity Statement Unlimited 1

Representations and Certifications (Attachment 4)

Unlimited 1

Exceptions to Terms and Conditions Unlimited 1

II Technical 10 1

Subfactor 1: Critical Path 1

Subfactor 2: Written Narrative 1

Subfactor 3: Contractor Qualifications 1

III Price – Price Schedule (Attachment 5) 1 1

VOLUME I: ADMINISTRATIVE/CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

Volume Organization

1. Table of Contents

2. Contact Information: Provide address, phone number, fax number, proposal POC and email address for the proposing prime and each of the teaming members.

3. Validity Statement: The Offeror shall make a clear statement the proposal is valid for 45 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

4. Exceptions to Terms and Conditions:

a. Exceptions to terms and conditions of the solicitation are strongly discouraged. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in an Offeror being removed from consideration for award.

b. Exceptions taken to terms and conditions of the solicitation, to any of its formal attachments, or to other parts of the solicitation shall be identified.

c. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.

d. Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost and specific requirement of the solicitation.

5. Offeror Representations and Certifications: Utilizing the provision 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Services, Offerors shall complete the necessary fill-ins, representations and certifications as set forth in the solicitation (Attachment 4 and submit a copy with their proposal).

Volume I - Administrative/Contract Documentation page limitation is: unlimited.

Volume II – TECHNICAL

Technical Approach. The Offeror shall include the following information to demonstrate a sound technical approach to meet the requirements:

Subfactor 1 – Critical Path: The Offeror shall provide a Critical Path which outlines the Offeror’s anticipated work/progress schedule for design, delivery, installation, testing and cutover of the required GV system upgrade.

Subfactor 2 – Written Narrative: The Offeror shall provide a detailed written narrative of the proposed technical approach to allow the Government to evaluate the Offeror's design, method of installation, and equipment which meets or exceeds all requirements of the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). The Contractor shall also include information on what measures will be taken to minimize downtime of the existing system and estimated length of downtime. Include any/all additional details, schedules, tables, etc., or other information required to clearly illustrate and describe the approach to provide the required system upgrade.

Subfactor 3 – Contractor Qualifications: The Offeror shall provide Motorola provider/solutions partner documentation authorized to purchase and install Motorola equipment/solutions.

Volume II – Technical page limitation: 10 pages.

Volume III – PRICE

All information relating to the price must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the price volume.

1. General Instructions: Information is provided to assist you in submitting information other than certified cost or pricing data that is required to evaluate the reasonableness and balance of your proposed price. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your proposal. Unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror's proposal. Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness and balance. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed prices rests with the Offeror.

2. Exceptions: List any exceptions taken to the pricing requirements stated in this solicitation and state assumption(s) made by the Offeror. Provide complete rationale.

3. Properly executed (by an official authorized to bind the company) Price Schedule –

(Attachment 5) with both UNIT and extended amounts, including acknowledgment of all amendments completed.

4. Insert proposed unit and extended price for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line

Item Number (CLIN). All dollar amounts provided shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.

5. Offerors shall ensure their information is up to date in the System for Award

Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov.

6. Data beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. All data relating to the proposed price, including all required supporting documentation, must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the Price Volume. Under no circumstances shall this data and documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal.

7. If, after receipt of proposals, the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient data available to determine price reasonableness, the Offeror shall be required to submit additional cost or pricing data.

The Price Proposal Volume III page limitation is unlimited.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items

Basis for Contract Award

1. This acquisition is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to the Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR Part 9.1, as supplemented, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation's requirements and is judged to represent the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) proposal.

2. The Government intends to make one contract award without discussions. Proposals should be submitted initially on the most accurate and favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offerors should not assume they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss and/or revise their proposals. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interests.

3. If, during the evaluation process, it is determined to be in the best interest of the

Government to hold discussions, Offeror responses and/or any revision(s) to an Offeror’s proposal will be considered in making the award decision. If the Offeror's proposal was evaluated as acceptable at the time discussions are closed, any changes or exceptions in the revised proposal are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the Offeror's proposal be determined unacceptable and ineligible for award.

4. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or subfactors. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the Offeror being ineligible for award.

Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions unacceptable and the proposal therefore, ineligible for award.

EVALUATION PROCESS.

The Government will use the following procedures to evaluate offers:

Synopsis of Evaluation

1. Each responsive offer received will be ranked by price from lowest to highest.

2. The two (2) lowest priced offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability in accordance with Table 1 below. Should one (1) of the two (2) lowest priced offers be rated unacceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest priced offer for technical acceptability. Once the Government determines two (2) low offers acceptable, the Government will end its evaluation process with no other offers being evaluated.

3. Award will be made to the LPTA responsible Offeror.

Evaluation Factors and Subfactors

The following evaluation factor and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal.

Any factor or subfactor determined to be unacceptable will render the entire proposal ineligible for award.

Factor 1: Technical Capability

Subfactor 1: Critical Path Subfactor 2: Written Narrative Subfactor 3: Contractor Qualifications

Factor 2: Price

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

The Government’s technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical factor/subfactors on an acceptable or unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described below. A technical factor/subfactor evaluated as “Unacceptable” will render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore, unawardable. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

Limited to no more than 10 pages.

TABLE 1 – TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

Subfactor 1 – Critical Path: This subfactor shall be met when the Offeror has provided a clear and detailed timeline of the Offeror’s anticipated work/progress, schedule for design, delivery, installation, testing and cutover of the required Giant Voice system upgrade.

Subfactor 2 – Written Narrative: This subfactor shall be met when the Offeror has demonstrated a sound and thorough plan which clearly outlines their technical approach to providing the required Giant Voice system upgrade which meets the equipment specifications and performance requirements of the Statement of Work. To include the Contractor’s approach which minimizes the downtime of existing GV system.

Subfactor 3 – Contractor Qualifications: This subfactor shall be met when the Offeror provides documentation of being an authorized Motorola provider/solutions partner to purchase and install Motorola equipment/solutions.

Factor 2 - Price

1. Offeror’s price must adhere to all requirements of FAR 52.212-1 and Addendum to

FAR 52.212-1. The Offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated for award purposes, based upon the total evaluated price proposed. The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) shall be calculated by multiplying the unit price by the quantity to calculate the extended prices for all of the firm fixed price CLINs, including Option CLINs, then totaling those amounts. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

2. The Offeror's price will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. An

Offeror whose price is determined to be unfair or unreasonable may not be considered for award.

FAIR AND REASONABLE: The existence of adequate price competition is expected to support a determination of fair and reasonable pricing. If adequate price competition is not obtained or if price reasonableness cannot be determined using price analysis of Government obtained information, additional information may be required to support the proposed price.

3. Offerors must use the Price Schedule (Attachment 5) to submit pricing for their firm fixed- price proposal.