Cybersecurity Support Services RFP - Amendment 0002 20220729.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: The Changes Set Forth In Item 14 Are Made In

The Contract/Order No. In Item 10A.

B. The Above Numbered Contract/Order Is Modified To Reflect The Administrative Changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) Set

Forth In Item 14, Pursuant To The Authority of FAR 43.103(b).

C. This Supplemental Agreement Is Entered Into Pursuant To Authority Of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

SEE SCHEDULE

X

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

0002 2022JUL29

W56KGY

ACC-APG Division C (W56KGY)

6565 SURVEILLANCE LOOP

APG, MD 21005-1846

THOMAS J. LUEDDEKE

EMAIL: THOMAS.J.LUEDDEKE.CIV@ARMY.MIL

W56KGY-22-R-0016

2022JUN24

X

X 2022AUG02 05:00pm

/SIGNED/

2 signed

SEE SECOND PAGE FOR DESCRIPTION

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CONTINUATION SHEET

Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: THOMAS J. LUEDDEKE

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCAP-CCC/(443)861-5386

Type of Contract 1: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Type of Contract 2: Cost No Fee

Kind of Contract: Service Contracts

*** End of Narrative A0000 ***

The purpose of this Amendment 0002 to Solicitation W56KGY-22-R-0016 is to incorporate changes to the Solicitation. The changes are enumerated below:

1. Attachment 0002 - Basis of Estimate (BOE) reference was removed.

2. RFP Section L.II.2 Technical Subfactor 2 - page limit reference was corrected from four (4) to six (6).

3. RFP Section B - Narrative of each CLIN was updated to reference the correct version of the PWS (dated 20 July 2022).

4. RFP Section B, CLIN 0002 Ordering period start date changed from 31 Oct 2022 to 01 Dec 2022.

5. Attachment 0004, LCAT/LOE base year hours of all labor categories were reduced by 1/12th, as previously discussed.

6. RFP Section L.II.3, Technical Subfactor 3 RFP Section numbering changed from L.III.3 to L.II.3.

7. Attachment 0002 Minor formatting updates were made to Table 1.

8. RFP Section K, K-5 Fill-ins "541330" and "$22,500,000.00" were provided for clause 52.204-8.

9. RFP Section L, L-17 Fill-in "X" was marked for "DO rated order;" on clause 52.211-14.

10. RFP Section L, L-18 Fill-in "cost-reimbursement type" on clause 52.216-1.

11. RFP Section L, L-19 Fill-in of Contracting Officers mailing address information.

12. RFP Section L.IV.1 Two instances of wording "Narrative" changed to "workbook".

13. RFP Section L.IV.1.1.ii "Cost element worksheet" is further specified as "Table 5".

14. RFP Section L.IV.1.1.iii "CLIN Table" is further specified as "Tables 2 & 4".

15. RFP Section L.IV.1.1.iv "provided level of effort" is further specified as "Attachment 0004".

16. RFP Section L.IV.1.2 "Sample Worksheet" is further specified as "Table 5".

17. RFP Section L.IV.4.i The sentence "Salaries that are inflated or underbid will not be adjusted upward during the Cost

Evaluation but will result in a Technical Weakness or Deficiency" is removed due to conflicting language. Offerors cannot bid below the minimum rates, per L.IV.1.3, or their proposal is considered non-compliant, per M.C.3.3.

18. RFP Section M.A The sentence "To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than "Acceptable" must be achieved for all Technical Subfactors (detailed below), and also a rating of "Acceptable" or "Neutral" must be achieved for the Past

Performance Factor" is changed to read "To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than "Acceptable" must be achieved for all Technical Subfactors (detailed below), a rating of "Acceptable" or "Neutral" must be achieved for the Past

Performance Factor, and also a rating of "Acceptable" must be achieved for the GFP Management Plan Factor". This is in accordance with the rating scale of Section M.C.4.

19. RFP Section M.C.3.2 "Adequate salaries" is further specified as "salaries that meet or exceed the minimum rates specified in Attachment 0004".

20. RFP Section M.C.4 "the technical factor" was clarified to "any technical subfactor", in accordance with Section M.A.

21. RFP Section M.C.4 "any technical subfactor, or Past Performance factor" is changed to "any technical subfactor, the Past

Performance factor, or the GFP Management Plan factor".

22. RFP Section J Listing of Attachments 0002 & 0004 are updated to reference the current versions, which include the changes described above.

Except as provided herein, all other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

*** END OF NARRATIVE A0003 ***

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Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Reference No. of Document Being Continued

MOD/AMD

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

0001 SERVICES - PRICED - PHASE-IN $ ____________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

This CLIN is established to provide PM IS&A with

Cybersecurity Support Services (LABOR ONLY) on a Cost-

Plus Fixed-Fee basis in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM IS&A

Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20 July

2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2022 through 30 Nov 2022.

(End of narrative B001)

0002 SERVICES - PRICED - LABOR, BASE YEAR $ ____________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

This CLIN is established to provide PM IS&A with

Cybersecurity Support Services (LABOR ONLY) on a Cost-

Plus Fixed-Fee basis in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM IS&A

Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20 July

2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 01 Dec 2022 through 30 Oct 2023.

(End of narrative B001)

0003 SERVICES - PRICED - TRAVEL & ODC, BASE YEAR $ ___________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost No Fee

This CLIN is established to provide Travel and Other-

Direct-Costs on a Cost (NO-FEE) basis in accordance

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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Reference No. of Document Being Continued

MOD/AMD

with the Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM

IS&A Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20

July 2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2022 through 30 Oct 2023.

(End of narrative B001)

1001 SERVICES - PRICED - LABOR, OPTION YEAR 1 $ ________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

This CLIN is established to provide PM IS&A with

Cybersecurity Support Services (LABOR ONLY) on a Cost-

Plus Fixed-Fee basis in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM IS&A

Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20 July

2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2023 through 30 Oct 2024.

(End of narrative B001)

1002 SERVICES - PRICED - TRAVEL & ODC, OPTION YEAR 1 $ _______________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost No Fee

This CLIN is established to provide Travel and Other-

Direct-Costs on a Cost (NO-FEE) basis in accordance with the Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM

IS&A Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20

July 2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2023 through 30 Oct 2024.

(End of narrative B001)

2001 SERVICES - PRICED - LABOR, OPTION YEAR 2 $ ________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Reference No. of Document Being Continued

MOD/AMD

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

This CLIN is established to provide PM IS&A with

Cybersecurity Support Services (LABOR ONLY) on a Cost-

Plus Fixed-Fee basis in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM IS&A

Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20 July

2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2024 through 30 Oct 2025.

(End of narrative B001)

2002 SERVICES - PRICED - TRAVEL & ODC, OPTION YEAR 2 $ _______________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost No Fee

This CLIN is established to provide Travel and Other-

Direct-Costs on a Cost (NO-FEE) basis in accordance with the Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM

IS&A Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20

July 2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2024 through 30 Oct 2025.

(End of narrative B001)

3001 SERVICES - PRICED - LABOR, OPTION YEAR 3 $ ________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

This CLIN is established to provide PM IS&A with

Cybersecurity Support Services (LABOR ONLY) on a Cost-

Plus Fixed-Fee basis in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM IS&A

Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20 July

2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2025 through 30 Oct 2026.

(End of narrative B001)

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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Reference No. of Document Being Continued

MOD/AMD

3002 SERVICES - PRICED - TRAVEL & ODC, OPTION YEAR 3 $ _______________________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SVCS

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Cost No Fee

This CLIN is established to provide Travel and Other-

Direct-Costs on a Cost (NO-FEE) basis in accordance with the Performance Work Statement entitled, "PM

IS&A Cybersecurity Support Services PWS", dated 20

July 2022 listed in Section J as Attachment 0001.

The Ordering Period for this CLIN is 31 Oct 2025 through 30 Oct 2026.

(End of narrative B001)

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SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

List of Number List of Number

Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________

Attachment 0002 SOLICITATION TABLES 28-JUL-2022 005 EMAIL

Attachment 0004 LEVEL OF EFFORT AND LABOR DESCRIPTIONS 28-JUL-2022 001 EMAIL

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SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

Status Regulatory Cite Title Date Status Regulatory Cite Title Date _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________ _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________

K-1 CHANGED 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS MAY/2022

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330.

(2) The small business size standard is $22,500,000.00.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition--

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[___] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[___] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless--

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--

Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that--

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--

Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic CorporationsRepresentation.

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(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of PerformanceSealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the

Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one

NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United

States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(x) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDAdesignated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and

Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPAdesignated items.

(xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.204-7.)

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $92,319, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $92,319 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

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(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in SudanCertification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-

Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

___ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

___ (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

___ (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

___ (iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service

Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or

Repair of Certain Equipment--Certification.

___ (v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service

Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--

Certification.

___ (vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPADesignated Products (Alternate

I only).

___ (vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

___ (A) Basic.

___ (B) Alternate I.

___ (viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov

. After reviewing the SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Status Regulatory Cite Title Date Status Regulatory Cite Title Date _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________ _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________

L-1 CHANGED 52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY APR/2008

PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be [ ] DX rated order; [X] DO rated order; certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the

Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

(End of Provision)

L-2 CHANGED 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT APR/1984

The Government contemplates award of a cost-reimbursement type contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

L-3 CHANGED 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST SEP/2006

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Mr. Larry Holton, c/o Army Contracting Command APG, 6565

Surveillance Loop, Bldg. 6001, APG, MD 21005-1846.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

SECTION L

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

1. Introduction. During the conduct of this acquisition, all documents will be submitted to ACC-APG via DoD SAFE. Request for drop boxes ____________ will need to be submitted by email to the PCO and Contract Specialist, detailed below, one (1) business day in advance. All exchanges with Offerors will occur with the PCO and Contract Specialist via email. During the conduct of this acquisition, once proposals/documents are submitted via DoD Safe, the Government requests that Offerors submit [request] a confirmation email from the points of contacts at:

Mr. Lawrence J. Holton, III

Procuring Contracting Officer

Email: lawrence.j.holton.civ@army.mil

AND

Mr. Thomas J. Lueddeke

Contract Specialist

Email: thomas.j.lueddeke.civ@army.mil

Offerors proposals shall consist of five (5) volumes.

The Volumes are as follows:

I. Executive Summary

II. Technical Factor

III. Past Performance Factor

IV. Cost/Price Factor

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V. GFP Management Plan Factor

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. Offerors are cautioned that parroting of the technical requirements of the PWS (Attachment 0001) with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

2. Proposal Submission Requirements. ________________________________

a. Each proposal volume shall be separate and include the prescribed files identified in Table 1 - Requirements for Submission of

Proposal Materials (see below). Electronic submission of proposal is mandatory, IAW the solicitation instructions, with the time of receipt of the required electronic proposal volumes to the PCO and Contract Specialist (detailed in paragraph 1 - Introduction) serving as the compliance time for directed proposal submission date and time. The electronic proposal files submitted to DoD SAFE will be the official submission used for evaluation purposes.

b. Files submitted to the Government shall NOT contain CLASSIFIED data. The use of external hyperlinks in proposals are prohibited.

The use of hyperlinks that link within a document, such as table of contents links, are allowed.

c. SAM.GOV registration and (active) System for Award Management (SAM) account is required to submit proposals.

d. WARNING: Do not wait until the last minute to submit proposals. To avoid late proposal submissions, Offerors are encouraged to submit proposals 24 hours prior to the required due date and time. Request for DoD SAFE drop boxes will need to occur at a minimum one

(1) business day in advance of submittal as detailed in the introduction.

e. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) shall be clearly marked. The changed information shall be clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page, and underlining and/or strike-through of text shall be used to distinguish the changed information. The revised pages shall be dated. Each file containing change or revisions shall be clearly labeled with its title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

f. The volumes of material shall be submitted as depicted in Table 1 - Requirements for Submission of Proposal Materials (see Section

J, Attachment 0002). All proposal submissions in Microsoft Office (MS) format must use a version no earlier than 2007. Offerors may use

.pdf submission format in lieu of MS Word format.

***See Table 1. Requirements for Submission of Proposal Materials in Attachment 0002, "Solicitation Tables" of Section J***

3. Proposal Files. ______________

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume should be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume should be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A table of contents shall be created using the table of content feature in MS Word. MS

Word files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Font Type: Arial font is required.

Font Size: A standard 12-point minimum is required. An 8-point minimum may be used to tables, illustrations, headers and footers.

Line Spacing: Pages shall be single spaced.

Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right shall be 1".

Gutter: 0

From Edge: Header, Footer shall be 0.5".

Page Size: Width shall be 8.5".

Page Size: Height shall be 11".

Note: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two (2) pages.

b. File Packaging. Proposal file names shall follow the format identified in Table 1 - Requirements for Submission of Proposal

Materials. All PDF documents shall be provided as searchable PDF files. If proposal files are compressed (zipped), using WinZip version

6.2 or later, into multiple files, each zip file must be clearly identified by Volume, as per Table 1 instructions. PLEASE NOTE, Offerors are cautioned that large file sizes of proposals significantly delay submissions, or may not be permitted due to file size restrictions on DoD Safe. High resolution graphics may greatly increase file sizes. Up to five (5) files can be uploaded at one (1) time. The combined size of the five (5) files cannot exceed 100MB. Also note, self extracting .exe files will not be accepted.

Additionally, the Government does not accept responsibility for the organization of electronic proposal submissions. If proposal files are missing or not identified per the instructions provided by this solicitation, the proposal will be immediately eliminated from the competition. The Offeror is responsible for ensuring all appropriate files are included in the proposal submission. Proposal files may be submitted individually without compression at Offerors discretion.

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If files are divided into smaller files to support electronic submissions, individual files should be clearly labeled such as

Technical 1 of 5, etc. Break attachments into smaller files or use the upload utility multiple times if files exceed the 100MB size limit. Filenames MUST be labeled as indicated in Table 1 - Requirements for Submission of Proposal Materials.

Updated computer software virus protection is required. Offerors should not submit proposals without first having scanned them using appropriate computer virus protection software. Uploading files with viruses may jeopardize bid submission.

The Government will not accept or consider any proposal submission methods other than as discussed herein.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Volumes

I, II, III, IV, and V of the proposal shall consist of a table of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, summary section, and the narrative discussion. The summary section shall contain a brief abstract of the volume. Any proprietary information shall be clearly marked. No price information shall be presented in any part of the proposal except as provided in Volume I Executive Summary, and

Volume V Cost/Price. Each volume shall be prepared on a standalone basis, so that its contents may be evaluated with minimum cross-referencing to another volume of the proposal. Each table of contents shall delineate the subparagraphs with that volume to the proposal content when applicable. The submission of alternate proposals shall not be allowed. Specific details on the contents of each volume are outlined in the separate volume sections below.

4. Discussions. ___________

General Information: IAW FAR 15.306(d), discussion sessions with each Offeror may be held. The Offerors proposal, as required by this section, will be evaluated as set forth in section M of the solicitation. FAR clause 52.215-1 advises Offerors that the

Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions [except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)].

The Offerors initial proposal should contain its best terms from a technical and cost/price standpoint. However, under FAR Subpart

52.215-1(f)(4), the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, if necessary. If the PCO determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the PCO may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

Discussion Scheduling: If the discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer may schedule discussion session(s) to clarify

Offerors questions on evaluation notices, and each Offeror will be notified of the time and place prior to their discussion session.

Appropriate security clearances should be provided by the Offerors in sufficient time to process the requests. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification. The discussion sessions will take place at a facility of the Governments choosing in the Aberdeen, MD area.

Unclear proposals may not result in questions for clarifications. Proposals with an omission or unclear proposals may be evaluated to mean the contractor does not fully understand the requirements or understand what it takes to meet or exceed the requirements, regardless of the proposed cost and will be rated UNACCEPTABLE and found to be ineligible for award.

The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions.

IMPORTANT NOTES:_______________

1. For proposal evaluation purposes only, Offerors shall assume that award will be made 31 October 2022. For proposal evaluation purposes only, assume the following periods of performance

Phase-In Period (30 days): 31 October 2022 30 November 2022

Base Year (12 Months): 31 October 2022 30 October 2023

Option Year 1 (12 Months): 31 October 2023 30 October 2024

Option Year 2 (12 Months): 31 October 2024 30 October 2025

Option Year 3 (12 Months): 31 October 2025 30 October 2026

Option to Extend, FAR 52.217-8 (6 months):

31 October 2026 30 April 2027

*Estimated dates: Actual period of performance will depend on final award date.

Volume Submission Instructions:______________________________

I. Volume I Executive Summary. The Offeror shall utilize this volume to provide an overview of the proposal and summarize pertinent _________________ information contained in all volumes of the proposal. The information contained in this volume must be consistent with data in the other volumes. References to the proposal locations providing substantiating data shall be given as appropriate. The information contained in this volume is not an evaluation factor, but is required for award.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

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I.1. Proposal Synopsis: The Offeror shall utilize this section of the Executive Summary to summarize pertinent information contained in all volumes of the proposal. The Offeror is free to submit this section of the Executive Summary in any format desired, subject to the limitations previously set forth above, and to include any and all information it believes will support its proposal.

Offerors are reminded that the Executive Summary is an introductory summation of the proposal. Therefore, no information shall be in the

Executive Summary that does not appear elsewhere in the proposal.

I.2. Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms: The Executive Summary shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each.

I.3. Award Documents/Certifications/Representations: The Offeror shall provide any Award Documents, Certifications, and/or

Representations to accompany the proposal submission as required by the solicitation under representations, certifications, and other statements of Offerors.

The Prime Offeror shall have the approved clearance as specified on the DoD Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254

(see Section J, Attachment 0003).

II. Volume II Technical. The Technical Factor is further divided into the following three subfactors: _________

Subfactor 1 Management Staffing Plan

Subfactor 2 Corporate Experience

Subfactor 3 Phase-In Plan

The Technical volume shall be organized into the following sections:

II.1. Technical Subfactor 1 Management Staffing Plan. The Offeror shall detail its plan to provide personnel who meet the minimum acceptable education, experience, certification, and clearance levels identified in the Attachment 0004 Level of Effort/Labor

Descriptions. The Offeror shall describe its plan to meet staffing levels that maintain sufficient numbers of personnel with requisite skill sets and required security clearances to successfully perform the requirements. The Offeror shall demonstrate its approach, inclusive of techniques and controls, for work distribution between the Offeror and its Subcontractors that ensures successful contract performance. The Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to backfill vacant positions within forty five (45) days without creating a break in service. Resumes of personnel may be used as supporting documents. Each resume will have a two page limit, and will not count against the Subfactor's overall page limit.

II.2. Technical Subfactor 2 Corporate Experience. In addressing the Corporate Experience Factor, the Offeror shall describe its qualifications and detail its specific experience conducting work of the same and/or similar size, and same and/or similar complexity and scope to that described in the PWS. A minimum of one (1) example showing specific Cybersecurity/Cross Domain Security experience, and at a staffing level of 15 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees, is required. Offerors that can also demonstrate experience with IT industry contracts, and at a staffing level of 30 FTE employees, will be rated higher. Offerors as an entity (prime contractor and all proposed subcontractors) shall demonstrate experience and their approach to meeting PWS paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 with similar size and scope, and with performance within the last five (5) years. The Government will only consider the corporate experience of each entity, and will not consider the corporate experience of individual employees. All major subcontractors identified in the Offerors proposal are considered as part of the entity. In order for a contract effort to be considered under this subfactor, the proposal must confirm that the prime or subcontractor that has experience in the competency areas identified will support the same competency areas if the Offeror receives the resultant award.

Where prior relevant experience is under a broader Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity

(IDIQ)-type contract, Offerors must not just cite the broader BPA or IDIQ Contract. Rather, include the specific individual work directives / task / delivery orders which the Offeror considers to be reflective of relevant prior experience.

This volume of the proposal shall include the following:

The Offeror shall provide a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) examples of corporate experience information for active or complete contract/task orders as described above. In total, all experience shall not exceed six (6) pages. The corporate experience examples must cumulatively demonstrate at a minimum three (3) years of experience within the last five (5) years from the date of release of this RFP. Any performance that occurred prior to five (5) years from the date of release of this RFP will not be counted.

NOTE: Multiple contracts or orders CAN be used to meet the requirements of this paragraph, however each shall be of similar size and scope.

For each example outlining an offerors corporate experience, the offeror shall provide, at a minimum:

i. Contract Number/Task/Delivery Order Number (as applicable / Call Order Number (as applicable)

ii. Contract type

iii. Contract performance period

iv. Government or commercial contracting activity address, telephone number, and E-mail address

v. Procuring Contracting Officer's (PCO's) name, telephone number and E-mail address (if applicable)

vi. Administrative Contracting Officer's (ACO's) name, telephone number and E-Mail address (if applicable)

vii. Government or commercial contracting activity technical representative, or COR, name, telephone number and E-mail address

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viii. Narrative description. Each offeror shall provide a narrative description of each corporate experience example, including at a minimum:(1) Describe the key objectives of the contract/order, including the scope and complexity of the efforts and how the customer benefited operationally or strategically. (2) Describe any other aspects of the contract/order to demonstrate its similarity in scope and complexity to PWS Section 4 its associated sub-paragraphs. (3) Describe the challenges and lessons learned from your experience.

Note: It is the Offerors responsibility to submit thorough and complete information required for the Government to conduct the evaluation of its Corporate Experience proposal. It is not the Government's responsibility to search for information not contained in the Offerors proposal. However, Offerors are advised that the Government may contact the references the Offeror provides and/or may contact internal Government or private sources with knowledge of the experience cited in the Offerors proposal to validate the offerors proposed Corporate Experience.

II.3. Technical Subfactor 3 Phase-In Plan. The incumbent contract for this effort is W56KGY-17-D-0019. The Offeror shall provide a phase-in plan for the period from 31 October 2022 to 30 November 2022 in accordance with PWS Paragraph 1.7.10.1 detailing its concept to take over from the incumbent contractor ensuring minimal disruption of operations to include the labor categories and hours required.

This phase-in plan shall include a detailed description of when and how transition will occur, and when and in what order the Offeror proposes to provide personnel to support the effort. A proposed transition schedule with a critical event path and milestones shall be provided. The proposed phase-in plan shall address the risks associated with implementing the plan and ways to mitigate those risks.

The Offeror shall provide a timeline after award to pick up and continue the effort to include personnel, CACs, security clearances, etc. required to continue without disruption of service.

III. Volume III Past Performance. The Past Performance Volume considers an Offeror's (and major subcontractors') ________________ demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements. Recent efforts consist of those proposed by the Offeror that include performance of contracts occurring within five (5) years of the date of issuance of this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as efforts that are essentially the same as or similar in scope and complexity to the requirements of the PWS, with a minimum of one (1) year of completed performance, and also within the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 541330, 541519, 541512, 541511, 511210, or 541990. Past per Where prior relevant experience is under a broader Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or IDIQ type contract, Offerors must not just cite the broader BPA or IDIQ contract.

Rather, include the specific individual work directives / task / delivery orders which the Offeror considers to be reflective of relevant prior experience.

Offerors shall either provide completed relevant past performance information or, if applicable, include a written statement that it has no relevant past performance. Offerors failing to comply with this requirement will be considered to have submitted a non-compliant proposal.

Offerors shall provide up to three (3) examples of recent and relevant Past Performance for the Prime contractor and up to two (2) examples for each major subcontractor. There is a three (3) page limit for each Past Performance example. For each example of past performance the offeror shall provide, as applicable:

1. Contract Number/Task/Delivery Order Number (as applicable) / Call Order Number (as applicable)

2. Contract type

3. Contract performance period

4. Dollar value of referenced contract and NAICS code

5. A narrative describing the past performance as it relates to the current effort

Past Performance Questionnaire. For all past performance reference, a Past Performance Questionnaire must be completed and submitted.______________________________

The past performance questionnaire template will be provided with the RFP posting, or can be obtained from the contract specialist. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. If the contractor performed as the Prime on a government contract, or performed a substantial amount of work as a subcontractor to which the requiring activity or technical representative can speak to, the PPQ should be sent to the applicable Government POC. If the contractor performed as a subcontractor to which no Government POC can attest to their performance, the PPQ may be sent to the Prime contractor for that contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to thomas.j.lueddeke.civ@army.mil. The offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number;

Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC.

The Government reserves the right to use information provided in the Corporate Experience element, check and utilize the

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) or any other extrinsic source available to the Government for past performance information.

For each proposed major subcontractor (if applicable), the Offeror shall include a Letter of Consent authorizing the Government to

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discuss the proposed subcontractor(s) past performance with the Offeror.

The Government is not required to interview all points of contact identified by Offerors.

IV. Volume IV Cost/Price. This volume shall consist of all information required to support proposed costs and prices. __________

Certified cost and pricing data are not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award in the event insufficient competition is received. The information submitted in this volume shall comply with FAR 15.408, Table

15-2, and the requirements set forth below. There are no page limitations for this volume.

This is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Term and Cost-no-fee type contract for services and the necessary travel to support those services.

All labor services will be awarded on a CPFF Term CLIN. Travel and ODCs will be on a Cost CLIN (no fee). Material costs are not anticipated for this contract. Offerors shall propose on all CLINs as set forth below.

In accordance with FAR 17.208 (f) a clause substantially the same as the clause at FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, is included in this RFP and will be included in the award.

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES - The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits in the contract.

The option provision shall not exceed one half of negotiated value (Cost and Fixed Fee) of the annual period of performance directly preceding the exercise of this option, and the total extension of performance may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 DAYS and reserves the right to negotiate the cost and fixed fee dollar amount downward at time of exercise.

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