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Solicitation D17PS00139 Amendment 00001

Document Title DARPA STO SETA Support

SF 30 CONTINUATION

This solicitation has been amended as follows:

1. Section J.1 Attachments, Attachment 7 – DD Form 254 has been updated and is enclosed herein.

2. Section L.8 Formal Communications, Request for Clarification date has been amended from January 20, 2016 to January 26, 2017.

3. Section L.9 Format Instructions for Proposal Preparation, 2.d. Proposal Due Date, Time and Place has been amended from February 14, 2016 to February 14, 2017.

Document Title DARPA STO SETA Support

SECTION J -- LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

J.1 ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Certificate of Nondisclosure (1 page)

Attachment 2 – Teaming Partner and Joint Venture Partner Consent Letter (1 page)

Attachment 3 – Non-Government Commercial Client Authorization Letter (1 page)

Attachment 4 - Past Performance Information Summary (2 pages)

Attachment 5 – Past Performance Questionnaire (5 pages)

Attachment 6 – Small Business Participation and/or Subcontracting Plan (2 pages)

Attachment 7 – DD Form 254 (4 pages)

Attachment 8 - Sample Task Order 0001- (Front Office Technical & Administrative Support) SOW and Labor Category Example (12 pages)

Attachment 9 - Sample Task Order 0002 – (Communications and Wireless Technical & Administrative Support) SOW and Labor Category Example (13 pages)

Attachment 10 - Sample Task Order 0003 – (Maritime & Radar Technical & Administrative Support) SOW and Labor Category Example (13 pages)

Attachment 11 – Personnel Qualifications (7 pages)

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SECTION L -- INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.8 FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be addressed via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Rachelle Colon-Serna at Rachelle_Colon-Serna@ibc.doi.gov. The applicable SOW paragraph number and solicitation references shall precede all questions.

REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

All solicitation clarifications should be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist, via e-mail only. All clarifications must be submitted by not later than January 26, 2017. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date.

Requests for clarification that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all Offerors via an amendment to the solicitation which will be posted on FedBizOpps.

https://www.fbo.gov/

Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all requests for clarification, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the solicitation as deemed necessary. Offerors are required to continuously monitor FedBizOpps websites for solicitation amendments and other information regarding the acquisition.

L.9 FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

L.9.1 DISCUSSIONS:

In accordance with Contract Provision 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, the Government intends to award without discussions with Offerors. Offerors are cautioned to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that its proposal contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete in all respects.

L.9.2 ORGANIZATION:

a. All information pertaining to the Technical and Management, Cost Proposal, Past Performance, and Small Business Paricipation/Subcontracting Plan, shall be confined to the appropriate Proposal Volume in order to facilitate independent evaluation. Proposals shall be clear and concise, logically assembled (with all pages appropriately numbered) and indexed

Document Title DARPA STO SETA Support and cross-indexed to applicable parts of the SOW or solicitation, as appropriate. To reduce proposal size, the Offerors shall confine submission to essential matters sufficient to define the proposal, and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. No price information shall be presented in any part of the proposal except the cost proposal. The cost/price information in the Subcontracting Plan is not included in this exemption. Files shall not contain classified data.

b. Each Offeror's proposal shall be submitted in hard copy and CD. The Offeror shall provide:

Two (2) Master CD’s which includes all five volumes of the proposal, three (3) separate hard copies and two (2) clearly labeled CD’s for each volume of the proposal to the location identified in paragraph d. All electronic submissions shall be in uncompressed files submitted on CD ROM. Programs compatible with Microsoft Office products shall be used to create the ".XLS" and ".DOC" files. All .XLS documents shall not be scanned documents. The cost proposal narrative may be in a “.DOC” file or “.PDF” file, but the remaining portion of the cost proposal shall be in .XLS and shall include all unprotected formulas and calculations.

Programs compatible with Adobe Acrobat shall be used to create the ".PDF" files. All copies shall be identical (Master CDs, hard copies, and Volume CDs). Proposed subcontractor(s) must include two separate CDs each for cost proposal(s). The subcontractor cost proposals shall also be in .XLS format which includes all unprotected formulas and calculations. The titles for each file are shown in the table below.

NOTE: EMAIL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

c. Proposal Volume Breakout:

VOLUME CONTENTS MAXIMUM PAGES COPIES File Name(s)

I GENERAL 10 Pages (exclusive of solicitation documents and joint venture/teaming arrangement(s) legal documents)

3 separate hard copies + 2 CD’s D0139-I- CompanyName-K.DOC(x) or .PDF

II TECHNICAL AND

MANAGEMENT

30 Pages (exclusive of a table of contents, table of exhibits, compliance tables, acronyms, position descriptions, and resumes)

3 separate hard copies + 2 CD’s D0139-II- CompanyName- TECH.DOC(x), or .XLS(x) or

.PDF

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III COST PROPOSAL N/A 3 separate hard copies + 2 CD’s D0139-III-CompanyName- Cost Any spreadsheets submitted in the cost volume that reflect cost data must be in .xls format. Other portions of the cost volume may be submitted in Doc(x) or .PDF format.

IV PAST

PERFORMANCE

25 pages (exclusive of Past Performance Questionnaires per referenced contract and consent letters)

3 separate hard copies + 2 CD’s

D0139-IV-

CompanyName-PP.DOC(x) or

.PDF

V SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTING

PLAN

30 pages 3 separate hard copies + 2 CD’s D0139-V-Company Name-SB.DOC(x)

Proposal Format

Each volume shall be complete in and of itself. Unless otherwise specified, any form of presentation may be used, such as narrative, pictures, tables, graphs, schematics, logic and other functional block diagrams to provide a concise description of information.

Page

A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of white paper containing information (excludes such things as blank pages, title pages, tabs, dividers, glossaries, and indices). Use at least 1-inch margins on all sides of each page. All material must be contained within the page limit identified for each volume. When both sides of a sheet of paper display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. Each Offeror shall use a consecutive page numbering. Charts, etc. will be page numbered as part of the page numbering system. Page limits shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and the paper copies will not be returned to the Offeror. These limitations shall apply to both electronic and paper proposals. If Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) are required, the same page limitations apply.

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Text

Text type should be Times New Roman or Arial, no smaller than 12-point with normal proportional spacing. Text lines will be no less than single-spaced.

Illustrations and Tables

Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures should be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays should be uncomplicated, legible and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume, and for page count purposes, each printed side of foldout pages shall count as two pages. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics, and not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 8 point. These limitations shall apply to both electronic and paper proposals.

Glossary

Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for its respective volumes.

Binding and Labeling

Each volume shall be separately bound and labeled in standard three-ring loose-leaf binders, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. The cover and spine of each binder will clearly identify the Offeror's name, volume number, solicitation number, solicitation title (e.g., Company A, Vol I, Solicitation D17PS00139, DARPA STO PROGRAM SETA SUPPORT) and copy number (e.g., copy 2 of 4). All binders will allow for easy removal and replacement of pages. Offers must use appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

Electronic Offers

A complete copy of the proposal shall be submitted in electronic format using IBM-compatible, virus-free CD-ROM. Use separate files and folders to permit rapid location of all portions, including exhibits, annexes, and attachments, if any. The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format compatible with Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Acrobat, as applicable. Read passwords on files shall not be used. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the content found in a paper copy and an electronic copy, the paper copy shall take precedence. Replacement disks will be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions and updates.

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Cross Referencing

Each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with minimal cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. However, cross-referencing within the technical proposal volume is required. The purpose of the technical proposal cross-reference matrix is to show critical interrelationships and dependencies among the Statement of Work, Sections L and M of the solicitation, and the Offeror's proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation that is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal. The cross-reference matrix does not count in the total page count of its respective volume.

Indexing

Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the sections within that volume. Tab indexing will be used to identify sections. The index is not included in the page count.

Page Limits

Page limitations shall be treated as mandatory requirements. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and will not be returned to the Offeror. Graphics, charts, illustrations and pictures shall count towards page limits. The page count excludes title pages, dividers, cover pages, table of contents, and tabs/section dividers.

d. Proposal Due Date, Time, and Place

Proposals shall be received at the location listed below on or before February 14, 2017, no later than 12:00pm Mountain Standard Time (MST). Note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time. Proposals may be submitted by regular mail, commercial courier, or physically delivered to the address below:

Rachelle Colon-Serna Department of Interior Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate 354 South Highway 92 Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

The outside of the envelope or box(es) shall be marked as follows:

NOTE: TO BE OPENED BY ADDRESSEE ONLY

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION - SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY