DOL121RP21468 0001.pdf

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

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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:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (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 AC-

KNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES

SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

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Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

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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 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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(such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

OASAM Office of Procurement Services U. S. Department of Labor

RM S4307

200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington DC 20210

OASAM Office of Procurement Services U. S. Department of Labor

RM S4307

200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington DC 20210

To all Offerors/Bidders DOL121RP21468

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The purpose of this amendment is to revise Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items

(Feb 2012) and post Questions and Answers #2.

DOL121RP21468 0001

E.1 ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2012) As prescribed in 12.301(b)(1)

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted via courier as set forth below. The offeror’s proposal shall consist of three separate volumes with one (1) original copy and three (3) redacted copies of each volume. The Volumes are I-Technical, II- Past Performance, III-Price, IV-Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations. Files shall not contain classified data. The intent of this standardized format is not to limit creativity. Creativity is permitted within the parameters below to allow the Government a more fair and easy assessment of offers. There is a 78 page limitation for the proposal.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing only to Ms. Na Lin via email at: Lin.Na@dol.gov.

Questions must be submitted not later than 15 June 2012 1:00PM EDT. Responses to questions submitted, if/as appropriate, will be responded to via an amendment to the solicitation only.

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be appropriately numbered and clearly identified with the date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer and shall begin at the top of each page. The offeror is required to provide three redacted volumes that are stripped of all corporate identifiers, such as address, logo, names of key personnel, etc.. Any unredacted proposals will be rejected. Interested Offerors should contact the contract specialist via email for an offeror code. This code is to be used throughout your proposal in lieu of your company name or logo and must be clearly identified on each volume of your proposal. NOTE: Please submit a cover letter with your redacted proposal addressed to Ms. Na Lin with your company’s contact information. In order to obtain your alpha numeric code, please email Ms. Na Lin at Lin.Na@dol.gov to obtain an offeror code. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. MS Word (.doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters.

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer – 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply: Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape.

b. File Packaging. Written proposals shall be submitted in four (4) volumes, as outlined above, Proposal Submission.

Offerors shall attach a cover sheet to the outer cover of each volume, which clearly identifies each volume-by-volume number, volume name, and copy number (i.e., Volume I, Technical, copy 2 of 3), Request for Proposal (RFP) number, and date of submission. Use tab indexing to identify all sections within a particular proposal volume. Do not include writing on the tab index page other than that required to identify the particular section. In addition to the written proposals, the offeror is required to provide a CD copy of the proposal.

c. Page Count. The page count is as follows:

Proposal Part Page Count Volume I – Technical NTE 50 pages, excluding the QCP, excluding resumes, covers, title pages, executive summaries, and table of contents and supporting documentation .

Volume II – Past Performance Information NTE 8 Pages, excluding covers, title pages, executive summaries, and table of contents.

Volume III – Price No Page Limitation Volume IV– Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Certifications/Representations -FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (APR 2010) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (FEB 2012) -FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (FEB 1999)

NTE 20 pages, excluding covers, title pages, executive summaries, and table of contents.

Those pages that exceed the page counts for each volume or attachment will not be evaluated. If there are more than forty-five (45) lines of text on any page, the sum of the additional lines will be removed from back to front of the particular volume or attachment and will not be evaluated.

d. Content Requirements. All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the volume. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I –TECHNICAL APPROACH- The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation and whether the offeror’s methods and approach to meeting the solicitation requirements provide the Government with a high level of confidence of successful completion within the required schedule. No pricing information is to be provided in the Technical Proposal.

Sub-factor 1 - UNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIREMENT –The offeror shall submit a proposal that demonstrates its understanding of the work described in the SOW and the extent to which potential risks are identified and mitigated.

Sub-factor 2 - KEY PERSONNEL - The offeror shall submit a proposal to reflect the experience and qualifications of all contractor personnel. The offeror’s proposal shall include resumes for key personnel and also provide a matrix to include the background/experience of the company’s proposed key and non-key personnel mapped to the appropriate PWS tasking that supports the proposed labor category and level. In addition, the offeror’s proposal shall include a recruitment plan for hiring facilitators to meet the requirement at PWS 1.6.12.

Subfactor 3 – CORPORATE EXPERIENCE - The Government will evaluate work experience submitted by the offeror of a similar nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty to that which will be performed under the prospective contract contemplated by this solicitation. In addition, the offeror shall address the following:

3A. How much experience does the offeror have in performing this type of contract?

3B. What infrastructure and resources does the offeror bring to this requirement?

(ii) VOLUME II - PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. The offeror shall submit three (3) past performance information of current or previous contracts within the past three (3) years immediately preceding the issuance of this solicitation will be considered RECENT. RELEVANCY is described in detail in Addendum 52.212-2. The Offeror shall submit past performance of current or previous contracts based on how well the contractor performed on projects of similar dollar value, scope, and complexity. Offerors are advised that the Government may use past performance information obtained from centralized past performance databases and sources other than those identified by the offeror and the information obtained may be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision. The absence of past performance data will be rated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Contracts listed may include those entered into with Government agencies or private sectors. For contractors with no relevant corporate past performance, the Government may take into account information regarding the past performance of predecessor companies, key personnel with relevant past performance, or subcontractors that will perform key aspects of the requirement. The Government will evaluate the Past Performance Elements specified in the Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 1.

Offeror's shall distribute the questionnaire included in the solicitation as an attachment to their references so the form can be completed and submitted directly to the Government.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(e) Government contract administration activity's Pre-Award Monitor's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers also.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc)).

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(k) Final or projected final delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

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

The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(3) Section 3 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above.

(4) Past Performance Questionnaire. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to the Government and private sector technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POC's shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contract Specialist, Lin.Na@dol.gov AT LEAST 5 DAYS prior to the proposal closing date/time, earlier if possible, but NO LATER THAN the proposal closing date. The offeror shall also e-mail to the Contract Specialist a list of all the POC’s who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than 18 June, 2012 at 3:00PM EDT. 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; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day). The offeror is solely responsible for the accuracy of the contact information provided. Please note, that the Past Performance Questionnaire will not be a part of the resultant contract.

Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consent to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

(iii) VOLUME III - PRICE. The offeror shall complete the Schedule of Supplies/Services page(s) of the Standard Form (SF) 1449, of the solicitation with pricing for the base and each option period. The offeror shall not propose a price for the Other Direct Costs-Travel CLINs but should include the ODC calculation in its total extended price. Other Direct Costs - Travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 and the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR). The offeror shall provide the pricing in an electronic Excel spreadsheet file compatible with Microsoft Excel 2003.

(iii) VOLUME IV - SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS. Certifications and Representations (FAR 52.212-3) - Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the solicitation. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1449 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

DELIVERY OF OFFERS

Offers are to be submitted to the following address not later than the date and time specified in block 8 of the SF1449:

U.S. Department of Labor Francis Perkins Building Office of Procurement Services Attn: Ms. Na Lin OASAM-OPS, Room S-4307 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington DC, 20210

Hand carried proposals will be accepted and shall be addressed and delivered to the person identified above. The Offeror shall contact 202-693-4570 upon arrival at DOL. The package used to submit your proposal must show the time and date specified for receipt, the Solicitation Number, and the name and address of the offeror.

Offerors are cautioned that the U.S. Department of Labor, Francis Perkins Building has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the building to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. SOME DELAY SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN HANDCARRYING PROPOSALS. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass, if necessary, and arrive at the Department of Labor PRIOR to the time specified for receipt. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) “Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.”

Period for acceptance of Offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the RFP response due date, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(End of Provision)

Questions and Answers #2

Question: Is this a new requirement? I was wondering if you could provide any information regarding a previous contractor that fulfilled the same or similar work? Or is there a current contract in place that is providing the same or similar work?

Answer: This is not a new requirement but rather a re-compete. The current contractor’s information is as follows:

Current Contractor: Inverness Technologies, Inc Contract Number: DOLJ119532750 Contract Value: $5,284,469.00 Period of Performance: November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012