Amendment_DOL141RQ21946-0001-FBO.pdf

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2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NO. 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NO. (No Collect Calls) 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL

TIME

9. ISSUED BY CODE 1605 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: % FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS X

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(EDWOSB)

8(A)

NAICS:

SIZE STANDARD:

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED 30 days net

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

17a. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR CODE FACILITY CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE 1650

TELEPHONE NO.

PHONE: FAX:

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW IS CHECKED

SEE ADDENDUM

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM NO. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN _______________ 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. ___________________________________ OFFER

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED SET FORTH HEREIN IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION (REV. 5/2011)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

STANDARD FORM 1449

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 28

161-149F-2197

DOL141RQ21946 0001 05-02-2014

Carmelita C. Lariba 202-693-4584 05-21-2014

2:00 PM EST

OASAM Office of Procurement Services

U. S. Department of Labor

RM S4307

200 Constitution Ave., NW

Washington DC 20210

X 100%

561110

$7.0 Million

N/A

X

U. S. Department of Labor

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

OASAM BRANCH OF INVOICE PAYMENTS

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

200 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW

WASHINGTON DC 20210

Administrative Managememt Support Services, in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement (PWS), in support of OSHA and its nine (9)

Directorates, with a full range of administrative, debt/account collections, and ordering functions.

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the following:

1. F2 52.211-1 Liquidate Damages—Supplies, Services, or Research and Development (Sep 2000)

2. Revised Sections L and M, adding the word “Volume.” Highlighted the address to submit the unredacted-CD and the unredacted-hard copy of the technical proposal, deleted the word “Task Order and replaced with the word “Contract” in L.4.

All instances of the word(s) GSA in Sections L and M…were deleted.

3. Replaced Wage Determination from WD 1998-0642 (Rev 25) to WD

2005-2103 (Rev 13).

All other terms and conditions of DOL141RQ21946 remain unchanged.

X X

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM NO. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: _______________________________________________________

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED CORRECT 36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK NUMBER

FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 5/2011) BACK

DOL141RQ21946-0001

F.2 52.211-11 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - SUPPLIES, SERVICES, OR RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT (SEPT 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified in this contract, the

Contractor shall, in place of actual damages, pay to the Government liquidated damages of rate of Contractor staff for the number of hours absence per calendar day of delay.

(b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part under the Default--Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause, the Contractor is liable for liquidated damages accruing until the Government reasonably obtains delivery or performance of similar supplies or services. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

(c) The Contractor will not be charged with liquidated damages when the delay in delivery or performance is beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor as defined in the Default--Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause in this contract.

F.3 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ITEM NUMBERS QUANTITY DATE OF DELIVERY

0001-4001 See schedule

SHIP TO : OSHA

Department of Labor

200 Constitution Ave NW

Washington

DC

20210

USA

MARK FOR: Rita Hurd

SECTION L. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, NOTICE, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

L.1 Submission Requirements

This requirement is a set-aside among 8(a) Small Business Concerns. Interested responsible SBA certified 8(a) small businesses may submit their technical and price quotes with its supporting documents, including copy of the SBA certification.

Technical and Price Quotes shall be dated and signed by those authorized to commit the firm and the Quotes must cite the appropriate Tax Identification Number (TIN), Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), North

American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), Standard Product Code (SPC), and your Commercial and

Government Entity Code (CAGE). Please ensure that the Offeror’s firm is registered in the System for Award

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

Technical quote will include the required documents stated in this RFQ.

https://www.sam.gov/

Offerors will utilize Technical Exhibit 4 page 27 and 28 to complete their Price quote. SF-1449 must be completed and signed.

L.2 Assumptions or Conditions

Offerors must acknowledge any assumptions or conditions made based on the terms and conditions of this RFQ including the PWS. Any exceptions to the PWS must be described and how the exceptions will be met. If not noted, it will be assumed that the Offeror agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions as set forth herein.

L.3 Quotes Submission

Quotes shall be submitted: one marked “Technical” and one marked “Price” not later than the closing date stated in the RFQ. In addition to the electronic copy, unredacted, of the Technical quote, One CD copy-unredacted, 2-hard copies-Redacted, and 1-hard copy, Unredacted of the Technical Quote must be to submitted to Carmelita C. Lariba, United States Department of Labor, Room S4306, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room Washington, DC 20210. Price Quote: 1-electronic copy, unredacted, 1-CD copy, unredacted, and one hard copy, unredacted must be submitted to Carmelita C. Lariba, United States Department of Labor, Room S4306, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room Washington, DC 20210. 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 (Lariba.carmelita.c@dol.gov).

L.4 Evaluation Factors for Award.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Task Order Contract for base year period with four option year periods based on a best value Trade-Off determination, which is not necessarily the lowest price.

The price must represent a cost to the Government that is equitable and provides the best total value when consideration is given to prices in the market. Non-price evaluation factors (Volumes I and II) when combined are significantly more important than price. Evaluation Factors Volume I and II are of equal importance.

Technical subfactors (a), (b), and (c) are of equal importance. Although price is the least important evaluation factor, if two (2) or more Offeror’s quotations are determined to be relatively equal with respect to non-price evaluation factors, price may become the determining factor in the award decision. Therefore, Offerors are encouraged to submit competitive pricing. Technical submissions that do not meet the minimum technical requirement(s) as stated in the PWS will not be considered in the price evaluation. The evaluation factors and sub-factors are identified below:

The Government will evaluate Quotes received in response to the RFQ DOL141RQ21946 using the following factors.

Volume 1. Technical Approach - The Offeror shall submit their technical Quote describing their technical approach in delivering the Offeror’s plan and method of delivering the Government’s Administrative

Management Support Services requirements, as defined in the Performance Work Statement, incorporating its subfactors.

Subfactor (a) Corporate Experience and Technical Capability Plan. The Offeror shall define its technical capability in meeting the Government’s requirements, providing examples of current experience performing similar experience in a similar environment or in a civilian environment, its accolades, certificates, or awards received for its performance. The Offeror shall describe its management tools and methodologies used in resource allocation across activities.

Subfactor (b) Staffing Plan. The Offeror shall submit a staffing plan defining how to meet the

Government’s requirements. The Offeror shall also submit an organizational plan of proposed staff to perform services in the PWS. The Offeror shall define the proposed staff’s experience with descriptions of analytical skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, research skills, speaking skills, and writing skills. It is recognized that each individual staff member that is proposed may have strengths in some but not all of the skills referenced in the PWS. The proposed Contractor staff must be within the commuting area of DOL, 200 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC. The Government will not pay travel and per diem for

Contractor staff to work in the place of performance.

Subfactor (c) Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP must be submitted with the Offeror’s Quote for technical evaluation. The contractor shall develop and maintain effective quality control programs to ensure services are performed in accordance with the PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of issues that will prevent from delivering the identified services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the Contractor assures that its delivered services complies with the requirement of the contract. The final QCP will be submitted for acceptance 10 days after contract award.

Volume II. Past Performance. Past Performance will assess the Offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this solicitation, based on the Offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. The

Government is seeking to determine whether the Offeror has experience, demonstrated performance and the proven current technical expertise that will enable the Offeror to consistently deliver high quality services. In evaluating past performance, the Government will take into consideration the relevance of experience and past performance quality. The Government will make reasonable effort to contact references provided.

The Government will evaluate past performance of three (3) previous contracts for current relevancy (3 years), with at least one (1) previous or current contract with relevancy within the past 12 months 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. The Government will evaluate the Past Performance Elements specified in the Past Performance

Questionnaire. 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. 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 the stated 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; Date E-Mailed to POC

(month/day). Please note, that the Past Performance Questionnaire will not be a part of the resultant contract.

As provided in FAR 15.608(a)(2), past performance information may also be obtained from other sources known to the Government.

The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and offeror’s corrective actions.

(i) Offeror's Past Performance and Experience

Offerors are advised that this section refers to the past performance and experience of the firm submitting the

Quotes. The past performance and experience area addresses the Government’s confidence in the offeror’s probability of successfully performing the effort as proposed based on their record of performance in current and past relevant contract efforts. Evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of each offeror’s relevant present and recent past performance, focusing on and targeting performance that is especially relevant to the criteria outlined below. Greater recentness and relevancy of past performance information will have a greater positive impact on the evaluation than less recent, less relevant performance. The Government may consider efforts performed by the offeror for agencies of the federal, state or local governments and commercial customers as potentially relevant to the past performance evaluation.

Volume III. Price. The price Quote will be evaluated separately from the technical Quote. Evaluators will consider whether the price adequately reflects an understanding of the project. Price will not be adjectivally rated. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the price Quote follows the pricing instructions provided, including price structure and format. Prices will be evaluated for completeness, accuracy, reasonableness, and balance. and must be in the GSA schedule contract of the Offeror. The analysis of prices can be conducted by utilizing various cost and/or prices analysis techniques. All price Quotes will be evaluated to ensure the Offeror provides a detailed basis of estimate with appropriate cost element descriptions, supporting data and rationale, and methodology.

The Offeror is expected to propose a reasonable price. An evaluation of each Offeror’s price Quote will be made to determine if it is reasonable for the work to be performed, reflects a clear understanding of the requirements, and is consistent with the technical Quote.

The Government will evaluate each Offeror's total proposed price, inclusive of all options. Any information included in the Offeror's price Quotes may be evaluated. This will include an evaluation of the extent to which proposed prices indicate a clear understanding of RFQ requirements and reflect a sound approach to satisfying those requirements. All Offeror's proposed worksheets, tables, prices, rates, categories, basis of estimates

(BOEs), and descriptions will be evaluated for reasonableness using one or more of the following techniques:

1. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation

2. Comparison of proposed prices to prices in the market

3. Analysis of pricing information provided by the Offeror

4. Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates

5. Review for responsiveness and accuracy in providing all price information under this section.

An Offeror's proposed unit price and total proposed cumulative price will be evaluated by using the above price analysis techniques to ensure that prices remain reasonable throughout the life of the contract. The Offeror's

Price Quote shall represent the Offeror's best efforts to respond to the RFQ. The price shall be evaluated to ensure it is consistent with the unique methods of performance described in the Offeror's technical Quotes.

The Government may reject a Quote as unacceptable if it is materially unbalanced as to process for the base year and option year requirements. A Quote is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost(s) for some work and prices that are significantly overstated for other work.

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. Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections 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.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATING SCHEME. The following adjectives will be used as general guidance in assessing Volume I-Technical Approach, its significant technical sub-factors (a), (b), and (c). Volume II -

Past Performance is rated using different rating scheme and definitions as detailed in Past Performance Rating

Scheme. Volume III - Price will not be adjectivally rated.

Table 1. Technical Ratings Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal contains multiple strengths and no deficiencies.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains at least one strength and no deficiencies.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal has no strengths or deficiencies.

Marginal Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies and is unawardable.

The following chart depicts the ratings that are to be used to evaluate the contractor’s Past Performance:

Table 2. Past Performance Rating Rating Definition

E EXCEPTIONAL. Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many .requirements.

The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective.

VG VERY GOOD Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some (requirements).

The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

S SATISFACTORY Performance meets contractual requirements. The performance of the element being assessed contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or was satisfactory.

M MARGINAL Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions or the contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

U UNSATISFACTORY Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element being assessed contains serious problems(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

N NOT APPLICABLE Unable to provide a score. Performance in this area is not applicable to effort assessed.

Technical Risk Rating. Assessment of technical risk, which is manifested by the identification of weakness(es), considers potential for disruption of schedule, increased costs, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. Technical risk shall be rated using the ratings listed in Table 3.

EVALUATION OF OVERALL QUOTE’S RISK.

The Government will consider risk in the evaluation of quotes received in response to the RFQ. The following risk definitions will be used as general guidance in assessing the level of risk presented by each quote.

Evaluation results of Volume 1-Technical Approach and its significant subfactors; Volume II-Past Performance;

and Volume III-Price will be evaluated for its overall risk to the Government using the Table 3- Rating Scheme below.

Table 3. Technical Risk Ratings

Low Has little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor effort and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Can potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance.

Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

L.6 General Instructions

Quotes submitted in response to this RFQ shall be furnished in the following format with the number of copies as specified below. The Offerors must read the instructions below.

Volume I:

Technical Quote

Technical quote must be signed and dated.

1. One (1) electronic copy - UNREDACTED;

2. One (1) CD-Rom copy mailed to DOL - UNREDACTED;

3. Two (2) HARD copies (Technical Approach and its subfactors (a), (b), and (c) – REDACTED.

4. One (1) HARD copy of Technical quote (Technical Approach and its subfactors (a), (b), and (c) - UNREDACTED

5. Format of Technical Quote: Technical Approach and its subfactors

(a), (b), and (c) must be limited to not more than 25 pages (Times New

Roman, 12 Font). Technical Quotes page limitations do not include resumes and attachments.

Volume II: Past

Performance

1. The complete, signed, and dated Past Performance Questionnaire, separately attached, will be emailed directly to lariba.carmelita.c@dol.gov from the Offeror’s Past Performance references.

Volume III: Price 1. One (1) electronic copy of signed and dated SF-1449 and the Price quote of proposed labor categories, labor rates and its GSA schedule number, UNREDACTED, in pdf and Excel format.

2. One (1) CD-Rom copy of the signed and dated SF-1449 and the Price

Quote, which includes GSA Price Schedule number reflecting the proposed labor categories and the labor rates under the GSA schedule, UNREDACTED, in pdf and Excel format.

The price Quotes shall be submitted as a FFP Quotes.

2. One (1) HARD copy of Signed and dated SF-1449 and Price quote of the proposed labor categories and labor rates with the GSA schedule number must be submitted, UNREDACTED, in pdf and Excel format.

Questions &

Answers

Offerors may submit questions NLT April 28, 2014 at lariba.carmelita.c@dol.gov. The closing date of accepting questions from the Offerors is on April 28, 2014. Responses will be posted NLT

April 30, 2014.

mailto:lariba.carmelita.c@dol.gov mailto:lariba.carmelita.c@dol.gov

M. BASIS OF AWARD

The Performance Work Statement (PWS) serves as the Government’s baseline requirements. All Offers will be evaluated against the criteria stated in the solicitation Factor 1: Technical Approach and its significant subfactors (a), (b) and (c); Factor 2: Past Performance; Factor 3: Price, using the Best Value Tradeoff processes, resulting in the best value to the government, considering all of the stated evaluation factors.

Award may be made with or without discussions.

Non-price evaluation factors (Volumes I and II) when combined are significantly more important than price.

Evaluation Factors Volume I and II are of equal weight. Technical subfactors (a), (b), and (c) are of equal weight. Although price is the least important evaluation factor, if two (2) or more Offeror’s quotations are determined to be relatively equal with respect to non-price evaluation factors, price may become the determining factor in the award decision. Therefore, Offerors are encouraged to submit competitive pricing.

Technical submissions that do not meet the minimum technical requirement(s) as stated in the PWS will not be considered in the price evaluation. The evaluation factors and sub-factors are identified below:

Volume 1. Technical Approach - The Offeror shall submit their technical Quote describing their technical approach in delivering the Offeror’s plan and method of delivering the Government’s Administrative Support

Services requirements, as defined in the Performance Work Statement, incorporating its subfactors.

Subfactor (a) Corporate Experience and Technical Capability Plan. The Offeror shall define its technical capability in meeting the Government’s requirements, providing examples of current experience performing similar experience in a similar environment or in a civilian environment, its accolades, certificates, or awards received for its performance. The Offeror shall describe its management tools and methodologies used in resource allocation across activities.

Minimum Requirement: The Offeror/organization must have at least five years-experience managing the same services of the same magnitude, of the same complexity in a similar environment or in a civilian environment.

Subfactor (b) Staffing Plan. The Offeror shall submit a staffing plan defining how to meet and manage the Government’s requirements. The Offeror shall also submit an organizational plan of proposed staff to perform services in the PWS. The Offeror shall define the proposed staff’s experience with descriptions of analytical skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, research skills, speaking skills, and writing skills. It is recognized that each individual staff member that is proposed may have strengths in some but not all of the skills referenced in the PWS.

Minimum Requirement: The Project Manager must have at least an undergraduate degree Business or related field, must have at least five years-experience as Project Manager, must submit a resume describing the candidate’s project management tools and methodologies. The Contractor may submit resumes of the proposed other labor categories stated under Technical Exhibit 3.

The minimum requirement for Administrative Assistant is three-years experience performing similar services in a government or civilian organization, Bachelor’s degree preferred, and possess strong time-management skills and be able to handle multiple assignments in an efficient manner within a busy administrative office. A 4-year Bachelor’s degree satisfies the two years experience.

The minimum requirement for Publications Order Clerk is one-year experience performing similar services in a government or civilian organization, high school graduate.

The minimum requirement for Debt/Account Bill Collector is three-years experience performing similar services in a government or civilian organization, Bachelor’s degree satisfies the requirement for experience.

Subfactor (c) Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP must be submitted with the Offeror’s Quote for technical evaluation. The contractor shall develop and maintain effective quality control programs to ensure services are performed in accordance with the PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of issues that will prevent from delivering the identified services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the Contractor assures that its delivered services complies with the requirement of the contract. The final QCP will be submitted for acceptance 10 days after contract award.

Minimum requirement: The proposed Quality Control Plan must describe in detail the processes and methodologies that will be utilized in managing the Contractor staff and ensuring there will be no lapse in services stated in the PWS.

Volume II. Past Performance. Past Performance will assess the Offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this solicitation, based on the Offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. The

Government is seeking to determine whether the Offeror has experience, demonstrated performance and the proven current technical expertise that will enable the Offeror to consistently deliver high quality services. In evaluating past performance, the Government will take into consideration the relevance of experience and past performance quality. The Government will make reasonable effort to contact references provided.

The Government will evaluate past performance of three (3) previous contracts for current relevancy (3 years), with at least one (1) previous or current contract with relevancy within the past 12 months 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. The Government will evaluate the Past Performance Elements specified in the Past Performance

Questionnaire. 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.

(b) 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. 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 the stated 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; Date E-Mailed to POC

(month/day). Please note, that the Past Performance Questionnaire will not be a part of the resultant contract.

As provided in FAR 15.608(a)(2), past performance information may also be obtained from other sources known to the Government.

The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and offeror’s corrective actions.

(i) Offeror's Past Performance and Experience

Offerors are advised that this section refers to the past performance and experience of the firm submitting the

Quotes. The past performance and experience area addresses the Government’s confidence in the offeror’s probability of successfully performing the effort as proposed based on their record of performance in current and past relevant contract efforts. Evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of each offeror’s relevant present and recent past performance, focusing on and targeting performance that is especially relevant to the criteria outlined below. Greater recentness and relevancy of past performance information will have a greater positive impact on the evaluation than less recent, less relevant performance. The Government may consider efforts performed by the offeror for agencies of the federal, state or local governments and commercial customers as potentially relevant to the past performance evaluation.

Volume III. Price. The price Quote will be evaluated separately from the technical Quote. Evaluators will consider whether the price adequately reflects an understanding of the project. Price will not be adjectivally rated. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the price Quote follows the pricing instructions provided, including price structure and format. Prices will be evaluated for completeness, accuracy, reasonableness, and balance. and must be in the GSA schedule contract of the Offeror. The analysis of prices can be conducted by utilizing various cost and/or prices analysis techniques. All price Quotes will be evaluated to ensure the Offeror provides a detailed basis of estimate with appropriate cost element descriptions, supporting data and rationale, and methodology.

The Offeror is expected to propose a reasonable price. An evaluation of each Offeror’s price Quote will be made to determine if it is reasonable for the work to be performed, reflects a clear understanding of the requirements, and is consistent with the technical Quote.

The Government will evaluate each Offeror's total proposed price, inclusive of all options. Any information included in the Offeror's price Quotes may be evaluated. This will include an evaluation of the extent to which proposed prices indicate a clear understanding of RFQ requirements and reflect a sound approach to satisfying those requirements. All Offeror's proposed worksheets, tables, prices, rates, categories, basis of estimates

(BOEs), and descriptions will be evaluated for reasonableness using one or more of the following techniques:

6. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation

7. Comparison of proposed prices to prices in the market

8. Analysis of pricing information provided by the Offeror

9. Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates

10. Review for responsiveness and accuracy in providing all price information under this section.

An Offeror's proposed unit price and total proposed cumulative price will be evaluated by using the above price analysis techniques to ensure that prices remain reasonable throughout the life of the contract. The Offeror's

Price Quote shall represent the Offeror's best efforts to respond to the RFQ. The price shall be evaluated to ensure it is consistent with the unique methods of performance described in the Offeror's technical Quotes.

The Government may reject a Quote as unacceptable if it is materially unbalanced as to process for the base year and option year requirements. A Quote is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost(s) for some work and prices that are significantly overstated for other work.

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. Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections 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.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATING SCHEME. The following adjectives will be used as general guidance in assessing Volume I-Technical Approach, its significant technical sub-factors (a), (b), and (c). Volume II -

Past Performance is rated using different rating scheme and definitions as detailed in Past Performance Rating

Scheme. Volume III - Price will not be adjectivally rated.

Table 1. Technical Ratings

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal contains multiple strengths and no deficiencies.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains at least one strength and no deficiencies.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal has no strengths or deficiencies.

Marginal Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies and is unawardable.

The following chart depicts the ratings that are to be used to evaluate the contractor’s Past Performance:

Table 2. Past Performance Rating Rating Definition

E EXCEPTIONAL. Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many .requirements. The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective.

VG VERY GOOD Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some (requirements). The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

S SATISFACTORY Performance meets contractual requirements. The performance of the element being assessed contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or was satisfactory.

M MARGINAL Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions or the contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

U UNSATISFACTORY Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element being assessed contains serious problems(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

N NOT APPLICABLE Unable to provide a score. Performance in this area is not applicable to effort assessed.

Technical Risk Rating. Assessment of technical risk, which is manifested by the identification of weakness(es), considers potential for disruption of schedule, increased costs, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. Technical risk shall be rated using the ratings listed in Table 3.

EVALUTION OF OVERALL QUOTE’S RISK.

The Government will consider risk in the evaluation of quotes received in response to the RFQ. The following risk definitions will be used as general guidance in assessing the level of risk presented by each quote.

Evaluation results of Volume 1-Technical Approach and its significant subfactors; Volume II-Past Performance;

and Volume III-Price will be evaluated for its overall risk to the Government using the Table 3- Rating Scheme below.

Table 3. Technical Risk Ratings

Low Has little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor effort and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Can potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance.

Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

WD 05-2103 (Rev.-13) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/25/2013

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2005-2103

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 13

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 06/19/2013

States: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Area: District of Columbia Statewide

Maryland Counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince

George's, St Mary's

Virginia Counties of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 15.08

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 16.92

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 22.30

01020 - Administrative Assistant 31.41

01040 - Court Reporter 21.84

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 14.38

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 15.69

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 17.87

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 14.21

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 14.21

01111 - General Clerk I 14.88

01112 - General Clerk II 16.24

01113 - General Clerk III 18.74

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 25.29

01141 - Messenger Courier 13.62

01191 - Order Clerk I 15.12

01192 - Order Clerk II 16.50

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 18.15

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 20.32

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 22.65

01270 - Production Control Clerk 22.03

01280 - Receptionist 14.43

01290 - Rental Clerk 16.55

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 18.07

01311 - Secretary I 18.07

01312 - Secretary II 20.18

01313 - Secretary III 25.29

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 16.98

01410 - Supply Technician 28.55

01420 - Survey Worker 20.03

01531 - Travel Clerk I 13.29

01532 - Travel Clerk II 14.36

01533 - Travel Clerk III 15.49

01611 - Word Processor I 15.63

01612 - Word Processor II…