Eglin CSO (FA2487-23-S-C005) (V5).pdf

FA2487-23-S-C005

Attachment I

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) AIR FORCE TEST CENTER (AFTC)

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Solicitation Number FA2487-23-S-C005 Call 008

Submittal Instructions

Date: 10 Mar 2023

SECTION A: Introduction Eglin AFB is conducting a commercial solutions opening (CSO) Call, under the Finding Agile Solutions for test (FAST) CSO FA9302-21-S-C001, authorized by Section 803 of the FY22NDAA, Authority to

Acquire Innovative Commercial Products and Commercial Services using General Solicitation

Competitive Procedures. This provides the DoD with permanent CSO authority codified in 10 U.S.C.

Under a CSO, the Air Force may competitively award proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services, based on a review of proposals by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers within the Air Force. The overarching CSO FA9302-21-S-C001 is provided in the link below for your reference.

https://sam.gov/opp/cc93c3cd2c6e416fadad6b149968f3ae/view

Under this CSO FA2487-23-S-C005 Call 008, all items, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items, and one (1) contract award will occur for one (1) topic. The Air Force intends to obtain “innovative” solutions or potential new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures that are not currently in use by units at various locations that would enhance or streamline their mission capabilities. Based on available funding, this CSO is targeting solutions priced up to specific amounts listed by topic in the proposal instructions. The Government will not evaluate proposed solutions priced greater than the amounts per topic. Similar to the Small Business Innovation Program or other BAAs, all proposals are very strongly expected to adhere to total prices per topic with the single highest rated proposal per topic being selected for award based on the evaluation criteria below. The total prices per topic are as follows: EAFB-001 $18,520,000. However, offerors are free propose a lower total price if they so choose.

“Innovative” is defined as any technology, process or method that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal. It also includes any new application of an existing technology, process, or method.

Eglin AFB will utilize an open one-step CSO evaluation process. Under the one-step evaluation process, offerors whose proposed solutions meet the need of the government will be immediately notified if they were selected for an award. For further details, review Section C of this document for Procedures and

Criteria for Selecting Proposals.

In order to execute payment, the Government intends to pay each contract after all requirements are satisfied via an Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) and/or 2-in-1 invoice for services. This will require you to have to register in Wide Area Work Flow after award.

SECTION B: Instructions for Preparation and Submission of Proposals The following section outlines the proposal requirements. It also includes timelines for submission.

The one (1) contract award from this solicitation will be firm-fixed price. All supplies or services procured via this CSO are treated as commercial. The Air Force must determine the price fair and reasonable prior to award. Eglin AFB is conducting this CSO as a Full and Open Competition. The Air

Force intends to evaluate the Small Business status of each offeror based on the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) of 334515 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) for Topic

EAFB-001. The Air Force intends to award a FAR Part 12 contract as a result of this CSO.

Proposal Contents (Note: The Government reserves the right to not consider a proposal for award if it omits any of the required information below.)

Proposal Volume/Section Requirements/Limitations

COVER LETTER

Must Include:

i. Area of Interest for which proposal is submitted. Example: FA2487-23-S-C005

- EAFB 001 – TITLE: Rapid Acquisition of a Radio Frequency Threat Simulator 4

ii. Proposed Team Member Names

iii. Proposal “Validity” Date

iv. Authorized Offeror Representative or

Point of contact(s)

v. An overview of the company, as it relates to the Area of Interest under which the proposed solution is submitted

vi. CAGE Code, DUNS Number

vii. SAM Screen shot from SAM.gov

viii. Completed Representations, Certifications, and Instructions

● Maximum of 4 pages. Page limitation does not include screenshot or Representations, Certifications, and Instructions.

● Offerors shall include a screenshot from

SAM.gov as validation of your correct CAGE code, DUNS number and current business address along with the verification that you are registered to compete for ALL Contracts.

● Offerors shall include a completed copy of

Representations, Certifications, and Instructions

(see Attachment 2).

VOLUME I – TECHNICAL

See additional requirements below.

● White paper/Statement of Work shall not exceed

50 pages including specification sheets (if included), but excluding the cover page, table of contents, list(s) of tables and drawings, glossaries with acronyms and blank pages (see Attachment

3).

VOLUME II – PRICE

Must Include:

i. Proposed price(s)

ii. Delivery or Period of Performance

● Pricing shall be proposed as separate discrete total prices by CLIN/subCLIN.

● The total price of System 1 and 2 CLINs for the

RF Threat Simulator, Additional Threat Simulation

Computer, Annual Patch Management, and On-Site

FE Support shall not exceed $15,980,000. Offerors shall propose the total prices for the aforementioned CLINs as they see fit as long as the aggregate price for all CLINs does not exceed

$15,980,000.

● Total proposed price for CLINs 0001 (including subCLINs), 0002, 1003, 2003, 3003, 4003, 0009

(including subCLINs), 0010, 1011, 2011, 3011 and

4011 (RF Threat Simulator Desktop RF Threat

Simulator and Annual Patch Management) shall be priced as Firm-Fixed Price. Under the parent

CLINs 0001 and 0009, a payment schedule shall be provided with clear milestones associated with each subCLIN (see Table 1.0 below). subCLINs for Progress and Status Reports requires four (4) separate payment milestones of equal value.

subCLINs for Conference Minutes requires two (2) separate payment milestones of equal value. All remaining subCLINs for delivery of the RF Threat

Simulator only require a single payment associated with a single milestone

System 1 shall be delivered, installed, and integrated NLT 18 Months After Receipt of Order

(MARO) under the terms of Free on Board (FOB)

Destination, and System 2 shall be delivered, installed and integrated NLT 20 MARO under the terms of FOB Destination. Earlier dates may be proposed. The CLINs for either or both systems will be converted to FOB Origin in the event that either facility is not ready. Payment for storage and then delivery shall be performed under CLINs

1007, 2007, 1015 and 2015.

● Field Engineer (FE) Support shall be available at contract award with a period of performance of 1 year per CLIN as Firm-Fixed Price. The number of hours shall be equivalent to a minimum of 1 man year per system with the allocation of hours per CLIN to be specified by the offeror. FE

Support shall be priced under Option CLINs 1004, 2004, 3004, 4004, 5004, 1012, 2012, 3012, 4012, and 5012 as Firm-Fixed Price in amounts at the offeror’s discretion.

● Critical Spare Parts, Non-Critical Spare Parts, and Delivery In Place/Storage CLINs shall not exceed $2,540,000 or $1,270,000 per system.

Offerors shall propose the total prices, type and quantities for all parent CLINs with associated subCLINs as they see fit as long as the aggregate price for all the aforementioned CLINs does not exceed $2,540,000.

● Critical Spare Parts shall be provided on an annual basis as a base year with four (4) years of

Options per system with the type, quantity, delivery date and minimum exercise quantity to be allocated amongst the CLINs at the offeror’s discretion. Base year pricing shall be assigned to

FFP CLINs 0005 and 0013. Option year pricing shall be assigned to FFP Option CLINs 1005, 2005, 3005 and 4005 for System 1 and FFP Option

CLINs 1013, 2013, 3013 and 4013 for System 2 on an annual basis. subCLINs shall be assigned to each of the aforementioned parent CLINs for each spare part.

● Non-Critical Spare Parts shall be provided on an annual basis as five (5) years of Options per system with the type, quantity, delivery date and minimum exercise quantity to be allocated amongst the

CLINs at the offeror’s discretion. Option year pricing shall be assigned to FFP Option CLINs

1006, 2006, 3006, 4006 and 5006 for System 1 and

FFP Option CLINs 1014, 2014, 3014, 4014 and

5014 for System 2 on an annual basis.

Under each parent CLIN, subCLINs shall be priced for each individual part within a quantity band (see

Table 1.0 below) along with a delivery schedule for the particular part. If subCLINs AA-AZ are insufficient in number then BA-BZ and/or CA-CZ shall be added (e.g. subCLINs 1004BA, 1002BB and so on). Spare part pricing is expected to be provided per year in order to allow procurement of a large amount of spare parts in a single year to accommodate variability of annual funding; thus, it shall be as comprehensive as possible. Spare part option CLINs shall also include a minimum exercise quantity if the Government chooses to not exercise the maximum quantity.

● RF Threat Simulator and Spare Part pricing shall be detailed as possible in order to permit transferability of system components and parts to foreign partners. Foreign partners are required to transfer funds to utilize U.S. owned RF Threat

Simulators. Furthermore, it allows payment for spare parts with different delivery schedules.

● The contracting officer is requesting information from the offeror regarding recent purchase prices paid by the Government and/or commercial customers for the same or similar commercial items only for the RF Threat

Simulator System, Additional Threat Simulator

Computer, Annual Patch Management Support and Critical/Non-Critical Spare Parts. It is required that copies of previous Government and commercial contract/purchase orders and commercial price lists for similar hardware/software items to those proposed be included in the price volume of the proposal to the maximum extent practicable. Price/cost history for service support (FE Support &

Storage) is not required.

VOLUME III – SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

● No page Limit

● Only required by businesses classified as large under NAICs Code 334515

VOLUME IV – COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

LICENSE

● No page Limit

** NOTE: Submitted documents shall not contain classified data or sensitive information and proprietary information shall be clearly marked **

To limit confusion, all proposal volumes must include the title of the area of interest on which the offeror is proposing a solution, and use the following naming convention:

• Proposal-FA248723SC005-CoverLetter-<Company Name>.docx/.pdf

• Proposal-FA248723SC005-White Paper/Statement of Work-<Company Name>.docx/.pdf

• Proposal-FA248723SC005-Price-<Company Name>.docx/.pdf

• Proposal-FA248723SC005-Subcontracting Plan-<Company Name>.docx/.pdf

• Porposal-FA248723SC005-Commercial Software License-<Company Name>.docx/.pdf

MS Word and Adobe Acrobat file formats are both acceptable. The choice of the file format is at the offeror’s discretion.

Technical Volume

The technical volume shall be comprised of a Statement of Work that outlines the work plan. The plan should include the location and mechanics of accomplishing the planned approach. The methods to achieve each objective or task should be discussed in detail. The technical volume for each topic shall adhere to the format outlined in Attachment 3. No cost information shall be included in the technical volume.

Price Volume

The price volume shall be comprised of a comprehensive list of priced CLINs and subCLINs for production and delivery of the two (2) Radio Frequency Threat Simulators along with ancillary services and supplies. A comprehensive list of deliverables shall also be included for each CLIN as well. All proposals shall adhere to the CLIN structure provided below.

CLIN Description &

Part Number

Contract

Type

Quantity Delivery

Date/Period of

Performance

Exercise

Expiration

Date

Total Price

0001 RF Threat

Simulator

FFP 1 To Be

Proposed

(TBP) NLT

18 MARO

N/A To Be

Proposed

(TBP)

0001AA Progress &

Status Reports

FFP 4 Each TBP N/A TBP

0001AB Conference

Minutes for

PDR & CDR

FFP 2 Each TBP N/A TBP

0001AC Acceptance

Test Plan

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0001AD Acceptance

Test Report

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0001AE Engineer

Manual & RF

Threat

Simulator

Hardware

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0001AF System

Training

Materials

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0002 Additional

Threat

Simulator

Computer

FFP 1 Lot TBP NLT 18

MARO

N/A TBP

1003 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

30 MARO

TBP

2003 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

42 MARO

TBP

3003 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

54 MARO

TBP

4003 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

66 MARO

TBP

1004 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 1

FFP Hrs TBP

Contract

Award to 12

MARO

NLT 12

MARO

TBP

2004 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 2

12 MARO to

24 MARO

NLT 24

MARO

TBP

3004 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 3

24 MARO to

36 MARO

NLT 36

MARO

TBP

4004 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 4

36 MARO to

48 MARO

NLT 48

MARO

TBP

5004 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 5

FFP Hrs TBP 48 MARO to

60 MARO

NLT 60

MARO

TBP

0005 Critical Spare

Parts – Base

Year

FFP TBP TBP N/A TBP

1005 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 1

FFP TBP

TBP 24 MARO TBP

2005 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 2

FFP TBP TBP 36 MARO TBP

3005 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 3

FFP TBP TBP 48 MARO TBP

4005 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 4

FFP TBP TBP 60 MARO TBP

1006 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 1

FFP TBP TBP 12 MARO TBP

2006 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 2

FFP TBP TBP 24 MARO TBP

3006 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 3

FFP TBP TBP 36 MARO TBP

4006 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 4

FFP TBP TBP 48 MARO TBP

5006 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 5

FFP TBP TBP 60 MARO TBP

1007 Storage –

Option Year 1

FFP 12 Months TBP TBP NLT

MONTHS

AFTER

DELIVERY

(MAD)

TBP

2007 Storage –

Option Year 2

FFP 12 Months TBP TBP NLT

24 MAD

TBP

0008 Data - NSP N/A 1 Lot ASREQ N/A N/A

0009 RF Threat

Simulator

FFP 1 Lot To Be

Proposed

(TBP) NLT

20 MARO

N/A To Be

Proposed

(TBP)

0009AA Progress &

Status Reports

FFP 4 Each TBP N/A TBP

0009AB Conference

Minutes for

PDR & CDR

FFP 2 Each TBP N/A TBP

0009AC Acceptance

Test Plan

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0009AD Acceptance

Test Report

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0009AE Engineer

Manual & RF

Threat

Simulator

Hardware

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0009AF System

Training

Materials

FFP 1 Each TBP N/A TBP

0010 Additional

Threat

Simulator

Computer

FFP 1 Lot TBP NLT 20

MARO

N/A TBP

1011 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot

12 Months TBP NLT

32 MARO

TBP

2011 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

44 MARO

TBP

3011 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

56 MARO

TBP

4011 Annual Patch

Management

FFP 1 Lot 12 Months TBP NLT

68 MARO

TBP

1012 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 1

Contract

Award to 12

MARO

12 MARO TBP

2012 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 2

12 MARO to

24 MARO

24 MARO TBP

3012 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 3

24 MARO to

36 MARO

36 MARO TBP

4012 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 4

36 MARO to

48 MARO

48 MARO TBP

5012 On-Site FE

Support –

Option Year 5

FFP Hrs TBP 48 MARO to

60 MARO

60 MARO TBP

0013 Critical Spare

Parts – Base

Year

FFP TBP TBP N/A TBP

1013 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 1

FFP TBP TBP 24 MARO TBP

2013 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 2

FFP TBP TBP 36 MARO TBP

3013 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 3

FFP TBP TBP 48 MARO TBP

4013 Critical Spare

Parts – Option

Year 4

FFP TBP TBP 60 MARO TBP

1014 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 1

FFP TBP TBP 12 MARO TBP

2014 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 2

FFP TBP TBP 24 MARO TBP

3014 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 3

FFP TBP TBP 36 MARO TBP

4014 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 4

FFP TBP TBP 48 MARO TBP

5014 Non-Critical

Spare Parts –

Option Year 5

FFP TBP TBP 60 MARO TBP

1015 Storage –

Option Year 1

FFP 12 Months TBP TBP NLT

12 MAD

TBP

2015 Storage –

Option Year 2

FFP 12 Months TBP TBP NLT

24 MAD

TBP

0016 Data – NSP N/A N/A ASREQ N/A TBP

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Large business offerors only shall submit either an individual subcontracting plan and/or master subcontracting plan (if available) in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 Small Business

Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021), DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD

Contracts) – Basic (Dec 2019) and DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test

Program) (May 2019). The offeror's small business subcontracting plan shall include, but is not limited to, detailing the commitment/targets for each category of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, HUBZone, and women-owned small business concerns. The plan shall describe for each category the total value subcontracted expressed in dollars and percentage of total subcontracted value if an individual subcontracting plan. The plan shall also state the extent and nature of work to be performed by small business concerns, the method used to develop goals, the method used to locate potential suppliers, if the goals include indirect costs (if so describe the cost allocation method) and describe the efforts the offeror will make to assure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts. If the planned goals do not meet or exceed DoD FY2022 subcontracting goals found at https://business.defense.gov/About/Goals-and-

Performance, substantial explanation/rationale shall be provided. The plan shall also provide the name and duties of the contractor's subcontracting plan administrator.

SAM Registration

It is critical offerors are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), https://www.sam.gov/,you will not be eligible for an award if not registered in SAM at the time your proposal is submitted. Additionally, verify that you are registered to receive contracts (not just grants) and that your address matches your proposal and SAM.

• When registering in sam.gov, be sure to select ‘YES’ to the question ‘Do you wish to bid on contracts?’ in order to be able to compete for CSO. If you are only registered to compete for grants, you will be ineligible for award.

• The Air Force is working to move fast, please double check your CAGE codes and DUNS numbers to be sure they line up, if they are not correct at the time of submission, you will be ineligible for award.

Eglin AFB has partnered with the Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) headquartered at the University of West Florida to provide Florida based small businesses with free technical assistance, training, proposal reviews, and counseling. To complete the online request for consulting, please visit the website at www.fptac.org/erfc. (If your business is not headquartered in

Florida, please contact your local PTAC for technical assistance via this link: https://www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/PTAP/PTAC/).

Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Due to the large amount of expected interest in this CSO, and in order to maintain a written record of questions, the Air Force will be accepting individual questions through e-mail. The questions and answers will be published via sam.gov to ALL offerors, except in rare cases when the issue needs to be addressed immediately.

All e-mails for questions, solicitation clarifications, or possible amendments must be emailed to:

craig.oneill@us.af.mil AND logan.deming@us.af.mil. To avoid any confusion, the subject line of the email shall include the following (depending on the section of the solicitation or Area of Interest you have question(s) on):

● AMA - Area of Interest

● AMA - Solicitation Section (A, B, C, D & E)

Questions in response to this solicitation shall be submitted via e-mail to craig.oneill@us.af.mil AND logan.deming@us.af.mil NLT 27 Feb 2022 at 11:00 am Central Time. The due date for questions has been extended to NLT 7 Mar 2023 at 11:00 am Central Time. Questions that were submitted prior to the deadline being extended will be accepted and do not need to be resubmitted. Answers to the draft

RFP are available in Attachment 8. Questions and answers to the final RFP are available by e-mailing craig.oneill@us.af.mil.

Proposal Submission

In order for your proposal to be evaluated for a possible contract award, it must be submitted via email to craig.oneill@us.af.mil AND logan.deming@us.af.mil NLT 11:00 AM Central Time on 14 Mar 2023.

A hardcopy will not be accepted. No proposal will be accepted after 11:00 AM Central Time on 14

Mar 2023 as the authority to enter into a contract under the CSO program expires at this time. Offerors may submit proposal amendments any time prior to the proposal evaluation deadline. Evaluation shall be within 45 days of the submission. However, the Government will ONLY review the final amended proposal that is submitted.

https://www.sam.gov/

To avoid any ‘lost in transit’ situation, offerors shall contact the Contracting Office to confirm receipt of an email or proposal electronic delivery immediately after submission. Please ensure that your e-mail address listed in your proposal is current and accurate. Eglin AFB is not responsible for ensuring notifications are received by firms changing mailing address/e-mail address/company points of contact after proposal submission without proper notification to Eglin AFB. Changes of this nature shall be annotated in the sam.gov submittal or amendments.

The contracting officer, Craig O’Neill, will be available 2 hours prior to the proposal submission deadline in order to ensure all proposals are received. If your company does not receive a receipt notification via e-mail from the contracting officer then please e-mail the contracting officer without the proposal attached and request a DoD Safe drop-off from the contracting officer. If your company has an employee with a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) then they can alternatively submit it via DoD Safe at https://safe.apps.mil/ without a drop-off request from the contracting officer.

**Notes: Offerors are responsible for ensuring that ALL Amendments to this solicitation are reviewed carefully prior to submitting a proposal.

SECTION C: Procedures and Criteria for Selecting Proposals Eglin AFB will utilize a one-step evaluation process

ONE-STEP CSO Evaluation Process – Direct Award

Evaluation of offerors’ proposed solutions/packages: Sufficient funds are available for this acquisition up to the maximum dollar value as specified per topic above so the funding availability evaluation criteria will not be included in this particular CSO solicitation. The Air

Force will conduct its evaluation based on two factors: technical and importance to agency programs in descending order of importance. The technical factor and associated components being more important than the importance to agency programs factor.

• Criterions A & B. The technical factor will assess the two components of innovativeness and feasibility:

o The innovativeness component will assess the proposed solution’s innovativeness as to whether it is a completely new technology, a new application of an existing technology, and whether the offeror’s approach adequately and completely satisfies the Government’s challenges specified in the area of interest/topic.

o The feasibility component will assess the proposed solution’s feasibility including as to whether the solution solves the unit’s challenges, achieves a workable result, demonstrates realism, and meets the required schedule.

• Criterion C. The importance to agency programs factor will assess the solution’s potential to enhance the mission effectiveness of the unit including meeting the needs of

Air Force and mission requirements and demonstrating clear understanding of the Unit’s challenges in the area of interest/topic.

https://safe.apps.mil/

Adjectival Scoring System:

Adjectival Definitions:

Price Reasonableness Determination:

Price shall be considered to the extent appropriate, but at a minimum, the contracting officer will use market research, commercial price lists and prior contract history as the primary methods to determine that the selected offeror’s price is fair and reasonable. The Government may elect to use external market research, prior Government contracts and commercial price lists in the evaluation of the proposal. The Air Force must determine the price fair and reasonable prior to award using the procedures at DFARS subpart 212.209. The contracting officer is requesting information from the offeror regarding recent purchase prices paid by the Government and/or commercial customers for the same or similar commercial items. It is required that copies of previous Government and commercial contract/purchase orders and/or commercial price lists for similar hardware/software items to those proposed be included in the price volume of the proposal. Price/cost history for service support is not required.

Evaluation Criteria Scoring – Scores up to those indicated are permissible

Proposal Ranking X of X

One-Step CSO

Criteria*

Outstanding

Good

Acceptable

Marginal

Unacceptable

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

*Adjectival

Scoring System

**Values must be entered below discretely. For example, if a rating of good is assigned then only a value of 45 can be entered, not 44 or 46.

Adjectival

Rating

Description

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

At the conclusion of proposal evaluation and based on the results of the evaluations, the Air

Force may select an offeror for direct award. An award notification will be sent out, which shall include a request for further details or documents prior to award (i.e. contractor self-developed

Performance Work Statement (PWS), delivery details…etc.) A PWS is similar to a Service Level

Agreement (SLA) used in the commercial marketplace may be requested. The PWS shall detail the proposed work to be completed during the period of performance as requested in the SOW preparation instructions. It will be based on PWS/SLA Template provided. Information provided by the contractor in the SOW will be incorporated into the PWS/SLA Template. None of the information provided in the PWS will used in any part of the evaluation process prior to the selection notification being issued.

NOTE: PWS shall not contain classified data or sensitive information. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Subcontracting Plan Determination:

The submitted offeror Subcontracting Plan is evaluated for compliance with FAR Clause

52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (March 2020) and DFARS 252.219-

7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts) – Basic (Dec 2019) to assure aspects required by FAR 19.704 and DFARS 219.705-4 are sufficiently addressed on an acceptable or unacceptable basis only after selection of the successful offeror.

This Factor is Acceptable when the Small Business Participation Plan and Subcontracting

Plan, if applicable, addresses all criteria required and if unable to meet any DoD FY2022 subcontracting goals found at http://business.defense.gov/About/Goals-and-Performance/, provide substantial explanation/rationale.

Commercial Software License Determination:

The offeror’s Commercial Software License shall be evaluated to ensure that it is compliant with the

FAR, DFARS and AFFARS clauses such as those pertaining to inspection, termination, and disputes.

Compliance will be evaluated against the following requirements:

- The license shall not subject the Government to the laws of a particular jurisdiction.

- The license shall not comment on the entitlement to attorney fees if a matter goes to trial.

- The license shall not attempt to have an individual other than a warranted Contracting Officer bind the Government to certain terms and conditions.

- The license shall not be inconsistent with the Prompt Payment Act.

- The license shall not attempt to impose a vendor lock-out provision – a mechanical or electronic method imbedded in the system that prevents unauthorized use or distribution of the program.

This method can result in an impermissible unilateral change to the contract initiated by the vendor and involve a vendor having free access to a computer system that must be secure.

- The license shall not state that it sets forth the entire agreement between the vendor and the

Government because applicable Federal laws and regulations always govern Federal contracts.

- The license shall not impose an automatic renewal provision on the Government or the possibility of unilateral price increases.

- The license shall not include non-substitution language that would preclude or limit the

Government from switching to another vendor/reseller and/or another product to fulfill RATS 4 requirements.

- The license shall not be inconsistent with FAR and DFARS clauses pertaining to inspection, acceptance, termination, and disputes.

Any Commercial Software License shall be sufficiently addressed on an acceptable or unacceptable basis only after selection of the successful offeror. This Factor is Acceptable when the software license is reviewed by a Government attorney and does not conflict with the aforementioned requirements. Any deviation(s) shall be provide a substantial explanation/rationale.

Financing

The payments shall be executed using subCLINs on CLINs 0001 and 0009 whose value will be negotiated after the selection notification is issued. All offerors shall adhere to the CLIN structure in the solicitation.

Security Clearance

File conversion support and test of the simulator will require SECRET access at the contractors facility. Supplier personnel associated with delivery, SAT, post-delivery support, and training shall have TOP SECRET security clearances to provide access to facilities. Topic EAFB-001 contains a

DD254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification as Attachment 4 outlining the security requirements. The DD254 contains multiple attachments embedded within the

DD254 form itself.

Foreign Participation

Foreign participation shall not be permitted including foreign entities that operate U.S. subsidiaries for all topics. Thus, foreign participation of any kind shall not be permitted for Topic EAFB-001.

Installation

All technical work required to accomplish this task will be conducted at the Supplier’s facility.

Installation and test will be accomplished at 16 EWS’s Lab at Eglin AFB and Raytheon at Goleta, CA.

Topic EAFB-001 contains diagrams of each facility (see Attachment 6). Offerors shall e-mail a copy of their DD2345 to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist if interested in obtaining a copy of the

Government Facility Floor Plan Drawing, Attachment 6. Concerning proposal submission, a copy of the certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, or evidence of application submission must be included. The form, instructions, and FAQs may be found at the United

States/Canada Joint Certification Program website, http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/. Approval of the DD

Form 2345 will be verified if proposal is chosen for award. Integration shall require collaboration with

Raytheon, Goleta. This collaboration shall be governed by an Associated Contractor Agreement to be executed after contract award (see Attachment 7).

Conversion of Scenario Files

Example complex scenario ASCII files are available to transferred offerors upon request. Offerors shall have the appropriate facility clearances to store SECRET ASCII files (see Attachment 8). Please directly e-mail the Program Manager, Captain Jared Westhoff, jared.westhoff.1@us.af.mil if your organization is interested in obtaining the files. All e-mail correspondence shall cc myself and the Industrial Security

Manager, Doug Von Mosch, douglas.von_mosch@us.af.mil. A DD254 will be executed by the

Government to permit transfer of the files (Attachment 10).

Site Visits/Product Demonstration Site visits will not be conducted at any point during the acquisition process.

Note: During any step of the CSO, the Air Force may send questions or comments for the offerors to address via email.

Important Pertinent Clauses Incorporated By Reference

DFARS 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber

Incident Information

DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program

DFARS 252.239-7000, Protection Against Compromising Emanations

DFARS 252.239-7001, Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification

DFARS 252.239-7016, Telecommunications Security Equipment, Devices, Techniques, and Services

Important Pertinent Clauses Incorporated By Full Text

FAR 52.211-11, Liquidated Damages – Supplies, Services, or Research and Development

(a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified on

CLINs 0001 and 0009 in this contract, the Contractor shall, in place actual damages, pay to the

Government liquidated damages of $12,000 per calendar day of delay on CLINs 0001 and 0009 with the total value to not exceed $504,000 or $252,000 per system.

(b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or 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 in 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.

FAR 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item

The Government may require the delivery of the number line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 7 days. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract mailto:douglas.von_mosch@us.af.mil

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the

Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 68 months.

H001, Threat Simulation Library Files

The USG is under no duty of confidentiality as specified in the “Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. section

1905” as it relates to the contents of threat simulation library files outputted from RF Threat Simulators.

The Government may include them in its threat simulation library at various sites and allow others to use the threat simulation library, to include various Government agencies or third parties performing work on behalf of the Air Force under the RATS 4 contract. In performance of the RATS 4 contract, Government personnel as well as Government contractors will use the threat simulation library. Additionally, the threat simulation library will be used at Government sites and Government contractor sites and the sites will change over time.

SECTION D: Areas of Interest See attached Areas of Interest/Topics for this CSO.

• Attachment 1 - EAFB 001 – Statement of Objective (SOO) for Rapid Acquisition of a Radio

Frequency Threat Simulator (RATS) 4, dated 8 March 2023

Note: The Area of Interest/Topic listed above is subject to change at any time during this procurement process. This area of Interest/Topic may be added/revised on a weekly basis. An amendment will be issued when such a change occurs. Offerors are encouraged to review all the Amendments to this solicitation prior to submitting a proposal.

SECTION E: Attachments See attachments below for this CSO.

• Attachment 2 – Representations, Certifications, & Instructions

• Attachment 3 – Statement of Work Preparation Instructions

• Attachment 4 – Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification

• Attachment 5 – PWS/SLA Template

• Attachment 6 – Facility Drawings

• Attachment 7 – Associate Contractor Agreement

• Attachment 8 – Questions and Answers for RATS 4 Draft RFP and Final RFP, dated 8 March o Attachment i - Diagrams

• Attachment 9 – Complex Scenario Files

• Attachment 10 – Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification for

Transfer of Complex Scenario Files

• Exhibit A – CDRLs

• Exhibit B - CDRLs