Amendment_002_to_RFP_FA2517-15-R-8000.docx

FA2517-15-R-8000

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

EXHIBIT/ATTACHMENTS

Note: Attachments 4-12 (L-1 through L-8 and QASP) will be removed at time of award.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L-4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. ELECTRONIC POSTING SYSTEMS

(a) All documents for this solicitation, including amendments and notices to Offerors will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at https://www.fbo.gov. Refer to the heading of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Peterson AFB, CO and the specific RFP number. Interested parties should check this site regularly for updates and amendments.

(b) Supporting technical information can also be accessed and downloaded from the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov. The information is normally accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

L-5. INFORMATION TO OFFERORS (ITO) AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

A. INFORMATION TO OFFERORS

1. Point Of Contact (POC). Upon release of the RFP, the sole POC for this acquisition is the Contracting Officer (CO), Mr. John Corbett. Address any questions or concerns to the CO, Mr. Corbett, at (719) 556-4877; Fax: (719) 556-1597; or email: john.corbett.4@us.af.mil.

2. Site Visit. A notice of a site visit to Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota was posted on FedBizOpps on 26 May 2016. A site visit to Cavalier Air Force Station, Cavalier, North Dakota, was conducted on 27 June 2016 at 8:00 a.m. (MDT). Due to space constraints, Offerors participating in the Site Visit were limited to a maximum of three (3) for any prime or subcontractor/teaming arrangement. Answers to questions submitted during and after the site visit will be made available on the FBO website at https://www.fbo.gov. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. Due to government personnel availability, the site visit was held 27 June 2016. No other site visits are planned. Any additional questions regarding the site visit held on 27 June 2016 must be submitted by 22 July 2016.

a. Offerors attending the Site Visit must have a current Secret clearance and must submit a visit request to the CO no later than 12:00 p.m. MDT on 20 June 2016.

b. Site Visit submission information. Additional information on the Site Visit will be posted to FedBizOpps as it becomes available. All visit requests must be submitted by the company’s Security Manager and must accomplish the following:

1. Company name and address

1. Full name(s) of those representatives planning to attend

1. Representative(s) official company title/affiliation

1. Representative(s) email address

1. Representative(s) contact phone number

1. Fill out Attachment L-7 Entry Authority List (EAL) (Contractor to complete pages 1 and 3) and if needed Attachment L-8 Personal Electronic Devices (PED).

1. Contractor’s Security Manager submit a visit request in JPAS using SMO code: GM1SFDPK (POC TSgt Thompson, phone number 701-993-3299) or

1. Person’s full name

1. SSN

1. Place of Birth

1. Date of Birth

1. Attachment L-7 Entry Authority List (EAL) (Contractor to complete pages 1 and 3) and if needed Attachment L-8 Personal Electronic Devices (PED).

1. Clearance Information (Type of Clearance, Level of Clearance, Date of Clearance)

1. Reason for Visit (PARCS Contract Site Visit) POC for the visit (John Corbett, 21 CONS/LGCZB, (719) 556-4877).

c. The information requested above must be submitted no later than 1200 MDT on 20 June 2016 as follows: E-mail the documents to the Contracting Officer, John Corbett at john.corbett.4@us.af.mil, and the Contracting Specialists, Dana Western at dana.western@us.af.mil. Visit requests may be faxed to the CO at (719) 556-1597.

3. Discrepancies and Ambiguities. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing with supporting rationale not later than 15 calendar days after the Request for Proposal (RFP) release. Also, the Offeror shall give written notification to the CO of ambiguities in the solicitation, including the PWS, not later than 15 calendar days after RFP release.

4. Revisions and Amendments. The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the specifications or the solicitation prior to the proposal closing time. Such revisions or amendments will be communicated by formal amendment (Standard Form 30) to this RFP. If such amendments require material changes in quantities or costs, the proposal closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable Offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new proposal closing date and time.

5. Pre-Performance Conference. A pre-performance conference will be scheduled by and held at the office issuing this RFP prior to the commencement of any work under the contract that will be awarded as a result of this solicitation and offer. The Contractor or his duly authorized representative is required to attend the pre-performance conference.

6. Data Transmission. To facilitate review and evaluation for this source selection the Government proposes to transmit data via commercial systems. Distributed material will be identified as source selection sensitive and distribution strictly limited to appropriate personnel. Should any contractor object to their proprietary information being shared between source selection evaluators and advisors via commercial e-mail as described above, please advise the Contracting Officer, John Corbett, at (719) 556-4877.

7. Bidders Library. None of the regulations, manuals, or other publications referenced in the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued with the solicitation. The Bidders Library will be available via SAFE file exchange. Contact John Corbett at john.corbett.4@us.af.mil.

a. Unclassified documents, including all PWS exhibits, publications, equipment lists and workload data will be located on https://www.fbo.gov.

b. For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents, will require submission by the Offeror of a completed FOUO Bidder’s Library Access Request Form, available on https://www.fbo.gov. Once the FOUO Access Request Form is submitted, the Offeror will be mailed a disk containing the documents.

c. Classified and Hard Copy documents may be viewed by making an appointment with the Contracting Officer, Mr. John Corbett, at (719) 556-4877.

d. Service Contract Act Labor. The collective bargaining agreements in effect for the current PARCS contract are available on https://www.fbo.gov.

8. Initial Proposals. Offerors shall submit initial proposals with their most favorable terms, from both a technical and price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions.

9. Competitive Range Determination. If a competitive range determination is necessary, the Government intends to limit the number of contract proposals to only the most highly rated proposals in accordance with FAR 15.306(c)(2).

10. Debriefings. The CO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. The CO will notify unsuccessful offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506. All offerors may request a debriefing IAW 15.505 or 15.506. If offerors are eliminated during the competitive range determination they may elect to wait until post-award to receive their debriefings; however, each offeror may only receive a total of one debriefing.

11. Final Proposal Revisions (FPR). Once discussions, if required, have been concluded, the CO will request that offerors provide a FPR.

12. Questions Concerning the Solicitation. All questions concerning the solicitation must be submitted in writing not later than 4:00 pm (MDT) on 29 July 2016. Submit questions to the Contracting Officer, Mr. John Corbett, via email: john.corbett.4@us.af.mil.

B. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. General Instructions and Information. These instructions prescribe the format of proposals and describe the approach for the development and presentation of the proposed data. Offers will be evaluated using the factors in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. A proposal that is sufficiently documented to support performance claims in a complete and orderly manner will enable the Government to perform a thorough and fair evaluation. The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered non-responsive.

a. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal.

b. The proposal acceptance period is specified in Block 12, Section A of the solicitation (SF33). The Offeror shall make a clear statement in Section A of the proposal documentation volume that the proposal is valid for a period of not less than 365 calendar days from receipt, and by signing the SF33, the Offeror agrees to that period.

c. Proposals shall not contain classified information.

d. Alternate proposals will not be accepted.

f. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the Offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of unsuccessful proposals.

2. Format Instructions. This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. Each volume shall be complete in itself. The proposal should include all of the information requested in the subparagraphs. Failure to do so may adversely affect the evaluation. A proposal that is sufficiently documented in a complete, orderly, and specific detailed manner will enable the Government to perform a thorough and fair evaluation.

a. Proposal Volumes and Binding. Offers will consist of three (3) separate proposal volumes: Past Performance, Technical, and Price/Contract Documents. For ease of evaluation, the required proposal formats and extent of data are described below.

(1) Binding: Each volume of the proposal will be separately bound in a standard loose-leaf, three-ring binder. The number of copies for each volume is specified in the table below. Elaborate format and binding are neither necessary nor desirable. All binders will lie flat when opened. The cover and spine of each binder will clearly identify the Offeror’s name, volume number, RFP number, RFP title, i.e., PARCS, and copy number, e.g., copy 2 of 6. The original for each volume will be clearly identified on the cover and the spine. All binders will allow for easy removal and replacement of pages.

(2) Electronic Copies. The content and page size of electronic copies must be identical to the hard copies. The electronic (softcopy) proposal shall be Microsoft Office 2003 compatible or later versions. The softcopy version of the proposal will be submitted on Digital Video Disk (DVD). Replacement disks will be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions and updates. Offerors are advised to perform a computer virus check prior to submission.

(3) Proposal Volume Organization, Number of Copies and Page Limitations. Offers shall consist of 3 separate proposal volumes: Past Performance, Technical, and Price/Contract Documents. The titles and contents of the volumes should be as defined in this document, all of which shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies as specified in the table below. Total page count will be based on the printed proposal submission. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal, but will be removed and returned to the offeror.

Table 1 - Proposal Organization

40* 7 (Seven) Total Citations

* Cover letters for your organization will be considered part of the page limit and are not necessary. The page limitation does not include the Relevancy Matrix (Attachment L-1), Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment L-2), Consent Letter (Attachment L-3), Client Authorization Letters (Attachment L-4), Past Performance Transmittal Letter, (Attachment L-5), Staffing Matrix (Attachment L-6), Table of Contents or Glossaries identified in B.2.a.(7), POC Listing requested in paragraph D.1.b.(2), the Organizational Structure Change History requested in paragraph D.1.b.(5), or the contingency plan requested in paragraph D.2.c.(2).

(4) Pages. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper containing information. All information except for document numbers, page number, etc., shall be provided in an image area of 7 x 9 inches. Two pages may be printed back-to-back on one sheet of paper; however, each printed side of the page will count as one page. The background color of each page of the proposal submission shall be white or ivory stock only (except for change pages after initial proposal submission as specified in B.2.a.(8) below). All material must be contained within the page limit identified. Excess pages will not be evaluated.

(5) Text. Type size will not be smaller than Microsoft Word 11 point font, normal proportional spacing. Text may be no less than single-spaced.

(6) Charts and Tables. Foldouts used for charts, graphics, tables, exhibits or diagrams may not exceed 11 x 17 inches. All information (except for document numbers, page numbers, etc.) must be contained within an image area of 9 x 15 1/2-inches. For page count purposes, each printed side of a foldout shall be counted as two pages each. Text used in charts, graphics, tables, exhibits or diagrams may be single-spaced and shall be at least six (6) points in height after final reduction.

(7) Table of Contents, Indexing and Glossary. Each volume shall contain a table of contents. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with a definition for each. Use of abbreviations and acronyms should be limited. Table of Contents and Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

(8) Change pages after initial proposal submission. If the Offeror submits proposal revisions, during or after discussions, any changed pages that are submitted shall be a different color than the original proposal pages (color determined by the Contracting Officer at time of request), and shall have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page identifying the changed content. The date of the revision and revision number shall be reflected on each changed page (preferably on, or next to, the vertical change line). Make spreadsheet revisions obvious by highlighting cells that changed. Page count will remain the same for any revisions or additions to the proposal by the offeror.

(9) Evaluation Notices (ENs) and Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs). Proposal format restrictions shall apply to responses to ENs and final proposal revisions.

C. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS.

1. Volume I – Past Performance, Volume II – Technical, and Volume III – Price/Contract Documents. The Offerors Past Performance Volume, Technical Volume, and Price/Contract Documents Volume, paper and electronic copies, must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) on 22 August 2016 and shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer (CO) at:

21 CONS/LGCZB (Attn: Mr. John Corbett) 135 Dover Street, Suite 1221 Peterson AFB, CO 80914-2357

2. Proposal Labeling. Proposals delivered in response to this RFP shall reflect the following information on the address label:

a. Solicitation # FA2517-15-R-8000,

b. The legend, “To be delivered unopened to the Contracting Officer”, and

c. The volume and copy numbers contained in each box.

NOTE: Offerors hand-carrying proposals to Building 350, Peterson AFB are cautioned that individuals not affiliated with the installation must obtain visitor passes at the Visitor Control Center located before the West Gate. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain visitor passes in order to arrive at Building 350 prior to the time established for the receipt of proposals. If using a courier, submit the name of the individual hand-carrying volumes 24 hours in advance to the CO. The courier will be required to provide identification at the time of delivery.

D. PROPOSAL VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS

1. Volume I – Past Performance (FACTOR 1): The purpose of the Government’s past performance evaluation is to assess Offeror’s performance for work performed within the last six (6) years from the release date of this RFP. The proposed offeror team (including Prime, Subcontractors, and Partners) will be evaluated based on recent performance on relevant contracts, as defined in Section M, paragraph M-3.C.1. This portion of the evaluation will consider the Offeror’s performance including Prime contractor experience, subcontractor experience, and the performance of its key personnel, and that of any of the Offeror’s proposed subcontractors and/or partner/team participants. The Past Performance Volume consists of the following items:

a. Past Performance Contract Citations. The Offeror shall provide not more than seven (7) total recent and relevant performance citations (not to exceed a total of 40 pages in length for all citations submitted, Table 1, L-5.B.2.a.3.) for the proposed contractor team, in the format requested below. For past performance on an IDIQ contract, a single task order will count as one citation. The following information should be included for each identified contract and subcontract. Offerors are cautioned to ensure that information is current and accurate with respect to the listed points of contact.

(1) Contract Number

(2) Contract Level (prime or subcontract) and Cage Code

(3) Contractor name, address, and point of contact

(4) Type of contract (CPFF, FPIF, FFP, etc)

(5) Date of award and period of performance

(6) Current name, organization, mailing address, voice/fax telephone numbers and e-mail:

i. PCO

ii. ACO

iii. Program Manager

(7) Contractor Performance

In describing contractual performance, include specific details of technical and management performance in meeting contract requirements and program schedules. Explain any differences between original and current contract dollar values. Offerors may include a discussion of problems encountered on prior contracts and corrective actions taken. In describing contractual effort, provide information on efforts accomplished to resolve problems encountered on prior contracts as well as efforts to identify and manage program risk.

b. Other Past Performance Documentation (not counted towards page count).

(1) Relevancy Matrix. Provide a completed relevancy matrix for your company, including each teaming partner and/or proposed subcontractor (Section J, Attachment L-1; excluded from page limitation). Modify matrix based on proposed team composition and number of citations provided for each. Identify the proposed work effort for Subcontractors and teaming partners in terms of PWS requirements to be performed to permit the Government to appropriately attribute relevance to the past work in light of proposed roles on this acquisition. Do not identify past performance for proposed team members in areas they are not proposed to perform, even if other team members performed this area on the provided citation.

(2) Past Performance Questionnaires and Point of Contact Listing. Offerors will send out the Past Performance Questionnaire (Section J, Attachment L-2; excluded from page limitation) to each reference identified in the Past Performance Volume. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionnaires rests solely with the Offeror. References will return completed questionnaires directly to the Government POCs utilizing the Past Performance Transmittal Letter provided (See Section J, Attachment L-5; excluded from page limitation). The information contained in completed questionnaires will be considered source selection sensitive and will not be released to the Offeror. The Government reserves the right to contact the references provided by the Offeror and any other references generated by the Government to discuss the Offeror’s past performance. Point of Contact Listing: provide a list of questionnaire recipients with the POC and phone number for each contract reference provided as part of the Past Performance Volume. The offeror is solely responsible for the accuracy of the contact information provided. The Government reserves the right to contact the references provided by the offeror and any other references generated by the Government to discuss the offeror’s present and past performance.

(3) Consent Letters. Subcontractor past performance information cannot be disclosed to the Prime Offeror without the Subcontractor’s consent. Provide a letter in the Past Performance Volume (Section J, Attachment L-3; excluded from page limitation) from all Subcontractors consenting to the release of their past performance information to the Prime contractor (letters do not count towards page count). The written consent(s) should be submitted as part of the Past Performance Volume. Should the Offeror not submit consent, the Government will only discuss present/past performance information directly with the prospective subcontractor or teaming partner that is being reviewed. If there is a problem with the proposed subcontractor’s or teaming partner’s present/past performance, the Offeror can be notified of a problem but no details may be discussed without the subcontractor’s/teaming partner’s permission.

(4) Client Authorization Letters. In the event that commercial contracts are presented as sources of information, the Offeror will issue a client authorization letter with the request to complete a Past Performance Questionnaire. A sample client authorization letter is an attachment to this RFP (Section J, Attachment L-4; excluded from page limitation).

(5) Organizational Structure Change History. Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized their divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant present or past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what present/past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this proposal volume a “roadmap” describing all such changes in the organization of your company within the last (six) 6 years. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts you identify for present/past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider present and present/past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the Offeror(s), your “roadmap” should be both specifically applicable to the efforts you identify and general enough to apply to efforts to which the Government receives information from other sources. Include CAGE codes for any predecessor companies to facilitate Government research.

2. Volume II, Technical (FACTOR 2). All Technical Factors and Subfactors will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis, assigning ratings of Acceptable or Unacceptable as described in Section M, paragraph M-3.C.2. By your proposal submission you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the RFP. Submit your technical proposal addressing the following:

a. PARCS Mission System Operations Support and Maintenance Plan (Subfactor 1, Acceptable/Unacceptable). Describe the proposed methodology/plan to successfully operate and maintain the system on a 24/7 basis. Include the following at a minimum:

(1) Mission Operations Support Plan: Offeror shall provide a monthly plan which describes the proposed approach to operations support of the mission system. The described approach shall demonstrate the processes and procedures required for mission operations support in accordance with PWS Chapter 2. Offerors shall include personnel schedules and the approach for accomplishing mission scheduling and operations to meet PWS Chapter 2 requirements. A one-month schedule is acceptable.

(2) Level 1 Mission System Maintenance Plan: Offeror shall provide a plan which describes the proposed approach to maintaining and repairing the mission system in accordance with PWS Chapter 4. The described approach shall demonstrate the processes and procedures required for preventive maintenance, in-house repairs, and planned work to meet PWS Chapter 4 requirements. Offerors shall include an example of a monthly schedule and detailed approach for the maintenance and repair of the mission system.

b. PARCS Critical Utilities (Subfactor 2, Acceptable/Unacceptable). Describe the proposed methodology/plan to successfully keep PARCS’s critical utilities maintained IAW with PWS chapter 7:

(1) Provide an approach that demonstrates the process and procedures required to operate, maintain, and repair the PARCS critical utilities (i.e., chilled water system, stand-by power plant, and all associated infrastructure) in accordance with PWS Chapter 7.

c. Program Management/Staffing Plan and Organizational Structure (Subfactor 3, Acceptable/Unacceptable).

(1) Provide an organizational chart that identifies responsibilities for each organizational element and the proposed staffing for that element. Using the Staffing Matrix format provided (Section J, Attachment L-6), record your proposed workforce composition showing manning numbers by labor category and hours to meet all PARCS PWS requirements, including whether the position is under the prime or the subcontractor/teaming partner. The offeror should also clearly identify any areas the offeror intends to cross utilize employees. Use page two of the Staffing Matrix (Section J, Attachment L-6) to further describe each “Labor Category Description” identified to include position titles, security investigations, clearances, and certification requirements associated with PARCS performance requirements. Offeror format is acceptable as long as it includes all information requested in the Staffing Matrix and meets Section L formatting criteria.

d. Training Plan (Subfactor 4, Acceptable/Unacceptable). Describe the proposed methodology/plan to keep PARCS mission system operators and maintainers proficient in mission system operations support and maintenance requirements IAW PWS Chapters 2 and 4. Include the following at a minimum:

(1) Training methodology/plan for initial and recurring training to ensure fully-trained employees in all mission requirements in PWS Chapters 2 and 4 (to the 3rd PWS subparagraph level at a minimum). The plan shall demonstrate initial and recurring training to cover all individual tasks within a one-year time period.

(2) Evaluation and qualification methodology which validates employees’ comprehension and demonstration of proficiency in all tasks trained within the PWS.

NOTE: Do not provide training materials as part of proposal submission; entire plan will be required IAW PARCS PWS Chapter 4 at contract start.

e. Downward Pricing (Subfactor 5, Acceptable/Unacceptable). The Government requires the contractor to provide continuous downward pricing over the life of the contract. At a minimum, each successive year of the contract must show a reduction from the previous year amount in total amount proposed in the FFP CLINs. For downward pricing from base period (7 months) to option year 1 (12 months), unit prices must show no increase from one year to the next in the FFP CLINs and must show a decrease in unit prices from one year to the next. Offeror shall clearly describe its processes for identifying, assessing, evaluating, and implementing cost efficiency initiatives to achieve continuous downward pricing while ensuring all PARCS PWS requirements are met, without reducing contract requirements, over the life of the contract. Substantiate the feasibility of technical efficiencies that may be gained in any area of the PWS over the life of the contract. The offeror’s processes will be validated through the incorporation in the price for the contract resulting in downward out-year prices and be consistent with the price proposal in Volume III.

3. Volume III – Price/Contract Documents (FACTOR 3). The purpose of this volume is to provide information to the Government to determine the price to be reasonable, affordable, and balanced and for preparing the contract document and supporting file. The offeror’s proposal shall include a signed copy of the Model Contract, and Sections A through K, completed as required.

a. Price Information. The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined there is a high probability of reasonable price competition for this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the CO will review this determination and if, in the CO’s opinion, reasonable price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. If at any time during this acquisition the CO determines that reasonable price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information necessary for the CO to determine the price to be reasonable, affordable, and balanced in accordance with FAR 15.404-1.

(1) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Section B for each Fixed Price Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), including all option periods. When extending the Fixed Price CLINs, use twelve months of service as the quantity for each option year CLIN; exceptions being the Phase-in CLIN 0001 (quantity of one), base period 1 (quantity of 7 months), and Extension of Services CLIN (quantity of six months). Offerors must propose on every contract line item, even if it is $0.00, in order to be considered for award. Phase-In CLIN 0001 will not be included in the total evaluated price.

(2) The Government has established contract estimates for Local Purchase, Environmental Compliance Costs, Vehicle Fuels and Pollution Prevention Costs, under Section B. These numbers should not be adjusted by the offeror. If offerors have any other costs for these items, they should be captured in the fixed price CLINs.

(3) Identify on the termination CLINs (1010, 2010, 3010, 4010, 5010, and 6010) the cost to terminate performance for each performance period IAW 252.232-7007 - Limitation of Government’s Obligation, should the Government incrementally fund the Firm Fixed Priced CLINs and additional funds for continued performance do not become available. The Termination Liability CLINs for all periods will not be included in the total evaluated price.

(4) The Government will incorporate all current and applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and Department of Labor Wage Determinations (WDs) into Section J of the RFP. For positions subject to the CBA and/or Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determinations, the minimum rates must be used. If a position is not covered under a CBA use the applicable area-wide wage determination(s) listed in Section J. For those positions covered by CBA, the contractor must meet the minimum requirements of the CBA and should also propose the most appropriate rate(s) for the first option year of the contract. For those positions covered by the CBA, use the latest negotiated rates in pricing all years, and do not escalate proposed out year labor rates. Subsequent option year rates and associated costs shall not be escalated. Wage increase adjustments for subsequent option years will be made as authorized and in accordance with FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) if and when terms of the applicable CBA change. At that time the contractor will be authorized to submit requests for equitable adjustments for subsequent option year increases if all applicable FAR clause requirements have been met.

(5) Provide a summary page of the total proposed price for the Phase-In period, base period, and each option period. Provide a summary of the total proposed price for each CLIN, in the order listed in Section B, for the phase-in, base period, and each option period. For fixed priced CLINs, list the CLIN number (item number), the unit price, and the extended amount. For the IJO CLINs, X005, do not include a proposed price. For the Cost Reimbursable CLINs X006 through X010, list the CLIN number, and propose the prices inserted by the Government.

(6) All dollar amounts for all CLINs/subCLINs should be proposed in whole dollar amounts.

b. Contract Documents. As part of the proposal submission, include the following:

(1) Section A - Completed Standard Form 33 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award). Completed form signed by the offeror constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. The “original” copy should be clearly marked under separate cover and should be provided without any punched holes.

(2) Completed Section K, Offeror’s Representations (Prime). Complete the FAR representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov. However, if any FAR or DFARS representations and certifications required are not included in SAM, submit the completed representation or certification as part of this chapter. Additionally, include any FAR, DFARS, or AFFARS clause requiring fill-in information, as well as any other acknowledgments required.

(3) Acknowledgement of all amendments. Each offeror must sign and return one copy of the Standard Form (SF) 30 by the date specified on the form.

(4) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated. Provide complete information as to the arrangement and relationship and copies of any teaming agreements.

(5) Confirm that direct labor rates utilized in proposal preparation conform to the applicable WD and/or CBA.

(6) Authorized Offeror Personnel. Provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding source selection decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

(7) Company/Division Street Address. Provide company/division's street address, county and facility code, and size of business (large or small).

(8) Facility Clearance (May 1996). Provide complete information that the offeror possesses, or will acquire prior to award of a contract, a facility clearance equal to the highest classification stated on the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254) attached to this solicitation.

SECTION L

PART IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L-1. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSES

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM NUMBER JULY 2013

(a) Definition. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, as used in this provision, means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities, which is used as the identification number for Federal Contractors.

(b)The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS number or “DUNS+4” that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number is a nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number--

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(End of provision)

52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense Use APR 2008 Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be () DX rated order; (X) DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

(End of Provision) 52.216-1 Type of Contract APR 1984 The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract with Cost Reimbursement CLINs resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

52.233-2 Service of Protest SEP 2006

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer, John Corbett, 21 CONS/LGCZB, 135 Dover Street, Ste. 1221, Peterson AFB CO 80914-1117.

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

(End of Provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with 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 offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Provisions may be viewed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions APR 1984

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation, Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

L-2. DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PROVISIONS

252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management FEB 2014

252.237-7024 NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF ESSENTIAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (OCT 2010)

(a) Definitions. Essential contractor service and mission-essential functions have the meanings given in the clause at 252.237-7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services, in this solicitation.

(b) The offeror shall provide with its offer a written plan describing how it will continue to perform the essential contractor services listed in attachment 2, PWS, Mission Essential Contractor Services, dated 13 July 16, during periods of crisis. The offeror shall--

(1) Identify provisions made for the acquisition of essential personnel and resources, if necessary, for continuity of operations for up to 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed;

(2) Address in the plan, at a minimum--

(i) Challenges associated with maintaining essential contractor services during an extended event, such as a pandemic that occurs in repeated waves;

(ii) The time lapse associated with the initiation of the acquisition of essential personnel and resources and their actual availability on site;

(iii) The components, processes, and requirements for the identification, training, and preparedness of personnel who are capable of relocating to alternate facilities or performing work from home;

(iv) Any established alert and notification procedures for mobilizing identified ``essential contractor service'' personnel; and

(v) The approach for communicating expectations to contractor employees regarding their roles and responsibilities during a crisis.

(End of provision)

L-3. AIR FORCE FAR SUPPLEMENT (AFFARS) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

5352.209-9001 Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest OCT 2010 (IAW AFFARS 5309.507-2(b)

(a) There is potential organizational conflict of interest (see FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest) due to testing or providing technical evaluations on products delivered to the PARCS Program. Accordingly:

(1) Restrictions are needed to ensure that the Contractor is not testing or providing technical evaluations on products delivered to the PARCS Program without a Conflict of Interest mitigation plan prior to or during the performance period of the contract.

(2) As a part of the proposal, the offeror shall provide the Contracting Officer with complete information of previous or ongoing work that is in any way associated with the contemplated acquisition.

(b) If award is made to the offeror, the resulting contract may include an organizational conflict of interest limitation applicable to subsequent Government work, at either a prime contract level, at any subcontract tier, or both. During evaluation of proposals, the Government may, after discussions with the offeror and consideration of ways to avoid the conflict of interest, insert a special provision in the resulting contract which shall disqualify the offeror from further consideration for award of future contracts.

(c) The organizational conflict of interest clause included in this solicitation may be modified or deleted during negotiations.

5352.215-9000 Facility Clearance (IAW AFFARS 5315.209(S-90)) MAY 1996

(a) The Offeror must possess, or acquire prior to award of the contract, a facility clearance equal to the highest classification stated on the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254) attached to this solicitation.

(b) Explanatory Note: To be awarded this acquisition, contractors must provide evidence that any and all subcontractors they are proposing to use also meet the intent of 5352.215-9000.

(a) A pre-bid/pre-proposal conference (site visit) was conducted at PARCS at Cavalier Air Force Station, Cavalier, North Dakota, on 27 June 2016, from 8:00 a.m Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) to 3:00 p.m., for the purpose of answering questions regarding this solicitation.

(b) Submit the information requested in L-5.A.2.b. to the Contracting Officer, Mr. John Corbett, by e-mail at john.corbett.4@us.af.mil. This information must be provided no later than 12:00 p.m. MDT 20 June 2016 in order to ensure access to the military base/conference site and adequate seating for the conference attendees. Due to space constraints, offerors participating in the Site Visit will be limited to a maximum of 3 for any prime or subcontractor/teaming arrangement.

(c) Offerors are requested to submit questions to the CO above no later than 12:00 p.m. MDT on 20 June 2016. Information provided at this site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of solicitation amendments shall apply.

(d) A record of the site visit shall be made and furnished to all prospective Offerors. The record shall include minutes of the meeting, including questions (on a non-attribution basis) and answers.

(e) The classification of this conference is unclassified

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SECTION M

PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M-1. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48CFR, CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (IAW FAR 17.208(c)) Jul 1990

M-2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR, CHAPTER 2) PROVISIONS

None at this time.

M-3. EVALUATION CRITERIA

A. AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS.

As set forth in FAR 52.215-1(f)(4) of Section L, the Government intends to award without discussions. The Government may make a final determination as to whether the offeror’s proposal is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the initial proposal as submitted. Accordingly, offerors are advised to submit initial proposals that are fully and clearly acceptable without additional information or explanation and contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and price stand point. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) later determines them to be necessary.

B. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD.

1. Small Business Set-Aside. This acquisition is a full small business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 517919, All Other Telecommunications, with a small business size standard of $32.5 million. An offeror determined to be other than small business cannot receive contract award. Offerors are strongly encouraged to avoid proposed business arrangements that could be construed as other than small business in consideration of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Ostensible Subcontractor Rule.

2. Competitive Best Value. This is a competitive best value source selection using Performance Price Trade-Off (PPT), in which competing offerors' present and past performance will be evaluated on a basis approximately equal to price considerations. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is rated technically acceptable and provides the best value to the Government considering price and past performance with past performance being approximately equal to price. The Government may award a contract to a higher priced offeror if the Source Selection Authority (SSA) determines that the higher Performance Confidence Assessment of the higher-priced offeror outweighs the price difference. In such cases the SSA shall make an integrated assessment best value award decision. While the government source selection evaluation team and the SSA will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process by its nature is subjective. Therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

3. Evaluation. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with FAR 15.3, DoD Source Selection Procedures dated 31 March 2016, AFFARS 5315.3 including Mandatory Procedures (MP) 5315.3 and Informational Guidance (IG) 5315.404-3 dated 1 May 2016. Offers will be evaluated using the factors and subfactors under Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award.