Attachment_5_-_Section_L,_Instructions,_Conditions,_and_Notices_to_Offerors.pdf

Front Range Multiple Award Construction Contract (FRMACC)

RFP # FA251719RA016

Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

L-1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of proposal submission. The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information listed in Section L and must be submitted in accordance with (IAW) the instructions. Any offeror who submits an incomplete proposal or does not conform to the instructions provided in Section L may be considered non-responsive and may not be evaluated.

B. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, and representations and certifications. Failure to meet a solicitation requirement may result in an offeror’s proposal being ineligible for award.

C. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale supporting the exception no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the closing date of the solicitation.

D. Offerors are advised to submit adequate information to enable evaluators to fully ascertain the offeror’s capability to perform the requirements of the solicitation. The proposal shall be clear and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of the past performance information. The data submitted in the proposal shall be accurate, complete, and concise.

E. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and capabilities, and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal.

F. Clarification of source selection information after submission of the proposal package between the

Government and offerors will be controlled by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Email may be used to transmit information only if the email can be sent encrypted, and must include “Source

Selection Information – See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 and 3.104” in the subject line of the email. Encrypted emails can be sent to the points of contact (POC) listed in Section L, L-2., A. Otherwise, source selection information will be transmitted via mail (i.e. USPS, FEDEX, UPS, etc.) or Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) service at https://safe.apps.mil/. When submitting source selection information via email, file suppression utilities, to include but not limited to zip files, will not be accepted.

G. For this solicitation, competition for Tier 1 will be set-aside for 8(a) concerns restricted to Colorado and Wyoming districts only. All other 8(a) Business Development Participants are deemed ineligible to submit offers under Tier 1. SBA will make a determination on eligibility including bona-fide place of business for presumptive 8(a) awardees. The competition for Tier 2 will be set-aside for small business concerns nationwide.

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H. 8(a) Joint Ventures: If the offeror is a joint venture, the offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the signed and dated Joint Venture

Agreement with their proposal. The Joint Venture Agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under the subsequent contract. The Joint Venture

Agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the joint venture.

For a competitive 8(a) set-aside, a joint venture comprised of at least one (1) 8(a) participant must be approved by the SBA prior to award. If a joint venture is contemplated, it is the responsibility of the offeror to advise their assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) as soon as possible and submit the Joint Venture Agreement in advance to the SBA BOS to ensure adequate time for a regulatory compliance review. The Joint Venture Agreement must be received by the SBA prior to the proposal due date to allow for processing and SBA approval before award of any resultant contract. Any corrections and/or changes requested must permit adequate review time by the SBA

BOS before the proposal due date. No corrections and/or changes are allowed after submission of proposals. Furthermore, the SBA must approve all Joint Venture Agreements no later than 60 days after the proposal close date and prior to the award of any resulting contracts. A Joint Venture

Agreement or Addendum that has not been approved by the SBA will not be eligible for award.

Joint venture performance will be evaluated and rated based on either party’s performance. The joint venture shall submit as one offeror.

I. All Other Joint Ventures: For joint ventures not involving 8(a) concerns, a notarized Letter of Intent to form a joint venture must be submitted with the proposal. The offeror’s Letter of Intent must identify the contractor teaming arrangements and fully disclose the company relationships in the proposed joint venture. While the joint venture need not be registered in the System for Award

Management (SAM) website (https://www.sam.gov) at the time of proposal submission, each partner in the partnership or joint venture arrangement must be registered in SAM at that time. The joint venture must be registered in SAM and the finalized Joint Venture Agreement must be provided to the PCO prior to contract award. A prospective joint venture’s size must be compliant with the size standard of NAICS 236220.

If an all-small joint venture is contemplated, it is the responsibility of the offeror to advise their assigned SBA Advisor as soon as possible and submit the All-Small Joint Venture Agreement in advance to the SBA Advisor to ensure adequate time for a regulatory compliance review. The All-

Small Joint Venture Agreement must be received by the SBA prior to the proposal due date to allow for processing and SBA approval before award of any resultant contract. Any corrections and/or changes requested must permit adequate review time by the SBA Advisor before the proposal due date. No corrections and/or changes are allowed after submission of proposals. The SBA must approve an All-Small Joint Venture Agreement no later than 60 days after the proposal close date and prior to the award of any resulting contract. An All-Small Joint Venture Agreement or Addendum that has not been approved by the SBA will not be eligible for award.

Joint venture performance will be evaluated and rated based on either party’s performance. The joint venture shall submit as one offeror.

J. Teaming/Partnering: If the offer is based on a teaming/partnering (prime contracting/ subcontracting) relationship, the offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the signed and dated Teaming/Partnering (prime contracting/ subcontracting) Relationship Agreement. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under the subsequent contract. The agreement shall demonstrate https://www.sam.gov/ the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming/partnering (prime contracting/subcontracting) relationship.

Teaming/Partnering performance will be evaluated and rated based on either party’s performance.

The team/partner shall submit as one offeror.

K. If a company has multiple business ventures, only one of their business ventures will be allowed to submit a proposal. The intent of the FRMACC program is to receive multiple offers with independently prepared proposals that foster competition.

L. For information regarding the SBA All Small Mentor-Protégé Program see website https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/all-small-mentor-protege-program. SBA Mentor-Protégé Agreements require SBA approval prior to award of a contract.

M. If the joint venture, teaming agreement, or mentor-protégé dissolves prior to contract award, the

Government reserves the right to determine an offeror ineligible for award. If a joint venture, teaming agreement, or mentor-protégé dissolves after contract award, the Government reserves the right to terminate the contract for default. All changes to a joint venture, teaming agreement, or mentor-protégé after award shall be approved by the PCO and/or SBA.

N. For tribal-owned companies (Native Alaskan, Native American, and Native Hawaiian), past performance of affiliated companies will only be considered if the affiliated company is in a Joint

Venture Agreement or in a Teaming/Partnering (prime contracting/ subcontracting) Relationship

Agreement for this acquisition.

O. IAW FAR 4.8, Government Contract Files, the Government will retain the original copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Any additional copies of unsuccessful proposals will be destroyed.

L-2. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Government Points of Contact: The PCO and Contract Specialists (CS) are the only points of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation in writing via email to the following:

Exchanges of source selection information between Government and offerors will be controlled by the PCO. The deadline for all questions, concerns, and/or requests for clarification is no later than 10 calendar days from the date of solicitation issuance (SF 1442 Section A, Block 3). The decision whether to respond to questions, concerns, and requests for clarification made more than 10 days after the date of solicitation issuance shall be at the sole discretion of the PCO. All timely questions will be answered officially through posting on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website

(https://www.fbo.gov/). Failure of a prospective offeror to submit any questions will be construed that the prospective offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation.

B. Electronic Reference Documents: This is an all-electronic solicitation release. Hard copies are not available. The Government will post all information pertaining to this solicitation and award of

PCO Ms. Christina Leary christina.leary@us.af.mil

CS TSgt Jemimah Griggs jemimah.griggs@us.af.mil

CS Mr. Keith Dastur keith.dastur.1@us.af.mil

Organization Box 21CONS.PKA.FRMACC@us.af.mil https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/all-small-mentor-protege-program https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/all-small-mentor-protege-program https://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:christina.leary@us.af.mil mailto:jemimah.griggs@us.af.mil mailto:keith.dastur.1@us.af.mil mailto:21CONS.PKA.FRMACC@us.af.mil this requirement to FedBizOpps. It is the responsibility of each offeror to review the website for posting of amendments and updates or changes to current information. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time email notifications for updates to this solicitation.

C. Discrepancies: If an offeror believes the requirements in this solicitation contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the PCO in writing via email with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the PCO to consider as related to the error or omission. Offerors are reminded the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the proposal, as received, without discussions.

D. Amendment(s) to the Solicitation (if applicable): The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the solicitation documents prior to the date of receipt of proposals. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Changes to the solicitation can only be made by the issuance of an amendment. If this RFP is amended, all terms and conditions not revised will remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s proposal. Any unacknowledged amendments in the offeror’s proposal may render the offeror’s proposal non-responsive and thus ineligible for award.

E. Acceptance Period: The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of 365 calendar days from the date of receipt of offers as stated in SF 1442 Section A, Block 13.d. of the solicitation/contract; however, offerors may specify an acceptance period exceeding the

Government’s minimum requirement.

F. Incurred Expenses: The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation.

G. Proposal Copies: The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted both electronically (using CD-R or

DVD-Rs) and in hard copy formats. The “original” proposal shall be identified. The content and page size of the electronic copy must be identical to the hard copy proposal. The electronic proposal shall be delivered concurrently with the hard copy proposal. Each CD-R or DVD-R shall be marked with the RFP Number FA251719RA016 and the offeror’s name and address. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression utility must be included. The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in formats readable by Microsoft (MS) Office Applications 2016 and

Adobe Acrobat DC, as applicable.

Offerors are cautioned the original hard copy form of the offeror’s proposal shall take precedence if any inconsistencies or discrepancies exist between the offeror’s hard copy proposal and the documents submitted on electronic media. Offerors must apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed IAW FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on disclosure and use of data and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.

H. Page Limitations: Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. The Proposal Volume page limits are listed in Section L, L-2., K., Table 1. If specified page limits within Tab A (Contract

Documents), Tab B (Price Document), and Tab C (Past Performance Documents) are exceeded, the excess pages will be removed and will not be considered in the proposal evaluation.

I. Page Size and Format:

1. A page is defined as each face of a sheet of white paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5” x 11” and pages shall be numbered sequentially. Margins shall be no smaller than 1-inch and be single-spaced with 1.0 line spacing between paragraphs. All font shall be Times New Roman, black, and the size shall be no smaller than 10 point except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document (CPARS or similar industry project evaluation). These limitations shall apply to both electronic and hard copy proposals.

2. Each page containing proprietary information should be so marked to include those prescribed

IAW FAR 52.215-1(e) and FAR 3.104-4.

J. Binding and Labeling: The Proposal Volume should be bound in a white, three-ring, loose-leaf binder permitting the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet should be included identifying original or copy number, volume title, solicitation identification, and the offeror’s name. The same identifying data should be placed on the spine of each binder. Elaborate formats, color presentations, brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are not desired nor required.

K. Volume Organization/Page Limit/Number of Copies: The Proposal Volume shall contain a table of contents. Tab/subtab indexing shall be used to identify sections. The proposal shall consist of one (1) volume as set forth in Table 1, Proposal Volume. Tab titles, subtab titles, copy quantities, and page limits shall comply with Table 1.

TABLE 1 – PROPOSAL VOLUME

TAB TITLE/SUBTITLE

NUMBER OF

HARD COPIES

NUMBER OF

ELECTRONIC

COPIES

PAGE

LIMIT

A Contract Documents

(1 original plus 2 copies) 1 3

Executive Summary N/A

Title/Subtitle Pages, Tabs/Subtabs, Table of

Contents, and Glossary N/A

Tier Selection 1

Standard Form (SF) 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award N/A

SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/

Modification of Contract N/A

Financial Information Request* N/A

Bonding Information Request** N/A

Organizational Structure Change History 2

Consent Letter(s) N/A

Client Authorization Letter(s) N/A

8(a) Status N/A

Joint Venture Agreement N/A

Teaming/Partnering Agreement N/A

Mentor – Protégé Agreement N/A

TAB TITLE/SUBTITLE

NUMBER OF

HARD COPIES

NUMBER OF

ELECTRONIC

COPIES

PAGE

LIMIT

B Price Document

(1 original plus 2 copies) 1 1

Fully-Burdened Hourly Labor Rates 1

C Past Performance Documents

(1 original plus 2 copies) 1 62

Unique Areas 2

Past Performance Summary 30

Past Performance Questionnaire 30***

CPARS or Similar Industry Project

Evaluations N/A

* Note 1: Offerors will provide a blank subtab for the Financial Information Request.

** Note 2: Offerors will provide a blank subtab for the Bonding Information Request.

*** Note 3: Offerors will submit PPQ Section 1 with their Proposal Volume. Sections 2 – 4 of the

PPQ will not be included in the Proposal Volume as it will be submitted by the project’s customer/contracting office (evaluators).

L. Proposal Submission: Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed package. All proposals shall be received prior to the time and date specified in SF 1442 Section A, Block 13.a. Upon receipt, the

Government will identify the time and date on the package. All proposals must show the solicitation number, and the offeror’s POC name, address, and phone number. Proposals shall only be accepted if they are delivered by mail (i.e. USPS, FEDEX, UPS, etc.) or hand-carried. No other means of delivery method will be accepted. Any delay based on base access, to include delivery carrier services, may not be accepted as a reason for late receipt of the proposal by the Government. All proposals shall be clearly identified, addressed to the PCO, and mailed (i.e.

USPS, FEDEX, UPS, etc.) or hand carried to:

21 CONS/PKA (MACC)

ATTN: CHRISTINA LEARY

DO NOT OPEN

RFP Number FA251719RA016

BUILDING 350

135 DOVER ST., STE 2225

PETERSON AFB, CO 80914-1055

M. Access to Base Facilities: Offeror should allow sufficient time to arrive and submit the proposals to the Contracting Office no later than the time and date listed in SF 1442 Section A, Block

13.a. The 21st Contracting Squadron is located in Bldg 350, Suite 2204 on Peterson Air Force Base.

All access to this installation is strictly controlled and individuals not affiliated with the installation must obtain a visitors pass from the Visitor Control Center at the west/main entrance gate prior to entrance. Offerors must identify to the PCO in writing via email no later than five (5) working days prior to the time and date listed in SF 1442 Section A, Block 13.a., that they require a visitors pass, so a letter can be submitted to the Visitor Control Center granting access. Furthermore, the Air

Force may conduct random exercises which may require the closure of the west entrance gate and the utilization of an alternate base entry. Offerors are responsible for gaining base entry to ensure timely proposal submission. Late proposals will be processed IAW FAR 52.215-1(c), Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

L-3. PROPOSAL VOLUME

Each offeror shall submit a Proposal Volume to include the following tabs/subtabs:

Tab A: Contract Documents

1. Executive Summary: Offerors shall submit a brief summary of the company, the company/division name, address, county, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, small business status/category, and the name(s), email address(es), and telephone number(s) of the principal person(s) authorized to contractually bind the offeror.

2. Title/Subtitle Pages, Tabs/Subtabs, Table of Contents, and Glossary: Each offeror shall submit title/subtitle pages, tabs/subtabs, table of contents, and glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used with an explanation for each.

3. Tier Selection: The offeror shall specify the tier level they will be participating in for this solicitation. The tier level will either be Tier 1 or Tier 2, but cannot be both (see Attachment 4a, Two-Tiered Structure for an explanation on the tiers).

4. Standard Form (SF) 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award:

a. Submission Time/Date: IAW Section L, L-2., K., Table 1, one (1) original hard copy plus two (2) additional hard copies, along with one (1) electronic copy must be submitted prior to the time and date listed in SF 1442 Section A, Block 13.a.

b. Proposal Acceptance Period: The proposal acceptance period is specified in SF 1442

Section A, Block 13.d. The offeror shall make a clear statement in their proposal that the proposal is valid through this date.

c. The offeror shall complete SF 1442 Section A, Blocks 14 – 20.c., as applicable and sign and date. Block 20.a. must be signed by an official authorized to contractually bind the offeror. By signing, dating, and submitting the SF 1442, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation and all amendment(s), with attachments and constitutes an offer in which the Government may accept. The hard copy SF 1442 shall have an original wet signature or electronic signature. If proposing as a joint venture, offerors shall provide the DUNS Number and CAGE Code for each member of the joint venture.

d. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment in SF 1442 Section A, Block 19.

Any unacknowledged amendments in the offeror’s proposal may be considered non-responsive and thus ineligible for award.

e. The offeror shall complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications for Sections F through I, and K. For Sections F through I, the offeror shall only submit those pages requiring a fill-in and for Section K, the offeror shall submit the section in its entirety.

If the offeror identifies that paragraph (d) of FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and

Certifications, does not apply, the offeror shall submit all applicable representations and certifications identified as applicable under the provision.

5. SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract: The offeror shall complete

SF 30 Section A, Blocks 8 and 15 (A – C) for each amendment issued under this solicitation and provide a signed copy with the offeror’s proposal.

6. Financial Information Request: Offerors shall provide a letter from the offeror’s financial institution(s) authorizing the PCO to verify the offeror’s financial responsibility. Offerors shall complete page one (1) of Attachment 7, Financial Information Request. Once completed, the offerors shall provide Attachment 7 in its entirety to their financial institution, instructing them to complete page two (2) and return the entire completed document directly to the PCO listed in

Section L, L-2., A. using the methods identified in Section L, L-2., A. and/or Section L, L-2., L.

This letter will be used in the PCO’s determination of responsibility. Offerors are responsible for ensuring the PCO receives Attachment 7 no later than the time and date listed in SF 1442

Section A, Block 13.a. Any Attachment 7 received from the offerors or included in their

Proposal Volume will not be evaluated.

7. Bonding Information Request: Offerors shall demonstrate its capability to provide payment and performance bonds, from an acceptable surety IAW FAR 28.202, Acceptability of corporate sureties, to meet the aggregate payment and performance bond amount of $10M annually. The

Contractor shall secure additional payment and performance bond coverage for individual task orders which exceed $750K.

Offerors shall complete page one (1) of Attachment 8, Bonding Information Request. Once completed, the offerors shall provide Attachment 8 in its entirety to their bonding surety, instructing them to complete page two (2) and return the entire completed document confirming bonding capability directly to the PCO listed in Section L, L-2., A. using the methods identified in Section L, L-2., A. and/or Section L, L-2., L. This letter will be used in the PCO’s determination of responsibility. Offerors are responsible for ensuring the PCO receives

Attachment 8 no later than the time and date listed in SF 1442 Section A, Block 13.a. Any

Attachment 8 received from the offerors or included in their Proposal Volume will not be evaluated.

8. 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 past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what 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 the company. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts the offeror identifies for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the

Government intends to consider past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the offeror(s), the "roadmap" should be both specifically applicable to the efforts identified and general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

9. Consent Letter(s): The offeror shall complete and submit Attachment 9, Consent Letter, executed by any potential subcontractors and/or teaming partners (if applicable), authorizing release of adverse past performance information to the offeror so the offeror can, in turn, respond to such information.

10. Client Authorization Letter(s): Past performance information concerning private sector contractors, subcontractors, and joint venture partners cannot be disclosed to the Government without their consent. For each identified project for a commercial customer, the offeror shall complete and submit a Client Authorization Letter using Attachment 10, Sample Client

Authorization Letter as a guide, authorizing release of the requested information on the offeror’s performance to the Government. The Government requires this consent prior to contacting commercial customers to assess the offeror’s past performance.

11. 8(a) Status: IAW 13 CFR 124.507(c)(2)(iv), in order for a participant to be eligible to submit an offer for a 8(a) procurement limited to a specific geographic area, it must receive from SBA a determination that it has a bona-fide place of business within that area prior to submitting its offer for the procurement. The offeror shall provide a copy of the letter from the SBA with their proposal showing proof of 8(a) status and having a bona-fide place of business in Colorado or

Wyoming districts.

12. Joint Venture, Teaming/Partnering, or Mentor Protégé Agreement: Offeror shall submit a copy of the signed and dated agreement with the offeror’s proposal.

Tab B: Price Document

Offerors will propose fully-burdened hourly labor rates for a Project Manager, Project Superintendent, and Quality Assurance Manager for the five (5) year base ordering period and two (2) year option ordering period to be incorporated into the base contract. Fully-burdened hourly labor rates for the six (6) month extension of services option ordering period will be the same as the fully-burdened hourly labor rates for the two (2) year option ordering period. Offerors shall complete Attachment 11, Fully-Burdened

Hourly Labor Rates. Offerors shall include the completed Attachment 11 with their Proposal Volume.

Tab C: Past Performance Documents

The offeror shall submit up to six (6) total recent and relevant past performance information citations

(Government or Commercial) for the prime, joint venture members, teaming/partnering (prime contracting/subcontracting) relationships, and mentor-protégé members for the following subfactors:

Subfactor 1 – Disciplines: Offerors shall submit up to four (4) past performance information citations, identifying active or completed, recent and relevant projects, IAW Section M of this solicitation. If in a team/partner (prime contractor/subcontractor) relationship, at least 3 citations shall encompass work performed by the prime.

Subfactor 2 – Design-Build: Offerors shall submit up to two (2) past performance information citations, identifying active or completed, recent and relevant projects, IAW Section M of this solicitation. If in a team/partner (prime contractor/subcontractor) relationship, at least 1 citation shall encompass work performed by the prime.

These same citations will be used for the evaluation of recency, relevancy, and quality. Each citation represents a specific project. A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or stand-alone contract. Offerors that submit more than six (6) citations will only have the first six (6) citations identified evaluated. Citations should encompass work performed during the past three years from the date of solicitation issuance (SF 1442 Section A, Block 3), which includes at least 65% of documented performance during the three-year period and demonstrates the offeror’s ability to perform on the proposed effort. The Government will use the data provided by each offeror in their Proposal

Volume and data obtained from other sources in the evaluation of present and past performance. Proposal

Volume Tab C will include the following:

1. Unique Areas: All six (6) past performance information citations included in the offeror’s

Proposal Volume shall be listed in Attachment 12, Past Performance Information Citations –

Unique Areas. Offerors shall identify the unique area(s) associated with each citation. For a citation that does not contain any unique area(s), select Not Applicable.

2. Past Performance Summary: Offerors should submit a Past Performance Summary for up to six (6) past performance information citations. The Past Performance Summary should be no more than five (5) pages per citation. Offerors should provide project information not contained in PPQ Section 1, CPARS, or similar industry project evaluations to explain the scope, complexity, and magnitude of work performed in the citation. For each citation, offerors should include a summary on areas they consider relevant in demonstrating their ability to perform under the FRMACC, as well as identify their experience in any of the unique areas, if applicable.

3. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 13):

a. PPQ Section 1: Offerors shall provide a PPQ for each past performance information citation. Offerors shall complete Section 1 of the PPQ electronically, using the format set in the PPQ template, for each past performance information citation. Offerors shall include the completed PPQ Section 1 with their Proposal Volume. Offerors are responsible for ensuring accuracy of all information, to include current contact information on references provided.

Hand-written PPQs or modified PPQ forms may not be evaluated.

b. After offerors complete PPQ Section 1, they will provide the PPQ in its entirety (Sections 1-

4) to the project’s customer/contracting office (evaluators), instructing them to complete

Sections 2 – 4.

c. Evaluators or their designated representative shall submit the entire completed PPQ

(Sections 1 – 4) directly to the Government POCs listed in Section L, L-2., A. Evaluators or their designated representative may use the following methods to submit:

i. Encrypted email

ii. Transmission via Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange

(SAFE) service at https://safe.apps.mil/

iii. Mail (i.e. USPS, FEDEX, UPS, etc.) to the address listed in Section L, L-2., L.

Once the evaluator submits the completed PPQ, the information contained therein shall be considered source selection sensitive information IAW FAR 3.104-4 and shall not be released to the offeror. Failure to provide the PPQs or failure to provide fully completed PPQs may impact an offeror’s past performance evaluation rating. Any

PPQ Sections 2 – 4 received from the offeror or included in their Proposal Volume will not be evaluated.

4. CPARS or Similar Industry Project Evaluations: Offerors shall provide all CPARS or similar industry project evaluations (if applicable) for the past performance information citations provided.

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