STORMS Solicitation Amendment FA251824R00010001 SF 30.pdf
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This document is an amendment to a solicitation for Satellite Control Network Tracking Station Operations, Remote Site, and Mission Partner Support (STORMS). The amendment extends the proposal due date from November 27, 2023 to December 4, 2023. It modifies the performance work statement and contract line item pricing for Telemetry and Commanding Station operations in the United Kingdom to account for potential labor impacts of Transfer of Undertakings regulations. The amendment also provides responses to questions from offerors and updates evaluation factors and instructions to reflect the changes. Services required under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract include operations, maintenance, engineering, and logistics support for satellite command and control facilities. The Department of the Air Force Space Command is listed as the issuing agency.
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| STORMS Solicitation Amendment FA251824R00010002 SF 30.pdf | ||
| Amend 01 - STORMS Solicitation Question and Answer.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment Eight (9) - CUI STORMS Task Order DD254.pdf | ||
| Attachment Eleven (11) - Current CBAs on CAMMO per Location.pdf | ||
| Solicitation - FA251824R0001.pdf | ||
| Attachment Three (3) - STORMS Bidders Library Instructions.pdf | ||
| Attachment Eight (8) - CUI STORMS IDIQ DD254.pdf | ||
| Attachment Ten (10) - STORMS Perf. Locations Wage Determination.pdf |
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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS
The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.
Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:
(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of theoffer submitted;
or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.
12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)
13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.
IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.
CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER
NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.
B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).
C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:
D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)
E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.
14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.
15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)
15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR
(Signature of person authorized to sign)
15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(Signature of Contracting Officer)
16C. DATE SIGNED
Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243
AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES
2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)
6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE
8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER
9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)
10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE
10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)
CODE FACILITY CODE
Created On: 14 Nov 2023, 09:29 AM Central Standard Time
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0001 14 Nov 2023
FA2518
FA2518 USSF SPOC SAM-D CONTRACTING
BLDG 1 CP 719 554 5592, 150 VANDENBERG ST STE 1500
PETERSON AFB, CO 80914-4184
UNITED STATES
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, Email: john.mclaughlin.35@spaceforce.mil
FA251824R0001
24 Oct 2023
See Section G - Contract Administration Data
The purpose of this Amendment 0001 is to make the following changes: see Summary of Changes listed on Page Two (2).
SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
The purpose of Amendment 01 placed against FA2518-24-R-0001 is to make the following Block 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification):
changes/updates:
a. Extend the proposal due date by one (1) week from 27 November 2023 to 4 December 2023 by 1300 / 1:00PM MT.
b. Updates for Telemetry and Commanding Station (TCS), "LION", 23 SOPS/OL-A, United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Oakhanger, Hampshire UK per the following:
1) Section H updated with Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) solicitation provision and contract clause.
2) Updated Amend 01 - Attachment One (1) - CUI STORMS IDIQ PWS and Attachment Two (2) - CUI STORMS Task Order PWS to be releasable to foreign contractors; See Page 1 in addition to other administrative updates.
3) Updated Amend 01 - Attachment Seven (7) - CUI Task Order CLIN Schedule Worksheet Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) totals for TCS/LION.
4) Releasable documentation to UK Contractors can be found in the Amend 01 - Question and Answer, question number four (4) and fifteen (15).
c. Based on Questions and Answers received to the solicitation, the following updates/changes to attachments in Section J have been made:
1) Amend 01 - Attachment One (1) - CUI STORMS IDIQ PWS
2) Amend 01 - Attachment Two (2) - CUI STORMS Task Order PWS
3) Amend 01 - Attachment Six (6) - CUI Task Order Mission Essential Services by PWS Paragraph
4) Amend 01 - Attachment Seven (7) - CUI Task Order CLIN Schedule Worksheet
5) Amend 01 - Attachment Twelve (12) - CUI STORMS Task Order Section L - Instructions Conditions and Notices to Offerors
6) Amend 01 - Attachment Thirteen (13) - CUI STORMS Task Order Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award
7) Amend 01 - Attachment Fourteen (14) - CUI STORMS Staffing for SCN Locations
d. Provide additional documents within the Bidder's Library.
e. Provide Amend 01 - STORMS Solicitation Question and Answer in Excel.
f. The Government contract writing system, CONIT, included the following clauses in Amendment 01 that were in the original Solicitation but were not altered. This is a known CONIT issue and its requested of Offerors to disregard these duplicative clauses in Section I as they have not changed:
1) 52.248-1
2) 252.229-7006
3) 5352.209-9001
4) 5352.201-9101
5) 5352.204-9000
6) 5352.209-9000
7) 5352.223-9000
8) 5352.223-9001
9) 5352.242-9000
10) 5352.242-9001
g. All other Terms and Conditions shall remain the same and unchanged at this time. Questions will no longer be accepted regarding this solicitation.
Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form
The following changes have been made:
INFORMATION FROM TO
Response Due Date 27 Nov 2023 04 Dec 2023
Section H - Special Contract Requirements
Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:
STAFFING POSITIONS:
All, some, or none of the Offeror's technical proposal, including the proposed Staffing Plan, may be incorporated into the contract that results from this solicitation. After the completion of phase-in and at contract start, all proposed positions shall be filled, and employees shall have current and valid professional certifications, in accordance with proposed position descriptions.
At contract start and at any other time during the contract performance, for the Satellite Control Network (SCN)performance location where a vacancy exists and is not filled in accordance with the table shown below, a monthly Operations and Organizational Maintenance(O&OM) Labor Contract
FA251824R00010001
Line Item Number (CLIN) reduction will occur monthly. Each month's calculation shall be based on the total monthly awarded value for the current period per SCN location. This decrement calculation will always be based on the current CLIN value. If a modification is agreed upon to increase /decrease the O&OM CLIN monthly total, the monthly decrement will then be applied to the new monthly CLIN total.
Locations Number of Days Position is Vacant
Thule Tracking Station (TTS) and Diego Garcia Tracking Station (DGS) After sixty (60) calendar days
All other SCN locations After forty-five (45) calendar days
Failure to maintain performance in accordance with required staffing levels proposed to meet the requirements of the Task Order 1 Performance Work Statement (PWS) and section J - Attachment TBD (per staffing plan incorporated into the task order) will result in the Government removing
, of the non-conforming SCN performance location. 2% from the total amount of the monthly O&OM Labor CLIN per SCN location As shown in the example below, each month's calculation shall be based on the total awarded O&OM CLIN value for the current monthly period. The calculation for this section shall begin on the 61st/46th calendar day of the vacancy and shall be based on 2% of the monthly O&OM CLIN total awarded value divided by thirty (30) days (standard # of days in a month) and then multiplied by the number of days that each position is vacant in that month. All values will be rounded up to the whole dollar amount.
The Government will take into consideration the circumstances surrounding each vacancy. The Contractor can submit this information to the Procuring Contracting Officer(PCO) to review. The PCO retains final decision authority over any action related to this contract section.
Moving, hiring or promoting personnel from one performance area to another will constitute a vacancy in the losing performance area and does not restart the sixty (60) / forty-five (45) day period as this does not restore staffing on the contract to the proposed staffing plan/crew schedule (Meaning, an Offeror cannot simply move a person into a vacant position that causes a subsequent vacancy, or cross-utilize the same person to fill multiple vacancies on full time positions, to restart the sixty (60) / forty-five (45) day clock).
Example:
PER VACANCY:
The 61st day of an unfilled vacancy falls on the 10th day of a month.
The vacancy is not filled for the rest of that month, which equals 20 days.
All values will be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.
CLIN X0XX awarded monthly value = $1,000,000 2% of CLIN X0XX = $20,000 $20,000/30 days = $666.67 per day per vacancy (rounded to $667.00) $667.00 times 20 days = $13,340 which will be removed from the appropriate CLIN
The following month, the vacancy remains unfilled for an additional 8days.
$667 x 8 days = $5,336, which will be removed from the appropriate CLIN.
The Government considers failure to maintain qualified, certified staffing at the proposed SCN location and incorporated staffing level an event of default and reserves all rights and remedies of default. In the event of a termination for default, the Government will assess these damages until the Government reasonably obtains performance of similar services. This removal is in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the termination clause.
MEDICALEVACUATION:
The Offeror shall be responsible for all associated costs for medical treatment, transportation (charter of flight / paying for flight), or evacuation of their personnel from TTS and DGS to the nearest medical facility for treatment. Government resources are not readily available, if at all, for medical treatment, transportation, or evacuation of contractor personnel. The Offeror is responsible for their personnel if medical treatment, transportation, or evacuation is required. The Offeror accepts all risks and associated costs with medical treatment, transportation, or evacuation from these two (2) SCN locations and are required to maintain contract performance.
TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS (PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT) (TUPE):
The STORMS requires work is to be performed at Telemetry and Commanding Station (TCS), "LION", 23 SOPS/OL-A, United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Oakhanger, Hampshire, UK per the IDIQ and Task Order PWS. As such the following Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Provision and Clauses apply to all work to be performed in the United Kingdom.
SOLICITATIION PROVISION:
TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS (PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT) (TUPE) REGULATIONS FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:
The United States Government would draw to your attention the fact that the Transfer of Undertakings(Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2014 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (UK) applies to the STORMS requirement.
(a) The TUPE regulations apply to automatically transfer employees' employment between employers where there is a "relevant transfer", which can occur when there is a transfer of a business or service provision change where there is an organized group of staff whose principle purpose is performing the work/activity that is being transferred.
(b) Should TUPE apply, resulting in a "relevant transfer", the undertaking concerned (or any relevant part of the undertaking) would transfer to the successor contractor on the commencement of full operations in accordance with the TUPE regulations. The United States Government would be neither transferor nor transferee of the employees in the circumstances of any contract awarded as a result of this procurement and it each offeror's responsibility to consider whether or not TUPE applies to this competition and to propose accordingly.
(c) TUPE information for TCS / LION has not been obtained by the Government. The work currently being performed at Telemetry and Commanding Station (TCS), "LION", is performed by an international company with local nationals who may disclose current employment information at the site, but the Government has not been able to obtain that information as its not contractually required under the current CAMMO contract. Per UK Labor Laws /TUPE, this work is required to remain with current employees or local nationals of the country and be of the same or higher/better pay/benefits in future outyears.
As such and to allow fair opportunity among all 8(a) small business concerns, the SpOC SAIO has updated Attachment Seven (7) - CUI Task Order CLIN Schedule Worksheet for TCS / LION Operations and Organizational-Level Maintenance(O&OM) and Remote Site Support (RSS) CLINs with a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) total for each of the performance periods. Your 8(a) organization is not required to provide pricing for TCS / LION in your proposal but is still required to submit the appropriate technical information.
An Offeror selected for award shall be required to disclose the current UK employment information (number of employees excluding any unique /personal identifier, labor rates, hours, any information associated to employing UK Local nationals, etc.) to the SpOC SAIO for review and verification two (2)weeks after award. The Government and Awardee will then enter negotiations to increase or decrease the total amounts for the TCS / LION CLINs based on information provided. The total amount agreed upon will be completed through a bilateral modification to the contract before phase-in is complete or at the earliest date possible.
Last, the Awardee who has an international subcontractor/teaming partner shall obtain an approved Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA) one (1) year from the date of award as applicable.
(d) Each offeror shall confirm with their submission to this Request for Proposal that they shall indemnify and hold harmless the United States Government against all claims arising out of their determination of TUPE applicability, as well as the application of the TUPE information provided in the Request for Proposal. This indemnity includes any obligation to handle and settle, without cost to the United States Government, any claims or litigation concerning allegations that the Contractor or the United States Government, or both, have not fully complied with local labor laws or any applicable laws relating to the release of information or regulations relating to the performance of work required by this contract not make any claim, demand or take any actions, proceedings against nor seek to avoid any contract or seek any amendment to a contract placed by the United States Government arising from or relating to the provision of the information, whether or not they are awarded the resulting contract.
(e)The UK and US Government are also providing the following guidance to assist potential Offerors:
United Kingdom Websites: Site / Link
GOV.UK - Government Services and Information https://www.gov.uk/
TUPE: Guide to 2006 Regulations (Amendment 2014) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tupe-a-guide-to-the-2006-regulations
Business Transfers, Takeovers, and TUPE https://www.gov.uk/transfers-takeovers
UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Rates https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Overall, it remains each offeror's responsibility to ensure that their proposal takes full account of all the relevant circumstances of UK TUPE Regulations, requirements of this Request for Proposal, and propose accordingly. An Offeror/Contractor who signs the solicitation SF30 and SF33(s) (Amendments) agree that they fully understand this TUPE requirement and that if awarded the STORMS requirement, their obligation to disclose all required information concerning TUPE shall be required for execution of bilateral modification to increase / decrease the costs for TCS / LION as stated above.
(End of provision)
CONTRACT CLAUSE:
TRANFER OF UNDERTAKINGS (PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS:
(a) Definition. The TUPE regulations apply to automatically transfer employees' employment between employers where there is a "relevant transfer", which can occur when there is a transfer of a business or service provision change where there is an organized group of staff whose principle purpose is performing the work/activity that is being transferred.
(b) The United States Government would draw your attention to the fact that TUPE is applicable to this contract. Should TUPE apply, the undertaking concerned (or any relevant part of the undertaking) shall transfer to the successor contractor on the commencement of full operations in accordance with TUPE regulations set forth by the UK.
(c) Employee Information. Any time prior to contract expiration or at any time after the service of a notice to terminate this Contract or any of the services (whether in whole or part) or on receipt of a written request by the Contracting Officer, the contractor shall (and shall require that any employing sub-contractor shall)provide the Contracting Officer the following TUPE information in respect of contractor or sub-contractor employees who are wholly or mainly employed, assigned or engaged in providing services under this contract:
1) Upon receipt of such written request by the US Government Contracting Officer, the awarded Contractor of this requirement shall provide all necessary TUPE information as required in order to consider the application of the TUPE regulations within fourteen (14) calendar days to the Contracting Office and at no cost to the US Government. The provided information will then be that of the US Government and can be disclosed to future Offerors during a recompete of this requirement. At a minimum, the following information shall be provided (list is not all inclusive and additional information can be reasonably requested by the US Government);
2) Such full and accurate and up-to-date information as may be requested including the information listed in paragraph (d)of this clause relating to the employees who are wholly or mainly employed, assigned or engaged in providing services under this contract who may be subject to a Subsequent Relevant Transfer. It is understood that this information will not identify an individual member of staff by name or other unique personal identifier so that the provisions of any applicable laws relating to the release of information are not infringed;
3) Acknowledge that the United States Government intends to make this data available to prospective offerors for any service which are substantially the same as the services or part of the services provided pursuant to this contract in an effort to maintain the integrity of the contractual process and the equality of treatment between offerors. The United States Government will use the data solely for the purposes of the reacquisition and will only release this information to interested offerors with instructions to protect the data in accordance with applicable laws relating to such infuriation;
4) Inform the Contracting Officer of any changes to the information provided under this clause up to the Subsequent Transfer Date as soon as reasonably practicable.
(d) Pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) above, the following information will be provided by the Awardee/Contractor in a format found acceptable by the United States Government at time of request:
1. The total number of individual employees (including any employees of Sub-Contractors) that are currently engaged, assigned or employed in providing the Services and who may therefore be transferred. Alternatively, the Contractor should provide information why any of their employees or those of their Sub-Contractors will not transfer;
2. The total number of posts or proportion of posts expressed as a full-time equivalent value that currently undertakes the work that is to transfer;
3. The preceding 12 months total pay costs - (Pay, benefits employee/employer ERNIC and Overtime);
4. Total redundancy liability including any enhanced contractual payments;
(e) In respect of those employees included in the total at (d) above the following information:
1. Age (not date of Birth);
2. Employment Status (i.e. Fixed Term, Casual, Permanent);
3. Length of current period of continuous employment (in years, months) and notice entitlement;
4. Weekly conditioned hours of attendance (gross);
5. Standard Annual Holiday Entitlement(not "in year" holiday entitlement that may contain carry over or deficit from previous leave years);
6. Pension Scheme Membership:
7. Pension and redundancy liabilityinformation;
8. Annual Salary;
9. Details of any regular overtimecommitments (these may be weekly, monthly or annual commitments for which staffmay receive an overtime payment);
10. Details of attendance patterns thatattract enhanced rates of pay or allowances;
11. Regular/recurring allowances;
12. Outstanding financial claims arising from employment (i.e. season ticket loans, transfer grants);
(g) Make the following information available in a convenient electronic form to the United States Government to be provided to potential offerors as detailed at paragraph (c) above: reference documents, notices, handbooks, instructions or electronic media, etc. for:
1. Employment terms and conditions applicable to those members of staff who may be transferred, (e.g., probationary periods, retirement age, periods of notice, current pay agreements, working hours, entitlement to annual sick leave, maternity and paternity special leave, terms of mobility, loan or leasing schemes, occupational welfare, facility time arrangements, competencies, job descriptions and additional employment benefits).
2. Relevant collective agreements.
3. Details of the pension schemes.
(h) The provision of the information requested in this letter to the United States Government is not to be taken as discharging your obligations under Regulation 11 of the TUPE Regulations, if applicable, and there shall be no interruptions to the work being performed.
(i) The contractor and any subcontractor providing data under this clause, indemnifies and holds harmless the United States Government from all claims arising out of the requirements of this clause. This indemnity includes the Contractor's obligation to handle and settle, without cost to the United States Government, any claims or litigation concerning allegations that the Contractor or the United States Government, or both, have not fully complied with local labor laws, data protection or regulations relating to the performance of work required by this contract.
(End of clause)
Section I - Contract Clauses
Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:
Supplemental Provision and Clauses Incorporated by Reference (IBR) or Full Text:
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) located at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
Contract Clause IBR:
52.248-1 Value Engineering (Jun 2020)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) located at: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars
Contract Clause IBR:
252.229-7006 Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) (DEC 2011)
Department of Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulations (DAFFARS) located at: https://www.acquisition.gov/daffars
Contract Provision by Full-Text:
5352.209-9001 Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest
POTENTIALORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (JUL 2023)
(a) There is potential organizational conflict of interest (see FAR Subpart 9.5,Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest) due to (state the nature of the proposed conflict). Accordingly:
(1)Restrictions are needed to ensure that (state the nature of the proposed restraint and the applicable time period).
(2) As apart 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. Reference Attachment Twelve
(12) - STORMS Task Order Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors.
(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. Reference Attachment Twelve (12) - STORMS Task Order Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors.
(c) The organizational conflict of interest clause included in this solicitation may be modified or deleted during negotiations.
(End of provision)
Contract Clauses by Full-Text:
5352.201-9101 USSF Ombudsman Oct2019
(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.
(b)Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for USSF (United States Space Force) acquisitions(excluding SMC acquisitions) please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Space (AFICC/KSOL-SPC) via the following e-mail workflow address: afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil.Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS)(Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060,phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.
(d)The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
(e)Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.
(End of clause)
5352.204-9000Notification of Government Security Activity and Visitor Group Security Agreements Oct 2019
This contract contains a DD Form 254, DOD Contract Security Classification Specification, and requires performance at a government location in the U.S. or overseas. Prior to beginning operations involving classified information on an installation identified on the DD Form 254, the contractor shall take the following actions:
(a)At least thirty days prior to beginning operations, notify the Information Protection Office shown in the distribution block of the DD Form 254 as to:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of this contract company's representative and designatedalternate in the U.S. or overseas area, as appropriate;
(2)The contract number and military contracting command;
(3) The highestclassification category of defense information to which contractor employeeswill have access;
(4) The Air Forceinstallations in the U.S. (in overseas areas, identify only the APO number(s))where the contract work will be performed;
(5)The date contractor operations will begin on base in the U.S. or in theoverseas area;
(6)The estimated completion date of operations on base in the U.S. or in theoverseas area; and, (7)Any changes to information previously provided under this clause.
(End of clause)
5352.209-9000 Organizational Conflict of Interest Oct 2019
(a) The following restrictions and definitions apply to prevent conflicting roles which may bias the Contractor's judgment or objectivity, or to preclude the Contractor from obtaining an unfair competitive advantage in concurrent or future acquisitions.
(1) Descriptions or definitions:
""Contractor"" means the business entity receiving the award of this contract, its parents, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries.
""Development"" means all efforts towards solution of broadly-defined problems. This may encompass research, evaluating technical feasibility, proof of design and test, or engineering of programs not yet approved for acquisition or operation.
""Proprietary Information"" means all information designated as proprietary in accordance with law and regulation, and held in confidence or disclosed under restriction to prevent uncontrolled distribution. Examples include limited or restricted data, trade secrets, sensitive financial information, and computer software; and may appear in cost and pricing data or involve classified information.
""System"" means the system that is the subject of this contract.
""System Life"" means all phases of the system's development, production, or support.
""Systems Engineering"" means preparing specifications, identifying and resolving interface problems, developing test requirements, evaluating test data, and supervising design.
""Technical Direction"" means developing work statements, determining parameters, directing other Contractors' operations, or resolving technical controversies.
(2) Restrictions: The Contractor shall perform systems engineering and/or technical direction, but will not have overall contractual responsibility for the system's development, integration assembly and checkout, or production. The parties recognize that the Contractor shall occupy a highly influential and responsible position in determining the system's basic concepts and supervising their execution by other Contractors.
The Contractor's judgment and recommendations must be objective, impartial, and independent. To avoid the prospect of the Contractor's judgment or recommendations being influenced by its own products or capabilities, it is agreed that the Contractor is precluded for the life of the system from award of a DoD contract to supply the system or any of its major components, and from acting as a subcontractor or consultant to a DoD supplier for the system or any of its major components.
(Endof clause)
5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Oct 2019
(a) Contractors shall not:
(1) Provide any service or product with any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that requires the use of a Class I ODS in the test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or
(2) Provide any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS as part of this contract/order.
[Note: This prohibition does not apply to manufacturing.]
(b) For the purposes of Air Force policy, the following products that are pure (i.e., they meet the relevant product specification identified in AFI 32- 7086) are Class I ODSs:
(1) Halons: 1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and2402;
(2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13,CFC-111, CFC-112, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-211, CFC-212, CFC- 213, CFC-214,CFC-215, CFC-216, and CFC-217, and the blends R-500, R-501, R-502, and R-503;and
(3) Carbon Tetrachloride, Methyl Chloroform, and Methyl Bromide.
[NOTE: Material that uses one or more of these Class I ODSs as minor constituents do not meet the Air Force definition of a Class I ODS.]
5352.223-9001Health and Safety on Government Installations Oct 2019
(a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall:
(1) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and
(2) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes.
(b) The contracting officer may, bywritten order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH)Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be inaccordance with the Changes clause of this contract.
(c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract.
5352.242-9000 Contractor Access toAir Force Installations Oct 2019
(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s)cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.
(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid drivers license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate, and to obtain a vehicle pass.
(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.
(d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable.
(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.
(f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.
5352.242-9001 Common Access Cards(CAC) for Contractor Personnel Oct 2019
(a) For installation(s)/location(s)cited in the contract, contractors shall ensure Common Access Cards (CACs) are obtained by all contract or subcontract personnel who meet one or both of the following criteria:
(1) Require logical access to Department of Defense computer networks and systems in either:
(i) the unclassified environment; or
(ii) the classified environment where authorized by governing security directives.
(2) Perform work, which requires the use of a CAC for installation entry control or physical access to facilities and buildings.
(b) Contractors and their personnelshall use the following procedures to obtain CACs:
(1) Contractors shall provide a listing of personnel who require a CAC to the contracting officer.
The government will provide the contractor instruction on how to complete the Contractor Verification System (CVS) application and then notify the contractor when approved.
(2) Contractor personnel shall obtain a CAC from the nearest Real Time Automated Personnel Identification Documentation System (RAPIDS) Issuing Facility (typically the local Military Personnel Flight (MPF)).
(c) While visiting or performing work on installation(s)/location(s), contractor personnel shall wear or prominently display the CAC as required by the governing local policy.
(d) During the performance period of the contract, the contractor shall:
(1) Within 7 working days of any changes to the listing of the contract personnel authorized a CAC, provide an updated listing to the contracting officer who will provide the updated listing to the authorizing government official;
(2) Return CACs in accordance with local policy/directives within 7 working days of a change in status for contractor personnel who no longer require logical or physical access;
(3) Return CACs in accordance with local policy/directives within 7 working days following a CACs expiration date; and
(4) Report lost or stolen CACs in accordance with local policy/directives.
(e) Within 7 working days following completion/termination of the contract, the contractor shall return all CACs issued to their personnel to the issuing office or the location specified by local policy/directives.
(f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.
Section J - List of Attachments
Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:
Attachments entitled "Amend 01- .." below have been updated/changed from the original solicitation. Attachments without "Amend 01 -.." have not changed and remain the same.
Attachment Number of Pages Date Title
AMEND 01 - Attachment One (1) 68 13 November
2023 CUI STORMS IDIQ PWS
AMEND 01 - Attachment Two (2) 132
November
CUI STORMS Task Order PWS
Attachment Three (3) 1 7 September 2023 STORMS Bidders' Library Instructions
Attachment Four (4) 4 7 September 2023 CUI STORMS Mgt. Experience Form F1SF1
Attachment Five (5) 7 7 September 2023 CUI STORMS Tracking Station Experience Form F1SF2
AMEND 01 - Attachment Six (6) 3 13 November
CUI Task Order Mission Essential Contractor Services by PWS Paragraph
AMEND 01 - Attachment Seven (7)
(Excel Doc with 7 Pages/Tabs)
13 November 2023 CUI Task Order CLIN Schedule Worksheet
Attachment Eight (8) 6 7 September 2023 CUI STORMS IDIQ DD254.pdf
Attachment Nine (9) 6 7 September 2023 CUI STORMS Task Order DD254
Attachment Ten (10) 66 7 September 2023 STORMS Perf. Locations Wage Determination
Attachment Eleven (11) 262 7 September 2023 Current CBAs on CAMMO per Location
AMEND 01 - Attachment Twelve (12) 11 13 November
STORMS Task Order Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
AMEND 01 - Attachment Thirteen (13) 7 13 November
STORMS Task Order Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award
AMEND 01 - Attachment Fourteen (14)
(Excel Doc with 10 Pages/Tabs)
13 November 2023 CUI STORMS Staffing for SCN Locations
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