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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

TYPE OF ACQUISITION

SECTION L

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Point of Contact. The Buyer listed in Block 9A, page 1 of this solicitation is the sole point of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns you may have to that person. Written requests for clarification may be sent to the address located in Block 7 of the SF 1442.

2. Debriefings. The Contracting Officer (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. Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

3. Discrepancies. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the buyer in writing with supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

4. Mandatory Submission. The offeror shall submit a paper copy of the SF 1442, front and back, including the proposed coefficients for each CLIN and SubCLIN in the schedule, the appropriate original signatures, and acknowledgement of all amendments as required, along with Schedule B through Section M and reference information.

Proposals that do not comply with the above requirements may be considered non-responsive to the solicitation.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts; Part I - Price Proposal, Part II - Technical Proposal, and Part III - Past Performance Information.

B. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional data will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit cost data to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

C. The offeror shall submit an original and five (5) copies of their proposal with each part clearly labeled.

1. PART I – PRICE PROPOSAL - The price proposal is not limited as to the number of pages.

(a) Complete blocks 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the RFP Section A, SF33 (or SF1442, SF1449, etc.) In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP Sections A through K. These sections constitute the model contract.

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Section B for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or Sub CLIN (SCLIN), including all option periods. The extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

(c) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in Sections I through K. Section K shall be returned in its entirety. For Sections C through I, the offeror shall submit only those pages that require a fill-in.

2. PART II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL/MISSION CAPABILITY: Technical proposals shall be limited to 20 pages of text. This page limitation applies to the total number of pages for items (a)(Program Management) and (b)(Project Planning and Execution) of this section. Text on one side only of an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper constitutes one page, and text on both sides of an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper constitutes two pages. The 20 page limitation includes personnel resumes. Pages in excess of 20 pages will be removed and will not be evaluated.

The specific topics to be addressed in Part II are as follows:

SUB-FACTOR 1: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Element 1-1: Management Organization - Purpose is to identify key staff personnel and hiring criteria for key staff personnel. Proposal shall address the following:

a. Provide an organizational chart that identifies key personnel by level of education, experience, and training. Key staff positions include Contract Manager (CM), project engineer, project design, quality control, site superintendent/inspector, subcontractor purchasing and administration.

b. Provide a list of proposed architect-engineering (A-E) firms and professional engineering support. If the offeror does not plan to use in-house design staff, include a plan for mobilizing these design firms to develop project designs under the compressed time constraints required for this overall effort.

c. Describe the hiring criteria for key staff positions to include level of education, experience and background, and skill levels and training.

SUB-FACTOR 2: PROJECT PLANNING AND EXECUTION

Element 2-1: Performance Period Management - Purpose is to identify methods and procedures for scheduling work, developing performance periods, tracking projects, and submittals, that will ensure offeror has considered the importance of sound planning, adequate project development, and follow-through activities to ensure timely project completion. Proposal shall address the following:

a. Describe procedures, processes, and methods (i.e., critical path or equally effective method) for tracking projects and interface with Government planners and inspectors.

b. Provide a plan (schedule) that describes a logical and achievable approach to timely completion of the requirement.

3. PART III – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION – Limited to no more than two (2) pages per contract listed. Only references for same or similar type effort shall be submitted.

(a) Offerors shall submit information on contracts they consider relevant (in terms of scope, magnitude, and complexity) in demonstrating their ability to perform all requirements as specified in the project specifications and drawings. This information may include data on efforts performed by other divisions, corporate management, and critical subcontractors, if such resources will significantly influence the performance of the requirements.

1. For all current or past contracts deemed relevant, provide all the information requested in the following paragraphs:

a.

Company/Division Name

b. Program Title c.

Contracting Agency

d. Contract Number e.

Type of Contract (Fixed Price, etc) f.

Dates Performed g.

Contract Value (including any option years)

h. Name, Address & Telephone/Fax Number of Government Program Director/Manager, Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) or CO.

i.

Explain in sufficient detail which aspects of each contract are deemed relevant to the proposed effort.

j.

Relevancy Data: Indicate if the offeror was the prime contractor or a subcontractor and provide the name of the prime contractor if the offeror was a subcontractor. Indicate the percentage of the project actually performed by the offeror and the type of work that was performed. If the offeror performed as part of a teaming arrangement or joint venture, indicate the names of all team members and the work performed by each. If necessary, the offeror may include additional comments to clarify the relevancy of the project.

(b) Offerors shall submit no more than five (5) relevant contracts/jobs performed presently or within the past three (3) years. Offerors are required to explain what aspects of each contract are deemed relevant to the proposed effort. Offerors are permitted, but not required, to submit information on significant achievements or explain past problems considered relevant to the requirements. The Government may submit past performance questionnaires to the references provided.

(c) Contractor Performance Evaluation Questionnaire: Contractors shall provide the reproducible Contractor Performance Evaluation Questionnaire form, located in Section J, to its customers for direct response back to the Government. The Present and Past Performance Information obtained directly from contractors’ customers will be used, in addition to information from other sources, to evaluate contractors’ past and present performance in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation. Completed Customer Satisfaction Surveys sent directly to the Government from any offeror will not be considered in the evaluations.

1. It is the responsibility of contractors to ensure that their customers complete Customer Satisfaction Surveys for all projects that are to be considered in the evaluation of a contractor’s present/past performance and to ensure that its customers send such completed surveys directly to the Contracting Office not later than the date and time established for receipt of proposals. Any Customer Satisfaction Surveys received after the closing date for receipt of offers shall be deemed to be a late modification or revision to a proposal, within the meaning of FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors, and will not be considered, except as allowed in that provision.

(d) In addition to the data provided by each offeror in this part of the proposal, the Government may use data obtained from other sources (Past Performance Information Retrieval System, which pull information input into CCASS; other Government sources, commercial sources, etc.) in the development of the Integrated Past Performance Assessment Rating.

(e) If no past performance information is submitted as a part of the offeror’s proposal, the entire proposal will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award. For those offeror’s who do not have any relevant past performance information to submit, a statement to that effect will satisfy the requirement for a past performance volume.

D. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the RFP including the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS), drawings, specifications, and government standards and regulations pertaining to the specification.

2. Evaluation Factors for Award in Section M of this RFP.

3. Format for proposal Parts I, II, and III shall be as follows:

a. The proposals will be on 8 ½” x 11” paper except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”.

b. Typing shall not be less than 12 pitch.

c. Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired nor required.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

A. Submit your proposal in accordance with paragraph L-01 to arrive no later than 2:00 PM, PST, on 06 September 2011.

B. Payment in advance of installation for stored materials on site if applicable will not be considered under this contract.

C. Proposals may be submitted through mail or in-person to the SMC/PKO. Facsimile or electronic mail proposals will not be accepted (Contractor Performance Evaluation Questionnaire forms may be return by fax or email by past customers). All proposals delivered by mail or in-person in response to this solicitation shall reflect the following information on the address label:

Solicitation Number FA2816-11-R-0025 The legend “To be delivered unopened to the Contracting Officer” and

The volume and copy numbers contained in each box.

Submit your proposal to the following address:

SMC / PKO / ATTN: TSgt John Yarbrough 483 North Aviation Blvd

El Segundo, CA 90245

Hand carry your proposal to the following address:

SMC/PKO, 3rd Floor, Bldg. 272

200 N Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245

Individuals hand carrying their proposals must submit their names exactly as they appear on drivers license, date of birth and social security number to TSgt John Yarbrough, (310) 653-5542, john.yarbrough@losangeles.af.mil prior to 2:00 PM 06 September 2011. This information must be provided in advance in order to ensure access of the military base.

NOTICE OF GOVERNMENT USE OF CONTRACTED PERSONNEL AS ADVISORS

A. The civil engineering and construction inspection functions at Los Angeles AFB and associated sites are performed by contracted personnel on behalf of the Government. Subsequently, the Government will use contracted personnel from MacDonald-Bedford LLC of Alameda, CA and Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group of Pasadena, CA as advisors on the resultant contract. Neither company will be utilized as advisors during the proposal and evaluation phase of this solicitation.

Tailor instructions for representations, certifications, acknowledgements, and statements requiring explanation or instruction.)

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