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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate a revised PWS Attachment 1(dated 20 Aug 2014), and PWS Revision Cover Letter Attachment 6 (dated 20 Aug 2014). Also, to revise of FAR Clause 52.212-2, FAR Clause 52.212-1, and to extend the reivised proposal due date to 12:000PM CST on 2 Sep 2014.

Contract Administrator: TSgt Randy McGinnis Email: Randy.McGinnis@us.af.mil Phone: 210-671-4849 Contracting Officer: Susan J. Edw ards Email: susan.edw ards@us.af.mil Phone: 210-6715937

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 11

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 20-Aug-2014

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X FA3047-14-R-0028

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

16-Jul-2014

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer 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 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter 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 NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

20-Aug-2014

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502D CONTRACTING SQUADRON

1655 SELFRIDGE AVE

JBSA LACKLAND TX 78236-5253

FA3047 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 18-Aug-2014 12:00 PM to 02-Sep-2014 12:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2012)

Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: ―The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.‖ Addendum to 52.212-1(d), Product Samples, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(e), Multiple Offers, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(g), Contract Award. The following sentence is added: ―If the Contracting Officer determines discussions are to be conducted, a competitive range will be established.‖ Addendum to 52.212-1(h), Multiple Awards, is deleted in its entirety.

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1.0. 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. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award in the absence of discussions. Taking exception to any provision in the solicitation will render the proposal ineligible for award in the absence of discussions. The proposal in response to this solicitation shall consist of two (2) separate volumes; Volume I - Price Proposal and Volume II - Technical Proposal. All documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive to and consistent with the requirements of the RFP. The maximum of allowable pages for the technical proposal, including attachments should be no more than 30 pages total. If any proposal exceeds 30 pages total for the technical proposal, the Government will only evaluate the first 30 pages.

To be considered, the complete proposal must be received not later than 12:00PM CST on 02 Sep 2014 at 502 CONS/JBKAB, Attn: TSgt Randy McGinnis, 1655 Selfridge Avenue, JBSA Lackland TX 78236. Proposals received after 12:00PM CST on 02 Sep 2014 will be late and will not be considered for award. All proposals must be in English. Fax or email proposals will not be considered.

2.1 General Information

2.2 Proposal Format

2.2.1 Guidance

(a) This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal.

(b) The Offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions.

(c) All the requirements specified in this solicitation are mandatory.

(d) You are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation by submitting your proposal.

(e) These instructions are intended to elicit brief and specific responses. However, simply stating that the Offeror understands and intends to comply with this effort or paraphrasing statements in the solicitation is inadequate.

(f) The offer shall comply with the requirements as stated in the solicitation.

(g) Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are NOT desired.

(h) All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Price Proposal Volume.

2.2.2 Original Proposal, Hard Copies and Electronic Copies

2.2.2.1 Original Proposal

One hardcopy of Volumes I & II shall be clearly identified as ―Original. The original proposal shall be formatted as follows:

(a) Clearly marked as ―ORIGINAL

(b) Proposal shall be bound in a three-ring loose-leaf binder, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open. Each volume shall have a cover sheet, clearly marked as volume number, ―ORIGINAL‖, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

2.2.2.2 Hard Copies (Provide 3 copies)

(a) Each hard copy volume of the proposal shall be separately bound in a three-ring loose-leaf binder, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open.

(b) A cover sheet shall be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, copy number, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

(c) A Label shall be placed in the front cover of each binder clearly identifying volume number, copy number, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

(d) A Label shall be placed in the spine of each binder clearly identifying volume number, copy number, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

2.2.3 Sufficient Detail

(a) The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

(b) 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.

(c) Offeror(s) shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities and experience, and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

2.2.4 No Cross-Referencing

(a) Each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal.

(b) Information required for proposal evaluation, which is not found in its designated volume, will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

(c) Each response to each Subfactor shall be self-contained. No cross-referencing between Subfactor responses is allowed.

2.2.5 Tab Indexing

(a) Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections within each volume.

(b) Tabs do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes. Note: DO NOT include proposal information on tabs.

2.2.6 Table of Contents

(a) Table of Contents.

(1) Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume.

(b) The Table of Contents will not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

2.2.7 Page Format Restrictions and Limitations

2.2.7.1 Page Format

(a) Pages shall be formatted to 8.5 x 11 inches.

(b) Text pages shall be portrait oriented. Graphics and tables may be landscape oriented if required to properly present the information.

(c) Pages shall be typed with single line spacing.

(d) No condensed fonts allowed. Times New Roman, Arial, or similar font preferred. The font size shall be no less than 10 point.

(e) Margins on all four edges of each sheet will be at least one inch.

(f) Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can fall within the defined margin.

(g) Except for the Pricing Volume, each required section within a volume shall be numbered consecutively.

(h) These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs).

2.2.7.2 Page Limitations

(a) Page limitations shall be treated as maximums.

(b) Each side of each 8.5 x 11 inch sheet that displays printed material shall be counted as 1 page for page limitation purposes.

(c) If page limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

(d) Page limitations shall be placed on responses to ENs. The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the Offeror(s).

2.2.7.3 Pages Counted

Each page shall be counted except the following.

(a) Cover pages

(b) Table of contents

(c) List of figures

(d) Glossaries

(e) Tabs

(f) Dividers

(g) Blank pages

3.0 VOLUME I – PRICE

PROPOSAL Volume Organization

I. VOLUME I – PRICE PROPOSAL

(a) General Instructions: The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the CO will review this determination and if, in the CO’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit other than certified cost or pricing data to the extent necessary for the CO to determine the reasonableness of the price.

Note that unrealistically low or high proposed costs or prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition either on the basis that the Offeror does not understand the requirement or has submitted a technically unacceptable proposal. Additionally, unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror’s proposal. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may render your proposal ineligible for award in the absence of discussions. Offers shall be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate your understanding of the requirement and ability to perform in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1). The burden of proof for credibility of proposed costs/prices rests with the Offeror.

(b) Section B (Bid Schedule): The Offeror shall complete the Section B (Bid Schedule) of the RFP and submit with Volume I Price Proposal. A unit price shall be proposed and inserted for each Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for each performance period and shall be rounded up to two decimal places. The extended amount must equal the unit price multiplied by the number/quantity of units. The proposed prices shall be based on the Offeror’s own technical approach submitted in the Technical Proposal (Volume II) and the Government’s Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements as set forth herein. Aside from inputing unit prices, extended CLIN prices, and total prices in the schedule, the offerors will not otherwise alter the bid schedule. To do so will render the proposal unacceptable and ineligible for award in the absence of discussions.

(c) The Offeror's proposal shall include a signed copy of the solicitation. Complete blocks 12, 17, 26 and 30 of the SF 1449. Signature by the Offeror on the Standard Form 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. Complete all contract clause fill-ins if applicable. The "original" copy shall be clearly marked under separate cover. The Offerors proposal shall include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications.

The Offeror may submit a signed copy from the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website in lieu of completing the representations and certifications included in the solicitation.

II. VOLUME II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Technical Acceptability. The Government will first evaluate the five lowest priced proposals for technical evaluation selected from above for technical acceptability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Upon evaluation of the five lowest priced proposals, the lowest priced offeror receiving a rating of technically acceptable, represents the best value as the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror and will receive award subject to a determination of responisibility. If the lowest priced offeror does not garner a rating of technically acceptable, evaluation will continue until the agency finds a technically acceptable offeror at which point further evaluations will cease as that offeror represents the best value as the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror and will receive award subject to a determination of responsibility. All technical criteria must be rated ―Acceptable‖ to be considered Technically Acceptable. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. If award is made without discussions, proposal revisions will not be permitted. Offerors are advised that their initial submission should be their best effort. A finding of technical unacceptability in any factor or subfactor will render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore ineleigible fo award in the absence of discussions.

(a) Technical Acceptability: The technical factor will receive one of the ratings listed below:

Acceptable: Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: The proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

(1) Technical Factor 1: Manning Description

(A) Technical Subfactor 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

(i) The proposal shall demonstrate a comprehensive, realistic, effective and efficient approach to the availability and usage of a sufficient qualified employed workforce to meet the requirements of the work statement. The proposal shall show numbers of personnel, skill level, skill mix, and cross-utilization plans.

(ii) The offer shall provide a clear, comprehensive and realistic evidence of the ability to obtain all supplies, licenses, certifications, equipment, and personnel necessary to meet work statement requirements by contract start date.

(iii) The offer shall provide a sound cross-utilization strategy and effectively demonstrate how the contract manager will redistribute human resources to address imbalances in competing workloads between transient aircraft and support equipment maintenance services.

(B) Technical Subfactor 2 - MANAGEMENT

(i) The offer shall provide a complete, in-depth overview of how the contract manager will ensure budgetary control for funds entrusted and reporting of status relative to spend rates and forecasted overages or shortages.

(ii) The offer shall provide a clear, comprehensive plan on how the contract manager will ensure supply discipline and effective maintenance practices that do not lead to unnecessary repairs.

(iii) The offer shall provide effective, realistic procedures that will be used to ensure government management personnel are informed in a timely manner of work or equipment related issues that require extraordinary attention and contractor plans for resolution.

(iv) The offer shall provide procedures that show how the contract manager will staff and address emergency situations or extraordinary requirements. Examples include

(v) accident, incident management, and operations outside of the normal hours of operation.

(vi)

(2) Technical Factor 2: Quality Control

(i) The Offeror shall provide a detailed functional Quality Control (QC) plan explaining the manner and the areas in which the Offeror will maintain quality control for this service. This plan should show personnel responsible for performing QC and it should address all performance requirements, items, method or techniques, (checklist, random sampling, 100% inspections) in performing QC and how often the Offeror proposes to do QC checks. The plan should show how the Offeror proposes to correct identified discrepancies found during QC checks and action that will be taken to prevent recurrence of such findings. As a minimum, the plan must meet all requirements for QC identified and required by the PWS. The Offeror must show how they will establish a database that will facilitate tracking and trend analysis of quality control discrepancies found by internal QC inspectors and external Quality Assurance personnel and other government inspection entities.

(ii) The Offeror shall provide a safety plan as required by the work statement and that meets Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)(Public Law 91-596) and the resulting OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, including DoD and Air Force safety program instructions listed in the PWS.

(3) Technical Factor 3: Maintenance Practices

(i) The offer shall provide a efficient, detailed plan on how the contract manager will ensure compliance with technical orders and directives and effective planning and scheduling of maintenance requirements.

(ii) The offer shall provide a comprehensive, efficient technical plan to ensure that an effective technical order management program is instituted in all facets of operation.

(iii) The offer shall provide an in-depth, effective plan for fully implementing the Air Force automated tool control system within one year of contract start.

General

(a) The Technical Volume shall be specific and complete. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Subfactor.

(b) Marketing presentations are not wanted and will not be evaluated. Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors.

(c) Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important.

(d) Your responses will be evaluated against 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors.

(e) Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements.

(f) All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that you will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is not necessary or desirable for you to tell us so in your proposal. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

(END OF ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

1. This acquisition will utilize the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR.13.5 Test Program. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. The offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable reqpresents the best value to the Government and will receive award. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation. It is the Government’s intent to evaluate proposals and award contracts without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price, and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) later determines them to be necessary.

2. The Government intends to award 1 contract for this, 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside, Transient Aircraft Maintenance Services acquisition. The resultant contract will have a one year base ordering period with two one-year option periods.

3. The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the ―correction potential‖ of any proposal. If the Government finds any part of an Offeror’s proposal unacceptable and does not consider the deficiency correctable, the agency may eliminate proposal from award consideration.

4. Unless specifically identified in your proposal, by submission of its offer, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. All technically acceptable proposals shall be treated equally except for their price proposal. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined ineligible for award.

5. Offers will be ranked based on initial assessment of total overall evaluated prices, followed by a full evaluation of Technical Acceptability, then Price Reasonableness of the low priced technically acceptable proposal. Only proposals rated technically acceptable are eligible to receive an award. Initial Proposals: The Government will rank proposals based on an initial assessment of Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price, followed by a full evaluation of Technical Acceptability. Proposals will be evaluated as follows:

Rank by Total Evaluated Price, as submitted. The Government will rank all proposals by the initially proposed total evaluated price, from lowest to highest, including all option years. An Offeror’s proposed estimated price will be determined by multiplying the estimated quantities identified in the Bid Schedule by the proposed unit price for each CLIN. The extended amounts for each CLIN will then be totaled to obtain the estimated total for each performance period. The estimated total for the basic performance period will then be added to the estimated total for each Option period to obtain the Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price consists of the base and all options periods. The Government will evaluate the prices of the basic and option years for a potential exercise under (FAR 52.217-8) and the potential to extend the contract an aditional 6 months beyond the awarded contract performance period. In the event the Government requires continued performance, the Governments evaluation of the prices proposed will be considered fair and reasonable as applied to the extension of services. Should an extension of services be required rates will only be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the applicable prevailing Department of Labor wage rates.

(a) Price Evaluation: the Government will conduct a complete Price Analysis on the lowest priced technically

―Acceptable‖ offer, to determine if proposed prices are reasonable and balanced. All proposed prices for all contract periods will be evaluated for reasonableness, which may be determined based on prices submitted by the competition, historical pricing, current market conditions, comparison to the Independent Government Estimate, and/or other proposal analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404-1. Evaluation of option prices will not obligate the Government to exercise options. The Government may require submission of information other than cost or pricing data to the extent necessary to evaluate price reasonableness. Proposed contract line item prices will be evaluated for unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items or sub line items appears to be significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. An Offeror’s proposal may be rejected if the CO determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

Technical Acceptability. The Government will first evaluate the five lowest priced proposals for technical evaluation selected from above for technical acceptability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Upon evaluation of the five lowest priced proposals, the lowest priced offeror receiving a rating of technically acceptable, represents the best value as the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror and will receive award subject to a determination of responisibility. If the lowest priced offeror does not garner a rating of technically acceptable, evaluation will continue until the agency finds a technically acceptable offeror at which point further evaluations will cease as that offeror represents the best value as the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror and will receive award subject to a determination of responsibility. All technical criteria must be rated ―Acceptable‖ to be considered Technically Acceptable. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. If award is made without discussions, proposal revisions will not be permitted. Offerors are advised that their initial submission should be their best effort. A finding of technical unacceptability in any factor or subfactor will render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore ineleigible fo award in the absence of discussions.

(b) Technical Acceptability: The technical factor will receive one of the ratings listed below:

Acceptable: Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: The proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

(1) Technical Factor 1: Manning Description

(A) Technical Subfactor 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

(i) The proposal shall demonstrate a comprehensive, realistic, effective and efficient approach to the availability and usage of a sufficient qualified employed workforce to meet the requirements of the work statement. The proposal shall show numbers of personnel, skill level, skill mix, and cross-utilization plans.

(ii) The offer shall provide a clear, comprehensive and realistic evidence of the ability to obtain all supplies, licenses, certifications, equipment, and personnel necessary to meet work statement requirements by contract start date.

(iii) The offer shall provide a sound cross-utilization strategy and effectively demonstrate how the contract manager will redistribute human resources to address imbalances in competing workloads between transient aircraft and support equipment maintenance services.

The standard has been met when:

(i) The proposal demonstrates the ability to start performance with a sufficient and qualified workforce to meet the requirements of the work statement.

(ii) The proposal provides sound, comprehensive and efficient method for obtaining all supplies, equipment, licenses, certifications, and personnel necessary to meet work statement requirements by contract start date.

(iii) The proposal provides a considerate and efficient cross-utilization strategy that directs and distributes human resources to meet the mission priorities in competing workloads between the primary functions of the work (transient aircraft and support equipment maintenance services).

(B) Technical Subfactor 2 - MANAGEMENT

(i) The offer shall provide a complete, in-depth overview of how the contract manager will ensure budgetary control for funds entrusted and reporting of status relative to spend rates and forecasted overages or shortages.

(ii) The offer shall provide a clear, comprehensive plan on how the contract manager will ensure supply discipline and effective maintenance practices that do not lead to unnecessary repairs.

(iii) The offer shall provide effective, realistic procedures that will be used to ensure government management personnel are informed in a timely manner of work or equipment related issues that require extraordinary attention and contractor plans for resolution.

(iv) The offer shall provide procedures that show how the contract manager will staff and address emergency situations or extraordinary requirements. Examples include accident, incident management, and operations outside of the normal hours of operation.

(i) The proposal provides a description of how the contract manager will ensure budgetary control for funds, routine status reporting, and timely identification of potential overages or shortages.

(ii) The proposal describes how the contract manager will instill, oversee, and provide supply discipline and effective and efficient maintenance practices that do not lead to unnecessary repairs.

(iii) The proposal provides assurance the contract manager will provide timely alert to government management personnel of work or equipment related problems requiring extraordinary attention and resolution efforts.

(iv) The proposal provides a plan to staff and manage emergency or extraordinary events.

(2) Technical Factor 2: Quality Control

(i) The Offeror shall provide a detailed functional Quality Control (QC) plan explaining the manner and the areas in which the Offeror will maintain quality control for this service. This plan should show personnel responsible for performing QC and it should address all performance requirements, items, method or techniques, (checklist, random sampling, 100% inspections) in performing QC and how often the Offeror proposes to do QC checks. The plan should show how the Offeror proposes to correct identified discrepancies found during QC checks and action that will be taken to prevent recurrence of such findings. As a minimum, the plan must meet all requirements for QC identified and required by the PWS. The Offeror must show how they will establish a database that will facilitate tracking and trend analysis of quality control discrepancies found by internal QC inspectors and external Quality Assurance personnel and other government inspection entities.

(ii) The Offeror shall provide a safety plan as required by the work statement and that meets Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)(Public Law 91-596) and the resulting OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, including DoD and Air Force safety program instructions listed in the PWS.

(i) The Contractor’s quality control plan addresses all quality control requirement identified in the work statement, outlines a methodical process for quality control, identifies sufficient and qualified inspectors, and includes specific plans for an effective database used to track and analyze trend data for quality control.

(ii) The Safety Plan complies with Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)(Public Law 91-596) and the resulting OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, including DoD and Air Force safety program instructions listed in the work statement.

(3) Technical Factor 3: Maintenance Practices

(i) The offer shall provide a efficient, detailed plan on how the contract manager will ensure compliance with technical orders and directives and effective planning and scheduling of maintenance requirements.

(ii) The offer shall provide a comprehensive, efficient technical plan to ensure that an effective technical order management program is instituted in all facets of operation.

(iii) The offer shall provide an in-depth, effective plan for fully implementing the Air Force automated tool control system system within one year of contract start.

(i) The proposal provides the company and contract manager's plan to ensure employees comply with technical orders and directives and confident processes to ensure effective planning and scheduling.

(ii) The proposal describes how the contract manager will ensure effective technical order management processes.

(iii) The proposal provides a detailed Air Force automated tool control implementation plan that ensures the system is effectively and efficiently operational no later than the last day of the first year of the contract management process.

NOTE: If the Government receives 5 or fewer initial proposals all proposals will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability. If the Government receives 5 or more initial proposals the Government will only select the 5 lowest priced proposals and then evaluate them for technical acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional proposals for technical acceptability if in the Government’s best interest. If additional proposals are evaluated for technical acceptability they will be selected in the order of total evaluated price.

6. The Government intends to award without discussions. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

7. If the Government decides to conduct discussions, the government will first establish the competitive range.

Prior to establishing the competitive range, the government will evaluate all offers against all factors in the solicitation. The government will then establish the competitive range consisting of the most highly rated offerors based on evaluation of all offers against all factors. The Government reserves the right to further limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. If, after discussions have begun the government determines that an offeror’s proposal should no longer be included in the competitive range, the proposal will be eliminated from consideration for award. This may occur at any time even if all material issues have not been discussed or if the offeror has not yet been afforded the opportunity to submit a proposal revision. Written notice of exclusion from the competitive range will be provided to unsuccessful offerors. After conclusion of discussions and receipt of final proposal revisions, technically acceptable proposals remaining in the competitive range will be ranked by Total Evaluated Price. The Government will conduct a complete Price Analysis on the lowest priced technically ―Acceptable‖ offer, to determine if proposed prices are reasonable and balanced in accordance with the procedures in paragraph A. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal subject to a determination of responsibility.

(a) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the options. The Government will evaluate the prices of the basic and option years for a ptotential exercise under (FAR 52.217-8) and the potential to extend the contract an aditional 6 months beyond the awarded contract performance period. In the event the Government requires continued performance, the Governments evaluation of the prices proposed will be considered fair and reasonable as applied to the extension of services. Should an extension of services be required rates will only be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the applicable prevailing Department of Labor wage rates.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

(End of Summary of Changes)