FA4890-16-R-8006-0002.pdf

FA4890-16-R-8006

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will enable the Government to easily understand and perform a thorough and fair evaluation. The Government may incorporate into this contract, by reference or full text, portions of the successful Offeror’s proposal submitted in response to this solicitation as revised and supplemented through the final proposal revision.

Proposal Format. A complete proposal consists of two (2) separate volumes: Technical and Price.

Page Format. The proposal text (if printed) shall be printed single-sided versus duplex. Type size for text shall not be smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman 10 point font, single column, normal proportional spacing and one inch (1”) margins (top, bottom, left and right). The text for charts, tables, graphs, and figures shall be no smaller than Microsoft Word, Times New Roman or Arial Narrow, 8 point font, and used only when absolutely necessary.

Text lines and table lines of text shall be single-spaced.

Organization/Copies/Page Limit. Information submitted shall not exceed the page limits stated below for each volume. Evaluators will only read up to the maximum number of pages specified. If the page limit is exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will be removed from the applicable volume and will not be considered as part of the evaluation. Copy requirements and page limitations are as follows:

Cross-Referencing. Offerors shall not cross-reference among volumes. Each volume shall be written as a stand-along document so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing to another volume. Information included in another volume but not included in the designated volume for proposal evaluation purposes, will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

What Counts as a Page. A page shall be an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper. Fold-outs shall be kept to a minimum, and shall be used only where a single 8 ½” x 11” page cannot accommodate a table or other graphic. Fold-outs shall not exceed (11” x 17”), and shall count as one page. All material shall be contained within the page limit identified for each volume. All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc., are included in the page count.

Pages Not Included in Page Count. The organizational chart, acronym list, ISO registration verification, and overview section (for exceptions) will not be included in the page count. Covers for volumes, tables of contents, indices, title pages, and section dividers/tables will not be included in the page count if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. They will be counted if they contain any other information, e.g., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

Exception to Requirement. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, Offerors are advised that taking exception to any requirements specified in this solicitation may result in the Government finding the proposal unacceptable. Clarification of Government requirements shall be handled by submitting questions/recommendations prior to submission of proposals. If Offerors still find it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation (to include the PWS and attachments), clearly identify each exception in the overview section of the appropriate volume along with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken and the resulting benefit to the Government. Exception to solicitation requirements may require the Government to amend the solicitation to reflect a changed requirement. The Government will consider the absence of a stated exception to mean the Offeror takes no exception to the applicable volume and the proposal will be evaluated as submitted. The Government may consider any included Assumptions as an Offeror taking exception to the Government’s requirements which may result in the Government finding the proposal unacceptable.

Instructions for Volume I, Technical - Factor 1.

The Technical Volume shall be specific, detailed, and complete to clearly and fully demonstrate that offerors have a thorough understanding of the RFP requirements. Statements that offerors understand, can, or will comply with the PWS (including referenced documents, etc.); statements that paraphrase the PWS or parts thereof (including applicable DoD publications, referenced documents, etc.); and phrases such as “standard procedures will be

Volumes Electronic Copy Page Limit Proposal Due Date

I - Technical E-mail

Submission

25 pages as follows:

20 pages total for Subfactors 1 and 2 5 pages total for Subfactor 3

7 July 2016 10:00am EST

II - Price E-mail

Submission

NONE

7 July 2016 10:00am EST employed” or “well known techniques will be used” will be considered unacceptable. Offerors should note that data submitted prior to the proposal submission will not be considered in the Government’s evaluation; therefore, such data should not be relied upon or incorporated in the Technical proposal by reference.

Purpose and Contents. The purpose of this section is to set forth, in the most comprehensive manner, an Offeror’s understanding of the program requirements and to demonstrate an Offeror’s ability to meet the evaluation requirements of Factor 1, Technical. This section shall present a clear, concise description of how Offerors plan to meet award requirements. This section shall not contain any pricing or past performance data.

Offerors shall submit a Technical Volume containing the following:

Technical Volume Contents 1 Subfactors 1-2 Not to exceed 20 pages total 2 Subfactor 3 Not to exceed 5 pages per scenario

Subfactor 1: Quality Management.

The offeror shall provide evidence of ISO 9001:2008 compliance and certification and provide a Quality Control Plan IAW PWS section 4.10 that describes its quality management system and demonstrates how it will establish and maintain an inspection system that is integrated into the overall management approach.

Subfactor 2: Maintenance, Operations Support, and Training (MOST) Process/Certifications.

The offeror shall identify its approach for providing maintenance, operations support, and training (MOST) that satisfies the requirement of PWS section 3.4 and shall operate in a safe, serviceable and mission capable manner to meet the requirements of the delivery order (D/O) IAW technical manuals, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and local nation regulations or equivalent standards.

The offeror shall identify its staffing and approach to ensure MOST teams consist of two persons capable of providing operations and maintenance training or support for the equipment set forth in the PWS and delivery order requirements IAW PWS section 3.4.2.

The offeror shall identify its approach to ensure MOST teams consist of one MOST team member being a

Harris radio system trained technician capable of providing troubleshooting and repair support IAW PWS paragraph 3.4.2.

The offeror shall identify its approach to ensure trainers are bilingual and possess and maintain language proficiency level 3 for Latin American Spanish and English per PWS section 3.4.3 as defined by the US Department of State (DoS) language proficiency training (http://careers.state.gov/gateway/lang_prof_def html).

The offeror shall identify its approach to provide Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA) as required IAW PWS sections 4.3.

Subfactor 3: OCONUS Scenario.

The attached Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) scenario (see RFP Attachment # 2) represents work that may occur under this contract and will be used to assess the contractor’s approach to performing representative work. The scenario content is for informational purposes only and provides the framework for the offerors to describe its proposed approach to meeting the requirement. For this scenario, the offerors shall:

Describe specific process for ensuring execution of the delivery order scenario requirement to meet cost, schedule, and performance parameters.

Provide an integrated master schedule for the delivery order scenario to include timelines and milestones for: delivery lead times; approvals, clearances, export compliance and licensing timelines; documentation and deliverables; OCONUS travel processing; and shipment/delivery/post-delivery requirement timelines for all scenario requirements.

Describe experience procuring, shipping, and delivery of equipment and materials (similar in size and scope to the requirements of this scenario) to the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.

Instructions for Volume II, Pricing - Factor 2.

The offeror shall complete Schedule B of the solicitation (Schedule of Supplies and Services (CLINS)) by inserting the price elements (unit price and extended amount) for all Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract line item numbers (CLINS) for all ordering periods. In those instances where pricing is required for spares kits and spare parts, that pricing shall be provided as a spreadsheet and the spreadsheet shall include separate tabs for each ordering period.

For ease of administration, all pricing should be rounded to whole dollar amounts. A Not to Exceed (NTE) amount has been pre-established for the cost reimbursable CLINs: Travel, Transportation and Shipping, and DBA Insurance. These pre-established amounts are to be included in the offerors proposal. Offerors shall not change the pre-established NTE amounts for the CLIN. A pre-established amount will also be provided for the Other Works

CLIN.

Notice to Offerors. The exclusive responsibility for Source Selection will reside with the Government. Each individual involved in this acquisition has executed a Non-Disclosure Agreement with ACC AMIC.

Millennium Engineering and Integration Company, and its subcontractor, Deloitte Consulting LLP were involved in the development of this requirement. Additionally, Millennium Engineering and Integration Company (and NOT Deloitte Consulting LLP) will serve as advisors to the technical evaluation team during this source selection. Any issues or concerns shall be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than the proposal due date and shall include a detailed statement of the basis for issues or concerns. Millennium Engineering and Integration Company and its subcontractor, Deloitte Consulting, LLP, are bound contractually by Organizational Conflict of Interest and Non-Disclosure clauses with respect to proprietary information. In accordance with the Trade Secrets Act, 18 USC 1905, Offerors are encouraged to protect their interest by signing Non-Disclosure Agreements directly with Millennium Engineering and Integration Company and Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Failure to implement will not eliminate the Government’s use of the aforementioned advisors.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 150 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Proposals will be evaluated using two evaluation factors: (1) Technical and (2) Price.

This competitive best value source selection will be conducted using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process IAW FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, Department of Defense (DoD) Source Selection Procedures effective 1 July 2011 and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation (AFFARS) Mandatory Procedures (MP) 5315.3 for Source Selection as revised 6 April 2015. An award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all required terms and conditions, includes all required representations and certifications, meets all requirements set forth in the RFP and also provides the best value to the Government based on the results of the evaluation as described in below.

Contract terms and conditions consistent with customary commercial practices are specified in the solicitation/contract, which otherwise tailored terms and conditions specified in the Addendum to the solicitation/contract.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions and make an award based on initial proposals, but may conduct discussions if the Government determines it is necessary. If it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, the SSA, with CO concurrence, will make a Competitive Range determination, evaluation notices may be issued to Offerors in the competitive range, responses will be requested from applicable Offerors, and discussions will be opened. The competitive range may include proposals rated as “Unacceptable” at the sole discretion of the Government. Offerors should be aware that a complete understanding as to price, technical, and all other terms and conditions of the proposed contract must exist between the Offeror and the Government at the conclusion of discussions.

Award will be made to Offerors deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, with the lowest total overall evaluated prices and with an “Acceptable” rating in all Technical subfactors. If an Offeror fails to meet all solicitation requirements, the Government may not make an award to that Offeror.

Final Proposal Revision (FPR) will be requested from all Offerors remaining in the competitive range once discussions are closed. Formal responses to FPRs will be considered in making the award decision.

Any revision or non-concurrence to contract terms and conditions submitted in the FPR may not be subject to further discussion, and may render the offer unacceptable to the Government. This provision is not intended to restrict the Offeror’s opportunity to revise figures (e.g., prices, discounts, percentages, rates, etc.); rather, it is intended to preclude any misunderstandings by the Government, which could result if new or revised terms and conditions are submitted in the FPR that have not been fully disclosed, discussed and understood during discussions.

Hence, such new or revised terms and conditions are not solicited and, if submitted in the FPR, may render the offer unacceptable to the Government.

If, upon submission of the FPR, an Offeror materially changes its proposal such that the price is no longer fair and reasonable or sufficient to keep them among the lowest priced Offerors, or other factor inputs change their ranking among other Offerors, the Offeror may be removed from consideration for award.

Evaluation Methodology.

Initial Proposals. The Government will evaluate the minimum number of proposals for efficiency and to maintain adequate competition, as specified in this section. Upon receipt of the Technical, and Price proposals, the Government will:

Step 1: Rank by Initially Proposed Total Price. The Government intends to initially rank all proposals by the initially proposed total price, from lowest to highest. The initially proposed total price includes the sum of all ordering periods and the minimum guarantee. Evaluation and determination of the proposed Total Overall Evaluated Price as fair, reasonable, and balanced will occur as specified in Step 2 below. For the purposes of the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) evaluation the Government intends to establish an initial evaluation pool of the three (3) lowest priced proposals. The Government will evaluate technical proposals of offerors in the initial evaluation pool. Those outside the initial evaluation pool will NOT be evaluated, unless necessary to obtain the desired effective competition of three (3) offers rated as “Acceptable” in all technical sub factors or until all offerors have been evaluated. The Government reserves the right to not evaluate all offerors once three (3) offers in the initial pool are determined technically acceptable.

Step 2: Factor Evaluations. Upon establishment of the evaluation pool as described above, the Government will evaluate each factor simultaneously, as follows:

Technical Evaluation. The Government will evaluate the technical proposals of Offerors in the evaluation pool.

If any of the proposals receives any “Unacceptable” ratings, and the proposal(s) are not determined to be easily correctable, the Government reserves the right to pull in the next lowest priced proposal(s) to ensure adequate competition or until all proposals are evaluated.

Price Evaluation. The Government will evaluate the price proposals of Offerors in the evaluation pool.

Award Decision. If at least one (1) of the lowest priced proposals are technically “Acceptable”, and is fair and reasonably priced, the Government may award with or without discussions. The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions to more than the targeted number of Offerors with an “Acceptable” rating for each technical subfactor, and fair and reasonable pricing based upon Source Selection Authority (SSA) determination that it is in the Government's best interest.

Factor 1: Technical. The Technical Factor evaluation provides an assessment of each Offeror’s capability to satisfy the Government’s minimum requirements. The Technical Factor consists of three (3) subfactors:

1) Quality Management

2) Maintenance, Operations Support, and Training (MOST) Process/Certifications

3) OCONUS Scenario

Technical proposals will be assessed a rating of "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" at the subfactor level IAW Table A-1 of the DoD Source Selection Procedures effective 1 July 2011 as revised below:

In assessing the acceptability of each subfactor, any weakness or deficiency will be noted in accordance with Chapter 5 of the DoD Source Selection Procedures. Proposals that receive deficiencies or weaknesses in a subfactor will receive an “Unacceptable” rating. The Government will not search for data to cure problems or address inconsistencies in an Offeror’s proposal. Proposals that exceed the evaluation criteria will not receive higher ratings. To be eligible for award, an “Acceptable” rating for all technical subfactors is required. The Government may incorporate into this contract, by reference or full text, portions of the successful Offeror’s proposal submitted in response to this solicitation as revised and supplemented through the final proposal revision.

Subfactor 1: Quality Management.

Demonstrate an effective and efficient quality management structure and processes that is/are compliant with ISO 9001:2008 and meets the requirements of PWS paragraph 4.10 and Services Summary. Additionally, the offeror shall demonstrate its ability to maintain and integrate its quality management and inspection system into the overall management approach and operations, maintenance and training services.

Subfactor 2: Maintenance, Operations Support, and Training (MOST); Process/Certifications.

Demonstrate the ability to provide maintenance, operations support, and training in a safe, serviceable, and mission capable manner to satisfy the D/O mission IAW technical manuals, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and local nation regulations or equivalent standards. Demonstrate approach to provide MOST requirements necessary to satisfy up to 26 non-sequential two-week deployments per year and 12 non-sequential one week deployments per year to the SOUTHCOM AOR locations as identified.

Demonstrate the ability to ensure MOST teams consist of two persons capable of providing operations and maintenance training or support for the equipment set forth in the PWS and delivery order requirements.

RATING DEFINITION

ACCEPTABLE Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation UNACCEPTABLE Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Demonstrate the ability to ensure each MOST Team consists of one MOST Team member being a Harris radio system trained technician capable of providing operations and troubleshooting and repair support.

Demonstrate the ability to ensure trainers are bilingual and possess and maintain language proficiency level 3 for Latin American Spanish and English as defined by the US Department of State (DoS) language proficiency training (http://careers.state.gov/gateway/lang_prof_def.html).

Demonstrate the ability to ensure TAAs are in place before performing MOST OCONUS support IAW PWS sections 4.4.

Subfactor 3: OCONUS Scenario:

Demonstrate effective approach for meeting scenario (representative work) requirements by demonstrating:

The ability to meet cost, schedule, and performance parameters A comprehensive integrated master schedule for the scenario that adequately addresses timelines / milestones for: delivery lead times; approvals, clearances, export compliance and licensing timelines; documentation and deliverables; OCONUS travel processing; and shipment/delivery/post-delivery requirement timelines for all scenario requirements.

Experience procuring, shipping, and delivery of equipment and materials (similar in size and scope to the requirements of this scenario) to the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility

Factor 2: Price. Price will be evaluated using techniques established in FAR 15.404-1 to ensure the Government receives a fair, reasonable and balanced price. This source selection is conducted with the expectation of adequate price competition and rely on market forces and price competition to ensure awarded price is reasonable.

The Government will evaluate prices to determine whether prices reflect a clear understanding of the requirements.

An offeror may be determined unawardable if its prices is evaluated as unfair or unreasonable.

(A) Reasonableness: The existence of adequate price competition is expected to support a determinate of price reasonableness. Price analysis techniques may be used to further validated price reasonableness. If adequate price competition is not realized or if price reasonableness cannot be determined using price analysis of Government obtained information, additional information in accordance with FAR 15.4 may be required to support the proposed price. The Government reserves the right to ask for additional information from technically acceptable offerors with proposed prices that appear exceptionally low. The Government plans on addressing any apparent exceptionally low prices by evaluating the offerors experience and/or capability in providing similar services/commodities at similar prices. An exceptionally or unrealistically low offer may pose an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be the reason to reject an offeror’s proposal without entering discussions.

(B) Balance: Offerors are cautioned against submitting an offer that contains unbalance pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable Total Evaluated Price, the price of one or more contract line items, including the Basic ordering period and remaining four ordering period, is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of analysis techniques. The Government shall analyze offers to determine whether there are unbalance separately priced line items or sub-line items. Prices submitted will be compared and evaluated to assure that a logical progression exists as related prices within each offeror’s response to the pricing structure in Section B.

Offers that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected as the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(C) Total Evaluated Price (TEP): Total evaluated price will consist of the sum of all labor, material and other direct costs for the ordering periods and fifty percent (50%) of the last ordering period price to cover the option to extend services in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-8. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price proposal meeting the minimum technical acceptable criteria in accordance with PWS.

There is a great expectation of competition for this requirement; thus Offerors are cautioned to present their best price proposals up-front. The Offeror’s price proposal shall represent the Offeror’s best effort to respond to the solicitation. In instances where an Offeror receives “Acceptable” Technical ratings, yet proposed prices appear exceptionally or unrealistically low, Offerors may be requested to address this disparity, providing evidence of capability and/or experience providing similar service(s) at similar price(s). An example of an unrealistically low proposed price would be proposed labor rates that were so low that the Government could not make a reasonable determination that an Offeror could successfully provide and/or retain qualified personnel for the labor categories proposed. An exceptionally or unrealistically low offer may pose an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

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