Solicitation Amendment FA558720Q00240001 SF 30.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

FA558720Q00240001

Amendment #1 Service to Receive and Sustain an ATO for Snap-On Automated Tool Control Boxes

Combined/Synopsis Solicitation

IAW FAR 12.603

This is the first amendment to the combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ), in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-07, effective 31 August 2020.

Solicitation number: FA558720Q00240001 North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS): 541519 Size standard: $30,000,000 Type of set-aside: N/A – Full and Open Competition

The contractor shall complete all of the required deliverables to secure and maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) for the 48th Maintenance Group’s Snap-On Level 5 Automated Tool Control boxes at RAF Lakenheath, England, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 17 September 2020.

See Standard Form 1449 for CLIN structure, description of requirements and periods of performance.

Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items – Alternate I (Oct 2014), or a CAGE code proving an active System for Award Management registration, shall be submitted with all quotes.

Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition.

Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Aug 2020), applies to this acquisition.

Quotes must be received no later than 12:30 PM British Summer Time, 25 September 2020, via electronic copy to the 48th Contracting Squadron, ATTN: 1st Lt Joshua Renick, Contract Specialist, joshua.renick.1@us.af.mil and Ms. Maria Calimlim, Contracting Officer, maria.calimlim@us.af.mil.

Refer to the next three pages for the specific summary of changes.

mailto:joshua.renick.1@us.af.mil mailto:maria.calimlim@us.af.mil

Specific Summary of Changes:

1. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "B. The proposal shall consist of two (2) separate attachments:

Attachment I - Technical Capability Attachment II - Price" To: "B. The quote shall consist of three (3) separate attachments:

Attachment I - Technical Capability Attachment II - Price Attachment III - Offeror Representations and Certifications"

2. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "C. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions and in the on-line Representations and Certifications at https://beta.sam.gov/. Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items along with the proposal. For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in."

To: "For Attachment III - Offeror Representations and Certifications, complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in the provision and in the on-line Representations and Certifications at https://beta.sam.gov/. Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items along with the quote.

For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in. Attachment III shall only contain the provisions and clauses that require an offeror fill-in. This attachment will not be used to contain extra content that could not fit in Attachments I or II."

3. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "THE SUBMITTAL DUE DATE FOR QUOTES IS FRIDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2020, BY 12:30 PM, BRITISH SUMMER TIME (BST)."

To: "THE SUBMITTAL DUE DATE FOR QUOTES IS FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2020, NO LATER THAN

12:30 PM, BRITISH SUMMER TIME (BST)."

4. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "G. Format for Attachments I and II shall be as follows:

- Paper Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches, or European equivalent.

- Font: Times New Roman, Size 11 font, or equivalent."

To: "F. Format for Attachments I, II and III shall be as follows:

- Paper Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches, or European equivalent.

- Font: Times New Roman, Size 11 font, or equivalent. The font size for figures and tables shall be no smaller than Size 7 font, or equivalent."

5. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "Copies and Page Limits. Attachments I and II, in total, cannot exceed 10 pages. If the page limit is exceeded, then the excess pages will be removed from the offer and will not be evaluated. When Interchange Notices (INs) are necessary, the Government will issue them by electronic means to prospective offerors. Page limitations may be placed on responses to INs, and such limitations will be provided at the time the IN is issued.

Only one copy of Attachments I and II is required."

To: "Copies and Page Limits. Attachments I and II cannot exceed 10 pages each. The cover, cover letter, table of contents, glossary and executive summary for all attachments are not included in the 10-page limit for each attachment. If the page limit is exceeded, then the excess pages will be removed from the offer and will not be evaluated. When Interchange Notices (INs) are necessary, the Government will issue them by electronic means to prospective offerors. Page limitations may be placed on responses to INs, and such limitations will be provided at the time the IN is issued. There is no page limit for Attachment III. Only one copy of Attachments I, II and III is required."

6. Modified UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-1 From: "Cross-Referencing. Offerors shall not cross reference between Attachments I and II."

To: "Cross-Referencing. Offerors shall not cross reference between Attachments I, II and III."

7. Modify UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-2 From: “Credentials - Offerors shall maintain all of the required credentials for the ATO process. At a minimum, the offeror shall include proof of SNaP (Select & Native Programming Data Input System) and eMASS (Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service) credentials in its offer to the Government in order to receive an "Acceptable" rating.”

To: “Credentials - Offerors shall maintain all of the required credentials for the ATO process. At a minimum, the offeror shall provide proof that the ISSM has at least an Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification and that the ISSO has at least an Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification in order to meet the minimum requirements to receive an "Acceptable" rating. These certifications may come from CompTIA, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or another equivalent source.”

8. Modify UCF Section I (Contract Clauses), Addendum 52.212-2 From: “Past Experience - The offeror shall provide past experience information regarding similar contracts for no more than three projects performed within the past three years from the solicitation release date. At least one example of a past experience that resulted in successful contract completion is needed in order to receive an "Acceptable" rating. This successful example shall address the following items:

- Agency/Company/Division/Customer Name

- Description of Service Provided

- Contract Number

- Contract Value

- Period of Performance

- Verified, Up-to-Date Name, Address, and Email of Company Representative

- Contracting Office's Contact Information” To: “Past Experience - The offeror shall provide past experience information regarding similar contracts for no more than three projects performed within the past three years from the solicitation release date. At least one example of a past experience that resulted in successful contract completion is needed in order to receive an "Acceptable" rating. "Successful contract completion" describes an example in which your company developed an ATO package that was ultimately approved by the Authorizing Official. At least six months of ATO sustainment will also be used as the minimum requirement for the "successful contract completion" example(s) provided. This successful example shall address the following items:

- Agency/Company/Division/Customer Name

- Description of Service Provided

- Contract Number

- Contract Value

- Period of Performance

- Verified, Up-to-Date Name, Address, and Email of Company Representative (This representative needs to be an individual that can speak to the work completed and does not need to be the offeror's PM for this requirement.)

- Contracting Office's Contact Information”

9. Modify PWS (Attachment 1), Page 5 of 11, paragraph 3.2.

From: “During these trips, the contractor should provide all of its required equipment. The Government shall provide the contractor with a desk, chair, and computer, so long as the COR is given 30 days advance notice.”

To: “During these trips, the contractor should provide all of its required equipment. The Government shall provide the contractor with a desk, chair, monitor and a computer that can read common access cards (CACs), so long as the COR is given 30 days advance notice, if that many days’ notice is possible. The Government will not furnish the contractor with additional laptops or CAC readers.”

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Contract Clauses

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Addendum 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the offers, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including:

1. Terms and conditions.

2. Representations and certifications.

3. If applicable, current UK business registrations, licenses, and/or insurance required to legally operate and employ personnel within the UK or show rationale for non-applicability.

Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

The Government's terms, conditions, and respective clauses contained within this solicitation are prescribed in accordance with United States Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and are not subject to conditionally proposed revisions or changes requested by offerors. Offerors' specific terms and conditions that may be contingently proposed for subsequent inclusion into the contract, if awarded, will not be considered by the Government in its evaluation of offers. Offerors that are not able to comply with the aforementioned conditions, will be determined as noncompliant with the solicitation requirements, and therefore may be removed from consideration for award.

B. The quote shall consist of three (3) separate attachments:

Attachment I - Technical Capability Attachment II - Price Attachment III - Offeror Representations and Certifications

For Attachment I - Technical Capability, the attachment shall address the following sub-factors:

Credentials - Offerors shall maintain all of the required credentials for the ATO process.

Past Experience - Offerors shall provide past experience information regarding similar contracts for no more than three projects performed within the past three years from the solicitation release date. The past experience information shall include the following items:

- Agency/Company/Division/Customer Name

- Description of Service Provided

- Contract Number

- Contract Value

- Period of Performance

- Verified, Up-to-Date Name, Address, and Email of Company Representative

- Contracting Office's Contact Information

For Attachment II - Price, the attachment shall be completed using the Quote Sheet attached to this RFQ (Attachment 2). In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in this solicitation, with attachments. The solicitation constitutes the model contract. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed-price award. Accordingly, proposed pricing by offerors shall be firm-fixed-price and not subject to revision and/or negotiation, if selected for contract award. Additionally, multiple awards will not be considered.

So quotes shall include pricing for all CLINs. Ensure that unit prices extend no more than two (2) decimal places.

For Attachment III - Offeror Representations and Certifications, complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in the provision and in the on-line Representations and Certifications at https://beta.sam.gov/.

Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items along with the quote. For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in. Attachment III shall only contain the provisions and clauses that require an offeror fill-

in. This attachment will not be used to contain extra content that could not fit in Attachments I or II.

C. Points of Contact: All communications shall be submitted via email to the following personnel/addresses:

1st Lt Joshua Renick / joshua.renick.1@us.af.mil Ms. Maria Calimlim / maria.calimlim@us.af.mil

D. Questions. Questions must be submitted via email to the personnel noted above. All questions are due no later than 12:00 PM on Thursday, 17 September, British Summer Time. All questions and answers will be posted to https://beta.sam.gov/ within three business days.

E. Submission Instructions:

1. Electronic copies of all quote-related information for each volume shall be submitted using Microsoft Office 2010 or later, and/or Portable Document Format (PDF) using Adobe Acrobat 9.0 or later. Offerors shall not submit any documents in PDF that cannot be electronically searched. Offerors may use JPEG images for charts or screenshots. The title of the electronic documents shall include the RFQ number, attachment number and offeror's CAGE code (i.e. FA558720Q0024, Attachment I: Technical Capability, CAGE code). Each attachment shall be contained in its own single searchable file, with copy/paste capability. JPG images and company proprietary information, such as plans and manuals, are excluded from the searchable with copy/paste capability. Offerors shall insert the file name in the header of each document.

2. Electronic offers shall be submited to joshua.renick.1@us.af.mil. It is the offeror's responsibility to confirm receipt of the quote from the Government, prior to the submittal due date and time.

3. All offers shall be complete, clearly presented, and contain sufficient detail for effective evaluation, as detailed in 52.212-2 of this solicitation. Offers shall be neat, indexed and assembled in an orderly manner.

Late quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) - Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

THE SUBMITTAL DUE DATE FOR QUOTES IS FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2020, NO LATER THAN 12:

30 PM, BRITISH SUMMER TIME (BST).

F. Format for Attachments I, II and III shall be as follows:

- Paper Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches, or European equivalent.

- Font: Times New Roman, Size 11 font, or equivalent. The font size for figures and tables shall be no smaller than Size 7 font, or equivalent.

Copies and Page Limits. Attachments I and II cannot exceed 10 pages each. The cover, cover letter, table of contents, glossary and executive summary for all attachments are not included in the 10-page limit for each attachment. If the page limit is exceeded, then the excess pages will be removed from the offer and will not be evaluated. When Interchange Notices (INs) are necessary, the Government will issue them by electronic means to prospective offerors. Page limitations may be placed on responses to INs, and such limitations will be provided at the time the IN is issued. There is no page limit for Attachment III. Only one copy of Attachments I, II and III is required.

Cross-Referencing. Offerors shall not cross reference between Attachments I, II and III. Each attachment shall be written on a stand-alone basis, so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing the other attachments. Information required for offer evaluation, which is not found in its designated attachment, will be assumed to have been omitted from the quote.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

(End of Addendum.)

Addendum 52.212-2 - Evaluation Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

The evaluation of offers will be conducted IAW FAR 13.106-2.

In order to be considered for award, there must be an "Acceptable" rating in every non-price primary evaluation factor and sub-factor. The Government will evaluate the offers using two primary evaluation factors: Technical Capability and Price.

Technical Capability: The Government will evaluate technical offers and the sub-factors listed below on a "Pass /Fail" basis, assigning an overall rating of "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable." An "Unacceptable" rating for any of the sub-factors will result in an "Unacceptable" rating for the Technical Capability primary evaluation factor.

Technical Acceptability shall be evaluated against the following two sub-factors.

Credentials - Offerors shall maintain all of the required credentials for the ATO process. At a minimum, the offeror shall provide proof that the ISSM has at least an Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification and that the ISSO has at least an Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification in order to meet the minimum requirements to receive an "Acceptable" rating. These certifications may come from CompTIA, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or another equivalent source.

Past Experience - The offeror shall provide past experience information regarding similar contracts for no more than three projects performed within the past three years from the solicitation release date. At least one example of a past experience that resulted in successful contract completion is needed in order to receive an "Acceptable" rating. "Successful contract completion" describes an example in which your company developed an ATO package that was ultimately approved by the Authorizing Official. At least six months of ATO sustainment will also be used as the minimum requirement for the "successful contract completion" example(s) provided. This successful example shall address the following items:

- Agency/Company/Division/Customer Name

- Description of Service Provided

- Contract Number

- Contract Value

- Period of Performance

- Verified, Up-to-Date Name, Address, and Email of Company Representative (This representative needs to be an individual that can speak to the work completed and does not need to be the offeror's PM for this requirement.)

- Contracting Office's Contact Information

Price: There is a high probability of adequate price competition for this acquisition. If at any time during this competition, the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, then offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the fairness and reasonableness of the price.

The Government will evaluate the submitted prices using the Quote Sheet provided (Attachment 2), which includes a price for the six-month extension that is authorized by FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The price for the six-month extension will be the same as the final option period (CLIN 2001). Evaluation of each option period will not obligate the Government to exercise that option. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held as the intended offer and the total of the CLINs will be recomputed accordingly. The offeror's total evaluated price shall be determined by adding the prices for CLINs 0001, 1001, and 2001, as well as the six-month extension, as highlighted in the Quote Sheet.

Failure to price all CLINs and the six-month extension on the Quote Sheet provided will render the offer as nonresponsive.

Due to the critical nature of the required services, the Government intends to conduct a price realism analysis in order to mitigate risks of unacceptable performance. An unrealistically low price may be judged to create an unreasonable performance risk that will render the offeror ineligible for award.

The Government may award without interchanges and reserves the right to hold interchanges, if deemed necessary by the contracting officer. Furthermore, the Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government, technical and price factors considered.

(End of Addendum.)

List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Attachment 1 - PWS - Snap-On Automated Tool Control Box Service for ATO

The following attachments were deleted:

Attachment 1 - PWS - Service to Receive and Sustain an Authority to Operate (ATO) for Snap-On Automated Tool Control Boxes