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FA8052-16-R-0029 08-Aug-2016

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

210-395-9549

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

11:00 AM 31 Aug 2016

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

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FA8052

9. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

MARK D INGLE

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

773 ESS/PK

3515 S. GENERAL MCMULLEN, STE 200

SAN ANTONIO TX 78226-1720

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE F2M4AK 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

AFMOA/SGHQ - F2M4AK

KATHERINE SMITH

3515 S. GENERAL MCMULLEN STE 200

SAN ANTONIO TX 78226

TEL: 210-395-9064 FAX:

210-395-9864FAX:

TEL:

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

X 8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

20,500,000

NAICS:

561611

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

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REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

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42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

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ITEM NO.

FA8052-16-R-0029

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

(AFCCVO) requirement IAW the PWS.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 Lot Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, and other fees IAW the PWS.

ESTIMATED COST

0003 Lot Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $5,000).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. No handling fees or G&A shall be applied to travel.

1001 12 Months OPTION Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

1002 Lot OPTION Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, 1003 Lot OPTION Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $5,000).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting

2001 12 Months OPTION Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

2002 Lot OPTION Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, 2003 Lot OPTION Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $5,000).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting

3001 12 Months OPTION Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

3002 Lot OPTION Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, 3003 Lot OPTION Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $5,000).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting

4001 12 Months OPTION Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

4002 Lot OPTION Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, 4003 Lot OPTION Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $5,000).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting

5001 6 Months OPTION Centralized Credentials Verification

FFP

Provide Labor/Management Staffing and Office with required furniture and equipment to support the Air Force Centralized Credentials Verification Office

5002 Lot OPTION Credential Verification Fees

COST

Other Direct Costs for verification fees by state boards for the credential process concerning licenses, specialty boards, educational institutions, database queries, 5003 Lot OPTION Travel

COST

Travel costs are to be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel

Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable (NTE $2,500).

All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate Government Official, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel reimbursement shall be accompanied by supporting

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 Destination Government Destination Government

0003 Destination Government Destination Government

1001 Destination Government Destination Government

1002 Destination Government Destination Government

1003 Destination Government Destination Government

2001 Destination Government Destination Government

2002 Destination Government Destination Government

2003 Destination Government Destination Government

3001 Destination Government Destination Government

3002 Destination Government Destination Government

3003 Destination Government Destination Government

4001 Destination Government Destination Government

4002 Destination Government Destination Government

4003 Destination Government Destination Government

5001 Destination Government Destination Government

5002 Destination Government Destination Government

5003 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 POP 25-SEP-2016 TO

24-SEP-2017

N/A AFMOA/SGHQ - F2M4AK

KATHERINE SMITH

3515 S. GENERAL MCMULLEN STE 200

SAN ANTONIO TX 78226

210-395-9064

F2M4AK

0002 POP 25-SEP-2016 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 25-SEP-2016 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1001 POP 25-SEP-2017 TO

24-SEP-2018

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1002 POP 25-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1003 POP 25-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 25-SEP-2018 TO

24-SEP-2019

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2002 POP 25-SEP-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2003 POP 25-SEP-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 25-SEP-2019 TO

24-SEP-2020

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3002 POP 25-SEP-2019 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3003 POP 25-SEP-2019 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4001 POP 25-SEP-2020 TO

24-SEP-2021

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4002 POP 25-SEP-2020 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4003 POP 25-SEP-2020 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

5001 POP 25-SEP-2021 TO

24-MAR-2022

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

5002 POP 25-SEP-2021 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

5003 POP 25-SEP-2021 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government

(Sep 2006) -- Alternate I

OCT 1995

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.204-2 Security Requirements AUG 1996

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2015

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2015

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance JUL 2013

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2015

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2015

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2015

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for

Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction under and Federal Law

FEB 2016

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification--Commercial Items APR 2016

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015

52.219-1 Alt I Small Business Program Representations (Sept 2015)

Alternate I

SEP 2015

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation JUL 2013

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014

52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards And Service Contract Labor Standards-

Price Adjustment

MAY 2014

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification OCT 2015

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace MAY 2001

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

AUG 2011

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification APR 1984

52.224-2 Privacy Act APR 1984

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013

52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014

52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014

52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims MAY 2014

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

JUL 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

52.237-3 Continuity Of Services JAN 1991

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.246-4 Inspection Of Services--Fixed Price AUG 1996

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities FEB 2013

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

PLEASE SEE BELOW ADDENDUM FOR THIS REQUIRMENT

Addenda to 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offeror’s -- Commercial Items (July 2013)

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 150 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

L-I Air Force Centralized Credentials Verifications Office (AFCCVO):

Request for Proposal (RFP) Number FA8052-16-R-0029 for Air Force Centralized Credentials Verifications

Office (AFCCVO) and the Attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the overall requirements in which vendors are to propose to. The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price type contract resulting from this solicitation.

L-II General Instructions & Information to Offeror’s:

Each Offeror is required to submit their proposal as specified in solicitation provision 52.212-1, Instructions to

Offeror’s-Commercial Items, along with the following addendum. Failure to provide any required information may result in an offer being determined non-responsive.

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries.

1. Proposals are due no later than 11:00AM local San Antonio, Texas time on 31 August 2016. Questions regarding this solicitation must be in writing and are due by 2:00PM local San Antonio, Texas time on August 19, 2016. Proposals and questions must be emailed to the 773ess.pk.proposal@us.af.mil.The e-mail Subject line shall state the following:

Questions/Proposals for the AFCCVO, ATTN: Mark Ingle and Trichelle Mayfield-Flagg, AFICA 773rd

ESS/PKB

2. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the

Contracting Officer via the Contract Specialist.

Contracting Specialist:

Mr. Mark Ingle mark.ingle.2@us.af.mil

(210) 395-9549

B. General Instructions/Information.

1. The source selection methodology will be a limited tradeoff. It is in the Government’s intent to award a single contract to the Offeror who will provide the best value offer to the Air Force as determined by an integrated assessment of the evaluation criteria establish in this RFP. The evaluation criteria are divided into three (3) factors: Technical/ Risk Capability, Past Performance and Price. Technical/ Risk Capability will be assessed as acceptable or unacceptable based on demonstrated technical, management and quality control approaches to meeting the requirements set forth in Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS). Past Performance will be evaluated as significantly more important than Price.

2. The Offeror’s proposal shall include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Failure to submit proposals as outlined herein may render a vendor ineligible for award. The government reserves the right to make award based on the proposals received with or without discussions.

3. The proposal shall 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. Offeror’s shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. The Offeror’s proposal must convey to the Government that the Offeror is capable; possesses sufficient technical expertise and experience; possesses sufficient resources; and is able to plan, organize, and use those resources in a coordinated and timely fashion such that technical requirements will be achieved.

4. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the Offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. The proposal must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Offeror’s are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to the identified evaluation factors and sub-factors in the addendum to provision FAR 52.212-2 – Evaluation of Commercial Items (Section M) of this solicitation. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. The proposal (offer) shall consist of three (3) separate Volumes; Volume I – Technical /Risk Capability, Volume II – Past

Performance and Volume III - Price. Each volume shall contain General Information as outlined below.

5. Offeror’s proposal shall consist of a cover letter within each of the three (3) volumes:

Cover Letter shall include the following:

o Basic IDIQ/GSA contract number (if applicable) o Small Business Status/Categories as appropriate o Company point of contact with email, phone and facsimile number o CAGE Code, DUNS number, and Tax ID Number o A statement that your company understands the requirements specified in the Performance Work

Statement (PWS) and will meet the performance standards and requirements therein mailto:773ess.pk.proposal@us.af.mil

6. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the Offeror’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the solicitation, concurrence with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) submitted by the

Offeror, and contract type. 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 agreement without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer, whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received from the Offeror before award.

7. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offeror’s are encouraged to present their best proposal in their initial proposal submission. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions.

However, if this occurs, a competitive range may be determined and Offeror’s notified. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency. If the Government awards without discussions, the Offeror’s may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of proposals or to resolve minor clerical errors. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest.

8. Instructions outlined in paragraph below, prescribe the format for the proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals. If an

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

9. Debriefings. The Contracting Officer will promptly notify Offeror’s of any decision to exclude them from the competition, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. The

Contracting Officer will notify Offeror’s whose proposal remained in the competitive range but were not selected for award in accordance with FAR 15.503(b). Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offeror’s may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.506.

10. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date for receipt of proposals. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions.

1. The proposal instructions in this section are designed to assist Offeror’s in preparing a complete response that reflects a full understanding of the approach proposed to accomplish all the requirements as stated in the

Performance Work Statement and the evaluation criteria in the addendum to provision FAR 52.212-2 – Evaluation of Commercial Items.. The Offeror’s proposal shall include all data and information requested and shall be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Non-conformance with the instructions provided may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation, rendering it ineligible for award.

2. Offeror’s proposal shall consist of three (3) separate volumes and each Volume shall have a general section that provides a Cover Letter as noted in Para B5 above and herein:

Volume I – Technical/ Risk Capability

Volume II – Past Performance

Volume III – Price

3. Proposal Format:

(a) Email Copy -

Email size should not exceed 5MB. Include the RFP number on the subject line of the email. Any proposals submitted via email shall be sent to the 773ess.pk.proposal@us.af.mil. Offeror’s are encouraged to verify receipt of proposals.

(b) Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

a. Requirements of the solicitation (CLINs and PWS) and Government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

b. Evaluation factors for award in accordance with addendum to provision FAR 52.212-2- Evaluation of

Commercial Items, of this solicitation.

c. Any limitation on the number of proposal pages. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this provision will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

(c) The proposals shall be organized into three (3) volumes. Proposals must be prepared as follows:

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

b. All text shall be single spaced and printed black on white paper (black and white requirement does not apply to graphics, photos, etc. - company stationary and logos are acceptable).

c. Printing shall be easily readable; 12-points font size, 10 pitch proportional spacing using Times New

Roman font.

d. All pages shall be printed on one side only.

e. Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

f. Each volume must include a cover sheet with the following information:

i. Volume number and name of volume

ii. Solicitation title

iii. Offeror’s name, address, and contact information

iv. Date of proposal and validity date

v. Indication of whether the volume is an original or copy

vi. Cage Code

vii. DUNS Number

viii. Tax Identification Number (TIN)

g. The spine of each volume should include the following information from the list above: i., ii, iii. (only the Offeror’s name), and v.

h. Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the sub-paragraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

i. All volumes shall contain page numbers. Offeror’s shall use a standard page numbering system.

j. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with a definition for each.

k. All information submitted in the proposal shall be unclassified.

(d) 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 parts 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 sub-factor shall be self-contained. No cross-referencing between sub-factor responses is permitted.

(e) Proposal Limitation. The proposal shall not exceed the limits stated below. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. The Government will not accept any changes to the contractor’s proposal after the closing date of the solicitation). If discussions become necessary, page limitations may be placed on responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs). The specified page limits for

EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the Offeror’s.

Table 1. Number & Type of Copies Required *

VOLUME TITLE PAGE

LIMITS

I Technical /Risk Capability 20** II Past Performance N/A III Price N/A

** Does not include the proposed QCP. Cover page and Table of Contents is inclusive of page limit, Offeror’s shall submit one original and one redacted copy of Volume I.

a. Page limit includes: all attachments, appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, and drawings. Page limit does not include: covers sheets for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. Pages will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

b. The minimum font size for the proposal pages is 12, utilizing Times New Roman themed font. Tables may use font size 10, utilizing Times New Roman. Required documents should be submitted via email with a read receipt, and should be clearly marked as the requirement title and your contract number.

All text shall be single spaced with black text on white paper; graphics, photos, etc. may be in color.

c. What Counts As A Page? A page shall be an 8 ½ X 11” sheet of paper. If both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages (as noted above, all pages shall be printed on one side only). Margins shall be at least 1 inch on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch on the side. The Offeror shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event the Offeror creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

d. Do not send as an executable or .exe file. Email size shall not exceed five megabytes. Documents may be compressed (zipped) using WinZip 8.1 or later version. Any corrupted file or media containing a virus could result in the offer not being considered for award.

e. Software use shall be word processing, spreadsheet or .PDF that is compatible with the latest Microsoft

Office Suite software or Adobe Portable Document Format.

f. Redacted copy should not include any reference to the company name and/or any identifying logos.

Resumes are excluded from the 20 page limit for the Technical Volume.

4. Proposal Content

(a) Volume I – Technical Volume (Factor 1)

a. The Technical /Risk Capability Volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the Offeror’s proposal. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the technical /risk factors defined in the addendum to provision FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Section M) of this solicitation. 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.

Statements that the Offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.); statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof (including applicable publications, technical data, etc.); and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offeror’s shall assume that the

Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

b. The Technical /Risk Capability Volume shall, at a minimum, be prepared in a form consistent with the submitted PWS and the evaluation criteria for award set forth under the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2

Evaluation – Commercial Items to this solicitation. The section shall be prepared in an orderly format and in sufficient detail to enable the Government to make a thorough evaluation of the Offeror’s technical competence and ability to comply with the contract task requirements specified in the submitted PWS. The

Offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology to be used in accomplishing the propose PWS tasks. The volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

Table of Contents

List of Table and Drawings (if applicable)

Evaluation Criteria:

Factor 1 – Technical Capability o Sub-factor 1 – Technical Approach o Sub-factor 2 – Management Approach

c. The technical approach will be evaluated for evidence of the degree to which the Offeror demonstrates a clear understanding of the requirements for the AFCCVO requirement as defined in the PWS. Responses should display a reasonable, well-thought-out approach that demonstrates the Offeror's understanding of tasks to be performed, as well as the technical approach and methodology for accomplishing tasks under any resultant award to meet the requirements of the PWS. The two technical sub-factors are as follows:

Sub-Factor 1 – Technical Approach. Technical Approach to the requirement will be evaluated on whether the Offeror’s proposal clearly demonstrates a clear understanding of the requirement and the tasks in accordance with the PWS. Technical Approach acceptability in the proposal is met if the following is satisfied:

The submitted proposal shall establish how the tasks identified in the PWS, paragraph 2.1 thru

2.1.1.3.6 will be accomplish.

Sub-Factor 2 – Management Approach. The management approach will be evaluated for the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal reflects a management approach that will lead to the successful accomplishment of the requirement. Management Approach acceptability in the proposal is met if the following is satisfied:

Provide a staffing plan to clearly demonstrate how the staffing team will be organize, and provide all the necessary resources to include the Credentials Office (CVO) in efficiently performing the

AFCCVO requirement in accordance with the PWS.

The PWS shall identify the security measures to ensure the credential information are not loss, stolen, or damage. The proposal shall demonstrate how the security measures stated in the PWS will be accomplished.

d. Combined Technical Capability/Risk Factor Ratings. The Offeror’s technical solution will be rated concurrently with the risk associated with its technical approach. The technical rating evaluates the quality of the Offeror’s technical; solution for meeting the Government’s requirement. The risk rating considers the risk associated with the technical approach in meeting the requirement. Technical/Risk evaluations shall be utilizing the ratings listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Technical Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable

The proposal meets all the requirements identified in the solicitation.

Only those proposals determined acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Once deemed acceptable, all proposals are considered equal.

Unacceptable

Fails to meet one or more requirements in the solicitation identified and major revisions would be required to make the proposal acceptable. Proposals with an unacceptable rating will not be considered for award.

The rating of the Offeror’s Technical Capability will determine whether or not the Government will consider the Offeror for award. The Government will proceed as follows based on Technical Capability rating:

a. If deemed technically acceptable: Proceed to evaluate Offeror’s past performance and price.

b. If deemed technically unacceptable: The Offeror's proposal will not be considered for award.

Volume II – Past Performance Volume (Factor 2) The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an Offeror's recent and relevant past performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort, as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation and recent within 5 years from the date of this solicitation is issued.

a. The Offeror shall include documentation regarding their relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide no more than three (3) of the most relevant contracts performed for Government agencies and/or commercial customers within the last five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation. In the event an Offeror is not able to provide any documentation regarding relevant past performance within the last five (5) years, then the Offeror shall provide a statement to that effect. If it is discovered by the Contracting Officer that an Offeror failed to disclose a relevant contract, the contracting officer may find the Offeror nonresponsive and ineligible for contract award. In your selection of recent and relevant projects/programs, consider the following:

Recency: For the purposes of evaluation under this solicitation, recency is relevant past performance within the last five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. More current past performance will weighed greater than less recent history.

Relevancy: As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and the Offeror’s role as a subcontractor and/or teaming partner or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the source selection requirements; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance. More relevant past performance will weigh more than less relevant past performance.

b. In conducting the past performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the Offeror’s Past Performance Volume and information obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Contract

Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Defense Contract Management Agency

(DCMA) or similar systems, and commercial sources. Offeror’s are reminded that both independent data and data provided by Offeror’s in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate

Offeror past performance. However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested in this paragraph remains with the Offeror’s. Proposals that do not contain the information requested, risk rejection. Below is the past performance relevancy rating method.

Table 2. Relevancy Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Very Relevant Present/Past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/Past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/Past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/Past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

c. The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror’s recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. Past Performance Confidence Assessment will be evaluated using the following ratings (see Table 2):

Table 2. Performance Confidence Assessments

Substantial Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence

(Neutral) No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

All past performance comments received will be taken into account and could affect the overall rating.

The overall past performance evaluation is a subjective decision based on the whole of all data received.

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned; the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR

15.305 (a) (2) (iv)). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance and be deemed “neutral.”

d. The Offeror shall include documentation regarding their relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation using Attachment 2 “Past Performance

History”. The Offeror shall provide no more than three (3) of the most relevant contracts performed for

Government agencies and/or commercial customers within the last five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation. In the event an Offeror is not able to provide any documentation regarding relevant past performance within the last five (5) years, then the Offeror shall provide a statement to that effect. If it is discovered by the Contracting Officer that an Offeror failed to disclose a relevant contract, the contracting officer may find the Offeror nonresponsive and ineligible for contract award.

e. The Offeror shall use Attachments 3-6 – To validate the past performance history. The contracting officer shall seek relevant performance information on all priced offers based on (1) the past and present efforts provided by the Offeror and (2) data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources. Relevant performance includes performance of efforts that are similar or greater in scope, magnitude and complexity than the effort described in this solicitation. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the government to assess the Offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in the solicitation, based on the Offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance.

g. Submission Requirements. The Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

(1) Relevant Contracts Reference Sheet – see Attachment 3. The Offeror shall provide documentation outlining no more than three (3) of the Offeror’s past performance with contracts, as prime, subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or joint venture partner, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting the Offeror’s assertion of relevance. Offeror’s are required to explain what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant to the proposed effort, and to what aspects of the proposed effort they relate.

(2) Client Authorization Letters for each identified effort for a commercial customer authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the Offeror’s performance. See Attachment 4.

(3) Past Performance Information Evaluation for each commercial customer identified to provide past performance history by completing the questionnaire in Attachment 6 concerning the Offeror’s performance. See Attachment 5.

(4) Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) – see Attachment 6. For the contracts identified on each Relevant

Contracts Reference Sheet in Attachment 3, the Offeror shall have no more than three (3) PPQs (one (1) per relevant contract). The individual responding to the questionnaire shall forward (with read receipt) the response to the Contract Specialist, Mark Ingle, email mark.ingle.2@us.af.mil. The response time for receipt of the PPQs is the same as all other proposal requirements, 11:00AM local San Antonio, Texas time on 31 August 2016.

(c)Volume III - Price (Factor 3) – The Offeror shall complete Section B of the SF 1449.

mailto:mark.ingle.2@us.af.mil

a. Complete blocks 12, 17a (including CAGE code), and 30a, b, and c of the Standard Form (SF) 1449. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation/Request for

Proposal (RFP), with attachments. The solicitation constitutes the model contract. Provide a signed SF

1449 and signed SF 30/amendments, if applicable. All solicitation amendments must be acknowledged in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offeror’s-Commercial Items and submitted with the proposal. Include name, title, and signature of individual authorized to sign on behalf of the company.

b. Insert the proposed prices for base (12 months) and all four (4) option years in the Schedule B Proposal

Pricing. Ensure the total extended pricing for each Contract Line Item (CLIN) is calculated correctly.

c. Offers will be evaluated utilizing price analysis techniques (completeness/accuracy;

reasonableness and realism) to determine if the price is complete, reasonable, realistic and balanced. Unreasonably high/unrealistically low, unbalanced, inaccurate or incomplete price proposals may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition. The Government will evaluate proposed prices for reasonableness using price analysis techniques.

d. Price will not be scored or rated, but will be ranked from lowest to highest total evaluated price (TEP). Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b). Through these techniques the Government will determine whether the proposed prices are complete, reasonable, realistic and balanced.

e. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing

Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.

f. The volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

i. TAB A, Solicitation, Offer and Award – The SF 1449 shall be submitted fully completed. The

Offeror is cautioned that the SF 1449 must contain an original signature in block 30a of the form (if submitting a hard copy of the proposal). The Offeror shall acknowledge any amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1449 and Section

L, FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offeror’s – Commercial Items. The Offeror shall provide the name, title, telephone number and email address of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate and negotiate on behalf of your company contractually.

ii. TAB B, Section B (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs) - Section B of the SF 1449 shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the Offeror’s total extended pricing for the established Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs).

5. ALTERNATE PROPOSALS: Alternate proposals will not be accepted.

6. INCURRED EXPENSES

The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation. NO OFFEROR WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR SUBMITTING A

PROPOSAL.

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…