Attachment 06_Addendum to 52_212_1_ITO_Commercial Items.pdf

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

1. OBJECTIVE

The Government will award one (1) contract as a result of solicitation FA8052-20-R- 0001. This requirement will facilitate competition by using an 8(a) competitive set-aside in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.805, Competitive 8(a) under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services using Product Service Code R499, Support - Professional: Other.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. A firm-fixed-price contract will be awarded on the basis of a best value trade-off based upon an integrated assessment of Factor 1 - Technical; Factor 2 - Past Performance; and Factor 3 - Price. A contract may be awarded to the Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1, and is determined, based on the evaluation factors, to represent the best value to the Government. Best Value Means: the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. The Government seeks to award to the Offeror that will best meet, or exceed, the requirements. This may result in an award to other than the lowest priced Offeror, or other than the highest technically rated Offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the Contracting Officer reasonably determines that the technical and/or overall business approach and/or past performance of the higher priced Offeror outweighs the cost difference. The Government team will base the integrated assessment of proposals against all criteria. While the Government evaluation team will strive for maximum objectivity, the process, by its nature, is subjective; therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. As stated previously, all evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. This process permits trade-offs among price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal. The perceived benefits of the higher priced proposal shall merit the additional cost, and the rationale for trade-offs will be documented in the file.

b. If an Offeror (1) fails or refuses to assent to any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation, (2) proposes additional terms or conditions, or (3) fails to submit any of the information required by this solicitation and in the manner specified within this document, then the proposal may be rejected without further evaluation.

c. The Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist are the sole points of contact for this acquisition. The Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist for this acquisition are as follows:

Contracting Officer: David N. Warner Phone: (210) 395-9850 Email: david.warner.27@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist: Nathaniel W. Trulove Phone: (210) 395-9548 Email: nathaniel.trulove.3@us.af.mil mailto:david.warner.27@us.af.mil mailto:nathaniel.trulove.3@us.af.mil

(1) The Contracting Officer will control exchanges between the Government and Offerors via email. Emails must be encrypted and include “Source Selection Information

- See FAR 2.101 & 3.104.” in the Subject line along with the solicitation number.

(2) Offerors shall submit solicitation package questions to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist only. All questions should be submitted via email no later than 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time) on 22 January 2020. The Government will publish the answers to questions received and amend the solicitation (if required) via Contract Opportunities (Beta.SAM.gov).

(3) The Contracting Officer may award without discussions, but may engage in discussions. If discussions are held, the Contracting Officer will promptly notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range; whereupon, Offerors may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.506. Offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a pre-award debriefing or may choose to wait until after the source selection decision to request a post-award debriefing. However, Offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one (1) debriefing. The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful Offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506. Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.506.

d. Elaborate formats, or color presentations are not desired or required.

e. Oral presentations will not be considered for this competition.

f. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. Proprietary information submitted in response to this solicitation will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by Subsection 27 of the Office of Procurement Policy Act as amended (41 U.S.C. 423), hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, as implemented in the FAR.

g. The Government requires an electronic proposal submission via email per the solicitation instructions and specifications. The Government does not require any paper proposals and will not accept faxed proposal copies. All documents shall be submitted in the portable document format (PDF) format that is created to be searched and copied with the exception of the pricing template which should remain in Excel format. Do not submit any documents in PDF format that are copied as “images.” The Offeror’s documents/files will be provided in a non-compressed format. It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the electronic files submitted are virus free.

(1) Offerors shall not lock, encrypt, copy as an image, password protect or otherwise place barriers to opening files for their proposal submissions. In the event where the Government cannot access the electronic version to complete the evaluation, the Government will consider the offer invalid and the proposal will be deemed ineligible for award.

(2) If the Government receives more than one (1) proposal from a single Offeror, the Government may deem the proposals invalid; the Offeror may be deemed ineligible for award.

h. Files shall not contain classified data and must adhere to the page limitations of ten (10 pages. For this requirement, an electronic page is identified as follows:

(1) Page: One face of a 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper containing information

(2) Paragraph: Separated by at least one blank line

(3) Page Numbering: Sequentially

(4) Font: Times New Roman Font; 12-point minimum font size

(5) Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right shall be 1”

(6) Tables graphs and illustrations: Font size no less than 8-point

(7) Page layout: Portrait orientation is preferred

3. OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

a. Proposal Cover Sheet. Page limit, 1 page. The Offeror’s proposal submission cover letter should be on company letterhead. The Proposal Cover Sheet shall include a point of contact that is authorized to commit the company; company address and phone number; the audit office with a point of contact/phone number; the administration office with a point of contact/phone number; and any other information that will be important in evaluating the proposal; for example DUNS, Tax Identification Number

b. Exceptions/Assumption to Solicitation Requirements. Page limit, none. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If necessary, Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. This information shall be provided in the format and content of the table below.

Solicitation Document Page/ Paragraph Requirement/Portion Rationale

TO PWS, Part X, Pricing Template, Past Performance

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken.

Describe Why the requirement can/will not be met.

c. Technical Volume. Page limit, 5 pages. A technical volume (identified as Part I - Technical) is requested for this solicitation. The technical volume shall represent a comprehensive technical and management approach to accomplish the work effort identified in the PWS. The proposal shall describe the Offeror’s understanding of the effort to be undertaken and a description of how the Offeror’s firm plans to meet and satisfy these requirements. Offerors shall outline their business approach to the Government in a 5-page synopsis which clearly explain timely recruiting, hiring, training and retaining Medical Laboratory Technician-Team Leads (MLT-TL) (two (2) FTE); Medical Laboratory Technicians - Specimen Processing (MLT-SP) (eight (8) FTEs); Data Entry Clerks (four (4) FTE); Analytical Scientist (two (2) FTEs), and Information Technology Support (three (3) FTEs); focusing on timely recruiting, hiring and placing of the workers.

Notice to Offeror. There shall be no reference to price/cost in the Technical Volume.

d. Past Performance Volume.

(1) Offerors shall provide at least one (1) but no more than a total of three (3) references meeting the recency and relevancy requirements cited below. Attachment 09A - Reference Information Sheet - Summary Data and Attachment 09B - Reference Information Sheet - Contract Specific Data should be provided to convey the use of CPARS or past performance questionnaire(s) to the Government evaluators.

(2) Past Performance Questionnaire (Solicitation Attachment 10): The Offeror is responsible for initiating Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) only if the past performance reference is not available in CPARS. The Offeror will forward the questionnaire to the primary customer point-of-contact, with instructions to send the completed, signed questionnaire back to the Contract Specialist, Nathaniel W. Trulove at nathaniel.trulove.3@us.af.mil.

(3) The Government will use the past performance information provided by the Offeror.

However, the Government reserves the right to obtain other past performance information from other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or Contract Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases;

interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and commercial sources and/or non-Government sources, such as any commercial business or customers referenced by the Offeror in any of the past performance information disclosed.

(4) Past Performance Page Limitations

(a) The Reference Information Sheet - Summary Data, Attachment 09A, shall be submitted for the Offeror and is not included in the page count.

(b) The Reference Information Sheet - Contract Specific Data Attachment 09B, shall be submitted for each contract reference and is not included in the page count to describe the past performance associated with the specific contract reference as they relate to past performance. There is no page limit established for information to describe each individual contract reference; however, there is a maximum page limit of five (5) pages allotted for all contract references. (The total page limit to describe all five (5) contract references shall not exceed five (5) pages. If an Offeror submits only three (3) contract references they can still use the 5-page maximum to describe the past performance for the contract references and allocate the five (5) pages as they desire).

(c) If the Offeror’s Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) is located in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) (as indicated on Attachment 09A - Reference Information Sheet - Summary Data), then it is not necessary for the Past Performance Questionnaire to be submitted. For those Offerors whose past performance information is not located on the automated systems, Offerors shall contact their references and request that each reference complete Attachment 10 “Past Performance Questionnaire” and email the completed survey form not later than the closing date and time for receipt of proposals under this solicitation to the following email addresses:

Contracting Officer: David N. Warner Email: david.warner.27@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist: Nathaniel W. Trulove Email: nathaniel.trulove.3@us.af.mil

(d) Offerors shall provide Attachment 09B “Reference Information Sheet - Contract Specific Data” for each cited contract (as applicable).

(e) If the Offeror performed as a subcontractor on a Government contract and submits a past performance reference for that contract, the past performance questionnaire should be completed by a Government representative (Contracting Officer’s Representative for the indicated contract). If a Government representative is not available, the questionnaire may be completed by the prime contractor.

(f) The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure the problems it finds in the information provided by the Offeror. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the Offeror.

(g) Offerors that have no record of past performance (i.e. new businesses) must submit a signed and dated statement to that effect.

e. Price Volume

(a) The Offeror shall complete and submit the Government-provided Excel Pricing Worksheet, Attachment 08 and indicated a total price. Cost and Pricing Data is not required under competitive and commercial acquisitions; but if only one proposal is received - Certified Cost or Pricing data may be required.

(b) Offerors must complete the pricing template as designed. No attempt to reformat or remove cells is authorized. Submission of pricing data needs to be complete and accurate. Leaving cells blank or entering “N/A” or zeros are not acceptable values for these cells. Prices should be rounded to the nearest-two decimal format. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in the Offeror being removed from consideration for incomplete data submission. Incomplete pricing may result in an Offeror’s proposal being deemed ineligible for award.

mailto:david.warner.27@us.af.mil

4. OTHER PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror’s proposal should also consist of the signed and completed solicitation and all Amendments (if applicable).

5. ESTIMATED EFFECTIVE AWARD DATE

For proposal purposes the estimated effective date of task order award is 18 March 2020.

Offerors are required to allow their Offeror acceptance period to be at least 180 days.

6. SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS

a. Offerors shall submit their proposals electronically to 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron under the instructions contained in this provision. Proposals (including “no bids”) are due no later than 12:00 PM (Central Standard Time) on 31 January 2020.

b. Proposals submitted electronically will be considered late unless the Offeror completes the entire transmission of the proposal prior to the closing date and time for receipt of proposals under this solicitation.

c. Questions regarding this solicitation will be accepted until 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time) on 22 January 2020. Questions received after the specified period may not be answered.

END ADDENDUM to 52.212-1