Section L 20191120.pdf

20 November 2019

SECTION L

Instructions to Offerors

1. PROGRAM INFORMATION

1.1 The Rapid Development and Integration Facility’s (RDIF) primary function and scope consists of aircraft part development, integration, prototyping, modification, and production on a variety of military aircraft. While it is the Government’s goal to perform as much of these requirements as possible, contractor resources augment Government resources to accomplish the RDIF’s mission. Support requirements (including labor categories and hours) fluctuate as programs and funding are acquired. While touch labor is the common element of support, various programs require the following: work at offsite locations, short-term specialties, materials, manufacturing, research and development, prototyping, quality assurance, engineering, aircraft modification, test support, etc.

1.2 The Government will award a single Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to cover potential requirements for support. The ceiling for the IDIQ will be $99 million, and the ceiling will not change if the one-year option is exercised or if an extension under FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, is activated. The first task order will be awarded in conjunction with (immediately after) the award of the IDIQ. As projects are identified and funding is obtained, requirements will be identified, developed into requirements documents, and provided to the IDIQ contract holder.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested by these Instructions to Offerors (ITO) and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions.

The proposal shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), Model Contract, and Model Contract attachments. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this ITO may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation.

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

Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its facilities or experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

The proposal acceptance period and submission deadline are specified on the solicitation page at https://beta.sam.gov/. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. The Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

2.1 Points of Contact

The Contracting Officer(s) (CO) and Contract Specialist are the only points of contact for this acquisition. Offerors shall address any questions or concerns to all of the below points of contact. Email is the preferred method of communication.

The CO for this acquisition is:

Primary: *Maj Benjamin Coffman Alternate: Ms. Jessica Anderson Mailing address: Same mailing address Building 46 Phone: (937) 656-8090 1895 5th St Email: jessica.anderson.31@us.af.mil Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7233 Phone: (937) 904-6313 Email: benjamin.coffman.1@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist: James McCauley Same mailing address Phone: (937) 713-0578 Email: james.mccauley.5@us.af.mil

*Note that Maj Coffman is filling in temporarily for the PCO, Ms. Jessica Anderson, who will return to the office during the RFP period. Please copy Ms.

Anderson on correspondence with Maj Coffman and Mr. McCauley as specified above until notified that Ms. Anderson has returned to the office.

2.2 Debriefings

The CO will promptly notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. Offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a pre-award debriefing or a post-award debriefing; however, Offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The CO 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 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

2.3 Discrepancies

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If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Offeror is asking the CO to consider as related to the omission or error.

2.4 Electronic Reference Documents

Referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the System for Award Management (SAM) solicitation page for this requirement, which is located on the SAM website at https://beta.sam.gov/ (the “solicitation page”). Potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information is posted to the website for this solicitation.

Section J of the RFP references a total of eight attachments and one exhibit, all of which are in the contract file labeled “Model Contract.” With the exception of The Model Contract, SAM Attachment (1), attachments that will not be incorporated into or attached to the final contract (“SAM attachments”), that can be viewed more clearly when not in the black and white contract file format, or that require contractor input into the attachment, are posted separately on the solicitation page.

SAM attachments that will not be incorporated into the final contract are numbered

(1) through (5). The RDIF Price Matrix, RFP Section J, Attachment 3, requires completion and submission with the Offeror’s proposal. Additionally, the Past Performance Information Tool, SAM attachment (3), and the Past Performance Questionnaire, SAM attachment (4), also require completion and/or submission of data as part of the Offeror’s proposal. The other RFP attachments, Exhibit A, and other attachments posted on the RFP page on https://beta.sam.gov/ are for reference only and need not be returned with the Offeror’s proposal, but see the rest of this Section L to ensure that all submission instructions are followed.

These Instructions to Offerors, RFP Section L, and the Evaluation Criteria, RFP Section M, must be followed completely; the Offeror must submit all required documentation as specified in Sections L and M of the RFP.

2.5 Communications

Exchanges of source selection information between the Government and Offerors will be controlled by the CO. Email may be used to transmit such information only if the email can be sent and received encrypted and includes “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 & 3.104” in the subject line. In order to facilitate the sending and receiving of encrypted emails, Offerors must use MS Outlook email configured to support encryption or a different email product that is S/MIME compatible and configured to support encryption. Offerors intending to submit source selection information via encrypted email will need to contact the Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist indicated in paragraph 2.1, above, prior to that first submittal in order to exchange Public PKI key credentials. To ensure the process is working correctly, send a test encrypted message first (without including any source selection information). Upon submission of source selection information, the Offeror is responsible to verify that one of the points of contact in paragraph 2.1, above, received the submission prior to the RFP submission deadline posted on the solicitation page.

If an Offeror is unable to send source selection information via encrypted email, digital source selection information must be transmitted via DoD SAFE at https://safe.apps.mil/. Each Offeror must notify the points of contact in paragraph

2.1 if unable to access the DoD SAFE website via Common Access Card authentication. In the notification, the Offeror shall request to be sent a link where files may be uploaded, allowing the Government at least one business day to provide a link. The Government will send a link where source selection information may be uploaded securely using DoD SAFE.

2.6 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing. The size standard is 1,250 employees.

2.7 “Offeror” Defined

The term “Offeror” is used throughout the ITO, Section L, and Evaluation Criteria, Section M. “Offeror” is defined as the single concern with whom the Government will have privity of contract if the award is made to such concern. This concern is the firm identified in block 15(a) of the model contract (SF33).

2.8 Export-Controlled Data. Because the live task order drawings are restricted by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Offerors shall follow the below instructions and allow sufficient time to be granted access to the ITAR-restricted data.

2.8.1 As soon as practicable, Offerors must submit a completed DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement (SAM attachment (5)), via email to jcp-admin@dla.mil. The standard processing time to receive a certified form is three business days. However, Offerors should allow at least seven business days to electronically receive a certified form.

2.8.2 Once a certified form is received, the Offeror shall send the certified form and a request to receive all ITAR-restricted drawings supporting the live task order to the points of contact in paragraph 2.1 of this ITO, Section L.

In the request, the Offeror shall advise whether the Government should send the ITAR-restricted drawings by encrypted email or DoD SAFE.

2.8.3 Within one business day, the Government will provide the documents securely to the Offeror via encrypted email or DoD SAFE. Offerors shall https://safe.apps.mil/ reference paragraph 2.5 for additional information regarding encrypted email and DoD SAFE.

2.8.4 Offeror failure to take timely action that leads to its inability to receive ITAR-restricted data with sufficient time to complete the proposal and make submission by the submission deadline will not be considered grounds for extending the RFP period.

2.8.5 Offerors should note that Joint Certification Office signature on the Form

2345 does not necessarily convey the right to received export-controlled data, release of which is at the government’s discretion and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

The Offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table (See Table 4.2 below). The titles and contents of the volumes shall be defined in accordance with this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies as specified in Table 4.2. The attachments identified in the table shall be separately bound in three-ring, loose-leaf binders. The contents of each proposal volume are described in this Request for Proposal and are noted in the table below.

3.2 Proposal Cover Letter

The proposal shall be accompanied by a complete and signed cover letter to be included in Volume I (see paragraph 5.1 below). The cover letter must meet the requirements at FAR 52.215-1(c)(2). The cover letter must specify that the Offeror’s proposal remains in effect for at least seven (7) months after the proposal receipt date.

3.3 Hard Copy and Electronic Proposal Submission

The Offeror shall provide one (1) hard copy of the original proposal clearly identified as “original” proposal. In addition to that paper copy, the Offeror shall submit all proposal information in identical format and content in electronic version on CD/DVD. The CD/DVD shall be “read-only” and formatted for Microsoft Windows. All Microsoft Excel attachments posted by the Government shall be submitted in the same format (unaltered) in which they are provided by this RFP.

The Offeror shall not include any formulas or links beyond what is in the provided format. The Offeror shall only input data per instructions in the RFP. When creating Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files, the Offeror shall create the file to enable textual search and copy functions, to include searchable graphics, tables, and graphs, when practicable. Macros or other embedded objects or features will be disabled as part of regular security precautions.

The “original” proposal shall be identified. Proposals shall be addressed to the CO and mailed or hand carried to the address identified in paragraph 2.1 prior to the submission deadline of 1600 EST on the date posted on the solicitation page.

3.4 Page Limitations

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal, and excess paper copies will be destroyed. 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 ENs to the Offerors. Each page shall be counted except for cover pages, table of contents, tabs, resumes, and glossaries.

A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts. Pages shall be single spaced.

Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document and tables, charts, graphs, and figures, the font shall be Times New Roman, and the text size no less than 12 point. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from default values of the word processing or page layout software. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and ¾ inch side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. These page size and format restrictions shall apply to responses to ENs. These limitations shall apply to both electronic and hard copy proposals. These restrictions do not apply to pages that are generated using SAM attachment (3), Past Performance Information Tool.

Legible tables, charts, graphs, and figures shall be used wherever practicable to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc.

These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume and count as a single page. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics, not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 10 point.

3.5 Pricing Related Data

The CO has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial proposals, the CO will review this determination and if, in the CO’s opinion, adequate price competition exists and price reasonableness can be determined, no cost or other pricing information will be requested, and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines there is insufficient data to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, or if only one proposal is received, Offerors may be required to submit Certified Cost or Pricing Data information to support a determination of price reasonableness. If there is adequate price competition or another exception in FAR 15.403-1 applies, but the CO is unable to determine price reasonableness, Offerors may be required to submit other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.

The Offeror is not required to provide pricing in Section B of the Schedule of the RFP. All pricing shall be provided in the RDIF Price Matrix, RFP Section J Attachment 3. Labor prices and Material Markup rates provided by the Offeror in the RDIF Price Matrix are binding on task orders. This means that the Offeror must use those prices and Material Markup rates on all subsequent task orders except as updated per clause FAR 52.222-43, “Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).”

3.6 Cross-Referencing

To the greatest extent possible, each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with a minimum of cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation which is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal. If the Offeror decides to cross-reference, the Offeror shall provide a solicitation cross-reference matrix referencing Section L (the ITO), the PWS, and/or specification paragraph number and the corresponding proposal paragraph in that section that addresses the referenced item.

3.7 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, and an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

3.8 Binding and Labeling

Each volume of the proposal should be separately bound in a three-ring, loose-leaf binder permitting the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet should be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification, and the Offeror’s name. The same identifying data should be placed on the spine of each binder. Be sure to apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215- 1(e), Restriction on disclosure and use of data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

4. PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

4.1 Table of Contents

4.1.1 All proposal volumes shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within each volume.

4.1.2 Master Table of Contents – Volume I, CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION, shall contain a consolidation of the individual Table of Contents for all Volumes (I through IV). This will be referenced as the Master Table of Contents.

4.1.3 The Table of Contents will not count against page limitations.

4.2 Organization and Page Limit Table

Volume Ref Title Page Limit Hard Copy

E-Copy

5 VOLUME I CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

3.2 & 5.1 Proposal Cover Page 1

4.1.2 & 5.2 Master Table of Contents; All Volumes

4.1.1 Volume I Table of Contents

5.3 Certifications and Representations

5.4 Model Contract

5.5 IDIQ Minimum Guarantee Acknowledgemen 1

6 VOLUME II TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

4.1.1 Volume II Table of Contents

6.1 Subfactor 1 - Live Task Order Approach

6.1.1 Performance Plan

6.1.2 Labor Categories/Hours

6.1.3 Labor Force Qualifications

6.1.4 Bill of Materials

6.1.5 Required Subcontractors

6.2 Subfactor 2 - Management of IDIQ

6.2.1 Subcontractor/Material Supplier Managemen

6.2.2 Fair and Reasonable Prices

6.2.3 Quality Control Plan

6.2.4 Human Resource Plan

7 VOLUME III - PAST PERFORMANCE

4.1.1 Volume III Table of Contents

7.1 Vendor Past Performance Information 25

7.6 Organization Structure Change History 2

8 VOLUME IV - PRICE

4.1.1 Volume IV Table of Contents

8.1 RDIF Price Matrix 2

IV

Required

II

III

Required

25 Required

10 Required

I Required

Unlimited

4.3 The information requested in the four (4) volumes identified in paragraph 4.2 will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in Section M of this

RFP.

5. VOLUME I – CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

5.1 The cover letter identified above in paragraph 3.2 shall be included as the first page of this volume. The Offeror’s cover letter must include a statement that the proposal and prices included therein will remain in effect at least for seven (7) months after the proposal receipt date.

5.2 The Offeror shall provide a Master Table of Contents for all volumes and a table of contents specific to volume I (see 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 above).

5.3 Offerors shall complete and submit the SF 33 model contract including the Provisions and Clauses in Section I of the RFP, the Offeror’s Representations and Certifications in Section K of the RFP, and the CDRLs and attachments except for the Past Performance Information Tool (SAM attachment (3)) and Past Performance Questionnaire (SAM attachment (4)), which will be completed according to paragraph 7.3 and the instructions in the attachments, themselves. The Offeror shall not enter prices into Section B of the RFP, because Section B will not be evaluated. Price evaluation will be accomplished on the prices the Offeror enters into RFP Section J attachment 3, RDIF Price Matrix.

5.4 Offerors shall complete blocks 15-18 of the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation

Document. By completing these blocks, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. These sections constitute the model contract.

The hard copy shall be clearly marked as “original.” The name, title, and physical signature on the SF33 must match the name and signature provided in the cover letter in response to FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(v).

5.5 Offerors shall provide written acknowledgement, signed by a company representative meeting the requirements of FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(v), that acknowledges that if the Offeror is awarded the IDIQ contract, it will perform the live task order at the prices provided in the proposal. The live task order constitutes the minimum guarantee for this IDIQ contract.

5.6 Offerors shall include a written acknowledgement by a company representative, indicating that the Offeror and all subcontractors proposed are in compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) (formerly known as the Service Contract Act of 1965), as amended. For certain labor categories, the Department of Labor Wage Determinations provides the minimum qualification requirements and wages to allow the Offeror to propose either SCLS or non-SCLS covered personnel for certain labor categories. It is the responsibility of the Offeror and the subsequent TO awardee to comply with the SCLS.

6. VOLUME II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

6.1 Subfactor 1 – Live Task Order

The Government has provided the Offeror with a PWS for a live task order (See SAM attachment (2), Live Task Order). A live task order is an active RDIF requirement for aircraft component development, integration, prototyping, and production. The live task order will be the first task order against this IDIQ, will be performed by the Offeror that wins the IDIQ contract, and will constitute the minimum order guarantee for this IDIQ contract. Please note that no CDRLs are required in support of the Live Task Order. The Offeror shall review the live task order PWS found at SAM attachment (2), Live Task Order, and the drawings provided and provide the following:

6.1.1 The Offeror’s technical approach for performing the work on the live task order (“Performance Plan”). The technical approach must demonstrate that the Offeror will perform labor at the RDIF Facility at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, using available RDIF Equipment. (See RFP Section J attachment 6, Equipment List).

6.1.2 Labor categories and hours necessary to perform the work in paragraph

6.1.1. (See SAM attachment (2), Live Task Order). These are documented in The RDIF Price Matrix, RFP Section J, Attachment 3.

6.1.3 Résumés showing experience working in aircraft component development, integration, prototyping, and production for military aircraft for the personnel proposed to perform the labor hours in 6.1.2. Résumés do not count against the page limitations defined in table 4.2.

6.1.4 A Bill of Materials that must be purchased and names and DUNS numbers of all material suppliers.

6.1.5 Identification of any tasks that must be subcontracted and DUNS number of all identified subcontractors. The Offeror does not need to duplicate its materials suppliers listed in response to 6.1.4 above.

6.2 Subfactor 2 – Management of IDIQ

During the life of this contract, the Offeror will likely be required to perform multiple projects simultaneously with requirements that span the list of capabilities listed in RFP Section C and Section J attachment 1, Performance Work Statement.

The offeror must, therefore, submit the following:

6.2.1 Its process for qualifying and managing performance of its subcontractors, teaming partners, and material suppliers.

6.2.2 Its process for determining whether prices for subcontracted work or materials are fair and reasonable.

6.2.3 A draft quality control plan that will be followed when performing any task order issued against this contract.

6.2.4 Its Human Resources plan for maintaining an available qualified and experienced workforce (please note that only labor required for the live task order is guaranteed at this time) performing aircraft component development, integration, prototyping, and production within 50 miles of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

7. VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE

7.1 Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Department of Defense

Source Selection Procedures. The performance confidence assessment will be based on recent and relevant past performance of the Offeror and its subcontractors/teaming partners. The Offeror shall provide past performance information in accordance with the format contained in the Past Performance Information Tool, SAM attachment (3), for each past contract to be evaluated by the Government. The Offeror shall submit up to four (4) total contracts, at least two (2) of which must be from the Offeror, itself. The Offeror is also required to provide the scope of the contract and a description of its performance in relation to the capabilities found in the PWS, which is incorporated into the RFP at section C and attached at Section J, attachment 1.

7.2 If the Offeror is a formal Joint Venture or in a Mentor-Protégé relationship, the Government will consider the past performance of all firms that comprise the joint venture. Please note that if the Offeror is a formal joint venture or is in a Mentor- Protégé relationship, it shall provide a copy of the Small Business Administration approved Mentor-Protégé and/or Joint Venture certificate documentation. For 8(a) Joint Ventures, the SBA must receive the certification documentation prior to the proposal due date and must approve the documentation before contract award.

7.3 The Offeror shall send the Past Performance Questionnaire, SAM attachment (4), directly to the points of contact for each contract submitted using the Past Performance Information Tool, SAM attachment (3). All Past Performance Questionnaire responses from the points of contact are to be provided directly to the Government CO and Contract Specialist by regular mail or email without being routed through the Offeror.

7.4 When identifying which contracts to submit, the Offeror shall select projects that meet the following definitions for recency and relevancy:

Recency: The period of performance of the contract submitted in the Past Performance Information Tool, SAM attachment (3), occurs or remains ongoing within the five (5) years prior to this RFP release date and demonstrate completion of at least six (6) months of performance.

7.4.1 Relevancy: Projects where the Offeror or its subcontractors/teaming partners have demonstrated, through performance, the capabilities identified in section 5 of the PWS (which is incorporated in RFP Section C and attached as Section J attachment 1), which include the development, integration, prototyping, and production of military aircraft components in a rapid environment requiring adaptive collaboration.

7.5 Offerors 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. This may include a discussion of how the scope of the contract demonstrates that the Offeror possesses the capabilities identified in section 5 of the PWS. The Offeror may also describe the types of aircraft serviced, the types of components or parts that were modified, prototyped, and produced, the extent of component integration, and the extent of adaptive collaboration that took place during performance.

7.6 Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies and/or reorganized their divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this proposal volume a "roadmap" describing all such changes in the Offeror organization. A pamphlet or other commercial document describing such reorganizations may suffice. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts identified for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the Offeror, the "roadmap" should be both specifically applicable to the efforts identified and general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

7.7 Offerors are requested to submit Volume III, Past Performance, no later than seven calendar days before the submission deadline. Offerors are also requested to instruct those completing Past Performance Questionnaires to submit them to the Government no later than seven calendar days before the submission deadline. The proposal submission dates will be posted on the solicitation page at https://beta.sam.gov/https://www.fbo.gov/.

8. VOLUME IV – PRICE

8.1 The Offeror shall complete and submit the RDIF Price Matrix (RFP Section J, Attachment 3). This attachment requires the Offeror to establish fully burdened labor rates to the nearest cent for predetermined labor categories. The list of predetermined labor categories is all-inclusive, meaning that any labor performed over the life of this contract will be priced by the Offeror using these labor categories only. These labor rates are binding over the life of the IDIQ contract, meaning all task orders issued against the IDIQ contract will incorporate these respective rates, except as updated in accordance with FAR 52.222-43, “Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).” Reference the RDIF Labor Category Qualifications https://www.fbo.gov/

(RFP Section J, Attachment 4) for descriptions of required qualifications of personnel in each labor category.

The Offeror will also provide its markup percentage (called “Material Markup”) in the RDIF Price Matrix that will be applied to all materials purchased or subcontracts issued. This markup percentage will be binding over the life of the IDIQ, meaning that on Task Orders issued against this IDIQ, the Offeror can only price in the actual cost of materials plus the markup percentage established in this IDIQ contract.

Material Markup may include G&A, profit, overheads, etc. that are associated with processing, handling, or managing materials and subcontracts, but the components of Material Markup will not be submitted to the Government with the proposal.

Data beyond that required by this ITO shall not be submitted unless requested by the CO.

8.2 The RDIF Price Matrix (RFP Section J, attachment 3) also requires the Offeror to provide labor hours and material prices for the live task order. To arrive at live task order pricing, the Offeror will be required to provide the number of labor hours in each labor category necessary to complete the live task order. The RDIF Price Matrix multiplies the labor hours provided by the Offeror by the FY 20 labor rates provided by the Offeror to arrive at the live task order Total Labor price.

The Offeror will provide pricing for the materials it listed per paragraph 6.1.4 and for tasks it intends to subcontract, per paragraph 6.1.5. Material and subcontract pricing is collectively referred to as “Material” in the Live Task Order Pricing section of the RDIF Price Matrix. The Total Material price will be derived by multiplying the Material by the FY20 Material Markup rate and adding the result to the Material. This Total Material price will be added to the labor prices for the live task order to determine the Total Live Task order price.

8.3 All fields in red require Offeror input, and once a value is entered into a red field, it will change to white. Fields not initially colored red are locked, and the Offeror cannot provide input. If any red fields appear in the worksheet, the RDIF Price Matrix is NOT properly completed. The spreadsheet and its formulas and format shall not be altered in any way. Additional instructions for completing the RDIF Price Matrix are also contained within the attachment, itself.

In the RDIF Price Matrix, the total evaluated price (TEP) sums all values in the TEP Contribution columns and the Total Live Task cell to generate the Total Evaluated Price (TEP).