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SECTION L

Instructions to Offerors

1. PROGRAM INFORMATION

1.1 The Rapid Development 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 many 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. 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

Purpose: This addendum to the solicitation tailors the terms and conditions contained in the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, and provides additional instructions to offerors. Except as specified in this solicitation addendum, the offeror shall submit all data and information required by the provision at FAR 52.212-1 and this addendum.

Tailoring of 52.212-1: FAR 52.212-1(e), Multiple Offers, is hereby deleted from this solicitation. That paragraph is marked as RESERVED.

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), Standard Form (SF) 1449, and SF 1449 attachments. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this Instructions to Offerors (ITO) may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation.

The proposal shall be clear, concise, and 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 their facilities or experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

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

Offer Acceptance and Validity Dates: Concerning FAR 52.212-1(c) of the provision regarding the period during which the offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm is hereby amended to read '220 days' instead of '30 days.' The offeror shall make a clear statement in the Price & Offer Documentation Volume that the offer is valid for 220 days after the date for receipt of offers specified in Block 8 of the solicitation cover sheet, Standard Form (SF) 1449.

The proposal acceptance period and submission deadline are specified on the solicitation page at https://sam.gov/. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (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: Mr. Chris Simendinger Contract Specialist: Ms. Anaiya Taylor Mailing address: Same mailing address Building 46; Room 210 Phone: (937) 656-8086 1895 5th St Email: anaiya.taylor@us.af.mil Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7233 Phone: (937) 713-0578 Email: christopher.simendinger@us.af.mil

2.2 Debriefings

The CO will notify unsuccessful offerors IAW FAR 15.503, Notification to Unsuccessful Offerors, and conduct pre-award and post-award debriefings, if requested, IAW FAR 15.505, Award to Successful Offeror, and 15.506, Pre-award Debriefing of Offerors, respectively. 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.

2.3 Discrepancies

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Proposals must conform to all of the requirements of the solicitation. If an offeror believes that any part of the solicitation, including (but not limited to) the requirements in these instructions, contains an error, omission, or is otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing directly or through the POC identified herein. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the CO.

2.4 Electronic Reference Documents

All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

The Contract Attachments section of the Request for Proposal (RFP) SF 1449 references a total of seven (7) attachments and one (1) exhibit, all of which are in the contract file labeled “SF 1449.” 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 8 through 10 and the PPI Tool. The RDIF Price Matrix, RFP SF 1449 Contract Attachments, Attachment 3, requires completion and submission with the Offeror’s proposal. There is also an Attachment 3 with the SAM attachments; this is a copy of the price matrix that can be filled out. The completed price Matrix will be attached to the SF 1449 at the time of award. Additionally, the Past Performance Information (PPI) Tool and Instructions (SAM attachment 9), and the Past Performance Questionnaire (SAM attachment 10), also require completion and/or submission of data as part of the Offeror’s proposal. The PPI Tool must be requested as soon as possible from the primary and secondary points of contact. The PPI Tool cannot be transmitted via https://sam.gov/. The other RFP attachments posted on the RFP page on https://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 Section L 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 https://sam.gov/.%20Potential https://sam.gov/ sending and receiving of encrypted emails, Offerors must use Microsoft Outlook email configured to support encryption or a different email product that is Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (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 17(a) of the SF 1449.

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, 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.

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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 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 (JCO) signature on the Form 2345 does not necessarily convey the right to receive 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 submitted with offeror’s electronic submission. 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 220 days after the proposal receipt date.

3.3 Electronic Proposal Submission

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 emailed to the Government personnel 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. 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 all electronic proposals. These restrictions do not apply to pages that are generated using the 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, in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness. Information shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403-5. If, after receipt of proposals, the CO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror shall be required to submit cost or pricing data.

All pricing shall be provided in the RDIF Price Matrix, RFP SF 1449, Contract Attachments, 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 a 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 with an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

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 referred to 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 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

5.3 Model Contract

5.4 IDIQ Minimum Guarantee Acknowledgemen 1

6 VOLUME II TECHNICAL

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/Experience

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 Spreadsheet 2

IV

1 Required

II

III

1 Required

25 1 Required

10 1 Required

I 1 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 for at least 220 days 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 Model Contract/Representations and Certifications - The purpose of this volume is to provide information to the Government for preparing the contract document and supporting file. The offeror's proposals shall include a signed copy of the SF 1449, and a signed copy of any/all amendments to the solicitation. The sections of the SF 1449 are outlined below. By completing these blocks, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. The form shall be clearly marked as “original.” The name, title, and physical signature on the SF1449 must match the name and signature provided in the cover letter in response to FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(v).

5.3.1 Solicitation/Contract Form - This includes completed blocks 17a, 26, 30a, 30b, and 30c of the SF 1449 cover sheet. Signature by the offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept.

5.3.2 Supplies or Services and Prices

5.3.3 Contract Administrative Data

5.3.4 Special Contract Requirements

5.3.5 Contract Clauses

5.3.6 Attachments

5.4 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.

5.5 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

6.1 Subfactor 1 – Live Task Order

The Technical Proposal should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical subfactors defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying these subfactors. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is not necessary or desirable for you to tell us so in your proposal. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. The Government has provided the Offeror with a PWS for a live task order (See SAM attachment 8), 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 performed by the Offeror that wins the IDIQ contract and will constitute the minimum order guarantee for this IDIQ contract. The Offeror shall review the live task order PWS found at SAM attachment 8, 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 SF 1449, Contract Attachments, attachment 6, Equipment List).

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

6.1.1. (See SAM attachment 8, Live Task Order).

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 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers of all material suppliers.

6.1.5 Identification of any tasks that must be subcontracted and DUNS number or a SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) 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 SF 1449, Contract Attachments, attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS). 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 Instructions, SAM attachment 9, 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 SF 1449, Contract Attachments, 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 Small Business Administration (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 10, directly to the points of contact for each contract submitted using the Past Performance Information Tool. All Past Performance Questionnaire responses from the points of contact are to be provided directly to the Government CO and Contract Specialist by 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:

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

7.4.2 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 SF 1449 and attached as Contract Attachments, 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 organization of the company’s 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 past performance and proposal submission dates will be posted on the solicitation page at https://sam.gov/.

8. VOLUME IV – PRICE

8.1 The Offeror shall complete and submit the RDIF Price Matrix (RFP SF 1449, Contract Attachments, 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).” Specific classes of employees performing work on this contract may be exempt from the SCLS provisions (as implemented by FAR Clause 52.222-41) if the employee meets the criteria specified in DOL regulation 29 CFR Part 541 for the Executive, Professional, Administrative, or Computer-related occupations. Wages and benefits for employees exempt from the SCLS are not governed by either a DOL area wage determination or a CBA-based wage determination, thus the wage and benefit escalation for exempt employees is not recoverable under FAR Clause 52.222-43. Offerors shall address planned wage and benefit escalation for all exempt employees accordingly. Offerors shall not build any escalation into the contract price for the non-exempt employees because that escalation is recoverable under FAR Clause 52.222-43 (see paragraph b of the clause). Reference the RDIF Labor Category Qualifications (RFP SF 1449, Contract Attachments, 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 SF 1449, Contract Attachments, 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 26 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 FY26 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.

8.4 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 TEP.

9. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

9.1 The following provisions and addendums will be physically removed from any resultant award and will be considered incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters;

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items;

FAR 52.212-3 (Alternate I), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items;

Addendum 1 - Additional Instructions to Offerors; and Addendum 2 - Evaluation Factors.

9.2 Regarding the clause at FAR 52.228-5, Insurance - Work on a Government

Installation, see FAR 28.306, Insurance Under Fixed-Price Contracts, for minimum insurance requirements.

9.3 FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.204-7 System for Award Management, Nov 2024 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting, Aug 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal, Jan 2017 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, Sep 2023

9.4 DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements, Nov

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System, Mar 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit, Jun 2012 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors, Jan 2023 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors-Postaward Debriefings, Dec 2022 252.239-7098 Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites - Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003), Apr 2021

9.5 FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Nov 2021)

As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows:

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Past Performance

2. Price

3. Technical Capability

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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 contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (Jul 1990)

As prescribed in 17.208(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

52.233-2 Service of Protest. (Sep 2006) As prescribed in 33.106 , insert the following provision:

SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from ____________. [Contracting Officer designate the official or location where a protest may be served on the Contracting Officer.]

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within oneday of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

As prescribed in 52.107(a), insert the following provision:

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation. (Apr 1984) As prescribed in 52.107(c), insert the following provision in solicitations in order to revise or supplement, as necessary, other parts of the solicitation that apply to the solicitation phase only, except for any provision authorized for use with a deviation. Include clear identification of what is being-altered.

Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

FAR 52.212-1(e) is marked Reserved

(End of clause)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (Nov 2020) As prescribed in 52.107(e), insert the following provision in solicitations that include any FAR or supplemental provision with an authorized deviation.

Whenever any FAR or supplemental provision is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the provision when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental provision, except that the contracting officer shall insert "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Federal Supplement (DFARS) (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

9.6 DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.215-7008 Only One Offer. (Dec 2022)

As prescribed at 215.408(3), use the following provision:

ONLY ONE OFFER (DEC 2022)

(a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was received, the Offeror agrees to-

(1) Submit any additional cost or pricing data that is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable (10 U.S.C. 3705) or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 3702 and FAR 15.403-3); and

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this provision, if the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, certify all cost or pricing data in accordance with paragraph (c) of DFARS provision 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, of this solicitation.

(b) Canadian Commercial Corporation. If the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial

Corporation, certified cost or pricing data are not required. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Canadian Commercial Corporation that additional data other than certified cost or pricing data are required in accordance with DFARS 225.870-4(c), the Canadian Commercial Corporation shall obtain and provide the following:

(1) Profit rate or fee (as applicable).

(2) Analysis provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to determine a fair and reasonable price (comparable to the analysis required at FAR 15.404-1).

(3) Data other than certified cost or pricing data necessary to permit a determination by the U.S. Contracting Officer that the proposed price is fair and reasonable ____[U.S. Contracting Officer to provide description of the data required in accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) with the notification].

(4) As specified in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), an offeror who does not comply with a requirement to submit data that the U.S. Contracting Officer has deemed necessary to determine price reasonableness or cost realism is ineligible for award unless the head of the contracting activity determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to that offeror.

(c) Subcontracts. Unless the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the

Offeror shall insert the substance of this provision, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold defined in FAR part 2.