Instructions to Offerors.pdf

Instructions to Offerors

Request for Proposal: FA8730-23-F-B009 Issue Date: 23 February 2023 Closing Date/Time: 20 March 2023/ 12:00PM EST

1. Description:

AFLCMC/HBUK has a requirement for water traffic replication services to assist with Waterside Security Testing. The Contractor shall introduce three categories of watercraft into the waterways abutting Joint Base Charleston, in South Carolina.

Class A - Jon Boat & Jet Ski (80 Hours Total). These vessels will be utilized for 40 hours in the five-day period in the following modes: Transiting, Idle - Non Transiting, and Off -Anchored

Class I - Fishing Boat (Center Console) (40 Hours Total). This vessel will be utilized for 40 hours in the five-day period in the following modes: Transiting, Idle - Non Transiting, and Off - Anchored

Class II - Fishing Boat (Deep Sea) (40 Hours Total). This vessel will be utilized for 40 hours in the five-day period in the following modes: Transiting, Idle - Non Transiting, and Off - Anchored

See the estimated usage hours / watercraft class:

Class A (2 Vessels) - Run 8 Hours / Off 3 Hours / Idle 10 Hours

Class I (1 Vessel) - Run 8 Hours / Off 2 Hours / Idle 5 Hours

Class II ( I Vessel) - Run 6 Hours / Off 3 Hours / Idle 6 Hours

We will be onsite from 8AM - 5 PM Monday - Friday for site operations and data collection.

The Contractor shall operate the watercraft in vicinity of the TC Dock at Joint Base Charleston, exact location to be provided during contract kick-off, and shall operate each watercraft in coordination with the local Security Forces Squadron (SFS), for a total of 5 business days. The Contractor shall operate the watercraft in compliance with all local, state, and federal requirements of the waterway management. Operation of the watercraft shall include all normal authorized waterway activity, and specific operation may be specified during each operation window in contact with local SFS.

2. Contract Type:

Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

3. Period of Performance:

Total Effort, 12 Months

4. Issuing Office:

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)/HBUK 3 Eglin St, Bldg 1612, Hanscom AFB, 01731 (This is not the location of the required effort)

5. Questions:

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via email to Ms. Leslie Cooper at leslie.cooper@us.af.mil and Mr. Ryan Krystyniak at ryan.krystyniak@us.af.mil no later than 12:00pm EST 17 March 2023. Answers to questions will be posted under the SAM.gov RFP and will be available for all offerors to view.

Oral communications/telephone communications are not permitted. All questions must be submitted in writing to the individuals indentified above.

6. Set Aside:

This is a notice that this order is a total set aside for Small Business concerns. Only quotes submitted by Small Business concerns will be accepted by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a Small Business concern will not be considered for award.

7. Evaluation Criteria:

This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures.

Technical acceptability will be met if an offeror’s proposal adheres to all requirements stated in the PWS and the herein Instructions to Offerors. Award will be made to the vendor with the lowest price with a technically acceptable proposal. The offeror should submit a technical capabilities statement along with the quote submission to aid the Government in determining technical acceptability.

8. Proposal Format/Submission:

Quotes shall be submitted in an 8-1/2” X 11” format with 12 point font and should be organized to correspond with the evaluation criteria listed herein. The page limit for the quote submission is five (5) single sided pages in Microsoft Word. The page limit does not include the cost volume.

In addition, all offerors shall submit a total price IAW the following structure:

CLIN 0001- $XX.XX

CLIN 0030-NSP

Total Price $XX.XX

All proposals must be submitted by email to the following:

Leslie Cooper, Contracting Officer, leslie.cooper@us.af.mil mailto:leslie.cooper@us.af.mil mailto:ryan.krystyniak@us.af.mil

Ryan Krystyniak, Contracting Specialist; ryan.krystyniak@us.af.mil

Failure to provide proposals by the closing date and time or via a method other than email will result in exclusion from consideration. All proposals must contain the information described in this Instruction to Offerors. Failure to provide any of the information above will result in exclusion from consideration.