NGMP_Section_L_Amend_3_25Jan17_(with_Track_Changes).docx

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION (SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104)

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

252.234-7002 DEV Earned Value Management System (Deviation 205-O0017) SEP 2015

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation.

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52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 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:

Mr. David Tenenbaum

USSOCOM, SOF AT&L-KI

7701 Tampa Point Blvd.

MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323

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

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52.252-1 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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil OR http://www.arnet.gov/far

52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984) Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

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52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(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 Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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5652.209-9002 USE OF CONTRACTOR SUPPORT/ADVISORY PERSONNEL FOR REVIEW OF PROPOSALS (2015)

The offeror’s attention is directed to the fact that contractor personnel may review and provide support during proposal evaluations. When appropriate, the following contractor personnel may have access to offeror’s proposal and may be utilized to objectively review a proposal in a particular functional area and provide comments and recommendations to the Government’s decision makers. They may not establish final assessments of risk, rate or rank offerors’ proposals. All advisors shall comply with procurement Integrity Laws and shall sign Non-Disclosure and Rules of Conduct/Conflict of Interest statements. The Government shall take into consideration requirements for avoiding conflicts of interest and ensure advisors comply with safeguarding source selection and proprietary data. Submission of proposal in response to the solicitation constitutes approval to release the proposal to the below contractor(s):

MITRE Corporation

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5652.215-9010 Cost and Pricing Data Not Required (1998)

It is anticipated that adequate price competition will be available to determine price reasonableness. In the event that the price reasonableness cannot be determined based on adequate competition, the Contracting Officer may require the submittal of cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403.

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5652.215-9016 TECHNICAL AND CONTRACTUAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION (2000)

All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Office. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent to the following point of contact:

USSOCOM – Directorate of Procurement ATTN: Mr. David Tenenbaum, SOF AT&L-KI 7701 Tampa Point Blvd.

MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323 david.tenenbaum3@socom.mil

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5652.233-9000 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF AGENCY PROTESTS (2013)

All protests shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer. A request for an independent review of the protest decision shall be made through the Contracting Officer to the HCD/FCO.

L.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.0.1 Each offeror intending to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation should notify the Contracting Officer via e-mail david.tenenbaum3@socom.mil within 10 days of RFP issuance. This is an all-electronic solicitation release. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov. The offeror is responsible for reviewing the webpage for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to current information. 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. Sections 2101 - 2107) and as implemented in the FAR. Proposals shall be unclassified and will be treated as Source Selection Information (see FAR 2.101 and 3.104). Classified information will not be accepted and will be returned to the offeror.

L.0.2 Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation. Any commitments made in the proposal shall become part of the resultant contract. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental issue of the offeror’s understanding and/or ability to perform the contract. This may be a basis for rejection of the proposal. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an offeror’s proposal being excluded from further consideration for award.

L.0.3 Volume1, Factor 1, Technical - shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions and will be evaluated IAW the evaluation criteria in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Proposals shall include necessary information to enable the evaluators to form a definitive conclusion concerning the offeror’s ability to perform the required support. The Technical volume shall be organized in tab format in the order listed in this Section L and submitted IAW L.0.8 and L.0.9.

L.0.4 Volume 2, Factor 2, Past Performance- shall be prepared IAW these instructions and will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. The Past Performance volume shall be submitted IAW L.0.8 and L.0.9.

L.0.5 Volume 3, Factor 3, Price- shall be prepared IAW these instructions and will be evaluated IAW the evaluation criteria in Section M and submitted IAW L.0.8 and L.0.9.

L.0.6 Volume 4 - Administrative Information: shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions and will be provided to the Contracting Officer and utilized as part of the separate determination of Contractor responsibility IAW FAR 9.104-1. The Administrative Criteria volume shall be submitted IAW L.0.8 and L.0.9.

L.0.7 Submit proposals to:

USSOCOM – Directorate of Procurement ATTN: Mr. David Tenenbaum, SOF AT&L-KI Re: H92222-17-R-0008 7701 Tampa Point Boulevard MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323

L.0.8 Format of the proposal volumes (and any resulting responses to Evaluations Notices (ENs)) shall be as follows:

0. Text size shall be no smaller than what is equivalent to Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, 11 point, uncompressed font.

0. Pages (to include Cover Pages) shall be single sided, one and one half spaced, with a minimum of one inch margins on all sides.

0. Pages shall be dated and numbered sequentially by volume. All documents identified in L.0.9 as excluded from the identified Volume page count shall be provided at the end of the applicable Volume and distinguished by adding “unlimited” after the page number.

0. Proposal table of contents, cover page, acronym lists, and tab dividers are not included in the page count.

0. Elaborate format, color representations, and bindings are not desirable. Three ring binders are preferred per Volume for required print copies. The pages in the binders shall be easily removed and replaced to facilitate page changes. Any pages that are changed (as the result of negotiations) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page and/or circling if changing data in a chart. The offeror shall indicate the new date on revised pages.

0. Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used when necessary to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, may be single spaced, and shall not exceed 11 by 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the Volume, and count as two pages. 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 8 point Arial font.

0. Electronic copies must be provided on compact disks, read-only memory. Microsoft Office presentation and spreadsheet products are preferred. PDF files where Microsoft Office formats are not available are acceptable. Changes, as a result of negotiations, will be conformed into a compact disk and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin.

L.0.9, Table 1 Proposal Submission and Preparation:

L.0.10 Questions shall be submitted using RFP Attachment 07, Q&A Template. Offerors may submit questions to the Contracting Officer at any time; however, questions received after the date(s) specified in the www.fedbizopps.gov posting may not be answered prior to the RFP closing date referenced in block 9 of the SF33.

L.1 VOLUME 1 – Factor 1 – Technical.

L.1.1 Subfactor 1: Transceiver Performance. The offeror shall provide a Product Design Specification (PDS) for its Next Generation Manpack (NGMP) radio and Vehicle Mounted System (VMS) that meets all Threshold requirements in the Government’s NGMP PS (RFP, Section J, Attachment 01). The proposal shall also include a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) that cross references the proposed NGMP PDS, the Government’s NGMP PS, and the applicable technical proposal page/paragraph number. Any differences or proposed recommended changes to the Government’s NGMP PS requirements shall be highlighted in Yellow and include detailed rationale explaining the reason(s) for the proposed change in the same numbered paragraph in the PDS and in the CRM.

All requirements and capabilities identified in Government’s NGMP PS are Threshold requirements unless specifically identified as Objective requirements. The offeror’s NGMP PDS shall follow the same format (Sections/Paragraph numbering convention) found in Government’s NGMP PS. Offeror’s shall not de-compose any section or paragraph of Government’s NGMP PS into sub-paragraphs.

Offerors shall provide detailed design plans, technical descriptions, drawings/diagrams for all Threshold requirements identified in the Government’s NGMP PS and all proposed Objectives. Offerors are required to demonstrate that the proposed NGMP radio has the ability to meet all the 14 Critical Performance Capabilities (CPC) identified in L.1.1.1 (Table 2) and L.1.1.2 (Table 3) and how the proposed NGMP radio will obtain all applicable certifications (NSA, JITC, etc.), complete performance and environmental testing, and be ready for User Acceptance Testing in accordance with the schedule requirements outlined within Subfactor 2. The technical proposal shall identify all risks associated with the proposed NGMP design that may cause disruption of schedule, increased costs, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and/or the increased likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance as well as the associated planned risk mitigation techniques.

Any Government’s NGMP PS Objective capability that is proposed shall be identified as a Threshold capability in the proposed NGMP PDS and highlighted in Green in the same numbered paragraph. Proposed Objectives and/or additional capabilities that exceed the Government’s Threshold requirements shall be available in the production qualified NGMP baseline radio upon initial delivery or are software based and thus would only require a software update within 6 months or less after initial delivery. Offerors shall not propose any capability that would require Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) trade-offs that exceed 10% of the Thresholds identified in paragraphs 4.1.1.1 and 4.2.1.1, respectively, of the Government’s NGMP PS.

L.1.1.1 Critical Performance Capabilities (CPC). The Government has identified 14 Threshold requirements in the Government’s NGMP PS as CPCs. Offerors shall not propose any of the 14 CPCs as potential “trade-offs” to meet Objective capabilities or in order to mitigate cost, schedule, or performance risks. In order for the Government to verify that the offeror has manufactured and fielded relevant technologies related to the proposed NGMP radio, offerors shall provide copies of applicable certifications (JITC, NSA, etc.) as evidence for 8 of the CPCs outlined in Table 2 as part of the technical proposal. Regarding APCO 25, the Government will accept applicable evidence of P25 implementation for either Phase 1 or Phase 2 capabilities.

Section L.1.1.1 Table 2

L.1.1.2. Copies of applicable certifications for the remaining 6 CPCs are not required to be provided as part of the proposal, however, if available should be provided. The additional 6 CPCs are outlined in Table 3 as follows:

Tables 1, 2 & 3

L.1.2 Subfactor 2: Schedule. The offeror shall provide an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with detailed explanations on how each key milestone will be achieved IAW SOW Section 3.0.3 and CDRL D021. The offeror shall include a description of how its organization intends to interface with various Government organizations, specifically addressing the SOF AT&L Program Office, NSA, and JITC that demonstrates the ability and expertise to effectively meet the proposed schedule. The IMS should graphically support the narrative, identify all the critical design challenges (critical paths) and highlight key milestones (PDR and CDR, critical design milestones, Contractor and out-sourced testing (e.g., environmental, EMI/C testing, JITC Interoperability and Compliance Testing), and obtaining NSA Certification) that demonstrates an understanding of the requirements necessary to deliver a production qualified NGMP baseline radio no later than 18 months ACA. This schedule will become part of any resultant contract award as an attachment. For purposes of the schedule, all offerors shall assume a contract award date of 20 June 2017 with the first ordering period beginning 3 July 2017.

L.1.3 Subfactor 3: Program Management and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). The offeror shall provide a concise summary of the approach, proposed organizational structure/team (facilities and personnel), and overarching ILS plan for meeting the requirements outlined in the SOW and NGMP PS that demonstrates an understanding of the required organization, logistics and sustainment, management expertise, and business processes. At a minimum the offeror shall address the following elements and, when viewed collectively, demonstrate its ability to successfully execute the requirements in the solicitation:

L.1.3.1 The offeror shall also include the following within this subfactor to address small business participation IAW DFARS 215.304. This subfactor is separate from the Individual Subcontracting Plan required by FAR 19.702(a)(1) and Volume 4, Administrative Information. (*NOTE* the NAICS code of 334220 pertains to the prime offeror. The offeror will then be able to determine their subcontractors and the NAICS code for the work that the subcontractor will be performing):

L.2 VOLUME 2 – Factor 2 - Past and Present Performance

L.2.1 Contents. The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Proposal (Volume 2) containing the following:

0. Table of Contents

0. Summary Page describing the role of the offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner (herein referred to as subcontractor) for which the offeror is required to provide Past Performance Information Sheets in accordance with paragraph L.2.1.1 below.

0. Past Performance Information Sheets (paragraph L.2.1.1 below).

0. Past Performance Information regarding Subcontracting (paragraph L.2.1.2 below).

0. Consent Letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, authorizing release of adverse past performance information so the offeror can respond to such information. **Excluded from page limit for Volume 2**

L.2.1.1 Past Performance Information Sheets. The offeror shall submit information on contracts it considers most recent and relevant in demonstrating its ability to perform the proposed effort. The offeror shall submit a maximum of five and a minimum of three Past Performance Information Sheets identifying active or completed contracts, for the prime and a maximum of two and a minimum of one Past Performance Information Sheet for each major subcontractor. For purposes of this solicitation “major” is defined as those subcontractors, teaming partners, or joint venture partners who the offeror feels are key to demonstrating its ability to perform the entire scope of the proposed effort. Offerors are not required to submit subcontractor past performance if they do not find them key to their ability, however, if proposed, no more than two separate major subcontractors may be submitted.

Past Performance Information Sheets for each prime contractor are limited to three pages and for each major subcontractor to two pages (does not include SF 294/295 or consent letters). Offerors are advised that the Government will use the information provided by each offeror in this volume as well as information obtained from other sources for the overall evaluation of past performance. The Government requests the offeror provide references including current Points of Contact (POCs) for each contract identified. Contact information for each POC and reference shall include both a telephone number and email address.

L.2.1.1.1 Past Performance Information Sheets shall include specific information for each effort regarding experience in accordance with the following areas outlined below.

L.2.1.1.1.1 For each submitted prime offeror effort offerors should:

1. Describe if the prime offeror was the prime contractor or subcontractor for that effort. If not the prime contractor for the effort, all information should be reflective of what was actually performed as a subcontractor rather than what was required of the overall team.

1. Identify contract type, ceiling value (if applicable), current value (awarded tasks/exercised options), Government organizations supported, the period of performance (POP), the number of units purchased annually by year for each year of the POP (if applicable).

1. A brief narrative of the overall effort, addressing each relevancy criterion within the three areas outlined in section L.2.1.4.1 (scope, magnitude, and complexity).

L.2.1.1.1.2 For each submitted major subcontractor effort, offerors should:

· Describe what effort(s) that major subcontractor will be performing in support of the prime offeror under this contract.

· Describe if they were the prime contractor or subcontractor for that effort. If not the prime contractor for the effort, all information should be reflective of what was actually performed as a subcontractor rather than what was required of the overall team.

· Identify current contract value (awarded tasks/exercised options), Government or commercial organizations supported, and the period of performance (POP).

· Describe overall scope of the effort and how it relates to the specific area(s) in the SOW/PDS the major subcontractor is proposed to actually perform under this contract.

· Any additional information the offeror finds necessary in order to demonstrate the overall team capability

L.2.1.2 Past Performance Information regarding Small Business Subcontracting. The offeror shall provide a one year history (the most current period) demonstrating its corporate commitment to meeting its subcontracting goals/targets by providing SF 294s, Subcontracting Reports for Individual Contracts, and SF 295s, Summary Subcontract Reports, for those prime offeror contracts/projects submitted under Past Performance. The SF 294s and SF295s are excluded from the Volume 2 page count. Equivalent copies of ISRs or SSRs may be submitted in lieu of SF 294/295. Small Business offerors are exempt from this requirement.

If goals were not met on the SF 294/295s, the offeror shall provide an explanation as to why the goals were not met.

If a SF 294/295 was not required due to size status as a small business under the contract(s) submitted, then the offeror shall include a valid explanation with detailed information.

L.2.1.3 Recent Contracts. The Government defines “recent” as contracts that have been performed three years prior to the date of this solicitation.

L.2.1.4 Relevant Contracts. Relevancy will be determined on contract references reflecting recent (within the past three years) past performance.

L.2.1.4.1 For the prime offerors, relevancy is defined as contracts that are most similar to this overall effort and require similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. In order to be considered relevant (prime offeror efforts only) the effort must include the following:

Similar Scope; included production of radios or similar tactical communication equipment (minimum of 1000 units annually), included logistics and program management requirements, and was in support of DOD or other Federal Government agency. Magnitude; contract value of $30M annually or greater. Complexity; included JITC certification requirements and interoperability testing, required a Secret facility clearance.

L.2.1.4.2 For proposed major subcontractors, relevancy is defined by that which reflects experience in the area of expertise the major subcontractor is proposed to actually perform under this contract (i.e. specific areas in the SOW or PDS).

L.2.1.4.3 When making the relevancy determination the following definitions outlined within Table 4 will be used for both prime offeror and major subcontractor efforts:

SECTION L - Table 4. Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method

L.3 VOLUME 3 – Factor 3 - Price

L.3.1 The offeror shall submit pricing for all CLINS and ELINS utilizing RFP Attachment 03 entitled “Price Matrix”. Submission of the pricing data shall be complete and accurate. Offerors shall not re-format, remove, change or alter the cells in Attachment 03. The Price Matrix includes all Section B CLINs, Exhibit A, Accessories ELINs, Exhibit B, Training ELINs, and Exhibit C, Repair ELINs. Offerors shall submit pricing for all CLINs and ELINs, including all quantity ranges for all six ordering periods (except year 1, CLINS 0003-0005 and Associated Exhibits B and C as annotated within Attachment 03.

All CLIN, ELIN and total prices will be provided as a Firm Fixed Price per Section B. Price shall be inclusive of all direct (i.e., direct labor, material, travel, and ODCs (i.e. certification costs)) and associated indirect costs plus profit related to the unit prices. Section B Radio System CLIN (0001) and Exhibit A, ELIN A001 proposed pricing shall include the costs associated with all proposed Objectives and/or additional capabilities that exceed the Government’s Threshold requirements Those Threshold and/or Objective waveforms and/or capabilities that are not integrated into the proposed NGMP radio, but provided as an embedded but removable MM or provided as an attachable MM IAW Government NGMP PS 3.9.1.4 shall be considered an ancillary device and priced separately within Exhibit A in the columns provided, and will not be considered as part of the baseline radio price for purposes of CLIN 0001/ELIN A001 unit pricing.

In addition, any cost(s) associated with any proposed Objectives/capabilities proposed in Volume 1 (with the exception of those available within the baseline radio upon initial delivery and thus included in Attachment 03 beginning in Ordering Period 1) should also be included with linkage back to the Volume 1 section where the proposed Objectives/capabilities are described. The narrative shall also include the total costs included within CLIN 0001/ELIN A001 across all ordering periods for each objective capability (software-based only and proposed to be incorporated into the NGMP radio after the initial production radios are scheduled for delivery) in order for the Government to make proper trade-off decisions.

L.3.2 The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition on this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial proposals, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if in the Contracting Officer’s opinion adequate price competition exists, certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this acquisition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, the offeror may be required to submit certified cost and pricing data. Additionally, all information related to cost shall be included in the section of the proposal defined as “Volume 3 – Price”. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should cost data be included elsewhere in the proposal.

L.4 VOLUME 4 – Administrative Information. The offeror shall provide documentation as required below in order for the Contracting Officer to determine the offeror responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and eligible for contract award.

L.4.1 Top Secret Facility Clearance and Secret Safeguarding Capability. The offeror must have and provide proof of a Top Secret Facility Clearance and Authorized Secret Safeguarding as accredited by the Defense Security Service (DSS) at the time of proposal submission.

L.4.3 Small Business Subcontracting Plan. FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.219-9 (g) (DEV), FAR 52.219-9 Alt II (DEV), and DFARS 252.219-7003 (DEV) clauses are included in this solicitation and will be incorporated into any resultant contract. A subcontracting plan is required from all offerors other than small business concerns. A commercial or master small business subcontracting plan approved by DCMA may be submitted in lieu of an individual plan IAW FAR 19.704(d). The offeror's submission must provide sufficient information, as required, and must meet the minimum requirements in FAR Part 19.704.