ATTCH_7_-_Commercial_Part_52_212-1_Section_L_-_031119_FNL.pdf

RFP Attachment 7, – ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(SECTION L)

MULTI-PURPOSE CANINE SERVICE AND SUPPLY

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Each offeror intending to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation should notify the Contracting Officer via e-mail NSWK2@socom.mil within 10 calendar 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 also 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. All proposals will be subject to the Security Qualifying Criteria for evaluation as set forth herein and Section M.

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.

This includes reference to the final proposal in the contract. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an offeror’s proposal being excluded from further consideration for award. The offeror shall submit a cover letter with the proposal that includes a list of names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of persons authorized to conduct negotiations.

3. Volume 1, Factor 1, Technical - shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions and will be evaluated in accordance with (IAW) the evaluation criteria in 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Section M). The Technical volume shall be organized in tab format in the order listed in this Addendum (Section L) and submitted IAW the instructions herein.

4. Volume 2, Factor 2, Past Performance - shall be prepared IAW these instructions and will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria in 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Section M). The Past Performance volume shall be submitted IAW the instructions herein.

5. Volume 3, Factor 3, Price - shall be prepared IAW these instructions and will be evaluated IAW the evaluation criteria in 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Section M). The Price volume shall be submitted IAW the instructions herein.

6. Proposals shall be submitted by electronic mail (email) only to the following email address NSWK2@socom.mil. Files more than 10MB may be sent in separate emails, as needed.

Format of the proposal volumes shall be as follows:

a. Text size shall be no smaller than what is equivalent to Microsoft Word, Times New

Roman, 11 point, uncompressed font.

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

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c. Text size and spacing requirements do not apply to header and footer text.

d. 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.

e. Proposal table of contents, cover pages, cover letter, acronym lists, and tab dividers are not included in the page count. Test data, certification documents and the below referenced video are not included in the page count for the Technical Volume.

f. 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.

g. 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.

No price information shall be submitted in the technical volume or in the cover letter for the proposal. All price information shall be submitted in the price volume only.

7. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

8. The narrative material in the proposal shall be typed or printed in Time New Roman font with the type no smaller than 12 point. A page is defined as one side of a sheet 8 ½ inches by 11 inches.

9. The cover page of each volume shall contain:

a. The document number and title (Volume I - Technical Proposal, Volume 2 – Past

Performance, Volume 3 – Price Proposal and Other Contractual Documents);

b. The item nomenclature and solicitation number of the request for proposal (RFP)

c. The full company name and CAGE code of the Offeror

d. The address of the Offeror

e. Offeror’s POC for this solicitation, name, phone number(s) and email address

f. The Offeror's position regarding disclosure of proposed data in accordance with the provision entitled "Restrictions on Disclosure and Use in Proposals".

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10. Files shall not contain classified data.

11. Contractor’s proprietary information shall be clearly marked in the submission.

12. The Government will not make assumptions concerning the intent, capabilities, or experiences of the Offerors. Clear identification of proposal details shall rest as sole responsibility of the Offeror.

Data or information previously submitted, if any, will not be used in the evaluation of your response to this Request for Proposal. Previously submitted data/information shall not therefore be included in your proposal "by reference."

13. Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted are current, correct and complete including names of the points of contact, email address, fax number, and telephone number.

14. Offerors shall submit a completed and signed Offer Standard Form 1449 in Volume 3 including acknowledgement of all amendments, SF30’s, received.

15. Initial proposals should be submitted based on the most favorable terms the Offeror can submit to the Government from a technical and price position.

16. The Government may reject incomplete proposals without further consideration. Failing to submit attachments, submitting non-working attachments, or failing to properly complete the proposal, may result in rejection of the Offer without further evaluation.

17. Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, et al are not necessary. Proposals shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this solicitation.

18. SUBCONTRACTORS:

a. If an Offeror wishes to be credited with experience, expertise, past performance and/or key personnel of a subcontractor; a letter of commitment dually signed by an authorized representative of each firm must be submitted. If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience and past performance of subcontractor firms will not be considered. If the Offeror's proposal includes the use of subcontractors, the Offeror may not change subcontractors without the Contracting Officer’s approval. Approval will not be given unless the Contracting Officer considers the proposed substitute to be equal in all respects to the originally proposed subcontractor and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

19. PROPOSAL CONTENT:

a. Page limitations and the number of copies to be provided are shown below. If it is determined that an offer is not in compliance with the page limitation of that volume of the proposal, offerors are cautioned that pages above the specified page limit within each volume will be removed and not evaluated. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts; Vol 1 - Technical, Vol 2 - Past Performance Information and Vol 3 – Price Proposal and Other Contractual Documents.

b. In order to qualify for evaluation, the Government will verify in the DSS Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD) whether the Prime offeror possesses an active Secret

Facility Clearance (FCL) as of solicitation closing date utilizing the applicable CAGE for the Offeror.

c. Page limits (pages printed on both sides count as 2 pages):

Volume Title Page Limit 1 Technical Proposal 25 (exclusive of Resumes/Certificates) 2 Past Performance 15 3 Price Proposal and No Limit

Other Contractual Documents

20. VOLUME 1 - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. Factor 1: Technical – The Technical Proposal shall be specific and complete as to clearly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough comprehension and requisite capabilities to perform all aspects of the solicitation requirements including technical, management, and resource requirements as well as all other provisions of this solicitation. Simply stating that the Offeror understands the problem and can or will comply with the requirements will be considered inadequate. Proposals are to be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Offerors are cautioned not to simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements in the proposals; but furnish convincing narratives describing “how” they intend to meet these requirements.

i. Sub-factor (1): Technical Approach/Management – The offeror shall submit a narrative response that clearly demonstrates its understanding of the technical approach to accomplishing the complexity and magnitude of service requirements set forth by the PWS. The offeror’s approach shall also demonstrate its ability to perform the work through its management capabilities and expertise.

The Offeror shall describe how it will accomplish the requirements in the PWS by providing specific narrative details and/or descriptions of actual methods, processes, and procedures that it will use in performing the tasks required in the

PWS.

ii. Subfactor (2): Qualifications and Experience of Personnel - Discuss proposed approach for providing qualified personnel to meet the requirements of the PWS.

Provide resumes for all key personnel, to include current employment status.

Resumes must be sufficiently detailed to document specific experience, achievements and associated timeframes in accordance with Attachment 2 – MPC Support Personnel Qualifications, Sections 1.4, 2.4, and 3.3 respectively.

Offeror is to provide a statement that verification has been conducted for content of each resume submitted to include: dates of employment, job responsibilities and education.

21. VOLUME 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

i. Only references for same or similar type contracts are desired. The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, to assess past performance.

ii. Provide references of no more than four (4), of the most relevant and recent contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last five (5) years. Recent is defined as performance occurring within the last five (5) years of the date of this solicitation, except that on-going programs must have begun no less than three (3) months from issuance of the RFP.

iii. Consideration of past performance of major subcontractors will only be given if the percentage of their performance is provided for this work and permission for its use is contained in the proposal. The past performance of subcontractors who are proposed to perform less than 20% of the work will not be evaluated.

iv. NOTE: While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

22. VOLUME 3 – PRICE PROPOSAL AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS

a. Complete and provide the following:

i. Attachment 5 – Exhibit Price Matrix for the full 5 year IDIQ ordering period

(Top Portion Only). Formulas set for TEP calculation and locked for the two orders. TEP is based on the combined total price of the two orders.

ii. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation.

iii. Insurance certificate(s) indicating policy(s) limits must be submitted with proposal and reflect in accordance with FAR 52.228-5 -- Insurance -- Work on a Government Installation.

iv. Contractor provided quality assurance surveillance plan.

v. All applicable “Representations and Certifications,” fully completed.

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