ATTCH 3 - Commercial FAR Part 52.212-1 Addendum FINAL.pdf

RFP ATTACHMENT 3, – ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

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 questions must be submitted in writing using Attachment 9 and submitted electronically to the below e-mail. Attachment 9, in Excel format must be used to ensure accurate responses. Any questions regarding the RFP are due no later than 16 Dec 2019 at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Written unclassified inquiries pertaining to this requirement shall be submitted via e-mail to: NSWK2@socom.mil.

The evaluation will consist of an evaluation of the Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price, which are outlined below. After completion of the evaluation, the Government may establish a competitive range and conduct discussions. The Government reserves the right for efficiency purposes to only include the most highly rated proposals in the competitive range. The Government intends to issue a single award as a result of this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to award more or less awards based upon the results of the proposal evaluations.

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.

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an offeror’s proposal being excluded from further consideration for award.

3. Volume 1, Introduction – 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.

4. Volume 2, 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. The Technical volume shall be organized in the order listed in this Addendum and submitted IAW the instructions herein.

5. Volume 3, 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.

The Past Performance volume shall be submitted IAW the instructions herein.

6. Volume 4, Factor 3, Price - shall be prepared IAW these instructions and will be evaluated IAW the evaluation criteria in 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. The Price volume shall be submitted IAW the instructions herein.

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7. Proposals shall be submitted by electronic mail (email) only. The proposal acceptance is specified in Block 8 on page 1 of SF1449 or subsequent Amendment, times are in Eastern Standard Time, and it shall be submitted via email to NSWK2@socom.mil. The offeror is responsible for ensuring the successful electronic delivery of its proposal and may ask for confirmation from the KO. The proposal shall consist of 4 parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Technical, (3) Past Performance and (4) Price information. Electronic proposals shall contain separate files for each volume. Individual emails shall not exceed 10MB. The solicitation page format will be 8 ½” x 11”except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams which may not exceed 11” x 17”. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information. The narrative material in the proposal shall be typed or printed in Times New Roman with the type no smaller than 12 font. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required. Format of the proposal volumes shall be as follows:

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

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

c. Pages shall be dated and numbered sequentially by volume. All documents identified 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.

d. Proposal table of contents, cover pages, cover letter, acronym lists, and tab dividers are not included in the page count. Resumes and certification documents are not included in the page count for the Technical Volume.

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.

8. 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.

a. The cover page of each volume shall contain the document number and title (Volume I -

Introduction, Volume 2 - Technical Proposal, Volume 3 – Past Performance, and Volume 4 – Price Proposal)

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

9. Files shall not contain classified data.

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

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11. 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."

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

13. Offerors shall submit a completed and signed Offer Standard Form 1449 in Volume 4 including acknowledgement of all amendments, SF30’s, received.

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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 four (4) separate parts; Vol 1 – Introduction, Vol 2 - Technical, Vol 3 - Past Performance Information and Vol 4 – Price Proposal.

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

Volume Title Page Limit 1 Introduction No Limit 2 Technical Proposal 15 (exclusive of Resumes/Certificates) 3 Past Performance 5 4 Price Proposal No Limit

19. VOLUME 1 – INTRODUCTION

Offerors shall provide the following information:

1. Contractor Name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Dun and Bradstreet (DUNs) Number, and Tax Identification Number (TIN).

2. Name, telephone numbers, and email address of person(s) to be contacted for clarification or questions pertaining to the proposal.

3. FILL IN CLAUSES: Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Proposals received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 with Alt I or completed SAM representation may be considered non-compliant.

Proposals determined non-compliant may not be evaluated for award. Offerors must also provide all fill-ins for:

- 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

- 5652.204-9004 Foreign Persons (2006)

- 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013)

- 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or A Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (FEB 2016)

**QUALIFYING CRITERIA** In order to technically qualify for evaluation, the offeror, inclusive of subcontractors/teaming arrangements, shall be Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) certified or a Department of Defense (DoD) approved Commercial Paratroop Operator Certified as of the solicitation closing date. Offeror or subcontractors/teaming vendor must appear on the Paratroop Commercial Operator Listing” for the duration of the contract period and be inspected and approved by USSOCOM J-31. USSOCOM J-31 approval will appear under the “Inspector” column of the paratroop carrier listing and must be certified as of solicitation closing date. If the offeror lacks such approvals or fails to submit such approvals with the proposal, the offeror (inclusive of subcontractors/ teaming arrangements) will be considered technically “Unacceptable” and will not be evaluated further.

20. VOLUME 2 - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. The Technical Proposal shall be specific and complete as to clearly demonstrate to the Government that the Offeror has a thorough comprehension and capabilities to perform all aspects of the solicitation requirements including technical, management, and resource requirements as well as all other provisions of this solicitation. Statements that the Offeror understands the problem and can or will comply with the requirements will be considered inadequate.

b. Factor 1: Technical – Offeror must demonstrate capability to perform in accordance with the

PWS. 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. Subfactor (1): Technical Approach/Management – The offeror shall submit a narrative response that clearly demonstrates its understanding of the technical/management approach to accomplishing the complexity and magnitude of the service requirements set forth by the PWS. The offeror’s approach shall demonstrate its ability to meet the Government’s technical requirements through its proposed technical knowledge, management capabilities, expertise, risk management plan, mitigation plan and understanding of the requirements of the

PWS.

ii. Subfactor (2): Qualifications and Experience of Personnel - Offeror shall provide documentation demonstrating that all proposed personnel meet all requirements outlined in the PWS. Certifications are required for all key personnel, to include all Riggers. Any statements that documents/certifications are on file or available will be considered inadequate. Offeror must confirm/assert that all aircrew and riggers meets each requirement listed under PWS 4.3.7 and 4.5.5 and provide evidence as applicable. Documentation must be current and sufficiently detailed to verify and validate requisite qualifications, certifications, and experience of each and all key personnel.

21. VOLUME 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Offerors shall submit up to three (3) (Attachment 5), Past Performance Information Forms for past performance evaluation. The Government will evaluate past performance using recency and relevancy. In evaluating the Offeror’s past performance record the Government will use present and past performance information gathered from various sources, which may include but is not limited to, the Past Performance Information Forms submitted (Attachment 5), CPARS, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), questionnaires, and interviews; and information it has at hand.

At least two (2) past performance efforts shall be for the prime Contractor acting as a prime on the effort and at least one (1) from each proposed subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture performing 25% of the effort. If the Offeror does not have subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint ventures performing 25% or more of the effort, the Offeror should submit an additional prime, reference to meet the three (3) required.

The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure any problems it finds in the past performance information provided by the Offeror; the burden of providing thorough and complete relevant past performance information remains with the Offeror.

Recent Contracts. The Government defines “recent” as indicated in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Past Performance Recency Criteria Baseline Rating Definition Recent Performance occurring within the last three (3) years since RFP issuance.

Not Recent Performance occurring outside the last three (3) years since RFP issuance.

Relevancy is defined as contracts that are most similar to this overall effort and require similar management expertise and services required by this solicitation. Past performance work that are essentially the same as this acquisition will be considered significantly more relevant than types of work that are not similar.

When making the relevancy determination the - Table 2 definitions will be used:

Table 2. Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method Adjectival Ratings Description

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

22. VOLUME 4 – PRICE PROPOSAL

Offerors shall fully complete Attachment 2 within the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format provided by the Government. Excel spreadsheet contains a total of two tabs. Total Evaluated Price (TEP) is based on the combined total price of Attachment 2 –Sample Task Orders 0001 and 0002 (Tab 1) and ELIN Chart (Tab 2). Offeror shall complete Attachment 2 – Sample Task Orders 0001 and 0002 (Tab 1) and ELIN Chart (Tab 2) – Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN) A001 through A005 and corresponding B001-B005, C001-C005, D001-D005 and E001-E005 ELINs to reflect labor, materials, equipment and related costs to perform the services under this contract. The offeror shall utilize the same pricing provided in the ELIN Chart for Task Orders.

Contractor submitted pricing under Attachment 2 - ELIN Chart (Tab 2) will be incorporated into any resulting contract and valid for the life of the contract. Government provided quantity estimates in the ELIN Chart are solely estimates and are non-binding.

Values under Attachment 2 - ELIN Table (Tab 2) to include the value of the option at FAR 52.217-8 calculated at 50% of the value of ordering period five and Attachment 2 – Sample Task Orders (Tab 1) will be summed to arrive at a total evaluated price. Offerors shall not alter attachment 2 in any way. Failure to comply with this instruction may result in your proposal no longer being considered for award. The government may require additional “Other than certified cost and pricing data” prior to award.

23. To be considered timely. E-mail proposal must be received in its entirety in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for final proposal submission. An E-mail proposal that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for proposal submission will be considered late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1.

Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to ensure that its entire proposal is received by the Agency by the designated due date.

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