H92257-21-Q-0006 Final.pdf

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This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for Direct Action Instructor Support for the Marine Forces

Special Operations Command (MARSOC). This announcement is prepared in accordance with the format in

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and 13.5 as supplemented with additional information in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is H92257-22-Q-0006

All interested parties may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

This is a non-personal services contract. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over contractor personnel performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-07, (effective 10 September 2021) and the DFARS Publication Notice

(DPN) 20211029 see edition. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is U099. The associated North

American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611699 with a size standard of

$12.0M. The proposed acquisition is a total small business set aside.

TYPE OF CONTRACT. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery

Indefinite-Quantity multi-year contract (4-year period of performance) as a result of this solicitation. Episodic Direct

Action Support will be ordered via Task/Delivery Order to increase support as needed.

The Government sets as the minimum guaranteed quantity under the resultant contracts as one (1) course will be satisfied following contract award via task order.

The Government reserves the right and may award based solely on information contained in the quote. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical and price quote in their initial submission.

The contract shall be awarded on an all or none basis, do not submit partial quotes.

Offerors must scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their quotes and submissions comply with all requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your quote complies with the solicitation requirements. You must clearly identify how your quote meets ALL the solicitation requirements.

Section B – Supplies or Services:

**Attachment #1 – Statement of Work**

**Attachment #2 – DD 254**

**Attachment #3 – Pricing Template**

Period of Performance:

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023 (Base)

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024 (Option 1)

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025 (Option 2)

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026 (Option 3)

15 March 2026 - 14 Sept 2026 (6 Month Ext.)

*Note: POP dates may change based on actual award date. *

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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Direct-Action High-Risk Training

Instructor

Three (3) Full Time Equivalent at 2000 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

FFP

6000 Hours

FOB: Destination

Episodic Direct-Action Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 600 Hrs.each, per year*

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

FFP

2400 Hours

Episodic Combat Marksmanship

Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 440 Hrs.each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

FFP

1760 Hours

Episodic Direct-Action subject

Matter Expert

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

FFP

160 Hours

Episodic Professional Assistant

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

FFP

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Travel Reimbursable

IAW SOW

15 March 2022 - 14 March 2023

N/A EACH $_NTE $50,000.00_

Direct-Action High-Risk Training

Instructor

Three (3) Full Time Equivalent at 2000 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

FFP

Episodic Direct-Action Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 600 Hrs.each, per year*

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

FFP

Episodic Combat Marksmanship

Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 440 Hrs.each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

FFP

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Episodic Direct-Action subject

Matter Expert

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

FFP

Episodic Professional Assistant

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

FFP

ITEM NO

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Travel Reimbursable

IAW SOW

15 March 2023 - 14 March 2024

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Direct-Action High-Risk Training

Instructor

Three (3) Full Time Equivalent at 2000 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Direct-Action Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 600 Hrs.each, per year*

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

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SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Combat Marksmanship

Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 440 Hrs.each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Direct-Action subject

Matter Expert

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Professional Assistant

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Travel Reimbursable

IAW SOW

15 March 2024 - 14 March 2025

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

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Direct-Action High-Risk Training

Instructor

Three (3) Full Time Equivalent at 2000 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Direct-Action Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 600 Hrs.each, per year*

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Combat Marksmanship

Instructors

No more than Four (4) Episodic

Instructors, 440 Hrs.each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Direct-Action subject

Matter Expert

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

FFP

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Episodic Professional Assistant

No more than one (1) Episodic personnel, 160 Hrs. each, per year

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

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SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Travel Reimbursable

IAW SOW

15 March 2025 - 14 March 2026

Section C – Descriptions and Specifications

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

JUN 2020

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

DEC 2021

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

NOV 2021

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

DEC 2021

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990

52.222-22 Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports FEB 1999

52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance APR 1984

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2021

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. FEB 2019

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support

MAY 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

-- Representation

DEC 2019

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252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

MAY 2021

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services

JAN 2021

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2020

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2020

252.204-7023 Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services. JUL 2021

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019

252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DOD Contracts) DEC 2019

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business

Concerns

APR 2019

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors--

Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

APR 2020

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2021

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

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(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics

Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] has or [ ___ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.

(c) If the Offeror indicates ``has'' in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code:

Immediate owner legal name: ___

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:

[ ___ ] Yes or [ ___ ] No.

(d) If the Offeror indicates ``yes'' in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code:

Highest-level owner legal name:

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

(End of provision)

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics

Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

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(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [____] is or [____] is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: ____ (or mark “Unknown”).

Predecessor legal name: ____.

(Do not use a “doing business as” name).

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

https://www.sam.gov/

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ADDENDUM 52.212-1 INSTUCTION TO OFFERORS

Quote Preparation and Submission Instructions

(1) All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing, via email, to the Contracting Office. The deadline for submittal of questions regarding this solicitation is 4:30 pm

Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 29 Dec 2021. Responses will be provided via solicitation/RFQ amendment. No direct exchanges between the technical representative and a prospective Offeror shall be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be submitted via email to:

marvin.t.jean.civ@socom.mil and samuel.williams1@socom.mil

Questions should be submitted in the following format:

Solicitation Section Solicitation Page Paragraph Question

Example: SOW Pg.10 1.2.1 What does car mean?

(2) Quotes must be received no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 20 January 2022.

Quotes received after this time frame shall not be considered for award. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is conforming to the solicitation and will be the most advantageous to the Government. The prospective offeror must be registered with the System for Award

Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for award. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. All quotes must be submitted via email, no other form of submission will be accepted. Quotes shall be emailed to:

marvin.t.jean.civ@socom.mil and samuel.williams1@socom.mil

Offerors must provide the following information in their quote: DUNS #, CAGE CODE #, and TIN #

For email quotes, the Government office designated for receipt of the quote is the email inbox of the addressee indicated above. Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(c), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government's control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 10 MB. Vendors are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping. Recommend offerors confirm receipt of emailed quotes by contacting the MARSOC Contracting Office Marvin Jean via email at the above email address.

All transmissions must clearly state the solicitation number and the name of the contracting specialist on the first page to ensure proper receipt.

(3) Comprehensive responses to the requirements of this RFQ are required to enable the Government to evaluate the

Offeror’s understanding of, capability and approaches to accomplish the stated requirements. Quotes shall be submitted per the instructions herein, and non-conformance with the specified required content may be cause for rejection of the quote. The quote shall provide comprehensive responses to the areas provided for in this section.

The quote shall be a complete response to Attachment 1 – Statement of Work and the requirements of this RFQ, taking into consideration required quantities and delivery schedules specified in this solicitation.

(4) Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale in their quote.

(5) The successful Offeror will be selected based on an evaluation of quotes as outlined in FAR 52.212-2, incorporated below. The evaluation will consist of an evaluation of the Qualifying Criteria (Volume I) and the

Factors (Volumes II - IV) outlined below. After completion of the evaluation, the Government may conduct discussions. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) IDIQ as a result of this solicitation.

Quote Format and Content. Electronic quotes shall contain separate files for each of the (4) volumes. Individual emails shall not exceed 10 MB. The quote page format will be 8 1/2” 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 mailto:marvin.t.jean.civ@socom.mil mailto:samuel.williams1@socom.mil http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:marvin.t.jean.civ@socom.mil mailto:samuel.williams1@socom.mil

RFQ: H92257-22-Q-0006 Page 12 of 49 information. Type shall not be less than 10 pitch. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required. Failure to provide all required documents may render the quote unacceptable. Quote submission requirements are the following:

Quotes shall not contain classified information.

Qualifying Criteria (Volume I): All listed qualifying criteria submissions will be evaluated on a pass or fail basis.

The qualifying criteria shall be submitted per the instructions below.

Complete business address of the Offeror, the corporate name to be used on any resultant contract, and the remittance address if different from that above. If this name does not identify a "parent company" or sponsoring

"corporation" name, also provide such identity, as appropriate.

− The Offeror’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Dun & Bradstreet (DUNs) Number.

− Name, telephone numbers and e-mail address of person(s) to be contacted for questions regarding the quote, and for any required discussions.

− Fill-In Clauses: Provide all fill-ins or certifications required by the solicitation, for inclusion in any resulting contract.

− Terms and Conditions: The Offeror must include a statement that it either: (a) agrees to the terms and conditions of this solicitation (which consists of the entire RFQ, including all documents, exhibits, and other attachments that are incorporated therein by reference and made a part thereof) and any solicitation amendments; or, (b) takes exceptions to any terms or conditions of the solicitation, clearly identifies those exceptions, and provide complete accompanying rationale in the quote to justify the exceptions. The

Government may determine the quote unacceptable for any exceptions to the terms and conditions of this

RFQ.

− Specific Quote validity period (required minimum is 90-days).

Factor I Technical (Volume II): This volume shall be prepared IAW the evaluation criteria below, Evaluation

Factors for Award. Quotes shall address the Offeror’s technical capabilities to accomplish the work by providing specific narrative details and/or description of actual methods, processes and procedures for providing the services described in Attachment 1 – Statement of Work (SOW). General statements such as “The Offeror understands,”

“will comply with the statement of work,” “standard procedures will be employed,” “well known techniques will be used,” and general paraphrasing of the PWS are considered non-responsive in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-

1. Offerors are cautioned not to rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements in the quote, but furnish convincing narratives describing “how” they intend to meet these requirements. The Offeror shall limit the

Technical Volume to 20 pages (individual resumes shall be limited to 3 pages, and resumes do not count towards page limit). Two (2) copies of Volume II are required. The Contractor shall provide a complete copy of Volume II and a ‘REDACTED’ copy of Volume II that removes all Company names, references, and logos. This volume shall include:

a. Sub Factor 1: Personnel Qualifications – The experience, education, and qualifications of personnel proposed to work on the contract will be evaluated to determine their ability to perform their proposed duties. Provide resumes for all Full Time Equivalent Personnel Positions (Total of Three (3) Positions) IAW section 3 and 4 of the SOW. (resumes do not count towards 20 page limit)

b. Sub Factor 2: Technical Capability – Offerors shall provide a detailed quote response that shows it meets the SOW for this requirement.

Offerors shall identify their proposed methodology for meeting all security requirements outlines in the SOW and DD254. The quotation shall include sufficient detail to demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of security requirements as well as their capability to meet the exercise/ training support and manpower augmentation support requirements.

Factor II Past Performance. (Volume III): Offerors should provide at least three (3) prior or current contracts/agreements for similar scoped projects performed during the previous five (5) years. The submitting offeror shall submit relevant and recent past performance similar in scope and magnitude as a response to this

RFQ: H92257-22-Q-0006 Page 13 of 49 combined synopsis/solicitation. Include contract/agreement number, period of performance, reference name, reference telephone number, reference e-mail, and contract/agreement information. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s past performance on the basis of the references provided during the past five years previous (recent) and the relevance to the work that will be required under the resultant contract. Vendor format is acceptable. The

Past Performance (Volume III) shall be limited to 10 pages.

Recent and Relevant Contracts. Recent is defined as an action within the past five (5) years. Relevancy will be determined based on contract references reflecting past and present performance over the past five

(5) years which is relevant to scope and magnitude of the requirement contain in this synopsis/solicitation, and attached SOW.

Factor III Price (Volume IV): The Offeror shall complete the provided pricing work sheet and provide a volume that explains how production cost (i.e., pricing numbers) were calculated, and if additional personnel, time, or other resources are required, then explain why. The price (Volume IV) is limited to 5 pages.

Total Compensation Plan. Offerors shall submit a total compensation plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract. This shall apply to the Prime and any Sub-contractors. The offeror’s compensation plan shall describe the offeror’s ability to provide uninterrupted high-quality work, the impact upon recruiting and retention of employees, along with the realism of the total compensation plan. The offeror shall include supporting documentation such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and a study of professional, public and private organizations, or current employee data used in establishing the total compensation structure including base labor rates. Any offer considered low without valid explanation may be considered to include unacceptable risk to the Government.

*THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PLAN, AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR IT, ARE EXEMPT

FROM THE FIVE PAGE LIMIT FOR VOLUME IV, FACTOR III*

52.212-2 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:

(i) Factor I Technical: The offerors approach to performing contract requirements and its capability to successfully perform the contract in accordance with the Statement of Work. Evaluation of this factor will focus on the strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies of the quote.

a. Sub Factor 1 Personnel Qualification: The experience, education, and qualifications of personnel proposed to work on the contract will be evaluated to determine their ability to perform their proposed duties in accordance with the Statement of Work.

b. Sub Factor 2 Technical Capability: Offerors shall provide a detailed quote response that shows it meets the statement of work requirements. This includes but, is not limited to syllabus, vendor facility information, background checks, resumes, adherence to Period of Performance, instructor experience, security clearance, etc.

Technical Ratings – The following ratings will be applied to Factor 1 during evaluations. These ratings will also be assigned as an overall evaluated rating of the quote.

i. Outstanding: Quote meets and exceeds requirements and indicates an exceptional approach to and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

ii. Good: Quote meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach to and understanding of the requirements. Quote contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

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iii. Acceptable: Quote meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach to and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

iv. Marginal: Quote does not clearly meet one or more requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach to and understanding of one or more requirements.

The quote has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

v. Unacceptable: Quote does not meet multiple requirements or contains one or more deficiencies. Quote is unawardable.

c. When conducting evaluations of Factor 1, the below definitions will be utilized:

i. Strength: An aspect of the quote that increases the likelihood of successful contract performance.

ii. Weakness: A flaw in the quote that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

iii. Deficiency: An aspect of the quote that fails to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in the quote that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

(ii) Factor 2: Past Performance. The Government will evaluate Past Performance based on the submission required in the provision 52.212-1 identified above. In evaluating Past Performance, the Government will consider the recency and relevancy of the past performance to the requirements contained in the SOW, the risk to successful performance, and the Government’s confidence in the Offeror’s ability to successfully perform the solicited requirements. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

a. When making relevancy determinations, the below definitions will be utilized:

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

ii. Not Relevant - Present/Past or Present Performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

b. To be considered Recent, past performance must have been performed no more than 5-years prior to the closing date of this RFQ.

c. Past Performance Ratings – The following ratings will be applied to Factor 2 during evaluations.

i. Substantial Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

ii. Satisfactory Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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iii. Limited Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

iv. No Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required.

v. Unknown Confidence (Neutral): No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

(iii) Factor 3: Price. The evaluated price will be determined using the quantities stated above. The offeror’s quoted price will be evaluated per FAR 13.106-3(a). Offerors responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the Government may request offerors to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts.

(b) Total Compensation Plan. In accordance with FAR provision 52.222-46 The government will evaluate the plan to assure that it reflects a sound management approach and understanding of the contract requirements. This evaluation will include an assessment of the offeror’s ability to provide uninterrupted high-quality work. The professional compensation proposed will be considered in terms of its impact upon recruiting and retention, its realism, and its consistency with a total plan for compensation. Supporting information will include data, such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and studies of professional, public and private organizations, used in establishing the total compensation structure.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price type IDIQ contract to the responsible vendor whose overall quote represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. To arrive at a selection decision, the Contracting Officer will perform an integrated assessment using the evaluation factors described in this solicitation. This may result in awards being made to the higher rated, potentially higher priced quote(s) where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors. This is a competitive, best value trade-off selection that will be conducted in accordance with (IAW) with FAR 13, and as supplemented by the Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) as well as Special Operations Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (SOFARS). The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes and are in descending order of importance; Technical, Past Performance and Price.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. However, price has the potential to become more significant during the evaluation process. The degree of importance of price will increase with the degree of equality of the quotes in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The importance of price will also increase when a vendor’s price is so significantly high as to diminish the value of the

Government that might be gained under the other aspects of the offer. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all vendors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, quotes, price could become the factor in determining which vendors shall receive the award.

(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.

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(d) The Government intends to award solely on the information contained in the quote and intends to award without discussion. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed necessary.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

"Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

"Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

"Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

"Inverted domestic corporation," means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

"Manufactured end product" means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

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(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

"Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

"Reasonable inquiry" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

"Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

"Sensitive technology"—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

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(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

(50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

"Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

"Small business concern"—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13

CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

"Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002," means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

"Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

"Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern—

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(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

"Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern --

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least

51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127)," means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the

United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the

United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

http://www.sam.gov/

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(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB

Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each

WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB

Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture.