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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

SECTION SF 1449

Section SF1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ATTACHMENT LIST

ATTACHMENT A: CLIN STRUCTURE

ATTACHMENT B: CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL) COMMUNICATION OUTAGE REPORT

ATTACHMENT C: SATELLITE OUTAGE SERVICE REPORT

ATTACHMENT D: PAST PERFORMANCE EFFORT DOCUMENT

ATTACHMENT E: QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RFP SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 1000 CET ON 26 JUNE 2014. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND GENERAL MAILBOX:

ERICA POTTHAST, Contracting Officer, Erica.g.potthast.civ@mail.mil ANGELINA HUTSON, Contract Specialist, Angelina.hutson.civ@mail.mil Disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl512@mail.mil PROPOSALS REGARDING THIS RFP SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 1000 CET ON 14 JULY 2014. SUBMITTAL OF TECHNICAL, PAST PERFORMANCE, AND PRICE PROPOSALS VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND GENERAL MAILBOX LISTED ABOVE OR PROVIDE ONE HARD COPY VIA MAIL TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS.

DISA/DITCO-EUROPE

Patch Barracks Hauptstrasse, Bldg 2341 70569 Stuttgart Germany

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

ATTACHMENT E: QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

Question #1: Will the Government provide the name of the incumbent for this opportunity?

Answer #1: The incumbent is Media Broadcast.

Question #2: In order to properly develop teleport options for this solution, can you please provide the downlink EIRP for IS 10-02 C Band that supports the existing solution?

Answer #2: The downlink EIRP FOR IS 10-02 (AFN Transponder) is well over 32 dBW covering the global beam. A measurement of the following locations indicates;

State of Rhineland Pfalz Germany: EIRP @ E/S: 34.1 dBW

Veneto Region Italy: EIRP @ E/S: 34.3 dBW * (Current Location for Intelsat

10-02 Receive Antenna at Longare (VI) Italy)

Campania Region Italy: EIRP @ E/S: 34.5 dBW

Island of Crete Greece: EIRP @ E/S: 34.5 dBW

Province of Cadiz Spain: EIRP @ E/S: 34.8 dBW

Mildenhall, England UK: EIRP @ E/S: 34.0 dBW

Question #3: Is a satellite at 9 degrees East the only orbital position that would not require repoint?

Answer #3: Yes - A repoint will be required if the satellite is more than +/- 1 degree from the existing Orbital position.

Question #4: Do you envision any solution between 9-13 degrees East supporting “no dish repointing”?

Answer #4: A very slight adjustment of no more than a ¼ to ½ inch adjustment may be required for 60 cm and 80 cm antennae. Background: When AFN moved from Hotbird @ 13 deg to Eurobird 9A it required a move of ¼ to ½ inch depending how far north the customer was located north of the equator.

Question #5: In the PWS under 6.8 Task 9 and 6.10 task 10 you discuss moving satellite equipment and that implies the contractor would be responsible for some element of moves/changes for individual DTH customers. Would you please clarify?

Answer #5: This is an optional CLIN that could be exercised (if the Government requests it) to install a new or relocate an existing satellite terminal required to receive

AFN Programming as stated in the PWS. These CLINS would be exercised for equipment at locations that are under US Government control, not for private residential installations or relocations. As of this date, there are no current plans to install new satellite dishes or to re-locate existing satellite terminals.

Question #6: What is the evaluation criteria for this solicitation? Is it best value or LTPA?

Answer #6: The evaluation criteria is stated in Section M of the solicitation. This is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

Question #7: If we were to nominate a satellite that was outside the 9-13 degree orbital position and it was of significantly better value to the government would you consider it as a viable alternative?

Answer #7: No, a significantly better value to the government outside the 9-13 degree orbital position will not be considered. The Government requirements for satellite service between 9-13 degree orbital slot is based on providing downlink to several thousand downlink sites located throughout Europe, the Middle East and Southwest Asia with little or no technical assistance. Many of these sites are located in geographically isolated places, combat and high threat areas.

Question #8: PWS 6.1.2 Subtask 2 requires 36 MHz interference free, fully protected, non-pre-emptible transponder(s).

In the (standard) protection level “non preemptible, non restorable” the satellite operator will try to provide restoration of the space segment by using internal redundancy on the satellite or by providing capacity on another satellite on a best effort basis without contractual commitment.

PWS 6.4 Task 4 (Restoral Service) requires restoral capabilities of any part of the service including space segment.

According to this requirement a transponder in protection level “non preemptible, restorable” has to be offered, which means that restoration capacity on a separate satellite has to be made available as a contractual commitment in case of failure of the primary satellite.

This protection level significantly increases the cost of the space segment and might need a repointing of the receive antennas to the restoration satellite.

a) Please clarify, if this understanding of the requirement PWS 6.4 Task 4 is correct.

b) If so, please indicate, if the extra cost of the restoration for the space segment can be indicated separately in the price sheet under Item 001.

Answer #8: From PWS 6.1.2 Subtask 2 - AFN Europe Satellite Service and Coverage

Requirements. The contractor shall provide 36 MHz interference free, fully protected, non-pre-emptible transponder(s) satellite coverage sufficient to ensure not less than 1 dB of rain fade margin to the existing Ku-Band downlink footprint or an identical footprint to the existing Ku-Band satellite. The proposed satellite solution must be positioned at 9 degrees East Longitude geostationary orbit or no more than the 13 degrees East Longitude geostationary orbital slot to minimize any repointing of satellite antenna to the over 325,000 existing DTH customers. The DTH-Europe coverage area is defined as the existing satellite footprint to include the Azores, United Kingdom, State of Qatar, Afghanistan and the European Union.

a.) The term "fully protected" requires the transponder and satellite provided by the vendor to be fully backed-up with another transponder and satellite capacity matching the required specifications in case the primary transponder and/or satellite fail(s). The backup/restoral satellite transponder and satellite capacity shall be available within six hours after it has been determined by the contractor that the primary transponder and/or satellite has failed. The backup/restoral transponder and satellite capacity shall meet the same specifications as for the primary satellite capacity.

b.) Cost should be included in existing proposed CLIN structure.

Question #9: The proposal shall be submitted no later 14 July 2014 via electronic mail following the RFP, page 3.

Following Par. 2.1.6 (Communications) and FAR 2.101 and FAR 3.104 we understand that a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) from an External Certification Authority (ECA) is necessary to upload the proposal.

This is requirement is new for us and we started the ECA Certificate Enrollment. We have an own PKI but no ECA (DoD). As a Notary Acknowledgement followed by postal mail exchange with the US, California is necessary within this process it appears to be too late for a proposal upload until 14 July.

We would kindly ask you for options in regard of the proposal delivery to DITCO-E in case authorized PKI and ECA are not available until 14 July?

Answer #9: The preferred method of submission is via electronic mail. However, one hard copy of the proposal can be submitted via mail. See updated Section L Instructions for Offerors-Commercial Items Para 2.2 and Para 2.3.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERORS

ADDENDUM A to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions for Offerors--Commercial Items, INFORMATION TO OFFERORS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

1. PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVES

This acquisition will provide a complete telecommunications network utilizing commercial satellite bandwidth, contractor provided hub equipment, teleport services and contractor provided antennae to communicate DoD policies, priorities, programs, goals and initiatives through the medium of radio and television and to provide U.S. radio and television news, information and entertainment programming to DoD service members and civilians overseas in Europe and the Middle East to support and improve the quality of life and morale, situational awareness and sustain readiness The solution must include total integration of Ku-band Direct-to-Home (DTH) services to include satellite bandwidth, teleport services, equipment and support for the AFN Europe customer base stationed within the European Union, United Kingdom, Azores, State of Qatar and Afghanistan. The Government is planning to migrate current DVB-S television services to DVB-S2 services and converting standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD) video.

2. General Instructions

This section of the Information to Offerors provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested by the RFP and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Proposals may be rejected for failure to comply with all instructions set forth in Information to Offerors and Instructions for Proposal Preparation.

a. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal.

b. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

c. The proposal acceptance period is specified in Section A of the solicitation. The offeror shall make a clear statement in Section A of the proposal documentation volume that the proposal is valid through this date.

d. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

2.1.1 Point of Contact

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the sole point of contact for this procurement. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the CO. Written requests for clarification must be sent to:

Erica Potthast (CO), erica.g.potthast.civ@mail.mil and disa.stuttgart.ditco.mbx.pl512@mail.mil

2.1.2 Debriefings

In accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-1, the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. In such event, a competitive range will be determined in accordance with FAR 15.306c(1) which states, “Based on the ratings of each proposal against all evaluation criteria, the contracting officer shall establish a competitive range comprised of all of the most highly rated proposals, unless the range is further reduced for purposes of efficiency pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) of this section.” Communications may be held with offerors leading to the establishment of the competitive range in accordance with FAR 15.306b(1). Discussions may occur after the competitive range determination in order to fully assess and evaluate the merits of proposals submitted.

If, during the evaluation period, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, offeror responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs) and the Final Proposal Revision (FPR) will be considered in making the source selection decision.

The CO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. Offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a pre-award debriefing or they may request a debriefing prior to award and choose to wait until after the source selection decision to receive a post-award debriefing. However, offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The CO will notify unsuccessful offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506. Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

2.1.3 Discrepancies

If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the CO to consider as related to the omission or error.

2.1.4 Electronic Reference Documents

All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe to real-time email notifications when information has been posted to the Web site for this solicitation.

2.1.5 Oral Presentations

Not applicable.

2.1.6 Communications

Exchanges of source selection information between Government and offerors will be controlled by the CO. Email may be used to transmit such information to offerors only if the email can be sent and received encrypted and includes “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 & 3.104” in the subject line. All proposals will be uploaded to the Web site for this solicitation, https://www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/public/ASP/requirements.asp.

2.2 Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization table (Table 2.2). The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies as specified in Table 2.2. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the subsequent sections of this “Information to Offerors and Instructions for Proposal Preparation” document and as noted in the table below.

Table 2.2. Proposal Organization

No Limit

No Limit

2.2.1 Page Limitations

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and excess paper copies will be returned to the offeror as soon as practicable. Page limitations may be placed on responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the offerors. Each page shall be counted except the following: cover pages, tables of contents, and glossaries. These limitations shall apply to the electronic proposals.

Page Size and Format

a. A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Appendices will be counted toward the established page limits. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts. Pages shall be single-spaced. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text shall be in Times New Roman font and be no less than 12 point. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from the default values of the word processing or page layout software. Use at least 1-inch margins on the top and bottom and ¾-inch side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to ENs. These limitations shall apply to electronic proposals.

b. Legible tables, charts, graphs, and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume and count as a single page. 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 in Arial font and be no less than 9 point. These limitations shall apply to electronic proposals.

2.2.2 Pricing Information

All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Price Volume. The currency amounts in the price proposal spreadsheet shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

2.2.3 Classified Information

Not applicable.

2.2.4 Cross-Referencing

To the greatest extent possible, each volume shall be written on a standalone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with a minimum of cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation that is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

2.2.5 Indexing

Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

2.2.6 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, and with an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

2.2.7 Labeling

Be sure to apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

2.3 Electronic Offers

The preferred method for the submission of volumes I through V is in electronic format. However, one hard copy maybe submitted via mail to the following address:

DISA/DITCO-EUROPE

Patch Barracks Hauptstrasse, Bldg 2341 70569 Stuttgart Germany The electronic or hard copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Office Word 2007, MS Office Excel 2007, MS Office Project 2007, and MS Office Power Point 2007, as applicable.

3. Volume I ‑ Executive Summary

In the executive summary volume, the offeror shall provide the following information:

3.1 Narrative Summary

The narrative summary of the entire proposal should be concise, to include addressing the significant risks, and highlighting any key or unique features, excluding cost/price. The salient features should tie in with evaluation factors/subfactors stated in the Evaluation Criteria and Standards addendum to FAR 52-212-2. Any summary material presented here shall not be considered as meeting the requirements for any portions of other volumes of the proposal.

3.2 Table of Contents

Include a master table of contents of the entire proposal.

4. Volume II ‑ Technical Volume

4.1 General

The Technical Volume should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the technical subfactors defined in Addendum A to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Criteria and Standards. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying the PWS requirements as they relate to the identified subfactors. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is not necessary or desirable for you to tell us so in your proposal. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

4.2 Format and Specific Content

4.2.1 Technical

In the Technical volume, address your proposed approach to meeting or exceeding the minimum performance or capability requirements of the relevant PWS task areas as identified under each technical subfactor.

4.2.2 Volume Organization

The Technical Volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Drawings

Glossary

Compliance

Factor 1: Technical Factor

Subfactor 1-1: Technical Solution

Subfactor 1-2: Satellite Service and Coverage Requirements

Subfactor 1-3: Link Availability

Subfactor 1-4: Network Restoral Services

Technical Factor

In response to the Technical Factor, the offeror shall provide a proposed approach for meeting the performance or capability requirements set forth under each subfactor and the applicable PWS task areas. The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate a clear understanding of all technical requirements and an acceptable approach to manage, operate and maintain end-to-end telecommunication services to provide required connectivity, space capacity and terrestrial and satellite backup/restoral capabilities sufficient to deliver television, radio, and data programming to AFN-E customers outlined in the PWS.

Failure to meet any technical requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

Subfactor 1-1: Technical Solution

The evaluation of the offeror’s proposed technical solution will include an assessment of the components below:

a. The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate an acceptable approach to providing complete end-to-end DVB-S and/or DVB-S2 36 MHz satellite transmission service and assure technical sufficiency of the service from the demarcation point to the end customer receive terminal inclusive of all uplinks, space segment and equipment. These services are required 24-hours per day, 7 days per week, continuous. The connectivity and uplink systems supplied by the contractor must be capable of passing the American Forces Network-Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) network Cisco ‘PowerVu Plus’ MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 digitally compressed signal delivered as an ASI stream. All teleport terrestrial links must be compatible with the Cisco ‘PowerVu Plus’ ASI transport stream.

b. The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate an acceptable approach to fulfill the requirement to continuously monitor the performance of the end-to-end service. The Monitoring & Control (M&C) capability shall include, at a minimum, frequency and spectrum analysis, unauthorized user-new carrier detection, signal parameters monitoring on an as-changed basis, and out-of-tolerance measurements and alarms. Out-of-tolerance measurements shall include, as a minimum, carrier-to-receiver noise density (C/KT), transponder power (EIRP) per carrier, carrier center frequency, carrier bandwidth, and carrier spectrum. The integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) monitoring shall include, as a minimum, energy-per-bit to noise density ratio (EB/NO), bit error rate, and signal strength of the confidence downlink signal. Contractors shall provide a detailed description of the M&C services. The M&C Architecture will allow M&C information to be available at the winning vendor's Network Operations Center in Near-Real-Time. Near Real Time is defined as the timeliness of Data or Information, which has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and Automatic Data Processing. This implies that there are no significant delays from the occurrence of an event until its identification at a monitoring facility.

Subfactor 1-2: Satellite Service and Coverage Requirements

The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate an acceptable approach to how the proposed AFN-E DTH network solution will meet the performance objectives and constraints pertaining to satellite availability listed in the PWS.

Specifically, the proposal shall demonstrate the contractor’s capability to provide 36 MHz non-preemtible, fully protected transponder satellite coverage sufficient to ensure not less than 1 dB of rain fade margin (Appendix B-Footprint)

a. The proposal shall also demonstrate how the contractor will provide a satellite signal with sufficient signal strength to allow for DTH service acquisition with a 60 centimeter diameter Ku-Band satellite antenna in Germany and Italy, and 1.5 meter diameter satellite antennas in the Azores, State of Qatar and Afghanistan. The downlink signal should be vertically polarized in order to minimize any re-pointing impact to DTH customers.

b. The proposal shall demonstrate that the satellite service will be delivered to the European Union, United Kingdom and the Middle East and will meet the Ku-band linear polarization requirements (resulting in a receive frequency in the 10.7 to 12.7 GHz range). The proposed satellite must be positioned at 9 degrees East Longitude geostationary orbit to no more than the 13 degrees East Longitude geostationary orbital slot to minimize any repointing of satellite antenna to the over 325,000 existing DTH customers. The minimum downlink EIRP for Germany and Italy is 52 dBw for reception on a 60 cm antenna. The minimum downlink EIRP for the Azores, State of Qatar and Afghanistan is 49 dBw for reception on a 1.5 meter antenna.

c. The proposal shall also demonstrate an acceptable approach as to how the contractor will provide proposed transponder and satellite availability reports for all required space segment as part of their solution for the end-to-end AFN-E DTH satellite service. The transponder report of the proposed transponder shall be of the previous 30 days. The satellite availability reports shall include operational status to present.

Subfactor 1-3: Link Availability

The proposal shall confirm and demonstrate an acceptable approach to how the Contractor shall provide a 99.9% link availability with no less than 43.2 minutes of unscheduled downtime per month.

Subfactor 1-4: Network Restoral Services

a. The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate an acceptable approach to how it will provide restoral capabilities of any part of the service to include complete space capacity, downlink, terrestrial connectivity to the uplink, and the uplink itself. The uplinks, downlinks and terrestrial connectivity shall have redundancy of all required equipment/systems, connectivity at the earth station gateways, and these equipment/systems and connectivity must be immediately available. Restoral capability of any part of the service and for the service overall shall be within one hour of the initial onset of an outage. The contractor shall meet a 99.9% customer satellite availability requirement. The backup/restoral satellite transponder and satellite capacity shall be available within six hours after it has been determined by the contractor that the primary transponder and/or satellite have failed. The backup/restoral transponder and satellite capacity shall meet the same specifications as for the primary satellite capacity.

b. The contractor’s proposal shall demonstrate an acceptable approach to how it will provide backup/restoral for any terrestrial connectivity to the uplink. The terrestrial connectivity restoral capability shall be immediately available upon the initial determination that the connectivity has failed.

c. The contractor shall propose a detailed restoral plan that shows all of the equipment and systems to be used for immediate restoral.

5. Volume - III Past Performance

General Instructions

a. The offeror shall submit the completed Past Performance Effort documents (Attachment E) to the CO by proposal deadline. The current point of contact for all past performance efforts shall be provided.

b. Past performance efforts cited must be for similar services as outlined in the PWS, with satisfactory performance, and must be performed within the past three years and for current performance must have been performing for at least six months. Proposal page limitation is two pages per past performance effort cited; no more than three past performance efforts may be submitted. Past Performance Effort questionnaires submitted by offeror do not count toward the page limitation for the Past Performance proposal. The Government reserves the right to obtain information relative to present and past performance on its own, in addition to that provided by the offeror. Past performance information may be obtained through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), through interviews with program managers on past efforts, or any other sources known to the Government. If a final PPIRS report is available, this report will take precedence in terms of relevancy, recency, and/or quality of performance over any other past performance information.

6. Volume IV Price

6.1 General Instructions

a. The offeror shall submit proposed prices for the Schedule Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in Microsoft Excel version 2007. All formulas shall remain present in the spreadsheet for verification. Price should nowhere be referenced in the technical proposal. The offeror’s price proposal shall be complete, submitting prices for all of the CLINs identified in the Schedule. Failure to price all CLINs may result in rejection of the proposal.

b. All proposals shall provide a description of the methods and validity checks used by the offeror to ensure the calculations in each spreadsheet file are accurate and address all requirements.

c. Cost or Pricing Data. Based on adequate price competition, the CO does not anticipate a requirement for Certified Cost or Pricing Data. However, offerors may be required to submit information other than cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 52.215-20. This information will be required by the CO as deemed necessary.

d. Offerors shall provide a summary description of the analysis used to review subcontractor quotes and method used to select sources.

e. The Offeror shall submit its proposal via electronic submission, in accordance with Information to Offerors and Instructions for Proposal Preparation.

f. If the Offeror wishes to submit clarification to its prices, this may be submitted in a separate document. Prime contractors are limited to first-tier subcontractors only; no second-tier, third-tier or any other tier subcontractors are allowed.

6.1.1 Price Reasonableness

This section is to assist you in submitting information other than cost or pricing data that is required to evaluate the reasonableness of your proposed cost/price. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your proposal. Note that unrealistically low or high proposed costs or prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition either on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement or has submitted an unrealistic proposal. Additionally, unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an offeror’s proposal. Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed costs/prices rests with the offeror.

6.1.2 Estimating Techniques and Methods

Not used.

6.1.3 Price Information

Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. All information relating to the proposed price, including all required supporting documentation must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the Price volume. Under no circumstances shall this information and documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal.

6.1.4 Cost or Pricing Information Requirements

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.209, 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a) information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness. Information shall be provided in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.403-5. If, after receipt of proposals, the CO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.403-1(b) applies, the offeror shall be required to submit cost or pricing data.

6.2 Volume Organization

The Price volume shall contain a Table of Contents and a completed CLIN Structure.

7. Volume V ‑ Contract Documentation

7.1 Exceptions to Solicitation Requirements

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

7.2 Other Information Required

7.2.1 Authorized Offeror Personnel

Provide the name, title, and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

7.2.2 Government Offices

Provide the mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and facility codes for the Government Paying Office.

7.2.3 Company/Division Address, Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations

Provide company/division street address, county and facility code; CAGE code; DUNS code; TIN; size of business (large or small); and labor surplus area designation. This same information must be provided if the work for this contract will be performed at any other locations. List all locations where work is to be performed and indicate whether such facility is a division, affiliate, or subcontractor, and the percentage of work to be performed at each location.

7.2.4 Subcontracting Plans

Subcontracting plans are required from large businesses as part of the offerors proposal. Subcontracting plans MUST comply with every subparagraph of FAR 19.704. Following are the current DISA subcontracting goals:

Small Business (SB)

26%

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

9%

Women-owned Small Business (WOSB)

5%

Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

3%

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZONE)

1%

Subcontracting plans will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer, the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist, and Small Business Administration for compliance with FAR 19.704 and DISA subcontracting goals.

7.2.5 Organizational Conflict of Interest/Mitigation Plan

An Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) plan is required that delineates whether or not any OCI exists. This plan shall specifically address the following:

a. Corporate Organizational Structure and how the company fits into the overall corporate structure

b. Identify any potential organization conflicts of interests, if none are identified please state and explain

c. If there is an identified conflict of interest, what plans or procedures are in place to mitigate the conflict

d. Explain why an unfair competitive advantage does not exist.

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