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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Revise Attachment 8 IDIQ Labor Rates 12102020

2. Revise Section L.6.3 Part B and C–Price Spreadsheet - only the text on red font has been changed.

All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 10-Dec-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X HC104720R0014

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08-Dec-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

10-Dec-2020

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DISA/CONTRACTS-NCR

6914 COOPER AVE

FORT MEADE MD 20755-7090

HC1047 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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HC104720R0014

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

INFORMATION TO OFFERORS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

L.1.0 Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Enclave Services (DES), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

L.1.1. Contract Information

The following information is provided to guide proposal development:

L.1.1.1. This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks competitive proposals, utilizing full and open competition and a best-value trade-off evaluation method (BVTO), to award a single-award IDIQ contract with Hybrid (FFP CLINs for labor), cost type CLIN for Travel, and surge, and a Labor Hour CLIN for emergency and/or urgent services.

Task orders can be any combination of FFP, LH, and Cost Reimbursement for travel and surge. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541512.

L.1.1.2 A Top Secret Facility Site Clearance from the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency Facility Clearance Branch is required for this solicitation and contract. The DD254 is at Attachment 1. The work to be performed under this contract is up to the Top Secret (TS) level and will require Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access eligibility for some personnel, to include subcontractors and Independent Consultants.

Personnel requiring TS/SCI clearance must possess a current INTERIM or FINAL TS/SCI security clearance granted by the U.S. Government. The Top Secret Facility Site Clearance is required at the time proposals are due.

An Offeror that does not meet this requirement will be removed from consideration and not evaluated. Please note that the Offeror named and submitting the proposal is required to possess the clearance. If the Offeror is a joint venture, partnership or other entity, that joint-venture, partnership or entity must possess the clearance to be eligible.

It is not acceptable for each company in the joint-venture, partnership or entity to possess the clearance individually.

L.1.1.3 Places of performance are worldwide. Work performed may be at either secure or non-secure sites.

L.1.1.4 The proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform the resulting contract. The proposal shall be specific and complete in every detail as well as be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract.

L.2.0 General Instructions

L.2.0.1 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. The Offeror’s proposal shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the IDIQ and Task Order 0001. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this solicitation may result in removal of the proposal from further evaluation.

L.2.0.2 The proposal shall be clear, concise, and 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 solely on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

L.2.0.3 Elaborate brochures or documentation, detailed artwork or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

L.2.0.4 The proposal acceptance period is 180 days. The Offeror shall make a clear statement in Volume I - Contract Documentation that the proposal is valid through this date. Failure to do so, may result in removal of the proposal from further evaluation. See compliance statement section below.

L.2.0.5. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain an electronic copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

L.2.1 General Information

L.2.1.1. Point(s) of Contact

The Contracting Officer (KO) and the Contracting Specialist(s) (CS) are the sole points of contact for this procurement. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the KO & CS. Written requests for clarification must be sent to Adelis Rodriguez, Veronica Peters and Trang Tran at disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil. This is the only email address that will be used for communications. Oral communications are not permissible. No telephonic communications will be permitted.

L.2.1.2 Debriefings

The KO will notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range; whereupon, they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.505. Offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a pre-award debriefing or they may choose to wait until after the source selection decision to request a post- award debriefing. Offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing. The KO will notify unsuccessful Offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR Subpart 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 Subpart 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

L.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 KO in writing with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion; therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost/price and technical standpoint.

L.2.1.4 Electronic Reference Documents

All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Beta.Sam website at https://beta.sam.gov/.

Potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe to Beta.Sam, for real-time e-mails notifying interested parties that solicitation information has been posted to the website. The Government will communicate all formal information regarding this solicitation via the Beta.Sam website. This is the only mechanism by which Offerors will have access to solicitation documentations released by the Government. It is the exclusive responsibility of interested/prospective Offerors to gain access to and retain an account with Beta.Sam. Any and all technical, connectivity, or other access-related issues (electronic or physical) regarding Beta.Sam must be directed to the mailto:disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil

Beta.Sam systems administrators, Federal Service Desk (FSD) by phone at 1- 866-606-8220. The KO for this solicitation has no influence over Beta.Sam regulations, policy and protocol.

L.2.1.5 Communications

Exchanges of source selection information between Government and Offerors will be controlled by the KO. Email may be used to transmit such information to Offerors. Offerors shall provide a viable email address to be used by the Government for official correspondence.

L.2.1.6 Competitive Range Determination

The Government reserves the right to make award without discussions or to establish a competitive range. In the event a competitive range is established and the KO determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range, exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the KO may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit efficient competition.

In accordance with FAR Subpart 15.306(c)(2), Offerors are advised that the competitive range may be reduced for purposes of efficiency.

L.2.1.7 Special Notice to Offerors

The Government's obligation under this contract for all option periods is contingent upon the availability of funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the KO for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the KO. The Government reserves the right to begin services for the contract based upon funds availability. The award will be based on the successful Offeror's proposal submitted in accordance with Section L herein and evaluated based on Section M.

Funds are not presently available for this effort and no award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available.

L.2.2. Organization / Number of Copies / Page Limits

The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table below. 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. The contents of each volume are described in the information to offerors paragraph as noted in the table below. To the greatest extent possible, each volume shall be written on a stand-alone 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 which is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal. Cross-referencing within a proposal volume is permitted where its use would conserve space without impairing clarity. Each volume may contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Table of contents do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

Additionally, each volume may 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.

Table 1.1 - Proposal Organization

VOLUME VOLUME TITLE PAGE LIMIT – Not to Exceed

I Contract Documentation Part A Coversheet Shall not exceed 4 pages Part B Master Table of Contents No Limit Part C EEO Pre-Award Information No Limit Part D Compliance Statement No Limit

VOLUME VOLUME TITLE PAGE LIMIT – Not to Exceed

Part E Other Contract Documentation No Limit Part F DD Form 254 Security Classification No Limit

Part G Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan No Limit

II Technical/Management Volume Part A Table of Contents and List of Tables and Drawings No Limit Part B Executive Summary 5 pages Part C Acceptable/Unacceptable Factor – Subfactors 1 through 4 75 pages

Part D BVTO Factor, excluding IDIQ and Task Order 0001 PWSs. 30 Pages

Part E PWS IDIQ 45 Part F PWS Task Order 0001 45

III Past Performance Volume Part A Past Performance Information for Recent and Relevant Contracts 3 pages max per reference

Part B Consent Letters One Page per partner / subcontractor IV Cost/Price Volume

Part A Cost/Price Narrative No Limit Part B Attachment 8 IDIQ Labor Rates No Limit

Part C Attachment 28 CLIN Structure Task 0001 No Limit V Small Business

Part A Small Business Participation and Commitment Plan No Limit Part B Small Business Subcontracting Plan, if required No Limit Part C Small Business Subcontracting Review Checklist No Limit

L.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. Should the Government engage in discussions with Offerors, 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. Page limitations shall not be circumvented by including inserted text boxes/pop-ups or internet links to additional information; such inclusions are not acceptable and will not be considered part of the proposal. The Government reserves the right to not consider any proposal for award that does not adhere to the administrative requirements of this solicitation. Each page shall be counted except as identified above. Pages shall be numbered per volume.

L.2.2.2. Page Size and Format

L.2.2.2.1 A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages shall be single spaced with space between paragraphs. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document and the RFP Attachments, the text size shall be no less than 11 point Arial or Times New Roman font for all text. RFP Attachment text size shall be no less than 10 point Arial or Times New Roman font for all text. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from the default values of the word processing or page layout software. Use at least one inch margins on the top and bottom and side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. These page format restrictions shall apply to responses to ENs. These limitations shall apply to electronic proposals.

L.2.2.2.2 Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. For tables, charts, graphs, figures, headers, and footers the text shall be no smaller than 10 point Arial or Times New Roman font for all text included in a table. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the information is readable.

L.2.2.3 Pricing Information All cost or pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Cost/Price Proposal Volumes. Cost trade off information, work hour estimates, and material kinds and quantities may be used in other volumes only as appropriate for presenting rationale for alternatives or design and trade off decisions.

L.2.2.4 Reserved

L.2.2.5 Labeling

Each volume of the proposal should be separately labeled to include the volume number, title, solicitation identification, and the Offeror’s name. The Contractor shall apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR Subpart 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

L.2.2.6 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

A glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each shall be provided as part of the executive summary. Glossaries of Abbreviations and Acronyms do not count against the page limitations.

L.2.2.7 Classified Information

The proposal shall not include classified information. If an Offeror believes its response must include classified information in order to be responsive to this solicitation, the Offeror shall immediately notify the KO and CS in writing with specific rationale.

L.2.3 Questions

Questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted using the Blank Question and Response template, Attachment 2.

All questions (technical or otherwise) must be submitted via email (subject line: “Questions HC1047-20-R-0014”) to Adelis Rodriguez, Veronica Peters and Trang Tran at disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil at any time but no later than 8:00 AM EST., on December 28, 2020. Questions and/or comments received after the specified date/time may not be addressed by the Government. Once addressed, all timely questions and government answers will be published to the beta.sam portal. No oral communications are permissible.

L.2.4 Electronic Submission of Offer

In order to respond to this solicitation, electronic proposals are to be submitted in lieu of paper copies. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to assure its complete proposal is received by the date and time specified in the solicitation.

Responses received after the time and date for which proposals are due will be considered late and will not be evaluated. Responses must be submitted electronically to the following: disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil.

The Offeror’s proposal submission will be considered complete when all volumes are received.

The content and page size of electronic copies must be as described in Section L. If the Offeror sends more than one email for their proposal, they must state as such in each email (“Email 1 of 2”). The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Office Word 2010 or compatible, MS Office Excel 2010 or compatible, and/or Adobe XI or compatible. The offeror shall submit with its proposal Attachment 8 IDIQ Labor mailto:%20disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil mailto:%20disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil

Rates and Attachment 28 CLIN Structure for TO 0001.

To ensure delivery, no single email shall exceed 20MB and no single file shall exceed 5MB. Multiple emails and/or multiple files are acceptable to ensure delivery. File attachment types with extensions other than .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, or .pdf may be blocked by email security protocols, and any emails quarantined as a result of restricted file types will preclude the proposal from being evaluated. Compressed files are not permitted given that zip files may be stripped from emails in accordance with DISA’s security policy. No zipped files will be evaluated. Efforts by the Government to clarify or expedite installation of electronic proposal submissions, in accordance with FAR 15.207(c), will not be considered discussions. The Government is under no obligation to seek clarification regarding electronic proposal submissions if submissions cannot be opened or accessed.

It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the electronic files submitted are virus free and can be opened and read by the Government. Proposal submissions shall not be locked, encrypted, or otherwise contain barriers to opening. The Government strongly recommends that the Offeror test the files on more than one internal machine and more than one machine type or platform to ensure proposals are entirely virus free and accessible to the Government on any platform. In the event any file is corrupted or un-openable, the Offeror’s proposal may be rejected. In the event any email is quarantined for security reasons, the Offeror’s proposal may be rejected.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: See Section A, page 1, Block 9 of the solicitation.

L.3.0 Volume I: CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

L.3.1 Part A – Coversheet

1) DUNS number, CAGE code and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);

2) Company name and mailing address

3) Date submitted and proposal expiration date

4) All of the above-cited information for each entity on the proposed team, if a team is proposed; Type of

Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered in SAM at the time the proposal is submitted and at the time of award, which is located at http://www.sam.gov/.

5) All of the above cited information for each subcontractor, if subcontractors are proposed.

6) Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email Address

7) Authorized Negotiators:

The Offeror represents that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with the Request for Proposals (RFP). The only individual(s) authorized to bind the Company is/are marked with an “*”. The Offeror shall provide, at no additional cost to the Government, updated listings of authorized negotiators (names, titles, email addresses and telephone numbers) as soon as changes are made.

The Offeror shall include the following information on the coversheet: name, title, phone number and email address.

In the Contract Documentation Volume, the Offeror shall provide the following information in the format prescribed herein. Failure to comply with the administrative requirements of the solicitation may result in elimination from the competition.

L.3.2 Part B – Table of Contents

Include a master table of contents of the entire proposal.

L.3.3. Part C – EEO Pre-Award Information

This information is only required for the Prime Offeror. Indicate whether the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has conducted an evaluation and found the prospective Contractor to be in compliance with

Executive Order 11246, and if so, provide the date of that determination. All prime offerors shall include this information in the proposal for any subcontractor or teaming partner to which they intend to award more than $10 million in accordance with FAR 52.222-24.

L.3.4 Part D – Compliance Statement

The Offeror is required to sign and certify that all items submitted in the proposal comply with the RFP requirements and any differences, deviations or exceptions must be stated and explained in this section. Even if there are no differences, deviations or exceptions, the Offeror must submit the signed Compliance Statement stating that no differences, deviations or exceptions exist.

Furthermore, the Offeror shall state in the compliance statement that its proposal is valid for no less than 180 days from the date of submission of its proposal response to the RFP.

Sample: Statement of Compliance: This Offeror hereby certifies this proposal is in compliance with the solicitation and its requirements. There are no exceptions, deviations or differences and the proposal is valid for 180 days from the date of submission.

L.3.5 Part E – Other Contract Documentation

The Offeror's proposal must include completion of Sections I and K.

The Offeror shall fill-in all clauses specified in the RFP. The Offeror shall comply with clauses and provisions provided herein. Please note that many clauses require the prime Offeror to include the same or similar clause in contracts with subcontractors.

Offerors shall provide a copy of the “FAR and DFARS Report” found in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) website. In addition, Offerors shall comply with the clause in Section I – 52.204-7 entitled “System for Award Management.” The Contracting Officer will check the System for Award Management (SAM). An Offeror shall be determined ineligible for contract award if not registered within SAM at the time of proposal submission and at the time of award. Offerors are also required to complete additional representations, certifications, acknowledgments and statements reflected in Section K of this solicitation.

L.3.6 Part F- DD254 Security Classification

All prime Offerors shall include in the proposal a completed Form DD254. Offerors shall complete Blocks 6, 7 and 8 of the DD254 with the appropriate information for their company. A separate DD254 shall be completed for each subcontractor, if applicable. Failure to present an acceptable DD254 with the proposal will deem the proposal non-responsive and it may be removed from further consideration. See Attachment 1.

L.3.7 Part G - Organizational Conflicts of Interest

(See Section H.11 in addition to the instructions below) If an Offeror does not believe that any actual or potential OCCI exists, the Offeror shall include a statement to that effect as part of its proposal.

The Offeror shall submit a Mitigation Plan that addresses all actual or potential Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCCI) as described in FAR Subpart 9.5. The plan should address the issues in adequate detail for the KO to determine whether an OCI exists or has been/can be mitigated.

To facilitate resolution of any potential or actual OCCIs, Offerors are encouraged to submit their OCCI Plans in advance of the proposal submission due date.

The Offeror’s OCCI Mitigation Plan shall provide any and all methods to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate present and future conflicts of interest. The plan should encompass the prime and all teaming partners. The plan should be specific as related to this requirement. As part of its OCCI Mitigation Plan, the Offeror must identify which contracts or subcontracts it will continue to support and those it intends to terminate or allow to lapse to eliminate any conflicts of interest. It should also address other resolution and mitigation measures to include the divestment of business units.

The Government’s review of the Offeror’s Organizational and Consultant Conflict of Interest (OCCI) Mitigation plan will consider the following in determining whether the plan is acceptable:

a) the degree to which the Offeror addressed OCCI concerns,

b) the Offeror’s approach for mitigating actual OCCI issues,

c) the Offeror’s approach to mitigate potential OCCI issues,

d) the adequacy of its OCCI training and oversight programs,

e) the adequacy of its procedures, and

f) whether or not the Offeror’s OCCI plan and / or mitigation strategy complies with all regulatory and statutory requirements, including FAR Subpart 9.5

L.4.0 Volume II: TECHNICAL / MANAGEMENT VOLUME

L.4.1 General

The Technical/Management Volume should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Proposals will be evaluated against the technical/management criteria defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/satisfying the subfactors. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. Offerors who simple rephrase or restate the Government’s requirement without providing convincing rational to address how the Offeror intends to meet this requirement will not be considered for award.

L.4.2 Format and Specific Content

L.4.2.1 Technical/Management Volume In the Technical/Management volume, address the proposed approach to meeting or exceeding the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical/management subfactor, as well as the risks in your proposed approach in terms of technical/performance and/or schedule. The Offeror shall include in this technical/management proposal the technical/management approach for the IDIQ contract, as well as Task Order 0001. The proposal for Task Order 0001 will be evaluated in conjunction with the IDIQ proposal for the purpose of making the best value determination. The Government intends to award Task Order 0001 at the same time as the issuance of the IDIQ.

L.4.2.2 Part A – Table of Contents and List of Tables and Drawings

Submit a Table of Contents for Volume II and also include a list of Tables and Drawings utilized throughout the Technical / Management Volume.

L.4.2.3. Part B – Executive Summary

The Executive Summary of the entire proposal should be concise, to include addressing the significant risks, and highlighting any key or unique features, excluding cost/price. It shall define direct lines of control, responsibility, functional relationships, and authority among the organizational elements, including proposed teaming partners, subcontractors, and joint venture arrangements. An organizational chart may be included to illustrate the lines of control and relationships. The salient features should tie in with Section M evaluation factors/subfactors. Any summary material presented here shall not be considered as meeting the requirements for any portions of other volumes of the proposal.

L.4.2.4 Part C and Part D

In order to be eligible for award, the Offeror’s proposal must sufficiently address all aspects of the SOO. The evaluation factors and subfactors located in section M will be used to evaluate each proposal. All other SOO aspects should be incorporated in the PWS, although not evaluated. The factors are listed in descending order of importance.

The Government will employ a two-step evaluation for this acquisition.

Part C

In Step One, the Government will evaluate the Offerors technical/management proposal against the “Acceptable / Unacceptable” factors listed in section M. Offerors who are rated as “Unacceptable” in any of the “Acceptable / Unacceptable” evaluation criteria will not be further evaluated under Step Two. Factor 1, Subfactor 3: Small Business Participation and Commitment factor, will be evaluated based upon the Offeror’s proposal to the Volume V, Part A.

Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Section.

A determination has been made by the program office that the items or services to be procured under this RFP are subject to Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) controls as outlined in the PWS/SOW/SOO. As a result, the Offeror shall submit a detailed organization-wide SCRM plan as part of their proposal. Supply chain risks range from natural threats to counterfeit products and applies to quality, security, resiliency, and product integrity.

Mitigation plans to manage risks may involve logistics, cybersecurity, and financial management. The goal is to preclude undue risk to the Government and ensure supply chain continuity in the event normal business operations are interrupted. This evaluation factor will assess the adequacy of an organization-wide SCRM plan to identify threats to the supply chain, and provide mitigation strategies that will protect the Government’s interest.

If a SCRM concern arises after contract award, the Government will determine whether a continuation of the contract poses an undue risk to both the common defense and security to this nation.

In Step Two of the evaluation, the Government will evaluate the Offerors proposals against the best value tradeoff criteria.

Part D

Part D shall be specific and complete and provide the actual methodology and/or evidence proposed to accomplish/satisfy the factors/subfactors for Factor. In the Technical/Management Factor, address the proposed approach to meet or exceed the minimum performance requirements for each technical/management factor/subfactors. The proposal shall address any technical/management risk by identifying those aspects of the proposal you consider to have the potential for disruption of schedule, increased cost, technical performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and/or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. Describe the impact of each identified risk in terms of its potential to interfere with or prevent the successful accomplishment of other contract requirements (e.g., PWS or specification requirements), whether or not those requirements are identified as subfactors. Offerors shall propose a realistic "work-around" or risk mitigation for identified risks that will eliminate or reduce risk to an acceptable level. Identify any new risks introduced by such risk mitigation. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements. Merely re-stating PWS requirements will be considered non-responsive and may result in the offeror’s submission being eliminated from further consideration. The Technical/Management Part D shall also contain the contractor’s mission-essential contractor services plan in accordance with DFARS 252.237-7023 CONTINUATION OF ESSENTIAL CONTRACTOR

SERVICES (OCT 2010).

L.4.2.5 Part E –IDIQ PWS

The contractor shall use the PWS templates provided in Attachments 14 to create a PWS that meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the SOO.

L.4.2.6 Part F –Task Order 0001 PWS

The contractor shall use the PWS templates provided in Attachment 20 to create a PWS that meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the SOO.

L.5.0 Volume III: PAST PERFORMANCE VOLUME

L.5. 1 General

The Offeror shall submit a past performance volume with its proposal, containing past performance information in accordance with the format contained in Attachment 5, Past Performance Volume Submission Template. Offerors shall submit no more than three (3) total recent past/present performance efforts for evaluation, and each cited past performance shall not exceed three (3) pages. Two of the three past performance efforts must be submitted where the Prime for this proposal was a Prime on the referenced contract. The Government will use data provided by each Offeror in this volume and that the Government may use data obtained from other sources in the evaluation of past performance. (Note: Individual task orders under an IDIQ contract are each considered to be one (1) past/present performance effort.)

A maximum of one recent and relevant contract performed by an Offeror’s significant teaming partner or a significant subcontractor may be submitted. The Government considers a significant subcontractor or teaming partner to be a company which:

(1) provides 20% or more of the support required,

(2) provides a critical portion of the effort required, or

(3) influences the results of performance.

References for proposed subcontractors not considered significant are not desired and will not be considered relevant.

The Offeror shall provide the Past Performance Questionnaire and Cover Letter, Attachment 6, to each of the customer Points of Contact identified for each of the relevant past performance efforts. In order to expedite the assessment process, the Offeror may complete Sections 1 and 2 of the Past Performance Questionnaire for the convenience of the Points of Contact. The Offeror shall not, however, complete any other section of the Past Performance Questionnaire. Once the questionnaires are completed by the POCs, the information contained therein shall be considered Source Selection Information in accordance with FAR 2.101 and 3.104 and shall not be released to the Offeror. Past Performance Questionnaires submitted for any Offeror’s team member shall clearly indicate the name of the Offeror within the questionnaire. Early submission of the Past Performance Questionnaires is encouraged. Questionnaires shall be sent directly via email to the Contract Specialists, Veronica Peters, Trang Tran and the Contracting Officer, Adelis M. Rodriguez at disa.meade.PLD.mbx.defense-enclave-services@mail.mil no later than the proposal due time and date from the customer filling out the form.

L.5.2 Part A – Past Performance Information for Recent and Relevant Contracts

In accordance with the page limitations set forth in Table 1.1, Offerors shall provide information requested in the Past Performance Information Template, Attachment 5, for each reference. The information provided will be used to help determine relevancy.

The Offeror is NOT required to provide a past performance questionaire if such evaluation is within the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). If a CPARS is available, a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is not required. If a formal evaluation is unavailable, submit information using the format contained in Attachment 6, Past Performance Questionnaire and Cover Letter. Offerors shall submit Past Performance Information on recent (active within the past three years from the date of this solicitation). For those efforts currently being performed, the Offeror must have been performing for at least six (6) months from the date of issuance of this RFP. Contracts/task orders that the Offeror considers most relevant in demonstrating their ability to perform the proposed effort.

Note: IDIQs, BPAs, and GSA Schedule contracts without any associated Task/Call Orders will not be considered in the past performance evaluation. Individual task orders under an IDIQ contract, BPA or GSA Schedule are each considered to be one (1) past/present performance effort.

Past performance references shall include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance. Pursuant to DoD Source Selection Procedures, the Government uses degrees of relevancy when assessing recent, relevant contracts. The past performance evaluation team will consider the performance quality of relevant and recent efforts for the second aspect of the past performance evaluation. Finally, the past performance evaluation team will review past performance information and determine the overall rating at the factor level as it applies to the performance confidence assessment. Ratings are identified in Section M.

If submitting the Past Performance Questionnaire, the Offeror shall complete section I and send it to the assessing official. The Offeror shall not, however, complete any other section of the Past Performance Questionnaire.

Questionnaires shall be sent back to the Offeror for inclusion in the proposal. Past Performance Questionnaires submitted for any Offeror’s team members shall clearly indicate the name of the Offeror within the questionnaire.

The Government may contact the POCs to verify the accuracy of the Questionnaire.

Similar contracts may include efforts in a variety of sizes, a variety of disciplines, and varying degrees of technical complexity.

Similar efforts should demonstrate as many of the task area types included in the SOO (either individually or in combination thereof) as possible. Contracts or Task/Call Orders that provided multiple types of support for durations of multiple years will be more relevant.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the including CPARS, using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror like interviews with Contracting Officers, CORs, or other Government or commercial customers.

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

L.5.3 Part B - Consent Letters

In accordance with the page limitations set forth in Table 1.1, the Offeror shall provide consent or client authorization letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner. These letters authorize the release of past performance information so the Offeror can respond to such information. A sample consent letter is provided at Attachment 7. Consent letters cannot exceed more than one page per partner/ subcontractor.

L.6.0 Volume IV– FACTOR 4: PRICE VOLUME

L.6.1 General Instructions

The following instructions are applicable to the prime Offeror or the designated team lead in teaming arrangements.

The Government will verify that all solicitation requirements have been priced, figures are correctly calculated, and prices are presented in a clear and useful format. Note that unreasonably high proposed prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from the competition.

The Offeror shall complete both Attachment 8 (IDIQ Labor Rates) and Attachment 28 TO 0001 CLIN Structure.

Note the rates in the IDIQ are ceiling rates and they can be discounted for Task Order 0001 or any subsequent task order.

Only the total evaluated price for Task Order 0001 will be used for tradeoff between price and non-price factors.

The total evaluated price will consist of the proposed price for Task Order 1, inclusive of all options and the option pricing for the additional 6-month period in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

L.6.1.1. Price Reasonableness and Completeness

This solicitation is being made under anticipated conditions of adequate competition. This section is to assist you in submitting information other than certified cost or pricing data that is required to evaluate the reasonableness and completeness, of your proposed price. The Government will verify that all solicitation requirements have been priced, figures are correctly calculated, and prices are presented in a clear and useful format. Note that unreasonably high proposed prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

Additionally, unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror’s proposal. Price submissions should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness.

L.6.1.2 Price Information

Pricing information is required for each of the ten (10) years of the IDIQ’s ordering period and option pricing for an additional six-month period that may be authorized in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 "Option to Extend Services".

See FAR 52.217-8 which authorizes the Government to require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. The pricing proposal should include separate line items for the additional six-month period in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. These prices shall be identical to the prices in effect on the last day of the contract before the 52.217-8 clause is exercised. The maximum order value is listed on clause 52.216-19; it includes all ordering periods under the IDIQ and the option pricing for the additional 6-month period.

Fully loaded labor rates for the IDIQ ordering period will be incorporated into Schedule B and related B-Tables upon Contract award and used as a capped ceiling rate for all fixed price orders placed against the IDIQ award.

L.6.1.3 Supplemental Price Information

Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless it is considered essential to document or support the cost/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.

L.6.1.4 Cost/Pricing Information Requirements

In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), data other than certified cost or pricing data may be required to support cost/price reasonableness. Information shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403-5.

Offeror shall provide whatever information is necessary to help the Government understand why the proposed prices are reasonable in its Cost/Price Narrative Document.

L.6.2 Part A – Cost/Price Narrative

The Offeror shall describe their methodology used to establish their cost/price. The Offeror shall provide information describing and detailing the evaluation it performed to determine the reasonableness of prices on hourly labor rates. Each Offeror's price proposal shall contain sufficient quantitative and narrative documentation necessary to adequately support and explain the prices proposed. This analysis shall be provided to the KO and may be submitted in accordance with the Offeror’s internal accounting procedures; there is no specified format. The prime Offeror shall also specify what type ofcontract (firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement etc.) is proposed for each subcontractor. For any subcontractor proposed at or above the Truthful Cost and Pricing Data threshold, the Offeror shall provide, or instruct the subcontractor to provide evidence of accounting system adequacy if the subcontractor is performing on any basis other than FFP or Time and Materials (T&M).

The price narrative shall provide whatever information is necessary to help the Government understand why the proposed prices are reasonable. Each Offeror’s price proposal shall contain sufficient quantitative and narrative documentation necessary to adequately support and explain the prices proposed, to include subcontractor proposed prices. It shall also include a summary descriptions of estimating, purchasing, and accounting systems; changes to estimating, and accounting practices.

L.6.3 Part B and C–Price Spreadsheet

The Offeror shall submit a labor rate schedule in accordance with Attachment 8 and a methodology for this factor.

Pricing shall not be provided in any other part of the proposal. The period of performance shall be one 4-year base period and three, 2-year option periods. Additionally, Offerors shall propose rates for a six month option extension if FAR Clause 52.217-8, “Option to Extend Services” is utilized. Offerors will propose rates based on one year increments. The yearly cycles will start on the date of award. No subcontractor rates are required or permitted.

In task orders, subcontractors fully burdened labor rates will be subject to the prime Offeror’s fixed price ceiling rates for fixed priced task orders/CLINs.

The Offeror shall input their proposed labor categories and labor rates into Attachment 8 in accordance with the description for each labor category provided by the Government in Attachment 27. Offerors shall input direct labor rates and indirect rates to include profit/fee. Indirect rates will be in accordance with Cost Accounting Standards.

Rates will be calculated for both Government-site CONUS, Contractor-site personnel, CONUS and Government Site OCONUS. Offerors will insert rates into Attachments 8 and 28 to calculate its proposed fully burdened labor rate for each labor category. Offerors shall apply their indirect rates in accordance with its Cost Accounting Disclosure Statement. DO NOT place hard coded numbers in the spreadsheet to calculate the fully burdened labor rates. See the “Instructions” tab in Attachment 8 and 28. The total fully burdened rate for each labor category will be the capped ceiling for that labor category for FP and LH task orders/CLINs for both prime offerors and subcontractors. This is the maximum rate for the labor category for use when proposing on FP and LH task orders/CLINs. Offerors may propose less than these rates on task orders/CLIN.

Offerors should assume a December 2021 start date. The hours and labor categories provided in the Excel workbook do not obligate the Government to acquire all of the labor categories or labor hours provided.

The Offeror must propose a CLIN 9999, Surge. The Government may require surge support in any task order. The Government is providing a percentage value to be used by all Offerors when proposing surge: surge support will be equal to 40% of the Offeror’s total proposed cost/price for the ten (10) year ordering period, excluding the six-month extension of services pursuant to FAR 52.217-8. Offerors are instructed to propose this EXACT percentage for Surge CLIN 9999. In the event the Government does elect to exercise the Surge Option, surge support will be realigned under new or existing CLINs for the relevant task areas identified in the PWS, and an equal amount will be deducted from Optional Surge CLIN 9999.

The Offeror shall use the estimated travel figures provided by the Government under the Pricing Summary tab as a plug amount in its price proposal for evaluation purposes only.

Base Period $21,041,892.17 Option Period 1 $11,852,723.15…