Combined_Synop_Solicit_Laurel_Bay_HE1254-18-R-2017.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Regular Daily Commute/Special Needs Student Bus

Transportation Services for DoD personnel, other children eligible to attend DoD-operated schools, and dependents of DoD personnel residing within Laurel Bay Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Housing

Area, Beaufort, South Carolina; Naval Hospital Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; and Marine Corps

Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, Parris Island, South Carolina; in accordance with the format in

Subpart 12.6 pursuant to FAR 15, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Solicitation Number: HE1254-18-R-2017

Request for Quotation (RFQ) Request for Proposal (RFP) Invitation for Bid (IFB)

This solicitation and the incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-98, Effective: 01 MAY 2018.

North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 485410 Size Standard $15,000,000.00

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) requesting that interested parties submit a proposal as their response to the RFP. The word “offeror” is synonymously used with the word “vendor” in this

RFP. However, all submissions in response to this RFP will be considered proposals in accordance with the definition in FAR 2.101.

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) hereby issues this RFP for the purpose of issuing a contract for Regular Daily Commute/Special Needs Student Bus Transportation Services for

DoD personnel, other children eligible to attend DoD-operated schools, and dependents of DoD personnel residing within Laurel Bay Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Housing Area, Beaufort, South Carolina;

Naval Hospital Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; and Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris

Island, Parris Island, South Carolina. This RFP will result in the award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Multiple Award Contract, Indefinite- Delivery/ Indefinite-Quantity (MAC IDIQ).

RESPONSE DATE AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions in regards to this solicitation shall be submitted via e-mail NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM

EDT, June 26, 2018, any questions after this date will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any time.

Proposals may only be submitted electronically via e-mail to mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu and noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu. It is extremely important that all responses to this solicitation be e-mailed to both mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu and noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal via e-mail, NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m. EDT, July 2, 2018. In addition to the requirements listed in the addendum to 52.212-1, vendors shall submit written mailto:mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu mailto:noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu mailto:mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu mailto:noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu acknowledgment of any and all amendments to this solicitation. The Contract Specialist will respond by e-mail to each offeror’s submission to confirm receipt. If a receipt confirmation e-mail is not received, then the Contract Specialist did not receive your proposal submission and your proposal will not be considered for award. It is the offeror’s responsibility to follow up with the Contract Specialist after submission of their proposal to ensure that their proposal has been received. DoDEA’s e-mail capacity for attachments is 10MB.

DoDEA Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist:

Mileska Rodriguez

Telephone: 571-372-1472 mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu

Contracting Officer:

Noah Mitchell

Telephone: 571-372-1341 noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu

SEE ADDENDUM

(No Collect Calls)

HE125418R2017 21-Jun-2018

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

05:00 PM 02 Jul 2018

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

HE12549. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

MILESKA RODRIGUEZ

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY

ATTN: PROCUREMENT DIVISION

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE

SUITE 05F09-02

ALEXANDRIA VA 22350-1400

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

X SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$15,000,000

NAICS:

485410

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

PAGE 2 OF41

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

HE125418R2017

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 UNDEFINED

Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide Daily Commute services in accordance with (IAW) the

Statement of Work (SOW).

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001AA 900 Days Regular Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide daily school bus transportation for students and other authorized individuals to and from school (180 days in a school year) IAW

Addendum F of the SOW. See Attachment 3 for Bus Routes.

FOB: Destination

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001AB 900 Days Special Education (SPED)

FFP

Contractor shall provide daily school bus transportation for Special Education

(SPED) and other authorized individuals to and from school (180 days in a school year) IAW Paragraph 9.13, Addenda B.7, and E.1.2.1-E.1.2.6 of the SOW. See

Attachment 3 for Bus Routes.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001AC 32,400 Hours Safety Attendants (Pre-K-2)

FFP

Contractor shall provide school bus Safety Attendants/Aides to ride buses transporting Special Education, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students as required (regular school year and ESY) and/or described in the Addendum B.10 of the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001AD 10,800 Hours Special Education (SPED) Safety Aides

FFP

Contractor shall provide school bus Safety Attendants/Aides to ride buses transporting Special Education, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students as required (regular school year and ESY) and/or described in the Addendum B.10

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED

Curricular/Co-Curricular Transportation

FFP

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AA 800 Hours Regular Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled commutes for curricular activities IAW the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AB 3,500 Miles Regular Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled commutes for regular curricular activities IAW the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AC 180 Hours SPED Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide Special Education (SPED) transportation for curricular activities IAW Paragraph 9.13, Addenda B.7, and E.1.2.1-E.1.2.6 of the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AD 500 Miles SPED Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide SPED transportation for unscheduled curricular activities

IAW the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AE 1,000 Hours Co-Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled co-curricular activities

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002AF 4,000 Miles Co-Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled co-curricular activities

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED

Extended School Year (ESY)

Extended School Year (ESY)/Summer Transportation Services.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003AA 100 Days ESY Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for regular scheduled and SPED daily commute during Summer School (20 days in extended school year) IAW

Addendum A of the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003AB 600 Hours ESY Safety Aides

FFP

Contractor shall provide safety aides for special education (SPED) students during

Summer School (20 days in extended school year) IAW Addendum B.10 of the

SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0004 25 Task Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

MANDATORY ANNUAL REPORT NOT SEPARATELY PRICED. The

Contractor shall report all contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for

DoDEA via a secure data collection site. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through

September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October of each calendar year, beginning with

2018. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at:

http://www.ecmra.mil/.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0005 150 Days Transition Period

FFP

Transition in as needed. DO NOT PRICE. This SLIN is priced not to exceed 100 dollars per day. See Section 5.0 & Section 9.9 of SOW .

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 UNDEFINED

OPTION Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide Daily Commute services in accordance with (IAW) the

Statement of Work (SOW).

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001AA 900 Days OPTION Regular Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide daily school bus transportation for students and other authorized individuals to and from school (180 days in a school year) IAW

Addendum F of the SOW. See Attachment 3 for Bus Routes.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001AB 900 Days OPTION Special Education (SPED)

FFP

Contractor shall provide daily school bus transportation for Special Education

(SPED) and other authorized individuals to and from school (180 days in a school year) IAW Paragraph 9.13, Addenda B.7, and E.1.2.1-E.1.2.6 of the SOW. See

Attachment 3 for Bus Routes.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001AC 32,400 Hours OPTION Safety Attendants (Pre-K-2)

FFP

Contractor shall provide school bus Safety Attendants/Aides to ride buses transporting Special Education, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students as required (regular school year and ESY) and/or described in the Addendum B.10

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001AD 10,800 Hours OPTION Special Education (SPED) Safety Aides

FFP

Contractor shall provide school bus Safety Attendants/Aides to ride buses transporting Special Education, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students as required (regular school year and ESY) and/or described in the Addendum B.10

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 UNDEFINED

OPTION Curricular/Co-Curricular Transportation

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AA 800 Hours OPTION Regular Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled commutes for curricular activities IAW the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AB 3,500 Miles OPTION Regular Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled commutes for regular curricular activities IAW the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AC 180 Hours OPTION SPED Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide Special Education (SPED) transportation for curricular activities IAW Paragraph 9.13, Addenda B.7, and E.1.2.1-E.1.2.6 of the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AD 500 Miles OPTION SPED Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide SPED transportation for unscheduled curricular activities

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AE 1,000 Hours OPTION Co-Curricular Transportation-Hours

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled co-curricular activities

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002AF 4,000 Miles OPTION Co-Curricular Transportation-Miles

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for unscheduled co-curricular activities

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003 UNDEFINED

OPTION Extended School Year (ESY)

Extended School Year (ESY)/Summer Transportation Services.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003AA 100 Days OPTION ESY Daily Commute

FFP

Contractor shall provide transportation for regular scheduled and SPED daily commute during Summer School (20 days in extended school year) IAW

Addendum A of the SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003AB 600 Hours OPTION ESY Safety Aides

FFP

Contractor shall provide safety aides for special education (SPED) students during

Summer School (20 days in extended school year) IAW Addendum B.10 of the

SOW.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1004 25 Task OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

MANDATORY ANNUAL REPORT NOT SEPARATELY PRICED. The

Contractor shall report all contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for

DoDEA via a secure data collection site. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through

September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October of each calendar year, beginning with

2018. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at:

http://www.ecmra.mil/.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1005 150 Days OPTION Transition Period

FFP

Transition in as needed. DO NOT PRICE. This SLIN is priced not to exceed 100 dollars per day. See Section 5.0 & Section 9.9 of SOW .

GENERAL OFFEROR INFORMATION

1. Contract Information:

a. Contract Title: Student Transportation Services – Daily Commute/Special Needs – Department of Defense

Education Activity –Americas, Laurel Bay, South Carolina

b. Type of Contract: This is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Multiple-Award, Idefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity

(MAC IDIDQ) type contract with the letter “D” in the Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) number, for example HE125418D20XX.

c. NAICS Code: 485410 – School and Employee Bus Transportation

d. Size Standards: $15 Million

e. Contract Term: This solicitation/contract contains provisions for a base period of five years and one (1) option period of five years.

f. Period of Performance: The anticipated start date is 01 August 2018. There are 180 days in a school year.

Base Period: 01 August 2018 through 31 July 2023

Transition-In: 01 August through 30 August, as required

Option Period I: 01 August 2023 through 31 July 2028

g. Submittal: See FAR 52.212-1 (and Addendum), Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

h. Contract Quantities: The quantities listed on the Schedule of Supplies/Services are based on historical data available to the Government. The Government anticipates the quantities to remain within the limitations provided within this solicitation in FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations. Any necessary quantity changes will be issued in a bilateral modification. The Offeror is cautioned that these quantities should not be construed as a guarantee of future DoDEA requirements.

i. Changes: In no event shall any understanding or agreement between the Contractor and any Government employee other than the Contracting Officer on any contract, modification, change order, letter or verbal direction to the Contractor be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by an appointed Contracting Officer. The Contractor is hereby put on notice that in the event a Government employee other than the Contracting Officer directs a change in the work to be performed, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to make inquiry of the

Contracting Officer before making the deviation. Payments will not be made without being authorized by an appointed Contracting Officer with the legal authority to bind the Government.

2. Schedule Information.

a. Inspection And Acceptance Terms: Information in this section will be populated in the award document as follows:

Inspect At and Accept At: Destination

Inspect By and Accept By: Government

b. Delivery Information: Information in this section will be populated in the award document.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-4 ADDENDUM – CONTRACTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS - - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

Text in paragraph (c) is deleted and replaced with the following:

Changes in terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of certain changes such as administrative changes including changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc. authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its supplements that may be made unilaterally by the

Contracting Officer (for a complete list of changes that may be made unilaterally, see FAR 43.103(b)).

CONSENT TO DE-OBLIGATION OF EXCESS FUNDS AFTER FINAL PAYMENT

(a) This paragraph is an addendum to FAR 52.212-4.

(b) The Contractor agrees that, after final payment has been made, the Government may unilaterally, and without obtaining further approval from the Contractor, adjust the final quantities of goods and/or services delivered and accepted under this contract and adjust the final price of this contract to conform to the total amount paid as of the date final payment was made.

(c) In accordance with FAR 4.804-3, the paying office shall close the contract file upon issuance of the final payment voucher. No contract modification will be issued to de-obligate the excess funds.

(d) If this contract is a type of indefinite-delivery contract (e.g., indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity, requirements), this paragraph shall apply to each order issued under the contract on a case-by-case basis.

(e) This paragraph shall be deemed to be written agreement of the parties as contemplated by the changes paragraph of the Contract Terms And Conditions – Commercial Items clause of this contract (FAR 52.212-4(c)).

(End of addenda to FAR 52.212-4)

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (JAN 2018)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph

(a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xii) X (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section

862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xviii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xix) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx

1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government

(Sep 2006) -- Alternate I

OCT 1995

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for

Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding

Responsibility Matters

JUL 2013

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic

Corporations

NOV 2015

52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2011

52.219-14 Limitations On Subcontracting JAN 2017

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans FEB 2016

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification OCT 2015

52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 DEC 2015

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 JAN 2017

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

JUL 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

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

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 5 runs, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor:

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of 150% of the estimated quantity of any individual SLIN;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 150% of the estimated quanity of all SLINs combined; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 calendar days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b) (1) or (2) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 calendar days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY. (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum". The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum".

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and

Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after after one year from the expiration of the contract.

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the

Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the

Contractor within 30 calendar days of contract expiration.

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 calendar days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 calendar days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months or 120 months for an IDIQ.

Note: If FAR 52.217-8 extension is exercised, the total duration of this contract shall not exceed 66 months or 126 months for an IDIQ.

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

DFARS: https://www.acquisition.gov/Supplemental_Regulations http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (48

CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.216-7006 ORDERING (MAY 2011)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the contract schedule. Such orders may be issued from 01

August 2018 through 31 July 2023. If the Option Period is exercised, the ordering period will end 31 July 2028.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c)(1) If issued electronically, the order is considered “issued” when a copy has been posted to the Electronic

Document Access system, and notice has been sent to the Contractor.

(2) If mailed or transmitted by facsimile, a delivery order or task order is considered ``issued'' when the Government deposits the order in the mail or transmits by facsimile. Mailing includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery services.

(3) Orders may be issued orally only if authorized in the schedule.

(End of Clause)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

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

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area

WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and

Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training

Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through

WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data

Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

Invoice as 2-in-1

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in

WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

HESCLB

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0747

Issue By DoDAAC HE1254

Admin DoDAAC HE1254

Inspect By DoDAAC HESCLB

Service Approver (DoDAAC) HESCLB

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) HESCLB

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF e-mail notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send

Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

To be identified on each individual Task Order.

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

disa.ogden.esd.mbx.cscassig@mail.mil

801-605-7095 or 866-618-5988

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

“The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: https://www.ecmra.mil/.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the

FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: https://www.ecmra.mil/.”

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

www.cpars.gov

The contractor shall designate representative to whom the performance assessments will be sent electronically. The name, title, email address and phone number of the designed contractor representative shall be provided for authorization access. Any changes in designated contractor personnel shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor to inform the Assessing Official (AO)/Contracting Officer.

The designated contractor representative has the authority to:

Receive the Government performance assessment from the AO. Review, comment, return performance assessment to AO within 30 days. If contractor desires a meeting to discuss the evaluation, it must be requested, in writing, no later than seven calendar days from receipt and will be within the contractor’s 30 day review period.

Name: _____________________________________________

Title: __________________________

Email address: _______________________________________

Telephone number: ___________________________________

Hardware/Software Requirements for CPARS

To use CPARS Online, you will need to have access to the internet along with the following hardware and software:

CPARS fully supports the latest three major desktop versions of Internet Explorer, and the latest major desktop version of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Older browsers may still view CPARS, however users should expect mixed results. A "major version" refers to a full numeric release, like 9.0 and 10.0 (not minor releases like 9.2.x and 10.2.x).

The Adobe Acrobat Reader should be installed. This allows you to view and print the PDF attachments in

CPARS and FAPIIS. The reader can be downloaded and installed from Adobe Acrobat. If you have any problems downloading or installing the reader, please contact our Technical Support.

Technical Service Support webptsmh@navy.mil

The point of contact for technical support or questions is: Customer Support Desk, Voice Phone: (207) 438-1690 or

DSN: 684-1690.

EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS

EXH/ATCH NO. TITLE

1 Statement of Work (SOW)

2 Pricing Sheet

3 Bus Routes Templates

4 QASP

5 Past Performance Questionnaire

6 Letter of Commitment

(End of Exhibits and Attachments)

TASK ORDER ORDERING PROCEDURES

MAC IDIQ Task Order Ordering Procedures

General Information for DoDEA Multiple Award Contracts (MAC) - Americas

1. General Information.

a. The Government will issue competitive Requests for Quotes (RFQs) to all qualified IDIQ Holders for requirements at or above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) for a twelve-month Period of

Performance (POP). The Government will compete each twelve-month POP and issue multiple funded Task

Orders (TO) to the awarding IDIQ Holders during the twelve-month POP. However, the Government reserves the right to issue Task Orders below the SAT without competition.

b. IDIQ Holders for Special Needs and Daily Commute services will receive an RFQ for requirements that include routes for both types of services.

c. IDIQ Holders are expected to participate by submitting quotes in response to all RFQs sent to them. The

Government’s intent is to ensure quotes are received from at least three IDIQ Holders.

d. In general, the IDIQ Holder submitting the lowest priced technically acceptable quote will receive the awarded Task Order for the POP. However, the Government reserves the right to direct award one or more

Task Order(s) to a specific IDIQ Holder.

e. The unit prices submitted on the Pricing Sheet are the maximum unit prices IDIQ Holders may charge for each CLIN. IDIQ Holders are encouraged to provide discounts to the Government.

2. Fair Opportunity Procedure. In issuing the RFQ, the Contracting Officer will give IDIQ Holders a fair opportunity to be considered for Task Order award. All IDIQ Holders are hereby notified that this procedure is governed by four (4) Order Value Thresholds and are as follows:

a. Orders at or below the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT):

i. No competition required.

ii. The Contracting Officer may issue the Task Order award to a suitable IDIQ Holder.

iii. Consideration may be given to ensure that an IDIQ Holder meets the guaranteed minimum.

b. Orders between the MPT and the SAT:

i. IDIQ Holders will be given a fair opportunity to be considered. However, the Contracting Officer may issue the Task Order award without contacting each IDIQ Holder.

ii. Consideration may be given to ensure that an IDIQ Holder meets the guaranteed minimum.

c. Orders between the SAT and $5.5 Million:

i. Issue RFQ to IDIQ Holders thereby giving notice of the intent to make a purchase.

ii. Evaluate quotes, and issue the Task Order award.

iii. The Government reserves the right to apply the evaluation criteria below, and base the Task Order award on best value.

d. Orders over $5.5 Million:

i. Issue RFQ to IDIQ Holders

ii. Provide for reasonable response time.

iii. Seek price reductions.

iv. Evaluate all responses and issue the award to the Contractor whose quote represents the best value.

v. Unsuccessful IDIQ Holders will receive a post award notice within three (3) days after the Task Order award, and, upon written request after notification and to the maximum extent practicable, we will provide a brief explanation of the basis for the task order award.

3. Evaluation.

a. The Request for Quotes (RFQ) will detail the criteria the Government will use in its evaluation of

Quotes.

b. The Government will consider price in all evaluations. However, in making the award decision, the

Government reserves the right to consider factors other than price, such as Past Performance on previously awarded Task Orders issued, Technical factors, guaranteed minimums, and/or other factors that may be relevant to awarding future task orders.

(End of MAC IDIQ Task Order Ordering Procedures)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017

1. ADDENDUM – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2006)

1. General.

a. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Multiple-Award, Indefinite-

Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract (MAC IDIQ) to several Offerors under this solicitation for a 10-year period, which includes a Base Period of five (5) years and an Option Period for five (5) years.

This solicitation is being competed under FAR Parts 12 and 15.

b. Minimum Guarantee. As required by FAR 16.504, the total minimum amount of services the

Government will acquire under this contract is $2,500.00. A minimum quantity and individual minimum and maximum on the CLIN/SLIN level is not applicable.

c. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, Offerors must follow the explicit instructions contained herein. This proposal does not commit the Government to pay any cost the preparation and submission.

d. Proposal Included in the Official Contract File. Offerors are advised that its proposal will become part of the official contract file, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation. In addition, the

Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed acquisition.

e. Solicitation Amendment or Cancellation. DoDEA reserves the right to amend or cancel the solicitation as necessary to meet the Agency’s requirements. Changes to the solicitation will be issued on a SF 30 modification document.

f. Special Standards. An Offeror must be an operational business which provides public transportation services on a regular daily basis on established routes. An Offeror which exclusively provides tourist bus services will not be considered to be an Offeror which provides public transportation services on a regular daily basis on established routes IAW the SOW.

g. Transition-In. At its discretion, the Government will include a transition period of up to 30 days in the award of a task order. The purpose of the transition period is to ensure that the Contractor is familiar with the routes and administrative procedures for performance under the task order. When a Contractor has recently performed under the IDIQ on the same or a similar route, it is anticipated that a transition period will not be necessary.

h. Intent to Submit Proposals. For planning purposes only, please send an e-mail to Ms.Mileska

Rodriguez mileska.rodriguez@hq.dodea.edu and Dr. Noah Mitchell noah.mitchell@hq.dodea.edu to give notification if your company intends to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation no later than 02 JUL 2018. The subject of the e-mail shall be “Intent to Submit a Proposal for HE1254-18-R-

2017.” Please provide the company’s name and point of contact to include name, title, address, e-mail, phone number, company’s DUN, and N/Cage Code. Failure to submit a notice of intent does not prohibit an Offeror from submitting a proposal.

i. Communication. The Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist are the sole points of contact for this acquisition. Communications with other officials may compromise the integrity of this acquisition and result in cancellation of the requirement.

j. Awarding Single or Multiple Requirements. The Government reserves the right to limit the number of awards under this solicitation

k. Staggered Awards. The Government reserves the right to make staggered awards through the use of an amendment to this solicitation. The base period for contracts that are awarded later will be a five

(5) year base period. The option period, if exercised, will be five years for all MAC IDIQ.

l. Resultant Task Orders (TOs). Task Orders will be competed, in accordance with the Task Order

Ordering Procedure stated in the General Information Section, and issued under the resulting awards from this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to compete and issue TOs among all

Offerors. Additionally, multiple TOs may be issued to the awardee during the same Period of

Performance (POP). The Government reserves the right to rotate TOs among the MAC IDIQ Holders, as well as award TOs upon receiving the initial proposals.

m. Period for acceptance of offers. Paragraph (c) of 52.212-1 tailored. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals, unless another time period is specified in an amendment to the solicitation.

n. Representations and Certifications. The representations and certifications required by FAR 52.212-

3 are included in the System for Award Management (SAM) registration process. At submission of proposals, Offerors must either have an active and accurate SAM registration or complete and submit with their proposal the representations and certifications contained in FAR 52.212-3.

Offerors must have an active and accurate SAM registration to be awarded a contract under this solicitation. Regarding accuracy, Offerors with active SAM registrations must ensure that the representations and certifications contained therein are still correct and that there have been no changes since they registered or completed their annual update in SAM.

o. Questions. Offerors shall submit questions concerning this solicitation, electronically, NO LATER

THAN 12:00 PM EDT, June 26, 2018. Questions submitted after this date may not be considered for a response.

2. Proposal Preparation.

a. Offerors shall prepare proposal clearly and concisely to demonstrate complete understanding of the requirement, and with the presumption that the Government has no previous knowledge of the

Offerors previous performance. Do not simply repeat back verbatim or paraphrase requirements along the lines of “we will do this or that.” Instead, present your plans that describe or outline…