Solicitation_2-3-2016_Amendment.pdf

HQ0287NJT051220151

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 modification is to provide answers to questions, make corrections to the solicitation, and extend the proposal due date to February 12, 2016.

All other terms and conditions remain the same and unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 30

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 03-Feb-2016

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 HQ0034-16-R-0133

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

04-Jan-2016

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 X 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

22-Jan-2016

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HQ0034 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0001

The CLIN type priced has been added.

CLIN 0002

CLIN 1001

The CLIN description has changed from OPTION YEAR 1 to LABOR - OPTION

YEAR 1.

CLIN 1002

The CLIN description has changed from TRAVEL - OPTON YEAR 1 to TRAVEL -

OPTION YEAR 1.

CLIN 2001

The CLIN description has changed from OPTON YEAR 2 to LABOR - OPTION

YEAR 2.

CLIN 2002

The CLIN description has changed from TRAVEL - OPTON YEAR 2 to TRAVEL -

OPTION YEAR 2.

CLIN 3001

The CLIN description has changed from OPTON YEAR 3 to LABOR - OPTON

YEAR 3.

CLIN 3002

The CLIN description has changed from TRAVE - OPTON YEAR 3 to TRAVE -

OPTION YEAR 3.

CLIN 4001

The CLIN description has changed from OPTION YEAR 4 to LABOR - OPTION

YEAR 4.

CLIN 4002

The CLIN description has changed from TRAVEL - OPTON YEAR 4 to TRAVEL -

OPTION YEAR 4.

CLIN 0003 is added as follows:

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0003 Lot

OTHER DIRECT COSTS - BASE YEAR

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

See Exhibit A

CLIN 1003 is added as follows:

1003 Lot

OPTION OTHER DIRECT COSTS - OPTION YEAR 1

COST

ESTIMATED COST

CLIN 2003 is added as follows:

2003 Lot

OPTION OTHER DIRECT COSTS - OPTION YEAR 2

CLIN 3003 is added as follows:

3003 Lot

OPTION OTHER DIRECT COSTS - OPTION YEAR 3

CLIN 4003 is added as follows:

4003 Lot

OPTION OTHER DIRECT COSTS - OPTION YEAR 4

The following have been modified:

PREAMBLE

B.1. General

B.1.1. The contractor shall provide support services to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (DASD(SE)). The tasks covered under this contract include support to the DASD(SE) Director of Major Program Support (D,MPS), Support to the Principal Deputy / DASD(SE) Front Office (PD/FO) and Support to the DASD(SE) Director of Engineering Enterprise (D,EE).

Support to DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support (D,MPS) includes day to day contact with the Program Managers (PMs) and Program Element Executive Officers (PEOs) in support of all major programs within the Department of Defense across all Services. The contractor provides expertise in support of periodic engineering program reviews to include but not limited to PDRs, CDRs, MDAP, etc. The contractor also supports various analysis, analyses, and development of metrics to assess the health of major programs.

Support to the DASD(SE) Director, Engineering Enterprise (D,EE) includes the development of systems engineering policy and guidance, work force development.

Support to DASD(SE) Principal Deputy and Front Office (PD/FO) includes efforts in cybersecurity and information systems, the Systems Engineering Research Center engagement, and the administrative tasks associated with support to three Senior Executive Service members.

Hereafter, this IDIQ will be referred to as the “Basic Contract” while task orders issued under the Basic Contract will be referred to as “Order(s)”.

B.1.2. The Title for this Contract is Systems Engineering Support.

B.2. MIN / MAX Contract Value

The minimum contract value shall not be less than $5,000.00 The maximum contract value shall not exceed $195,000,000.00 over the term of the contract.

B.3 ORDER TYPE PREFERENCE

The type of orders authorized under this contract are as follows:

Cost Plus Fixed Fee Cost Reimbursable

B.4 ORDER PRICING (ALL ORDER TYPES)

B.4.1 Cost Reimbursement (CPFF)

The Contracting Officer must determine fair and reasonable pricing, analyze and negotiate profit for all Cost- Reimbursement Orders, in accordance with FAR 15.4, Pricing, and FAR 16.3, Cost-Reimbursement Contracts.

B.4.2 Pricing (ALL ORDER)

Contractor will be required to travel within the National Capital Region (NCR), 10 U.S.C. § 2674(f)(2), at no cost to the Government. All pre-approved travel outside of the NCR will be reimbursed at actual allowable, allocable, and reasonable cost in accordance with the limitations set forth in FAR 31.205-46. Profit shall not be applied to travel costs. The Contractor may apply indirect costs to travel, not to exceed the specified rate, in accordance with the Contractor’s usual accounting practices consistent with FAR 31.2. The Contracting Officer will identify a not-to-exceed travel ceiling under a separate CLIN on the Order.

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

$5,000,000

$ 195,000,000.00

CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

CLIN MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

0001 - BASE YEAR

LABOR

$5,000.00

$39,000,000.00

0002 – BASE YEAR

TRAVEL

0003 – BASE YEAR

OTHER DIRECT COSTS

1001 – Option 1

1 $5,000.00

1002 - Option 1

1003 - Option Year 1

OTHER DIRECT

COSTS

2001 – Option 2

2002 - Option 2

2003 - Option Year 2

3001 – Option 3

3002 - Option 3

3003 - Option Year 3

4001 – Option 4

4002 - Option 4

4003 - Option Year 4

Guaranteed Minimum The guaranteed minimum award of $5,000.00 will be satisfied through a firm fixed-price Task Order (TO) awarded to all basic contract awardees in conjunction with the basic contract award. Each awardee shall work on one non-labor intensive project, such as establishing or updating a website, and attend one Program Review during the base period of performance (POP) unless the awardee has received a task order in the first three months of the base year of performance.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

IDIQ Performance Work Statement

1.0 Background: The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Systems Engineering (DASD(SE)) is the focal point for all policy, practice, and procedural matters relating to Department of Defense Systems Engineering and its key elements to include technical risk management, software engineering, manufacturing and production, quality, and related disciplines. DASD(SE) develops and grows the Systems Engineering capability of the DoD. DASD(SE) provides guidance and policy to DoD components in the execution of their general and specialty engineering functions across the acquisition process. DASD(SE) is substantively engaged throughout the acquisition life cycle with major and selected acquisition programs across DoD to provide advice, guidance, mentoring, and oversight of program technical execution. DASD(SE) supports a disciplined programmatic decision making process by providing an independent source of technical knowledge to key decision makers at critical milestones over the program life cycle.

Across the Department, DASD(SE) applies best engineering practices to:

Help program managers identify and mitigate risks Shape technical planning and management Support and advocate for DoD Component engineering initiatives Provide insight to OSD stakeholders Identify systemic engineering issues for resolution above the program level

2.0 Objective: The objective of this effort is to provide DASD(SE) direct access to expertise to accomplish the following major tasks which each support the missions of the DASD(SE).

Task 1 (see Attachment 1 – PWS 1): Support to ODASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support Software Engineering, and Schedule Risk Assessments

This PWS supports only those areas. There is a great deal of overlap in the requirements of MPS 1 and this PWS, but the work applies to different areas of Major Program Support.

General Products and SME Support Expectations

• Subject Matter Expert support for all tasks

• Data management, Strategy, Process and Standards

• SME Support to Product Development for all tasks

• Technical Oversight and Program Support Activities

Program Support Activates

• Development Planning (DP) – Support Material Development Decisions (MDD) by evaluating Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) and Component planning material solutions analysis. .Support the Department’s Development Planning working Group activities (DPWG)Systems

• Support Dir, MPS in the development of System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, Physical Configuration Audits and advise both DASD(SE) and the Program Management Offices (PMOs) on best practices and procedures.

The contractor shall also provide independent assessments where needed.

• The Contractor shall maintain continuous engagement with major programs representing DASD(SE) in program technical activities, monitoring engineering efforts, and shall observe and report on selected SE and DP.

• Systems Engineering (SE) Working Integration Product Teams (WIPTs) and Integrated Product Team Support. Support Dir, MPS as representative as part of PMO lead SE IPTs, SE WIPS to share best practices across the Department

• Support development of Reports to Congress regarding Program Assessments and Systems Engineering Activities). Support development of DASD(SE) responses to congressional inquiries. Prepare program quality assessments for the bi-annual SE report to Congress.

• Systems Engineering Domain Review Support – Provided expertise in the development of various warfare domain reviews. Provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with specific warfare domain experience to provide systems engineering and program management support to the Government Program Support team Leads (PSTLs) in the following areas: C3, ISR, Business, Space Missile, Missile Defense, Fixed Wing Aircraft, Air Launched Weapons, Ships, Submarines, Communications, Land Combat Systems and Rotary Wing Aircraft.

• Respond to and Coordinate on GAO, IG and Congressional Reports and Actions

Schedule Performance Benchmarking

• The contractor shall development, operate and maintain a schedule risk analysis tool

• The contractor shall perform schedule health checks and schedule risk assessments on assigned programs

• The contractor shall support schedule synchronization with external programs.

MDAP and MAIS Acquisition Document Development, Review and Coordination

• Review and support development of key acquisition documents to include: Acquisition Strategies, Systems Engineering Plans, Risk Management Plans, Acquisition Program Baselines, Selected Acquisition Reports, Life Cycle Support Plans, AoA Studies, Program Protection Plans, support DASD(SE) inputs and responses to engineering related questions and issues for major programs.

• Support the development and coordination to approve Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs)

• Support the coordination of Acquisition Strategies and Acquisition Program Baselines.

• Support the coordination of DODIG and GAO reports

• Support the coordination on Selective Acquisition Reports and Monthly Acquisition Reports.

Support Software Assessments

• Perform Software Acquisition Review and Analysis

• Perform Software Acquisition Program Documentation Reviews.

• Develop Software Performance Measurements, Parametric Modeling and Analysis

• Support the development of Software development policy and guidance.

• Support the Software Engineering Working Groups, Outreach and Community Engagement

• Support the development of the Software Engineering Workforce

Process and Methodology

• Perform Systematic Root Cause Analysis as required

• Support the Program Support Process and Focus Area Reviews

DoD Policy and Guidance Support

• Provide inputs and support to MPS in review and update of DoD and JCIDS policy documents

• Provide inputs to support MPS equities in updates to the Defense Acquisition Guide Chapter 4

• Support improvements to the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Outline

• Support updates and changes to the TPM guide

• Project Management, Workflow Management and Process Support

• Provide support to overall project management, support workflow management and development of process improvements within DASD(SE) Dir, MPS.

Other Requirements:

• Support office and program security

• Provide monthly progress reports

Task 2 (see Attachment 2 – PWS 2) Support to DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support:

The contractor shall support DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support in day to day reviews of major programs both MDAP and Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) to include:

• Systems Engineering Oversight of major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPS and Major Automated

Information Systems (MAIS) and other special interest programs.

• Program Support Assessments (PSAs) which address all technical planning, technical management, Family of Systems and system of systems requirements and interfaces, inter-program dependencies and processes.

• Special Studies, Independent Ad-hoc, Focused Reviews, and Program Assessments – These reviews address specific short turn around studies on program based on specific technical issues. These reviews may follow major program reviews such as Defense Acquisition Boards (DAB) where issues are identified.

• Prepare detailed inputs to address engineering issues to advise the DABs with regard to systems engineering, software engineering, program protection as well as issues related to various engineering program reviews.

• Prepare comments and coordinate on Oversight Integrated Program Teams (OIPT) Reports, DAB Acquisition Decision Memorandums (ADMs) and DAB Readiness Function Checklists. These products prepare senior department leadership in the decision making process.

• Coordinate and Prepare inputs for U.S. Code Title 10 Section 2366a and b Certifications

• Support Request for Proposal (RFP) Reviews and Peer Reviews for Major Acquisition Programs

• Provide Outreach support to major programs

• Provide reach back SMEs and consultants for assessment reviews, PSAs, Performance assessment and specialized studies

Program Support Activities

• Development Planning (DP) – Support Material Development Decisions (MDD) by evaluating Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) and Component planning material solutions analysis. .Support the Department’s Development Planning working Group activities (DPWG)Systems

• Support Dir, MPS in the development of System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, Physical Configuration Audits and advise both DASD(SE) and the Program Management Offices (PMOs) on best practices and procedures.

The contractor shall also provide independent assessments where needed.

• The Contractor shall maintain continuous engagement with major programs representing DASD(SE) in program technical activities, monitoring engineering efforts, and shall observe and report on selected SE and DP.

• Systems Engineering (SE) Working Integration Product Teams (WIPTs) and Integrated Product Team Support. Support Dir, MPS as representative as part of PMO lead SE IPTs, SE WIPS to share best practices across the Department.

• Support development of Reports to Congress regarding Program Assessments and Systems Engineering Activities). Support development of DASD(SE) responses to congressional inquiries. Prepare program quality assessments for the bi-annual SE report to Congress.

• Systems Engineering Domain Review Support – Provided expertise in the development of various warfare domain reviews. Provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with specific warfare domain experience to provide systems engineering and program management support to the Government Program Support team Leads (PSTLs) in the following areas: C3, ISR, Business, Space Missile, Missile Defense, Fixed Wing Aircraft, Air Launched Weapons, Ships, Submarines, Communications, Land Combat Systems and Rotary Wing Aircraft.

• Respond to and Coordinate on GAO, IG and Congressional Reports and Actions

Program Metrics and technical Performance Measures

• Provide major program schedule risk analysis

• Perform schedule health checks and risk assessments

• Perform schedule synchronization with other programs.

MDAP and MAIS Acquisition Documentation review and Coordination

• Review and support development of key acquisition documents to include: Acquisition Strategies, Systems Engineering Plans, Risk Management Plans, Acquisition Program Baselines, Selected Acquisition Reports, Life Cycle Support Plans, AoA Studies, Program Protection Plans, support DASD(SE) inputs and responses to engineering related questions and issues for major programs.

• Support the development and coordination to approve Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs)

• Support the coordination of Acquisition Strategies and Acquisition Program Baselines.

• Support the coordination of DODIG and GAO reports

• Support the coordination on Selective Acquisition Reports and Monthly Acquisition Reports.

Program Protection and Systems Security Engineering

• Support implementation of Systems Security Engineering Policy and Guidance

• Support implementation of Safeguarding Information and Information sharing activities

• Assist DASD(SE) in assessing Program Management Office Program Protection implementation

• Monitor the impacts of System Security Engineering and program protection policy (Trusted systems and networks, Cybersecurity, Critical Program Information, software and hardware assurance, foundational protective measures under USD(I), horizontal protection, safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information, test and guidance on broader DoD policies and acquisition.

• Support System Security Engineering Assessments

• Provide guidance to support implementing SSE/PPP polies and best practices.

• Support development and preparation of Program Protection Plan (PPP) preparation guide outline and guidance.

Process and Methodology

• Support development and maintain DAPS methodologies to include development and maintenance of the DAPS Methodology tool and database

• Perform Systematic Root Cause Analysis as required

• Support the Program Support Process and Focus Area Reviews

• Provide Integrated Risk Assessments and Metrics

• Support Mission Thread Analysis

• Assist in the development of Lifecycle Intelligence Mission Data planning

Support to Joint Staff

• Support the Joint Staff and the Joint Requirements Oversight Committee (JROC) in JCIDS documents review and development

• Provide support to Joint Mission Area Analysis and systems integration

Project Management, Workflow Management and Process Support

• Provide support to overall project management, support workflow management and development of process improvements within DASD(SE) Dir, MPS.

Other Requirements:

• Support office and program security

• Provide monthly progress reports

Task 3 (see Attachment 3) - PWS in Support to DASD(SE) Director, Engineering Enterprise

DASD(SE) Director, Engineering Enterprise (D,EE) provides Policy, Guidance and Support to the Acquisition workforce for development and use of systems engineering standards, best practices and community education. D,EE also reviews other Department Guidance and Policy to ensure that there is no adverse effect on systems engineering methodology applied to systems development and Acquisition.

Additionally, D, EE supports the Department’s engineering workforce development. The contract will support the DASD(SE) D, EE with subject matter experts as follows:

• Systems Assurance and Program Protection to include support to the Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC), Acquisition Security Database development, Critical Program Information (CPI) identification and Anti-tamper systems protection, develop measures to assure that microelectronics are secure and meet requirements, support improvements is systems assurance and program protection support as well as security engineering program support.

• Support and facilitate development of Engineering Tools and Environments to include: Engineered Resilient Systems, Digital Engineering in design and engineering, and Modular Open Systems Architecture.

• Support to Digital Engineering in Design and Engineering

• Support in the development of Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)

• Support the development and integration of Systems Engineering Policy and Guidance to include development of new Systems Engineering Polices and Guidance, review of DoD polices and guidance where they may have an effect on systems engineering and engineering development. Support developments in DAU training curriculum with regard to systems engineering and support policy and guidance outreach.

• Support the development of specialty engineering support systems to include but not limited to manufacturing and quality engineering, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS), value engineering, human factors engineering, safety engineering and reliability and maintainability engineering. The contractor shall provide specialty engineering technical and analytical services (Subject Matter Experts who specialize in these areas will be needed)

• Support Systems Engineering and Analysis with regards to Family of Systems (FoS) and Systems of Systems (SoS) Analysis to ensure that systems are not sub-optimized and function within the total system

• Support of development of Specifications and Standards – Defense Standardization Program Office

(DSPO)

• Support the Departments Engineering Workforce Development to include the Acquisition Workforce, Engineering (non-construction) Workforce, Workforce policy and Documentation, Workforce Data Analytics and Studies, and Workforce reporting and outreach to the various engineering communities.

• Provide information technology support to include support to that Interoperability Senior Review Panel, Information Technology Standards, and Spectrum Management.

• Support international engagement in systems engineering with regards to international communities shared with our allies.

Task 4 (See Attachment 4): Support to DASD (SE) Front Office and PD-DASD(SE) The Principal Deputy for DASD(SE) manages cutting edge programs to support improvements in systems engineering and to provide support to the acquisition community.

• Support improvements in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) cyber security and information assurance,

• Support Management of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC),

• Provide classes in Lean Six Sigma to support the requirement for a given percentage of DASD(SE) staff are

Green Belt certified. Support Continuous Product Improvement / Lean Manufacturing - Six Sigma training, Systems Engineering outreach to allow for dissemination of systems engineering best practices and sharing other agencies’ best practices with the larger defense community. Outreach includes the Best Practices Clearing House, bi-monthly Systems Engineering forums, and responses to GAO, IG and Congressional requests.

• Maintain the Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) and Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) database.

• Provide Technical Editing and Graphics Support to DASD(SE)

• Support DASD(SE) Outreach to the DoD engineering community by:

• Maintaining the DASD(SE) website and intranet

• Preparing and organizing various Systems Engineering Conferences

• Prepare and organize the Systems Engineering Forums

• Develop and publish various Systems Engineering Publications as required

• Develop and support DASD(SE) Webinars

• Support Systems Engineering Excellence Awards

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The following Acceptance/Inspection Schedule was added for CLIN 0003:

INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

N/A N/A N/A Government

The following Acceptance/Inspection Schedule was added for CLIN 1003:

Destination Government Destination Government

The following Acceptance/Inspection Schedule was added for CLIN 2003:

The following Acceptance/Inspection Schedule was added for CLIN 3003:

The following Acceptance/Inspection Schedule was added for CLIN 4003:

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0003:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

POP 15-MAR-2016 TO

14-MAR-2017

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

HQ0287

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1003:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

POP 15-MAR-2017 TO

14-MAR-2018

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2003:

POP 15-MAR-2018 TO

14-JAN-2019

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3003:

POP 15-MAR-2019 TO

14-MAR-2020

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4003:

POP 15-MAR-2021 TO

14-JAN-2022

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following have been added by full text:

252.204-0003 LINE ITEM SPECIFIC: CONTRACTING OFFICER SPECIFIED ACRN ORDER. (SEP 2009)

The payment office shall make payment within the line item in the sequence ACRN order specified below, exhausting all funds in the previous ACRN before paying from the next ACRN.

Line Item ACRN Order

(End of clause)

SECTION G

Section G - Contract Administration Data

G.1 ORDERING (INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS)

This section provides guidance regarding contract administration for the Basic Contract, and where applicable, for each Order placed under the Basic Contract. Additional contract administration requirements may be specified in each task order.

G.2 AUTHORIZED USERS

Pursuant to FAR 16.504(a)(4)(vi), only authorized users may place Orders under the Basic Contract. In order to qualify as an authorized user, a duly warranted Contracting Officer (as that term is defined in FAR 2.1) in good standing must have an appropriate signed delegation of authority from the Procuring Contracting Officer. For purposes of this Basic Contract, Warranted Contracting Officers of the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate are authorized users. Only Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate Contracting Officers are authorized to issue orders or modifications/changes to orders under this contract. Supplies or services to be furnished under this contract shall be furnished at such times solely as ordered by the issuance of Orders by the Contracting Officer. All orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. This contract shall control in the event of conflict with any order.

G.3 ORDERING PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

G.3.1 The Contractor agrees to accept and perform task orders issued by the Contracting Officer within the scope of this agreement. It is understood and agreed that the Government has no obligation to issue any task orders except the minimum order. In the event of any inconsistency between any Task Order and the contract, the contract shall control.

G.3.2 Ordering procedures must comply with the following (reference FAR 16.505 and DFARS 216.505):

(2) The Contracting Officer shall include the evaluation procedures in the solicitation and establish the time frame for responding to the solicitation, giving the Contractor a reasonable proposal preparation time while taking into account the unique requirements and circumstances of the effort;

(3) Orders shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and be within the maximum value of the Basic Contract;

(4) All costs associated with the preparation, presentation, and discussion of the Offeror’s proposal in response to a RFP shall be at the Offeror’s sole and exclusive expense; and

(5) All Orders placed under the Basic Contract are subject to the terms and conditions of the Basic Contract at time of order award. In the event of any conflict between the Order and the Basic Contract, the Basic Contract will take precedence.

G.4 ORDER INFORMATION

(a) Orders issued shall include the following information (when applicable):

Date of order. Contract and order number.

Type of Order.

Appropriation and accounting data.

Description of the services to be performed.

Description of end item(s) to be delivered.

DD Form 254 (Contract Security Classification Specification) The individual responsible for inspection/acceptance.

Period of performance/delivery date.

Estimated number of labor hours for each applicable labor category.

The estimated CPFF or ceiling price for the order.

List of Government furnished equipment, material, and information

(b) Modifications of Orders: Orders may be modified only by the cognizant Contracting Officer.

(c) The CPFF or Ceiling Price for each Order may not be changed except when authorized by a modification to the Task Order.

(d) Task orders may be issued under this contract by facsimile or by electronic commerce methods. The Contractor shall acknowledge receipt of any task order within one working day after receipt.

(e) Ceiling Price. For term orders only, the ceiling amount for each task order will be the ceiling price stated therein and may not be increased except when authorized by a modification to the delivery/task order.

G.5 TYPES OF ORDERS UNDER INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS

(a) The Contracting Officer will issue a CPFF labor CLIN and Cost Reimbursement CLIN for travel task orders under this contract.

(b) Contractor shall submit a completion form for all Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (Completion) type contracts. The completion form describes the scope of work by stating a definite goal or target and specifying an end product. This form of contract normally requires the contractor to complete and deliver the specified end product (e.g. a final report of research accomplishing the goal or target) within the estimated cost as a condition for payment of the entire fixed fee. In the event the work cannot be completed within the estimated cost, the Government may require more effort without increase in fee, provided the Government increases the estimated cost. This will be determined and specified at the Task Order Level.

(c) Contractor shall submit a term form CPFF type contracts. The term form describes the scope of work in general terms and obligates the contractor to devote a specified level of effort for a stated time period. Under this form, if the performance is considered satisfactory by the Government, the fixed fee is payable at the expiration of the agreed- upon period and upon contractor certification that the level of effort specified in the order has been expended in performing the contract work. To be determined and specified at the Task Order Level.

(d) For all CPFF orders, whether completion or term, payments are made in accordance with the FAR clause 52.216-8 Fixed Fee.

G.7 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

Past performance evaluations pertaining to the Basic Contract and Orders under the Basic Contract will reside in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The PPIRS functions as the central warehouse for performance assessment reports received from various Federal performance information collection systems. The Contractor will be required to register in the appropriate past performance assessment systems to review and respond to their surveys as prescribed by the Contracting Officer. Contractor “view” access to PPIRS is gained through the System for Award Management process (see www.sam.gov). The Contractor must be registered in

SAM.

G.8 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

The Contracting Officer will evaluate contractor performance in accordance with the criteria under FAR Subpart

42.15. The evaluation will take into account all aspects of the contractor's performance. Interim performance evaluations may be completed at any time the Contractor's performance is considered less than satisfactory. The Contractor will be provided a copy of the performance evaluation and an opportunity to discuss the evaluation. The negative performance evaluations will have an impact on the award of future Task Orders. The Contractor shall request a performance evaluation prior to final invoice and closeout to keep for future proposal submissions.

G.9 PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING

Prior to commencing work under a Task Order, the Contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer and/or designated technical personnel at a mutually agreeable time to discuss and develop mutual understandings concerning schedule and administering work.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been deleted:

252.209-7991 (Dev) Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid

Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law—Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations.

(DEVIATION 2016-O0002)

OCT 2015

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The below Table of Contents has been added

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Exhibit A CLIN 0003 Exhibit(s) 1

ATTACHMENTS

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments Exhibit 1 – Organizational Conflict of Interest Form Exhibit 2 – Non-Disclosure Form Exhibit 3 – Subcontracting Plan Format Exhibit 4- Past Performance Questionnaire Exhibit 5 – Accounting System Checklist Exhibit 6 – CLIN structure for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 Attachment 1 – (PWS #1) Task Order 0001, PWS 1 - Major Program Support: Software Engineering and Schedule Attachment 2 – (PWS#2) Support to DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support Attachment 3 – (PWS) Task Order 0002, Engineering Enterprise Attachment 4 – (PWS) Support to DASD(SE) Front Office and PD-DASD(SE) Attachment 5 – Contract Deliverables Attachment 6 – Labor Categories Attachment 7 – Quality Assurance Plan (QASP) Attachment 7– Contract Security Classification Specification, DD 254 Attachment 8 - Small Business Participation Reporting

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been added by full text:

252.209-7991 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX

LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW—FISCAL YEAR 2016

APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2016-O0002) (OCT 2015)

(a) In accordance with section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-53) and any subsequent FY 2016 appropriations act that extends to FY 2016 funds the same restrictions as are contained in sections 744 and 745 of division E, title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ___ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ___ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFEROR

L.1.0 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFEROR

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) intends to make award of a minimum of two (2) but no more than five (5) Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The Period of Performance (POP) for these contracts is a twelve (12) month Base Period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The requirements of Task Order 0001, PWS 1 - Major Program Support: Software Engineering and Schedule (Attachment 1), and Task Order 0002, Engineering Enterprise (Attachment 3), are provided as a continuation of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this Request for Proposals (RFP). Each offeror will provide a cost proposal for Task Orders 0001 and 0002, which will be evaluated for purposes of Task Order 0001 and 0002 awards and shall contribute to the best value determination for the multiple IDIQ awards. Offerors should NOT address PWS 2 - Major Program Support (Attachment 2) or PWS in support of Front Office (Attachment 4) in the proposals.

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The Government may reject proposals if such action is determined by the Contracting Officer to be in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

The response shall consist of three separate volumes:

Volume 1 – Technical Factors Volume 2 – Cost Factor Volume 3 - Administrative

L.1.1 Solicitation Questions: Offerors should submit questions, concerns, or requests for clarification via e-mail to the point of contact listed below no later than January 09, 2016 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. WHS/AD assumes no responsibility for non-delivery due to problems with e-mail servers, and extensions will not be granted for these matters. Responses to all questions will be in the form of an amendment to this solicitation. E-mail questions to stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil.

L.1.2 Proposal Submission: Offerors shall submit their proposals before the due date and time for this solicitation.

The due date and time for proposals is February 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals received after the due date and time set forth above will be considered “late” and will not be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). E-mail proposal to stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil. Ensure that the subject line reads as follows: “HQ0034-16-R-0133.” All responses to the solicitation shall be in separate files and volumes corresponding to the evaluation factors identified in paragraph L.1.0. The government will not consider the text of the emails, only the attachments. A single email cannot exceed 10 Mbs; zip files are accepted.

Subcontractors not submitting proposals through the prime contract shall submit proposals and information that is proprietary directly to the Government via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Stormy Anthony at stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil. All subcontractor proposals shall clearly indicate the Prime Contractor for which they are proposing within the proposal and file name. File names shall be formatted as: PRIME-subcontractor-Volume XX. The subject line of the email(s) shall read as follows: “HQ0034-16-R-0133 – Prime Contractor Name-subcontractor”

E-mail transmission to a government address is not instantaneous and delays in transmission often occur.

L.1.3 Text: Text shall be at least single-spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 with one (1) inch margins. Submit separate electronic files, by Volume. Text and graphics portions of the electronic files shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Word 2010 or Excel 2010. All Excel files are to be submitted as “.xls” or “.xlsx” files and all Word document files must be submitted as “.doc” or “docx”. Note: Volume I and Volume 3 shall be submitted in Microsoft Word and Portable Document Format (PDF).

L.1.4 Font Size: Print shall be of a minimum 12-point font size in “Times New Roman”. Bolding, underlining, and italics may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis. Graphic presentations, including tables, while not subject to the same font size and spacing requirements, shall have spacing and text that is easily readable.

L.1.5 Page Limitations: Offerors shall not exceed the following page limitations in the table below. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations stated for the cover letter and each Factor will be removed and not evaluated.

VOLUME PAGE LIMITATION

VOLUME 1 - TECHNICAL

Cover Letter 2 Table of Contents Unlimited Factor 1 – Program Management Plans for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 and 40 Factor 2 – Personnel for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 25 (excludes resumes) Factor 3 – Small Business Small Business Subcontracting Plan Unlimited Small Business Participation Commitment 5 Factor 4 – Past Performance (excluding questionnaires) 3

VOLUME 2 - COST

Cover Letter 2 Table of Contents Unlimited mailto:stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil mailto:stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil

Accounting System Checklist Unlimited Factor 5 – Cost for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 Unlimited

VOLUME 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Cover Letter 2 A completed SF 33 10 FAR and DFARS Clauses Unlimited OCI Form Unlimited OCI Mitigation Plan (if applicable) Unlimited NDA Forms Unlimited

L.1.6 Cover Letter: Offerors must submit all (if any) assumptions, conditions, or exceptions with any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation in a Cover Letter. If not noted in this section of your proposal, it will be assumed that the offeror proposes no assumptions for award, and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein. The Cover Letter shall not exceed two pages and must contain the following information:

• Solicitation Number: HQ0034-16-R-0133;

• Name and address of offeror;

• Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of offeror’s point-of-contact;

• Name of offeror’s contract administration office (if available);

• Date of submission;

• Name, title and signature of authorized representative;

• Cage Code;

• Tax ID Number.

L.1.7 Table of Contents: The offerors shall include a Table of Contents in each Volume, which will not count toward page limitations.

L.1.8 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan

Identify any current OCI that will occur as a result of this IDIQ award, within OUSD(AT&L) and WHS and include a specific mitigation plan.

• Conflicts must be described in adequate detail for the Contracting Officer to determine if an actual conflict exists and if it has been adequately mitigated (e.g., provide contract numbers of contracts that will continue to be supported, contracts that will be terminated, or contracts that will be lapsed to terminate any conflicts).

• Failure to provide adequate information on an offeror’s avoidance or mitigation will result in the proposal being rejected and relieves the Government of any further responsibility to resolve OCI issues. See FAR 9.504(e). Notices to offerors of OCIs and their responses thereto are not negotiations or discussion as those terms are used in FAR 15.306(d).

• If an offeror determines that an actual or potential OCI does not currently exist they shall include a statement to that effect as part of the proposal and are not required to submit a specific mitigation plan.

Provide an IDIQ OCI mitigation plan which addresses how potential OCI will be handled and mitigated on future task order awards. (Required if applicable.)

L.2.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

L.2.1 VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

Factor 1 – Program Management Plan for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 Factor 2 – Personnel for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 Factor 3 – Small Business Requirements Factor 4 – Past Performance

L.2.1.1 Factor 1 – Program Management Plans for Task Orders 0001 and 0002

L.2.1.1.1 The offeror shall submit a proposal to accomplish the requirements of Task Order 0001, PWS 1 - Major Program Support: Software Engineering and Schedule (Attachment 1), and Task Order 0002, Engineering Enterprise (Attachment 3), which must include an organizational chart plan and their proposed approach to meet or exceed the minimum performance or capability requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Offerors shall provide the specific and actual means and methodology that will be used to satisfy the requirements of the Task Order PWSs.

L.2.1.1.2. Subcontracting: If an offeror is subcontracting or teaming with another offeror(s), provide a clear distinction between functions performed by the subcontractor and the prime to include: nature of work, criticality of work, and the percentage of overall effort performed by each subcontractor in each area of work provided. Failure to provide the information for each subcontractor shall render submitted proposal nonresponsive and unacceptable.

L.2.1.2 Factor 2 – Personnel for Task Orders 0001 and 0002: The offeror shall provide a list of personnel to accomplish the requirements of Task Order 0001, PWS 1 - Major Program Support: Software Engineering and Schedule (Attachment 1), and Task Order 0002, Engineering Enterprise (Attachment 3), made up of members of the management plan and Senior Subject Matter Experts (SME)s. As the Senior SMEs will be in a direct working relationship with Government task leaders, they are expected to manage assigned tasks.

L.2.1.2.1 The Offeror’s Staffing Plan shall include tables and data that identify the fulltime and fractional equivalent staff being proposed mapped to the PWS tasks. These tables and data shall clearly demonstrate the number of staff positions by type or specialty area, as full time or fractional labor, and by labor category. This plan will also address the offerors timeline plan after award and approach to transition and start-up.

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