Solicitation_Amendment_10_March_2016.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The due date for proposals is extended to 12:00 PM Eastern Time March 21, 2016.

This amendment revises sections C, D, L, and M.

The PWS for both Major Program Support - Task Order 0001 and Major Program Support, Software Engineering and Schedule – Task Order 0002 have been revised and file names were changed in the attached Performance Work Statements (PWS) documents.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 30

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 10-Mar-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 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

10-Mar-2016

CODE

WHS - ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

1225 SOUTH CLARK ST, SUITE 910

ARLINGTON VA 22202-3909

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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See Item 6

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The order period end date has changed from 14-Mar-2021 to 14-May-2021.

The order period start date has changed from 15-Mar-2016 to 15-May-2016.

The contract maximum amount $240,000,000.00 has been added.

The contract minimum amount $5,000.00 has been added.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

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 $240,000,000.00 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

$5,000.00

$ 240,000,000.00

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

$48,000,000.00

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

0.0 This PWS describes the scope of the services that may be included in future task orders. Specific performance details are included in the PWS that is provided for each Task Order.

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: Support to DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support (MPS PSTL Support):

The contractor shall support DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support in day to day reviews of major programs both MDAP and 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 DABS where issues are identified.

• Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries (DAES) for MDAP and MAIS preparation

• Analysis of Alternatives Working Group Meetings and Senior Advisory Grup (SAG) Meeting support

• Overarching Integrated Product Team meeting support

• Prepare detailed inputs to address engineering issues to advise the Defense Acquisition Boards (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 2: Support to DASD(SE) Director, Major Program Support SOFTWARE

ENGINEERING AND SCHDULE 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 3: 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 ODASD(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: 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 F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 0001 has been changed from:

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 FOB: Destination

HQ0287

To:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

POP 15-MAY-2016 TO

14-MAY-2017

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 for CLIN 0002 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2016 TO

14-MAY-2017

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 for CLIN 0003 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2016 TO

14-MAY-2017

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 for CLIN 1001 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2017 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 1002 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2017 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 1003 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2017 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 2001 has been changed from:

POP 15-MAR-2018 TO

14-MAR-2019

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

POP 15-MAY-2018 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 2002 has been changed from:

POP 15-MAR-2018 TO

14-MAR-2019

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

POP 15-MAY-2018 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 2003 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2018 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 3001 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2019 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 3002 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2019 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 3003 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2019 TO

14-MAY-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 for CLIN 4001 has been changed from:

POP 15-MAR-2020 TO

14-MAR-2021

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

POP 15-MAY-2020 TO

14-MAY-2021

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 for CLIN 4002 has been changed from:

POP 15-MAR-2020 TO

14-MAR-2021

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

POP 15-MAY-2020 TO

14-MAY-2021

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 for CLIN 4003 has been changed from:

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

POP 15-MAY-2020 TO

14-MAY-2021

N/A OSD DEFENSE RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING

RICHARD BUNN

3030 DEFENSE PENTAGON, RM 3B938

WASHINGTON DC 20301-3030

703-695-9880

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENTS

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments Exhibits 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, 0002, 0003

Attachments Attachment 1 – Task 1 - Major Program Support - PWS Attachment 2 – Task 2 - Major Program Support: Software Engineering and Schedule - PWS Attachment 3 – Task 3 - Engineering Enterprise - PWS Attachment 4 – Task 4 Front Office and PD-DASD(SE) - PWS Attachment 5 – Contract Deliverables Attachment 6 – Labor Categories Attachment 7 – Quality Assurance Plan (QASP) Attachment 8– DD254 Contract Security Classification Specification Attachment 9 – DD254 Continuation Attachment 10 - Small Business Participation Reporting

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 three (3) but no more than five (5) Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts and three (3) task orders. The Period of Performance (POP) for these contracts is a twelve (12) month Base Period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods.

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. 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 attached Performance Work Statements (PWS) are provided as a continuation of the PWS listed in Section C for this solicitation. Your proposals should address the tasks listed below.

Task 1: Major Program Support - Task Order 0001 Task 2: Major Program Support, Software Engineering and Schedule – Task Order 0002 Task 3: Engineering Enterprise – Task Order 0003

Each offeror will provide a proposal that addresses the Task Orders 0001, 0002, and 0003, including cost proposals for Task Orders 0001, 0002, and 0003. The three(3) tasks will be evaluated for purposes of awarding the Multiple Award IDIQ contracts and Task Orders 0001, 0002 and 0003. Each award shall contribute to the best value determination for the Multiple Award IDIQ and each task order. Offerors should NOT address Task 4 Front Office in proposals.

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 March 21, 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. Multiple emails are acceptable; provided the subject line reads as follows: First email – “HQ0034-16-R-0133 “Offeror Name” email 1 of X” Second email – “HQ0034-16-R-0133 “Offeror Name” email 2 of X”.

Subcontractors not submitting proposals through the prime contractor 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).

mailto:stormy.l.anthony.civ@mail.mil

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 *60 Factor 2 – Personnel

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 Accounting System Checklist Unlimited Factor 5 – Cost 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

*60 pages total, not 60 pages per Task Order

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, 0002, 0003 Factor 2 – Personnel for Task Orders 0001, 0002, 0003 Factor 3 – Small Business Requirements Factor 4 – Past Performance

L.2.1.1 Factor 1 – Program Management Plans

L.2.1.1.1 The offeror shall submit a proposal to accomplish the requirements of of Task Order 0001, 0002, and 0003, 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

The offeror shall provide a list of personnel to accomplish the requirements of of Task Order 0001, 0002, and 0003, 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.

L.2.1.2.2 The Offeror should identify at least 50% of the specific individuals to staff the workload plan at the time of proposal submission and submit resumes for these individuals using the format of the resume format template (see figure 1). In the event the Offeror cannot identify 50% of the specific individuals to staff the workload plan at the time of proposal submission, the following applies. The contractor shall provide data and information to describe their understanding of the staffing requirements and their staff recruiting efforts to the degree that is sufficient to enable the government to conclude with confidence that the Offeror will fill these positions with highly qualified individuals no later than 15 working days after award.

L.2.1.2.3 The offeror shall designate at least 10% of its proposed staffing as Key Personnel. The resumes for Key Personnel shall identify the specific roles and responsibilities of the individuals, their previous job positions and experience in relation to the PWS and their roles, and the specific acquisition development projects they have been engaged with and in what capacity. The resume shall also identify all formal education (e.g., college, training courses, etc.), the dates completed, and degrees or certifications earned. These resumes will be submitted in a MS Word format in accordance with the resume format template (see figure 1). Each resume shall be no more than two pages in length.

The following statement is required in the staffing plan: “As required by H.3, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer prior to making any changes in personnel assigned to key positions. The key positions are defined as:”

(To be completed by the Offeror and annotated on the staffing plan.)

Figure 1. Resume Format (two (2) page limit)

Name of Individual: Scheduled Position and Location: (identify if Key positions here)

Current Position/Labor Category and Company: (state here if contingency) Time in Current Position:

Level of Security Clearance: Highest Security Clearance Held:

Years of Professional Experience:

Years of Specialized Experience:

Education: (Degrees held; Date Received and Respective Institution) Unique or Special Qualifications:

Experience/Work History: (List in chronological descending order) Professional Memberships/Accreditations:

Patents and Publications:

Awards Received:

Insert at the end of page of the resume or footer: “Attestation: We attest to the accuracy of the information contained herein and that an agreement has been reached regarding salary, position, and work commitment.”

Individual/Employee Signature Date Corporate Officer Signature Date

L.2.1.3 Factor 3 – Small Business

L.2.1.3.1 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (not applicable to Small Business Offerors):

Offerors shall submit a small business subcontracting plan satisfying the requirements in FAR 52.219-9, Alt II and DFARS 252.219-7003. In addition to the requirements of FAR clause 52.219-9 Alt II, the small business subcontracting plan shall address affirmatively all other small business subcontracting requirements in FAR Part

19.7. The small business subcontracting plan shall be submitted separately from the Small Business Participation Commitment required below, which applies to both small and other than small businesses. The Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather, a requirement for basis of award to an other than small business. The small business subcontracting plan will be included with the offer in Volume 1, Technical, and a final small business subcontracting plan shall be incorporated into the resulting contract. Use the template found in Exhibit 3 for submission of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

L.2.1.3.2 Small Business Participation Commitment (applicable to all offerors):

The offeror shall submit Small Business Participation Commitments which specify the offerors level of commitment to small business participation in performance of this requirement. Participation commitments will be incorporated into the contract and shall be binding on the contractor. Participation commitment is required from all offerors, including companies with commercial plans and comprehensive subcontracting plans. The Small Business Commitment needs to address the following:

• The extent to which the offeror will utilize small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone) small business, veteran-owned small business (VOSB) and service-disabled and veteran-owned small business

(SDVOSB).

• Level of commitment to use such firms.

• Types of work small business firms are to perform.

• Statement of commitment to subcontract/utilize small businesses at a minimum of 25% or better of the total contract value in subcontracting to small business concerns (small business primes participation is included in the 25% or better participation).

• The extent of participation of such firms in terms of the value of the total acquisition.

• Detailed explanations/documentation supporting the proposed participation commitment and percentages.

L.2.1.4 Factor 4 - Past Performance: This factor involves the offeror’s ability to demonstrate the quality of the offeror’s past performance for services similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to this requirement with the specified scope of work as delineated in Section C and/or each PWS. Each offeror shall complete and submit summaries for three (3) relevant contracts or projects most relevant to this IDIQ they have performed (completed or ongoing) and submit summaries as described below. Complete or ongoing contracts or projects are defined as work performed not more than five (5) years prior to the date of the RFP issue.

Relevant Project Summaries For the three (3) relevant contracts or projects selected, the Offeror shall summarize the following information, not to exceed one (2) pages for each contract or project:

• Identify the contract number and period of performance for the project.

• Identify the customer, and provide the name, title/ role, phone number, e-mail address of a customer point of contact (POC) that is knowledgeable of the offeror’s performance on the contract or project.

• Describe the nature of the contract or project and the specific tasks performed by the offeror.

• Identify if the offeror was the prime contractor or a subcontractor on the contract or project.

• Describe the relevance to this requirement.

• Describe the role, if any, that the proposed personnel played in the performance of the contract or project.

If the individual was assigned to the contract or project on a less than full time basis, describe the degree of their involvement.

• Describe cost, schedule, and performance (include explanations for any cost…