16-T-0116.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is HQ0034-16-T-0116 and the solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88.

(iv) This is a woman-owned small business set aside. The associated NAICS code is 541613, Communications Support. The small business size standard is $15M.

(v) Contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure are not included herein.

(vi) Requirements: Communications Support services for several CONUS locations.

(vii) The periods of performance will begin NLT August 15, 2016. The issued contracts will have a period of performance 120 days. The places of delivery are contained herein. Services are inspected and accepted at the Government facility. If there is any equipment or parts, it is always FOB destination.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to this clause are attached.

(ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items is used with this acquisition. The evaluation factors are technical acceptability and price.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3- ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items if applicable, and return all other representations and certifications contained within section K.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this file://FSPIH_NT/regs$/Working/far_doc/FAR12.DOC#s126 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1362_186138 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1423_197969 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1438_199992 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1718_239297 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1910_277742 acquisition. The additional FAR clauses in 52.212-5 that are applicable to the acquisition are contained herein. Addenda to the clause are attached.

(xiii) Additional Department of Defense terms and conditions terms and condition for the acquisition of commercial items apply.

(xiv) This is not a rated order

(xv) Offers are due on July 29, 2016 by 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Offers shall be sent to Keisha.L.Simmons.

(xvi) Offerors shall contact Keisha Simmons at keisha.l.simmons.civ@mail.mil with questions about this solicitation.

SEE ADDENDUM

(No Collect Calls)

HQ0034-16-T-0116 08-Jul-2016

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

703-545-1943

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

10:00 AM 29 Jul 2016

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

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

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

HQ00349. ISSUED BY

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

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

KEISHA L. SIMMONS

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

(TYPE OR PRINT)

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

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

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

HQ004963605

ARE NOT ATTACHED

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

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

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

WHS - ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

1225 SOUTH CLARK ST, SUITE 910

ARLINGTON VA 22202-3909

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE HQ0049 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU)

CARY MORRIS

9820 BELVOIR ROAD

FORT BELVOIR VA 22060

TEL: 703-805-4571 FAX: 703-805-3077

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$15,000,000

NAICS:

541613

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

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

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

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

24.22.21.19.

X

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

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

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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

REPRESENTATIVE

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

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

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

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

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

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

HQ0034-16-T-0116

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 4 Months Communication Support

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials supervison, non-personal services necessary to perform Communication Support as described in the PWS.

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: HQ004963605

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 Lot Travel

COST

All travel must have prior approval in writing from the COR if reimbursement will be sought. All travel for this contract must be in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. CONUS/local travel in the National Capital Region is not reimbursable

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: HQ004963605

ESTIMATED COST

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SERVICES

HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVES/AT&L

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. BACKGROUND

Driving the Department of Defense’ (DoD) Acquisition Training and Logistics desired end-state of brand recognition as an “employer of choice” along with, Human Capital Initiatives’ (HCI) unique brand formation within the Acquisition Workforce (AWF) community, the need is prevalent for the proper packaging and promotion to aggressively recruit and retain top talent to support the emerging needs of tomorrow. This will require a multifaceted approach that involves brand definition and visualization of the acquisition workforce environment, strategic and targeted outreach, collaboration and engagement of future employees to “see” themselves as a critical partner with the DoD AWF /HCI dedicated to serving the needs of our Warfighters.

1.2. OBJECTIVES

1.2.1. Achieve DoD and Service-wide recognition of HCI as the “focal point” for the entirety of the AWF.

1.2.2. Perpetually replenish the AWF labor pipeline.

1.2.3. Increase interest in and desire to pursue an AWF/acquisition career, and in doing so, make the AWF an “Employer of Choice.”

1.3. SCOPE

1.3.1. To assist with the expansion of workforce strategies, policies and the identification and talent management initiatives, HCI requires brand positioning and message development support through a collaborative partnership designed to augment existing capabilities. Messaging and brand positioning play a key role in any organization’s strategy and an undeniable role in driving relevancy. HCI wants to maximize the power of its brand and its relationship to the higher entity of DoD AWF as well as to other key stakeholders and partners to create awareness of our capabilities and positive impact on resource readiness. Due to the extensive audience base and complex branding needs, HCI needs technical assistance in the development and implementation of its brand strategy, messaging and strategic communications activities in support of outreach efforts.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

This section describes the general requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations.

2.1. NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

The services and performance required under this contract are determined to be not inherently governmental. The contractor shall not perform or give the appearance of performing inherently governmental functions as described in FAR Part 2 and Subpart 7.5, and all applicable DoD policy. The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. All contractor personnel shall identify themselves as contracted support personnel in all forms of communication with all entities with whom HCI has business dealings. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer immediately.

All contractor employees who perform on this contract and are subject to organizational conflict of interest (OCI) restrictions shall execute and sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) provided as an attachment to this contract. A signed copy of this statement shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and to the COR.

2.2. BUSINESS RELATIONS

The contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirements specified herein. The contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of the contract deliverables. The contractor shall provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification of issues, and effective management of all contractor personnel (including subcontractors). The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.3. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to this requirement. The contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at the Pentagon and the contractor's corporate offices.

The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer this contract. The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support this contract. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintaining proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on this requirement.

2.4. SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT

The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The prime contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. Contractors may add subcontractors to their team after notification to the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

2.5. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL, DISCIPLINES, AND SPECIALTIES

An integral part of successful performance under this contract is not only the production of quality products described in Section 3.0, but the responsiveness of contractor personnel in the day-to-day output of work products. While the end product or deliverable is vital to successful performance, day-to-day oversight also includes client interaction and responsiveness.

Accordingly, the contractor is required to proactively maintain assigned tasks, and be responsive to all entities with professional business dealings related to the assigned tasks.

The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

The work to be performed herein is considered bona fide professional labor and is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

2.6. TRAINING

The Contractor shall provide training, as necessary, for their own personnel to ensure that personnel are trained on the common suite of Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and other applicable programs. The Contractor shall also ensure that all of its employees have been properly trained and are qualified to perform assigned tasks under this PWS. The Government will provide or coordinate training on any new Government-provided equipment or Government-directed training (e.g., Information Assurance). If such training requires travel on the part of contractor employees, local travel costs (i.e., Metro) shall be borne by the contract personnel.

2.7. TRAVEL

All travel within 100 miles of the National Capital Region is included in the price of this contract. Travel outside the National Capital Region will not normally be required. When movement of contractor personnel is required locally (i.e., Metro) costs will be borne by the contractor. The Government will reimburse the contractor for all other travel outside the 100 mile limitation that was authorized in advance by the Contracting Officer, for reasonable travel related expenses. Such direction will be made by the Contracting Officer via issuance of bilateral modification(s), on a cost reimbursement basis to the contract against the Government specified not-to-exceed amount.

2.8. LOCATION

Work will be performed off-site except for required onsite meetings and briefings. Required meetings or briefings will take place at Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the North Capital Area.

Contractor personnel must also read and familiarize themselves with all organizational mission statements and charters, organizational structures, operating instructions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and policy.

2.9. HOURS OF WORK

Normal workdays are Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. Workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flextime workers start not earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. Core hours of work are from 0900 to 1500 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours.

Contractor personnel are not customarily expected to work on holidays, but holiday work is possible, subject to advance scheduling with the contractor. Recognized Federal holidays are as follows:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

The amounts in schedule of the contract include an allowance for holidays to be observed. The government will not be billed for such holidays, except when services are required by the government and are actually performed on a holiday.

When the government grants administrative leave to government employees, or is closed as a result of inclement weather, potentially hazardous conditions, or other special circumstances, contractor personnel working at the specific facility/location granted administrative leave may also be dismissed at the discretion of the On-site Manager to the extent that the overall performance is not adversely impacted. The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the government facility is not closed for the above reasons.

The contractor shall provide the COR a current schedule for its entire staff assigned to the contract, including planned leave. The contractor shall assign alternates to cover assignments of any of its staff that are absent sufficient to ensure that the services are not disrupted.

2.9.1 Period of Performance: 120 days from Contract Award

2.9.2 Place of Performance: Contractor personnel who support this effort must perform these tasks off-site except for required onsite meeting or briefings.

3. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The following section specifies the Performance Objectives and Performance Elements for the contract.

3.1. The contractor shall conduct an HCI Brand Strategy Assessment

3.2. The contractor shall collect, analyze, and aggregate the data and findings identified in the

Assessment

3.3. The contractor shall create a messaging strategy for the AWF and subsequent HCI Brand to support organizational and total workforce engagement goals and objectives.

3.4. The contractor shall submit monthly management status reports, due no later than the 5th day of the following month.

3.5. The contractor shall submit biweekly Project Status Reports.

4. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1. KEY PERSONNEL

The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel for the key position under this contract. The key position is Senior Strategic Planner. The Contractor shall ensure that the SSP possesses the skills, knowledge, training, and certification(s) required to satisfactorily perform all services required by the contract.

The Senior Strategic Planner must have a minimum of five (5) years of executive-level management experience, leading multi-disciplined teams of research analysts and various operational branding departments. The Senior Strategic Planner must have a minimum of five

(5) years of senior level experience in DoD-focused brand development, market/audience positioning, and stakeholder engagement.

During the first 90 calendar days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel without the approval of the Contracting Officer, unless illness, death, or termination of employment necessitates the substitution. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required below.

After the initial 90 calendar day period, the Contractor may propose a substitution. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of any proposed substitution at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed substitution. The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall, prior to making any substitution permanent, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer, that the qualifications of the proposed substitute personnel is equal to or better than the qualifications of the personnel originally identified for the position. The Contracting officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on proposed substitutions.

4.2. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS: N/A

4.3. DATA SECURITY: All contractor personnel having access to HCI files shall sign a non-disclosure statement

4.4. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

The Contractor shall prepare and adhere to a Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall document how the Contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards specified in the PWS, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). At a minimum, the QCP must include a self-inspection plan, an internal staffing plan, and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and any other requirements set forth in this PWS.

4.5. DOCUMENTATION

Documents, data files, reports, correspondence, and all other documents and writings, together with any charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, photographs, images, and other illustrative, explanatory, historical documents related thereto or independent thereof, regardless of the medium (or media) by which they were produced, preserved, stored, or created in connection with or for purpose(s) of work performed under this PWS and contract, are property of the Government and shall be delivered to the COR promptly, upon request.

The Contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records, which is not considered public information. Each Contractor or employee of the Contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that such information may be disclosed only for purposes and to the extent authorized herein. The Contractor shall not release any information related to this contract to the public, media or other unauthorized persons or organizations unless the government has conducted the appropriate security review and granted written approval (e.g. posting information to a public website).

4.6. TRANSITION

The Contractor shall follow its transition plan submitted as part of their proposal and keep the Government fully informed of status throughout the transition period. Throughout the phase-in/phase-out periods, it is essential that attention be given to minimize interruptions or delays to work in progress that would impact the mission. The Contractor must plan for the transfer of work control, delineating the method for processing and assigning tasks during the phase-in/phase-out periods

4.6.1. Phase-in

The Contractor shall submit a detailed phase-in plan to include start-up activities that may be required to transition to full operational capability upon conclusion of the transition period.

The Contractor shall:

• Provide a detailed transition methodology in logical sequence to ensure a smooth transition of all tasks/subtasks of the contract without interruption or degradation of service levels;

• Provide a timeline for completion; and

• Identify associated risks and issues and risk mitigation strategies.

4.6.2. Phase-out

The Contractor shall provide a phase-out plan no later than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of this contract. The Contractor shall maintain complete documentation that is totally assessable to the designated Government representatives via a web portal or some other portal as the Government directs. The Contractor shall overlap with incoming Contractor during transition for a nominal period of 30 days and will work with Government personnel and the incoming contractor to transfer knowledge, information and documentation for all projects and tasks related to this contract. The type of information and documentation to be transferred includes but is not limited to:

• AWF and subsequent HCI brand assessment materials, to include:

o Interview questions o Online surveys

• Brand assessment data and results o Main audience impressions, perceptions, and views on HCI

Marketable stories that reinforce HCI's role within the DoD AWF o Key HCI value proposition statements for both present and future

• A messaging strategy for the AWF and HCI organization that supports and reinforces overall AWF engagement goals and objectives. Efforts will include:

o The overall framework for HCI's brand message strategy o Themes and messages (core, key, and audience-specific) that reinforce the brand positioning strategy o Recommended HCI message-to-audience alignments

Note: All automated data files in the possession of the contractor are the property of the Government and shall be turned over to the KO or the COR at the completion or termination of the contract. Additionally, all records related to the execution of the current contract shall be returned to the Government as electronic copies that are readable and accessible by the Government.

5. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Requirements Performance Standards Acceptable Quality Level Method of Surveillance

Provide support personnel to meet PWS requirements

All contractor personnel possess the skills needed to perform the required tasks as specified in the

PWS.

All contractor personnel possess the needed skills within 2 weeks of processing to the HCI office.

COR

review/government personnel feedback

The Contractor's work products are suitable to support the full range of analysis as specified in the PWS.

The contractor's personnel are qualified and adept at presenting clear, concise, factual reports free from political conclusions or any judgment of individual journalist(s). Editorial and typographical errors should be few.

Submit a monthly status report

The Status Report accurately reflects progress, status;

proactively identifies and addresses any problems or issues encountered; and recommended resolutions are feasible and likely to succeed in resolving issues.

Report is submitted by the first Friday of every month Reports are grammatically correct and professional in appearance

Deviation with COR or designee approval.

No more than 3 reports may be submitted by COB of the first Monday following the first Friday of each month Draft documents contain minor typographical errors; Final documents are error free

COR Review

Hours of Work/Workloa d Management

The contractor shall ensure its personnel accomplish the assigned tasks within agreed upon schedules, and at an acceptable level of quality.

The Contractor ensures that sufficient staff is available during core business hours to proactively interact with clients and complete the requirements specified in the PWS.

Contractor also ensures the COR is informed of developments with assigned actions.

COR

review/government personnel feedback

Services and Deliverables

The Contractor provides the full range of services required to support the requirements addressed in section 3.0 of the PWS.

The Contractor provides competent expertise and analysis that is consistent with the quality levels specified in the PWS.

Deliverables are factual, well-written, 99% free of grammatical errors or misspellings, and free from political conclusions drawn by the analyst or any judgment of individual journalists. Writing meets college Baccalaureate degree standards for English grammar, spelling, and composition.

Deliverables are accomplished by the due date/time specified in Section 6 of the PWS.

Random review of work products by the COR no less than once a week and feedback from appropriate Government sources.

6. DELIVERABLES

Deliverables shall be submitted to the COR designated in the COR Appointment letter. All deliverables shall be submitted using Microsoft Office suite of tools (for example, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint), or Adobe PDF format, unless otherwise specified by the COR. Electronic submission shall be made via email, unless otherwise agreed to by the COR.

The COR has the right to reject or require correction of any deficiencies found in the deliverables. In the event of a rejected deliverable, the Contractor will be notified in writing by the COR of the specific reasons for rejection.

The following table specifies the deliverables for this requirement.

PWS

Reference

Deliverable Title Medium/Format Date Due/ Frequency

3.1 & 3.2 HCI Brand Strategy Assessment Electronic 120 days after contract award

3.3 Messaging Strategy Electronic 120 days after contract award

3.3 Branding Report Electronic 120 days after contract award

2.1 & 4.3 Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) Electronic No later than 5 days after

Contract Award

3.4 Monthly Status Report Electronic No later than 5th day of the month

3.5 Project Status Report Electronic Bi-weekly

7. Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings

The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 POP 15-AUG-2016 TO

14-DEC-2016

N/A DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY

(DAU)

CARY MORRIS

9820 BELVOIR ROAD

FORT BELVOIR VA 22060

703-805-4571 FOB: Destination

HQ0049

0002 POP 15-AUG-2016 TO

14-DEC-2016

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

HQ0049

Section G - Contract Administration Data

POINT OF CONTACT

G.1 POINTS OF CONTACT

(a) This contract will be procured by:

Contracting Officer Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 910 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-545-XXXX; Email Khalil.R.Mack.civ@mail.mil

(b) This contract will be administered by:

Contracting Specialist/Contracting Officer Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 910 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-545-XXXX; Email: Keisha.L.Simmons.civ@mail.mil mailto:Khalil.R.Mack.civ@mail.mil mailto:Keisha.L.Simmons.civ@mail.mil

Section I - Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government SEP 2006 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures MAY 2014 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

JUL 2013

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women- Owned Small Business Program

DEC 2015

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification APR 1984 52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014 52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards AUG 1996 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7001 Prohibition On Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense- Contract-Related Felonies

DEC 2008

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7004 Display of Fraud Hotline Poster(s) OCT 2015 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

DEC 2015

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

DEC 2015

252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items FEB 2014 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial

Purchase Card

DEC 2006

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A

FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not 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 an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment 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 an 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 [X ] 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; and

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

(End of provision)

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

EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (JUN 2016)

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

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

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

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

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

(b)

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

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

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

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

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

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

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

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

(xi)

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

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

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).

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

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

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

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

(End of Clause)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day of contract expiring.

(End of clause)

52.233-9000 WHS/AD LOCAL PROVISION: AGENCY-LEVEL PROTESTS (MAR 2015)

Potential bidders or offerors may submit an agency-level protest directly to the Contracting Officer. As an alternative to the Contracting Officer’s consideration of a protest, a potential bidder or offeror may request an independent review of their protest by a WHS Protest Deciding Official. In either case, the agency-level protest must comply with the requirements and procedures in FAR 33.103 for submitting agency-level protests. A request for an independent review by the WHS Protest Deciding Official shall be submitted to:

Mr. Jonathan L. Becker 1225 South Clark Street Suite 910 Arlington, VA 22202

Jonathan.l.becker2.civ@mail.mil

A protest decision by the Contracting Officer or WHS Protest Deciding Official is final and not subject to appeal or reconsideration within WHS.

(end of clause)

52.237-9000 WHS/AD LOCAL CLAUSE: MANDATORY CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

(MAR 2015)

mailto:Jonathan.l.becker2.civ@mail.mil

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

(b) There are four separate ECMRA tools at the ECMRA website: Army, Air Force, Navy and All Other Defense Components. The appropriate ECMRA reporting tool to use is determined by the requiring activity being supported by the service. The Contractor shall use the “All Other Defense Components” tool unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative or Contracting Officer.

(c) Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. The Contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields. The Contractor shall enter initial data into the appropriate ECMRA tool to establish the basic contract record no later than 15 business days after receipt of contract award or contract modification incorporating this clause. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when the basic contract record has been established in the appropriate ECMRA tool.

(d) Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil.

[Reference: DPAP memorandum of 28 November 2012, “Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application.”] (end of clause)

252.203-7997 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (DEVIATION 2016-O0003)(OCT 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The Contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d)(1) Use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub.

L. 114-53) or any other FY 2016 appropriations act that extends to FY 2016 funds the same prohibitions as contained in sections 743 of division E, title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause.

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

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

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

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

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

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

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

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

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

2-n-1 Services including Constructions

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by in Section E

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

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0750 Issue By DoDAAC HQ0034 Admin DoDAAC HQ0034 Inspect By DoDAAC N/A Ship To Code N/A

Ship From Code N/A Mark For Code N/A Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) HQ0049 Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A LPO DoDAAC N/A DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

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

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

Cary.morris@dau.mil dau-invoice@dau.mil pamela.jamieson.@hci.mil

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

Michael Murtha (703)545-1253 Michael.j.murtha2.civ@mail.mil

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

mailto:Cary.morris@dau.mil mailto:dau-invoice@dau.mil mailto:pamela.jamieson.@hci.mil mailto:Michael.j.murtha2.civ@mail.mil

Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

252.209-7002 Disclosure Of Ownership Or Control By A Foreign

Government

JUN 2010

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2016)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov . If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (r) of this provision.

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

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more…