HR0011-18-R-0001_0001.pdf

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

Changes driven by Solicitation questions.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 25-Jan-2018

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 HR001118R0001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Jan-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

25-Jan-2018

CODE

DARPA CMO

ATTN: DAVID WESLEY BENNETT, JR.

675 N. RANDOLPH STREET

ARLINGTON VA 22203-2114

HR0011 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HR001118R0001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been added by reference:

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SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

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Performance Work Statement

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Attachment 1A Attachment 1A - Additional Requirements

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Attachment 2 Attachment 2 - DARPA- NDA Support Svc

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Attachment 3 Attachment 3 - Labor Hour Pricing

02-JAN-2018

Attachment 4 Attachment 4 - Technical Expertise Referenced

02-JAN-2018

Attachment 5 Attachment 5 - Past Performance Questionnaire

02-JAN-2018

Attachment 6 Attachment 6 - Accounting System Checklist

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Attachment 7 Attachment 7 - Solicitation Question Marix

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Additional Requirements

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Attachment 3 Attachment 3 - Labor Hour Pricing

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Attachment 4 Attachment 4 - Technical Expertise Referenced Contracts

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Attachment 5 Attachment 5 - Past Performance Questionnaire

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Attachment 6 Attachment 6 - Accounting System Checklist

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Attachment 7 Attachment 7 - Solicitation Question Marix

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SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been deleted:

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERS

L-1.0 SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT

D. Wes Bennett Jr.

Contracting Officer Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Contracts Management Office (DARPA/CMO) 675 N. Randolph St.

Arlington, VA 22203-2114 Email: HR0011-18-R-0001@darpa.mil

L-1.1 OVERVIEW

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency / Contracts Management Office (DARPA/CMO) intends to award up to seven (7) multiple Indefinite-Delivery / Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts under a single full and open competition solicitation under North American Industry Classification System Code 541990 and Product Services Code R499.

The DARPA-Wide Technical and Analytical Support Services (TASS) contract will be a centrally managed multiple-award Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) IDIQ contract, with a combination of Fixed Price (FP), Cost-Reimbursement (CR), and Labor Hour (LH) Task Orders (TOs). No hard copy of this solicitation will be issued. Any and all applicable amendments to this solicitation will be posted electronically on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO).

L-1.2 PROPOSAL DUE DATE

Proposals are due by February 8, 2018 1:00 PM EST.

L-1.3 QUESTIONS DUE DATE

Questions/clarifications to this solicitation are due by January 17, 2018 3:00 PM EST. The DARPA CMO Contracting Officer (CO) is the sole point of contact for all questions under this solicitation. Offerors shall address all questions via email (Subject Line: TASS Questions –[Offeror Name]) to DARPA CMO Contracting Officer at: HR0011-18-R-0001@darpa.mil. Questions shall be completed in Attachment #7, Solicitation Question Matrix. Responses to all questions will be in the form of an amendment to this solicitation and posted electronically on FBO.

L-1.4 OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

The offer acceptance period is a minimum of 180 calendar days from the proposal due date and should be appropriately represented in block 12 of the signed Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award. The Offeror agrees to hold its offered prices firm for the services solicited herein and to accept any resulting contract subject to the terms and conditions stated herein. If there is a discrepancy between the offer acceptance period requirement in this solicitation and the SF 33, the date entered on the SF 33 will take precedence. Offers with an acceptance period less than 180 calendar days will not be accepted.

L-1.5 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments, prior to submitting questions and/or preparing your offer. Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements may results in rejection of the offer.

Offerors must submit their proposal via email to HR0011-18-R-0001@darpa.mil.

The proposal shall be formatted into a transmittal letter and five separate electronic folders by volume number and title as follows:

• Transmittal Letter

• Volume I: Administrative

• Volume II: Technical Experience

• Volume III: Management Approach

• Volume IV: Past Performance

• Volume V: Price Proposal

The file shall be labeled with the solicitation number and company name. It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the electronic files submitted are virus free and can be opened and read by the Government.

Submissions shall not be locked, encrypted, or otherwise contain barriers to opening. All proposal documents shall be in Adobe (.pdf) format except portions of the price submission which shall be in MS Excel 2016 (.xlsx) or compatible format.

Offerors must adhere to Volume numbers, format and/or templates, and page limitations. Offerors shall include their company name or company name abbreviation and Volume number in the filename (e.g., CMPNYA.VolII.). If page limitations are exceeded, where page limits are expressed, the excess pages will not be evaluated.

Proposal Transmittal Letter (Limited to 3 pages)

A letter formally transmitting the proposal to include the following:

a. Statement of Compliance. Each Offeror shall include a statement indicating complete compliance with this solicitation, or detailed analysis of any objections, exceptions, contingencies, or additions. Any objections, exceptions, contingencies, or additions shall also cross-reference the particular paragraph(s) in this solicitation to which it applies.

b. Proprietary Information. Each Offeror shall include a statement indicating whether the Offerer intends to make use of any proprietary information.

c. Format and Content. Each Offeror shall describe any deviations in their proposal from the specified format of this solicitation. If the content of the Offeror's proposal differs significantly from these guidelines, state the differences, and explain the reason for the differences.

d. Point of Contact. Identification of company primary and alternative point of contact to include title, email, and phone number.

L-1.6 VOLUME I: ADMINISTRATIVE

This section shall include all solicitation documents as outlined below. If an Offeror fails to provide or adequately comply with any of the following requirements, they will be considered non-responsive and the rest of their proposal will not be evaluated.

L-1.6.1 Joint Venture/Teaming Arrangements

Each Offeror shall provide, if applicable, a summary describing the Joint Venture/Teaming Arrangement established for this Solicitation and a document establishing the legally binding nature among the joint venture/teaming parties. The Government encourages teaming to the maximum extent practicable required to meet solicitation requirements. Offerors shall indicate on the summary if any of the teaming arrangements are exclusive. In order to promote maximum competition, the Government discourages exclusive teaming arrangements.

L-1.6.2 Security

Each Offeror shall provide, as part of this proposal Volume, a copy of its letter from the Defense Security Service, Facility Clearance Branch that grants its facility and security clearance level at the Top Secret level.

Include a statement certifying Offerors ability to provide and maintain contractor personnel up to and including a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) minimum with Special Program Access eligibility.

Note: The Government will not sponsor facility clearances in anticipation of this IDIQ award.

L-1.6.3 Organizational Conflict of Interest

The Offeror shall disclose complete information of any work performed by its company that is in any way associated with the contemplated acquisition or which could result in a potential organizational conflict of interest.

Without prior approval or a waiver from the DARPA Deputy Director, in accordance with Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) 9.503, Waiver, a contractor cannot simultaneously provide scientific, engineering, technical assistance (SETA) or similar support and also be a technical performer at DARPA. Therefore, all Offerors, as well as proposed subcontractors and consultants, must affirm whether they (its organizations and individual team members) are acting as a technical performer to DARPA through an active contract or subcontract. All affirmations must identify the prime contract number(s). Affirmations shall be furnished at the time of proposal submission. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflicts of interest (FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest) shall be disclosed. The disclosure shall include a description of the action the Offeror has taken or proposes to take to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate such a conflict.

If in the sole opinion of the Government after full consideration of the circumstances, a proposal fails to fully disclose potential conflicts of interest and/or any identified conflict situation cannot be effectively mitigated, the proposal will be rejected without technical evaluation and withdrawn from further consideration for award.

If a prospective Offeror believes that any conflict of interest exists or may exist (whether organizational or otherwise) or has questions on what constitutes a conflict of interest, the Offeror should promptly raise the issue with DARPA by sending his/her contact information and a summary of the potential conflict to the Contracting Officer before time and effort are expended in preparing a proposal and mitigation plan.

The Offeror shall acknowledge requirement for Non-Disclosure Agreement in format prescribed by Section J, Attachment 2 by including a copy within this Volume submission for itself as the prime contractor. This Non- Disclosure Agreement will be included in successful IDIQ awards and will be mandatory for all personnel working under task order awards.

L-1.6.4 Standard Form 33

Each Offeror shall complete blocks 12 through 19 of the Standard Form 33. If any amendments to this solicitation are issued, the Offeror shall acknowledge each amendment number and date in block 14 of the SF

33. The Offeror’s legal name and address in block 15A must match the information for the Offeror in System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov), including the corresponding Commercial and Government Agency (CAGE) Code number and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. The name, title, signature, and date identified in blocks 16, 17, and 18, must be an authorized representative with authority to commit the Offeror to contractual obligations.

L-1.6.5 Accounting System

Offeror shall provide proof of a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)-approved accounting system or must fill out the Accounting System Checklist at Attachment 6 and include it within this Volume submission.

Offerors should note that if they are awarded an IDIQ contract without already having a DCAA-approved accounting system, they will not be eligible to submit proposals for task order requirements with Cost- Reimbursement Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) until a DCAA Cost Accounting System Audit is performed and approved after IDIQ award.

L-1.6.6 Subcontracting Plan

Small businesses as defined in FAR 52.219-1 as a Small Business Concern are not required to submit a Subcontracting Plan. For other than small businesses, the Offeror shall provide a Subcontracting Plan. An Individual Subcontracting Plan is preferred, but an Offeror may submit any type of Subcontracting Plan as long as it conforms with FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan Requirements, and FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, (Deviation 2016-O0009), including a Department of Defense Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan as long as it is approved by the Defense Contract Management Agency. Subcontracting plans shall reflect Offerors commitment, in terms of value of the total acquisition, to small businesses as proposed in response to Factor 2: Management Approach- Small Business Participation. Subcontracting plans that do not reflect at least the same small business participation (e.g., percentage and type of small business concern) as proposed in response to Factor 2 will be considered non-compliant with this solicitation.

L-1.6.7 Meeting Space Capability

Offeror shall provide either proof of existing facilities or proof of a contingency offer within the proposal that can be executed upon IDIQ contract award to meet meeting requirements outlined in PWS paragraph 7.9.3.

L-1.6.8 Representation, Certification, and other Statements of Offerors

Offerors shall complete representations, certifications, and acknowledgments and statements via the System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.SAM.gov). A completed copy from SAM and any additional Section K information required by this solicitation shall be included in this Volume.

L-1.6.9 Terms and Conditions

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. By submission of its proposal, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements

L-1.7 VOLUME II: FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE (20 PAGE LIMIT)

This Volume shall be specific, detailed, and complete as to demonstrate clearly and fully that the Offeror has the technical experience to accomplish requirements of the PWS. Offerors shall document their current, relevant technical experience as it relates to Sections C-7.1.2, C-7.2.2, C-7.9.1 as noted below. Statements that the Offeror has demonstrated experience to accomplish the listed functions without supporting information or narrative is inadequate. This section shall be written to enable evaluators to make a thorough evaluation as to whether the Offeror has demonstrated experience and shall contain specific descriptions and examples of work performed to include value, complexity, and nature in the below areas (listed in order of importance) of the PWS. For Section C- 7.1.2, Offerors shall show experience across the breadth of the technologies performed within technical offices identified in paragraph 4 of the PWS (i.e., Biological Technology, Defense Science, Information Innovation, Microsystems Technology, Strategic Technology, and Tactical Technology):

• Section C-7.1.2 (Technical Expertise/Subject Matter Expertise (SME)).

• Section C-7.2.2 (Program Financial Execution)

• Section C-7.9.1 (Event Assistance)

Technical Experience (Factor 1) will focus on what work the Offeror has done correlated to this requirement, while Past Performance (Factor 3) will focus on how well the Offeror has historically performed. Therefore, Offerors shall demonstrate a direct link between technical experience cited in this factor and contracts submitted for past performance.

Any technical experience referenced must not have ended more than five (5) years prior to solicitation release

(include month and year of contract end date to confirm) and must have a value over $7 million for a non-IDIQ contract or at least $100,000 for a task order off an IDIQ contract.

All past or current contract performance referenced in the technical capability shall be listed in Attachment 4 providing a minimum of the following information: contract number, whether the Offeror or a proposed subcontractor was the prime contractor, period of performance (including months/years), contract value, amount invoiced to date, and Government point of contact (POC). Note: This Attachment will not count against established page limits but shall not include any additional information than required. Note there is not a limit on the number of contracts that can be referenced and listed within Factor 1 Technical Experience. However, all of the past performance submissions (up to six) used for Factor 3 must be referenced in Factor 1.

L-1.8 VOLUME III: FACTOR 2 - MANAGEMENT APPROACH (10 PAGE LIMIT)

The Offeror shall provide its proposed management approach for delivering high quality support services to accomplish all requirements of the PWS. This Volume shall address:

http://www.sam.gov/

Overall IDIQ Management Plan

• Plan for managing multiple task orders and multiple subcontractors. Plan shall describe how contractor is able to manage several orders and several subcontractors across the full range of PWS requirements.

• Program Management Team construct, qualifications, and commitment. The Program Management Team is defined, at a minimum, as the overall Contract Program Manager and any other members required to successfully manage an IDIQ of this size and complexity (e.g., office leads, functional leads, etc.). Offerors shall provide resumes of proposed Program Management Team, the type of commitment individual(s) has with the company (e.g., contingent, employed, representative), and letter(s) of intent (if applicable). The proposed Program Management Team will be considered Key Personnel at the IDIQ level and shall be added to Attachment 1A - Key Personnel requirement upon contract award. Note: Resumes submitted are restricted to three pages per individual on Program Management Team and do not count towards overall 10 page limit.

Letters of intent are restricted to one page per individual on Program Management Team and do not count towards overall 10 page limit.

Recruitment and Retention

• The Offeror shall describe their overall staffing/hiring methodology to address evolving DARPA needs.

The Offeror shall describe what subcontracting and hiring practices will be used and illustrate the process for filling vacancies for extremely technically advanced expertise in a timely manner. Identify how the corporation/team can readily obtain the experience and expertise required to accomplish the full range of PWS Technical Support Team Tasks. Offeror shall include the historical average time(s) to execute services subcontracts (i.e., not commodity purchases) for all contracts described in Technical Experience via Attachment 4.

• The Offeror shall describe a detailed plan for retaining Science & Technology (S&T) and Research &

Development (R&D) professional support in efforts to reduce the turnover rate.

• In accordance with FAR 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, the Offeror shall submit a total compensation plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for all personnel who will work under the contract. The compensation levels proposed should reflect a clear understanding of work to be performed and should indicate the capability of the proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet mission objectives. The salary rates or ranges must take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various disciplines, and professional job difficulty. Note: Total Compensation Plan submission will be evaluated under Factor 2 but shall only be included within Volume V submission and therefore does not have a page limit and does not count towards the allotted 10 pages for Management Approach.

Training

• The Offeror shall describe in detail how they plan to train and mentor new personnel on DARPA procedures and policy.

Small Business Participation (Excluded from page limit)

All Offerors, with the exception of small businesses, shall submit a Small Business Participation Plan separate from the subcontracting plan. The Small Business Participation Plan shall:

• Identify specific small businesses, their role, and the type of commitment between the prime and small business.

• Describe the expertise, variety, and appropriateness of work small businesses are to perform.

• List extent of participation of small business by small business type (e.g., service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses) in terms of value of the total acquisition.

• Provide Offeror’s past performance in complying with the requirement at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small

Business Concerns and FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

L-1.9 VOLUME IV: FACTOR 3 - PAST PERFORMANCE (13 PAGE LIMIT)

The Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following information: a) Table of Contents, b) Summary Page, c) Past Performance Information Submissions, d) Questionnaire Submissions, and e) Organization Structure Change History, if applicable.

Summary Page

The Summary Page shall describe the role of the Offeror and each teaming partner, if applicable, for the proposed TASS effort.

Past Performance Information Submissions

Offerors may provide up to six (6) past performance information submissions, which at least half of the submissions must be from the prime contractor. All submissions for either a prime or subcontractor must be from contracts where company acted as a prime contractor. All submissions shall relate to experience submitted within the Technical Experience Factor and shall only be for contracts or orders over $7 million for a non-IDIQ contract, at least $100,000 for a task order off an IDIQ contract, or for an IDIQ contract with individual task orders exceeding $100,000. All contract values shall be representative of obligation amounts, when submitting for an IDIQ contract amount shall represent combined obligation of all awarded task orders. Offerors shall submit Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluations if they are available. If CPARS evaluations are not available, Offerors may request their government customers submit past performance questionnaires following instructions below. For all submissions, the Offeror shall explain what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant and how it relates to the proposed effort. This may include responding to any negative past performance feedback to include a discussion of efforts accomplished by the Offeror to resolve problems encountered on prior contracts as well as past efforts to identify and manage program risk. Merely having problems does not automatically equate to a “Limited Confidence” or “No Confidence” assessment, since the problems encountered may have been unavoidable, or an Offeror may have subsequently demonstrated the ability to overcome the problems encountered. The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate management actions employed in overcoming problems and the effects of those actions in terms of improvements achieved or problems rectified. This may give the Offeror a higher confidence assessment rating. For example, submittal of quality performance indicators or other management indicators that clearly support an Offeror has overcome past problems would assist the Government when assigning the confidence assessment rating. Note: CPARS and/or questionnaire submissions do not count towards the 13 page limit.

In the conduct of its past performance evaluation of Offerors, DARPA may use a variety of sources in addition to information provided by the Offeror. DARPA/CMO may use past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror. These sources may include, but are not limited to, CPARS, Past Performance Information Retrieval Systems (PPIRS), technical reports, evaluator’s personal knowledge, commercial or any available published information, and information derived from present or past Government or commercial customers of the Offeror. Those Offerors who have no relevant past performance history will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

DARPA reserves the right to determine which contracts submitted by the Offeror are relevant to the requirements and to utilize only those references.

Organizational Structure Change History

Many Offerors have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized its divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this procurement. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this proposal Volume (if applicable), a “roadmap” describing all such changes in the company within the past 7 years. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts identified for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider past performance information provided by other sources, as well as that provided by the Offeror, the Offeror’s “roadmap” should be specifically applicable to the efforts identified but general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources. This information is required for the Offeror and any teaming partner(s) being used for past performance submissions. The Government reserves the right to exclude sources due to conflicts of interest. Note: Roadmap submissions does not have a page limit nor does it count towards the 13 page limit.

Past Performance Summary

Offerors shall provide a two-page summary for each CPARS or Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) submitted.

The summary shall include the following:

(i) Offeror Name (Company/Division)

(ii) Program Title

(iii) Contract Specifics

(1) Contract Number

(2) Contract Type

(3) Period of Performance

(4) Current Contract Dollar Value (i.e., obligation amount to date)

(iv) Primary Government or industry points of contact. Provide the name, office, address and telephone number for the current Program Manager, Contracting Officer (CO), Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), and Contracting Officer Representative/Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COR/COTR).

(v) Identify if performed as prime or subcontractor and a brief description of the effort.

(vi) Identify in specific detail for each contract listed, why or how this direct effort is considered relevant or similar to the effort required by this solicitation. (As a prime contractor do not claim past performance/experience performed by subcontractors.)

(vii) Address adverse past performance, any technical, or other area about the program/contract considered unique.

Past Performance Questionnaire Submission

When CPARS are not available, the Offeror shall request that their government customer submit past performance information on the Past Performance Questionnaire found at Attachment 5. Each past performance questionnaire must correspond to the past performance experience cited in Offeror’s Technical Experience Volume. The POCs identified on the questionnaire must be able to provide information on the quality of your performance.

Any contracts/task orders contained in Past Performance Questionnaires must not have ended more than five (5) years prior to solicitation release and must have a value over $7 million for a non-IDIQ contract, at least $100,000 for a task order off an IDIQ contract, or for an IDIQ contract with individual task orders exceeding $100,000.

There is no page limit for the Past Performance Questionnaires submitted.

If the Offeror does not have any past performance information to request from customers, the Offeror must state in this section that they possess no relevant past performance. Offerors with no relevant past performance shall receive a past performance rating of “Neutral Confidence”.

The Offeror’s customers must send past performance information to HR0011-18-R-0001@darpa.mil by the proposal due date.

Determination of Responsibility

Even though the assessment of past performance information as a specific evaluation factor is separate and distinct from the determination of responsibility required by FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, past performance information obtained herein may be used to support the determination of responsibility for the successful Offeror.

L-2.0 VOLUME V: FACTOR 4: PRICE

This Volume is to assist the Offeror in submitting information other than cost or pricing data that is required to evaluate the fair and reasonableness of the Offeror’s proposed price for maximum labor hour rates. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of the Offeror’s proposal. Price fair and reasonableness and realism (as applicable) of cost or fixed price requirements for task orders will be evaluated at the task order level.

This Volume shall be a complete and detailed breakdown and shall include all elements of cost, and other data as considered appropriate, to support the Offeror’s proposal. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the reasonableness of applied fringe and burden of the labor rates, along with any pass through fees. The straight time hourly rates shall use a forty-hour week for the conversion of salaried employees to the hourly basis and shall be inclusive of loading factors, (i.e., vacation, sick leave, holidays, overhead, General and Administrative rates (G&A), fee, etc.). Offerors shall submit their cost/price for on-site labor hour labor via Attachment 3, using 1920 hours as a baseline, and shall not convert it to a .pdf file.

Estimating Techniques and Methods.

When responding to the Price Volume requirements of this solicitation, the Offeror and associated subcontractor(s) may use any generally accepted estimating technique, including contemporary estimating methods (such as Cost-to- Cost and Cost-to-Non-Cost Estimating Relationships, commercially available parametric cost models, in-house developed parametric cost models, etc.) to develop its estimates.

Cost or Pricing Information Requirements.

Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless the Offeror considers it essential to document or support its cost/price position. All information relating to the proposed cost/price, including all required supporting documentation must be included in the section of the proposal designated as Volume V Price Proposal. Under no circumstances shall this information and documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal unless specifically stated otherwise.

Note: The cost or price information in the Small Business Participation/ Subcontracting Plan is not included in this restriction.

In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness of proposed maximum labor hour rates. If, after receipt of proposals, the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror shall be required to submit cost or pricing data. Information shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403 through 15.405.

Volume Organization.

The Price Volume shall contain the following:

• table of contents;

• summary descriptions of estimating, purchasing, and accounting systems;

• the most recent Forward Pricing Rate Proposal, Recommendation, and/or Agreement (FPRA) for prime (as available);

• changes to estimating, accounting practices, or Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Disclosure Statement (as applicable), cost/price information;

• supporting data; and

• completed Attachment 3.

Estimating Method

• Estimating System.

Provide a summary description of the Offeror’s standard estimating system or methods. The summary description shall cover separately each major cost element (e.g., Direct Material, Engineering Labor, Indirect Costs, Other Direct Costs, Overhead, G&A, etc.). Also, identify any deviations from the Offeror’s standard estimating procedures in preparing this proposal Volume. Indicate whether the Offeror has Government approval of its system and if so, provide evidence of such approval.

• Purchasing System.

Provide a summary description of its purchasing system or methods (e.g., how material requirements are determined, how sources are selected, when firm quotes are obtained, what provision is made to ensure quantity and other discounts). Also, identify any deviations from the Offeror’s standard procedures in preparing this proposal. Indicate whether the Offeror has Government approval of its system and if so, provide evidence of such approval.

• Explanation of Estimating Methods Used.

Explain the method used to estimate each cost element used to derive final labor hour rates and include pass through fees that will be used for subcontractor labor.

Price Fair and Reasonable

The Offeror shall propose ceiling rates for Labor Hour task orders by filling in the Labor Hour Category Pricing Worksheet (Attachment 3) with the proposed hourly labor rates for each labor category listed. The Offeror shall provide a loaded hourly rate for the National Capital Region for each labor category for on-site rate. Proposed loaded hourly labor rates will be the maximum allowable rates used throughout the life of this contract for the aforementioned labor categories only on on-site labor hour orders. However, the contractor may discount rates for individual Task Orders. Actual rates for Fixed Price, Cost-Reimbursement, or any combination thereof, will be established via competition or negotiation at the task order level.

L-3.0 SUBMISSION FORMAT DETAILS

Each Volume shall be complete in and of itself. Unless otherwise specified, any form of presentation may be used, such as narrative, pictures, tables, graphs, schematics, logic and other functional block diagrams to provide a concise description of information. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet the areas to be evaluated. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

L-3.1 TEXT

Text shall be at least single-spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with a minimum one-inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. A page printed on both sides shall be counted as two pages. No foldout pages shall be used. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations stated throughout this document will be removed and not evaluated.

L-3.2 ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES

Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures should be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays should be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed restrictions in Section L-3.1 and L-3.3.

L-3.3 FONT SIZE

Print shall be of a minimum 10-point font size or a maximum 10 characters per inch (10-pitch, Times New Roman) spacing including graphic presentations and tables. Bolding, underlining, and italics may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis.

L-3.4 PAGE LIMITS

Page limits are identified below. The page limits do not include tables of contents, response matrix, index, and/or glossary.

Volume Title Page Limit Excluding

I Administrative No Limit N/A

II Technical Experience 20 Attachment 4

III Management Approach 10

Resume(s) 3 page limit, Letter(s) of Intent 1 page limit, Small Business Participation Plan, Compensation plan

IV Past Performance 13

CPARS submission(s), Questionnaire(s)

V Price No Limit N/A

L-4.0 EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

All information within the page limitations of the proposal is subject to evaluation. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation. This solicitation includes all evaluation criteria that the Government will use to evaluate Offerors’ proposals. In evaluating an Offeror’s proposal under any of the evaluation criteria, the Government may use the solicitation and all of its attachments, including the Performance Work Statement, to evaluate the Offeror’s understanding, approach, and demonstrated experience to meet the Government's requirements. In evaluating an Offeror’s proposal, Government evaluators may also rely on their professional experience, including their experience with the Offeror.

The Government may summarily reject any offer not substantially in compliance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

All proposal information is subject to verification by the Government. Falsification of any proposal submission, documents, or statements may subject the Offeror to civil or criminal prosecution under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code (making false statements).

L-5.0 EXCEPTIONS/ASSUMPTIONS

Offerors are prohibited from modifying, in any way, shape, or form, any documents, printed or electronic, associated with this solicitation any amendment(s) thereto unless specifically authorized to do so. The electronic solicitation documents, as posted on http://www.fbo.gov, shall be the official documents for this solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, Offerors are advised that taking exception to any requirements specified in this solicitation may result in the Government finding the proposal unacceptable. Clarification of Government requirements shall be resolved by submitting questions/recommendations by the date specified in L-1.3.

L-6.0 USE OF NON-GOVERNMENT ADVISORS

Offerors are advised that technical and price data submitted to the Government in response to this solicitation may be released to non-Government advisors that have signed non-disclosure agreements for review and analysis. Any objection to disclosure shall be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer within 10 days of solicitation issuance and shall include a detailed statement of the basis for the objection. The detailed statement shall identify the specific portions of the proposal the Offeror objects to disclosure to non-Government advisors.

L-7.0 INCURRING COSTS

DARPA/CMO shall not be obligated to pay any cost incurred by the Offeror in the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Contracting Officer is the only person who can legally obligate DARPA/CMO for the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION PACTORS FOR AWARD

M-1.0 BASIS OF CONTRACT AWARD

The source selection process on the DARPA-Wide TASS Contract will follow FAR 15.101, which defines best value as using any one or a combination of source selection approaches. Consistent with FAR 15.101, for the IDIQ level contracts awarded under this Solicitation, the Highest Technically Rated Offerors with a Fair and Reasonable Price will determine the best value basis for contract awards.

DARPA has determined that the Highest Technically Rated, Fair and Reasonable Price best value evaluation approach will best achieve the objective of awarding contracts to Offerors with qualities that are most important to DARPA, including Technical Experience, Management Approach, and Past Performance. DARPA will select up to seven (7) highest rated Offerors as evaluated on the non-price factors that have a fair and reasonable price. The non-price Factor 1 (Technical Experience) is the most important factor and is equal to combined non-price Factor 2 (Management Approach) and non-price Factor 3 (Past Performance). Factor 2 and Factor 3 are equally important.

Factor 4 (Price) will be evaluated to determine whether the proposed price is fair and reasonable. Factor 4 will not be comparatively evaluated or rated against non-price Factors 1-3.

M-2.0 AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines discussions to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals pursuant to FAR 15.306(c)(2).

M-3.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA

The evaluation criteria provide for Technical Experience, Management Approach, and Past Performance evaluations based upon criteria established before receipt of the proposals and will ensure the evaluations are a structured process employing fair and impartial measures. Evaluators will not compare one proposal against another, but rather evaluate each proposal on how well the Offeror meets the factors stated in this solicitation. Evaluators will then prepare a narrative description of the strengths, weaknesses, and identify risk areas lacking appropriate detail to support the proposal’s rating. Past Performance will be rated against CPARS data, any questionnaires received by the Government, and any other information available to the Government. The evaluation process will provide the necessary analysis of the proposals, which will allow the Source Selection Authority to complete a comparative analysis and decide which proposals are the most highly rated.

M-3.1 FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

The Government will evaluate Offerors technical experience in PWS area 7.1.2., 7.2.2, and 7.9.1 (listed in order of importance). Demonstrated experience specifically and directly related to the value, complexity, and nature to the S&T and R&D requirements of the PWS will be rated higher. The more relevant the demonstrated experience is to the contemplated work, the more valuable the experience is to the Government. Likewise, Offeror’s who, within PWS area 7.1.2., demonstrate S&T and R&D expertise across the spectrum of required DARPA technical expertise (e.g., Biological Technology, Defense Science, Information Innovation, Microsystems Technology, Strategic Technology, and Tactical Technology) will be rated more highly. Offerors will receive a combined Technical/Risk rating for Factor 1 as defined in Table 4.1.

M-3.2 FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT APPROACH

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed management approach for delivering high quality support services as defined in the PWS. Offerors will receive a combined Technical/Risk rating for Factor 2 as defined in Table 4.1 below. The Government will assess the feasibility of the Offeror's proposed management approach for accomplishing the tasks delineated in the PWS and will consider how well the Offeror’s proposed solution meets or exceeds the PWS requirements in the following areas:

Overall IDIQ Management Plan

• Plan for managing multiple task orders and multiple subcontractors across the full range of PWS requirements.

• Program Management Team construct, qualifications, and commitment. Program management team will be evaluated on its adequacy to manage and experience in managing IDIQ contracts with multiple orders and multiple subcontractors, as well as their experience managing S&T and R&D programs. Program Management Teams that demonstrate higher levels of commitment will be rater higher (e.g., contingent employee with letter of intent will be rated higher than representative employee).

Recruitment and Retention

• Overall staffing/hiring and subcontracting methodology and practices that will be used to address evolving

DARPA needs including the historical time to accomplish subcontracts and ability to readily obtain the experience and expertise required to accomplish the full range of PWS Technical Support Team Tasks.

• Plan for retaining S&T and R&D professional support.

• In accordance with FAR 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, Offerors will be evaluated on their total compensation plan.

Training

• Approach to train and mentor new personnel on DARPA procedures and policy will be assessed.

Small Business Participation

All Offerors, with the exception of small businesses, will be evaluated on their Small Business Participation Plan.

Specifically, Offerors will be evaluated on how their proposal meets or exceeds the following:

• Extent to which small businesses, their role, and the type of commitment between the prime and small business are identified. Enforceable and in place commitments will be rated more highly.

• Expertise, variety, and appropriateness of work small businesses will perform.

• Realism of the small business participation proposal.

• Offerors past performance in complying with the requirement at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

• Extent of participation of small business by small business type (e.g., service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses) in terms of a percentage of the total value of the acquisition. DARPA’s minimum requirement is 20%, and DARPA’s goal is 30%, of the total value of the acquisition.

Note: Small business prime Offerors will receive highest consideration for this portion of the Management Approach.

M-3.3 FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Government will evaluate the Offeror based on CPARS evaluations, Past Performance Questionnaires, and any other information sources. Past performance is the degree to which the Offeror has satisfied its customers. The Government evaluation will be subjective and based on the Offeror’s reputation with its customers. Some or all of the Offeror’s customers may be contacted and may be asked if they believe the Offeror was capable, efficient, and effective; if the Offeror’s performance conformed to the terms of the contract; if the Offeror was reasonable and cooperative; and if the customer was committed to customer satisfaction.

More information on how this factor will be evaluated to include recency, relevancy, and confidence ratings are contained in M-4.2.

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