02.28.13_-_Amend_01 _HTC711-13-R-R002 _NAT_II_Solicitation.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

The purpose of this amendment is to change and clarify the follow ing sections of the solicitation:

A. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items;

B. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items;

C. Dates are added to the list of attachments;

D. Attachment 1, Schedule B, Unit Price Schedule;

E. Attachment 2, Performance Work Statement;

See Summary of Changes for specif ic revisions. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 16

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 28-Feb-2013

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 HTC711-13-R-R002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

07-Feb-2013

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, 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

28-Feb-2013

CODE

USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711

508 SCOTT DR

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357

HTC711 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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HTC711-13-R-R002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES – AMENDMENT 01

A. The following changes were made to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial

Items.

1.) The date in the header for this section was changed from:

―ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN

2008)‖ to:

―ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB

2012)‖

2.) Under section (12)(c) PROPOSAL CONTENT, the letter designation mistakenly omitted a section designated as ―Section E‖. Th is was an error with the letter designation for each section. The affected sections are re-designated accordingly. The Past Performance References and Informat ion section is now identified as ―Section E‖; the So licitation Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List is now identified as

―Section F‖; the Joint Venture/Teaming Agreements (if applicab le) is now identified as ―Section G‖.

3.) Section (12)(c)(1)b. Section B: General Proposal Informat ion. is revised. Subparagraph ―i.‖ is revised from:

―The offeror shall provide the company name, address, CAGE code, DUNS code, JCCS identificat ion (ID) number (if applicable), Tax Identificat ion Number (TIN), and Afghanistan Investment Support Agency

(AISA) license number.‖

―The offeror shall provide the company name, address, CAGE code, DUNS code, JCCS identificat ion (ID) number (if applicable), Tax Identificat ion Number (TIN), and Afghanistan Investment Support Agency

(AISA) license number for the offeror and all principal subcontractor(s). A principal subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that owns and manages trucking assets that the offeror has identified in the completed Attachment 6 – Asset Inventory List.‖

4.) Section (12)(c)(1)d. Section D: Business Licenses. is revised. Subparagraph ―i.‖ is revised from:

―Proof of the Afghan Business License issued by either the A fghanistan Investment Support Agency

(AISA) or the Ministry of Commerce fo r the offeror and each proposed subcontractor.‖

―Proof of the Afghan Business License issued by the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) for the offeror and each proposed subcontractor, if applicable.‖

5.) Section (12)(c)(1)d. Section D: Business Licenses. is revised. Subparagraph ―iii.‖ is deleted. Subparagraph

―ii.‖ is revised from:

―Proof of the Transportation Company License from the Min istry of Transportation – Afghanistan (MoT-

A) for the offeror and subcontractors, as applicable.‖

―The offeror shall provide proof of either the Transportation Company License or proof of the Transit and

Freight Forward ing Company License for the offeror and any principal subcon tractor(s). If the offeror is not a Transportation company, but intends to use principal subcontractor(s) that are transportation companies, then these licenses are not required for the offeror but are required for all principal subcontractor(s).‖

6.) Section (12)(c)(1)e. Section E: Past Performance Reference and Information. is revised. Subparagraph ―i.‖ is revised from:

―The offeror shall submit no more than three contract references for the offeror. Contract references should be recent (within the last three years) and relevant (for trucking services in Afghanistan), similar size, scope, and complexity to the work to be performed under the resultant contract.‖

―The offeror shall submit no more than three contract references for the offeror and no more than two contract references for each principal subcontractor(s), if applicab le. If the offeror intends to provide service through a subcontracting arrangement with a principal subcontractor(s), then the offeror may submit past performance informat ion for either the offeror (prime) o r the principal subcontractor(s).

Contract references should be recent (within the last three years) and relevant (for trucking services in

Afghanistan), similar size, scope, and complexity to the work to be performed under the resultant contract.

If using a principal subcontractor(s), the offeror shall submit a summary narrative describing the role of the offeror and the principal subcontractor(s). Th is summary narrative is limited to 5 pages.‖

7.) Section (12)(c)(1)e. Section E: Past Performance Reference and Information. is revised. Subparagraph

―iii.‖ is rev ised from:

―The offeror shall complete section 1 of Solicitation Attachment 5 – Past Performance Questionnaire and send out the Questionnaires to each reference identified. The offeror shall advise the reference point of contact to respond by completing the remain ing portions of the questionnaire and send them directly to the

Government via email or fax. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionna ires rests solely with the offeror; whereas, it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The Transmittal Letter shall be sent by the offeror along with the Past Performance Questionnaires. Once the questionnaires are completed, the informat ion therein shall be considered sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offeror. Completed Questionnaires are requested to be received by 3:00 PM US Central Daylight

Time on 29 March 2013. Please note that this date precedes the proposal due date.‖

―The offeror shall complete section 1 of Solicitation Attachment 5 – Past Performance Questionnaire and send out the Questionnaires to each reference identified. If the Questionnaire is being completed for a principal subcontractor, the offeror shall also identify itself and the principal subcontractor in section 1 fo r which the performance is being assessed. The offeror shall advise the reference point of contact to respond by completing the remaining portions of the questionnaire and send them directly to the Government via email or fax. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionnaires rests solely with the offeror; whereas, it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The Transmittal Letter shall be sent by the offeror along with the Past Performance Questionnaires. Once the questionnaires are completed, the informat ion therein shall be considered sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offeror. Completed

Questionnaires are requested to be received by 3:00 PM US Central Daylight Time on 29 March

2013. Please note that this date precedes the proposal due date.‖

8.) Section (12)(c)(1)e. Section E: Past Performance Reference and Information. is revised. Subparagraph ―v.‖ is added:

―Subcontractor consents (if applicable). Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. With your proposal response, provide a letter from your principal subcontractor(s) that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.‖

9.) Section (12)(c)(1)f. Sect ion F: So licitation Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List. is revised from:

―The offeror shall submit the completed Schedule B, Unit Price List, for each Su ite the offeror is proposing. The offeror may propose on Suite I, Suite II, Suite III, or any combination thereof. No unit prices shall be provided for GIRoA Security in accordance with Schedule B, Unit Price Lis t Note 1. Failure to provide a unit price for every asset type and every security classification (excluding GIRoA) for which the offeror has indicated intent to provide service to, will render the offer non-responsive to the applicable

Suite. Host Nation offerors shall submit pricing in Afghani currency. All others shall submit pricing in US

Dollars (USD). The offeror shall not alter the format of Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List.‖

―The offeror shall submit the completed Schedule B, Unit Price List, for each Su ite the offeror is proposing. The offeror may propose on Suite I, Suite II, Suite III, or any combination thereof. Failure to provide a unit price for every asset type and every security classification for which the offeror has indicated intent to provide service to, will render the offer non-responsive to the applicable Suite. Host Nation offerors shall submit pricing in Afghani currency. A ll others shall submit pricing in US Dollars (USD).

The offeror shall not alter the fo rmat of Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List.‖

10.) The title of Section (12)(c)(1)g. Sect ion G: Joint Venture/Teaming Agreements (if applicable). is revised to

Section G: Jo int Venture (if applicable).

11.) Section (12)(c)(1)g. Section G: Jo int Venture (if applicab le). is rev ised. Subparagraph ―i.‖ is revised from:

―A copy of the legal agreement which established the joint venture or a copy of the Memorandum Of

Agreement (MOA) which established the Teaming Agreement.‖

―Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 9.601 defines a ―Contractor team arrangement‖ as an arrangement in which -- (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractor(s) under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. If the offeror is a Joint

Venture meeting the definit ion (1) of FAR 9.601 then the offeror shall submit a copy of the legal agreement which established the joint venture. Any teaming arrangements that meet definit ion (2) o f FAR 9.601 are not required to submit any additional information for this Section.‖

12.) Section (12)(c)(2)a. Section A: Technical Capability Overview. is removed. All sections that follow are redesignated accordingly. For example, ―Section B: Subfactor 1A – Minimum Number of Assets.‖ is redesignated as ―Section A: Subfactor 1A – Minimum Number of Assets.‖

B. The following changes were made to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (JAN 1999).

1.) Section (h)(3) is rev ised to add subparagraph ―c.‖ which states:

―Past performance regarding principal subcontractors will be rated the same (equally as important) as the past performance information for the offeror.‖

C. The list of Attachments was changed to incorporate the most recent dates of the attachments.

D. Attachment 1, Schedule B, Unit Price Schedule is rev ised. Rev isions include changes to the GIRoA security line items to require p ricing for these line items. Additionally, NOTE 5 is added.

E. The Performance Work Statement is revised. Changes are identified in red text.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The following text shows the affected solicitation sections with the changes incorporated.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2012)

Paragraph (b) entit led ―Submissions of Offers‖ is supplemented with paragraph 12, ―Proposal Preparat ion

Instructions,‖ below:

(12) PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

(a) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) To be elig ible to receive a contract award and subsequent orders pursuant to this solicitation, this acquisition is limited competit ion for products and services from Afghanistan in accordance with

Section 886 of the Nat ional Defense Authorizat ion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (PUBLIC LAW 110-181) as implemented by DFARS 225.7701 and DFARS 225.7703-1(a)(2). ―Services from Afghanistan‖ is defined as a service performed in Afghanistan predominately by citizens or permanent resident aliens of Afghanistan. Predominately means 51% of the labor shall be performed by Afghan citizens or permanent resident aliens of Afghanistan.

(2) Non-US Contractors shall be required to be registered in the Joint Contingency Contracting System

(JCCS) prio r to proposal due date. All offerors shall be registered in the System for Award

Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

(3) The proposal due date is 09 APRIL 2013 at 1:00 PM US Central Daylight Time (CDT). Proposals shall be submitted in hardcopy on the specified due date and time to the U.S. Transportation Command at the following address. Email and facisimile proposal submissions will not be accepted. All proposals received after the date and time specified in the solicitation will be treated as a late proposal.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R

ATTN: Lorrie Leedy and Jason Logsdon

508 Scott Drive

Scott AFB, IL 62225-5357

(4) Written questions will be answered in writing and provided to all offerors via Federal Business

Opportunities (FedBizOpps) and Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS). Solicitation changes will be made v ia amendment. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than fifteen calendar days prior to the due date of offers specified in this solicitation may not be answered. Formal questions shall be submitted in email to USTCAQ-R-

Trucking@USTRANSCOM.MIL. The email should include the solicitation number and the name of the company submitt ing the questions in the Subject line. Formal communicat ion should be submitted in the following format :

Document Description: ____________, Section____, Page____, Paragraph___

Question: ___________________________________________________________

(5) By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform to the requirements specified in the solicitation

(6) Proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the Addendum to

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (JAN 1999), as included in this RFP.

(7) If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date and time for receipt of proposals. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort bas ed on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

(8) All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities

(FedBizOpps) web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-t ime e-mail notifications when informat ion has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

(b) PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION, NUMBER OF COPIES, AND PAGE LIMITS. The offeror shall submit orginal hardcopy and additional copies of their proposal as specified in the following table. Additionally, the contractor shall submit one electronic copy on CD-ROM with the offeror’s complete proposal. Acceptable electronic file formats include Microsoft Word version 2003 or later, Adobe PDF, and Microsoft Excel version 2007 or later. Solicitation Attachment 1, Schedule B, Unit Price List, shall be submitted in the Microsoft Excel format.

Volume Title Number of Copies Page Limit

I Business Proposal Original, (1) copy, and (1) electronic copy No Page Limit

II Technical Proposal Original, (3) copies, and (1) electronic copy 50 pages

(1) Proposals shall be submitted on plain white paper, 8 ½ x 11 paper, double-sided, Times New Roman, 12pt font and one (1) inch margins. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two (2) pages.

(2) The page limitation for Volume II, Technial Proposal, includes: All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, resumes, cover sheets, tables of contents, indices, title pages, tables, and cross-reference indices. The page limitation excludes subcontracting agreements;

Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs), licenses, pages marked ―This page intentionally left b lank‖, Solicitation Attachment 3 – Asset Capability Matrix, and section dividers if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. Exception to exclusions: Section dividers will be counted in the page limitation if they contain any o ther information, i.e ., d iagrams, extraneous data, etc. The offeror shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the mailto:USTCAQ-R-Trucking@USTRANSCOM.MIL mailto:USTCAQ-R-Trucking@USTRANSCOM.MIL http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ event the offeror creates an ambiguity in their numbering of the pages, the USG may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

(c) PROPOSAL CONTENT.

(1) Volume I – Business Proposal. This volume has no page limitation; however, the following shall be submitted in the format identified below:

a. Section A: SF-1449 & SF-30. Offeror shall complete the SF-1449, blocks 12, 17a and 30 a, b, and c. Block 17a should include the CAGE code. Signature by the offeror on the SF-1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept, and acknowledgement by the offeror that they accede to the contract terms and conditions and PWS technical requirements.

Offerors shall acknowledge all amendments to the RFP by signing the SF-30s and placing them immediately behind the SF-1449.

b. Section B: General Proposal Information. Th is section shall include the following:

i. The offeror shall provide the company name, address, CAGE code, DUNS code, JCCS identificat ion (ID) number (if applicable), Tax Identification Number (TIN), and Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) license number fo r the offeror and all principal subcontractor(s). A principal subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that owns and manages trucking assets that the offeror has identified in the completed Attachment 6 – Asset Inventory List.

ii. Letter signed by the offeror representative identifying individuals who are autho rized to negotiate and sign documents on the behalf of the offeror.

iii. Offeror shall provide a signed statement on company letterhead which clearly indicates the Suite(s) for which the offeror is submitting a response (i.e. Su ite I, Su ite

II, Suite III, or any combination thereof). If there is an ambiguity between informat ion indicated on the Attachment 1, Schedule B, Unit Price List and the

Solicitation Attachment 3, Asset Capability Matrix as to what suite(s) the offeror is proposing to service, this statement will govern.

iv. The offeror shall submit a copy of SAM Registration and Joint Contingency

Contracting System (JCCS) Registration (applicable to non-US contractors and to

Joint Ventures including a non-US contractor) for itself and each identified subcontractor indicating active reg istration prior to the date and time specified for receipt of proposals.

c. Section C: Representations and Certifications. This section shall include the following:

i. Completed FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial

Items.

ii. Completed DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representation and Certificat ions –

Commercial Items.

iii. Completed So licitation Attachment 4 - Projected Afghan Employment Certification.

iv. Note: If representations and certifications were completed using the online System for Award Management (SAM), offeror shall submit a copy of the online representations and certifications.

d. Section D: Business Licenses. This section shall include:

i. Proof of the Afghan Business License issued by the Afghanistan Investment Support

Agency (AISA) for the offeror and each proposed subcontractor, if applicable.

ii. The offeror shall provide proof of either the Transportation Company License or proof of the Transit and Freight Forward ing Company License for the offeror and any principal subcontractor(s). If the offeror is not a Transportation company, but intends to use principal subcontractor(s) that are transportation companies, then these licenses are not required for the offeror but are required fo r all principal subcontractor(s).

iii. All proposed PSC firm(s)’ Ministry of Interior (MOI) license for Private Security

Company (PSC) Services.

e. Section E: Past Performance References and Information. Th is section shall include:

i. The offeror shall submit no more than three contract references for the offeror and no more than two contract references for each principal subcontractor(s), if applicable.

If the offeror intends to provide service through a subcontracting arrangement with a principal subcontractor(s), then the offeror may submit past performance informat ion for either the offeror (prime) or the principal subcontrator(s). Contract references should be recent (within the last three years) and relevant (for trucking services in

Afghanistan), similar size, scope, and complexity to the work to be performed under the resultant contract. If using a principal subcontractor(s), the offeror shall submit a summary narrat ive describing the role of the offeror and the principal subcontractor(s). This summary narrat ive is limited to 5 pages.

ii. The offeror shall provide the fo llowing for each contract reference.

- Company or agency name the services were provided to

- Point of Contact Name, Position, email address, and phone number

- Description of the service provided

- Contract number (if a US Government contract)

- Performance period when the service was provided

iii. The offeror shall complete section 1 of So licitation Attachment 5 – Past Performance

Questionnaire and send out the Questionnaires to each reference identified. If the

Questionnaire is being completed for a p rincipal subcontractor, the offeror shall also identify itself and the principal subcontractor in section 1 for which the performance is being assessed. The offeror shall advise the reference point of contact to respond by completing the remaining portions of the questionnaire and send them directly to the Government via email or fax. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance

Questionnaires rests solely with the offeror; whereas, it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The Transmittal Letter shall be sent by the offeror along with the Past

Performance Questionnaires. Once the questionnaires are completed, the informat ion therein shall be considered sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offero r.

Completed Questionnaires are requested to be received by 3:00 PM US Central

Daylight Time on 29 March 2013. Please note that this date precedes the proposal due date.

iv. The Government will evaluate the quality and extent of the offeror’s past performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. This information will be used by the Government when evaluating the contractor’s responsibility. In addition to past performance information submitted by the offeror, past performance informat ion may be obtained on the offeror and any of the identified subcontractors through the (1) Past Performance Informat ion Retrieval System (PPIRS), (2) Joint

Contingency Contracting System (JCCS), (3) Questionnaires tailored to the circumstances for this acquisition, and (4) other sources known to the Government.

The Government reserves the right to use informat ion submitted by the offeror and other sources, such as the other Government offices and commercial sources to assess performance and responsibility.

v. Subcontrator consents (if applicable). Past performance informat ion pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. With your proposal response, provide a letter from your principal subcontractor(s) that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

f. Section F: So licitation Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List. The offeror shall submit the completed Schedule B, Unit Price List, for each Suite the offeror is proposing. The offeror may propose on Suite I, Su ite II, Suite III, or any combination thereof. No unit p rices shall be provided for GIRoA Security in accordance with Schedule B, Unit Price Lis t Note 1.

Failure to provide a unit price for every asset type and every security classification (excluding

GIRoA) fo r which the offeror has indicated intent to provide service to, will render the offer non-responsive to the applicable Suite. Host Nation offerors shall submit pricing in Afghani currency. All others shall submit pricing in US Dollars (USD). The offeror shall not alter the format of Attachment 1 – Schedule B, Unit Price List.

g. Section G: Jo int Venture (if applicable). For all Jo int Ventures, the offeror shall submit :

i. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 9.601 defines a ―Contractor team arrangement‖ as an arrangement in which -- (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prie contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractor(s) under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. If the offeror is a Joint Venture meet ing the definit ion (1) of FAR 9.601 then the offeror shall submit a copy of the legal agreement which established the joint venture. Any teaming arragements that meet defin ition (2) of FAR 9.601 are not required to submit any additional information for this Section.

ii. A written narrative which outlines how the resources of each member of the partnership will affect the performance of the offeror, to include the rights of each party under the Joint Venture to represent the offeror in all matters under the solicitation and resulting contract, if awarded.

iii. A list of individual(s) under the Joint Venture who have the legal right to obligate the

Joint Venture.

(2) Volume II – Technical Proposal. Th is volume has a 50 page limitation as outlined in paragraph (12)(b) above. Offeror shall submit a Technical Proposal Volume which describes how the offeror plans to complete the requirements as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) of this solicitation.

No pricing in formation shall be included in the Technical Proposal. The Technical Proposal shall be specific, detailed, and complete to clearly demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirement. Statements that the offeror understands, can or will comply with the PWS (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.), statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof

(including applicable publications, technical data, etc.), and phrases such as ―standard procedures will be employed‖ or ―well known techniques will be used,‖ etc., will be considered unacceptable. Only data submitted with this proposal shall be considered by the USG. Information incorporated by reference should not be relied upon by the offeror. The Technical Proposal shall include:

a. Section A: Subfactor 1A – Min imum Number of Assets. This section shall include:

i. The completed So licitation Attachment 3 – Asset Capability Matrix for the corresponding suites that the offeror is proposing to provide service to. The offeror shall not commit any of the identified assets to any other firm or offeror .

ii. A completed So licitation Attachment 6 - Asset Inventory List identify ing all assets represented in the totals listed in the Solicitation Attachment 3 - Asset Capability

Matrix. The inventory shall include the list of assets, identifying the company who owns the asset, the description of the asset that corresponds to the descriptions referenced in the So licitation Attachment 3 – Asset Capability Matrix (i.e ., 5,000

Gallon Tanker, 20 Foot Flatbed Truck, etc.), and the registration number for trucking assets or a unique identifier fo r container assets.

iii. If a subcontractor shall be used to meet the US G minimum number of assets, the offeror shall include a signed statement from all subcontractors that the proposed subcontractor assets have not been otherwise committed to any other firm.

b. Section B: Subfactor 1B – Intransit Visibility (ITV) Requirements. This section shall include:

i. A plan which outlines the offeror’s approach to provide a fully operational Intransit

Visib ility (ITV) solution, capable of integrating with the existing USG Global

Distribution Management System (GDMS), which will ensure the USG will have total asset visibility of all contractor assets while carrying USG cargo in the

Afghanistan Theater of Operation. The p lan shall identify the make and model of all transponders proposed for use under the resultant contract.

ii. Contractor shall provide documentation which substantiates that the total number of transponders that the contractor will have availab le shall meet or exceed the total number of assets the contractor has offered according to the completed Solicitation

Attachment 3 – Asset Capability Matrix.

iii. Documentation that substantiates the identified transponders are compatible with the

GDMS system. While the USG is not aware of any issues with integration of any commercially available transponder with the GDMS system, offerors are cautioned that utilization of commercially available t ransponders which have never been integrated into the GDMS system may require integration fees and implementation timelines. Every transponder proposed for use requires some integration, regardless of whether the commercial manufacture make and model has previously been integrated in the GDMS system. Offeror shall specifically state in their plan that they have researched and considered all applicable integration timelines associated with their proposed approach and the offeror’s milestones includes sufficient leadtime to affect the necessary integration prior to the performance start date.

iv. A copy of the proposed agreement with the commercial t ransponder/airtime provider which substantiates the offeror has the ability to obtain airtime. The documentation must substantiate that the satellite airt ime agreement covers the entire Afghanistan

AOR prior to the full performance start date.

c. Section C: Subfactor 1C – Key Personnel. This section shall include:

i. Plan to provide Key Personnel (Program Manager, Alternate Program Manager(s), Accountant, and Fuel Manager) in accordance with PWS paragraphs 5.1.1., 5.1.2., and 5.1.3.

ii. Resume of the key personnel that substantiates the ability to read, write, speak

English and their knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the required duties. The resume for the Accountant shall also substantiate the candidate’s knowledge, skills and abilit ies with compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

iii. A letter of delegation of authority which substantiates that the proposed Program

Manager and Alternate Program Manager(s) have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of the contract.

iv. A letter of commitment for the proposed Program Manager, Alternate Program

Manager(s), Accountant, and Fuel Manager which substantiates their intent to represent the contractor under the resultant contract.

d. Section D: Subfactor 1D – Private Security Company (PSC) Services. Th is section shall include:

i. Plan to provide PSC services in Afghanistan, using GIRoA licensed firm, in accordance with PWS paragraph 5.2.4.12.1.

ii. Contractor’s approach to ensuring compliance with contract clause 952.225-0001, Arming Requirements and Procedures for Personal Security Service Contractors and clause 952.252-0002, Armed Personnel Incident Reports for all PSC subcontractors.

iii. A copy of the proposed subcontract agreement for all proposed PSC subcontractors.

iv. A letter of commitment from all proposed PSC subcontractors which substantiates the PSC firm(s) intent to perform PSC services for the contractor under the resultant contract.

v. A copy of the PSC firm(s)’s un-expired AISA and Min istry of Interior (MOI) licenses for PSC services.

vi. A signed statement from each proposed PSC subcontractor certifying that the PSC(s) understands and will abide by the requirements of contract clauses 952.225-0001 and

952.225-0002.

e. Section E: Subfactor 1E – Contractor Management Plan. This section shall include:

i. A plan that addresses the requirements outlined in PWS paragraph 7.7. and all its corresponding subparagraphs to include the sections outlined in subparagraph 7.7.1.

through 7.7.6.

Paragraph (c) of FAR 52.212-1 entit led ―Period for acceptance of offers‖ is tailored to read: ―The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of o ffers.‖

Paragraph (e) of FAR 52.212-1 entit led ―Multip le Offers‖ is tailored to read: ―The government will not consider multip le offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. The

Government will evaluate a maximum of one proposal from each offeror. All firms have the option of submitting a proposal covering Suite I, Suite II, Suite III, or any combination thereof. Offerors will be cautioned to ensure compliance with the solicitation terms and conditions as it relates to the applicable Suite.‖

Paragraph (g) of FAR 52.212-1 entit led ―Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids).‖ is tailored to read :

―The Government intends to evaluate offers and award contracts without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial o ffer should contain the offerors most favorable terms and reflect its best possible performance potential. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting

Officer to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competit ive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competit ion can be conducted, the Contracting

Officer may limit the number o f proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalit ies and minor irregularit ies in offers received.‖

Paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1 entit led, ―Multip le awards‖ is tailored to read: ―The Government will award contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror(s), whose proposal(s) are deemed responsive to the solicitation and reflect a complete understanding of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) in the Request for

Proposal, and are judged to represent technically acceptable offer(s) with the lowest prices that are fair, reasonable, and realistic. The competition approach is to issue one solicitation resulting in the award of mult iple -award task order contracts (MATOC) where there are approximately twelve (12) providers for each suite. While the USG intends to award resulting contracts to include approximately twelve (12) providers per suite, the total number of contracts awarded may be less than 36, i.e., the product of the three suites and the approximate twelve providers per suite, since the Government may award mult iple suites to an offeror. The Government reserves the right to award less than twelve awards under any suite if it is determined that there are not a sufficient number of responsive, technically acceptable offerors offering fair, reasonable, and realistic prices who are deemed responsible.‖

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(a) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1:Technical Proposal

Subfactor 1A: Minimum Number of Assets

Subfactor 1B: In-Transit Visibility (ITV) Requirements

Subfactor 1C: Key Personnel

Subfactor 1D: Private Security Company (PSC) Services

Subfactor 1E: Contractor Management Plan

Factor 2:Cost/Price

(b) This is a competit ive best value source selection in which offerors will be evaluated according to the Lowest

Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures IAW FAR Part 12, the source selection procedures in FAR 15.101-2, and the mandatory DOD Source Selection Procedures. Technical Proposals will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Past Performance Informat ion w ill be considered for each offeror and proposed sub-contractor as part of the responsibility determination as required in FAR 9.104-1. Award will be made to the Offeror who is deemed responsible and responsive whose proposal reflects a complete understand ing of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and is judged to represent the technically acceptable offer with the lowest, fair, reasonable, and realistic Total Evaluated Price (TEP) price. The Government intends to award without discussions; however IAW FAR 15.306, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. If discussions are necessary, a competit ive range shall be established. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR 15.306(c)(2) and FAR 52.215-1(f)(4). Offerors may be provided the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of proposals or to resolve minor o r clerical errors.

(c) The Government intends to award approximately 12 Indefinite Delivery, Indefin ite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for each suite of service to provide flexibility of choice and adequate service capability. An offeror may be awarded more than one suite under a single IDIQ contract given that the offeror offers services for multip le suites and their proposal for each suite is determined to be the best value for each suite in accordance with the evaluation criteria.

SUITE COVERAGE Est. # of Awards

Suite I CLIN X001AA – Bulk Fuel Approximately 12 Suite II CLIN X001AB – Dry Cargo Approximately 12

Suite III CLIN X001AC – Heavy Cargo Approximately 12

(d) All proposals shall be evaluated for responsiveness to the solicitation. Failure of an offeror’s proposal to meet any requirement of the RFP may result in the offeror being eliminated from further consideration.

(e) The government technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical proposals at the subfactor level on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, assigning ratings of Acceptable or Unacceptable. Proposals are considered technically acceptable when the min imum requirements, terms and conditions, mandatory subfactors and standards of the solicitation are met. Once deemed acceptable, all technical proposals are considered equal.The following definit ions apply:

RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal meets the Government’s minimum requirements.

Unacceptable Proposal fails to meet the Government’s minimum requirements.

(f) Factor 1 – Technical Proposal. The proposal shall be evaluated against the following subfactors:

(1) Subfactor 1A, Minimum Number of Assets – Offeror demonstrates the ability to provide the min imum number of assets required for the corresponding suite(s) of service the offeror intends to service according to Solicitation Attachment 3, Asset Capability Matrix.

(2) Subfactor 1B, ITV Requirements – Offeror demonstrates the ability to provide a fully operational ITV solution, capable of integrating with the existing USG Global Distribution Management System

(GDMS). The proposed solution shall be in accordance with PWS paragraph 4.8. and its corresponding subparagraphs. The standard is met when the offeror’s proposal:

a. Substantiates the offeror’s proposed ITV transponder solution is capable of integration with the existing GDMS system prior to the performance start date;

b. Demonstrates the ability to provide sufficient number of ITV transponders to match or exceed the number of min imum assets that may be required during performance of the contract; and,

c. Substantiates the offeror has the ability to obtain a commercial transponder GPS airtime agreement capable of performance in the entire Afghan Area of Responsibility (AOR) to fulfill the requirements of PWS paragraph 4.8.2. prior to the contract start date.

(3) Subfactor 1C, Key Personnel – Offeror demonstrates the ability to provide Key Personnel IAW PWS paragraphs 5.1.1., 5.1.2., and 5.1.3. The standard is met when the offeror’s proposal:

a. Substantiates the Program Manager, Alternate Program Manager(s), Accountant, and Fuel

Manager have the ability to read, write, and speak English and perform the applicab le responsibilit ies;

b. Substantiate the Accountant’s ability to comply with US Generally Accepted Accounting

Principles (GAAP);

c. Substantiates the Program Manager’s and Alternate Program Manager(s)’s full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations of this contract; and,

d. Substantiates the key personnel’s’ intentions to represent the contractor under the resultant contract.

(4) Subfactor 1D, Private Security Company (PSC) Services – Offeror demonstrates the ability to provide

PSC security services IAW PWS paragraph 5.2.4.12.1., contract clause 952.225-0001 Arming

Requirements and Procedures for Personal Security Serv ice Contractors, and clause 952.252 -0002

Armed Personnel Incident Reports, utilizing Government of the Islamic Republic of A fghanistan

(GIRoA) licensed firm(s). The standard is met when the offeror’s proposal:

a. Substantiates all p roposed PSC firm(s) intend to perform PSC services for the contractor under the resultant contract;

b. Substantiates all p roposed PSC(s) shall ab ide by the requirements of contract clause 952.225-

0001 Arming Requirements and Procedures for Personal Security Serv ice Contractors; and,

c. Substantiates all p roposed PSC firm(s) possess an un-expired GIRoA Afghanistan Investment

Support Agency (AISA) license.

d. Substantiates all PSC firms possess an un-expired GIRoA Ministry of Interior (MoI) license or are elig ible for GIRoA MoI license renewal for PSC services.

(5) Subfactor 1E, Contractor Management Plan – The offeror demonstrates a realistic and acceptable management plan which addressed the requirements outlined in PWS paragraph 7.7. and its corresponding subparagraphs for acceptable business standards, organizational structure, operational effectiveness, dispatch plan, pilferage prevention plan, and a quality control plan.

(g) Factor 2 – Cost/Price.

(1) The Government shall conduct an evaluation of the offeror’s prices, at the unit price level and then at the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) level by suite, in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-2 Evaluation –

Commercial Items and FAR 15.404-1(b), Price Analysis. Each offeror’s proposed prices will be evaluated for fairness, reasonableness, and realis m IAW FAR 15.305(a)(1) using one or more of the techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Reasonableness shall be determined based on prices submitted by the competition, current market conditions, and comparison to the Government estimate.

Realis m shall be based on an evaluation of prices to determine if the offeror clearly understands the requirements as demonstrated in its proposed approach. Any proposal that contains either unit or TEP prices that are not fair, reasonable, or realistic are subject to removal from the competition.

(2) If the unit prices are determined fair, reasonable, and realistic, then the Government will evaluate the offerors’ Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for fairness, reasonableness, and realism. The TEP is the summation of the unit extended prices for each line item for a particular suite for the base year and each option period. The extended prices for each line item is determined by multip lying the offerors’ proposed rates by the corresponding estimated volume. Evaluation of option year prices shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(3) For evaluation purposes, all rates and TEPs will be converted to USD according to the exchange rate of

$1 to 51.8000 Afghani, current as of 31 December 2012 as reported at www.fms.treas.gov/intn.html#rates .

(h) The Government will evaluate prospective contractors for responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.1. To be determined responsible, the prospective contractor shall:

(1) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them (see FAR

9.104-3(a));

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(2) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

(3) Have a satisfactory performance record (see FAR 9.104-3(b) and FAR subpart 42.15). An offeror shall not be determined responsible or nonresponsible solely on the basis of a lack relevant performance history, except as provided in FAR 9.104-2:

a. A prospective contractor that is or recently has been seriously deficient in contract performance shall be presumed to be nonresponsible, unless the contracting officer determines that the circumstances were properly beyond the contractor’s control, or that the contractor has taken appropriate corrective action.

b. Past failure to apply sufficient tenacity and perseverance to perform acceptable is strong evidence of nonresponsibility. Failure to meet the quality requirements of the contract is a significant factor to consider in determining satisfactory performance.

c. Past performance regarding principal subcontractors will be rated the same (equally as important) as the past performance information for the offeror.

(4) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

(5) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (See FAR 9.104-3(a));

(6) Have the necessary equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them (See FAR 9.104 -3(a)); and

(7) Be otherwise qualified and eligib le to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

(i) The Government shall award contracts under each Suite to approximately 12 offerors who are determined to be responsible, technically acceptable, and offering the lowest TEP with a fair, reasonable, and realistic prices.

(1) The Government reserves the right to make less than 12 awards under any Suite if it is determined that there are not a sufficient number of responsive, responsible, technically acceptable offerors offering fair, reasonable, and realistic, prices or if the Government determines it is in the best interest of the

Government to award less than 12 awards under any particular Su ite.

(2) The Government reserves the right to make more than 12 awards under any Suite if award to the additional responsive, responsible, technically acceptable firm would be in the best interest of the

Government.

(j) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror(s) within the time for acceptance specified in the offer shall result in a b inding contract without further action by either party.