HTC711-13-R-R003-0008.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

A. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 15 July 13, 12:00PM.

B. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged as a result of this amendment.

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 28-Jun-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-R003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-May-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 X is extended, is not extended.

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

28-Jun-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-R003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 08-Jul-2013 12:00 PM to 15-Jul-2013 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1 & 2

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

1. Paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Submission of Offers” is removed and replaced with the following paragraph (b):

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers on or before 12:00 pm Central Time on 15 July 2013.

Offers shall be submitted using the SF 1449 in accordrance with paragraph (3) below titled “Proposal Preparation Instructions” and may be mailed or hand delivered in a package with the offeror's name and address in the upper left-hand corner to the following address:

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R/Bldg 1900W

ATTN: MS MARIE PENDERGAST

508 SCOTT DRIVE

SCOTT AFB, IL 62225

(1) Any and all questions concerning the RFP must be submitted via email to EACH of the following and received prior to 26 June 2013:

Ms Marie Pendergast, Marie.Pendergast@ustranscom.mil Ms Krissy Schneider, Krissy.Schneider@ustranscom.mil Mr Mickey Muskopf, Michael.Muskopf@ustranscom.mil

(A) Communications should be submitted in the following format:

Reference: Page_____, Paragraph____ Question:______________________________________

(B) Answers to questions will be provided to all offerors via FedBizOpps. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than ten calendar days prior to the due date of offers specified in this solicitation may not be answered. Solicitation changes will be made via amendment and posted to FedBiz Ops.

(2) Pre-Proposal Conference. USTRANSCOM will host the GPC Pre-proposal Conference on 16 May 2013, from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at Scott AFB, IL in the Global Reach Planning Center (USTRANSCOM, building 1907).

Names of attendees must be submitted via email to EACH of the following no later than 13 May 2013 to the following in order to facilitate a base pass:

Ms Krissy Schneider, Krissy.Schneider@ustranscom.mil

Mr Mickey Muskopf, Michael.Muskopf@ustranscom.mil

(3) Proposal Preparation Instructions:

mailto:Michael.Muskopf@ustranscom.mil mailto:Krissy.Schneider@ustranscom.mil mailto:Michael.Muskopf@ustranscom.mil

(A) Offerors are required to submit an original and two copies of the proposal, as well an electronic version of the proposal on a CD ROM, by the due date specified. Each hard copy proposal shall be bound in a three-ring loose leaf binder tabbed to separate each individual “Part” of the proposal identified below. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet shall be applied to each binder, clearly marked as original, copy number 1 or 2, RFP number, and offeror's name. The same identifying data shall be placed on the spine of each binder to facilitate rapid account-ability when placed on a shelf in a vertical position. All documents on the CD-ROM shall be Adobe PDF files except the pricing proposal which shall be in Microsoft Excel format with an .xlsx file extension.

(B) Proposals shall be submitted on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper with no less than one inch margins on all sides.

Times New Roman 12 point font shall be used except for figures, tables, and diagrams where smaller is acceptable as long as it is readable. If proposals are double-sided, each side will count as one page for page limitation purposes. The maximum page limit for each part includes all text pages, tables, graphs, and other types of illustrative material. Table of contents do not count against the page limits for the respective parts. Excess pages exceeding the maximum limits will not be read or considered in the evaluation.

(C) Proposals shall be tabbed and include the following:

(i) Part I – Business Proposal (Submit original and two copies)

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal (Submit original and two copies)

(iii) Part III – Past Performance Proposal (Submit original and two copies)

(iv) Part IV – Small Business Proposal (Submit original and two copies)

(v) Part V – Pricing Proposal (Submit original and two copies)

(D) Instructions for submitting Parts I through V are as follows:

(i) Part I - Business Proposal. Offerors shall submit all documents requiring signature or completion by the offeror. Each offeror shall complete applicable fill-ins and signatures and submit the original documents listed below. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the offer and all certifications requiring original signature.

(a) Solicitation/Contract Form. Offerors shall complete blocks 17a, and 30 a, b, and c of the SF 1449.

Signature by the offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept.

(b) Block 17b. If remittance address is different, such address must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

(c) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if any).

(d) Company/Division Address, Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations. Provide company/division’s street address, county and facility code; CAGE code; DUNS code; and size of business (large or small).

(e) List of individuals who are authorized to negotiate and sign on behalf of the company and email addresses for each person listed.

(f ) Representations and Certifications may be submitted online using SAM at https://www.sam.gov OR may be submitted manually and included in the Business Proposal.

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal. Technical Proposals shall address the following subfactors:

https://www.sam.gov/

(a) Subfactor 1 – Transition Plan. Offeror shall describe its approach (phase-in and phase-out) for achieving the objectives of PWS paragraph 1.3.1. The Transition Plan shall be based on a contract award date of 25 Oct 2013. The Transition Plan shall state a contract start date which is on or after 1 Dec 13 but no later than 30 Dec 2013. Entire submission for Subfactor 1 shall not exceed 4 pages.

(b) Subfactor 2 – Technical Approach. Offeror shall describe its approach for achieving the objectives of EACH of the following PWS paragraphs:

• Facilities, PWS paragraph 1.3.3 and PWS Appendix A.

• POV Turn-In Procedures, PWS paragraph 1.3.4.

• Transportation, PWS paragraph 1.3.5.

• POV Storage, PWS paragraph 1.3.6.

• Notification, PWS paragraph 1.3.7.

• POV Pick-Up Procedures, PWS paragraph 1.3.8.

• Abandoned POVs, PWS paragraph 1.3.9.

• Customer Service, PWS paragraph 1.3.10.

• Claims, PWS paragraph 1.3.11.

• Information Technology Systems, PWS paragraph 1.3.12.

• Subcontracting, PWS paragraph 4.0

Entire submission for Subfactor 2 shall not exceed 23 pages.

(c) Subfactor 3 – Information Assurance & Cyber Security. The offeror shall submit an Information Assurance Plan that describes their environment for adequately safeguarding DOD non-public information resident on or transiting on the contractor's unclassified information systems from unauthorized access and disclosure.

Protection measures applied should consider the risks (i.e. consequences and their probability) of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or modification of information. The report shall also address the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute's Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: Consensus Audit Guidelines (http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls) and be provided in accordance with the template at Appendix F to the PWS. Offerors may provide additional information to support their security posture. Entire submission for Subfactor 3 shall not exceed 15 pages.

(iii) Part III - Past Performance Proposal

(a) The offeror shall submit no more than three past performance references for the offeror (prime contractor), public or private, for which the offeror has performed services within the previous three calendar years similar in nature to the services described in this solicitation. The offeror shall submit no more than three past performance references for each major subcontractor, public or private, for which each subcontractor has performed services within the previous three calendar years similar in nature to the services described in this solicitation. Each reference shall include the following: company/division name, description of service and a detailed narrative of relevance to this requirement, contracting agency, current points of contact to include name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address for each reference, contract type, contract award date and period of performance, contract amount (annually and life cycle), questionnaire log including the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address for each POC to whom the Past Performance Questionnaire was sent for completion. The Government may contact the references to verify information and/or gather additional information. References provided should address the contractor’s performance in the following areas for CONUS and/or OCONUS operations: POV processing, arranging for or providing ocean transportation, arranging for or providing inland transportation, customer service, and storage.

(b) Past Performance Questionnaires. The offeror shall send out a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment L-1) to each of the offeror’s references identified in their proposal along with a request for the reference to complete the questionnaire and return it to the Government by the date specified for receipt of offers.

The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionnaires rest solely with the offeror; it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The offeror is responsible for ensuring the phone number and e-mail address on each questionnaire is up-to-date. Once the questionnaires are completed by your reference points of contact, the http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls information therein shall be considered procurement sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offeror.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted via email to BOTH krissy.schneider@ustranscom.mil and michael.muskopf@ustranscom.mil.

(c) Subcontractor Consent (if applicable). Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. If past performance for subcontractors is submitted, offerors shall provide a letter from its subcontractor(s) consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

(iv) Part IV – Small Business (SB) Proposal. Small Business Proposals shall address the following subfactors:

(a) Subfactor 1 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applies to Large Businesses Only). The offeror shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 19.7, FAR 52.219-9, and DFARS 219.7 (see attachment L-3, SB Subcontracting Plan Template). The following subcontracting goals are contract minimums to assist in the development of your Subcontracting Plan target goals.

Small Business (SB) 37% of total domestic subcontracting dollars Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 5% of total domestic subcontracting dollars Veteran Owned SB (includes SDVOSB) 4% of total domestic subcontracting dollars Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB) 3% of total domestic subcontracting dollars HUBZone 3% of total domestic subcontracting dollars Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5% of total domestic subcontracting dollars

(b) Subfactor 2 – Small Business Utilization Strategy (Applies to Small and Large Businesses). The offeror shall address its strategy for utilizing all SB Concerns (Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned SB, HUBZone SB, Veteran-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB) in the performance of this contract. This strategy shall be consistent with the Small Business Subcontracting Plan if the plan is required.

In describing its Small Business Utilization Strategy the offeror shall (as applicable):

(1) Describe its approach to identifying Small Business Concerns;

(2) Describe the extent of participation of Small Business Concerns on this contract including a detailed description of the services for each SB Concern subcategory, and the complexity and variety of the work Small Business Concerns are to perform. For each Small Business Concern specifically identified in the proposal, provide the Small Business Concern’s CAGE Code, or, if the Small Business Concern is not registered in SAM, as a minimum provide evidence of self-certification IAW FAR 19.703(b) as a Small Business Concern.

(3) Identify what processes have been implemented to correct past inabilities to meet proposed goals and any validated improvements;

(4) Provide goals, expressed as dollars and percentages of total contract values and percentages of total subcontract values for SB Concerns.

(5) Describe its specific efforts to ensure the resulting contract meets or exceeds proposed goals.

(6) Demonstrate (Large Business Only) that its Small Business Utilization Strategy is consistent with its Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If the offeror is a participant in the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test Program specified in DFARS 219.7, the offeror shall describe how Small Business participation on this contract will contribute to its overall Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan goals.

(v) Part V - Pricing Proposal

(a) Attachment 3, Pricing Schedule. Offerors shall insert a price for each zone-pair combination listed in Attachment 3, tab A-1 Tx Prices. To be eligible for award, the offeror must provide prices for all zone-pair mailto:michael.muskopf@ustranscom.mil combinations. Prices for the Base Period Year 2 and all Option year prices (tabs A-2 Tx Prices, A-3 Tx Prices, A-4 Tx Prices, A-5 Tx Prices, and A-6 Tx Prices) will auto populate by multiplying the previous year’s transportation price by the respective year’s proposed discount rate and the percent increase calculated using projected indices IAW the TRANSFARS EPA clause:100.9675% for Base Period Year 2, 102.7489% for Option Period 1, 103.6121% for Option Period 2, and 102.7983% for Option Period 3. (Actual index numbers will be used in contract performance.) Tab A-6 Tx Prices will auto populate using the same rates as Option Period 3.

(b) For all proposed prices including ocean carriage, offeror's price proposal shall be based on and include prices of U.S. flag vessels operated by a VISA "Participant" that has made a current, minimum commitment of its U.S. flag vessel capacity to Stages I, II and III of VISA or that has made a current, minimum commitment of its Jones Act capacity (capacity exclusively engaged in the domestic trades) to Stage III of VISA and a current, minimum commitment of the remainder of its U.S. flag vessel capacity to Stages I, II and III or, VISA or with regard to an offer for a long-term charter to DoD that has made a current, minimum commitment of its U.S. flag vessel capacity to Stage III of VISA. Proposed pricing shall also be based on subcontracting the Norfolk VPC Operations as defined in PWS paragraph 4.4. Attachment L-2, Didlake Pricing for Norfolk VPC is provided for the offerors reference in establishing pricing.

(c) Offeror shall insert prices for each of the yellow blocks in Attachment 3, Tab B-1 Misc, Tab B-2 Misc, Tab B-3 Misc, Tab B-4 Misc, and Tab B-5 Misc. If the offeror intends to offer any of these services at no additional charge, $0 shall be inserted in the applicable cell. Tab B-6 Misc will auto populate using the same prices as Option Period 3.

(d) Do not alter the format of Attachment 3, Pricing Schedule.

(e) All prices submitted shall be entered to the nearest cent.

2. Paragraph (c) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “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 offers.”

3. Paragraph (e) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Multiple Offers” is tailored to read: “The government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.”

4. Paragraph (g) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids).” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract after conducting discussions with offerors whose proposals have been determined to be within the competitive range. If the Contracting Officer determines that 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. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.”

(End of Addendum)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

FAR 52.212-2 is amended in its entirety as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered:

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Business Proposal

(2) Technical Proposal

(A) Subfactor 1 – Transition Plan

(B) Subfactor 2 – Technical Approach

(C) Subfactor 3 – Information Assurance & Cyber Security

(3) Past Performance Proposal

(4) Small Business Proposal

(A) Subfactor 1 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan

(B) Subfactor 2 – Small Business Utilization Strategy

(5) Price Proposal

This is a competitive best value source selection. The Government will conduct a Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection in which competing offerors' past performance history will be evaluated on a basis approximately equal to cost or price considerations. Award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible IAW FAR Part 9, who submits an acceptable business proposal, technical proposal, and small business proposal, and is judged, based on their past performance and total evaluated price, to represent the best value to the Government. This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) reasonably determines that the superior past performance of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference. However, the Government will not pay a price premium that it considers to be disproportionate to the benefits associated with the proposed margin of service superiority.

The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and availability of funds. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single contract after conducting discussions with offerors whose proposals have been determined to be within the competitive range. The Contracting Officer may limit the competitive range for purposes of efficiency. To arrive at a source selection decision, the SSA will perform an integrated assessment of all offers received as described below.

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

(1) Part I – Business Proposal. Each offeror’s Business Proposal will be evaluated to determine whether it complies with all terms and conditions of the solicitation. Business proposals will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable.

(2) Part II – Technical Proposal. Each offeror’s Technical Proposal will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable at the subfactor level, as defined below.

RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

If any technical subfactor is rated as Unacceptable, the overall technical rating will be Unacceptable. If all technical subfactors are rated as Acceptable, then the overall technical rating will be Acceptable. Offeror’s proposals must receive a rating of Acceptable for all of the following technical subfactors in order to be considered for award:

(A) Subfactor 1 – Transition Plan. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must submit a realistic transition plan (phase-in and phase-out) for accomplishing the requirements identified in the PWS, Paragraph 1.3.1., Contractor Transition and propose a start date on or after 1 Nov 13 but no later than 23 Dec 13.

(B) Subfactor 2 – Technical Approach. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must provide a Technical Approach which clearly describes how the offeror will achieve the objectives of the below PWS paragraphs, including all subparagraphs. The proposed approach shall effectively demonstrate the offeror’s ability to comply with the PWS requirements. Proposals that merely paraphrase the requirements of the Government’s PWS, or use such phrases as “will comply” or “standard techniques will be employed” will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered further.

• Facilities, PWS paragraph 1.3.3 and PWS Appendix A.

• POV Turn-In Procedures, PWS paragraph 1.3.4.

• Transportation, PWS paragraph 1.3.5.

• POV Storage, PWS paragraph 1.3.6.

• Notification, PWS paragraph 1.3.7.

• POV Pick-Up Procedures, PWS paragraph 1.3.8.

• Abandoned POVs, PWS paragraph 1.3.9.

• Customer Service, PWS paragraph 1.3.10.

• Claims, PWS paragraph 1.3.11.

• Information Technology Systems, PWS paragraph 1.3.12.

• Subcontracting, PWS paragraph 4.0

(C) Subfactor 3 – Information Assurance & Cyber Security. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must submit an Information Assurance Plan describing their environment for adequately safeguarding DOD non-public information resident on or transiting on the contractor's unclassified information systems from unauthorized access and disclosure AND address the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute's Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: Consensus Audit Guidelines (http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls).

This is achieved when the offeror submits a realistic plan for accomplishing the requirements identified in the PWS, Paragraph 1.3.13., Cyber Security.

(3) Part III - Past Performance Proposal. Using the Past Performance questionnaires submitted by the offeror’s references , the offeror’s Past Performance proposal, and other information independently obtained from Government or commercial sources (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), Questionnaires tailored to the circumstances for this acquisition, through Defense Contract Management Agency channels, or through interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives and Contracting Officers), the Government will assign an overall confidence assessment for each offeror. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the Government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated past performance. Each Past Performance effort will be evaluated on the basis of recency and relevancy.

The Government will begin its evaluation by first determining the recency and then the relevancy of each past performance effort. To be considered a recent effort, the effort must be currently ongoing or have been performed within 3 years of proposal submission.

The Government will perform an independent assessment of relevancy of the data provided or obtained. The relevancy of each contract reference will be considered in the overall confidence assessment rating for the offeror.

The following ratings will be utilized in evaluating the relevancy of each past performance effort:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this http://www.sans.org/critical-security-controls solicitation requires.

Relevancy in regard to scope and magnitude of effort and complexity will be assessed based on, but not limited to, the similarities between a given past performance effort and this solicitation in terms of the following for CONUS and/or OCONUS operations: POV processing, arranging for or providing ocean transportation, arranging for or providing inland transportation, customer service, and storage, After the Government has determined the recency and relevancy of each past performance effort being evaluated, one of the following overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment ratings will be assigned to each offeror using the following definitions:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral) No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

In assigning an overall confidence assessment for each offeror, the Government will consider at a minimum: POV processing, arranging for or providing ocean transportation, arranging for or providing inland transportation, customer service, storage, overall performance, and small business utilization.

Offerors with no recent/relevant performance record will receive a rating of Unknown Confidence (Neutral), meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

In evaluating past performance, the Government will give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this RFP.

Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in FAR 52.212-1. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (for example, the relevance of past performance information) or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system.

Past performance regarding predecessor companies or principal subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement will be weighted the same (equally as important) as the past performance information for the offeror.

(4) Part IV - Small Business Proposal. Each offeror’s Small Business Proposal will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable at the subfactor level, as defined above. If any small business subfactor is rated as Unacceptable, the overall small business rating will be Unacceptable. If all small business subfactors are rated as Acceptable, then the overall small business rating will be Acceptable. Offeror’s proposals must receive a rating of Acceptable for each of the following small business subfactors in order to be considered for award:

(A) Subfactor 1 – Small Buisness Subcontracting Plan (Applies to Large Businesses Only). To be rated Acceptable, the offeror’s proposed small business subcontracting plan must meet all of the requirements in FAR

19.7 and detail how the offeror intends to meet the identified contract minimum goals by contract start or document why the goals cannot be met at contract start but will be met during the course of the contract.

(B) Subfactor 2 – Small Business Utilization Strategy (Applies to Small and Large Businesses). To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must submit a realistic small business utilization strategy that aligns with its Small Business Subcontracting Plan and addresses all areas as stated in 52.212-11(b)(3)(D)(iv)(b).

(5) Part V – Price Proposal.

(A) Zone-pair transportation prices for the Base Period Year 2 and all Option year prices (tabs A-2 Tx Prices, A-3 Tx Prices, A-4 Tx Prices, A-5 Tx Prices, and A-6 Tx Prices) will be calculated by multiplying the previous year’s transportation price by the respective year’s proposed discount rate and Price Index as determined by the TRANSFARS EPA clause (100.9675% for Base Period Year 2, 102.7489% for Option Period 1, 103.6121% for Option Period 2, and 102.7983% for Option Period 3). Tab A-6 Tx Prices will auto populate using the Option Period 3 prices.

(B) In order to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for evaluation and award purposes, the Government will first multiply the offerors’ zone-pair transportation prices in tabs A-1 Tx Prices, A-2 Tx Prices, A- 3 Tx Prices, A-4 Tx Prices, A-5 Tx Prices, and A-6 Tx Prices by the estimated quantities in tab Est Qty. Next, the monthly service, storage, accessorials, reimbursables, and transition (year 1 only) will be multiplied by the respective estimated quantities provided in tabs B-1 Misc, B-2 Misc, B-3 Misc, B-4 Misc, B-5 Misc, and B-6 Misc.

The summation of the extended prices for the base period, all options, and the 6-month extension will constitute the

TEP.

(C) In order to be considered for award, the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) must be determined fair, reasonable, and realistic. The TEP will be determined fair and reasonable using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1. The Government will also conduct a price realism analysis to determine whether the specific elements of the proposal reflect a clear understanding of the requirements and are consistent with the unique methods of performance described in the offeror’s technical proposal. The Government may determine a price proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite a fair, reasonable, and realistic TEP, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated and poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(c) Options: Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). If the Government extends the contract pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, such extension shall be at the rates in effect under the contract when the option is exercised.

(End of Summary of Changes)