Section_L_Track_Changes_1_Aug_17_Amend_2.pdf

L-1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. Requests for clarifications and/or information concerning this solicitation shall be submitting in writing via email only referencing the solicitation number, RFP/PWS or attachment by Section, Page, and Paragraph to the Email addresses below:

ATTN: Ms. Sonya Barker (618) 220-7017 and Ms. Emily Tift (618) 220-7139

Email: sonya.m.barker4.civ@mail.mil and emily.s.tift.civ@mail.mil

Solicitation: HTC71117RD001 AMP

b. No requests for clarification will be provided in response to Offeror-initiated telephone call. All such requests must be made in writing via email and submitted to the above email addresses. All written inquires will be answered in writing and posted to Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov), available to all interested

Offerors. However, time may not permit requests to be answered if received by the above addressees after 3:00 pm

Central time, 21 July 2017 (within 20 calendar days of the due date for offers as specified in this solicitation).

c. This is an all-electronic solicitation release. No hard copies will be mailed.

d. Technical Data Package – AMP Technical Data Package CD is available to Offerors upon request. AMP

Technical Data Package CD must be picked up in person at Scott AFB and will not be mailed or emailed to

Offerors. To request an AMP Technical Data Package, Offeror’s shall complete and sign Attachment 3

Memorandum of Agreement/Non-Disclosure Agreement and submit Attachment 3 Memorandum of

Agreement/Non-Disclosure Agreement via Email to the Email addresses in Section L-1.a., subject line AMP

Technical Data Package Request for Pickup Appointment. Offerors should note Section L-2(b) Access to Scott

AFB.

e. The Government intends to award without discussions; therefore Offerors should submit their most favorable cost proposal at time of submission. However, the Government reserves the right to enter discussions should it be in the best interest of the Government and the need arise.

L-2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. RFP Submissions – Proposals shall be submitted according to the following: Electronic proposal shall be submitted to Ms. Sonya Barker and Ms. Emily Tift, via email addresses listed in L-1(a) in a format that can be read and edited by Microsoft (MS) Office 2010 and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). In the event hard copy and soft copy

(electronic copy) content conflict, soft copy will take precedence over hard copies. For submission purposes, the soft copy will be considered the official copy.

(1) Proposal Volumes I-VI, both hard copy and electronic copy, shall be received by the date and time indicated on the Solicitation, Block 9 of the SF 33.

(2) Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted via email to Ms. Sonya Barker and Ms. Emily Tift via the email addresses listed in L-1(a) of this solicitation by the date and time indicated on the Solicitation, Block 9 of the SF 33.

b. Hand Carried Proposals and Technical Data Package Pick-up/Return – ACCESS TO SCOTT AFB FOR

DELIVERY OF HAND CARRIED PROPOSALS AND TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE PICK-UP/RETURN.

Offerors are cautioned that when hand carrying proposals to the depository (508 Scott Drive, Building 1900W, Suite

1123, Scott AFB, IL 62225), those individuals not affiliated with this installation must obtain visitors’ passes prior to entrance. The Shiloh Gate has been designated as the “Visitor Center”. Some delays can be anticipated for visitors to process through the “Visitors Center” and Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain visitors’ passes in order that they may arrive at the depository to submit their proposal within the time-frame specified on the

Solicitation, Block 9 of the SF 33. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with the provision entitled

“Submission, Modification, Revision and Withdrawals of Proposals”, FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

L-3 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

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a. Guidelines

(1) This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals, including specific instructions on the format and content of proposals. Offerors’ proposals must include all data and information requested by this solicitation and submitted in accordance with these instructions. The Offeror’s proposal shall respond to all requirements of this solicitation clearly and completely. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure information supplied by its subcontractors is accurate and unambiguous. Offerors who fail to respond adequately, or fail to clarify or correct their proposal after having been notified by the Government may be eliminated from the source selection process without further discussions. Non-conformance with the specific organization, content, and page limitations may result in mis-evaluation of proposals; or depending on the magnitude of the non-conformance, the proposals may be eliminated from further consideration.

(2) The Offeror’s response to this solicitation shall include a proposal. The proposal (offer) as the term is defined in FAR 2.101 shall consist of RFP sections A through K, excluding section B – Supplies or Services and

Prices, and shall respond to all requirements of this solicitation clearly and completely, including all documents and attachments that are incorporated herein and made a part of the contract.

b. Organization/Number of Copies/Markings

(1) Each Offeror shall organize and submit its proposal (and any resulting responses to Evaluation Notices

(ENs) described as follows:

Format/Requirement Description

Organization The proposal shall be structured into six (6) volumes with maximum page limits indicated below under Number of Originals and Copies. Each volume shall be written to the greatest extent possible on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with a minimum of cross referencing to other parts of the proposal. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used within that volume. The Offeror shall ensure that no cost or pricing data is included in the Technical Proposal, Volume I.

Formats Electronic copies: Must be provided via email to the email addresses listed in L-

1(a). Presentation and spreadsheet documents provided shall be compatible with use of USTC applications.

Electronic format: Written documents – MS Word (2010); Spreadsheets – MS

Excel (2010); Project/Plans Schedule – MS Project; MS PowerPoint (2010)

Hard paper copy: 8 ½ x 11 inch white paper

Page: A page is defined as one side of a sheet, 8 ½” x 11”, single line spacing with at least one inch margins on all sides.

Font Size: Font size shall be uncompressed Times New Roman, in no smaller than

11 point for text and 8 point for spreadsheets, tables and graphics.

Cover Sheet: A cover sheet shall be applied to each binder, clearly marked as to volume/part, title, RFP identification, and Offeror’s name.

Page Limits Page limits specified for each Volume shall be treated as absolute maximums.

Pages beyond the limit will not be read or considered in the evaluation. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as 2 pages. Foldouts printed on 11 x 17 inch paper, shall be counted as 2 or more pages. Included in the page count are separate pages providing graphics, charts, illustrations, and pictures.

Cover sheets, title pages, glossaries, section dividers, and pages for acronyms/abbreviations will not count against the page limits for the respective volumes and will not be evaluated. Promotional or marketing brochures submitted by the Offeror will not be evaluated. It is entirely acceptable to submit volumes with fewer pages than the maximum limits. *Note that soft copies shall not contain links that embed other documents, as those will count towards the Offeror’s page count. See Section L-4 Proposal Contents for limits in the number of page by volume.

Page/Section Numbering Offeror’s shall use a standard page numbering system to facilitate proposal references. Pages shall be dated and numbered sequentially by volume. Number consecutive pages within sections. Legible tables, charts, graphs, and figures shall be used when necessary to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume.

Binding All proposal volumes must be bound in three-ring binders with allowance for space to facilitate potential page changes, with the exception of the original copy.

Original copies shall not be bound and shall not have holes or staples. The pages in the binders shall be easily removable to facilitate replacement page changes.

Number of Originals and

Copies, Markings and

Complete Response

Volume I – General Compliance - Original (free of holes), 2 hard copy, 1 soft copy

Volume II – Technical Capability - Original (free of holes), 6 hard copies, 1 soft copy

Volume III – Staffing Approach - Original (free of holes), 6 hard copies, 1 soft copy

Volume IV – Past Performance - Original (free of holes), 5 hard copies, 1 soft copy

Volume V – Small Business

Commitment/Participation Plan - Original (free of holes), 2 hard copy, 1 soft copy

Volume VI – Cost/Price - Original (free of holes), 6 hard copy, 1 soft copy

A completed response to this solicitation shall consist of the required number of copies of each Volume as specified above. One complete hard copy should be clearly marked as “ORIGINAL” free of holes and not bound. All other copies should be marked appropriately (“COPY 1”, “COPY 2”, etc.)

Proposal Changes Offerors shall update proposals (offers) throughout the negotiations (FAR

15.306(d)) process based on such things as Government clarifications and ENs issued to Offerors. Regardless of the number of proposal updates submitted, integrity and clarity of each proposal must be maintained. All proposal updates must meet the following criteria:

1) Any changes, as a result of discussions, will be conformed and have changed information clearly marked by a black vertical line in the left margin. Changes to

Excel worksheets cells shall be highlighted in yellow.

2) Changes to proposal data shall be submitted as complete page changes for each page on which a change occurs.

3) Each change page will contain a revision number and date of each affected page.

Changes shall be numbered sequentially, beginning with Change 1.

4) Change pages submitted must maintain the separation of cost and pricing data as specified for the original proposal submittal.

c. Request for Information

The Government will make the final determination as to whether a proposal is acceptable or unacceptable, and may accept a proposal as initially submitted without requesting further information from any Offeror. However, should the Government request additional information (via clarification requests/ENs), the Offeror shall include the question(s) with their written response. The Government may request additional information from any Offeror at any stage of the acquisition for the purpose of clarification and for determining whether discussions should be conducted with the Offeror. The determination to request such additional information from any Offeror or to conduct further negotiations with any Offeror, shall be at the sole discretion of the Government.

L-4 FACTORS AND SUBFACTORS PROPOSAL CONTENT

a. The Offeror’s proposal shall respond to all requirements of this solicitation clearly and completely. Offerors who fail to respond adequately, or fail to clarify or address their proposals after having been notified by the Government, may be eliminated from the source selection process without further discussions.

b. The following provides an overview and page limit of the required volumes for the Offeror’s proposal.

Proposal Volume Number, Title Description Page Limit

Volume I – General Compliance/Responsibility Determination No Limit

I-A – Offeror Profile

Company Name

Company Background

Headquarters Address

Primary Address where AMP work will be completed

CAGE Code

DUNS Number

Authorized Negotiator

Authorized Signatory

Contracting Point of Contact (POC)

Technical POC

Contractor Teaming Arrangement

I-B – Secret Facility Clearance.

The Offeror shall provide evidence that they possess, at time of proposal submission, a

Secret Facility Clearance as accredited by the Defense Security Service (DSS). The Offeror shall complete Blocks 6 and 7 of the Department of Defense Contract Security

Classification Specification, DD Form 254, (Attachment 5). The Government signed

DD254 (Attachment 5) contains “Not Applicable to Solicitations” and “N/A” language in

Blocks 6a, 6b, 6c, 7a, 7b, and 7c. Offeror shall provide the detailed information for Blocks

6 and 7 under the language currently in the box at proposal submittal. Prior to award a

Revised DD254 will be issued.

I-C – Contract Forms and Certifications.

The Offeror shall include the following data:

A one-page proposal cover letter or proposal cover page (include names, office phone numbers, emails addresses for proposal POCs and if applicable facsimile numbers and cell phone numbers and acknowledgement of all applicable amendments.

If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendments to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s), (SF 33, Block 14).

A completed copy of the SF 33 with the original signature of an official authorized to contractually bind the Offeror in block 17 of the SF 33. The Offeror must complete the following sections with the RFP:

o Part I, Section A (SF 33, Block 17).

o Part IV, Section I Contract Clauses Incorporated by Full Text as applicable and Section K, Representations, Certifications, and Other

Statements of Offeror

Proposal Expiration: Offerors’ proposal must be valid for a period of time not less than 210 days from the original submission date. Offerors shall enter “210” in

Block 12 of the SF33.

I-D – Adequate Accounting System.

The Offeror shall provide valid documentation from DCMA, DCAA, or other Federal Audit

Agency for verification of the Offeror’s adequate accounting system. The Offeror shall provide either a copy of the results from the latest adequate accounting system review by the cognizant DCMA or an explanation as to why they do not have a recent (within the last

3 years from receipt of proposal) review of adequate accounting system.

I-E – Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)/Mitigation Plan.

OCI - As required by FAR 9.5, the Government will ensure no organizational conflict of interest are present. If any such conflict of interest is found to exist, the Contracting Officer may disqualify the Offeror or determine that it is otherwise in the best interests of the

United States to contract with the Offeror and include the appropriate provisions to avoid, neutralize, mitigate, or waive such conflict in the contract awarded.

Mitigation Plan - The Offeror shall provide the Contracting Officer with complete information of any previous or ongoing work that is in any way associated with this acquisition. Offeror shall submit a mitigation plan that addresses actual or perceived conflict of interest related to the services required by this effort for Government review. If the Offeror believes there is no OCI, a statement as such shall be included in the Offeror’s response.

I-F – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applies to Large Business Only).

In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DEVIATION

2016-O0009, Alternate II) (AUG 2016). Offerors, other than small business concerns, shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Attachment 6) in accordance with FAR

52.219-9 Deviation 2016-O0009, Alternate II including information required in paragraphs

(d)(1) through (d)(11). For the purpose of paragraph (d)(1) of FAR 52.219-9 (Deviation

2016-O0009, Alternate II, the target Small Business subcontracting goal shall be 22% of total subcontracting dollarscontract value. In addition to the requirement outlined in FAR

52.219-9, the Subcontracting Plan shall address:

1) Offeror’s process for reporting subcontracting dollars and percentages at all tiers of subcontracting in order to identify the dollars and percentages of effort contracted with small businesses and its process for insuring the appropriate North American Industrial

Classification System (NAICS) codes and size standards shall be applied at all tiers of subcontracting in accordance with the guidance provided in FAR 19.102, 19.303(a) and (b), and the definition of “small business subcontractor” found in FAR 2.101.

2) Initiatives to maintain or increase small business utilization in order to grow the small business industrial base of Contractors who have the skills and ability to support applicable efforts into the future. An example of such an initiative includes, but is not limited to, the use of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program for development of new sources of services to satisfy USTRANSCOM requirements.

3) Methodology used to insure that the flow-down requirements of the Electronic

Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) are met. Specifically, the Offeror should discuss the methods it will employee to insure that all levels of subcontracting comply with the reporting requirements.

The following are subcontracting target goals only and are provided to assist Offerors in the development of Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals for this acquisition:

Category Target Goal

Small Business 22%

Small Disadvantaged Business 1%

Women-Owned Small Business 1%

Historically Underutilized Business Zone .5%

Veteran-Owned Small Business .5%

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business .5%

The above small business subcontract percentages are expressed as a percentage of total subcontracting dollars. Offerors are encouraged to propose percentages greater than those listed.

Note: The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted in Volume 1 General

Compliance/Responsibility determination separately from Volume V. Small Business

Commitment/Participation Plan.

I-G. Technical Data Package – Offeror’s shall return to the Government with their proposal submittal AMP Technical Data Package CD referenced and requested in accordance with this solicitation L-1(d) Memorandum of Agreement/Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Volume II – Technical Proposal – Task Order 1 25 Pages

II-A – Subfactor 1, Analysis of Mobility Platform (AMP) Modeling and Simulation

Capability Development and Sustainment Approach (Task Order 1 PWS Task Areas 4, 5, and 11).

Offerors shall submit a sound plan for developing, enhancing, and sustaining AMP modeling and simulation software. The plan shall provide a logical approach to developing and sustaining modeling and simulation capability for the movement of cargo and personnel over the Defense Transportation System (DTS) within the construct of the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Deployment and Distribution

Enterprise (JDDE).

II-B – Subfactor 2, AMP Optimization Capability Development and Sustainment Approach

(Task Order 1 PWS Task Area 11, paragraph 1.3.11.1).

Offerors shall submit a sound plan for developing, enhancing, and sustaining AMP heuristics and mathematical optimization capability software. The plan shall provide a logical approach to developing and sustaining optimization capabilities integrated within the AMP modeling and simulation framework.

II.C – Subfactor 3, AMP Aerial Refueling Capability Development and Sustainment

Approach (Task Order 1 PWS Task Area 11, paragraph 1.3.11.2.1).

Offerors shall submit a sound plan for developing, enhancing, and sustaining AMP

Aerial Refueling capability software. The plan shall provide a logical approach to developing and sustaining Aerial Refueling capabilities with the AMP program.

II.D – Subfactor 4, Phase-In Plan Approach (Task Order 1, PWS paragraph 6.1):

Offeror shall submit a sound Phase-In Plan which documents the Offeror’s approach for assuming responsibility for this effort immediately upon award to ensure successful transition. The plan shall include a description of how Offeror will provide for the receipt of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), set-up a secure

“Red Room” facility, coordinate with Defense Security Services (DSS) for

“Approval to Operate” (ATO) certification for access to Secure Internet Protocol

Network (SIPRNET), tools and techniques used for software configuration management, version control, and change management.

Volume III - Staffing Proposal

III-A – Task Order 1 Staffing Approach

Utilizing Government provided Labor Category Descriptions (Attachment 7), Offeror shall submit a sound and logical staffing approach for Task Order 1 containing the following:

1) The staffing approach shall describe the Offeror’s proposed staffing approach for fulfilling USTRANSCOM’s Task Order 1 requirements.

2) Staffing approach shall include Offeror’s ability to recruit, hire, and retain personnel with the qualifications, skills, certifications, and security clearance required of personnel to meet the Government’s requirement.

2) Specify roles that will be filled by teaming partner(s), if applicable.

3) Identify the team/organizational structure for Task Order 1.

Offerors should NOT provide the names of personnel or resumes in their proposals, only descriptions.

Offerors do not need to submit a staffing approach for the ID/IQ PWS.

15 pages, Excluding

Staffing Matrix

III-B – Staffing Matrix

Submit a Staffing Matrix (Attachment 11, Staffing Matrix Tabs) which identifies the personnel resources given the Offeror’s unique approach for performing all PWS tasks for Task Order 1.

The matrix shall correlate each labor category by hour to each PWS task and subtask.

The number of annual hours used to represent an FTE shall be identified within the matrix.

No Page Limit

Volume IV – Past Performance Information See Below

IV.A - Past Performance Information Content

The Offeror shall submit Past Performance Information containing the following:

1) Past Performance Reference Information Sheet (Attachment 8)

2) Subcontractor Consent

Offerors should address all past performance areas noted below, but each individual example does not need to reflect performance in all identified areas. However, the

Government’s consideration of a reference will increase as the number of performance areas reflected within a single reference increases.

o Performance developing and sustaining applications for modeling and simulating the movement of DOD-related or commercial cargo and personnel.

o Performance developing and sustaining applications for optimizing the movement of DOD-related or commercial cargo and personnel.

o Performance developing and sustaining Aerial Refueling modeling and simulation applications.

Offerors may submit up to four contracts (examples) you consider recent and relevant in demonstrating your ability to perform the proposed effort.

The Government defines “recent” as contracts that are ongoing or were performed within the past three (3) years of proposal submittal date.

Offerors are cautioned that the Government may use the information provided by each Offeror in this volume in addition to information obtained from other sources for the overall evaluation of past and present performance.

A reference is defined as a single contract or single task order. An ID/IQ for past performance purposes is not considered a single reference. If the Government documents Task Order performance at the ID/IQ level, please identify the Task

Order number submitting as a reference on the Past Performance Information Sheet and include the ID/IQ contract number for Past Performance Information Retrieval

System (PPIRS) verification purposes.

No More than 4

Contract

Examples

IV.B – Past Performance Reference Sheet (Attachment 8)

Offerors shall submit one Past Performance Reference Information Sheets for each

Past Performance Reference example identifying recent and relevant contract with

DOD, federal, state and local Governments, as well as in the commercial sector.

Past Performance Information Sheets shall include a POC Name, phone number, and email address for each of the examples.

One Past

Performance

Reference Sheet per contract

(example). Not exceeding 4

Reference Sheet pages per contract

(example)

IV.CD – Subcontractor Consent

Past performance information pertaining to subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime Offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the Proposal, a letter from each subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

1 Page per

Subcontractor

IV.DE – Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (Attachment 9)

Offerors are responsible for ensuring PPQs (Attachment 9) are provided to the appropriate POC for each of the Government or commercial contracts referenced on Past Performance Reference Sheet.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring the POC’s for each PPQ submit PPQ’s via email timely to the POCs indicated on the PPQ.

PPQs will only be accepted via email for the four reference examples provided on

Attachment 8 Past Performance Reference Information Sheets. PPQs will not be accepted directly from the Offeror.

No Limit

Volume V – Small Business Proposal

V-A – Small Business Commitment/Participation Plan (Attachment 10) - Applies to Small and Large Businesses.

All Offerors shall submit a Small Business Commitment/Participation Plan, see

Attachment 10, in accordance with DFARS 215.304, which identifies the Offeror’s approach to utilizing small business concerns (Small Business, Small

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Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, HUB Zone Small

Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

Business, Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions and other) in the performance of this contract to the maximum extent practicable. In describing its Small Business Participation Strategy, the Offeror shall:

o Provide detailed description of services to be performed by each Small

Business Concern subcategory proposed.

o Provide goals, expressed as dollars and percentages of total contract values and dollars and percentages of total domestic subcontracting values for Small Business category.

o Include a description of the offeror’s proposed efforts to ensure the resulting contract meets or exceeds the minimum identified Small

Business Subcontracting goals.

o For Large Businesses, demonstrates that the proposed Small Business

Utilization Strategy is consistent with their proposed Small Business

Subcontracting Plan.

o For offerors who are participants in the DOD Comprehensive

Subcontracting Test Program, describes how small business participation under this contract will contribute to its overall Comprehensive

Subcontracting plan goals.

Volume VI – Cost/Price Proposal

VI-A – Overview and Explanatory Narrative or Notes.

The purpose of this volume is to provide the Government with an understanding of how the cost/price proposal was developed. Note that proposals which do not meet required tests of fairness, reasonableness and realism, initially or subsequently, may be eliminated from competition either on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement or has submitted an inadequate proposal. The Government may determine that an Offeror is unacceptable if the prices are significantly unbalanced. AMP is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract with FFP Sustainment. Contract line item types include: Cost (CPFF), Cost

Reimbursable Travel and Other Direct Costs, and Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

The Offerors may submit Cost/Price Explanatory Narrative/Notes for work proposed under a Cost CLIN that has not been identified in the Technical approach (i.e., Task Areas: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10). If an Offeror does not provide a narrative, the Independent Government

Cost Estimate (IGCE) will be used as the basis to determine probable cost.

No Page

LimitMore Than

10 Pages

VI.B – ID/IQ Labor Rates

Offerors shall submit on-site and off-site labor rates for each Labor Category identified on Attachment 7 Labor Category Descriptions, utilizing Stafffing

Matrix, Cost and Pricing Template Excel Spreadsheet (Attachment 11) for the entire base period at the ID/IQ level by Government Fiscal Year (October through

September). Offeror’s shall include represented costs for both on-site and off-site work-related activities.

Subcontractor fully burdened labor rates shall also be included on Attachment 11

Labor Rates. Applicable subcontractor indirect rate details (G&A, overhead, fringe, etc) shall be submitted as part of the Cost/Price Explanatory

Narrative/Notes. In the case of limited subcontractor pricing disclosure to prime, sealed explanatory narrative/notes from the subcontractor will be accepted.

Proposed labor rates (Attachment 11) will be used when preparing proposals for future task orders; therefore, should include all anticipated labor categories for the

ID/IQ not just Task Order 1 proposed labor categories.

G&A, overhead, and fringe (if applicable) percentages shall be broken out for each labor rate.

An analysis of Offeror’s proposed labor rates will be conducted using the IGCE and labor index(es). The Government acknowledges the specialized experience needed for this requirement and that hiring and retaining the specialized experience will equate to labor rates likely exceeding the median geographic rates and falling in the upper quadrant, at or above the 65th percentile of Index(es) .

VI-C – Fixed Fee

The proposed Fixed Fee shall be the fixed fee applied on all future task orders issued. The fixed fee cannot exceed 10% of the total estimated cost, in accordance with FAR 15.404-

4(c)(4)(i)(C).

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VI-D – Task Order 1

Offerors shall submit Cost/Pricing proposal for Task Order 1 via Attachment 11 at the subtask level.

Cost/Pricing shall be submitted in Excel format (Attachment 11 and shall be printable on 8 ½ x 11 or 8 ½ x 17 paper.

Offerors shall complete Attachment 11 Staffing Matrix, Cost & Pricing Template for

Task Order 1.

Because this contract will have a fixed fee, Offerors shall not include profit in their cost CLIN labor rates. G&A and overhead may be included in the labor rates.

The offeror’s proposed fixed fee cannot be applied to Travel or ODCs. Actual costs will be paid for Travel and ODCs, which may include overhead and G&A.

Attachment 11 Task Order Summary tab contains a CLIN for a proposed fixed fee.

Note: The proposed fixed fee for Task Order 1 shall be the fixed fee applied on all future task orders issued. As stated in VI-D, the fixed fee cannot exceed 10% of the total estimated cost, in accordance with FAR 15.404-4(c)(4)(i)(C).

No Page Limit

VI-E – Professional Compensation Plan

Offerors shall submit a Professional Compensation Plan, in accordance with FAR 52.222-

46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.

(End of Section L)