HTC711-20-R-R019 Amd 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provi ded herei n, all t erms and condit ions of t he document refere nced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore change d, remai ns unchanged and in ful l force and effect .

15A. NAME AND TIT LE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

ST ANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescr ibed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to reopen the solicitation and extend the proposal due date.

Each proposal should contain a f ully completed solicitation (SF1449), signed copy of all amendments (SF 30),SOR (Attachment 2), RFQ Information sheet (Attachment 3), and technical w orksheet (Attachment 4).

Offerors are required to submit a complete proposal to include all the documents mentioned above. Addendums 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors" & 52.212-2 "Evaluations" are attached for your convenience make sure you read both documents in their entirety.

The solicitation due date is extended until 21 Oct 20 @ 2:00pm CST, no late proposals w ill be accepted.

1. CO NTRACT ID CODE P AGE OF P AGES

J 1 8

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

16C. DAT E SIGNED

BY 07-Oct-2020

16B. UNITED ST AT ES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contract ing Officer )(Signature of person authorized t o sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, Count y, Stat e and Zip Code) X HTC71120RR019

X 9B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 11)

27-Aug-2020

10B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITAT ION NO.

11. THIS IT EM ONLY APPLIES T O AMENDMENT S OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered soli cit ati on i s amended as set forth in It em 14. The hour and date specified for rece ipt of Offer X is ext ended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowl edge rece ipt of t his amendment pri or to the hour and date specified in the sol ici tat ion or as amended by one of t he fol lowing methods:

(a) By compl eti ng Items 8 and 15, and returning copi es of the amendment ; (b) By acknowledgi ng recei pt of thi s a mendment on each copy of t he offer submit ted;

or (c) By s epara te let ter or t elegram whi ch i ncludes a refe rence t o t he s olic ita tion and amendment numbers . FA ILURE OF YOU R A CKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT TH E P LACE D ESIGNATED FOR TH E RECEIPT OF OFFERS P RIO R TO THE HOUR AN D DATE SP ECIFIED MA Y RESULT IN

REJECTIO N OF YOUR OFFER. If by vir tue of thi s amendment you desire t o change an offer already submit ted, s uch c hange ma y be made by t ele gram or let ter, provided each t elegram or l ett er makes reference to the sol ici tat ion and this amendment , and is re ceived prior to the openi ng hour and dat e speci fi ed.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DAT A (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 FORT H IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONT RACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. T HE ABOVE NUMBERED CONT RACT /ORDER IS MODIFIED T O REFLECT THE ADMINIST RATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORT H IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO T HE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. T HIS SUPPLEMENT AL AGREEMENT IS ENT ERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OT HER (Specify type of modification and authorit y)

E. IMPORTANT: Contract or is not, is required to sign this document and return copies t o the issuing office.

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/ MODIFICATION NO. 5. P ROJECT NO .(If appli cable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

07-Oct-2020

CODE

USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711

508 SCOTT DR

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357

HTC711 7. AD MINISTERED BY (If other t han item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PU RCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See I tem 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HTC71120RR019

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 05-Oct-2020 04:00 PM to 21-Oct-2020 02:00 PM.

DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 1001 has been changed from:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

POP 01-JAN-2026 TO

30-JUN-2026

N/A N/A

FOB: Destination

To:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

POP 01-JAN-2026 TO

30-JUN-2026

N/A N/A

FOB: Destination

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

Paragraph (b) entitled “Submission of Offers” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with paragraph “(b) Proposal Preparation Instructions” below.

Paragraph (e) entitled “Multiple Offers” is tailored to read: “The Government will not consider multiple proposals presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.”

Paragraph (h) entitled “Multiple awards” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP). Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, proposals may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity proposed, at the unit prices proposed, unless the Offeror specifies otherwise in their proposal.”

Paragraph (k) System for Award Management is tailored to read: “Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of a proposal, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have an active registration in the SAM database Prior to Proposal Submission, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database by RFP Submission due date, as prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

Formal communications, such as requests for clarification, questions and/or written information concerning this solicitation should be submitted in English and in writing to:

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R

ATTN: Brita Dorsey / Kenneth Smith 508 Scott Drive Scott AFB IL 62225-5357

Or via email to: brita.m.dorseyciv@mail.mil and kenneth.a.smith439.civ@mail.mil

The request should be in the following format:

Reference: Section , Page , Paragraph Question: _.

Written questions will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors via e-mail. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the due date of proposal specified in this solicitation may not be answered.

(b) PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS General Information

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition.

Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness of the price.

Offerors are required to submit an electronic version of their proposal in English via email with the RFP number and Offeror’s business name in the subject line, by the due date specified. All documents provided by email shall be in English and be in Adobe PDF files except the pricing spreadsheet which shall be in Microsoft Excel format with an .xlsx file extension. Any contract documentation written in a language other than English shall be accompanied by an English translation of the document as provided by a third party translation company. Additionally, a signed letter on company letterhead should accompany the proposal to clarify any irregularities such as translation errors or similar in the third party translation; in order to enable the contracting officer to easily make a determination as to whether the documentation meets the requirements identified below. Send proposals to Brita Dorsey brita.m.dorsey.civ@mail.mil and Kenneth Smith kenneth.a.smith439.civ@mail.mil.

1. Proposals shall be submitted via email using Times New Roman, 12 point font except for figures, tables, and diagrams where smaller is acceptable as long as it is readable. 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.

2. Proposals shall include and shall be labeled as follows:

A. Contract Documentation (See 3A below) B. Part I – Technical Worksheet Proposal (See 3B below) C. Part II – Price Proposal (See 3C below)

3. Instructions for submitting Contract Documentation, and Parts I and II are as follows:

A. Contract Documentation (should be submitted in a single .pdf file)

This part shall consist of:

(1) Complete the RFP Information Sheet (Attachment 3). Complete the attachment with (i) the company name and address as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database;

(ii) DUNS code; (iii) CAGE code; (iv) Identification of the name, title, telephone number and email address of the company point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your offer and who can obligate your company contractually.

(2) SF 1449: Complete blocks 12 (should be completed even if no discount is offered), 17a, and 30a, 30b and 30c of the SF 1449 Solicitation. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP, with attachments. Signature by the offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes and offer, which the Government may accept. Block 17b – only if remittance address is different, such address must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

(3) SF 30(s): Complete blocks 8, 15A, and 15B on each SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation to acknowledge all solicitation amendments (if a solicitation amendments are issued).

(4) IAW FAR 4.1102(a), Representation and Certification (Reps & Certs) shall be submitted online using SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Failure to do so will result in your proposal being found non-compliant with the solicitation. The following provision and/or clauses require your input and must be included in your SAM record.

FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Reps & Certs – Commercial Items (Nov 2017) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Reps & Certs – Commercial Items (Alt I)(Oct 2014) DFARS 252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea (Aug

1992)

(5) Appropriate documentary evidence – Licensure, registration and certification that the offeror or its intended subcontractor(s) is capable of performing the required series at the specified location(s) including:

a. Proof of current Host Nation commercial registration for shipping, freight forwarding, import/export of cargo, cargo handling or equivalent services.

(6) Complete and submit the written plan required IAW DFARS Clause 252-237-7023 and

DFARS Provision 252.237-7024.

B. Part I – Technical Worksheet Proposal (Attachment 4). The offeror shall complete the Technical Worksheet Proposal in English, which shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation against factors defined in 52.212-2 and Addendum to 52.212-2 of this solicitation. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the minimum requirements identified in the Addendum to 52.212-2. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS;

statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof; flowcharts simply listing activities related to performance of the PWS; and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well know techniques will be used,” etc., without description of how the Government’s requirements will be met shall be considered unacceptable. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience. Entire submission of the Technical Worksheet shall not exceed 20 pages (Note: a single side is consider one page). If more than 20 pages are received, only the first 20 pages will be evaluated and any remaining pages will be removed before evaluation. All port certification, commentary evidence and equipment lists shall not count against the page limit.

C. Part II – Price Proposal

(1) Schedule of Rates. (RFP Attachment 2 - SOR) This is a five (5) year contract with one (1) – six

(6) month extension. The Offeror shall input rates for ALL items in the “Unit Price” column that are highlighted. The rates inputted into the Schedule shall apply for the length of the contract, so any escalation must be built-in to the rates offered. Do not input formulas with the “unit price” column. Do not attempt to change anything on the spreadsheet. Enter $0.00 if you wish to propose the item free of charge. The Government will interpret any cells left blank as $0.00 free of charge.

(2) All prices shall be submitted in U.S. Dollars with two (2) decimal places only.

NOTE: Contract award and payment shall be made in U. S. Dollars ($).

Paragraph (c) entitled “Period of acceptance of offers” is tailored to read: The Government requires a minimum of 180 calendar days for acceptance of offers submitted in response to this solicitation.”

Paragraph (e) 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.”

Paragraph (g) entitled “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids).” Is tailored to read: “The Government intends to evaluate individual offers and award a single contract without discussions with offerors.

Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

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 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 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.”

Paragraph (h) entitled “Multiple awards” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. Offers may not be submitted for quantities differing from those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.”

Paragraph (i) entitled “Communications” is tailored to read: “Proposals and formal communications, such as requests for clarification, questions and/or written information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted via email to both Kenneth Smith kenneth.a.smith439.civ@mail.mil and Brita Dorsey brita.m.dorseyciv@mail.mil.

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ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014):

Paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to read as follows:

(a) The Government will award one 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:

A. Factor I - Technical (Acceptable/Unacceptable)

(1) Subfactor 1 – Technical Worksheet B. Factor II - Price (Fair and Reasonable/Not Fair and Reasonable)

(b) Options. The government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for the five (5) year ordering period and six (6) month extension for the basic requirement. This includes options under FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. The government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(d) Basis for contract award - This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part’s 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Subpart 12.6 and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Offers will be evaluated using the factors identified in FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial items and this Addendum.

Award will be made on the basis of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process, IAW FAR 15.101-2. By submission of its offer in accordance with the instructions provided in clause FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, the offeror agrees to the terms of this solicitation.

Specifically, the evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

Following the RFP closing date, proposals will be checked for compliance with Proposal Preparation Instructions in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b). Failure to materially comply with all Proposal Preparation Instructions will result in the proposal being found noncompliant with the solicitation. Noncompliance may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from evaluation and consideration for contract award.

Next, Technical Worksheets of all proposal will be evaluated by the Technical Team and receive a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable. In order to be rated as Acceptable, the Technical Proposal must provide sufficient detail identifying how the Offeror intends to meet the Government’s minimum requirements as stated in paragraph (d)(1) below. Proposals deemed Unacceptable are those that fail to meet the Government’s minimum requirements.

Following the technical evaluation, all technically acceptable offers shall be ranked in order of lowest to highest Total Proposed Price (TPP). Beginning with the technically acceptable offer with the lowest TPP, the Government will then evaluate pricing as proposed in Attachment 2, Schedule of Rates Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet to determine fair and reasonableness using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Additionally, IAW FAR 15-404- 1(g), the Government will review the proposed prices to determine if unbalanced pricing exists. If proposed prices are unbalanced, this will be noted and the risk to the Government will be considered in making the source selection decision. In Accordance With (IAW) FAR 15.404-1(g)(3), if the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government, the offer may be rejected and not considered for further for award. If it is determined the technically acceptable offer with the lowest TPP has fair and reasonable prices and balanced pricing (or if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk), the Government will complete a responsibility determination IAW the criteria specified in FAR 9.104-1. If found responsible, the evaluation process stops at this point as that offer represents the best value to the Government. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

If the technically acceptable offer with the lowest ranked TPP is determined not to have fair and reasonable prices, unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government or if the offeror is unable to be found responsible, the technically acceptable offer with the next lowest TPP will be evaluated in accordance with the paragraph above.

This process will continue for any technically acceptable offers in order of ascending TPP until an offer is judged to have an acceptable technical rating, fair and reasonable prices, balanced pricing (of if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk) and the offeror is deemed responsible; or until all technically acceptable offers have been evaluated.

If all technically acceptable offers are not awardable based on the initial evaluation process above or no offer was found to be compliant, technically acceptable or to have fair and reasonable and balanced pricing, then the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will determine whether it is in the Government's best interest to enter into discussions. If the SSA determines to enter into discussions, a competitive range will be established IAW FAR 15.306(c). The source selection team will complete the discussion process, request final proposal revisions, and document final evaluation results IAW DOD Source Selection procedures for those offerors determined to be within the competitive range. After the evaluation of the final proposal revisions, the SSA will make a selection of the best-value proposal consistent with the stated evaluation criteria unless it is in the Government’s best interest not to award a contract.

The Contracting Officer at any time may inquire about any proposal if additional information or a revised proposal is required. The Contracting Officer may inquire about all, none, or as many proposals as needed, however, the Contracting Officer shall treat all offerors fairly and impartially, in accordance with FAR 1.102-2(c)(3).

The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals:

1. Factor I: Technical.

Offeror’s Technical Proposal will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable, as defined below. Statements that the offeror understands, can or will comply with the PWS; statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof; flowcharts simply listing activities related to performance of the PWS; and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed’ or “well known techniques will be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable.

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

Technical Proposal. To be rated Acceptable, the offer must provide a completed Technical Worksheet (Attachment 4) which clearly describes in sufficient detail how the offeror will achieve the objectives in the worksheet in accordance with the Performance Work Statement as defined by the minimum requirements listed in the Technical Worksheet (Attachment 4). The Government will evaluate the offerors response to each item in the worksheet to determine if the offeror adequately demonstrates the capability to successfully conduct Stevedoring & Related Terminal Services. If any of the minimum requirements in the Technical Worksheet (Attachment 4) is rated as Unacceptable, the entire Technical Worksheet will be rated as Unacceptable. Failure to complete the Technical Worksheet in its entirety may result in an offer being ineligible for award. See Technical Worksheet for specifics.

2. Factor II: Price.

The offeror shall complete and submit the Schedule of Rates, Attachment 2 as its price proposal. The price proposal shall be submitted as an attachment to an email and contain no hidden formulas or external links. The Government utilizes the Schedule of Rates Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet to capture pricing and to calculate the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for evaluation and award purposes. The TEP is calculated using the rates proposed in all highlighted cells where proposed unit pricing is required, for the five year ordering period, to include a 6-month extension of services.

Failure to input a unit price in any highlighted cell shall be construed as the offeror’s intention to propose a price of zero (0). However, offerors may be considered ineligible for award if all required pricing is not complete.

In order to be considered for award, price must be determined fair and reasonable using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2) and determine not unbalanced (or if unbalanced pricing exists, it does not pose an unacceptable risk) IAW FAR 15.404-1(g). Upon contract award, this data will form the basis for any price adjustments pursuant to the Revision of Prices clause, DFARS 252.247-7002, and, as such, must provide the means of determining the application of any requested adjustments and calculating the revised unit prices.

(e) The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and availability of funds for the requirement. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single IDIQ contract without discussions. Therefore, the offerors are advised that their initial offer should contain the most favorable terms and reflect its best possible performance potential. The Government reserves the right to clarify aspects of the proposals and hold discussions, as allowable under FAR Part 15 procedures.

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