2022.04.08 HTC71122RC003 Amendment 0005.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

See Continuation Page.

Offerors are required to acknow ledge this amendment by signing/returning 1 copy to the issuing off ice. The POC for this action is transcom.scott.tcaq.aq-cl@mail.mil; ATTN: Jennifer M. Knobeloch.

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 08-Apr-2022

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 HTC71122RC003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Mar-2022

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 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)

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3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08-Apr-2022

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USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711

508 SCOTT DR

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357

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

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0005

The purpose of Amendment 0005 to Solicitation HTC711-22-R-C003 is to complete the following actions:

a) Revise Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b)(12)(f)(3)(ii), to state: “Subfactor 2 – Reporting Dictionary. The Offeror shall submit a reporting dictionary. The offeror may complete the spreadsheet provided at Attachment 5, Reporting Dictionary, or utilize their own template provided it includes the required elements outlined in 52.212-2(a)(1)(iii)(b). If utilized, the supplied Attachment 5, Reporting Dictionary contains instructions for completion of the spreadsheets in the first tab titled “Instructions”.”

b) Revise the paragraph found at FAR 52.212-2(a)(1)(iii)(b) to remove the reference to “Attachment 5”. The revised paragraph now states: “Subfactor 2: Reporting Dictionary: To be rated Acceptable, the offeror’s Reporting Dictionary submission shall be completed for all data sources provided in PWS Appendix 6.10.

The offeror shall provide the Government a data feed dictionary containing comprehensive data feed metadata as outlined in paragraphs 6.10.2, 6.10.3, 6.10.4.8.1., 6.10.4.13, and 6.10.4.14 of Appendix 6.10."

c) Revise FAR 52.212-1(b)(12)(e)(3) to include the statement that PDFs are an acceptable format for Volume I-III. Amendment 0004 made a revision to FAR 52.212-1(b)(12)(b), to allow for documents to be submitted for Volume I, II, and III in PDF format, but did not update the language found in FAR 52.212- 1(b)(12)(e)(3) to reflect the same.

d) Create PWS Paragraph 2.3.1 and mark as “Reserved” as the numbering convention for the sub-paragraphs found under PWS Paragraph 2.3 “Contract Rates” initially started with PWS Para. “2.3.2.”. PWS Paragraph

2.3.1 was created and marked as “Reserved” in order to ensure existing references to the current PWS paragraphs will not be impacted.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

Paragraph (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standards remains as written.

Paragraph (b) Submission of offers is tailored as follows:

Submission of offers. Offerors shall submit signed and dated offers to the following email address at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation:

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-CL ORG BOX; transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.aq-cl@mail.mil , ATTN: Jennifer Knobeloch, Contracting Officer

Hard copy hand-delivered and facsimile proposals will NOT be accepted. Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) guidance prohibits the use of DoD SAFE for contract proposals or other contract award documentation.

Proposal Due Dates.

Volume I, Business Proposal, shall be submitted no later than Thursday, 24 March 2022, 4:00 PM CDT.

Volume II, Corporate Experience, shall be submitted no later than Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT.

Volume III, Technical Capability, shall be submitted no later than Monday, 4 April, 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT.

Volume IV, Pricing, shall be submitted no later than Monday, 4 April 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT.

Non-Government Advisors. Technical Capability, Subfactor 2 Reporting Dictionary shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel that may include non-Government advisors. Submission of your Technical Capability proposal is considered your written consent to release proprietary, confidential, or privileged commercial or financial data included in your proposal to such non-Government advisors. All personnel, including non-government advisors, participating on the evaluation team will have received source selection training and signed non-disclosure certificate prohibiting them from releasing proprietary information prior to receipt of proprietary information.

Offers shall be submitted on the SF 1449. As a minimum, offers must show:

Subparagraphs (b)(1) through (b) (9) and (b) (11) remain as written;

Subparagraphs (b)(12) is added as follows:

(12) Proposal Preparation Instructions.

(a) To be eligible to receive a contract award and subsequent Task Orders/Orders, Offerors are required to be a

CRAF Contractor at time of proposal submission and maintain CRAF status for the duration of the NGDS-2 contract. TRANSFARS 5552.247-9003, Requirement for Carriers to Participate in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) and Maintain Good Standing is incorporated into this contract. Non-CRAF Offerors who submit a timely proposal may be considered for contract award upon becoming a CRAF Contractor, subject to the Government’s need for additional capacity at that time.

(b) Proposals shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Word and Excel compatible format. Microsoft Word documents shall be prepared using 12 pitch font. Documents submitted in PDF format are also acceptable for Volumes I, II and III. Page and font size may be adjusted for charts, graphs, or titles but must be legible.

(c) Proposals shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and to substantiate the stated information. Proposals shall not rephrase or restate the Government’s PWS requirements but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet those requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of, or experience with, their company and will use the information provided to evaluate their offer.

(d) Formal communications, such as requests for clarifications, questions, and/or written information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email and shall reference the applicable solicitation or PWS paragraph. Submit all formal communications to the following point of contact:

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-CL ORG BOX, transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.aq-cl@mail.mil, ATTN: Jennifer Knobeloch, Contracting Officer

Written questions will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors via SAM.gov. Solicitation changes will be made via formal Amendments. However, due to the time required to research questions and provide answers, questions received less than ten calendar days prior to the due date of offers specified in this solicitation may not be answered.

(e) Detailed Proposal Instructions.

mailto:transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.aq-cl@mail.mil

(1) This solicitation encompasses two service segments: International Transportation Services (i.e., International) and Domestic Transportation Services (i.e., Domestic). International Transportation Services are defined as those services described in PWS paragraphs 1.1 (and all subparagraphs thereto). Domestic Transportation Services are defined as those services described in PWS paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 (and all subparagraphs thereto). PWS paragraphs 2.0 through 5.0 (and all subparagraphs thereto) apply to both International and Domestic Transportation Services. Note: Offerors may choose to propose on one or both service segments. In either event, only one proposal will be required to be submitted in accordance with the instructions contained herein.

(2) A proposal shall consist of four separate volumes:

-Volume I Business Proposal -Volume II Corporate Experience -Volume III Technical Capability -Volume IV Price

(3) Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation

– Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), as included in this Request for Proposal (RFP). Offerors are required to submit one soft copy electronically. Volumes I-III soft copy shall be provided in PDF, Microsoft Office Word, or Excel – compatible formats. Volume IV, Price shall be submitted in Excel format provided. All Volumes shall be submitted via email. The recipient of the offers is as follows: USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-CL ORG BOX; transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.aq-cl@mail.mil , ATTN:

Jennifer Knobeloch, Contracting Officer

(4) Each volume shall include an introductory page identifying Offeror name, title of the proposal, volume number, and solicitation number. Provide a table of contents within each volume with sufficient detail to easily allow for the location of information to be evaluated. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required.

(5) Page limitations. Page limitations, per volume, are identified below. All pages, including tables of Content and introductory cover pages within each volume will be counted toward the page limitations. If digital copies include links that embed other documents, those other documents will count toward the page count.

Pages beyond the limit stated will not be evaluated.

Volume Page/Submission Limitation Volume I – Business Proposal No page limitation Volume II – Corporate Experience 12 pages Volume III – Technical Capability Technical Approach Reporting Dictionary Service Guide Small Business Utilization

22 pages 1 completed copy of Attach 5, Reporting Dictionary No page limitation No page limitation

Volume IV – Price Proposal No page limitation

(f) Proposal Volume Information.

(1) Volume I – Business Proposal. The Business Proposal shall include all documents and information required below:

(i) Subfactor 1: Proposal Compliance. The Offeror shall provide all documents and information identified below:

(a) Solicitation/Contract Form. Offerors shall complete SF Form 1449, blocks 12, 17a and 30 a, b, and c, and all provisions included in this solicitation. Block 17a shall include the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code of the Offeror. Signature by the Offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept, and acknowledgement by the Offeror that they accede to the terms and conditions included in the contract and agree to perform all requirements included in the NGDS PWS. Block 17b; check this block if your remittance address is different and identify the remittance address in your proposal.

(b) Online Representations and Certifications. Offerors are required to register in the System for Award

Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov) and complete electronic representations and certifications in the SAM. The Government will reference the date of SAM verification and include an electronic copy of the electronically submitted representations and certifications in the contract file.

(c) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if any). Include one signed copy of each Amendment.

Any Solicitation Amendments issued after the Business Proposal due date shall be signed and provided with Volume IV, Price Proposal.

(d) For the prime and principal subcontractor(s), provide the Company/Division Name, Address, Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations. Provide company/division’s street address; CAGE, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) numbers.

(e) Letter signed by the Prime Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) contractor identifying individuals who are authorized to negotiate and sign documents.

(f) Statement acknowledging the requirement to maintain CRAF status for the duration of the contract.

(g) Statement indicating which service segment(s) (International and/or Domestic) the Offeror is proposing.

(h) If the Offeror is not proposing Domestic Optional Standard Mail Shipping Services, the Offeror shall provide a statement indicating such.

(i) The offeror shall submit any applicable collective bargaining agreement(s) (CBA) with its proposal. If awarded a contract, the CBA will be assigned a wage determination number and incorporated into the contract.

(j) Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applies to Large Business

Only). Offerors who certify as a large business concern shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan at time of proposal submission. The contents of the Offeror’s proposed Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be compliant with the requirements stated in FAR 19.704, FAR Clause 52.219-9 (Deviation 2018-O00018 and 2019-O0005), DFARS 219.7, and DFARS Clause 252.219- 7003. Attachment 4 of the solicitation may be used as a template for developing a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. An offeror’s Commercial Plan may be submitted.

a. The Offeror’s plan shall address all elements stated in FAR 19.704(a)(1) through (15) and include goals focusing on the types of services and dollars to be subcontracted to small business concerns for this particular acquisition. The Contracting Officer will review the Small Business Subcontracting Plan’s information, goals, and assurances to ensure all have been addressed in the plan. The information contained in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan must appear to be realistic and demonstrate “good faith” effort to ensure the subcontracted dollars and the types of services to be subcontracted will go to small business concerns. Once the Contracting Officer has determined the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is compliant with the subcontracting plan requirements, it shall be incorporated into and made a material part of the contract.

b. The following matrix contains suggested subcontracting target goals only and are provided to assist the Offerors in the development of Small Business Subcontracting goals for this acquisition. Offerors are encouraged to propose percentage goals greater than those listed.

https://www.sam.gov/

Although distinct and different in their purpose, IAW DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(C) the Small Business Subcontracting Plan and the Small Business Participation Commitment Document shall reflect the same commitments to the small business concerns by listing the small businesses in both documents in order to facilitate compliance with DFARS Clause 252.219- 7003(e).

CATEGORY TARGET GOAL

Small Business 21.5% Small Disadvantage Business 5% Women-Owned Small Business 2.1% Veteran-Owned Small Business 2.3% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 1% HUBZone Certified Small Business 1%

(2) Volume II – Corporate Experience.

(k) The Offeror shall identify recent and relevant corporate experience.

a. An Offeror, or their principal subcontractor(s), is expected to have at least 12 consecutive months of recent and relevant corporate experience (as defined in the table below). A principal subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor responsible for performing or brokering a substantial amount of the transportation services required to accomplish small package delivery services under the contract.

b. To demonstrate corporate experience, the Offeror shall identify all their and/or their principal subcontractor(s) most relevant Government or commercial contracts and efforts performed within the past three years. The Offeror shall clearly identify which efforts were performed by their company and those performed by their principal subcontractor(s).

c. The Offeror shall explain how each referenced contract or effort is considered relevant in terms of scope, magnitude and complexity as defined below.

d. All references provided, when considered together, should demonstrate relevant corporate experience of the Offeror, or principal subcontractor(s). Each individual reference provided, however, is not required to demonstrate relevancy in all performance areas.

e. Offerors may also provide any other information they consider important or relevant to the requirements in the solicitation.

TERM DEFINITION

Recent Defined as within the prior three years from date of proposal submission.

Relevant Defined as small package delivery service of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity.

Scope U.S. domestic services are defined as the pickup and delivery of small packages as moving between U.S. ZIP Codes located within the 50 U.S. States plus the District of Columbia. U.S. domestic pickup and delivery service must be provided to a minimum of 95% of all U.S. ZIP Codes (as defined by the U.S.

Postal Service (USPS)). International services are defined as the delivery of small packages not meeting the U.S. domestic services definition. For U.S. domestic service, individual package weights are letters up to and including 150 pounds for shipments in and between the 48 CONUS states, and up to and including 300 pounds for shipments that involve addresses in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

For international service, weight of individual packages is letter up to and including 300 pounds

Magnitude For International services, average delivery of 36,000 small packages per month;

for domestic services, average delivery of 2,225,000 small packages per month.

Complexity Door-to-door pickup and delivery, transportation, timely and accurate In-Transit Visibility (ITV), and customs clearance processing, if applicable, of small packages as defined herein.

f. The Offeror shall provide the following information for each referenced contract or effort:

1) Name and address of the Contracting/Buying activity

2) Contracting Officer’s (or similar commercial agent) name and verified email address and phone number

3) Contract or effort number

4) Contract or effort type (fixed price, cost reimbursement, etc.)

5) Performance period of the contract or effort (performance start and end date)

6) Total life-cycle contract or effort value

7) Detailed explanation of how the contract or effort is relevant in terms of scope, magnitude and complexity as defined above.

8) Describe the service performed (door-to-door pickup and delivery, transportation, timely and accurate In-Transit Visibility (ITV), and customs clearance processing, if applicable, of small packages).

9) Identify geographical locations where small package deliveries were made.

10) Identify the average number of monthly shipments delivered.

11) Identify the percentage of U.S. postal zip codes serviced, if applicable.

(3) Volume III – Technical Capability. This volume shall address the offeror’s technical capability and shall outline the offeror’s understanding of the PWS requirements. Offerors shall ensure their proposal clearly demonstrates their technical capability to perform the PWS requirements and does not merely restate the PWS requirements. Statements such as “the Offeror understands”; “can or will comply with all requirements”, “standard procedures will be utilized”, or “in accordance with service guide” etc., are not sufficient to demonstrate an Offeror’s technical capability to perform the PWS requirements. The Technical Capability Volume shall not include any pricing information. All pricing information is to be submitted in Volume IV of the Offeror’s proposal.

(i) Subfactor 1 – Technical Approach. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach to performing the international express and/or domestic express and ground transportation services identified in PWS paragraphs 1.1., 1.2, and 1.3, as well as all other services identified in PWS paragraph 2.

(ii) Subfactor 2 – Reporting Dictionary. The Offeror shall Submit a Reporting Dictionary. The offeror shall may complete the spreadsheet provided at Attachment 5, Reporting Dictionary, or utilize their own template provided it includes the required elements outlined in 52.212-2(a)(1)(iii)(b). If utilized, the supplied Attachment 5, Reporting Dictionary contains Iinstructions for completion of the spreadsheets are included in the first tab titled “Instructions”.

(iii) Subfactor 3 – Service Guide. The Offeror is required to 1) have a published Service Guide that is applicable to the public, explaining the various services the Contractor offers as customary commercial practice for performance of express and ground small package delivery services; and 2) identify the web address where a copy of its published Service Guide, in effect at time of proposal submission, can be accessed.

(iv) Subfactor 4 – Small Business Utilization. The Offeror shall provide a complete Attachment 6 Small Business Participation Commitment Plan. The document shall demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to maximize small business utilization. Small Business Participation Commitment Plan is excluded from the page limitation.

(4) Volume IV – Price Proposal.

The MS-Excel documents provided at Attachments 2a through 2g contain specific instructions for their completion in the first tab of each attachment. Do not alter the format of those attachments, (e.g., cell formats, cell shading, or page layout) during rate submission. Numeric cell inputs shall be proposed in U.S. dollar and cent format and limited to two decimal positions (e.g., $2.50). Alterations, formula adjustments, cell formatting, adding terms or conditions, etc., may result in your offer being determined non-responsive.

Any solicitation Amendments issued after the Business Proposal due date shall be signed and provided with Volume IV, Pricing Proposal.

Subfactor 1 – International Transportation Services Rates and Non-Basic Service Discounts. For those Offerors proposing on International Transportation Services, offeror shall propose International rates in Attachment 2a, International Profile 6 and 7 Pricing, tabs 2 and 3. Offerors shall also propose transit time on all lanes. Offerors shall propose rates for all lanes they offer commercially. Additionally, offerors shall propose a specific percentage discount from their published Service Guide rates for Non-Basic Services. Offerors shall only complete the pricing matrices for the base year. Prices will be adjusted annually according to the Offeror’s negotiated escalation rates incorporated into the contract and in accordance with annual rate refresh procedures.

Subfactor 2 – Domestic Transportation Services Rates. For those Offerors proposing on Domestic Transportation Services, the offeror shall propose all-inclusive cost-per-pound rates for all weight increments for all offeror proposed zones within Attachment 2c through 2g Domestic Profiles 1 thru 6 spreadsheets. Offerors shall propose rates for all zones they offer commercially. Optional Standard Mail service rates, shall be proposed all-inclusive cost-per-pound rates for all weight increments on Attachment 2b, tab 4-Optional Standard Mail. Offerors shall not propose on Domestic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) CLIN 0003 or SLINs. If an Agency has a requirement for GHG reporting, the agency will further define the requirement and negotiate pricing with the contractor. Offerors shall complete the pricing matrices for the base year only. Prices will be adjusted annually according to the Offeror’s negotiated escalation rates incorporated into the contract and in accordance with annual rate refresh procedures.

Subfactor 3 – Accessorial Surcharges. Offerors shall provide accessorial (surcharge) service codes, descriptions, definitions/parameters for each accessorial (surcharge), units of measure, prices, and minimum charges in Attachment 2b, Accessorial, Escalation, & Optional Service Pricing; tab 2 – Accessorials. Offerors shall only complete the pricing matrices for the base year. Prices will be adjusted annually according to the Offeror’s negotiated escalation rates incorporated into the contract and in accordance with annual rate refresh procedures.

Subfactor 4 – Annual Escalation Rates. Offerors shall propose annual escalation rates in Attachment 2b; tab 3 – Escalation in accordance with tab “1-Instructions”. Annual escalation proposed on Attachment 2b will apply to Attachments 2a-2g for all service levels and accessorials proposed. Offerors shall only complete the Pricing Matrices for the base year. Prices will be adjusted annually according to the Offeror’s negotiated escalation rates incorporated into the contract and annual in accordance with rate refresh procedures.

Paragraph (c) Period for acceptance of offers is tailored to read: The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 240 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Paragraph (d) remains as written.

Paragraph (e) 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 (f) remains as written.

Paragraph (g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids) is tailored to read: The Government intends to evaluate offers and award contracts without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial 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 most highly rated proposals. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

Paragraph (h) Multiple awards is tailored to read: The Government intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts for International Transportation Services and multiple IDIQ contracts for Domestic Transportation Services as a result of this solicitation. These IDIQ awards will be made based on the evaluation criteria contained herein. Offerors who propose on and receive awards for both service segments (i.e., International and Domestic Transportation Services) will be awarded only one IDIQ contract which will encompass the International and Domestic Transportation Service requirements. Subsequent Task Order awards will be made pursuant to the fair opportunity ordering procedures set forth in FAR Part 16.505, Ordering.

Paragraph (i) remains as written.

Paragraph (j) remains as written.

Paragraph (k) remains as written.

Paragraph (l) remains as written.

(End of Provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinity Quantity (IDIQ) contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offers conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Multiple contracts will be awarded to provide Government shippers flexibility of choice and service coverage. Best value source selection procedures without tradeoffs will be utilized for each service segment (i.e.., International and Domestic) in accordance with FAR 15.101 and Department of Defense (DoD) Source Selection Procedures, dated 31 March 2016. If an Offeror is selected for award of both service segments (i.e., International and Domestic), they will be awarded only one IDIQ contract, which will encompass both service segments. Contracts will be awarded to the Offerors whose proposals have been determined acceptable under the Business Proposal, Corporate Experience, and Technical Capability evaluation factors, who have proposed fair and reasonable prices, and who have been determined responsible.

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

-Factor 1: Business Proposal Subfactor 1: Proposal Compliance

-Factor 2: Corporate Experience

-Factor 3: Technical Capability Subfactor 1: Technical Approach Subfactor 2: Reporting Dictionary Subfactor 3: Service Guide Subfactor 4: Small Business Utilization

-Factor 4: Price Subfactor 1: International Transportation Services Rates and Non-Basic Service Discounts Subfactor 2: Domestic Transportation Services Rates Subfactor 3: Accessorial Surcharges Subfactor 4: Annual Escalation Rates

All evaluation factors and subfactors are of equal importance.

(i) Business Proposal. Business Proposal shall be evaluated first. The Business Proposal contains one subfactor: Proposal Compliance. The Business Proposal will be evaluated on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis at the subfactor level in accordance with the ratings identified below. Only those proposals rated Acceptable will be considered for award. If an Offeror is rated Unacceptable under this evaluation factor the evaluation process will cease, no further factors or subfactors will be evaluated, and the Offeror will not receive a contract award.

ADJECTIVAL RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal fails to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

(a) Subfactor 1 – Proposal Compliance. To be rated Acceptable, the Offeror:

1) shall be a CRAF program participant at time of proposal submittal;

2) shall submit all documents and information required to be submitted under the Proposal Preparation Instructions in accordance with the Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2;

3) the Offer must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website prior to proposal submission; and

4) an authorized official of the firm shall sign the offer and all Amendments and Certifications requiring signature.

5) shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (applies to Large Business concerns only) in accordance with FAR 19.702(a)(1)(i) that meets the elements in FAR 52.219-9 (Alternate II). The Contracting Officer will review the Small Business Subcontracting Plan’s information (Attachment 4) goals, and assurances to ensure all have been addressed in the plan. Once the Contracting Officer has determined the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is compliant to the subcontracting plan requirements, it shall be incorporated into and made a material part of the contract.

CATEGORY TARGET GOAL

Small Business 21.5% Small Disadvantage Business 5% Women-Owned Small Business 2.1% Veteran-Owned Small Business 2.3% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 1%

HUBZone Certified Small Business 1%

(ii) Corporate Experience. Corporate Experience factor will be evaluated on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis in accordance with the ratings identified below. If Offer is determined Unacceptable under this factor, there will be no further evaluation of the offeror’s proposal. To be rated Acceptable, Offeror’s proposal must reflect that the offeror, or their principal subcontractor, has at least 12 consecutive months of recent and relevant corporate experience as defined below. Offeror must be able to provide all services identified for the service segment (International and/or Domestic) being proposed. If proposing on both International and Domestic service segments, only one evaluation rating will be assessed encompassing both service segments. If proposing only one service segment, the non-proposed service segment will not result in an Unacceptable rating.

ADJECTIVAL RATING DEFINITION

TERM DEFINITION

Recent Defined as within the prior three years from date of proposal submission.

Relevant Defined as small package delivery service of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity.

Scope U.S. domestic services are defined as the pickup and delivery of small packages as moving between U.S. ZIP Codes located within the 50 U.S. States plus the

District of Columbia. U.S. domestic pickup and delivery service must be provided to a minimum of 95% of all U.S. ZIP Codes (as defined by the U.S.

Postal Service (USPS)). International services are defined as the delivery of small packages not meeting the U.S. domestic services definition. For U.S. domestic service, individual package weights are letters up to and including 150 pounds for shipments in and between the 48 CONUS states, and up to and including 300 pounds for shipments that involve addresses in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

For international service, weight of individual packages is letter up to and including 300 pounds.

Magnitude For International services, average delivery of 36,000 small packages per month;

for domestic services, average delivery of 2,225,000 small packages per month.

Complexity Door-to-door pickup and delivery, transportation, timely and accurate In-Transit Visibility (ITV), and customs clearance processing, if applicable, of small packages as defined herein.

(iii) Technical Capability. The Technical Capability contains four subfactors. Technical Capability will be evaluated on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis at the subfactor level.

ADJECTIVAL RATING DEFINITION

(a) Subfactor 1: Technical Approach. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror shall demonstrate their detailed technical approach to accomplishing small package delivery service identified in Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragraphs 1.1., 1.2, 1.3, and 2 is logical and should result in successful performance of those services.

(b) Subfactor 2: Reporting Dictionary: To be rated Acceptable, the offeror’s Attachment 5, Reporting Dictionary submission shall be completed for all data sources provided in PWS Appendix 6.10. The offeror shall provide the Government a data feed dictionary containing comprehensive data feed metadata as outlined in paragraphs 6.10.2, 6.10.3, 6.10.4.8.1., 6.10.4.13, and 6.10.4.14 of Appendix 6.10.

(c) Subfactor 3: Service Guide. To be rated Acceptable, the Government must be able to 1) access the offeror’s published Service Guide in effect at time of proposal submission via the web address provided by the offeror; and 2) validate that the published Service Guide is applicable to the public and explains the various services the offeror provides as customary commercial practice for performance of express and/or ground small package services.

(d) Subfactor 4: Small Business Utilization: To be rated Acceptable, offerors must meet or exceed at least 3 of the 6 subcontracting socioeconomic category target goals. Offerors shall submit Small Business Participation Commitment Plan (Attachment 6), which demonstrates an adequate approach and understanding of small business and the extent of their inclusion of small business concerns and all other socioeconomic concern categories in performance of resultant contract. The Government’s evaluation of participation and commitment will be measured as Acceptable or Unacceptable for maximum use and application, using the ratings as defined above.

(iv) Price. The Price Factor contains four subfactors, which will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness at the subfactor level. All International Transportation Services Rates, Domestic Transportation Services Rates, Accessorial Surcharge Rates, and Optional Services Rates shall be proposed in U.S. dollar and cent format and limited to two decimals, which will be hardcoded per the “1-Instructions” tab found in Attachment 2b.

Attachment 7 provides NGDS historical shipment volume data and estimates. Tabs 1 through 42 provides NGDS historical shipment volume by Profile total to date (30 Nov 21) and by fiscal year. Tab 43 provides per year shipment volume estimates for Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

(a) Subfactor 1: International Transportation Services Rates and Non-Basic Service Discounts (Attachment 2a). To determine the proposed International Transportation Services rates and Non- Basic Service discounts fair and reasonable, the Government will perform a price analysis using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b). Proposed rates that cannot be determined fair and reasonable will not be awarded. The Government will evaluate individual transportation rates on a by-lane basis to determine if the proposed rates are fair and reasonable, utilizing one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2).

(b) Subfactor 2: Domestic Transportation Services Rates (Attachments 2c thru 2g and Optional Standard Mail Rates (Attachment 2b). To determine the proposed Domestic Transportation rates and Optional Mail rates fair and reasonable, the Government will perform a price analysis using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Proposed rates that cannot be determined fair and reasonable will not be awarded.

(c) Subfactor 3: Accessorial Surcharges (Attachment 2b). To determine the proposed accessorial surcharge rates fair and reasonable, the Government will perform a price analysis using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Proposed rates that cannot be determined fair and reasonable will not be awarded.

(d) Subfactor 4: Annual Escalation Rates (Attachment 2b). To determine the proposed annual escalation rates fair and reasonable, the Government will perform a price analysis using one or more techniques as set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Proposed rates that cannot be determined fair and reasonable will not be awarded.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes to include the basic requirement and options.

The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

Evaluation of the options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The Government will evaluate pricing for the six-month option period under FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, at the escalated rates and prices for the eighth year of performance.

(c) Basis for Award.

(1) 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.

(2) The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

(3) The Government anticipates that multiple IDIQ contract awards will be made for International Transportation Services. Awards will be made to those Offerors deemed to be in the best interest of the Government, who have proposed fair and reasonable International Transportation Services and Non-Basic Services prices, which have received Acceptable evaluation ratings under the Business Proposal, Corporate Experience, and Technical Capability evaluation factors, and which have been determined responsible. The Government reserves the right to award fewer or more IDIQ contract awards.

(4) The Government anticipates that multiple IDIQ contract awards will be made for Domestic Transportation Services to Offerors who have proposed fair and reasonable prices, which have received Acceptable evaluation ratings under the Business Proposal, Corporate Experience, and Technical Capability evaluation factors, and which have been determined responsible. The Government reserves the right to award fewer or more IDIQ contract awards.

(5) As stated above, accessorial rates and escalation rates will be evaluated by conducting a price analysis to determine those rates and prices fair and reasonable.

(6) Offerors who are selected for awards in both service segments (International and Domestic

Transportation Services) will be awarded only one IDIQ contract which encompasses both service requirements.

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