2022.02.23 Amendment 0002 - SEA-TAC.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment is to update Instructons to Offerors paragraph 2.1 (Submit Proposals via e-mail versus DoD SAFE), Attachment 1 (PWS) dated 16 February 2022 and to add SEA-TAC QA Master Log dates 17 February 2022.

The POC for this action is Marlene Harris: marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 12

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 23-Feb-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 HTC71122RC006

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Feb-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 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

23-Feb-2022

CODE

USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711

508 SCOTT DR

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HTC71122RC006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 - - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Paragraph (a) entitled “Inspection/Acceptance” is tailored to read: The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any services that have been tendered for acceptance. The

Government may require reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price.

When the nonconforming services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may -

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and,

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed. If the Contractor fails to promptly perform acceptable services or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance is in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may by contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

ATCH TITLE DATE PAGES

1 Performance Work Statement 16 Feb 2022 28

2 Past Performance Survey and Cover Letter 1 Feb 2022 4

3 Contract Information Sheet 1 Feb 2022 1

4 Wage Determination 1993-0200 Rev 46 27 Dec 2021 6

SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS

1. NOTICE OF PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

(a) Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, a pre-proposal conference site visit will not be conducted at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma WA; the pre-proposal will be conducted via Microsoft TEAMS teleconference on 9 February 2022 at 1:00 p.m., Central

Standard Time (CST) for the purpose of reviewing the solicitation, discussing PWS requirements and accepting questions.

(b) Submit the full name (last, first, middle initial) and email address of all attendees (limited to two attendees per company) via email to Contracting Officer (CO), Ana Fife, ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil and Contract Specialist (CS), Marlene Harris, marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil no later than 4:30 p.m. CST on 4 February 2022. This information must be provided in advance in order to ensure all attendees are added to the teleconference invite.

mailto:ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil mailto:marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil

(c) Information provided at the teleconference shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of solicitation amendments shall apply.

(d) A record of the teleconference shall be made and furnished to all prospective offerors. The record should include minutes of the meeting, including questions (on a non-attribution basis) and answers.

2. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items

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

(b) Submission of Offers. Submit signed and dated offers on or before the time and date referenced in block 8 of the SF 1449. Offers shall be submitted using SF 1449 in accordance with paragraph (2) below titled “Proposal Preparation Instructions” and must be submitted viaemail to BOTH the Contracting Officer and Contracting Specialist at the email addresses below:

Ms. Ms.Ana Fife: ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil

Marlene Harris: marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil

(1) Any and all questions concerning the RFP must be submitted via email to EACH of the following and received by 18 February 2022:

Ms. Ana Fife, ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil

Ms. Marlene Harris, marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil

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

Reference: Page_____, Paragraph _____

Question:_________________________________

(B) Answers to questions will be provided in writing to all offerors via SAM.gov. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received after

18 February 2022 may not be answered. Solicitation changes will be made via amendment and posted to SAM.gov.

(2) Proposal Preparation Instructions:

(A) 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.

(B) 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.

(C) Offerors are required to submit an electronic version of the proposal via email to the

Contracting Officer, Ana Fife - ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Specialist Marlene

Harris - marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil, by the due date specified. All documents shall be Adobe

PDF files.

(D) Proposals shall be submitted using Times New Roman, 12-point font except for figures, tables, and diagrams where smaller is acceptable as long as it is readable. Proposals shall include the following and separated into three parts:

(i) Part I – Price Proposal and Contract Documentation (Submit one copy only)

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal (Submit one copy only)

(iii) Part III – Past Performance Proposal (Submit one copy only)

(E) Instructions for submitting Parts I through III are as follows:

(i) Part I – Price Proposal and Contract Documentation. Offerors shall submit all documents requiring signature by an authorized official or completion (including fill-ins) as detailed below.

(a) Solicitation/Contract Form. Offerors shall complete blocks 12, 17a and 30 a, b, and c of the SF 1449. Signature by the offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the

Government may accept.

(b) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable).

(c) Insert proposed unit and extended prices on pages 3-5 for each Contract Line Item

Number, including all option periods.

(d) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications (pages 7-26) in the following:

FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that offerors shall complete electronically); and DFARS

252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea.

(e) Include a list identifying those individuals who are authorized to negotiate and sign on behalf of the company; include name, title, telephone number, and email addresses for each person listed.

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal: Limited to no more than a total of ten (10) pages.

Any pages that exceed the 10 page limitation shall not be reviewed. (The cover page is excluded from the page limitation)

(a) Subfactor A – PWS Capable Acknowledgement. The offeror shall submit a signed acknowledgement letter stating the offeror is capable of performing services required in the PWS.

(b) Subfactor B – Staffing Plan. The offeror shall describe, in detail, an integrated plan to recruit, hire, and retain a workforce to meet the PWS requirements on the start date of the performance period. The plan shall describe proposed manning levels and skills mix necessary to ensure all required personnel resources are provided to successfully accomplish PWS requirements. The offeror shall submit an organizational chart which identifies ALL on-site management and supervisory personnel, the number of full or part-time personnel (not full-time equivalents) to include but not limited to those assigned to each of the following functions: Air

Terminal Operations Center; Military Assistance Office; Departure Passenger Check-in/Processing; Military Assistance Counter; Flight Controller; Departure Passenger Check-in/Processing Services; Departure Gate/Boarding Services; Passenger Arrival Services;

Passenger Customer Services; Baggage Services; Cargo Services; Reports; Records and

Electronic Data Interchange; Funds Handling; Communications Management and Information

Systems. The offeror shall include details, which address minimum staffing requirements reference in accordance with PWS paragraph 4.2. Names of specific individuals are not desired and shall not be provided. If names are provided, they will be ignored; however, the government is not going to repaginate.

The successful offeror’s staffing plan will be incorporated into the resulting contract, and will be considered a contractually binding term of the contract. The Government recognizes that operational factors and organizational efficiencies may impact the contractor’s number of personnel and labor mix during contract performance. As part of Government’s quality assurance, the Government will monitor the contractor’s staffing to ensure the contractor has the appropriate personnel mix and skillsets to perform the required services in the PWS. In the event contract performance degrades below a satisfactory level the Government will determine if inadequate staffing is the cause of performance concerns and if necessary to remedy such concerns, and ensure the contractor provides personnel per the staffing plan without an increase in price.

(c) Subfactor C – Continuation of Essential Services Plan. The offeror shall provide with its offer a written plan describing how it will continue to perform the essential contractor services during period of crisis. In accordance with DFARS 252.237-7024, the plan shall contain at a minimum, challenges associated with maintaining essential contractor services during an extended event, such as a pandemic that occurs in repeated waves; the time lapse associated with the initiation of the acquisition of essential personnel and resources and their actual availability on site; the components, processes, and requirements for the identification, training, and preparedness of personnel who are capable of relocating to alternate facilities or performing work from home; any established alert and notification procedures for mobilizing identified ``essential contractor service'' personnel; the approach for communicating expectations to contractor employees regarding their roles and responsibilities during a crisis.

(iii) Part III – Past Performance Proposal. The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources, such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, to assess performance.

(a) The offeror shall submit past performance references for no more than three of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. However, the Government is not limited to only the three past performance submissions submitted by the offeror; the Government may consider any past performance information of which it has knowledge. For each Past

Performance Questionnaire, you expect to be submitted, complete a Contract Information Sheet

(RFP Attachment 3) and submit with your proposal [MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PWS

OR RELEVANT EXCERPTS]. No past performance narrative is requested/required. Any narrative submitted will be removed from the proposal and will not be considered.

(b) Past Performance Questionnaires. The offeror shall send out the Past

Performance Questionnaires (RFP Attachment 2) to each of the offeror’s references identified in the above mentioned Contract Information Sheet, along with a request for the reference to complete the questionnaire and return it to the Government by the date specified for receipt of offers. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionnaires s rests solely with the offeror; it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The offeror is responsible for ensuring the phone number and e-mail address on each questionnaire is up-to-date. Once the Past

Performance Questionnaires are completed by your reference POC, the information therein shall be considered procurement sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offeror. Completed Past

Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted via email to BOTH marlene.a.harris.civ@mail.mil and ana.m.fife.civ@mail.mil.

(1) If a joint venture is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including specific details on which requirements of the Performance Work

Statement each partner will be performing.

a. Previous joint venture with the same partner. In lieu of the number of PPQs identified in paragraph (a) above, the offeror shall submit one to two PPQs for the most relevant contracts within the last three years with the same partner and one to two PPQs for each separate partner.

b. First time joint venture. In lieu of the number of PPQs identified in paragraph (a) above, each party to the arrangement shall submit one to two PPQs for their most relevant contracts within the last three years. If more than two PPQs are received from the Joint

Venture or any one party, the government will only evaluate the first two that are received.

(2) If a subcontractor, subsidiary or affiliate will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, the past performance shall state how the subcontractor, subsidiary or affiliate will perform on the current solicitation requirements and how the offeror controls/obligates the subcontractor, subsidiary or affiliate. In lieu of the number of PPQs identified in paragraph (a) above, the offeror shall submit one to two PPQs for their most relevant contracts within the last three years and one to two PPQs for the subcontractor, subsidiary or affiliate’s most relevant past performance references within the last three years and one to two PPQs for performing major or critical aspects of the work. If more than two PPQs are received from any one party, the

Government will only evaluate the first two that are received.

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

2. Paragraph (c) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Period for acceptance of offers” is tailored to read:

“The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 220 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

3. Paragraph (e) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Multiple Offers” is tailored to read: “The

Government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.”

4. Paragraph (g) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for

Bids)” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract 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 the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

If the Contracting Officer determines the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the

Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. The

Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.”

5. Paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Multiple awards” is tailored to read: “The

Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers 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 offered, at the unit price offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.”

(End of Addendum)

3. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

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

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

(1) Technical (Acceptable/Unacceptable)

Subfactor A: PWS Capable Acknowledgement

Subfactor B: Staffing Plan

Subfactor C: Continuation of Essential Services Plan

(2) Price

(3) Past Performance

Basis for contract award -This is a competitive best value source selection. The Government will use FAR 15.3, Source Selection, and Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures (31

Mar 2016) to evaluate offers and determine the best value. The Government will conduct a

Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection in which competing offeror’s past performance will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than price considerations.

By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Award will be made to the offeror who submits an acceptable technical proposal and is determined, based on their past performance and total evaluated price, to represent the best value to the Government.

This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) reasonably determines that the superior past performance of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference. However, the Government will not pay a price premium that it considers to be disproportionate to the benefits associated with the proposed margin of service superiority.

The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and availability of funds. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single contract without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary. The CO may limit the competitive range for purposes of efficiency. To arrive at a source selection decision, the SSA will perform an integrated assessment of all offers received as described below.

(b) Specifically, the evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

(1) Proposals will be checked for proposal compliance in accordance with the Proposal

Preparation Instructions in the 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.

(2) Technical Proposal. Following the closing date, all technical proposals will be evaluated at the subfactor level on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, assigning ratings of

Acceptable/Unacceptable as defined below.

RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation.

Proposals which are rated “unacceptable” for any subfactor will be considered “unacceptable” for the entire proposal. Proposals with “Unacceptable” technical rating(s) at the subfactor level will not be considered for award.

(A) Subfactor A – PWS Capable Acknowledgement. To be rated “Acceptable”, The offeror must submit a signed acknowledgement letter stating the offeror is capable of performing services required in the PWS.

(B) Subfactor B – Staffing Plan. To be rated “Acceptable”, the offeror’s staffing approach must demonstrate sufficient management, adequate supervision and staffing to support the performance requirements identified in the PWS.

(C) Subfactor C – Continuation of Essential Services Plan. To be rated “Acceptable”, the offer must provide a written plan describing how it will continue to perform the essential contractor services during periods of crisis.

(3) Price Proposal. Following the technical evaluation, all technically acceptable offers shall be ranked in order of lowest to highest Total Proposed Price (TPP). In order to determine the TPP for evaluation and award purposes, the Government will first multiply the quantities identified in the Schedule by the proposed unit price for each Contract Line Item Number or Subcontract Line

Item Number to confirm the extended amount for each. The summation of the extended prices for the base period, all options, and the 6-month extension will constitute the TPP. For purposes of the TPP, the prices for the 6-month extension will be at option period four prices. The

Government will then evaluate the TPP to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) by the following:

Completeness: All information required by the solicitation has been submitted and is accurate.

Fair and Reasonable: The Government will conduct a price analysis to determine whether the TEP is fair and reasonable using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-

1(b)(2).

(4) Past Performance Proposal. First, the Government will evaluate the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer’s past performance. Using the Past Performance questionnaires submitted by the offeror’s references, and other information independently obtained from

Government or commercial sources (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System

(PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), electronic

Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), or through interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives, COs, etc.), the Government will assign an overall confidence assessment for each offeror. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the Government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. Each Past Performance effort will be evaluated on the basis of recency, relevancy, and quality of past performance.

The Government will begin its evaluation by first determining the recency and then the relevancy of each past performance effort. To be considered a recent effort, the effort must be currently ongoing or have been performed within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

Once a past performance effort has been determined recent, the Government will perform an independent assessment of relevancy of the data provided or obtained. The relevancy of each contract (e.g., past performance effort) reference will be considered in the overall confidence assessment rating for the offeror. The following ratings will be utilized in evaluating the relevancy of each past performance effort:

Adjectival Rating Description

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

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

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

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Scope – Defined as providing passenger and baggage services.

Magnitude – Defined as the annual/monthly average number of aircraft and passengers in comparison to the required effort estimated historical workload (Appendix D of the PWS).

Complexity – Defined as experience providing services in the functional areas of performance:

Air Terminal Operations (managing/disseminating mission information; ensuring readiness of terminal resources required to receive, document, plan, and move passengers/cargo; ensuring maximum aircraft utilization and on-time aircraft departure reliability); Passenger Assistance

Office; Departure Passenger Check-in/Processing; Passenger Assistance Counter; Flight

Controller; Departure Passenger Check-in/Processing Services; Departure Gate/Boarding

Services; Passenger Arrival Services; Passenger Customer Services; Baggage Services; Cargo

Services; Reports; Records and Electronic Data Interchange; Funds Handling; Communications

Management and Information Systems.

After the Government has determined the recency, relevancy, and quality of each past performance effort being evaluated, one of the following overall Past Performance Confidence

Assessment ratings will be assigned to each offeror using the following definitions:

Adjectival Rating Description

Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

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

The SSA may determine a Substantial Confidence or Satisfactory Confidence past performance rating is worth more than a Neutral Confidence past performance rating in a best value tradeoff.

In evaluating past performance, the Government will give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this RFP. Those efforts include, but are not limited to, managing/disseminating mission information, ensuring readiness of personnel and other resources required to receive, document, plan, and move passengers/baggage/cargo; ensuring maximum aircraft utilization and on-time aircraft departure reliability; handling/processing/manifesting passengers, baggage, and cargo, and boarding/de-planning passengers .

Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information in the format specified in FAR 52.212-1.

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

Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

Past performance of the prime offeror will be considered more highly in assigning the overall past performance confidence assessment than that of subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.

(A) If the lowest priced, technically acceptable evaluated offer is judged to have a

“Substantial Confidence” performance assessment, that offer represents the best value for the

Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

(B) In the event that the Government does not make an award pursuant to paragraph (A) above, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order of price) until an offeror is judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment or until all offerors are judged. The SSA shall then make an integrated assessment best value award decision of all “evaluated” offers.

(c) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. 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). Should the Government extend the contract pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, such extension shall be at the monthly prices offered for the last option period to determine the price for a 6-month option period.

(d) 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.

(e) This solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the offeror’s proposal or in making any necessary studies for the preparation thereof, or for any visit the Contracting Officer may request for the purpose of clarification of the proposal or for preparation of negotiations. By the submission of its proposal, the offeror assumes all associated costs.

(End of Summary of Changes)