HTC71123RW003_RFP Amendment 2.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 reason for this amendment is to update the follow ing items w ithin the solicitation: (1) Attachment 2 NSGB Appendixes, Appendix VIII; (2)

Edit FAR Clause 52.204-30 to remove the Alternate 1; and (3) SF 1449 Block 8 and Provision 52.212-1 to reflect 19 December 2023 at

4:00PM CT as the offer due date. All updates are highlighted in red font, w ith the exception of FAR Clause 52.204-30.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

K 1 12

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 06-Dec-2023

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 HTC71123RW003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Nov-2023

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06-Dec-2023

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:

HTC71123RW003

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 11-Dec-2023 04:00 PM to 19-Dec-2023 04:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

52.204-30

52.204–30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means—

(1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);

(3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or

(4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply

Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201–1.303(d) and (e):

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of

FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense

(DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems.

This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

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(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a

DNI FASCSA order.

Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following—

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

(7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;

(8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast

Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the

Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or

(12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/50/3003 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/44/3552

(2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of any covered articles, or any products or services produced or provided by a source. This applies when the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. A reasonable inquiry excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.

Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information.

Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Unless an applicable waiver has been issued by the issuing official, Contractors shall not provide or use as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA orders as follows:

(i) For solicitations and contracts awarded by a Department of Defense contracting office, DoD

FASCSA orders apply.

(ii) For all other solicitations and contracts DHS FASCSA orders apply.

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award

Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1).

(3) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in

SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause.

(5)(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification, then the Contractor shall disclose the following:

(A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

https://www.sam.gov/

(C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(D) Brand;

(E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(F) Item description;

(G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) to determine if any waiver is warranted. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a

FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action.

(c) Notice and reporting requirement. (1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currently identified under paragraph (b) of this clause.

(2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the

Government or used during contract performance.

(3)(i) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office as identified in paragraph

(c)(3)(ii) of this clause, if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a

FASCSA order(s) identified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order.

(ii) If a report is required to be submitted to a contracting office under (c)(3)(i) of this clause, the

Contractor shall submit the report as follows:

(A) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(B) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer.

https://dibnet.dod.mil/

(4) The Contractor shall report the following information for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a

FASCSA order, pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification:

(A) Contract number;

(B) Order number(s), if applicable;

(C) Name of the product or service provided to the Government or used during performance of the contract;

(D) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(E) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Contractor;

(F) Brand;

(G) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(H) Item description; and

(I) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this clause:

(A) Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(B) In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(d) Removal. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the

Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(e) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

(2) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in

SAM, which are effective and apply to the contract and any subcontracts and other contractual instruments under the contract. The Contractor or higher-tier subcontractor shall notify their subcontractors, and suppliers under other contractual instruments, that the FASCSA orders in the solicitation that are not in SAM apply to the contract and all subcontracts.

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award

Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause.

(3) The Government may identify in the request for quotation (RFQ) or in the notice of intent to place an order additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and apply to the order.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of the RFQ or the notice of intent to place an order applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the RFQ or in the notice of intent to place an order or added by modification to the order (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause.

(5)(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver, the Contractor shall disclose the following:

(A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(D) Brand;

(E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(F) Item description;

(G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) of this clause to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise https://www.sam.gov/ covered by a FASCSA order and may instead make award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of clause)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(Mar 2023)

Paragraph (a) is tailored to read: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449).

Paragraph (b) “Submission of offers” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the “Proposal Preparation

Instructions” below.

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 (e) “Multiple offers” is tailored to read: Offerors shall not submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Paragraph (g) “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids)” is tailored to read: The Government intends to evaluate offers 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 later determined by the Contracting Officer 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 may waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

Paragraph (h) “Multiple awards” is not applicable to this solicitation. The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation.

I. Formal Communications

Formal communications and requests for clarification and/or information concerning this solicitation shall be made in writing and submitted via email as identified below.

Subject: Solicitation HTC71123RW003

Recipients: Ms. Sarah Albers, Contracting Officer, sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil

Ms. Shanda Lyman, Procurement Contracting Officer, shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil mailto:sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil mailto:shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil

Requests for clarification and/or information concerning the solicitation should be submitted in the following format:

Reference: Section (1449 or Attachment #), Page # and Paragraph

Question:__________________________________

All requests must be made in writing via email to the above addresses. No requests for clarification and/or information will be provided in response to Offeror-initiated telephone calls. Written inquiries will be answered in writing and posted to SAM.gov. However, time may not allow for requests to be answered if not received by the above addresses within 10 calendar days of the due date for offers as specified in this solicitation.

There will be no communications with Offerors after the date and time specified in the Contracting Officer's request for final proposal revisions.

II. Proposal Preparation Instructions

A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and substantiating the validity of stated claims. 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 these requirements. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their equipment, facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers in whole or in part and to incorporate all, part or none of the Offeror’s written proposal into the resultant contract. In addition, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to make an award to any Offeror in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP).

B. ORGANIZATION

Proposals shall consist of four (4) separate volumes.

1. Volume I – Business Proposal (Attachment 5)

2. Volume II – Technical Proposal (Attachment 6)

3. Volume III – Past/Present Performance Proposal (Attachment 8)

4. Volume IV – Price Proposal (Attachment 10)

C. DISTRIBUTION

Electronic Proposals: Offerors shall submit signed and dated proposals on or before 4:00PM Central Time, 19

December 2023. The proposal shall be submitted in four electronic documents, titled by volume, in a single email with the subject, “RFP HTC71123RW003” to those identified in Section I. If the email exceeds 10MB, the volumes may be sent in separate emails, that clearly indicate how many emails the Government can expect to receive so that all volumes are complete. The Government will provide an email confirmation outlining the number of emails and documents received. Offerors that do not receive an email confirmation shall contact Ms. Shanda Lyman via telephone at 618-817-9484 or Ms. Sarah Albers at 618-817-9481. Hard copy proposals will not be accepted.

Offerors must also electronically submit proposed rates using the Carrier Analysis Rate Evaluation Service

Application (CARE SA). The CARE SA is accessible via https://eta-teams.transport.mil/teams/login. CARE SA instructions are provided in Attachment 11.

D. PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS

https://eta-teams.transport.mil/teams/login

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 offer, the Offeror assumes all associated costs.

E. FINAL PROPOSAL REVISIONS

Proposals submitted by Offerors will not obligate the Government to determine a competitive range, conduct discussions, or solicit or entertain revised Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs). However, if discussions are conducted and FPRs are requested, each Offeror within the competitive range will be notified via email of the date and time for response. Each Offeror must submit FPRs via email to sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil and shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil and rate revisions (if applicable) electronically via CARE SA. There will be no communications with Offerors after the date and/or time specified in the Contracting Officer's request for FPRs.

III. VOLUMES I - IV

Offerors shall submit all documents requiring signature or completion by the Offeror. Each Offeror shall provide the following information and complete the applicable fill-ins and signature fields.

Restriction on disclosure and use of data for Volumes I and II.

Offerors, that include in their proposals, data they do not want disclosed outside the Government or duplicated, used, or disclosed – in whole or in part – for any purpose other than proposal evaluation must annotate this restriction by selecting within each worksheet, in the drop-down blocks provided, whether a restriction does or does not apply.

** This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction.

If a contract is awarded to an Offeror as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the

Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract.

A. VOLUME I – BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Offerors are required to complete and submit Attachment 5, Business Proposal Worksheet. Offerors shall select the appropriate response in each drop down and provide written responses in the blocks provided, supporting attachments/documentation, and applicable provision fill-ins/certifications as required for evaluation of the Offeror’s

Business Proposal. Narrative responses are limited to the text fields provided. The text fields may not be altered and no additional page submissions will be accepted. This includes all documents requiring signature or completion by the Offeror, such as the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and any solicitation amendments. An authorized official shall complete and sign the SF 1449, solicitation amendments (if applicable), and all certifications and representations requiring original signature. By submitting a Business Proposal, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP, with attachments.

B. VOLUME II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Offerors are required to complete and submit Attachment 6, Technical Capability Worksheet. Offerors shall provide written narrative responses in the blocks provided explaining how the Offeror will meet each requirement, supporting documentation as required, and also complete the Contractor Confirmation Checklist for evaluation of technical capability. Narrative responses are limited to the text fields provided. The text fields may not be altered and no additional page submissions will be accepted.

C. VOLUME III – PAST/PRESENT PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL

Offerors are required to complete and submit Attachment 8, Past/Present Performance Worksheet. Using the text fields provided within the worksheet, the Offeror shall complete the requested information on each past/present performance reference, similar in scope, size, and complexity, currently on-going or completed within the last three

(3) years from the date of solicitation issuance. The references shall be limited to at least two (2) but no more than four (4) contracts. Narrative responses are limited to the text fields provided. The text fields may not be altered and no additional page submissions will be accepted.

The Past/Present Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 9, shall be completed in parts by both the Offeror and

Past/Present Performance Reference POCs listed in the Attachment 8. Section 1 must be completed by the Offeror and once completed, the Offeror shall send it to each Past/Present Performance Reference requesting completion of sections 2 through 4. References shall submit completed questionnaires via email to Sarah Albers at sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil and Shanda Lyman at shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil no later than the solicitation due date/time. The Government will not accept questionnaires submitted by Offerors. Offerors should use diligence to follow-up with each Reference POC to ensure submittal by the due date.

**No more than four (4) references/questionnaires shall be provided/received. The references listed on the

Attachment 8 shall be the references that receive the Attachment 9 for completion.

The Government reserves the right to obtain information relative to present and past performance on its own. If you are aware one or more of your contracts is in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and specifically relates to the requirements in this acquisition, please provide this information via email to Sarah

Albers at sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil and Shanda Lyman at shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil no later than the solicitation due date/time. Past/present performance information may also be obtained by the Government through the Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, Fee

Determining Officials, or any other source available to the Government.

D. VOLUME IV – PRICE PROPOSAL

The price proposal shall contain a completed copy of Attachment 10, NSGB Rate and Pricing Schedule. Offeror shall complete the Rate and Pricing Schedule by only entering proposed rates in the green highlighted cells for each transportation service line item to include the base year and each option year on Tabs B, C, D, E, and F. Estimated annual volumes are provided for accessorials, ocean breakbulk, ocean container, single factor line items, mileage, and drayage. No additional page submissions will be accepted.

The Rate and Pricing Schedule will calculate the extended price of each line item (proposed rate * estimated volume), the proposed price for each period of performance (total of extended line-item prices), and the total proposed price (base year proposed price plus option year proposed prices and six-month optional extension of services). Pricing for the six-month extension of services period will be based on half of the proposed price of the final option period. Offerors shall not submit a price for the optional six-month extension of services since the Rate and Pricing Schedule spreadsheet will automatically populate the total. Offeror shall verify the accuracy of the extended price of each line item, for each proposed price (base plus options), and for total proposed price. Rates must also be entered into CARE SA (see 52.212-1 II C).

Offeror is responsible for ensuring the rates provided via email (NSGB Rate and Pricing Schedule Excel file) and CARE SA are identical. If there are any discrepancies between the rates submitted via email and CARE

SA, the emailed Rate and Pricing Schedule Excel file rates will take precedence.

IV. Additional Information

Not required as part of proposal submission but please note the awardee will be required to submit the Attachment 3 per PWS Paragraph 3.K.2.1. The Contractor shall provide a Self-Assessment of its compliance with NIST SP 800-

171 and present a Plan of Action that identifies any deviations, non-compliance, or proposed alternative means of compliance as well as plans for correcting non-compliant requirements to the CO within 60 days of contract award mailto:sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil mailto:shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil and then annually thereafter on 1 September each year. The Self-Assessment and Plan of Action shall address all of the requirements in NIST SP 800-171.

(End of Summary of Changes)