HTC71125RC001 Amendment 0009.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:

1. Update Addenda 52.212-1 to add 52.212-1(b)(12)(v)(B).

2. Update Attachment 3 - Alaska Pricing Table to inlcude Other Than Certif ied Cost and Pricing Data on the Pricing Data Sheet.

3. Change DFARS 252.215-7010 from Reference to Full Text to add language at 252.215-7010(d)(4).

4. Extend RFP Proposal Submission date and time to 09 July 2025 at 12:00 PM CST.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

Y 1 9

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 02-Jul-2025

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 HTC71125RC001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Mar-2025

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

02-Jul-2025

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

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HTC71125RC001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 52.212-1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO

OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES 3 Jun 2025

FAR 52.212-1 Paragraph (a) is tailored to read as follows:

(a) 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).

FAR 52.212-1 Paragraph (b) is tailored to read as follows:

(b) Submission of offers. Electronic copies of each volume shall be submitted through email to tyler.r.gilmore2.civ@mail.mil, nicole.i.blanson.civ@mail.mil, and barbara.l.wolf11.civ@mail.mil. Hard copy and facsimile proposals will NOT be accepted. Proposal submissions shall not exceed 20 mb per email. Offerors may split proposal files across multiple emails due to file size, in which case offers shall numerically label emails stating the sequential number of the individual email and the total number of emails for the submission in each message (e.g., “1 of 2”; “2 of 2”). The Government will make all reasonable attempts to promptly confirm proposal receipt and accessibility. If the offeror fails to obtain confirmation of receipt and accessibility within two business days of proposal submission, the offeror should assume the Government did not receive the proposal and contact the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. In determining whether an electronic proposal is late, the Contracting Officer will refer to FAR 15.208(b)(1)(i) and seek information as to whether the proposal was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals. Therefore, in order to ensure electronic receipt by the Government, the offeror should submit the proposal not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the submission deadline and request confirmation of receipt from Barbara Wolf, Contracting Officer or Tyler Gilmore/Nicole Blanson, Contract Specialists.

(1) through (11) remain unchanged.

(12) is added and reads as follows:

(12) The Government requires the services identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this solicitation. Offerors are to submit a proposal to provide the services identified in the PWS in accordance with the instructions herein.

(i) General Information

(A) 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 requirements but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their company or experience and will use this information to evaluate the offer.

(B) Offerors shall submit their proposals in four separate volumes as identified below:

Volume I: Business Proposal Volume II: Technical Proposal Volume III: Past Performance Information Volume IV: Price Proposal

(C) Each volume shall include a cover page including Offeror name, title of the proposals, volume number, and solicitation number.

(D) The contract will be awarded pursuant to FAR 15.101-1 and will be awarded on a best value basis in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified herein.

(E) Page Limitations: Proposals shall be submitted electronically and formatted on 8 ½ by 11-inch paper with no less than one-inch margins on all sides. Page limits are inclusive of any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphs. The cover page and any tables of contents are excluded from the page limitation.

Additionally, any table of exhibits, glossary, or cross reference compliance matrix utilized will be excluded from the page limitation. All pages shall be numbered. The font shall be Times New Roman and no smaller than 12-point except for headers, footers, figures, tables, and diagrams, where smaller point Times New Roman font is acceptable as long as it is easily legible. Pages exceeding the page limitation will be deleted/removed from the proposal prior to evaluation and will not be considered during the evaluation process.

(F) By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm is capable of performing all the requirements specified in the solicitation. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

(ii) Volume I – Business Proposal: Offerors are required to comply with the following format and content requirements for their Business Proposal.

(A) Solicitation/Contract Form. Offerors shall complete the SF Form 1449, blocks 12, 17a and 30a, b, and

c. Block 17a should include the offeror’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

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 contract terms and conditions and PWS requirements. To be eligible for award, the contractor is required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of offer submission and at time of contract award.

(B) Block 17b. Check this block if the offeror’s remittance address is different, identify the remittance address in the proposal, and ensure this address matches the address in SAM.gov.

(C) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if any): Return one signed copy of each amendment.

(D) For the prime and any principal subcontractor(s) provide the company/division’s street address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and CAGE code. A principal subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement.

(E) Complete and submit the Attachment 5, RFP Offeror Information Sheet, identifying individuals who are authorized to negotiate and sign documents on the behalf of the carrier.

(F) Complete and submit Attachment 6, Basic Eligibility, and submit supporting documentation to validate air carrier status. Submit information which documents: (1) the offeror is a certified U.S. or Foreign Flagged air carrier (e.g., Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/foreign Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Operations Specification (OpSpecs) or foreign equivalent) for the aircraft/services required; and (2) the offeror does or does not have approval from the Commercial Aircraft Review Board (CARB) to participate in the DoD Air Transportation Program. (Note: In accordance with

(IAW) the Fly America Act (49 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 40118), priority of award will go to a U.S.-flag air carrier unless an exception applies.)

(G) Complete and submit Attachment 9, “12 Month Experience” using the SAMPLE row as an example.

This Attachment 9 will be used to determine aircraft suitability to meet requirements.

(H) IAW FAR 4.1102(a), Representations and Certifications shall be submitted online using https://www.sam.gov where available OR may be submitted with your contract documentation.

Failure to do so will result in your proposal being found non-compliant with the solicitation. The following provisions require your input and must be included with your proposal if they are not in your SAM record.

• FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunication and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) (NOTE: FAR 52.204-24 only needs to be completed if FAR 52.204-26 is not completed in SAM.gov, or if the Offeror represents it “will” provide or “does” use covered telecommunications equipment in FAR 52.204- 26.)

• FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018)

• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Reps & Certs – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004) with Alternate I (Feb 2024)

• FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation (Jun

2020) (NOTE: Offerors representing as a "foreign person" must also submit an IRS Form W-14.)

• DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (May 2021) (NOTE:

DFARS 252.204-7017 only needs to be completed if DFARS 252.204-7016 is not completed in SAM.gov, or if the Offeror represents it “does” provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services in DFARS 252.204-7016.)

(I) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7019 requires the Offeror to verify that summary level scores of a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (i.e., no more than three years old) have been posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for each covered contractor information system. As this contract is expected to involve Covered Defense Information, a Basic Assessment shall be completed and uploaded to SPRS.

(iii) Volume II – Technical Proposal (The Technical Proposal shall not exceed 10 pages. The RFP Attachment 2, Aircraft Identification Sheet and Sample Schedule are separate Technical Proposal documents that do not count against the Technical Proposal page limitation).

(A) Technical Approach. Offeror shall provide specific, detailed, and complete information to fully demonstrate that the Offeror possesses sufficient understanding of and capability to meet the performance requirements outlined in the PWS, as established by the technical subfactors identified in Addendum to FAR 52.212-2. The Offeror’s proposed technical approach must clearly describe the techniques, procedures, and programs the Offeror will utilize to meet the performance requirements.

(B) Offeror shall complete Attachment 2, Aircraft Identification Sheet, indicating which DoD CARB approved aircraft will be used to perform the requirement.

(C) Offeror shall provide a Sample Schedule as a separate Technical Proposal document that clearly describes the ability to provide transportation as detailed in PWS paragraph 2.7.1. (to/from PAED to PASY only) and paragraph 4, as identified in Table 1 and Table 2. The samples must include the ferry leg to/from the Offeror-proposed basing location.

(iv) Volume III – Past Performance Proposal (Shall not exceed 6 pages; Attachment 4, Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs), do not count against page limitations).

(A) The Government will evaluate past performance to assess the Offeror’s probability of meeting the RFP requirements. This evaluation considers the Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying the services that meet the contract requirements. The recency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the offeror’s performance shall be considered. These are combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror.

(B) Past Performance References. The Offeror shall submit no more than three past performance references from different contracts or efforts by the Offeror, its affiliate, subsidiary, key personnel, or subcontractor has performed which are similar to the scope and complexity of services described in this RFP. If an affiliate, subsidiary, key personnel, or subcontractor is offered as part of the proposal for the completion of this contract, then the Offeror must demonstrate in their proposal how the resources of the subsidiary, affiliate, key personnel, or subcontractor will affect the successful completion of the current solicitation. This includes work for commercial customers, DoD, other Federal agencies, and subcontracts that are similar to the Government requirements. Additionally, Offerors shall provide the following for each reference submitted.

• Contract Name/Title, Contract Number and Task Order Number, as applicable

• Contracting Officer or Contract Manager’s Name, Email, and phone number

• Name and address of the contracting activity (buying and administrative)

• Contracting Officer’s Representative Name, Email, and phone number

• Contract Type (Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, IDIQ, etc.)

• Annual Dollar Value and Total Lifecycle Contract Value (including option years)

• Performance Period – Base Year and number of Option Years

• Brief description of work performed and how it is relevant to this effort

• Type of aircraft used

The Government may contact these references to verify information and/or obtain additional information.

(C) PPQ. The Government will evaluate the quality and extent of the Offeror’s past performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to use information submitted by the Offeror and other sources, such as the other Government offices and commercial sources to assess past performance. The offeror shall send out a PPQ (Attachment 4, Past Performance Questionnaire) for each past performance contract reference identified. The responsibility to send out the PPQs rests solely with the Offeror; it shall not be delegated to any other entity. Once the questionnaires are completed, the information therein shall be considered source selection sensitive and shall not be released to the Offeror. The PPQs shall be sent directly to the Government from the respondent (i.e., past performance reference POC) via email. The evaluation of past performance information will consider the past performance information regarding key personnel, principal subcontractor(s), subsidiary(ies) or affiliate(s) that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the acquisition. Completed PPQs shall be received by the proposal due date referenced in the solicitation in order to be considered part of the past performance information.

(v) Volume IV – Price Proposal (No page limitation.)

(A) Offerors shall submit proposed pricing in Attachment 3, RFP Pricing Table, in Microsoft Excel format.

(B) Offerors shall provide other than certified cost or pricing data in the “Pricing Data” Sheet of Attachment 3 in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7010(d)(4).

FAR 52.212-1 Paragraph (c) is tailored to read as follows:

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

FAR 52.212-1 Paragraph (e) is tailored to read as follows:

(e) Multiple offers. Multiple offers with identical Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) codes shall be excluded from consideration.

FAR 52.212-1 Paragraph (l)(7) is added and reads as follows:

(l)(7) Debriefings may be provided in writing, orally, or in person, at the Government’s discretion.

252.215-7010 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND DATA OTHER THAN

CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (MAY 2024)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Market prices means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors.

Non-Government sales means sales of the supplies or services to non-Governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes.

Relevant sales data means information provided by an offeror on sales of the same or similar items that can be used to establish price reasonableness taking into consideration the age, volume, and nature of the transactions (including any related discounts, refunds, rebates, offsets, or other adjustments).

Sufficient non-Government sales means relevant sales data that reflects market pricing and contains enough information to make adjustments covered by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii)(B).

Uncertified cost data means the subset of “data other than certified cost or pricing data” (see FAR 2.101) that relates to cost.

(b) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data.

(1) In lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, the Offeror may submit a written request for exception by submitting the information described in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this provision. The Contracting Officer may require additional supporting information, but only to the extent necessary to determine whether an exception should be granted and whether the price is fair and reasonable.

(i) Exception for prices set by law or regulation--Identification of the law or regulation establishing the prices offered. If the prices are controlled under law by periodic rulings, reviews, or similar actions of a governmental body, attach a copy of the controlling document, unless it was previously submitted to the contracting office.

(ii) Commercial product or commercial service exception. For a commercial product or commercial service exception, the Offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information that is adequate for determining commerciality and evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition, including prices at which the same product or service or similar products or services have been sold in the commercial market. Such information shall include--

(A) For products or services previously determined to be commercial, the contract number and military department, defense agency, or other DoD component that rendered such determination, and if available, a Government point of contact;

(B) For subsystems of a major weapon system and components and spare parts of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system that have not previously been determined to be commercial--

(1) The comparable commercial product the Offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities;

(2) A comparison between the physical characteristics and functionality of the comparable commercial product and the subsystem, component, or spare part, including--

(i) For products under paragraph (3)(i) of the “commercial product” definition at FAR 2.101, a description of the modification and documentation to support that the modification is customarily available in the marketplace; or

(ii) For products under paragraph (3)(ii) of the “commercial product” definition at FAR 2.101, a detailed description of the modification and detailed technical data to demonstrate that the modification is minor (e.g., information on production processes and material differences); and

(3) The national stock number (NSN) for the comparable commercial product, if one is assigned, and the NSN for the subsystem, component, or spare part, if one is assigned; or

(4) If the Offeror does not sell a comparable commercial product to the general public or nongovernmental entities for purposes other than government purposes, the Offeror shall--

(i) Notify the Contracting Officer in writing that it does not sell such a comparable product; and

(ii) Provide the Contracting Officer with a comparison of the physical characteristics and functionality of the most comparable commercial product in the commercial market.

(C) For items priced based on a catalog--

(1) A copy of or identification of the Offeror's current catalog showing the price for that item; and

(2) If the catalog pricing provided with this proposal is not consistent with all relevant sales data, a detailed description of differences or inconsistencies between or among the relevant sales data, the proposed price, and the catalog price (including any related discounts, refunds, rebates, offsets, or other adjustments);

(D) For items priced based on market pricing, a description of the nature of the commercial market, the methodology used to establish a market price, and all relevant sales data. The description shall be adequate to permit the DoD to verify the accuracy of the description;

(E) For items included on an active Federal Supply Service Multiple Award Schedule contract, proof that an exception has been granted for the schedule item; or

(F) For items provided by nontraditional defense contractors, a statement that the entity is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the 1-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1502 and the regulations implementing such section.

(c) Requirements for certified cost or pricing data. If the Offeror is not granted an exception from the requirement to submit certified cost or pricing data, the following applies:

(1) The Offeror shall prepare and submit certified cost or pricing data and supporting attachments in accordance with the instructions contained in Table 15-2 of FAR 15.408, which is incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as though it were inserted here in full text. The instructions in Table 15-2 are incorporated as a mandatory format to be used in any resultant contract, unless the Contracting Officer and the Offeror agree to a different format and change this provision to use Alternate I.

(2) As soon as practicable after agreement on price, but before contract award (except for unpriced actions such as letter contracts), the Offeror shall submit a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, as prescribed by FAR 15.406- 2.

(3) The Offeror is responsible for determining whether a subcontractor qualifies for an exception from the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data on the basis of adequate price competition, i.e., two or more responsible offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government's expressed requirement in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(c)(1)(i).

(d) Requirements for data other than certified cost or pricing data.

(1) Data other than certified cost or pricing data submitted in accordance with this provision shall include the minimum information necessary to permit a determination that the proposed price is fair and reasonable, to include the requirements in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 215.402(a)(i), 215.404-1(b), and 234.7002(e).

(2) In cases in which uncertified cost data is required, the information shall be provided in the form in which it is regularly maintained by the Offeror or prospective subcontractor in its business operations.

(3) If the Offeror redacts data that identifies the customer (see DFARS 234.7002(e)(2)), then the Offeror shall include, for each sale, the following signed statement with the data submitted:

“By submission of this data, the Offeror [Offeror insert company name ] certifies that the customer was [Offeror insert one or more of the following as applicable: a government customer; a commercial customer purchasing the same or similar product for governmental purposes (e.g., Federal, state, local, or foreign government); or a commercial customer purchasing the same or similar product for a commercial, mixed, or unknown purpose ].”

(4) The Offeror shall provide information described as follows: For CLIN x001, Offeror shall use the “Pricing Data” sheet in Attachment 3 – Alaska Pricing Table to indicate the pricing elements used to calculate the total proposed unit price in the base year for each respective CLIN. This includes identification of the pricing element (e.g. salaries, insurance, etc.), its contribution to the total proposed unit price in USD ($), and any comments or explanation necessary to define or clarify the pricing element (see examples in Attachment 3). Alternatively, Offeror may submit this information in a format regularly utilized or maintained in its pricing development, provided the information submitted fully identifies the underlying pricing elements of, and their contribution to, the total proposed unit price for CLINs x001.

(5) Within 10 days of a written request from the Contracting Officer for additional information to permit an adequate evaluation of the proposed price in accordance with FAR 15.403-3 or DFARS 234.7002(e), the Offeror shall provide either the requested information, or a written explanation for the inability to fully comply.

(6) Subcontract price evaluation.

(i) Offerors shall obtain from subcontractors the minimum information necessary to support a determination of price reasonableness, as described in FAR part 15 and DFARS part 215.

(ii) No cost data may be required from a prospective subcontractor in any case in which there are sufficient non- Government sales of the same item to establish reasonableness of price.

(iii) If the Offeror relies on relevant sales data for similar items to determine the price is reasonable, the Offeror shall obtain only that technical information necessary--

(A) To support the conclusion that items are technically similar; and

(B) To explain any technical differences that account for variances between the proposed prices and the sales data presented.

(End of provision)

(End of Summary of Changes)