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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Professional Services Acquisition Unit

Intelligence Analysts Support Services for the

Laboratory Intelligence Unit

RFP # 15F06725R0000245

May 13, 2025

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FINANCE DIVISION

PROCUREMENT SECTION

DATE: 05/13/2025

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 15F06725R0000245

All Interested Parties, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would like to invite your company to submit a proposal for this acquisition as outlined in the accompanying Request for Proposal.

This solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 15.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being conducted under full and open competition. The Government intends to award a non-personal service, firm fixed-price contract with a base plus four (4) option years.

• NAICS Code: 541611

• PSC: R423

All proposals shall be submitted by email to the attention of the Contracting Specialist, Derek Sampson at dsampson@fbi.gov and the Contracting Officer, Stevon Walker at swalker4@fbi.gov. The deadline for submission is 1:00 pm CT on 12 June 2025. Ensure “RFP 15F06725R0000245 Intelligence Analysts Support Services” appears in the subject line of ALL emails regarding this solicitation.

The anticipated schedule of events is:

Release Date: 13 May 2025 Questions due to the FBI: 20 May 2025 FBI Answers disseminated: 23 May 2025 Final Proposal due to the FBI: 12 June 2025

Sincerely, Stevon Walker Contracting Officer Professional Service Acquisition Unit Procurement Section Finance & Facilities Division mailto:dsampson@fbi.gov mailto:swalker4@fbi.gov

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/INTRODUCTION

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory Intelligence Unit (LIU) has a requirement to provide timely, all-source strategic, tactical, and raw intelligence and investigative leads related to laboratory exploitation to support FBI and United States Intelligence Community (USIC) customers.

This contract will provide trained intelligence analysts to respond to requests for information from the US Government and partner agencies, producing intelligence products for dissemination to the USIC and foreign partners and helping to identify potential leads for FBI investigations.

Contract Type The Government anticipates awarding a single firm fixed-price (FFP) contract with one 12-month base year and four 12-month option years. All options may be exercised by the Government unilaterally and are contingent on the availability of fiscal funding, continuation of need, and satisfactory performance.

Small Business Set-Aside This requirement is being solicited as a total small business set-aside.

NAICS Code and PSC The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The PSC is R423, Support- Professional: Intelligence.

Clearances Intelligence Analysts working on this contract will require a Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Incumbent Contract The incumbent for this effort is Amentum Services, Inc. under BPA Call 15F06720F0003317.

Place of Performance FBI Laboratory at 4946 Fowler Rd, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898.

Period of Performance (PoP) The period of performance for the requirement is as follows. The actual dates of performance will be established once the Contracting Officer (CO) makes an award.

Base Period: 30-Sep-2025 - 29-Sep-2026 Option Period 1: 30-Sep-2026 - 29-Sep-2027 Option Period 2: 30-Sep-2027 - 29-Sep-2028 Option Period 3: 30-Sep-2028 - 29-Sep-2029 Option Period 4: 30-Sep-2029 - 29-Sep-2030 Option Period 5 (6-month extension): 30-Sep-2030 - 29-Mar-2031

FAR Clause 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) applies if deemed necessary by the Government.

Availably of Funds The Government's obligation is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available for award. As such, no contract will be awarded until funds are made available.

1.0 SCOPE

Offerors shall provide qualified personnel to provide operational intelligence services to support LIU as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment A). The Government anticipates awarding a single firm fixed-price (FFP) contract with one 12-month base year and four 12-month option years.

2.0 BACKGROUND

The FBI Laboratory Division provides forensic exploitation of evidence collected in support of criminal and national security investigations. LIU provides forensic exploitation analyses to address FBI and USIC requirements.

The Laboratory Division has recovered and seized improvised explosives devices (IEDs) and related materials from the DoD for forensic and technical analysis in support of the ongoing war on terrorism.

In December 2004, the FBI’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) was formally established in Huntsville, AL and given the mission of forensically and technically exploiting for evidentiary, investigative and intelligence purposes IEDs used by terrorists.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

The objective of this action is to procure intelligence analyst support services to support LIU’s mission.

4.0 REQUIREMENTS

This is a non-personal services contract. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over contractor employees performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. If at any time the government is not happy with the services of employees or subcontractors, the contractor must replace them within 30 days. The SOW outlines the full scope and requirements of this contract.

5.0 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) STRUCTURE

CLIN PoP Labor Category (LCAT) # of Positions Total Cost

0001 Base Year Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

1001 Option Year 1 Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

2001 Option Year 2 Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

3001 Option Year 3 Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

4001 Option Year 4 Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

5001 6-Month Extension Intelligence Analyst II

Intelligence Analyst III

GRAND TOTAL CLINS: $

6.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

See SF-1449 for additional terms and conditions.

7.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• FBI-0002 Classified Contracts – Contract Security Requirements (Full text contained in SF-1449).

• Contractor Project Manager (CPM) – The contractor shall provide a CPM who shall be responsible for the performance of the work under this contract. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act on behalf of the contractor when the CPM is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The CPM, or alternate, shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CPM, or alternate, shall be available between 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

8.0 HOURS OF OPERATION

The Contractor’s normal workday will be eight (8) work hours a day plus a mandatory 30-minute lunch within the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Core work hours are 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Flexibility within the normal workday shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

9.0 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide monthly status reports to the CO and the COR. The format will be agreed to by the Contractor and COR at the start of performance, but the contents shall contain the following, at a minimum: Staffing Summary, Hours and Labor performed, Current Management and Administrative problems, and Action items.

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the following deliverables:

DELIVERABLE TITLE DELIVERABLE DATE FORMAT DELIVERY METHOD

Kickoff Meeting NLT1 30 days after award virtual MS Teams, Skype, etc.

Monthly Status Reports NLT 15th day of the following Month by close of business .pdf email

Monthly Financial Report NLT 15th day of the following Month by close of business .xlsx email

1 NLT – No later than

10.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Contractor shall receive direction/guidance from the CO and COR assigned to execute this contract.

11.0 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE - FAR 52.246-4 and 52.246-6

The Inspection and Acceptance of all services rendered under this contract shall be performed at the FBI’s facilities by the COR in accordance with FAR clauses 52.246-4 and 52.246-6. The Government reserves the right to conduct any inspection and test deemed reasonably necessary to assure that the services provided conform in all respects to the specified requirements. Services not in conformance with contractual requirements will be promptly rejected and notice of rejection (as well as appropriate instructions) will be provided to the Contractor.

11.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO)

The CO is the appointed authority to bind the Government to the extent of the authority delegated.

Directions that will modify the scope, schedule, terms and conditions, funding, or any other action that may modify the order and/or option periods as originally entered into with the Government must be provided by the CO.

This contract will be administered by:

Name: Stevon Walker Title: Contracting Officer Email: swalker4@fbi.gov

11.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The COR assigned cognizance of this contract is:

Name: TBD Title: Contracting Officer Representative Email: TBD

The COR is the primary representative of the Contracting Officer authorized to provide technical direction on contract performance. Individuals other than the COR may be authorized to provide technical direction at the approval of the COR or Contracting Officer. The COR is responsible, as applicable, for:

• Receiving all deliverables, inspecting, and accepting the services performed under this contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

• Providing direction to the contractor to clarify any requirements necessary to accomplish the contractual scope of work.

• Evaluating performance and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment.

• Ensuring the Contractor only submits invoices against positions that are fully staffed.

The COR does not have the authority to alter the contractor’s obligations under the contract, and/or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or cost of the contract. If as a result of technical discussions, if it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the scope of work, the Contracting Officer shall review and issue any such changes, via a contract modification. The performance of work required herein shall be subject to the technical direction of the cognizant POC or his designee with respect to the Contractor which fills in details, suggests possible lines of inquiry, or otherwise supplements the scope of work.

Technical direction provided by other approved representatives is limited to the following:

• Technical direction includes direction to the contractor which assists the contract in accomplishing the services outlined in the contract; comments on and approval of reports or other deliverables; and direction within scope of the contract.

• The COR does not have the authority to issue technical direction which institutes additional work outside the scope for the contract; constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause; causes an increase or decrease in the estimated cost of the contract; alters the period of performance; or changes any of the other express terms and conditions of the contract.

“Technical direction” must be confined to the general scope of work set forth herein and shall not constitute a new assignment, nor supersede or modify any other clause of this contract. To be valid, technical direction:

1. Must be issued in writing consistent with the general scope of work set forth in the contract.

2. Shall not change the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications incorporated into this contract.

3. Shall not constitute a basis for extension to the contract delivery schedule or contract price.

The COR is authorized to:

1. Act as a liaison and to coordinate contractor/government activities.

2. Arrange for and coordinate the use of government resources (personnel, space, documents, etc.).

3. Provide technical guidance in the performance of the contract.

4. Receive, review, and approve progress reports, selected invoices, and final reports or other functions of a technical nature.

The authority to officially reject performance is expressly reserved for the Contracting Officer. The COR does not have the authority to alter the Contractor’s obligations under the contract; direct changes that fall within the purview of the clause entitled “Changes” or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or price of the contract. If as a result of technical discussions, it is necessary to modify the contract or SOW, the Contracting Officer shall issue such changes in writing.

12.0 FBI SECURITY REGULATIONS

On a case-by-case basis, personnel and their sub-contractors assigned to this contract shall have Secret Security Clearance at time of contract award and must be able to maintain the clearance while employed under this contract. All contractor personnel that require unescorted access to FBI facilities will have a Secret clearance, and work under this contract will be Law Enforcement Sensitive or higher classification.

13.0 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) under FAR Subpart 15.2. The Government will strictly enforce all instruction requirements. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the Offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. The Offeror is required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Exceptions to terms and conditions will render the Offeror ineligible for award.

All proposals shall be submitted by email to the attention of the Contracting Specialist, Derek Sampson at dsampson@fbi.gov and the Contracting Officer, Stevon Walker at swalker4@fbi.gov. The deadline for submission is 1:00 pm CT on 12 June 2025. Ensure “RFP 15F06725R0000245 Intelligence Analysts Support Services” appears in the subject line of ALL emails regarding this solicitation.

Proposals shall be prepared as set forth in the table in the below.

NAME VOL FORMAT NAMING CONVENTION PAGE LIMIT

Cover Letter/SF-1449 N/A .pdf Cover_Letter_Company Name N/A

Factor 1 – Security I .pdf Vol_1_Security_Company Name 10

Factor 2 – Technical II .pdf Vol_2_Technical_Company Name 20

Factor 3 – Management III .pdf Vol_3_Management_Company Name 25

Factor 4 – Past Performance IV .pdf Vol_4_Past Performance_Company Name 10

Factor 5 – Price V .xlsx Vol_5_Price_Company Name N/A

• Page Limitations and Format. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in evaluation of the proposal. Pages shall be single spaced and numbered. The text size shall be Times New Roman in a font size of 12 point. Use 1-inch margins on the top and bottom and 3/4-inch side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. Tables, charts, graphs, and figures, if used, shall be Times New Roman in a font size of 9 point. They shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 8.5 x 11 inches in size. Each Volume shall include a cover page with company name and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and title of volume. Cover pages do not count against page limit.

• Cross Referencing. To the greatest extent possible, each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with a minimum of cross referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation which is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

• Indexing. Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents, at the beginning of the volume, to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Indexing does not count against the page limit.

• Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms, placed at the end of the volume, used with an explanation for each.

Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volume.

• File Names and Extensions. File shall be named according to the proposal structure table above, replacing “Company Name” with the Offeror’s name.

• Cover Letter. The Offeror shall include the following information on the cover letter:

Offeror’s Name and Address Offeror’s SAM Unique Entity ID, and CAGE Code GSA Contract Number Date of Submission Solicitation Name and Number Statement that the Proposal is valid for 180 days

Single Point of contact and one alternate for all matters concerning the proposal, including the following:

o Name o Title o Telephone Number o Email Address

NOTE: Offerors shall also submit the SF-1449 with their cover letter.

14.0 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Nov 2021)

The government intends to make an award based on a best value to the Government. The following Factors will be used for evaluation:

1. Technical Capability

2. Management Approach

3. Security

4. Past Performance

5. Price

14.1 FACTOR 1 – SECURITY

The Security submission shall include the following:

• Proof of an Active Facility Clearance. PLEASE NOTE: AN INTERIM FACILITY

CLEARANCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

• The Offeror’s security processes for personnel security, including management of clearances.

• The Offeror’s practices for access to, control of, and storage of classified material.

• Description of processes and procedures that will be applied to the requirements of this submission.

• The Offeror’s willingness to participate in the Contractor Polygraph Program.

• Describe the assumptions on which the contractor based the security proposal. The security evaluation shall consider the Offeror’s understanding of the security regulatory environment as applied to FBI’s requirements.

14.2 FACTOR 2 – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

The Offeror’s compliance with the minimum mandatory technical requirements to the extent specified in the RFP will be evaluated. The Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate its overall understanding and ability to perform the specific work requirements identified in the SOW. Proposals shall describe, in detail, its approach and organizational experience (as a “prime”, “as a “sub”, or as a “team”) in performing the tasks outlined in the SOW. The Technical Volume must not contain price information.

14.3 FACTOR 3 – MANAGEMENT APPROACH

The Management Approach shall include the following:

• Approach to managing its workforce in an integrated work environment where the workforce is composed of FBI, other government agency, and contractor personnel from one or more vendors. Offeror shall provide descriptions of the management structure, processes, and procedures to be used to plan, monitor, and control operations. The Offeror shall describe how it will manage and allocate personnel and provide employee oversight. In addition, the Offeror shall provide their approach to identifying and resolving problems and issues.

• Comprehensive Staffing Plan for the labor category identified in the SOW. The plan shall address the strategy for recruitment and retention of cleared resources to continually provide the necessary support to meet requirements. The plan should address how the method of verifying and validating applicant’s education, training, and experience used to satisfy requirements prior to placement on the contract to ensure all minimum qualifications are met. The plan should also address the Offeror’s process for filling vacancies.

14.4 FACTOR 4 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Using the attached Past Performance Information Sheet (Attachment B) and the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment C), provide two (2) relevant Past Performance experiences or contracts awarded within the past five (5) years providing support similar in contract type, scope, breadth, technical complexity, requirements, dollar value, and experience as a prime contractor. If the Offeror has experience providing similar support to Government agencies (Federal, State, or Local), this is preferred. This Volume may include experience narratives with each Questionnaire, through which the Offeror describes the work performed and applies its relevance to this requirement. These narratives are not to exceed two (2) pages each. Offerors who do not have 2 examples of past performance must affirmatively state such in the past performance volume.

14.4.1 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SHEET (PPIS)

The two (2) contracts shall meet the recency requirement as defined in Section 14.4.4.

Offerors shall demonstrate how its past performance meets the relevancy definition in Section

14.4.5. PPI sheets shall contain a description of the past performance by specific contract. The Offeror shall also provide a brief narrative describing the relevance of each contract to the proposed acquisition. The Government is not bound by the Offeror’s opinion on relevancy.

The Offeror shall include current and accurate contact information for at least two (2) points of contact (POC) for each contract listed on a PPI sheet. If necessary, the Government may contact the POCs to verify the information provided in the PPIS (Attachment B) or completed in the Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) (Attachment C). The identified POCs for each contract should be familiar with the Offeror’s recent and relevance past performance. A list of typical POCs may include the following (or commercial equivalents):

a. Contracting Officer

b. Contract Administrator with direct oversight of contractor performance

c. Contracting Officer’s Representative

d. Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

e. Quality Assurance Evaluator

f. Program/Project Manager, or equivalent

14.4.2 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTS

The Contractor shall provide all available Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs) for the contracts submitted in addition to the PPI sheets. CPARs evaluations are excluded from the page limitations.

14.4.3 PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (PPQ)

Information provided on the PPQs assists the evaluation team in determining the performance confidence assessment. The Offeror is responsible for, not later than 10 days prior to proposal due date, sending Attachment C to respondents listed in the PPI who will subsequently complete and submit information to the Government to be received by the proposal due date. The Offeror shall fill out the PPQ consistent with the PPQ instructions and then forward the entire questionnaire to the POCs listed in the PPI (Attachment B) for completion. Once the POCs complete the PPQs, the information contained therein shall be considered source selection sensitive and shall not be released to the Offeror.

The Offeror shall instruct each of the POCs to email the completed PPQs directly to the Contracting Specialist, Derek Sampson at dsampson@fbi.gov and the Contracting Officer, Stevon Walker at swalker4@fbi.gov in accordance with the instructions at Attachment B.

The instructions in Attachment C also provide the naming convention that shall be utilized by the respondent. The Government reserves the right to contact these sources if they do not submit responses by the RFP closing date and consider them in making a performance confidence assessment.

14.4.4 RECENCY

The Offeror shall submit PPI on contracts for recent work performed during the five-year period preceding the date of RFP release. If any part of the performance falls within the above timeframe, the contract in its entirety may be considered for past performance.

14.4.5 RELEVANCY

The Offeror shall submit information on relevant projects as it pertains to past performance information is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, and contract type.

14.4.6 QUALITY

The quality assessment is an evaluation that determines how well the Vendor performed on recent and relevant past contracts. The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the Past Performance factor evaluation. A quality assessment will only be conducted against the Offeror’s contracts assessed as recent and at least somewhat relevant. The Offeror shall provide PPQs to the POCs listed in the PPI. The POCs shall provide the PPQs directly to the Contracting Specialist, Derek Sampson at dsampson@fbi.gov and the Contracting Officer, Stevon Walker at swalker4@fbi.gov in accordance with the instructions at Attachment C.

14.5 FACTOR 5 – PRICE

The Offeror must provide a price proposal for the services being considered under this contract for the base period and all option periods, including the 6-month extension at FAR Clause 52.217-8. Offerors shall utilize the Pricing Template (Attachment D) for the price proposal and submit in MS Excel format in accordance with the instructions embedded in the template. Offerors must also provide mailto:dsampson@fbi.gov mailto:swalker4@fbi.gov pricing on the SF-1449 and provide a signature where required by an authorized representative of the Offeror’s organization.

15.0 EVALUATION FACTORS AND RELEVANT ORDER

The Government will evaluate all Offerors to ensure they have an active TS FCL, which will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. If an Offeror does not have an active TS FCL at the time of quote submission, their quote will not be evaluated and will be deemed ineligible for award.

The Government will evaluate all quotations submitted by an Offeror who has an active TS FCL in accordance with the five (5) non-price factors, to include applicable sub-factors, and the price as stated in this RFQ. The Government will make an integrated assessment of the four (4) non-price evaluation factors described below which are listed in descending order of importance and when combined are significantly more important than Price.

• Factor 1 – Security

• Factor 2 – Technical

• Factor 3 – Management

• Factor 4 – Past Performance

• Factor 5 – Price

15.1 FACTOR 1 – SECURITY

The Security submission will be evaluated on a pass or fail rating system. Failure to receive a passing rating for this factor will disqualify the proposal package from competing for this requirement. The security proposal will be evaluated for the following:

Rating Description

Pass Offeror possesses a TS FCL at time of quote submittal.

Fail Offeror does not possess a TS FCL at time of quote submittal.

15.2 FACTOR 2 – TECHNICAL

The Technical submission will be evaluated using the following confidence rating system:

Rating Description

High Confidence

The Government has high confidence that the Offeror understands the requirements, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention.

Some Confidence The Government has some confidence that the Offeror understands the requirements, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.

Low Confidence The Government has low confidence that the Offeror understands the requirements, proposes a sound approach, or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention

15.3 FACTOR 3 – MANAGEMENT

The Management submission will be evaluated using the confidence rating system at 15.2.

15.4 FACTOR 4 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Based on the Recency, Relevancy, and Quality ratings assessed for the past performance references provided, an overall Pass/Fail/or Neutral (as defined at Table 3) will be assessed for each Offeror (see Note 1 below).

Rating Description

Pass At least three PPQs exhibit recent and relevant past experience with an overall rating of at least satisfactory in most categories rated by the reference.

Fail The Vendor has received the overall rating of unsatisfactory on two or more PPQs.

Neutral The Vendor has no relevant experience or no available experience to review, or the Offeror did not meet the description under the “Pass” rating.

Note 1: In the case of an Offeror without a record of recent and relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Instead, the Offeror will receive a “Neutral Confidence” rating.

However, a record of “Satisfactory” or “Relevant” will be considered more advantageous to the Government than a record of “Neutral Confidence.”

15.5 FACTOR 5 – PRICE

The Price factor will not receive a rating. The Government will conduct price analysis on the total evaluated price to determine if the proposed price is fair and reasonable. The Offeror shall submit a completed Pricing Template (Attachment D) with its best rate(s) and any proposed discounts. The total contract price for the contract shall consist of the base year plus the four (4) option years. Offerors are encouraged to provide their best pricing with their initial submission as the Government intends to award on initial submission.

The Government will evaluate its Option to Extend Services under FAR clause 52.217-8 by adding 50 percent of the Offeror’s proposed cost/price for option period 4 to the total proposed cost/price for the effort. Offerors are only required to price the base period and option periods. Offerors shall not submit a price for the extension under 52.217-8. The Government may choose to exercise the extension of services at the end of the last period of services utilizing the rates of that performance period.

16.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

A contract will be awarded to the Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR and whose proposal represents the “best value” to the Government. The Government may award to a higher priced Offeror if their proposal represents the overall “Best Value” to the Government.

17.0 USE OF CONTRACTORS IN PROPOSAL EVALUATIONS

Offerors are advised that the Government is supported by non-government acquisition specialists, provided by Hive Group, LLC, who assist the Government in procurement actions. All proposal information may be available to these non-government acquisition specialists; however, non-government acquisition specialists will not evaluate proposals or be part of the evaluation board. All non-government acquisition specialists have signed non-disclosure agreements.

Due to the nature of the work performed by non-government acquisition specialists, Hive Group, LLC is prohibited from competing on or being awarded any FBI requirement other than those placed against the Procurement Support Services (PSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). By submitting a proposal, the Offeror understands all proposal information may be accessible to non-government acquisition specialists.

18.0 ATTACHMENTS

• Attachment A – Statement of Work

• Attachment B – Past Performance Information Sheet

• Attachment C – Past Performance Questionnaire

• Attachment D – Pricing Template

• Attachment E – Proposal Question and Answer Form

• Attachment F – Resume Template

• Attachment G – SF1449 - 15F06725R0000245

• Attachment H – Acquisition Risk Questionnaire and Key Management Personnel List

14.5 Factor 5 – Price