Amendment I.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

Deletion of subparagraph G under section II paragraph C w ithin clause 52.212-1 and extend offer due date from 31 October 2025 to 14 November 2025.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 11

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 29-Oct-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 M0026325R1005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Oct-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

29-Oct-2025

CODE

REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE

ATTN: CAPT ZACHARY KEENER

P. O. BOX 5069

PARRIS ISLAND SC 29905

M00263 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

M0026325R1005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 31-Oct-2025 04:00 PM to 14-Nov-2025 04:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. General Information. The Regional Contracting Office, Parris Island (RCO-PI) intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five (5) year ordering period.

(1) The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions, if the Contracting Officer determines that discussions are necessary. Offerors are cautioned to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that their proposal contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete in all respects.

(2) Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement.

Unnecessary elaboration or presentations beyond what is sufficient to present a complete and effective solution are not desired and may be construed as a lack of understanding of the requirement.

(3) Proposals must be prepared in accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the offeror’s submission being determined unacceptable and ineligible for award. Each offeror’s submission shall be screened by the Contracting Officer (KO) upon receipt to ensure completeness and compliance with the instructions contained in this solicitation.

B. Confidential Information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the Government for copies of contract qualifications and proposals submitted to federal agencies. If an offeror’s submissions contain information that he/she believes should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain “trade secrets and commercial or financial information” (see, e.g., 5 U.S.C. § 552), the offeror should mark those submissions as set forth in the following manner:

The following notice should be placed on the title page: “Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the submitter to be privileged or confidential trade secrets or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Material considered privileged or confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s) _______.”

Each individual item considered privileged or confidential under FOIA should be marked with the following notice:

“The data or information is considered confidential or privileged, and is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.”

C. Communication Procedures. The Contracting Officer (KO) and the Contract Specialist are the points of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns to the KO and the Contract Specialist. Written requests for http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+5USC552 clarification may be sent to the KO and Contract Specialist via email. Email is the preferred method of communication.

Contracting Officer’s name: Kacy Mohead Phone: 843-228-2188 Email address: Kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

Contract Specialist’s Name: Captain Keener, Zachary Phone: 843-228-2129 Email: zachary.e.keener.mil@usmc.mil

D. Questions and Answers. Solicitation information and amendments will be posted to Sam.gov. Offerors may e-mail written questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via the Contract Specialist Capt Zach Keener and copy the Contracting Officer, Kacy M. Mohead. The Government will answer questions received up to ten (10) days after release of the solicitation and will provide responses to interested parties via an amendment to the solicitation. Questions received after that time may not be answered.

NOTE: Your subject line should read “RFP # M00263-25-R-0005 Sales Force Training – QUESTIONS, insert contractor name and contact information.”

mailto:Kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

II. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Submission. The proposal must be received in its entirety via email to the Points of Contact mentioned below by the date and time specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449.

Note: Offerors must ensure that attachments do not exceed 5 MB; offerors with attachments larger than 5 MB must split their response into multiple emails to meet the 5 MB attachment limitation.

Points of Contact:

Captain Keener, Zachary 843-228-2129, zachary.e.keener.mil@usmc.mil Kacy M. Mohead 843-228-2188, kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

Offerors shall prepare their proposal as set forth in the table below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in the table, and shall be within the required page limits and in the number of copies as specified in the table. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the paragraphs noted in the table.

Note: All material in excess of the page limits or that lack or do not comply with the following proposal preparation instructions will not be considered or evaluated.

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the proposal evaluation process, all offerors must comply with the instructions for proposal format and content. Proposals that do not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and may render the offeror ineligible for award. Clarity, completeness, and conciseness are essential.

B. Organization and Page Limits. The proposal shall be accompanied by both an Executive Summary and a Letter of Transmittal. The Executive Summary shall include a top-level summation of the offeror’s proposal and provide a point of contact that is responsible for the offeror’s proposal. The Letter of Transmittal shall identify all enclosures being transmitted, and shall include no other information. The Executive Summary, Letter of Transmittal, cover letter, table of contents, table of figures, list of tables and glossary of abbreviations and acronyms have page count limitations, as stated below. Proposals shall be submitted to the Government in three (3) separate volumes as set forth below. Offerors are cautioned to observe the page limits stated below. All volumes are required to address the applicable information in full. For any part of a proposal that exceeds stated page limits, the Government will only consider the number of pages stated, beginning with the first page of that volume or part. For example, if an offeror submits a technical capability proposal (volume II) that has a Part A that is 30 pages long, the Government will only evaluate the first 20 pages.

Table: Volumes/Page Limits

VOLUME DESCRIPTION PAGE

LIMITS

NUMBER OF

ELECTRONIC COPIES

I Completed RFP, Executive Summary, etc. 235 1-EMAIL II Technical Capability Proposal 1-EMAIL II – Part A Quality and Content of Curriculum Material 20 1-EMAIL II – Part B Management, Development, and Review of Curriculum

Instruction

15 1-EMAIL

II – Part C SAMPLE Course Materials N/A 1-EMAIL II – Part D Management and Communication Plan 5 1-EMAIL III Past Performance 10 1-EMAIL IV Price N/A 1-EMAIL

C. Proposal Format. In addition to the page limitations set forth above, proposals shall comply with the following format:

Proposal shall not have company markings on any pages contained within the proposal aside from the first page.

mailto:kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

a. Print should be no smaller than a font size of 12 Arial or Times New Roman Font and should be on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper. No less than one inch margins at the top, bottom, left, and right side of each page will be used. Charts, graphs, or spreadsheets may be on fold-out pages, but must fold within the page size specified and will count as one page. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required.

b. Each page within a section shall be numbered consecutively. The page limitation includes any drawings, diagrams, or illustrations.

c. Proposals shall contain a header or footer in single-spaced typed lines with the RFP number included on each page.

d. Graphics and drawings must be clear and legible, and must use a font size no smaller than 11.

e. Each page containing proprietary information should be so marked.

f. 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.

Where the offeror finds it necessary to restate or repeat something that has already been stated elsewhere in the proposal, the offeror shall refer back to the initial discussion and identify its exact location within the proposal.

g. No hyperlinks or external materials are permitted. Electronic content should utilize .doc, .pdf, .xls and .jpg formats to the degree possible.

h. By submission of a proposal on electronic media, the offeror must ensure that the submission is readable, in the format specified in the solicitation, and has been verified as free of computer viruses. Prior to any evaluation, the Government will check all files for viruses and ensure that all information is readable.

i. The offeror must ensure that:

(1) The electronic copies of its proposal submitted in response to the solicitation are identical;

(2) It has verified that the electronic proposals are free of computer viruses using standard commercial anti-virus software.

j. A proposal that fails to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (2) above may be subject to interception or delay at Governmental electronic communications portals. This interception or delay may result in the proposal being lost, deleted, destroyed, or forwarded in such a manner that the proposal arrives at the target destination past the time and date of the deadline for submission established in the solicitation. In the event that a proposal is lost, deleted, or destroyed due to the offeror's failure to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) above, such proposal will be considered to have never been delivered to the Government. In the event that a proposal is delayed due to the offeror's failure to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) above, the proposal will be treated as late in accordance with the provision of this solicitation entitled Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals, FAR 52.212-1(f).

No proposals or submitted materials will be returned to the offeror. All originals will be made part of the official contract file. Copies of the proposal submitted by the awardee may be retained for contract administration purposes.

III. VOLUME I – COMPLETED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Volume I shall include following:

(1) Completed and signed RFP: The offeror shall complete the “Signature of Offeror/Contractor” part of the Standard Form 1449 in Block 30a, b, and c and include a Proposal Table of Contents. Completed and signed RFP shall also include the following:

• Offer is valid for 120 days from date specified for receipt of offers;

• No exception to any Terms and Conditions has been taken, or if so, clearly cited. Please note any exceptions taken to the RFP will render the proposal deficient and unacceptable to the Government for award;

• Must acknowledge all amendments to the RFP;

• Complete any applicable representations and certifications in accordance with provision 52.212-3

Offerors Representations and Certifications (Commercial Items) of the RFP;

• Sign offer with all proposed prices;

• Organizational Conflict of Interest (See FAR 2.101) - Disclose any potential or actual organizational conflicts of interest (OCI’s) that your company (to include subcontractors) may have with the requirements of the PWS/Solicitation. Include a description of the OCI(s) and the action(s) taken, if any, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the OCI’s. A negative response is required;

and

• Technical data and software documentation to be delivered with other than unlimited rights using the format provided under DFARS 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions. If none, state so.

(2) Letter of Intent: (3 pages) The offeror shall submit any letters of intent, as applicable. The Government recognizes that the offeror may team with other contractors to meet the requirements of the solicitation. The Government will evaluate the offeror and its first-tier subcontractors or Joint Venture Agreement as a whole when a signed Teaming Agreement, Letter of Intent, or Joint Venture Agreement committing all parties to performance under this contract is submitted. If the proposal is comprised of a subcontractor/teaming arrangement, the offeror shall provide a brief summary of each company to include: the full company name, address, point of contact, current phone number, and a description of services to be performed under this contract. However, limit each summary to 1 page per company or subcontractor.

(3) Executive Summary: (5 pages)The offeror shall include a top-level summation of the offeror’s proposal and provide a point of contact that is responsible for the offeror’s proposal.

(4) Letter of Transmission: (3 pages) The offeror shall identify the solicitation number, corporate principal submitting the offer, corporate principal authorized to conduct negotiations on behalf of the offeror, key points of contact within the company (e.g. contracts, pricing, technical), and a summary of the material content (to include identifying all subcontractors).

(5) Cover Letter: (1 page) The cover letter should be bound in each volume, clearly marked as to volume number, title, solicitation number, and the offeror’s CAGE number.

(6) Table of Contents: (3 pages) The offeror shall address those areas pertinent to the proposal’s material organization and providing traceability from the offeror’s proposal to the Performance Work Statement (PWS), the evaluation criteria, and to other solicitation sections as necessary.

IV. VOLUME II TECHNICAL CAPABILITY PROPOSAL:

PART A – QUALITY AND CONTENT OF CURRICULUM MATERIAL

PART B – MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND REVIEW OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION

PART C – SAMPLE COURSE MATERIALS

PART D – MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PLAN

Volume II Part A shall be limited to 20 pages total and shall address only the Quality and Content of Curriculum Material, Volume II Part B shall be limited to 15 pages total and shall address only the Management, Development, and Review of Curriculum Instruction, Volume II Part C has no page limitation and shall provide a sample of the material and organizational content the prospective offeror will provide throughout the life of the contract. Volume II Part D shall be limited to 5 pages and shall address only the Management and Communication Plan. Ensure the following is included and limitations are adhered to:

Proposals shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The proposal may not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements and objectives, but rather must provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the requirements as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information present in the offeror’s proposal.

Each offeror will be assessed based on the merits of the offeror’s proposal in response to the requirements of this solicitation. Responses will be evaluated against the criteria set forth in the tailored information provided in the evaluation factors for award at 52.212-2 of the solicitation. The offeror’s proposal shall provide correlative responses to the paragraphs in the PWS as well as Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award of this Solicitation. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology the company will use to accomplish/satisfy the requirements.

The Offeror shall identify performance objectives that can be accomplished by their technical approach, and describe the benefits and advantages of that approach. The Offeror shall also illustrate the roles of staff and team resources to execute the intended strategy. The discussion must provide the evaluation panel with sufficient confidence that the Offeror has the capacity to support the identified mission areas, understands the priorities and emerging issues within those areas, and can execute a comprehensive approach that ensures quality performance and use of staff resources to meet PWS objectives to execute the intended strategy.

PART A: Quality and Content of Curriculum Material

Within Part A, of the Technical Capability Proposal each offeror shall clearly articulate and demonstrate their ability to satisfy all the requirements outlined in sections C.2, C.4, and C.5 of the PWS. Additionally, each offeror shall demonstrate a sound understanding of the technical knowledge needed to provide quality course material content specific to sales and military recruiting. In addition to course material content the offeror shall describe its ability to produce/print the quantities required in this solicitation, and describe the quality of the types of material that will be provided during the life of the contract. Each offeror shall demonstrate its ability to provide quality instructional material suitable to be administered by Marine Corps instructors.

PART B: Management, Development, and Review of Curriculum Instruction

Within Part B, of the Technical Capability Proposal each offeror shall clearly articulate and demonstrate their ability to satisfy all the requirements outlined in sections C.2, C.6, C.7, C.8, C.9, C.10, and C.13 of the PWS. Additionally, the offeror shall demonstrate the knowledge of military recruiting and the training of military recruiters and application of that knowledge by personnel in order to successfully facilitate MCRC’s recruiting mission. The contractor shall demonstrate its ability to:

(1) Create, review, and revise instructional materials, including review and revision of existing instruction, doctrinal documents, and manuals, to include e-reader content (Adobe Captivate is recommended). Offeror shall identify commercial e-learning authoring software proposed;

(2) Create, produce and implement professional video productions to support instructional materials or as standalone supplements; and

(3) Develop written and performance tests and course critique instruments to evaluate student progress in acquiring skills and knowledge of instructional material.

PART C: Sample Course Materials

Each Offeror shall provide a sample of course materials that will be provided throughout the life of the contract.

The sample materials provided shall be a facilitator kit for the Recruiting Management Course (RMC) discussed at section C.5.8 and described at C.4.1 of the PWS, which best illustrates the range of learning activities and techniques necessary to satisfy the course material requirements of the awarded contract. See pages 58-62 of attachment (1), for specific print specifications for the RMC facilitator kit. Also see attachment (3) (exhibits A-S) which provide branding, labeling, layout, etc., to be used in creating the sample facilitator kit.

The sample shall include work examples that highlight a wide range of course designs and layouts. It shall reflect how the prospective contractor can adapt to different learning approaches and integrate a variety of learning activities and graphic design elements to immerse and engage the audience. Show us your strong writing skills.

Grammar, punctuation, and carefully crafted content are essential. Include a brief explanation of the resources used and how long it took you to complete it.

Include case studies or samples that offer a different angle of your skills, talents, and experience.

Show us that you can work with a diverse range of subject matters and technologies. Include work samples that showcase your technical skills and prove your knowledge in practice.

Part D: Management and Communication Plan

Within Part D, of the Technical Capability Proposal each offeror shall clearly articulate and demonstrate their ability to satisfy all the requirements outlined in section C.15 of the PWS. Additionally, each offeror shall identify by name, the proposed program manager as well as the individual’s education level and experience by providing the resume of a current employee of the offeror who will serve as Program Manager. Failure to provide the resume or providing a resume that does not clearly demonstrate that the Program Manager meets the requirements of this solicitation will be deemed a failure to conform to the requirements of the solicitation, and the offeror’s proposal may receive no further consideration. The resume shall not count against the page limitations in part II.B., above.

The offeror shall demonstrate the availability and degree of commitment of personnel proposed to support the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Offerors shall describe how their plan for managing this contract/task orders will be efficient, responsive, and flexible in meeting PWS requirements. Address how the Offeror will effectively manage a potential large number of task orders with varying complexities. Address how the Offeror will effectively manage employees and if applicable, interface with subcontractors.

Offerors shall describe their communications plan for interfacing with Government individuals at the contract and at the task order level. Offerors shall address their proposed internal process for responding to task order requests, which must demonstrate an ability to turn around task order requests quickly and begin performance.

V. VOLUME III - PAST PERFORMANCE

Volume III shall be limited to 10 pages total and shall address only Past Performance. Ensure the following is included and limitations are adhered to:

Instructions: Offerors are requested to provide information on up to three (3) previous Government contracts whose effort is recent and relevant to the effort required by this solicitation. If the offeror has not had three (3) Government contracts within the last five (5) years, information on recent and relevant subcontracts and/or commercial contracts may be submitted. Past Performance information submitted for the Prime Offeror for this effort may be considered more relevant than Past Performance information for proposed subcontractors.

(1) The requested past performance information shall be provided in a separate volume labeled “Volume III –

Past Performance.” A summary page shall be provided describing the role of the offeror and each teaming partner, if applicable (nature of work, criticality of work, and percentage of overall work).

(2) All references provided must be both Relevant and Recent to be considered.

Relevant: Emphasis should be placed on requirements similar to the requirements set forth in the PWS and anything that the offeror considers pertinent in demonstrating its ability to perform the proposed effort. Keep in mind that relevance will be evaluated as per the addendum to FAR 52.212-2.

Recent: For all submittals, the performance on efforts identified shall be restricted to those with complete or ongoing effort during the past five (5) years from the issuance date of this solicitation. Include the following fields for each reference at a minimum:

a. Customer/Agency;

b. Contract/Task Order number;

c. Contract type;

d. Program name;

e. Total contract value;

f. Description of work performed / relevance to this task, provided in ‘bullet’ format. Clearly describe the relevance of the effort to the work proposed by that entity;

g. Names / telephone numbers / e-mail for the Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer’s

Representative (ensure information is current);

h. Period of Performance; and

i. Address any challenges/problem/issues, if applicable.

(3) If problems were encountered during the performance of the identified contracts, provide evidence of the offeror’s ability to isolate the root causes of problems and include a description of programs or actions taken to resolve those causes. Problems not addressed by the offeror but found by the Government during the evaluation of the information in this volume will be assumed to still exist. Note: In the case of Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), if your input has already been provided and the rationale/circumstances have not changed, DO NOT repeat them here.

VI. VOLUME IV – PRICE

There is no page limit for this volume. The digital copy of the Price Volume shall, at a minimum, include a completed Microsoft Excel spreadsheet of proposed prices (attachment (6) to this RFP) for all Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs) and (SubCLINs) as applicable. The offeror’s prices in attachment 6 must correspond to the prices listed under the CLINs and SubCLINs at section B of the RFP. The Price information shall not appear anywhere in any of the other respective Volumes. The requested Price Volume information shall be provided in a separate volume “Volume IV - Price.”

The Offeror shall submit its price proposal in the following format:

Offeror shall propose a firm fixed price for each CLIN and subCLIN. Submit all prices to the whole penny.

The prices proposed will be the prices that the Government will evaluate.

(End of Summary of Changes)