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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 extend the offer due date/local time to 12 February 2014, 11:00 AM, EST. Block 8 of the SF-1449 and Section L-5.5.1 are updated to reflect this. The due date for submission of Past Performance Questionnaires is extended to the same date and time. Section L-6.3.3.2 is updated to reflect this.

The extension is being made due to the volume of Prospective Offeror questions received and recent inclement w eather that closed Government offices in the National Capital Region for multiple days, thereby extending the time needed to respond. Prospective Offeror questions and Government responses, as w ell as an Amendment that w ill address additional changes to the Solicitation, are anticipated to be published on or about 31 January 2014.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 14

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 23-Jan-2014

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 M00264-14-R-0005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Dec-2013

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

23-Jan-2014

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COMMANDING GENERAL - REG CON OFFICE NCR

2010 HENDERSON RD

COHEE, WAYNE

QUANTICO VA 22134

M00264 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 03-Feb-2014 11:00 AM to 12-Feb-2014 11:00 AM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L–1 OMBUDSMAN

L-1.1 An Ombudsman has been established for this procurement. The role of the Ombudsman is to provide contractors and other interested parties a conduit to address issues of impropriety on the part of Government officials and other concerns not suitable for a more open forum.

Offerors may contact the Ombudsman directly at the number below:

Ombudsman’s Name: Mr. Paul Lauro Phone Number: (703) 784-0169 E-mail address: paul.lauro@usmc.mil

L-2 SPECIAL NOTICE TO OFFERORS

L-2.1 The Government may evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions.

Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

L-2.2 Failure to submit any of the information requested by this solicitation may be cause for unfavorable consideration.

L-2.3 Upon receipt, all proposals become Government property.

L–3 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

L-3.1 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” [5 USC§552(b)(4)], the offeror should mark its submissions in the following manner:

L-3.2 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) _______.”

L-3.3 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.”

L–4 SOLICITATION RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

L–4.1 GENERAL

L–4.1.1 Each offeror shall submit documentation illustrating its approach for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Proposals must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluation of the offeror’s proposal against the evaluation criteria. Also, this documentation shall cover all aspects of this solicitation and include the offeror’s approach for integration and program management activities. Proposals must clearly demonstrate how the offeror intends to accomplish the project and must include convincing rationale and substantiation of all claims. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete effective response to the solicitation are not desired.

L–4.1.2 The offerors shall describe their proposals, through the use of graphs, charts, diagrams and narrative, in sufficient detail for the Government to understand and evaluate the nature of the approach. In its evaluation, the Government will consider the degree of substantiation of the proposed approaches in the proposal volumes and in response to any discussions if held.

L–4.1.3 Proposals must be prepared in accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the offeror’s submission being determined to be unacceptable and ineligible for award. Each offeror’s submission shall be screened by the Contracting Officer or a designee upon receipt to ensure completeness and compliance with the instructions contained in the solicitation.

L–4.1.4 All correspondence in conjunction with this solicitation should be directed to the Government Contracting Officer identified below:

Mr. Wayne Cohee Phone Number: 703-432-8384 Fax Number: 703-784-3547 E-mail address: wayne.cohee@usmc.mil

L–5 PROPOSAL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS

L–5.1 The proposal shall be accompanied by a cover letter (letter of transmittal) prepared on the company’s letterhead stationery. The cover letter (letter of transmittal) shall identify all enclosures being transmitted and shall be used only to transmit the proposal and shall include no other information. The first or title page shall be in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, paragraph (c)(2). The following are further descriptions of the information that shall be provided with the proposal.

Volume Section L Reference

CD

Copies

Paper Copies

Page Limit

I. Technical Volume, includes Letter of Introduction; Table of Contents; Compliance Matrix; Technical Capability; Management Capability; Past Performance; Small Business Participation Plan

L–6.3 1 Original plus 1 copies

II. Business Volume, includes Formal Offer Letter, SF33, and Section B Pricing, Small Business Participation Plan; Subcontracting Plan

L–7 1 Original plus 1 copies

L–5.2 Page Limitations

L–5.2.1 The cover letter, title page, table of contents, table of figures, list of tables and glossary of abbreviations & acronyms do not count against page count limitations. Proposal contents that exceed the stated page limitations will be removed from the proposal by the Contracting Officer, prior to turning the proposal over to the Government evaluation teams, and will not be considered in the evaluation.

L–5.3 Format

L-5.3.1 Text shall be single-spaced, on 8½” x 11” paper (except as specifically noted), with a minimum one-inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. A page printed on both sides shall be counted as two (2) pages. Submission as double-sided printing/copying on recycled paper is encouraged. Offerors may use 11” x 17” sized fold-out pages for tables, charts, graphs, or pictures that cannot be legibly presented on 8½” x 11” paper. An 11” x 17” is a two-sheet equivalent (with regards to the page count limitations). Print shall be of a minimum 12-point font size or a maximum 10 characters per inch spacing. Bolding, underlining, and italics may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis. Graphic presentations, including tables, while not subject to the same font size and spacing requirements, shall have spacing and text that is easily readable. Headers/Footers – ensure the company name and solicitation number are included on each page.

L–5.3.2 Each volume in the proposal shall include a copy of the cover letter (letter of transmittal), title page and table of contents. The table of contents shall list sections, subsections and page numbers. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used. Each acronym used shall be spelled out in the text the first time it appears in each proposal volume.

L–5.3.3 In addition to the paper copies identified above, the offeror shall submit all proposal information on a CD. Text and graphics portions of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2000. Data submitted in spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel 2000 and cells unlocked. In case of conflict between the paper copy and the electronic copy of the proposals submitted, the paper copy shall take precedence.

L–5.3.4 Each volume shall be bound separately. CDs shall be “read-only” CDs formatted for Microsoft Windows NT with one exception, one of the Volume II Cost disks shall be in read-or-write format with spreadsheets unlinked to any other spreadsheets or other files and unlocked.

The other copy may contain links, but only to documents and spreadsheets that have been submitted as part of the proposal.

L-5.3.5 Offeror’s registered with the Department of Labor’s National-Pre-Award Registry shall provide their company name and address they are registered under. If the Offeror is not registered, they will need to provide the following information as an attachment to Volume I - Technical Volume.

The Offerors must provide the following information:

(i) Name, address, and telephone number of the prospective contractor and of any corporate affiliate at which work is to be performed.

(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of each proposed first-tier subcontractor with a proposed subcontract estimated at $10 million or more.

(iii) Information as to whether the contractor and first-tier subcontractors have previously held any Government contracts or subcontracts.

L–5.4 Submission Address. The proposals and all copies shall be sent or hand-carried, and must be received prior to the closing date and time, to the address and POC shown below:

Wayne Cohee Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region

2010 Henderson Road (Br. A) Marine Corps Base (MCB)

Quantico, VA 22134

L–5.5 Submission Due Dates

L–5.5.1 Offers must be received prior to 12 February 2014, 11:00 AM, EST. Late submissions will not be accepted.

L–5.6 Restriction of Disclosure/Proprietary Information

L–5.6.1 If the offeror wishes to restrict the disclosure or use of its proposal, use the legend permitted by FAR 52.215-1(e). Individual subcontractor/vendor proprietary information may be submitted via separate binders/CDs. The information contained in these binders/CDs must be referenced (by binder title, page and section number as appropriate) within the main proposal where the information would have been included if it were not subcontractor/vendor proprietary.

The information in these separate binders/CDs is subject to all other requirements of the RFP and must be well-marked to clearly indicate any special handling instructions.

L–5.7 Cross Referencing

L–5.7.1 Each volume, other than the Cost volume, shall be written to the greatest extent possible on a stand-alone basis so that its content may be evaluated with a minimum of cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Cross-referencing within a proposal volume is permitted where its use would conserve space without impairing clarity. Hyperlinking of cross-references is permissible. Information required for proposal evaluation, which is not found in its designated volume or cross-referenced, is assumed omitted from the proposal.

L–5.8 Submission of Proposal on Electronic Media

L–5.8.1 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. In the event that any files are defective (unreadable), the Government may only evaluate the readable electronic files. Further, if defective (unreadable) media renders a significant deficiency in the offeror’s proposal, the Government may consider the proposal incomplete and not consider such proposals for further evaluation.

L–5.8.2 The offeror must ensure that:

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

(2) It has verified that its electronic media proposal is readable on the hardware and software operating system format specified below:

MS Office/MS Project

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

L–5.8.3 A proposal that fails to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (1)-(3) above may be subject to interception or delay at Governmental electronic communications portals. This interception or delay may result in the proposal being lost, 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 or destroyed due to the offeror’ s failure to conform to the requirements of paragraphs (1)-(3) 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)-

(3) above, the proposal will be treated as late in accordance with FAR 15.208 - Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals.

L–6 COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE

L–6.1 Solicitation information and amendments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov.

L–6.2 Offerors may e-mail written questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via the Contracting Officer, Wayne Cohee, at: wayne.cohee@usmc.mil. The Government will answer questions received up to 13 January 2014, 11:00 AM, EST and will provide responses to interested parties via an amendment to the solicitation, which will be posted to the FBO website. Questions received after this date may not be answered. Only proposals submitted in accordance with Section L-5 entitled “Proposal Volume Requirements” of this solicitation will be accepted.

L-6.3 Evaluation Factors

L-6.3.1 Factor 1: Technical Capability

L-6.3.1.1 The technical capability factor indicates, for each offeror, the merit or excellence of the work to be performed or product to be delivered. The offeror shall provide written support qualifying stated abilities, to include organizational defined processes, application of labor categories, approach to staying abreast of innovative technologies and adopting them where appropriate, as well as abilities to apply “best practices” from the field. Information must be precise, factual, current, detailed and complete. Offerors must not assume that the evaluation team is aware of their company abilities, capabilities, plans, facilities, organization or any other pertinent fact that is important to the accomplishment of the work.

Core competency in technical operations research services is defined as the ability to execute or support the execution of all aspects of conducting studies that relate to the nature, theory, preparation, and conduct of warfighting. Proposals shall describe the offeror’s capabilities and core competencies relative to technical operations research services. Offerors shall identify and discuss risk factors and issues throughout the proposal where they are relevant, and describe their approach to managing these risks. Proposals must address how the broad spectrum of support requirements of the PWS will be managed in a coherent, integrated manner that will meet each of the requirements defined in the PWS and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort in leveraging capabilities and expertise across tasks. Additionally, the proposal should demonstrate the offeror’s expert approach and any exceptional capabilities in performing the elements of the requirements set forth in the PWS.

L–6.3.2 Factor 2: Management Capability

L-6.3.2.1 The offeror shall describe its management and business approaches to coordinate, perform, integrate, control, and accomplish the requirements of the PWS through the life of the contract. The offeror’s proposal shall describe how the offeror will allocate resources to task orders and provide responsive, high quality support services. The offeror’s proposal shall identify any risks associated with its approach and actions to be taken to mitigate that risk. The offeror’s proposal shall include:

a) A complete and comprehensive description of the organizational structure shall be provided. The offeror shall address management organization and processes. While the minimum qualifications of the various labor categories are specified in the PWS, offerors are allowed to propose qualifications that exceed the specified minimums, and these will be evaluated on the extent that the proposed qualifications exceed the minimum requirements.The team matrix of prime and subcontractor companies shall be identified and complementary and synergistic capabilities highlighted. Subcontractor letters of intent shall be provided to document business relationships. Proposed key personnel shall be identified with roles defined in terms of the management construct.

The offeror will provide written support of key personnel billets by the submittal of resumes associated with those billets. Resumes should address individual expertise for the key personnel (PM) proposed to include experience working on similar projects, training and certifications, and experience on Government / offeror teams. The Government expects that individuals / resumes identified at time of proposal, and if awarded, that the individuals identified will be available at time of contract or task order award. Other than key personnel resumes are encouraged to provide further substantiation of team strengths. Letter of Commitment shall be provided to document good faith intent.

b) The offeror shall provide an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation /Cross Teaming Plan. The offeror shall propose how they intend to identify any potential OCI as defined in FAR Part 9.5 that may arise for the prime and any team members/subcontractors for any task order in the performance of this contract. The offeror shall provide a plan to avoid, neutralize or mitigate potential conflicts.

Specifically, the plan shall address preventing the existence of conflicting roles that might bias a contractor’s judgment. The offeror shall deliver the OCI Mitigation Cross Teaming Plan to be evaluated as part of the proposal. Since this plan will become an attachment to the contract upon award, it must comply with all aspects of the OCI clause in Section I. Offerors must ensure their plans address all potential conflicts between this effort and all other current and generally known future efforts.

c) The offeror shall disclose all cross-teaming arrangements. Cross-teaming arrangements include a prime offeror that intends to participate as a subcontractor/team member with another prime offeror, or team member/subcontractor that intends to subcontract/team with more than one prime contractor. If the prime offeror and teaming partners/subcontractors have no cross-teaming arrangements, so state that in the proposal. If a team member/subcontractor plans to participate as a prime, team member or subcontract on another team, or if a Prime offeror intends to participate as both a prime, and as a team member/subcontractor, all teaming member participants must mitigate against any appearance of conflict of interest or restraint of competition. The offeror shall provide a plan to avoid, neutralize or mitigate conflict of interest and maintain strong competition. These mitigation plans must be identified with all proposals affected by the multiple related participants. The offeror shall deliver the OCI Mitigation Cross Teaming Plan to be evaluated as part of the proposal. Since this plan will become an attachment to the contract upon award, it must comply with all aspects of this solicitation.

L-6.3.3 Factor 3: Past Performance

L-6.3.3.1 The proposal shall address the quality of an offeror’s recent and relevant past performance based on the input received from the offeror, its references and other reliable sources contacted by the Government. Offerors that have no record of past performance (i.e.

new businesses) must submit a signed and dated statement to that effect. If an offeror submits a certification statement and the Government has no information available regarding the offeror’s past performance, that offeror will receive an Unknown Confidence (Neutral) rating (i.e. the offeror is evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably) for past performance. Offerors are advised that any contract reference submission that is not relevant will receive a neutral rating for that contract reference in Past Performance. The offeror will provide at least three (3) references demonstrating relevant past performance involving the quality of performing the same or similar services within the last three (3) years.

Include the following fields:

Customer;

Contract/Task Order Number;

Program name;

Period of Performance’ Contract type;

Total contract value;

Identification of any Key Staff involved who will be assigned to this contract;

Names/Telephone numbers/e-mail for the PCO and COR/TOM.

L–6.3.3.2 In addition, offerors should provide the enclosed Past Performance Questionnaire to the same three (3) or more previous references. The references should e-mail the form directly to the RCO-NCR at the address provided on the form on or before 12 February 2014, 11:00

AM, EST.

L–6.3.3.3 The Government may request additional past performance information from others using the Past Performance questionnaire. The Government may also use other information such as CPARS/PPIRS/FAPIIS data available from Government sources to evaluate an offeror’s past performance. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the offeror.

L–7 Business Volume

L–7.1 Factor 4: Small Business Participation Plan: All Offerors must complete and submit the Small Business Participation Plan.

L-7.1.1 Offerors must provide a Small Business Participation Plan proposing their goals for this solicitation to include Small Business Participation. This plan shall include an overall goal which shall be accomplished through collective small business participation from any type of small business or sub-category small business. A large business can achieve the goals through subcontracting, while a Small Business can achieve the goals through its own performance/participation as a prime without having to subcontract. The current Government agency goals/target percentages are below:

FY 13 Projections USMC Quantico Regional Contracting Office (RCO)

Category Target (Percentage) Total U.S. -------------------------------- Small Business 26% Small Disadvantaged Business

15%

Woman-Owned Small Business

5%

Service-Disabled Vet Small Bus

8%

HUBZone Small Business 1%

L-7.1.2 The work performed directly by a small business prime offeror will be evaluated as Small Business Participation. A small business is NOT required to subcontract out any portion of the work. This factor gives the small businesses the opportunity to indicate that they will meet small business participation through self-performance, or, in addition to any subcontracting to small businesses. This Small Business Participation Plan is required to be submitted for evaluation of this factor.

L-7.1.3 All offerors at a minimum are required to submit a Small Business Participation Plan individually addressing the following areas:

(1) The extent to which Small Business firms are specifically identified in quotes;

(2) The extent of commitment to Small Business firms (enforceable commitments, such as established relationships, will be weighted more heavily than non-enforceable ones);

(3) The complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

(4) The extent of utilization of Small Business firms on prior contracts;

(5) The evaluation will be based on the total contract dollar value, the Offerors propose in terms of small business participation.

(6) The extent of participation of Small Business concerns in terms of the value of the total acquisition and the extent of which the offeror provides detailed explanations and supporting documentation of the proposed participation percentages, or lack thereof, for this acquisition. Offerors proposed goals are to be filled-in as provided below:

(a) Prime Contractor type of business (check all that apply):

( ) Large ( ) Small (also check type of small business) ( ) Small Non-Disadvantaged Business ( ) Small Disadvantaged Business* ( ) Woman-Owned Small Business ** ( ) HUB Zone Small Business ( ) Veteran Owned Small Business ( ) Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business

(b) Total Contract Value (including options): $______________

(c) Dollar Value of your participation as a prime contractor: $____________

(d) Dollar value and percentage of the total contract value of subcontractors planned for:

Business Category Dollar Value Percentage of Total Contract Value

Large Small Non-Disadvantaged Small Disadvantaged* Total Small Small Woman Owned Small Hub zone Small Veteran Owned Small Service Disabled Veteran Owned

*Note: Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HCBU/Mis) are considered as disadvantaged and should not be broken out separately.

Each percentage above shall be accompanied by detailed supporting documentation in the Small Business Participation Plan regarding individual commitments.

The sum of the dollar values and percentages of Small Non-Disadvantaged and Small Disadvantaged should equal the entries for the Total Small. However, the sum of all the percentages need not equal 100% since the prime is not included and individual subcontractors may be counted towards more than one category.

(e) List the principal supplies/services (be specific) to be subcontracted to:

Business Category Name of Company Type of Service/Supply Large Small Non-Disadvantaged Small Disadvantaged** Total Small Small Woman Owned Small Hub zone Small Veteran Owned Small Service Disabled Veteran Owned

(f) Prior Performance Information: Provide any information substantiating the Offeror’s history of utilizing small business on past contracts. For large business, include INDIVIDUAL SUBCONTRACTING REPORT (IRS) formerly SF 294 and SUMMARY SUBCONTRACT REPORT (SSR) formerly SF 295 information for government contracts with these reporting requirements for the last three (3) years. If offeror has had no contract in the last three (3) years with these reporting requirements, a statement to that effect must be included. For large and small businesses, provide descriptive information for all small business categories. Any information concerning long-term relationships with small business subcontractors, such as mentor-protégé relationships, should be provided.

(g) Extent of Commitment: Provide documentation regarding enforceable commitments to utilize any small business category, as defined in FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs, as subcontractors.

L-7.2 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (NOT an Evaluation Factor): Separate from the Small Business Participation Plan, large business offerors must submit a Subcontracting Plan as required under FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be reviewed, but is not considered to be an Evaluation Factor. Large businesses shall ensure the Subcontracting Plan adequately responds to each of the required elements of FAR 52.219-9(d) paragraphs (1) through (11). In accordance with FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan Requirements, small businesses are exempt from having to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

In the Subcontracting Plan, offerors must demonstrate their commitment to engage firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. The offeror’ s proposed plan must engage small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged women-owned, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses with the maximum subcontracting opportunities practicable under this requirement. Large businesses are required to ensure that the commitments in the Subcontracting Plan are comparative to the commitments established in the Small Business Participation Plan.

Large Businesses Subcontracting plans will be reviewed to determine if the offeror shall be eligible for award based on the acceptability of the proposed subcontracting plan.

(a) The Subcontracting Plan will be reviewed based on the extent to which such firms, adequately responds to each of the required elements of FAR 52.219-9(d) a paragraph (1) through (11).

(b) As defined in FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs, are specifically identified in proposal, such as, Small Business, HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business (including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Owned Small Businesses), Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

(c) Subcontracting Plan must present the maximum practicable opportunity for subcontracting in line with the current agency goals. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan. The current agency goals are as provided in Table 1 below.

Current Agency Goals

Business Status Percentage

Small Business (SB) 26%

Small Disadvantaged Business 8(a) Participant (SDB/8(a)) 15%

Service Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 8%

Women-owned Small Business (WOSB) 5%

Hub Zone 1%

Table 1

(d) Large businesses - Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan shall make the offeror ineligible for award of a contract. (FAR 52.219-9)

L–7.3 The offerors shall address, at a minimum, all facets of the non-technical aspects of the offer, including a Formal Offer letter. Provide prices corresponding to the CLINs in Section B of the solicitation, to include labor categories and labor rates (material documentation) for your firm fixed pricing. There is a 25 page limit for Business volume II.

L-7.4 Factor 5: Price

L-7.4.1 Offerors are required to provide prices for the base period and both option periods.

The prices for all option items will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options. The U.S. Government makes no guarantee that the option years will be exercised. It will be the U.S. Government’s unilateral right to exercise the option years.

L-7.4.2 Offerors should note that FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services clause is included in this Solicitation. The Government will evaluate this potential option to extend services by adding fifty percent (50%) of the offeror’s final option period price to the offeror’s total evaluated price. Offerors are notified that the Government may choose to use the Option to Extend Services clause at the completion of any performance period.

The price for the exercise of any portion of the available six months will be derived from the prices in effect at the end of the current performance period. Offeror’s pricing should reflect the potential exercise of the Extension of Services option at FAR 21.217-8, Option to Extend Services, keeping in mind that this solicitation is competitive and should reflect the offeror’s most competitive price and terms.

L-7.4.3 The government may accept other than the lowest priced offeror if the perceived benefits of the higher priced offeror is deemed to merit the higher price. Prospective Offerors are forewarned that an offer meeting solicitation requirements with the lowest evaluated price may not be selected if award to a higher evaluated, higher priced Offeror is determined to be most advantageous to the government.

L-7.4.4 The price proposal shall include an unprotected and unlocked Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with formulas intact to show mathematical operations. Offerors shall provide CLIN pricing to include supporting documentation that includes labor categories, labor rates, and labor hours provided by the Government for an average study.

L-7.4.5 The Contracting Officer shall perform a price proposal analysis to determine fair and reasonable pricing in accordance with FAR Part 15.305.

L-7.4.6 For Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001, entitled “Labor” for the base period and each subsequent option period respectively, the offeror shall provide a lump sum, Firm Fixed Price for the labor portion of an average study. An average study has a duration of 10.5 months and consists of the following labor categories and hours:

Labor Category Average Hours Per Study Program Manager 110 Project Manager 1150 Senior Operations Research Analyst

Senior Analyst 137 Research Analyst 137 Analyst 388 Cost Analyst 45 Technical Research Assistant

Editor/Technical Writer 33 Clerk Typist/Data Entry Clerk

L-7.4.7 Offerors shall not propose a price for Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) for the base year and each subsequent option period and shall use the government provided estimates, which are based on fully-burdened historical averages. The proposal should include any burdens applicable to ODCs. These items are cost-reimbursable and the successful Offeror will be required to submit proper supporting documentation upon invoicing for reimbursement. The Contracting Officer’s Reprepresentative (COR) will verify that Travel and ODCs are allowable and allocable to each task order awarded.

L-7.4.8 The fully developed technical solution and corresponding grand total price for each function area established in the CLIN structure of Section B of the RFP, should be clearly annotated in the proposal. No ambiguities of inclusion, exclusion, or content shall be extended and lack of content or clarity with regard to pricing may preclude further consideration of the offer in the event that discussions are not held.

L-7.4.9 Completeness. The offerors must sign the solicitation, acknowledge all amendments, and include a compliance matrix and Table of Contents corresponding to their price submission.

At a minimum, the following areas must be addressed:

- Offer is valid for 90-days from (Date of Submission);

- No exception to any Terms and Conditions has been taken, or if so, clearly cited;

- Acknowledge any Amendments to the RFP;

- SAM validated / NAICS 541330 compliant;

- Signed Offer of $XXXXXXX for BY/ 4-Options provided;

- CLIN pricing and supporting documentation is provided;

- Staff positions based upon contingency hires must include a signed letter of offer/acceptance in the Business Volume; and

- Additional supporting information is provided as required by the complexity of the offer.

L-8 CONTRACT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

L-8.1 The offeror will include a completed SF1449 and the information required to complete Section B, Section F, Section G, Section H, Section J, Section K and any other information required to complete the contract. Each offeror shall also complete and submit the following documentation, which must be submitted by the date and time specified for receipt of offers.

L-8.2 Annual Representations and Certifications: Offerors should complete Section K - Representations, Certifications, and the Submission of Other Information via the System for Award Management (SAM) website (formerly ORCA): http://www.sam.gov/.

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