Amended_RFQ_M00264-17-T-0140_July_17,_2017.docx

M0026417T0140 – Amendment 02

SOLICITATION FOR BASE LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Mrs. Monica Curley

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The applicable NAICS code is 541614 – Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services with a size standard of $15M. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) and subsequent order are set-aside exclusively for only those authorized Small Businesses. Quotes from other than these vendors will not be considered. This is a RFQ for Base Law Enforcement Management Support Services. The Government intends to award a single firm fixed-price contract as a result of this solicitation. This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

M00264-17-T-0140 is issued as a RFQ to provide the Government the following services: Contractor shall provide non-personal services for the Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL) requirement for contractor support to establish and maintain the standardization and the centralized program management and fielding of law enforcement equipment and provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support for Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) requirements.

Contractor/Quoter: __________________________________

Cage Code: __________________________________

Tax ID Number: __________________________________

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:

Questions: All questions must be received by 10 July 2017 at 01:00 PM EDT. All questions submitted for this solicitation must be electronically sent to monica.curley@usmc.mil.

Note: Due to the firewall at Quantico, please be advised that it is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure all electronic submittals of questions are received by the Contracting Officer in the timeframe given above.

Quotes: Quotes must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 24 July 2017 at 1:00 PM ET.

See FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 Addendums of this solicitation for detailed information regarding submission of quotes.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

The service required is to support analysis of manning requirements for Marine Corps Police forces in direct support of MROC decisions; capability document development in support of fielding appropriate training and equipment to Marine Corps Police Forces which include the community of Criminal Investigations, Military Working Dogs, Corrections, Special Incident Response, Physical Security Specialists, Accident Investigations, and Patrol. Services provided shall be in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This line item is all inclusive of any necessary travel in support of this requirement, as specified in the PWS.

Period of Performance:

02 September 2017 to 01 September 2018

Firm Fixed-Price

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1.0 INTRODUCTION The Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL) require contractor support to begin the standardization and the centralized program management and fielding of law enforcement, corrections, and criminal investigations equipment and provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support for Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) requirements.

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1. The lack of standardization and the centralized management and fielding of law enforcement equipment have plagued the Marine Corps’ Law Enforcement (LE) community for several years. Additionally, the need for a SME with the background of PPBE has prevented the Mairne Corps Civilian Law Enforcement Program (MCCLEP) from being able to develop. In order to address this issue, the Marine Corps Police Force (MCPF) Operational Advisory Group has established the Family of Law Enforcement Equipment (FoLEE) Integrated Product Team (IPT). The mission of the FoLEE IPT is to address the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities – Policy (DOTMLPF-P) implications of establishing standard sets of equipment fielded to Marine Corps LE personnel within the parameters of the Marine Corps’ requirements and acquisition processes. Additionally, recent Decision Memorandums that have significantly increased staffing requirements for the MCCLEP program have created multiple deficiencies in supporting elements, e.g. training, equipping, sustaining that require additional resources and planning across the Fiscal Year Defense Plan (FYDP).

3.0 SCOPE The Contractor shall provide the personnel, management and materials necessary to establish and maintain the standardization and centralized program management for the MCCLEP program.

4.0 REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall:

4.1. Facilitate of Military Police Officer Basic Issue kit and body armor requirements through the Family of Law Enforcement Equipment (FoLEE) Integrated Product Team (IPT) and the Marine Corps Police Force Operational Advisory Group (MCPF OAG). Under no circumstances will the final performance period extend beyond 12 months. This shall include:

4.1.1 Develop and management of a Capabilities Production Document (CPD)

4.1.2 Produce a Requirements Memorandum which includes clarification of any Marine Corps specific requirements

4.2. Assist in the identification of requirements to support the standardization, policy development, acquisition, sustainment and supportability of LE material and non-material needs for Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and the Military Working Dogs (MWD), and Special Reaction Teams (SRT).

This shall include:

4.2.1. A Standardized list of Basic Issue equipment and Organizational equipment that identifies all items organic to the Marine Corps supply system for inclusion into an Approved Product List (APL).

4.3. Facilitate requirements Integrated Product Teams (IPT), Working Groups (WG), Operational Working Groups (OWG), Operational Advisory Groups (OAG) and other forums associated with this task as required.

This shall include:

4.3.1. Providing after actions reports for the PSL Branch as they relate to working groups, the FoLEE IPT, established OWGs and the MCPF OAG.

4.4. Preparation of draft documents as required by the Marine Corps Requirement Development Processes (Urgent Universal Needs Statement (UUNS), Universal Needs Statement (UNS), Table of Organization and Equipment Change Request (TOECR), Marine Corps Capabilities Based Assessment (MC CBA), Change Recommendation for Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities – Policy (DOTMLPF-P) implications (DCR)) for Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch requirements.

4.5 Shall perform the necessary analysis and studies of new and existing requirements when changes to existing support concepts and/or resources are anticipated. These analyses shall include recommendations to enable the Government to make informed decisions. This shall include:

4.5.1. Provide Program Evaluation Board (PEB) Review briefs for POM-20

4.5.2. Provide Capability Enhancement Briefs for POM-20

4.5.3 Prepare after actions reports for the PSL Branch as they relate to PEB/Capability Program Managers (CPM) briefings, sessions, meetings, etc.

4.6 Provide input and relevant guidance to the MCCLEP Program Manager with regards to the PPBE process. This shall include:

4.6.1. Provide Program Evaluation Board (PEB) Review briefs for POM-20

4.6.2. Provide Capability Enhancement Briefs for POM-20

4.6.3 Prepare after actions reports for the MCCLEP Program Manager as they relate to PEB/Capability Program Managers (CPM) briefings, sessions, meetings, etc.

4.6.4 Review and provide analysis of execution products in order to develop forecasting products.

4.6.5. Provide Protection Executing Steering Group (PESG) briefing packages regarding MCCLEP status of funds to the MCCLEP Program Manager.

4.6.6 Facilitate coordination with Combat Development and Integration (CD&I) and multiple PEBs is required in order to meet future missions for the MCCLEP program.

4.7. Submit Monthly Status Reports. These reports shall address:

4.7.1. A summary of work performed for the reporting period.

4.7.2. Progress toward open efforts.

4.7.3. Planned actions towards new efforts.

1. DELIVERABLES

6.0 TRAVEL SCHEDULE

The Contractor will be required to travel to one (1) Marine Corps Police Force Operational Advisory Groups (MCPF OAG) (New Orleans, LA), one Senior Leaders training event (West Coast) and one onsite multi-service configuration program review (Ft Leonard Wood, MO) in the performance of this requirement. Travel costs shall not be reimbursable under the Contract. The Contractor shall reflect the anticipated cost of the travel within the firm fixed-priced Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure identified.

Contractor costs for Government authorized travel are included in this contract. All travel shall be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 31.205-46 “Travel Costs”. The firm fixed-priced CLINs shall include all travel directly associated with performance of this award.

The Contractor is responsible for implementing a travel management program that ensures adherence to procedures and suitable controls to prevent unauthorized cost incurrence. Travel authorization requires pre-approval of responsible government staff prior to incurring costs. Travel is to be authorized by the COR prior to any travel commencing on this award. All travel costs will be in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs.

7.0 SECURITY The Contractor shall:

7.1 Establish appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect any and all nonpublic Government data to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of government data. The Contractor and all Contractor personnel with access to or responsibility for nonpublic Government data under this contract shall:

7.1.1 Comply with:

DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8500.1, Cybersecurity The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) DoD 5400.11-R, and DoD Directive 5400.11, DoD Privacy Program DoD 6025.18-R, DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation DoD 5200.2-R, Personnel Security Program HSPD-12, Homeland Security Presidential Directive.

7.1.2 Comply with HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) issuance requirements, known as the Common Access Card (CAC) for DMDC and:

7.1.2.1 Be responsible for obtaining CAC or PIV ready status prior to reporting for work. At a minimum, all Contractor personnel must obtain/maintain a favorable FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check), two forms of identity proofed identification (I-9 document), and submit a National Agency Check and Law Credit (NACLAC) vetting package for processing.

7.1.2.2 Be citizens of the United States.

7.1.2.3 Maintain favorable FBI National Criminal History checks and ensure completion and successful adjudication of a NACLAC as required for Federal employment.

7.2 If at any time, any Contractor personnel requiring a CAC is unable to obtain/maintain an adjudicated NACLAC, immediately notify the DMDC Information Systems Security Group (DISSG) and remove such person from work under this contract.

7.3 Immediately report the discovery of any Privacy breach first to the DMDC CIO/ Privacy Office and secondly to the COR.

7.4 Perform offsite work with Personally Identifiable Information (PII) only on systems and platform information technology systems (PIT) that meet Risk Management Framework (RMF) (formerly Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)) for DoD Information Technology (IT) requirements. Systems previously certified under DIACAP must be current but cannot exceed an authority to operate (ATO) date later than October 2016. Such information systems and PIT systems will be updated on an on-going basis to continue to meet applicable RMF requirements. Systems must have and maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) or, if acceptable to the Government under DIACAP, an Interim Authority to Operate (IATO) not to exceed the October 2016 time frame.

7.5 Contractor systems and information networks that receive, transmit, store, or process nonpublic Government data must be accredited according to DoDI 8510.01 "Risk Management Framework for DoD IT” (RMF) (formally DIACAP) and comply with annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) security control testing. All systems subject to RMF must present evidence of authorization in the security plan, Security Assessment Report (SAR) Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and authorization decision document or show that the system has successfully gone through the Risk Management Framework Process in order to integrate information security and risk management activities into the system’s life cycle. The RMF decision must be current and cannot exceed a 3 year timeframe. Evidence of FISMA compliance must be presented in the form of a POA&M. The Contractor will be responsible for the cost of RMF processes and FISMA testing required for any Contractor owned and operated network, facility and/or application processing DoD information.

7.6 Portions of work to be performed under this contract as delineated in the DD Form 254, (Attachment No.1) involves access to and handling of classified material up to and including SECRET. Therefore the Contractor must possess and maintain a minimum of a SECRET clearance.

7.6.1. FAR Clause 52.204-2

(a) This clause applies to the extents that this contract involves access to information classified “Confidential”, “Secret”, or “Top Secret”.

(b) The contractor shall comply with (1) the Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 52220.22-M); and (2) any revisions to that manual, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

(c) The Contractor agrees to insert terms that conform substantially to the language of this clause, including this paragraph (d) but excluding any reference to the Change clause of this contract, in all subcontracts under this contract that involve access to classified information.

8.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT/INFORMATION (GFP/GFE/GFI) The government will provide a computer workstation at the facility aboard Naval Support Facility, Arlington currently designated as Building 2. This office space shall include access to office furniture and office equipment (copiers, fax machine, telephones).

9.0 QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure work performed conforms to the scope of work and meets the requirements under this PWS. The QCP shall, at a minimum provide a method for performing inspections; identifying, correcting and preventing problems/defective service; addressing customer complaints, and improving the quality of services over the life of the contract.

10.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

10.1. The Government reserves the right to perform inspections and surveillance to evaluate the Contractor’s compliance to the contract terms and performance of the requirements in the PWS. The Government will make every effort to ensure that the surveillance methods described below are conducted in an objective, fair, and consistent manner.

10.1.1. Periodic Surveillance. This action occurs when the COR or other Government official observes a deficiency. Examples include evidence from accidents, incidents, or delays. Regardless of where in the line-of-duty the COR observes contractual procedures not being followed, he/she has an obligation to document and report the deficiency to the Contracting Officer.

10.1.2. Customer Complaint Surveillance. This action is instituted when the COR receives a complaint from a stakeholder regarding contractor service. The COR will obtain the complaint in writing and then conduct an investigation to determine its validity. If the complaint is deemed valid, the COR will immediately notify the contracting Officer for action. The COR will notify both the Contract Manager and the complainant of the Government’s response to their complaint.

10.2. Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR). In the event of unsatisfactory contractor performance, the COR or Contracting Officer will issue a CDR that will explain the circumstances and findings concerning the incomplete or unsatisfactory service. The contractor shall acknowledge receipt of the CDR and respond in writing as to how he/she shall correct the unacceptable performance and avoid a recurrence. The Government will review the contractor's corrective action response to determine acceptability and will use any completed CDR as part of an overall evaluation of Contractor performance when determining present or future contractual actions.

11.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

12.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS).

The performance standards for this PWS are stated in the PRS below.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUUMMARY (PRS)

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

-Observation -Customer Feedback Positive/ negative performance rating

13.0 NMCARS 5237(90)

5237.102-90 Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA)

(a) DoD contracting activities awarding or administering contracts shall incorporate the following Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) standard language into all contracts which include services, provided the organization that is receiving or benefiting from the contracted service is a Department of Defense organization, including reimbursable appropriated funding sources from non-DoD executive agencies where the Defense Component requiring activity is the executive agent for the function performed. The reporting requirement does not apply to situations where a Defense Component is merely a contracting agent for another executive agency. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunications, IT and Telecom- Telecommunications Transmission (D304) and Internet (D322) ONLY;

(5) S, Utilities ONLY;

(6) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

(b)The standard language to be inserted is: “The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Base Law Enforcement Management Support Services via a secure data collection site. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunications, IT and Telecom- Telecommunications Transmission (D304) and Internet (D322) ONLY;

(5) S, Utilities ONLY;

(6) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

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52.212-1 ADDENDUM “INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS”

1. Multiple Offers

1.1 Quoters shall not submit multiple quotes presenting alternative terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

2. Overview

2.1 The Marine Corps Installations – National Capital Region (MCI-NCR) has a requirement for Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL). In accordance with FAR Part 12 and Part 13, the MCI-NCR Regional Contracting Office is issuing a solicitation for the acquisition of Law Enforcement Management Support, as a follow-on effort to the current contract. The projected workload described in the solicitation reflects the historical workload. The requirement for this solicitation remains the same as M00264-16-P-0219. The current contract has a total of one (1) full time equivalent (FTE). The suggested labor category is Logistics Analyst for all tasks; however, quoters may recommend/quote other labor categories. The successful quoter will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) at the time of award. Providing a signed NDA is not an evaluation factor or an element of an evaluation factor; however, it is a compliance requirement.

Required specifications are listed in Schedule of Supplies/Services and a Performance Work Statement (PWS) within this solicitation. The Government intends to make a single firm fixed-price (FFP) award as a result of the solicitation and it is the Government’s intent to award on an “all-or-none” basis to satisfy this requirement. Under no circumstances will the final performance period extend beyond 12 months. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with vendors. Vendors should not expect requests for clarification or additional information from the Government. Award will be based on the initial evaluation of quotes received in response to the solicitation. Therefore, quoters are cautioned that their initial quotes should contain their best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with vendors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

2.2 The Government will award a single award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate quotes:

In determining the best value, Factor 1 - Technical Capability is more important than Factor 2 – Past Performance, but all non-price factors (Factors 1 and 2) when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 3 – Price. Although Factor 3 – Price, is the least important factor, it becomes increasingly more important when Quoters receive similar ratings for the non-price factors.

2.3 Each Quoter shall submit a quote that clearly and concisely describes its response to the requirements of the solicitation. 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. Guidance

Quotes must be prepared in accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the Quoter’s submission being determined unacceptable and ineligible for award. Each Quoter’s submission shall be screened by the Contracting Officer upon receipt to ensure completeness and compliance with the instructions contained in the Request for Quote (RFQ). Elimination of a Quoter is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

The purpose of this procurement is to obtain Law Enforcement Management support services as outlined in the Performance Work Statement.

4. 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 award qualifications and quotes/proposals submitted to federal agencies. If a Quoter’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 Quoter should mark its submissions 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.”

5. Submission of Questions and Quotes

5.1 Questions

All questions must be received by 10 July 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT. All questions submitted for this solicitation must be electronically sent to the following e-mail addresses: monica.curley@usmc.mil

Note: Due to the firewall at Quantico, please be advised that it is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure all electronic submittals of questions are received by the Contracting Officer in the timeframe given above.

5.2 Quotes

Quotes must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 24 July 2017 at 1:00 PM EST. In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the quotes evaluation process, all Quoters must comply with the following instructions for quote format and content. Quotes that do not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and may render the Quote ineligible for award. Quotes may be sent either electronically via electronic mail or via Federal Express, private courier, hand delivered, or mailed, to the following address:

MCI-NCR, Regional Contracting Office 2010 Henderson Road Attention: Monica Curley Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, VA 22134

Quotes sent electronically shall be submitted to the following e-mail addresses and received by the time and date specified in Paragraph 5.2: monica.curley@usmc.mil

5.3 Quote Format

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the time for quote evaluation Quoters should submit their quotes in accordance with the format and content specified.

· Microsoft Office compatible;

· 1 inch margins on all sides and printable on 8.5” x 11” paper;

· Printable on 11 x 14 inch for foldouts, matrixes, Work Breakdown Structure, if preferred;

· Single-spaced typed lines;

· No photographs or hyperlinks are permitted; and

5.4 Quote Content

Each quote shall contain the following volumes/sections:

Technical - Not to Exceed (NTE) 30-pages and shall include:

· Demonstrated understanding of the performance work statement (PWS) requirements;

· How the quoter proposes to handle the complexities and minimize risks that are inherent in the PWS requirements; and

· Demonstrate that the proposed personnel in direct support of the PWS show experience, expertise, qualifications, and direct correlation to the PWS requirements.

· Letter of Commitment (if required). Letters of Commitment are required for personnel not currently employed by the Quoter.

Past Performance – NTE 15-pages and shall include:

· List of Agencies that your firm sent Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ); and,

· Self-Assessment of the PPQ (Per listed firm). The Self-Assessment shall consist of a summary write up detailing the services provided demonstrating that such services are same in size and scope of the services required in this solicitation, Customer; Contract/Task Order Number; Program name; Period of Performance; Contract type; and Total contract value.

Price – NTE 10 pages and shall include:

*The price quote shall be a separate volume from the Technical and Past Performance.

· Name of Firm, CAGE code, Tax ID, Solicitation Number, and Vendor POC and Alternate POC information (name, title, telephone number, email);

· Supplies and Services Prices; and

· Supporting material including proposed labor categories, labor hours, and labor rates

If a quote volume exceeds the above page limitations, all pages in excess of the limitation for each volume will not be considered in order that all quotes are treated equally.

The Quoter shall demonstrate the ability, resources, and experience required to perform the requirements in the PWS, including the detailed procedures and methods to be used. All information must be presented in sufficient depth for the Government to make a comprehensive evaluation of the Quoter’s understanding of the PWS and the Quoter’s capability for successful performance. Pricing Information shall not appear anywhere in the Technical and past performance volumes of the quote, which shall address only the technical requirements as discussed in Section 5.5. The price quote shall be a separate document.

5.5. Technical Volume

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

The Quoter’s technical quote shall not exceed 30-pages and shall include the Compliance Matrix, discussion of Factor (1) Technical Capability and Factor, and Letter of Commitment (if required). If providing a title page and/or executive summary, (to include company’s mission statement), such pages are excluded from the 30-page limit.

The Quoter shall identify any Key Personnel, who may include the Project Manager and shall include resumes for all Key Personnel and Letters of Commitment for all Key Personnel who are not currently employed by the Quoter.

The Quoter shall address Factor 1 - Technical Capability. The Technical Capability shall include:

· Provide a demonstrated understanding of the performance work statement (PWS) requirements;

· Demonstrate how the quoter proposes to handle the complexities and minimize risks that are inherent in the PWS requirements; and

· Demonstrate that the proposed personnel in direct support of the PWS show experience, expertise, qualifications, and direct correlation to the PWS requirements.

· Data previously submitted, or presumed to be known, i.e. descriptions of previous projects performed for the Government, cannot be considered as a part of the quote unless physically incorporated in the quote. Clarity, completeness, and conciseness are essential.

· Letters of Commitment for all Key Personnel who are not currently employed by the Quoter

5.6 Past Performance Volume

Factor 2 - Past Performance

The Quoter’s past performance quote shall not exceed 15-pages, not including the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). The quote should address the quality of a Quoter’s recent (performed within three (3) years of the RFQ issued date) and relevant (similar in size and scope) past performance based on the input received by the Quoter, its references and other reliable sources contacted by the Government. For those efforts currently being performed, the quoter must have performed for at least six (6) months from the date of issuance of this RFQ. Quoters that have no record of past performance (i.e. new businesses) must submit a signed and dated past performance certification statement to that effect. The Quoter should provide at least three (3) references demonstrating relevant past performance to demonstrate 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 Personnel involved who will be assigned to this contract; and

· Names/Telephone numbers/e-mail for the Procuring Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Government Project Manager, or other Point of Contact with technical knowledge of the past performance sufficient to complete the PPQ.

The PPQ is included as an attachment (Attachment I) to the RFQ. The Quoter shall provide a copy of the PPQ to each of their listed references with instruction to return to Monica Curley at monica.curley@usmc.mil no later than 24 July 2017 at 1:00 pm EST.

The Government may request additional past performance information from others using a PPQ. The Government may also use other information such as Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), DoD Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) data available from Government sources to evaluate a Quoter’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 Quoter.

5.7 Price Volume

Factor 3 – Price

The Quoter’s price quote shall not exceed 10-pages, including a Formal Quote Letter and Price Quote corresponding to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure. The Price Quote should reflect the Quoter’s best pricing available. Supporting materials shall include proposed labor categories, labor hours, and labor rates. Pricing information shall not appear anywhere in the Technical Volume.

(End of Provision)

52.212-2 ADDENDUM “EVALUATION OF QUOTES”

1. General:

1.1 The Government will select the best overall Quoter, based on integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Government will award a single firm-fixed price award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government, price, and other factors considered.

The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate quotes:

· Factor 1 Technical Capability;

· Factor 2 Past Performance; and

· Factor 3 Price

1.2 Relative Importance of Factors. The relative importance of each factor, listed in descending order of importance, is as follows: Factor 1 - Technical Capability, Factor 2 – Past Performance, and Factor 3 – Price. In determining the best value, Factor 1 - Technical Capability is more important than Factor 2 – Past Performance. All non-price factors (Factors 1 and 2) when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 3 – Price. Although Factor 3 – Price, is the least important factor, it becomes increasingly more important when Quoters receive similar ratings for the non-price factors. Prospective Quoters are forewarned that a quote meeting solicitation requirements with the lowest evaluated price may not be selected if award to a higher evaluated priced Quoter is determined to be most advantageous to the Government.

1.3 The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without discussions with Quoters. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

2. Technical Volume

2.1 Factor 1 - Technical Capability.

2.1.1 The technical capability will be evaluated for its quality and the extent to which the quoter’s approach on how well the Quoter demonstrates their technical approach is capable of accomplishing of all requirements outlined in the tasks in the PWS. The Government will evaluate the Quoter’s approach to ensure there is a clear understanding of the procedures required to provide the Law Enforcement Management support. The Government will evaluate the quoter’s approach of the relevant technical processes and support outlined in the PWS. Evidence of the quality of the technical capability/approach includes:

· Provide a demonstrated understanding of the performance work statement (PWS) requirements;

· Demonstrate how the quoter proposes to handle the complexities and minimize risks that are inherent in the PWS requirements; and

· Demonstrate that the proposed personnel in direct support of the PWS show experience, expertise, qualifications, and direct correlation to the PWS requirements.

· Data previously submitted, or presumed to be known, i.e. descriptions of previous projects performed for the Government, cannot be considered as a part of the quote unless physically incorporated in the quote. Clarity, completeness, and conciseness are essential.

· Letters of Commitment for all Key Personnel who are not currently employed by the Quoter

2.3 Adjectival Ratings for Factor 1 – Technical Capability

2.3.1 The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) will assign Factor 1 an adjectival rating from the Table below that best describes their consensus evaluation of the factor being evaluated, and will identify each quote’s strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies.

Combined Technical/Risk Rating:

Blue

Outstanding Quote indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple

Good Quote indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green

Acceptable Quote meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow

Marginal Quote has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red

Unacceptable Quote does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Quote is unawardable.

2.3.2 A quote that receives a final “Unacceptable” rating for Factor 1 will result in the entire quote being determined to be “Unacceptable”. An unacceptable quote will not be considered for award.

3 Past Performance Volume

3.1 Factor 2 - Past Performance.

The Government will evaluate the Quoter on performance under existing and prior Government contracts and or task orders for similar products or services. Quoters shall submit no more than six (6) total recent and relevant performance efforts for evaluation. Information on up to three (3) recent contracts performed by a Quoter’s significant teaming partners / subcontractors and significant subcontractors considered most relevant in demonstrating their ability to perform the proposed effort may be submitted. The Government considers a significant subcontractor and / or teaming partner to be a company who provides 20% or more of the support required, and / or a company who provides a critical portion of the effort required and / or influences the results of performance. The maximum number of past performance efforts submitted by the prime Quoter and its teaming partners may not exceed six (6) total. Therefore, if three subcontractor efforts are submitted, the maximum number of efforts submitted by the prime would be three efforts.

A current point of contact for each past performance effort shall be provided by completing the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment I). References other than those identified by Quoters may be contacted by the Government, and the information received from those other references may be used in the past performance evaluation. In the case of offerors for which there is no information on past performance or where past contract performance information is not available, the quoter may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance. In this case, the quoter’s past performance is unknown and assigned a performance confidence rating of “neutral”.

Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not be limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). The Past Performance Evaluation Team may review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the Past Performance Confidence Assessment. More recent and relevant performance may have a greater impact on the Performance Confidence Assessment than a less recent or relevant effort. A strong record of recent and relevant past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government. If a PPIRS entry exists for the proposed past performance effort, the information and ratings contained in the PPIRS entry will take precedence for the Past Performance Evaluation Team over any other source of past performance information.

3.1.1 Past Performance Recency Assessment: Recent efforts are those which have been performed during any portion of the last three (3) years from date of issuance of this RFQ, including those efforts currently being performed. For those efforts currently being performed, the Quoter must have been performing for at least six (6) months from the date of issuance of this RFQ to qualify as a recent effort. Past performance information that is not considered recent and will not be further evaluated. However, if any part of the performance submitted falls within the recency timeframe, the contract / task order in its entirety may be evaluated. For each instance of a Quoter’s past performance that meets the recency timeframe, Government evaluators will then assess relevancy of that instance of past performance. Quoter’s past performance that does not meet the recency timeframe will not be further evaluated.

3.1.2 Past Performance Relevancy Assessment: If the Government evaluators consider the Quoter’s past performance reference to be recent, then the Government will assess the relevancy of the referenced past performance task order / contract in accordance with the Past Performance relevancy definitions in the table below. The Government shall evaluate relevancy by assessing whether the past performance effort proposed is relevant to the Technical Capability Factor, Management Approach Factor, and the Price Factor contained in the RFQ. Evaluations will not assess an overall relevancy rating at the Factor level. Further, the Government is not bound by the Quoter’s opinion of relevancy. The past performance questionnaires and information obtained from other sources will also be used to establish the degree of relevancy, which will inform quality rating for past performance.

The following table reflects the Past Performance Relevancy Ratings:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings:

3.1.3 Past Performance Quality Assessment: Aspects of quality include how well a Quoter meets or exceeds contractual requirements, how problems encountered in the course of contract performance were addressed, and the effectiveness of corrective actions taken. The Government evaluators will consider the performance quality of recent, relevant efforts. Past performance efforts that are not deemed both relevant and recent will not be further evaluated for quality. For each recent, relevant past performance citation reviewed, all aspects of performance that relate to this procurement may be considered. The quality assessment may result in positive or adverse findings.