M00264-21-R-0009 Amendment 0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Change CLIN 0001's U/I from Months to Each.

2. Provide an updated Pricing Spreadsheet (Attachment 1) w ith the correct U/I from Months to Each for Operational Training Support (CLIN

0001) and Integration Services (CLIN 0005); and updating the Travel (CLIN 0006) amounts to align w ith the solicitation.

3. Provide the slide show that includes the attendees and questions & answ ers from the Industry Day held on 5 May 2021.

4. Change PWS section 3.4.11.1, updating the max miles from 800 to 1200. (Change is in red bold print)

5. Provide Qualif ications spreadsheet (Attachment 2), adding it to RFP Attachments and inserted language in paragraph 2.4.1 in FAR

52.212-1 ADDENDUM and paragraph 1.1 of FAR 52.212-2 ADDENDUM. (Changes is in red bold print)

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-May-2021

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 M0026421R0009

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

22-Apr-2021

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 is extended, X 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

11-May-2021

CODE

MCINCR - RCO

2010 HENDERSON RD

MICHAEL T CURLEY, JR.

QUANTICO VA 22134

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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M0026421R0009

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0001

The unit of issue has changed from Months to Each.

The following have been modified:

FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM

52.212-1 ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFERORS

1.1 The Government intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract consisting of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) line items for services and Cost Reimbursement (CR) line items for

Government-directed travel. Use of general or vague statements such as "standard procedures will be used" will not satisfy this requirement. Unnecessary elaboration or presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the Offeror's lack of understanding.

Elaborate artwork and expensive visual or other presentation aids are neither necessary; nor desired.

1.2 Offerors must submit an offer/proposal and other information in strict accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the Offeror's submission being determined as unacceptable and ineligible for award. Each Offeror’s submission will be screened by the Contracting Officer or a designee upon receipt to ensure compliance with the instructions contained in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Elimination of an

Offeror is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

1.3 The scope of this requirement is to provide Training Support Services (TSS) in support in support of the CBIRF.

This requirement supports the CBIRF mission in training and planning for both exercises and operations, and the warfighting capability development process. The contractor will support professional analysis and liaison services, analysis of operations and exercises, trend analysis, report and periodical production, and records management. These deliverables are critical to fulfill CBIRF’s mission readiness. Performance of tasks within the PWS will require individualized dedicated support to respective subordinate divisions and across one or more elements of the command.

1.4. The contract award will be made in accordance with the following information contained in FAR 52.212-1

ADDENDUM and FAR 52.212-2 ADDENDUM. Each Offeror must submit a proposal including information as delineated in the table below. The Government will evaluate each Offeror's understanding of the contract and

Performance Work Statement requirements, and each Offeror's ability to perform the work on the basis of the proposal provided.

1.5. The Government reserves the right to incorporate all or part of the successful offeror's proposal into any contract awarded pursuant to this solicitation. In the event of any conflict between the successful offeror's proposal, which is incorporated into the contract awarded pursuant to this solicitation, and any other portion of the contract, the conflict shall be resolved in favor of the contractual terms that were provided in the Government's solicitation.

However, in the event that the successful offeror's proposal exceeds any solicitation requirement it will become the minimum or threshold contract requirement.

1.6 INDUSTRY DAY: An Industry Day will be conducted on 5 May 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

(EST) at the following location:

The Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads

3017 Russell Road

Quantico, VA 22134 http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/index.cfm/dining/catering1/the-clubs-at-quantico-amenities/

You MUST RSVP in advance in order to attend due to fire code restrictions. Please provide the following information, via email: Amanda Dupont, Contract Specialist at amanda.dupont@usmc.mil and Michael T. Curley

Jr., Team Lead at michael.t.curley@usmc.mil, phones calls will not be accepted and all RSVP’s must be received no later than 2PM EST 3 May 2021.

1. Your company name and address;

2. Names of Attendees;

3. Contact information, email address, and telephone numbers of all attendee’s;

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the use of a mask is required while in the venue.

When entering the Marine Corps Base, please be advised you must bring a non-expired, U.S. Government issued

I.D. Please refer to link for further information.

https://www.quantico.marines.mil/Base-Access/

1.7 QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions requesting clarification of solicitation requirements. All questions must be received no later than (NLT) 12 May, 2021 at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Team Lead, and Contract Specialist. Questions shall be submitted electronically to: Amanda Dupont, Contract Specialist at amanda.dupont@usmc.mil and Michael

T. Curley Jr., Team Lead at michael.t.curley@usmc.mil.

2. Instructions for Submission of Proposals

Proposals shall be submitted no later than the time and date as stated in block 8 of the SF1449 Solicitation.

Offerors shall submit hard copies of the proposal (see table below for number of copies) and a compact disc with an electronic copy of the entire proposal. The CDs shall be labeled to indicate the Offeror’s name, the solicitation number and the associated volume numbers. The files on the CD shall be in a format that is compatible with and capable of being opened in Microsoft Office Suite 2013 or Adobe Acrobat. The material presented in electronic format shall be identical to the paper copy of the proposal. In cases where the hard copy and the electronic copy of the proposal conflict, the hard copy shall take precedence. Pricing information shall be provided in Microsoft Word and Excel format (completed pricing template and basis of estimates). All spreadsheets shall be in Microsoft Excel format such that each mathematical equation is obvious. No fields shall be password protected. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included. All documents requiring signature shall be provided in PDF. In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the proposal evaluation process, all Offeror’s shall comply with the following instructions for proposal format and content. Proposals that do not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and render the Offeror ineligible for award.

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute an offer (proposal) and will be considered the offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any attachments and/or exhibits hereto. Alternate proposals are not authorized. An objection to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation will constitute a deficiency (see FAR 15.001) which may make the offer ineligible for award.

Proposals will not be accepted via e-mail. Proposals shall be sent via public or private courier or hand delivered to the following address and must be received prior to the cutoff date/time to:

http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/index.cfm/dining/catering1/the-clubs-at-quantico-amenities/ https://www.quantico.marines.mil/Base-Access/ mailto:michael.t.curley@usmc.mil

United States Marine Corps

Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region-Regional Contracting Office

ATTN: Amanda Dupont, Contract Specialist and Michael T. Curley Jr., Team Lead

2010 Henderson Road

Quantico, VA 22134

2.1 Proposal Format

In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the time for proposal evaluation, it is required that all Offerors submit their proposals in accordance with the format and content specified. The contractor shall provide proposals in a spiral bound format (specific to the 8.5X 11 inch paper) (No binders please). The electronic proposal shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the proposal it meets the following format requirements:

1. 8.5X 11 inch paper

2. Minimum Single-spaced typed lines

3. Minimum 1 inch margins on all sides

4. Minimum 12 point font, Times New Roman for text material. For graphics, figures and exhibits, contractor is allowed to the use of a minimum 10 point for text material included in graphics, figures and exhibits.

Attachment will not impact the page count limitations.

5. Single sided pages

6. Graphs, drawings and “Screen Shots” of pictures depicting any elements of the proposed approach must be clear and legible.

7. Microsoft Office 2013 compatible files are required

2.2 Proposal Content

The proposal shall contain the following volumes/sections:

Volume 1: Factor 1 – Technical Approach

a. Approach section

i. Minimum proposed qualifications

ii. Capstone Training Venue

b. Capability section

i. Task Order proposal preparation process

ii. Venue selection/preparation process

iii. Quality control

Volume 2: Factor 2 – Past Performance

Volume 3: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan

Volume 4: Factor 4 – Price

Number of required hard copies per volume is as follows:

VOLUME VOLUME TITLE Hardcopy PAGE LIMIT CDs

0 Compliance Documentation 1 No Limit

1 Factor 1: Technical Approach 1 40 total

2 Factor 2: Past Performance 1 15 Limit

3 Factor 3: Small Business Participation 1 10 Pages

4 Factor 4: Price 1 No Limit

2.2.1. The Offeror shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of the requirements of the PWS and provide a proposal in accordance with these instructions and the evaluation criteria in FAR 52.212-2 ADDENDUM.

2.2.2. All information must be presented in sufficient depth for the Government to make a comprehensive evaluation of the Offeror's understanding of the PWS and capability for successful performance. The proposal should demonstrate this understanding and capability in a concise, logical manner and should not contain superfluous material not directly related to this solicitation.

2.3. Compliance Documentation

The proposal shall comply with the following information:

2.3.1. Adherence to proposal format and content. The Compliance Documentation shall be provided as a stand-alone submission, including one hardcopy and one CD. There is no page limit for the Offer Letter and applicable enclosures.

2.3.2. Include Offer letter with signed SF 1449, including all applicable addendums (only first 2 pages of the SF-

1449 and all SF-30). Offer letter shall include:

1. The Solicitation number.

2. Company Information.

3. Authorized Personnel.

4. Terms of any express warranty.

5. “Remit to” address, if different from mailing address.

6. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable).

7. Agreement with terms.

8. Identification of any enclosures being transmitted. (e.g. Completed forms as enclosures to the offeror letter.)

9. Length of proposal validity (Proposal validation shall be for 90 days)

10. The complete Standard Form (SF) 1449 in order to be compliant

11. Completed copy of all solicitation representations and certifications are required for prime and subcontractors.

12. A copy of the contractors’ DUN’s number report (www.dnb.com).

13. All provisions and clauses requiring contractor completion.

2.3.3. Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) plan submission - The Offeror shall submit its OCI Mitigation

Plan (if applicable). If a plan is applicable, it shall addresses all actual or potential conflicts of interest in adequate detail for the Contracting Officer to determine whether an OCI exists or has been mitigated. The Offeror shall describe how the OCI Mitigation Plan was developed and the company's approach to avoiding, mitigating, or neutralizing any identified OCI risks. If an Offeror determines that an actual or potential OCI does not exist, the

Offeror shall include a statement to that effect as part of its proposal, and does not need to submit an OCI Plan. The prime contractor must validate that no OCI exist among Prime and proposed subcontractors. The prime is responsible for managing and validating the OCI status of its subcontractors.

2.3.4. Subcontracting Plan submission - All Offerors classified as large businesses under the selected NAICS of this effort are required to submit a subcontracting plan articulating performance and execution of small business goals with their proposal. The subcontracting plan shall comply with FAR clause 52.219-9 and include the details listed at FAR subpart 19.704 - Subcontracting Plan Requirements.

2.4. Volume 1 – Factor 1 Technical Approach

2.4.1. Approach section: This includes those attributes of the offer which will become part of the contract if the offer is accepted which the Government considers most important as source selection discriminators http://www.dnb.com/ or is required to consider during evaluation. Submit the following, which will become part of any resulting contract:

a. Minimum Proposal Qualifications: A table of minimum proposed qualifications of all contractor positions who will perform on this contract. These qualifications will establish the minimum qualifications of the individuals (experience, education, certifications, etc.) that the offeror intends to have perform these tasks throughout the life of the contract. Note: These are not key personnel and no resumes shall be submitted. Complete Qualifications spreadsheet (Attachment 2) to align with the response submitted.

b. Capstone Training Venue: A description of the proposed capstone training venue. Include a detailed description of the venue location and capabilities to support all requirements of the capstone training. Provide a diagram/map of the venue showing key locations and up to ten photographs of key venue features.

2.4.2 Capability section: This includes those aspects of the offeror’s proposal that bear on the offeror’s understanding of the PWS and ability to perform the contract. Submit the following:

a. Task Order Proposal Preparation Process: An explanation of the offeror’s process for preparing a task order proposal for any training event within the scope of this requirement within two weeks from the Government’s request.

b. Venue Selection/Preparation Process: An overview of the offeror’s process for selecting and preparing a venue for any potential training event. Include an explanation of how the offeror identifies, assesses, obtains, dresses, employs, and closes out a venue for a training event.

c. Quality Control: The portion of the offeror’s Quality Control Plan dealing with safety during training events which could present an elevated risk of death or bodily harm.

2.5. Volume 2 - Factor 2 – Past Performance

2.5.1. To demonstrate its past performance, the offeror shall identify up to six of its most relevant contracts or efforts within the past four years. If subcontractor experience is provided as part of the six most relevant contracts or efforts, the subcontractor experience will be given weight relative to the scope, magnitude and complexity of the aspects of the work under the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform. The Offeror shall demonstrate relevant past performance or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance.

Relevant past performance is performance under recent contracts within the past four years (from solicitation date) that are the same as, or similar to, the scope, magnitude, and complexity of the work described by this solicitation.

The narrative to support the past performance listed in each offeror’s proposal should demonstrate the offeror’s past performance in the following areas: (1) Customer Satisfaction, (2) Timeliness, (3) Training Execution, (4) Technical

Success, and (5) Quality. Offerors should provide information regarding any contracts that are identified as incentive- or award fee-type contracts by providing a narrative describing whether the offeror was held to performance measurements; if so, offerors should describe what the metric of measurement was and what the results were.

2.5.2. Past Performance Summary- The Offeror shall provide a summary chart that includes information on recent and relevant contracts that demonstrate experience executing the PWS requirements: Additionally, a current Point of

Contact (POC) shall be included within the summary chart.

The summary shall include the following table:

Contract

Record

Number.

Contract

Start and

End date

Identification of relevant

CBIRF task work

Total

Value of contract record.

Total dollar value of the relevant

Annual value of relevant experience claimed.

% of work assigned to small business (for validation of experience claimed

(please identify each

PWS section

(e.g., PWS sections 4.1,

4.3 and 4.5).

experience claimed.

Utilization of

Small Business

Concerns).

2.5.3. For each of the Past Performance efforts, the Offeror shall:

(1) Clearly identify which requirement and service(s) area(s) of the provided contract reference relates to the PWS included in this solicitation. The Offeror shall describe how the work was/is similar to the requirements as it relates to the RFP PWS in terms of the scope, magnitude, and complexity, including the dollar value associated with the specific past performance work experience referenced. The Offeror shall make citations to the specific PWS sections of the provided contract reference and explain how the scope, complexity and magnitude relates to the RFP requirements;

(2) Include type of contract, dollar value, brief description of work performed, problems encountered during contract performance and corrective actions taken.

Each previous effort must include the contract number (if is a prime, just include the contract number.

If the offeror was subcontractor, the subcontract number and the prime contract number shall be provided). When referencing an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity contract, the contractor shall provide at least a task order number. If a contract number and task order number (when citing an

IDIQ contract) is not provided or if the contractor references a solicitation number, the

Government may not consider the information as part of the evaluation (Using a solicitation number as a contract reference is invalid and will not be considered);

(3) Identify how much of the previous effort is relevant to the scope of the RFP by dollar value (i.e. what was the dollar value of the portion of the work performed under the previous effort applicable to

CBIRF TSS). Each previous effort shall include the delivery date/period of performance of the contract.

(4) Provide an electronic PDF version of the cover page of each referenced contract(s) (SF1449), the prices per CLINS and any portion of the Statement of Work or PWS considered relevant for each past performance record included in the proposal. The Contractor shall include this information under the CD for the Past Performance Volume. No hard copy of this information is required. This information shall be provided as an attachment to this volume and is not included in page count limitations.

(5) Provide the POC for each effort with a filled-in copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire and request that the POC submit the completed questionnaire to the Government in accordance with the instructions on the questionnaire. Questionnaires must be received from the references and not the offeror. Referenced points of contact other than those identified by the Offeror may be contacted by the Government, and the information received from those other references may be used in the past performance evaluation.

2.5.4 All offerors shall provide information that demonstrates historical compliance with the requirement of FAR

Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns).

2.6. Volume 3- Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan

2.6.1 A small business participation plan is REQUIRED from both large and small business concerns (in addition to any Subcontracting Plan required by FAR clause 52.219-9). NOTE: THIS PLAN IS DISTINCT FROM THE

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND IS REQUIRED OF ALL OFFERORS REGARDLESS OF SIZE STATUS.

2.6.1.1 Provide a Small Business Participation Plan including the offeror’s proposed Minimum Quantitative

Requirement (MQR) for small business participation in terms of percentage of total contract dollars and total dollars of total evaluated price for small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns as the prime and/or subcontractors. Include the names of any specific subcontractors to be utilized and the products/services they are to provide. Note: if the offeror is required to submit a subcontracting plan IAW FAR

Clause 52.219-9 the goals in the subcontracting plan expressed as a percentage of total contract dollars must meet or exceed the commitment in the Small Business Participation Commitment Document (table plus up to four total pages of supporting information).

The following FY2021 Department of Defense subcontracting goals (as a percentage of total contract value) are provided as a reference, however they do not constitute a minimum or threshold requirement applicable to this solicitation:

2.7. Volume 4 - Factor 4 – Price

2.7.1 A summary sheet with the Offeror’s total price shall also be included in the price proposal, Attachment 1. The price proposal shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel with no macros on a Compact Disk.

The Price Volume shall include the following:

• Completed Deliverables Unit Pricing Matrix

• Completed Initial and Sample Task Order pricing

Due to the commercial and competitive nature of this procurement, the Government is not requesting submission of certified cost or pricing data under this solicitation in accordance with FAR 15.4. The Offeror shall not submit certified cost or pricing data substantiating the cost elements being proposed. If adequate competition is not obtained or should a situation develop that the Government will require submission of information other than cost or pricing data, the Offeror should be prepared to submit the cost or pricing data within five business days after being requested by the Government.

The Offeror, subcontractor, interdivisional transfer, or any other business entity associated with the proposal may submit their sealed proposal directly to the Government or the Offeror.

The proposal is solicited on an “all or none” basis. Failure to submit an offer for all requirements of the PWS shall be cause for rejection of the offer. Non-compliance with any of the provisions herein may lead the Government to determine that an Offeror’s proposal is non-compliant and may result in removal from the evaluation.

The proposal shall include a price for each CLIN for each contract period. Failure to follow this will render the proposal as incomplete.

FY 2021 Department of Defense Subcontracting Goals

Business Status Percentage

Small Business (SB) 32.25%

Small Disadvantaged Business 5%

Service Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 3%

Women-owned Small Business (WOSB) 5%

Hub Zone 3%

2.7.2. Deliverables Unit Pricing Matrix Pricing

Unit prices proposed (Tab: Deliverables Unit Prices Matrix in Attachment 1) for this effort shall be fully loaded

(cost and profit) and include any travel required by with the contractor’s proposal or business model. Unit prices shall be proposed for each ordering period (each period consists of 12 months). Offeror shall complete the

Deliverables Unit Pricing Matrix, which is provided under the Pricing Template of the Solicitation. The awardee’s proposed unit prices will be agreed as firm fixed price, be included in the contract and will serve as the basis for task order pricing.

As part of the Price Volume narrative, the Offeror shall provide a description of what comprises the unit prices proposed. This includes, but is not limited to information such as labor category and labor mix used in their approach, tooling, materials, etc.

Offerors shall submit a basis of estimate (in Microsoft Excel format) depicting the resources considered for execution of the technical approaches proposed as it relates to each of the deliverables listed on the Deliverables

Unit Pricing Matrix. Bases of estimate shall include:

a. Labor categories and fully loaded labor rates for all deliverables.

b. Mapping of proposed labor categories against the 2021 Standard Occupational Classification provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This information is available under the following link: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/home.htm

c. Other Direct Costs- Offeror shall disclose any non-labor expenses considered in the proposed unit prices.

2.7.3. Initial and Sample Task Order Pricing

This solicitation includes requirements for an initial and sample task orders that is used as the Total Evaluated Price for this effort. The Total Evaluated Price is the sum of the total price proposed for the initial and sample task orders.

This amount will be used in determining best value under the IDIQ contract.

The Offeror shall provide a price proposal for the initial and sample task orders based on the unit prices proposed under the Deliverables Unit Pricing Matrix. Rates per unit proposed at the task order must match the rates included under the master IDIQ.

Discounted rates shall not be proposed under this task order. The Offeror shall include a total amount capturing the total price proposed at the task order.

Government-directed travel cost will be evaluated and agreed at the task order level once the specific Government-directed travel requirements are identified. Government-directed travel pricing is not required for this evaluation.

The initial task order pricing included in the pricing template will be used to award the minimum amount guaranteed of the IDIQ. Prices used for this and all future task order shall reconcile with the unit prices proposed in the IDIQ.

2.7.4. Not to Exceed Amounts: The Offeror shall use the not to exceed (NTE) amounts provided in the SF1449 for cost reimbursement travel.

(End of provision addendum)

LIST OF RFP ATTACHMENTS

RFP/Contract Attachments:

The following will become part of the contract at time of award:

Attachment 1: Pricing Template (as proposed), Attachment 2: Qualifications (as proposed)

The following are attachments to the RFP and will not become part of the resulting contract:

S-1: Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

FAR 52.212-2 ADDENDUM

52.212-2 ADDENDUM TO EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

The Government will select the best overall proposal, based on integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered.

The Government will execute the evaluation using the Best Value Tradeoff process, using FAR 15- Contracting by

Negotiations adhering to the criteria set forth in the Department of Defense Source Selection Guide.

The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Volume 1: Factor 1 – Technical Approach

a. Approach section

i. Minimum proposed qualifications

ii. Capstone Training Venue

b. Capability section

i. Task Order proposal preparation process

ii. Venue selection/preparation process

iii. Quality control

Volume 2: Factor 2 – Past Performance

Volume 3: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan

Volume 4: Factor 4 – Price

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. Factor 1 is more important than Factor 2, which is more important than Factor 3. Prospective Offerors are forewarned that a proposal meeting solicitation requirements with the lowest evaluated price may not be selected for award if a higher rated evaluated priced proposal is determined to be most advantageous to the Government.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

1.1. Factor 1 – Technical Approach

The evaluation will consider an assessment of the attributes included in the approach and capability sections under this factor.

The Approach section consist of those attributes of the offer which will become part of the contract if the offer is accepted which the Government considers most important as source selection discriminators or is required to consider during evaluation. A Technical Adjectival Rating IAW the DOD Source Selection Procedures will be assigned based on the results of the criteria included in the Approach section.

Approach section:

a. Minimum Proposal Qualifications: Proposed minimum qualifications (experience, education, certifications, etc.) of the positions who will perform on this contract, which will establish the minimum qualifications of the individuals that the offeror intends to have perform these tasks throughout the life of the contract. Provide completed Qualifications spreadsheet (Attachment 2) to align with the response submitted.

b. Capstone Training Venue: The quality of the proposed capstone training venue including its location and its capabilities to meet or exceed all requirements of the capstone training.

The Capability section consist of those aspects of the offeror’s proposal that bear on the offeror’s understanding of the PWS and ability to perform the contract; and their effect on the potential for disruption of schedule, degradation of performance, or increased costs for negotiated task orders (e.g. risk). A Technical Risk Adjectival Rating IAW the DOD Source Selection Procedures will be assigned based on the results of the criteria included in the Capability section.

Capability section:

a. Task Order Proposal Preparation Process: Risk associated with the offeror’s process for preparing a task order proposal for any training event within the scope of this requirement within two weeks from the

Government’s request.

b. Venue Selection/Preparation Process: Risk associated with the offeror’s process for selecting and preparing a venue for any potential training event, including how the offeror identifies, assesses, obtains, dresses, employs, and closes out a venue for a training event.

c. Quality Control: Risk associated with the offeror’s Quality Control Plan with safety during training events which could present an elevated risk of death or bodily harm.

1.2. Factor 2 Past Performance

Factor 2 will consist of an evaluation of the contractor’s past performance including an assessment of recency and relevancy of past performance contract references as it relates to this effort. The Government will conduct a structured past performance evaluation that examines each offeror’s demonstrated record of recent past performance on similar contracts to determine its relevance to the Government’s current needs, the quality of that performance, and the degree of confidence the Government places in each offeror’s ability to meet the solicitation requirements.

Points of contact other than those identified by the Offeror may be contacted by the Government, and the information received from those other references may be used in the past performance evaluation. 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). More recent and relevant performance may have a greater impact on 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; the Government will give greater consideration to the contracts or efforts which the Government feels are most relevant to the RFP.

The evaluation may take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the performance of requirements and services detailed in the PWS.

Past performance evaluation will include an offeror’s history of compliance with the requirements of FAR Part

52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns). In addition, for large businesses, the Government will consider historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-9 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan) and

DFARS 252.219-7003 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan, DOD Requirements).

An offeror determined to have no record of relevant past performance (or in an instance where no information on the offeror’s past performance is available), will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for the Past Performance factor.

When an offeror is determined to have relevant past performance, the quality of its past performance will be evaluated for each relevant reference provided and an overall confidence rating will be assigned; an offeror whose past performance demonstrates either a low expectation or no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort will be considered ineligible for award.

1.3. Factor 3 Small Business Participation Plan

Factor 3 will consist of an evaluation of the contractor’s Small Business Participation Plan for ALL offerors based on the following:

(1) The offeror’s proposed Minimum Quantitative Requirement (MQR) for small business participation in terms of percentage of total contract dollars and total dollars of total evaluated price (see Price evaluation factor) for small business, veteran owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns as the prime and/or subcontractors, and their contributions to meeting overall DOD small business goals. If the offeror is a small or otherwise disadvantaged business their own participation counts toward this requirement.

(2) Additional efforts to identify and develop opportunities for small business concerns.

(3) The extent to which the offeror identifies and commits to small business concerns.

The Government may evaluate more favorably plans that are detailed and more achievable than plans that simply propose a high percentage of work to be performed by small business concerns without supporting information.

Note: if the offeror was required to submit a subcontracting plan IAW FAR Clause 52.219-9 the goals in the subcontracting plan expressed as a percentage of total contract dollars must meet or exceed the commitment in the

Small Business Participation Plan

1.4. Factor 4 – Price

The total evaluated price will be the sum of the initial and sample task order prices. The Government will utilize the price information proposed in Attachment 1. The Government will utilize the Total Evaluated Price for best value and reasonableness determination. The cost and price analysis techniques set forth in FAR 15.4 are used to determine whether the offered price is fair and reasonable. A proposed price is reasonable when it is fair to the buyer, fair to the seller, and reasonable considering the market conditions, available alternatives, and price-related factors as determined through one or more of the price analysis techniques.

(End of provision addendum)

PWS

CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE FORCE (CBIRF)

TRAINING SUPPORT SERVICES (TSS)

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

1. General

The primary objective of this acquisition is to provide specialized training and to allow personnel to obtain the certifications needed to be mission ready and respond to an emergency in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high yield explosive (CBRNE) attack in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Continental

United States.

This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Training Support Services to Chemical Biological Incident

Response Force (CBIRF). The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers will be accountable solely to the

Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Background

CBIRF is a one-of-a-kind organization of approximately 500 Marines, Sailors, and civilians with a complex mission that requires highly specialized training. This specialized training exceeds the training given to a service member in any of the more than 40 military occupational specialties (MOS) that comprise the unit. Members must be trained once assigned to CBIRF per NAVMC 3500.29B Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Training and Readiness Manual (T&R)

1.2 Mission

CBIRF’s mission is as follows: To forward-deploy and/or respond with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations. CBIRF will provide capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel.

1.2.1 To support this mission, every Marine and Sailor is required to complete a resident fifteen-day CBIRF

Basic Operations Course (CBOC) at CBIRF’s training center followed by an annual CBOC Refresher Course, and annual advanced training in specialty areas. Additionally, CBIRF must conduct unit level and company level exercises each year to ensure mission readiness. Many of these exercises are conducted as part of the United States

Northern Command’s (NORTHCOM) annual training plan for the Defense CBRNE Response Enterprise (CRE), or support readiness to NORTHCOM operational plans.

1.3 Core Competency Sustainment Training

CBIRF’s basic unit of employment is the Initial Response Force (IRF). Consisting of roughly 122 personnel and roughly a 15-member IRF Command Element (ICE) with an estimated 32-vehicle support, the IRF is comprised of a variety of sections each of which requires familiarity with its specialized skill set as well as the overall CBIRF mission. In order to meet all requirements in a variety of crisis response scenarios, CBIRF sections require basic and advanced training in their respective core competencies. This understanding will allow the sections to operate as part of an IRF or allow them to be detached from the IRF to execute specific missions in support of crisis response operations.

Accordingly, the sections must be provided initial and follow-on training to ensure proficiency in CBIRF’s capabilities and mission sets as well as meeting the training and readiness standards for their respective section. This training must ensure the section is capable of operating in a variety of interagency and/or interdepartmental command and control configurations in support of local, state, and federal agencies as well as the geographic combatant commanders.

The contractor will provide training for all identified requirements within this PWS for CBIRF’s section and their personnel to respond to a crisis in a CBRNE contaminated environment. In order to perform these tasks, the IRF trains to the following core competencies: command and control, agent detection and identification, search and extraction, technical rescue, decontamination, emergency medical care, and explosive ordinance disposal. CBIRF’s

Mission Essential Tasks are:

- Deploy Forces/Conduct Maneuver

- Conduct Crisis Response

- Perform Consequence Management

- Conduct Operations in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Hazard Environment

1.4 Individual Sustainment and Advanced Training

CBIRF, as a one of kind unit, has multiple training responsibilities that exceed those of a typical unit; this is because there is no military occupational specialty (MOS) producing school that trains to CBIRF individual training and readiness standards. Accordingly, Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) publishes a CBIRF specific Training and Readiness Manual, NAVMC 3500.29B CBIRF T&R, which prescribes individual and collective training standards. Further, CBIRF must train and qualify its individual personnel to appropriate federal and state regulations per CBIRFO 1500.1A Ch. 1. Finally, CBIRF must sustain basic MOS individual training standards and MOS progression for over 40 MOSs in the unit. All CBIRF personnel will be trained in a wide variety of tasks under various types of conditions in order to enable them to conduct operations in a crisis, likely in a

CBRNE contaminated environment. This training must ensure each individual is capable of responding to a variety of CBRNE crisis response scenarios in support of local, state, and federal agencies as well as the geographic combatant commanders. The Contractor will complete all standards set forth in NAVMC 3500.29B CBIRF T&R in order to train CBIRF’s military and civilian personnel to respond to a crisis in a CBRNE contaminated environment.

1.5 Quality Assurance

The Government will measure the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality

Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The focus of this plan is on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6 Principal Operation Support Areas

Principal support operations will occur at various venues, see Section 3, Objective 4.

1.7 Period of Performance

The contract will include a five year ordering period plus the FAR 52.217-8 clause to extend services.

Delivery periods for non-severable requirements will be defined at the task order level.

1.8 Federal Holidays

The Contractor may be required to perform services on holidays as mission dictates. Such holidays are:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

1.9 Hours of Operation

The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of 0800 and 1700 Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

Exercises, operations, and surge demand may require additional hours. The Contractor must maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for any of the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are crucial for uninterrupted services.

1.10 Security Requirements

Contractor’s key personnel are required to have a Secret security clearance. Overarching security requirements shall be as specified in the DoD Contract Security Requirements List (DD Form 254). All contractors providing a capability that requires a security clearance must obtain sufficient clearance to access materials designated “Secret” prior to obtaining applicable classified materials for training support.

1.11 Common Access Card (CAC)

All contractors assigned to work aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head, associated with Stump Neck

Annex, or required to access systems on the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) will coordinate with CBIRF

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in order to begin appropriate request to obtain a Common Access Card

(CAC). Upon award of the contract, the Field Security Office (FSO) will coordinate with the COR of the contract and provide a list of all contractors (Name, SSN, date of birth and an email address) assigned to work on this

All CACs are scanned upon entry to all Naval Support Activity South Potomac facilities (including NSF Indian

Head and Stump Neck Annex) to ensure there are no wants or warrants resident in the Federal Bureau of

Investigation’s National Criminal Information Center’s Wanted Person Files. Personnel that have outstanding issues will be denied access to the NSASP facilities.

1.12 Identification of Contractor or Contracted Employees

All contracted personnel attending meetings in Government space, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government employees/officials. Contracted personnel are also required to ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are appropriately marked so that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. All

Contractor personnel are required to wear identifying markers or badges on their clothing.

1.13 Organizational Conflict of Interest

Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive have access to or participate in the development of proprietary information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and will promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI.

The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting

Officer. In the event the Contracting Officer…