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M67001MARINE CORPS FIELD CONTRACTING SYS

P.O. BOX 8368 BLDG 1116

CAMP LEJEUNE NC 28547-8368

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RFQ IFB RFPX

MAG-31

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER

585 KIMES AVE

BEAUFORT SC 29904

TEL: 8432287242 FAX:

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

X 8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$32,500,000

NAICS:

488190

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ITEM NO.

M6700119Q0008

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months Aircraft Maintenance Services

FFP

O-Level Maintenance Services in accordance with the Performance Work

Statement.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: J015

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 4 Quarter Overtime

FFP

Overtime in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

PSC CD: J015

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 13-JUN-2019 TO

12-JUN-2020

N/A MAG-31

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER

585 KIMES AVE

BEAUFORT SC 29904

8432287242

M00241

0002 POP 13-JUN-2019 TO

12-JUN-2020

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

M00241

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain

Commercial Items.

The United States Marine Corps MCIEast Contracting Department intends to procure O-level Aircraft Maintenance

Services. M6700119Q0008 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to provide the Government aircraft maintenance services. The contractor shall provide O-level maintenance for MAG-31 FA-18 squadrons by performing labor and services for scheduled and unscheduled inspections/maintenance on FA-18 aircraft. The contractor shall accomplish the functions outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The location of performance is MCAS Beaufort, SC. The RFQ documents and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2019-01, effective 28 December 2018 and DFARS Change Notice DPN

20190215, effective 15 February 2019. This solicitation is 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Set a Side. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is

488190 and the small business size standard is $32,500,000.00. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors

– Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The service the contractor provides shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations.

The period of performance is 13 June 2019 through 12 June 2020. This acquisition is expected to result in a firm-fixed price level of effort term contract that will be awarded to one service-disable veteran owned small business contractor.

Quotes shall be received by the Contracting Department by 12:00 pm (EST), on 1 May 2019 to be considered for award. Vendor may send quotes, via e-mail, to chris.rabassi@usmc.mil, or the quotes may be mailed, shipped or faxed to (910) 451-2331. All portions of the quote, even those submitted separately via mail, fax, courier, email, or other shipment shall also be received by 12:00 pm (EST), on 1 May 2019. The information submitted shall be clear and legible (Note: repetitively copied data loses its clarity and legibility). The address for submitting quotes, via

United States Postal Service (USPS) is: Contracting Department, Attn: Chris Rabassi, PSC Box 8368, Camp

Lejeune, NC 28547. If the method for submitting a quote is courier service, the delivery address is: Contracting

Department, Attn: Chris Rabassi, Bldg. 1116, Birch Street, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547-8368.

The technical quote is to be submitted with vendor’s identifying information ONLY on the cover page of the technical quote. Failure to follow this instruction may result in rejection of the quote.

All questions shall be submitted to chris.rabassi@usmc.mil via email only NLT 16 April 2019.

The Government will not accept questions after 16 April 2019, 4:30 pm, EST.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1.0 INTRODUCTION.

1.1 The purpose of this non-personal services contract is to provide Contractor Maintenance Support (CMS) for

Marine Aircraft Group-31 (MAG-31) Squadrons. CMS will perform organizational level maintenance on the F/A-

18 aircraft of MAG-31.

1.2 Each Marine Fighter Attack Squadron averages (12) F/A-18, with an authorized additional two aircraft per squadron for a total of (70) aircraft (excluding depot pipeline entitlement); however, the total on-station aircraft is expected to fluctuate due to overseas/shipboard deployments, off-site training events, transfer of Navy aircraft and extended depot repairs.

1.3 Under this nonpersonal services contract, the contractor personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES.

2.1 The contractor shall perform organizational level aircraft inspection and maintenance on the F/A-18 aircraft aboard MCAS Beaufort to include work in MAG-31 aircraft hangars, the MAG-31 Corrosion Control Facility

(Building 1256) and at MALS-31 spaces aboard MCAS Beaufort, SC. The maintenance services provided by the contractor shall be within the skill classifications identified in this Performance Work Statement.

3.0 SCOPE.

3.1 Contractor will perform approximately 115,200 annual man hours of O-Level maintenance on MAG-31 aircraft at MCAS Beaufort, SC. The contractor shall perform scheduled and unscheduled organizational level maintenance tasks; including, but not limited to organizational level documentation, troubleshooting, inspections, corrosion prevention/treatment, servicing, lubricating, adjusting and the removal and replacement of aeronautical components.

3.2 Scheduled/unscheduled maintenance tasks will be assigned by the MAG/MALS Aircraft Maintenance Officer

(AMO) as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in close coordination with the respective Squadron

AMO/Maintenance Material Control Officer (MMCO) and the contractor Team Leader.

3.3 The Contractor shall participate in periodic QA audits and periodic monitoring. Additionally, the Contractor shall participate in periodic Government AMMT inspections, Aviation Logistics Management Assist Team

(ALMAT) inspections, Maintenance Program Assist (MPA) visits, training assist visits (pre-MPA), Material

Condition Inspections (MCIs), and Naval Safety Center surveys.

3.4 In addition to performing maintenance at Organizational Level (O-Level) squadrons, contractors will be performing O-Level maintenance on aircraft assigned to MALS-31 as the reporting custodian. The contractors will not be doing any type of Intermediate-Level (I-Level) maintenance, but need to be aware that some of the aircraft they will be doing O-Level work on are assigned to the MALS (I-Level).

4.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED. The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, and technical support required to perform scheduled/unscheduled F/A-18 maintenance. All maintenance to be performed by the contractor shall be performed by technicians thoroughly trained and knowledgeable in operation and maintenance of the systems specified in the individual skill classifications as listed in paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of the PWS. All qualifications/certifications listed in paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of the PWS must be currently held, previously held and/or fully attainable by CMS personnel assigned to production work centers as prescribed in the notes.

5.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. The contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the most current version of Commander Naval Air Forces Instruction (COMNAVAIRFORINST) 4790, also referred to as the Naval

Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP), and applicable F/A-18 maintenance instruction manuals, Marine Corps

Order (MCO) 8023.3B Technical Directives (TDs), squadron Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and such other instructions as may be applicable in the support of these tasks.

6.0 CMS WORK SPECIFICATIONS. The personnel complement shall include an adequate mixture of the following labor and administrative categories; airframe mechanics, flight-line/powerline mechanics, electrical/avionics mechanics, maintenance administrators (Organizational/Intermediate), Maintenance Material

Control Officer, Class Desk Liaison Officer, Maintenance Controllers, Multi Systems Quality Assurance

Representatives, and ejection seat/environmental control system technicians. The complements mixture shall be balanced in a manner to adequately support 115,200 man hours of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to include documentation, troubleshooting, inspections, corrosion prevention/treatment, servicing, lubricating, maintaining OOR aircraft, adjusting and the removal and replacement of aeronautical components. Additional guidance and minimum qualifications are provided in paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2. These CMS personnel shall augment government O-level maintenance personnel.

6.1 The contractor shall perform the tasks prescribed in this performance work statement. Contractor personnel are employees of the contractor and under their administrative control and supervision.

6.1.1 The Government’s estimated labor category mixture for CMS is:

Category QAR

(Multisystem)

CDQAR CDI Worker SCA

Category

Occupation

Code

Total

Maintenance Controller 2 Production

Clerk

SCA/

01270

Technical Directive

Coordinator

1 Logistician SOC/ 13-

Maintenance Material

Control Officer

1 Project

Management

Specialist

SOC/

13-1082

Class Desk Liaison Officer 1 Logistician SOC/ 13-

Airframes (CDQAR) 5 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Airframes (CDI) 5 A/C

Mechanic II

SCA/

23022

Airframes (Basic Worker)

4 A/C

Mechanic

Helper

SCA/

23040

Avionics (CDI) 3 Elec Tech

Main II

SCA/2318

Avionics (Basic Worker) 4 Elec Tech

Main I

SCA/

23181

Electrician (CDQAR) 1 Elec Tech

Main III

SCA/2318

Electrician (CDI)

2 Elec Tech II SCA/2318

Electrician (Basic Worker)

4 Elec Tech

Main I

SCA/

23181

Flight Line (CDQAR) 2 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Flight Line (CDI) 3 A/C

Mechanic II

SCA/

23022

Flight Line (Basic Worker) 4 A/C

Mechanic

Helper

SCA/

23040

Seat Shop (CDQAR) 2 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Seat Shop (CDI) 2 A/C

Mechanic II

SCA/

23022

Seat Shop (Basic Worker) 2 A/C Worker SCA/

23080

Ordinance (CDQAR) 1 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Ordinance Worker 2 A/C

Mechanic I

SCA/

23021

Quality Assurance

Representative (Multisystem)

2 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Team Lead 1 A/C

Mechanic III

SCA/

23023

Maintenance Admin

Specialist / Data Analyst

Organizational Level

2 Aircraft

Logs and

Records

Tech

SCA/

23019

Maintenance Admin

Specialist/ Data Analyst

Intermediate Level

2 Aircraft

Logs and

Records

Tech

SCA/

23019

Aviation Logistics Specialist 2 Supply Tech SCA/

01410

TOTAL 60

6.1.2 QUALIFICATIONS.

ALL

CMS

100%

Note (3)

ALL

CMS

10%

MIN

Note (4)

ALL

CMS

75%

MIN

Note (3)

AIRFRAMES

75% MIN

Note (3)

AVIONICS

75% MIN

Note (3)

POWER

LINE

75%

MIN

Note (3)

Ground Turn-Up(1)

X

Tire and Wheel (1) X X

Level III Marine Aviation Training and

Education Program (MATMEP)/Training and Readiness (T&R) 4000-Level

Certification(2)

Brake Rider X

Egress Certified X

Tow Qualified(2)

Hydraulic Contamination X

A/M42-2A Light Cart X

A/S32A-45 Tow Tractor X

A/S23A-42 Tow Tractor X

A/S30A-30A Tow Tractor X Flight Line Utility Vehicles (aka Mighty

Mites) X

BT-400-46 Pre-Heater (or legacy equivalent)

NC-10 A/B/C Mobile Electric Power Plant

(MEPP)

A/M32A-108 Mobile Electric Power Plant

(MEPP)

ACU-20/M Air Compressor X X X

A/M26U-4B Nitrogen Cart X X

1428AS100 Portable Nitrogen Cart X

NAN-2/2A/3 Nitrogen Cart X X

A/M27T-5 Hydraulic Cart X

A/M27T-15 Hydraulic Cart X

65A102-J1 Corrosion Cart X X

NOTE (1): This qualification will be attained within 120 days from employment

NOTE (2): Applies to the 4 CMS production work centers only (Airframes, Avionics, Seat Shop, and Power Line).

NOTE (3): With the exception of Ground Turn-Up and Tire and Wheel, all qualifications will be attained within 90 days from employment.

NOTE (4): When working dual shift, CMS shall provide one turn qualification per shift.

CATEGORY WORKER CDI

CDQAR QAR

(MULTI)

MIN YRS

AVIATION

MAINT

EXPERIENCE

MIN YRS F-18

EXPERIENCE

MAINTENANCE

CONTROLLER (2)

2 8 6

TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE

COORDINATOR (3)(8)

1 8 6

MAINTENANCE

MATERIAL CONTROL

OFFICER (3) (5)(7)

1 8 6

CLASS DESK LIAISON

OFFICER (3)

1 8 6

AIRFRAMES (CDQAR) 5 4 4

AIRFRAMES (CDI) 5 4 4

AIRFRAMES (BASIC

WORKER)

4 1 1

AVIONICS (CDI) (4) 3 4 4

AVIONICS (BASIC

WORKER) (4)

4 1 1

ELECTRICIAN (CDQAR)

(4)

1 4 4

ELECTRICIAN (CDI) (4)

2 4 4

ELECTRICIAN (BASIC

WORKER) (4)

4 1 1

FLIGHT LINE (CDQAR) 2 4 4

FLIGHT LINE (CDI) 3 4 4

FLIGHT LINE (BASIC

WORKER)

4 1 1

ORDINANCE (CDQAR) (1)

(4) (10)

1 4 4

ORDINANCE (BASIC

WORKER)(10)

2 1 1

SEAT SHOP (CDQAR) (1)

(4) (10):

2 4 4

SEAT SHOP (CDI) (1) (4) (10): 2 4 4

SEAT SHOP (BASIC

WORKER) (10)

2 4 4

QUALITY ASSURANCE

REPRESENTATIVE

(MULTISYSTEM) (1) (4) (10):

8 6

TEAM LEAD(4) 1 2 8 6

MAINTENANCE ADMIN

SPECIALIST / DATA

ANALYST

ORGANIZATIONAL(3) (5)

(6)

MAINTENANCE ADMIN

SPECIALIST/ DATA

ANALYST

INTERMEDIATE

LEVEL(3) (5) (6)

2 4 4

AVIATION LOGISTICS

SPECIALIST (9)

2 4 4

Note that contractor staffing levels shall be maintained in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.

Note (1): Must have previously qualified as Quality Assurance Safety Observer.

Note (2): Must have previously held Safe for Flight certification in F-18, and working knowledge of NALCOMIS

OOMA.

Note (3): Must be intimately familiar with TD coordination, NALCOMIS OMA, and naval message traffic format and function.

Note (4): Electrical/Avionics/Seat Shop/ QAR/ Team Lead personnel shall possess at minimum a SECRET clearance due to their access to cryptographic equipment/components and/or spaces in which they are handled.

Note (5): Must be able to perform all Maintenance Administration functions. Monitor, control, and administer the

Maintenance Data System within the activity and use the analysis to provide management tools which aid in the efficient and economical management of the squadron.

Note (6): Must be able to perform all Maintenance Administration functions. Monitor, control, and administer the

Maintenance Data System within the activity.

Note (7): Must have previously held Maintenance Material Control Officer, Material Control Officer, or

Maintenance Material Control Chief billet at an Organizational Level Squadron.

Note (8): Must have previous maintenance control experience.

Note (9): Prefer previous expeditor experience.

Note (10): Must have and be able to maintain all explosive handling/safety qualifications as outlined in applicable publications and standards.

6.2 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES. The contractor shall identify a member of their contractor’s support team as the Team Leader. The team leader shall be responsible for all contractor activity and for overall supervision of the contract performance associated with the CMS efforts.

6.2.1 Shall possess extensive maintenance and repair experience on F/A-18 aircraft or possess equivalent industry experience such as Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) or Federal Communication Commission (FCC) license. See paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 for specific qualifications and certifications.

6.2.2 Must possess the ability to work independently, without technical guidance, to perform all tasks outlined in the Interactive Electronic Maintenance Manual (IETM), and the technical proficiency to qualify as CDI, CDQAR, or

QAR.

6.2.3 Will be familiar with all publications relevant to the maintenance of the F/A-18 appropriate to the assignment and have a thorough practical and theoretical knowledge of the equipment/systems.

6.2.4 Will possess knowledge of the learning process and how to transfer technical knowledge to less qualified personnel, including the ability to express thought in both oral and written communications.

6.2.5 Will possess thorough understanding of NALCOMIS maintenance documentation Optimized Organizational

Maintenance Activity (OOMA) automated maintenance documentation system within 90 days of being granted access.

6.2.6 Will possess thorough understanding of all applicable standards and orders such as: Commander Naval Air

Forces Instruction (COMNAVAIRFORINST) 4790, also referred to as the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program

(NAMP), and applicable F/A-18 maintenance instruction manuals, Marine Corps Order (MCO) 8023.3B Technical

Directives (TDs), squadron Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Advanced Skills Management (ASM) program and such other instructions as may be applicable in the support of these tasks.

6.2.7 The contractor will be able to hold maintenance program manager and collateral duty positions that are outlined in the NAMP and 4790 to maintain and sustain applicable maintenance programs for inspection.

6.2.8 Shall be U.S. citizens to ensure access to flight line work spaces and critical information systems.

6.2.9 The contractor shall report all interim Intermediate Level (I-Level) and Depot Level (D-Level) repair requirements found during inspection/corrective action to the designated squadron MMCO.

6.2.10 All work performed shall be in accordance with the NAMP and existing local processes and procedures. All maintenance/inspections performed by the contractor shall be documented on two separate documents Maintenance

Action Form (MAF)/Work Order (WO). Contractor personnel shall acquire appropriate Special Maintenance

Qualifications (SMQ) to initiate MAF/WO and complete maintenance action within Squadron Naval Aviation

Logistics Command/Management Information System (NALCOMIS) Optimized Organizational Maintenance

Activity (OOMA).

6.2.11 The CMS team members shall be qualified to examine, inspect, investigate, repair, and provide recommendations to the local Maintenance Control and/or government agency as required. CMS personnel will be highly qualified and technically competent in their assigned skill category, meeting the minimum qualifications identified in paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

6.2.12 The contractor will nominate personnel to qualify as Quality Assurance Representative (QAR), Collateral

Duty Inspector (CDI) or Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative (CDQAR) in accordance with the

NAMP. All maintenance will be performed and inspected in accordance with the NAMP. The Government will make the final decision on qualifications.

6.2.13 The Team Lead will assign qualified employees to hold program manager and collateral duty positions that sustain maintenance programs outlined by the NAMP and OPNAV 4790. The programs will be maintained and inspected by various agencies within applicable standards. The programs maintained will be designated by the

AMO and COR.

6.2.14 The Team Lead, QAR’s, electrical/avionics, ordnance technicians and egress/ejection seat mechanics shall possess at minimum a SECRET clearance due to their access to classified equipment/components and/or spaces in which they are handled.

6.2.15 The contractor will appoint a QAR as the Advanced Skills Management (ASM) program Fleet Coordinator to manage and maintain all CMS maintenance qualifications, training jackets and ASM profiles that is outlined within the NAMP.

6.2.16 All CMS will be required to obtain a Government Issued Common Access Card (CAC) with all applicable vetting protocols completed through Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Security.

7.0 SAFETY. The contractor shall comply with all applicable and local safety regulations and policies governing work performed on USMC aircraft. The Contractor shall ensure personnel are equipped with proper work attire to include safety boots, eye protection, and other Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) determined to be necessary.

Coveralls shall be clearly marked to identify personnel.

8.0 WORK HOURS.

8.1 The requirement of the resultant contract is to support 7 days per week maintenance.

8.2 The standard work week for federal employees is 40 hours per week. The standard 40 hour week is defined as five (5) days a week, eight (8) hours a day. The contractor is advised that deviation from this standard workweek may affect access to buildings, materials, and or government employees.

The following is a list of holidays observed by the Government:

Name of Holiday Time of Observance New Year’s Day 1 January

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January

President’s Day Third Monday in February

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Independence Day 4 July

Labor Day First Monday in September

Columbus Day Second Monday in October

Veteran’s Day 11 November

Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day 25 December

8.3 Projected work shifts of government employees and CMS team members are as follows:

1. Monday-Friday 0730-1530 (1st shift)

2. Sunday-Thursday 1530-2330 (2nd shift)

3. Wednesday – Sunday 0730-1530 (Weekend Contingency)

9.0 TRAVEL. Work performed within a 50-mile radius of MCAS Beaufort will be considered local travel, and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

10.0 OVERTIME. The contracting officer may authorize up to 100 hours of overtime per quarter. Vendor shall not work overtime without proper authorization from the contracting officer.

11.0 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE. Will be provided at time of award.

12.0 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

12.1 The contractor is responsible for maintaining the required minimum number of employees regardless of leave and sick leave. The contractor alone shall approve and administer leave and holidays for its employees. The contractor will be responsible for tasking its employees in accordance with the work required. The COR will provide the Team Leader with all tasks the contractor will be responsible for completing and the contractor will decide how that work is assigned to its employees. The contractor will perform all supervision, evaluation, and disciplinary functions for its employees.

12.2 Due to the urgent and continuous nature of this requirement, the government requires the contractor to maintain the proposed workforce at 100% manning. As such, the contractor is expected to develop a manning plan to fill any planned or unplanned vacancies on an expedited basis. Any vacancies that occur in the contractor’s proposed manning should be filled within 14 calendar days. Any manning vacancies that remain unfilled after 14 days will have an invoice offset calculated using the total proposed daily cost (including profit and overhead) for the position left vacant (based on a 30 day month) times the number of vacant days in the billing cycle plus an additional 10% of the cost calculated.

13.0 CONTRACTOR'S UNAUTHORIZED WORK PERFORMANCE. The Contractor shall not perform work that deviates from contract requirements and specifications. If the Contractor deviates from contract requirements and specifications without approval of the CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR and/or the CONTRACTING

OFFICER, such deviation shall be at the risk of the Contractor and any cost related thereto shall be borne by the

Contractor.

14.0 GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. The Government will:

14.1 Provide workspace/hangar facilities for the servicing of aircraft.

14.2 Provide office space for the CMS personnel. The office shall include desks, chairs, filing cabinets, telephones, and access to computers as necessary to include Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) accounts.

14.3 Provide all technical manuals.

14.4 Provide all common hand tools, special Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) tools, Ground Support

Equipment (GSE), ground handling equipment, precision measuring equipment (micrometers, torque wrenches, etc.), and special/common tools required to perform the aircraft maintenance tasks for the contractor’s usage as needed. Ownership and maintenance of these items will remain with the government.

14.5 Provide Defense Secure Network (DSN) and local MCAS Beaufort phone service.

14.6 Provide all materials, consumable parts, and repairable parts needed to perform scheduled/unscheduled aircraft maintenance tasks.

14.7 Provide access to supply databases as required.

14.8 Provide existing squadron Pre-Expended Bins (PEBs) for use by the contractor maintenance personnel. All usage will be decremented via NALCOMIS. PEB additions may be made with the concurrence of the COR and

MALS Aviation Supply Officer.

14.9 Provide liaison for squadron concerns, including Engineering Investigations (EIs), hazardous material reports, and quality deficiency reporting.

14.10 Provide a designated point(s) of contact that will coordinate the CMS activities/priorities on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis through the local contractor support manager.

14.11 Be responsible for Quality Assurance (QA) and Collateral Duty Inspections (CDI) of all work accomplished by any member of the CMS team. Final responsibility for ALL completed work remains with the USMC.

14.12 Upon arrival, change of personnel, and at an annual minimum, CMS personnel are to be briefed on local policies, safety rules, and regulations.

14.13 Provide emergency medical care when injuries occur on the worksite: defined as medical care that is necessary to be performed until the individual can be transported to civilian medical facilities without endangering life. Closing lacerations and tending to unconscious personnel are examples of emergency medical care.

14.14 Provide all necessary personnel passes, identification badges, and vehicle permits required for access to work.

14.15 For the services described herein, the COR shall be responsible for ensuring services are received and properly performed in accordance with this Performance Work Statement.

15.0 BASE ACCESS. Contractors must be registered in the Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS).

15.1 Contractors requiring access for over 60 days will receive a credential valid for up to one year.

15.2 Contractors requiring access for less than 60 days will receive a temporary paper pass.

15.3 If you have additional questions regarding DBIDS contact the Physical Security Office at 843-228-7090.

15.4 Contractor Common Access Card (CAC) Eligibility: Contractor personnel authorized CAC’s are exempt from

DBIDS enrollment.

The Government will not be responsible for any access delays. Delays that may result from inadequate planning are contractor responsibility. * Contractors will be issued a one-time pass for 30 days. Upon expiration of the 30 day pass, they will only be issued a 4 day pass every 4 days thereafter, for the duration of the contract.

NMCARS 5237.102-90 ECMRA

5237.102(90) The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for aircraft maintenance 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 Facilitites;

(4) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecomunications, 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.

WAGE RATE DETERMINATION

(a) Offerors are advised that this procurement is subject to the requirements of the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended.

(b) The Contractor agrees to furnish the Contracting Officer a copy of any collective bargaining agreement applicable to employees performing under this contract.

(c) Wage Determination No. 15-5799, Revision No. 9 dated 12/26/2018 which can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx.

(d) The 4 percent Hazardous Pay Differential applies to all positions for this requirement.

QASP

1. Purpose. This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) has been developed to provide the standard of surveillance for monitoring contractor augmented O-level Maintenance services in support of the MV-22 aircraft.

The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be appointed at the time of award and COR Contact information will be provided. The COR will also serve as the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) and will use this QASP to ensure the standards of the contract are being met. The COR/QAE will be referred to as the COR throughout this

QASP.

2. Level of Effort Standards. The QASP provides a systematic method to evaluate the service the Contractor is required to furnish. The COR will assess the Contractor’s performance to ensure the Contractor is performing up to the specified standards. The standards for this Performance Work Statement (PWS) are stated in the Level Of Effort

Requirements Summary (PRS) included in this QASP. The standards for this procurement are subjective since specific metric-driven standards are not appropriate.

3. Management and Oversight. The QASP is based on the premise that the Contractor and not the Government, is responsible for the management and any Quality Control action required to meet the terms of the contract. The

Level Of Effort requirements recognize that the Contractor is not a perfect manager and that unforeseen requirements and uncontrollable problems do occur. Good management and use of an adequate Quality Control

Plan will allow the Contractor to operate within specific performance requirements. QASPs are designed to be objective, fair, and consistent in evaluating Contractor performance against the provided standards.

4. Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs). AQLs have been established in the Level Of Effort Requirements Summary and provide performance standards that the Contractor will meet in performing the contract. If the contractor meets https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil/ http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx the required AQL, it will be paid the monthly amount agreed upon in the contract. In the event the Contractor does not meet the established AQLs, the KO has the right to exercise the negative incentives stated in this QASP.

5. Primary Method of Surveillance/Evaluation. The COR will evaluate the contractor’s performance using one or more of the following surveillance methods:

Observation/Random Monitoring: Observation/Random monitoring of staffing levels and personnel qualifications by the COR.

Random Inspection: Random inspection of maintenance actions/inspection documentation developed via Work

Order (WO) Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity (OOMA) Naval Aviation Logistics Command

Management Information systems (NALCOMIS).

6. Negative Incentives. If any of the performance requirements do not meet the AQL set in the PRS table, the COR shall document the discrepancy(s) and shall notify the Contractor promptly, and the KO, on a monthly basis (or sooner if necessary), for appropriate action. When the performance is below the AQL standard, the Government may implement negative incentives that include: increased surveillance, reduction in contract price, decision not to exercise next option, increased Contractor reporting, and/or documentation of contractor’s failure to meet performance requirements in the Contractor’s Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Due to the urgent and continuous nature of this requirement, the government requires the contractor to maintain the proposed workforce at 100% manning. As such, the contractor is expected to develop a manning plan to fill any planned or unplanned vacancies on an expedited basis. Any vacancies that occur in the contractor’s proposed manning should be filled within 14 calendar days. Any manning vacancies that remain unfilled after 14 days will have an invoice offset calculated using the total proposed daily cost (including profit and overhead) for the position left vacant

(based on a 30 day month) times the number of vacant days in the billing cycle plus an additional 10% of the cost calculated.

7. Notification. The COR will notify the KO, in writing, of unacceptable quality levels. The KO will promptly provide written notification of discrepancies on a monthly basis, or immediately if the situation significantly affects the well-being of the project. The Contractor will be given the opportunity to respond, in writing, to each discrepancy.

8. Response. The Contractor shall provide a written response to the cause and the corrective action to prevent recurrence within ten (10) working days after receipt of the KO’s notification. The Contractor should cite specific quality assurance program procedures or new procedures instituted to prevent recurrence.

9. Records. The COR will maintain contract surveillance files as directed by the KO. Surveillance files will include, as a minimum, the following documentation for this Firm-Fixed Priced contract:

- COR designation and appointment letters.

- A copy of the contract and all contract modifications.

- QASP, Quality Control Plan, and any other monitoring tools, checklists, etc.

- All correspondence including KO notifications and the Contractor’s responses.

- Contractor monthly status reports.

- Monthly evidence of satisfactory performance provided by Maintenance Chief.

- Evidence of price monitoring: copies of certified invoices tracked against each contract line item.

- Quarterly technical reviews.

- Surveillance reports and a summary of the surveillance logs prepared by the COR and submitted to the KO annually.

- Copies of deficiency reports that may be submitted in support of unacceptable performance identified during the performance period by the COR, or when there is a significant change in the assessment in one or more evaluation areas.

- Annual in-progress reviews conducted and entered into CPARS .

10. Ratings. The following criteria will be used for performance evaluations: Exceptional, Satisfactory, Marginal, or Unsatisfactory. Upward or downward arrows may be used to indicate an improving or worsening trend insufficient to change to the assessment status.

Exceptional. Indicates performance clearly exceeds contractual requirements. The area of evaluation may contain a few minor problems for which corrective action appears highly effective.

Satisfactory. Indicates performance clearly meets contractual requirements. The area of evaluation contains some minor problems for which the corrective actions appear satisfactory.

Marginal. Indicates performance meets contractual requirements. The area of evaluation contains one or more serious problems for which corrective actions have not yet been identified, appear only marginally effective, or have not been fully implemented.

Unsatisfactory. Indicates the contractor is in danger of not being able to satisfy contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The area of evaluation contains one or more serious problems for which the corrective actions appear ineffective.

11. Documentation. Documentation used and referenced to perform surveillance will consist of monthly reports, contractor plans and procedures, schedules, customer feedback and contract data requirements.

Recording Observations. The COR shall use Surveillance Logs to record information on scheduled observations and deficiencies noted. Each observation is recorded on the log. The documents then become a formal record for reference. The contractor is to be told each time that a deficiency is found during scheduled observations. The COR makes a notation on the Surveillance Log of the date and time the deficiency was discovered, then, the COR asks a contractor site manager to initial the notation, documenting notification of the deficiency only.

Potential Unacceptable Performance. The COR must identify the specific service that is unacceptable and the possible causes, and ask a number of questions which if answered, will probably pinpoint the source of the problem.

Documenting Unacceptable Performance. The COR must attempt to resolve the problem with the contractor. The original log and the attempted solution (along with an evaluation of results) are forwarded to the Contracting Officer through the COR.

Based on the severity of the discrepancy and the success of the solution, the COR will notify the KO. The contractor shall complete a response to the unacceptable evaluation if requested by the KO or by its own choice.

12. Taking Action. The COR may evaluate the contractor’s performance and document any non-compliance, but only the KO may take action against the contractor for an unacceptable rating.

When the contractor’s performance is unacceptable and a formal action is indicated, the COR will determine what action is appropriate for the specific circumstances and make a recommendation to the KO.

13. Documentation. The COR retains a copy of all inspection schedules and surveillance activity logs during the course of the contract, and forwards them for inclusion in the contract file at the end of the surveillance period.

However, when a specific service becomes unsatisfactory during a surveillance period, the inspection documentation supporting the contract discrepancy report is forwarded to the KO.

14. Level Of Effort Requirements Summary. The performance standards are stated in the summary below.

Objective Standard AQL Inspector Inspection, Type and

Frequency

Incentive

Maintaining

Required

Staffing Levels

In accordance with paragraph 8.2

(CMS) of the PWS.

100%

COR Observation

Random Monitoring

Unfilled positions after 14 days will have an invoice offset calculated using the total proposed daily cost (including profit and overhead) for the position left vacant

(based on a 30 day month) times the number of vacant days in the billing cycle plus an additional 10% of the cost calculated.

Maintaining

Qualified

Personnel

In accordance with paragraph 6.0 of the PWS.

100% COR Observation

Random Monitoring

2% reduction of monthly invoice if any personnel remain unqualified for 90 days or more.

Maintenance

Work and

Documentation

In accordance with paragraph 6.0 of the PWS.

100% COR Random Inspection

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain

Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--

Representation

JAN 2017

52.204-2 Security Requirements AUG 1996

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Alt I Disputes (May 2014) - Alternate I DEC 1991

52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.245-1 Alt I Government Property (JAN 2017) Alternate I APR 2012

52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7005 Oral Attestation of Security Responsibilities NOV 2001

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support

MAY 2016

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012

252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic DEC 2017

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors DEC 2017

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business

Concerns

SEP 2004

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property DEC 2017

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012

252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal DEC 2017

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian

Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a

Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means--

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror ( ) has ( ) does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than

$10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the

Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in--

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) “TAILORED”

https://www.sam.gov/

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

This is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside

A vendor’s quote must be written in a logical, practical, clear, concise and logically assembled manner, containing all pertinent information in sufficient detail to provide the evaluators with a clear understanding of the vendor’s approach and to permit evaluation of the proposed program. It is the responsibility of the vendor to present enough information to allow the various work efforts, support, and management approaches to be meaningfully evaluated without discussions.

The vendor’s initial quote should contain the vendor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to have discussions with vendors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest quotation; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotations received. Evaluation of the technical approach will be based upon the extent to which the vendor thoroughly and accurately describes the overall technical solution.

The Government will award a single contract resulting from this request for quotes to the responsible vendor whose quote, conforming to the RFQ; will be most advantageous to the…