M6739923R0002 0002 MCTOG Amendment.docx

M6739923R0002

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

252.219-7010 NOTIFICATION OF COMPETITION LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE 8(A) PARTICIPANTS—PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (AUG 2023) (DEVIATION 2023-O0007)

(a) Awards will only be made to small business concerns that are expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) Program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer:

(1) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan.

(2) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial action directed by SBA.

(3) If the competition is to be limited to 8(a) concerns within one or more specific SBA regions or districts, then the offeror's approved business plan is on the file and serviced by ___ .[Contracting Officer completes by inserting the appropriate SBA District and/or Regional Office(s) as identified by SBA.]

(b) By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it meets all of the criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(c) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made directly by the Contracting Officer to the successful 8(a) offeror selected through the evaluation criteria set forth in this solicitation.

(d)(1) Unless SBA has waived the requirements of paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) and (d)(2) of this clause in accordance with 13 CFR 121.1204, a small business concern that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce, shall—

(i) Provide an end item that a small business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas; for kit assemblers, see paragraph (d)(2) of this clause instead;

(ii) Be primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied; and

(iii) Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; for example, providing storage, transportation, or delivery.

(2) When the end item being acquired is a kit of supplies, at least 50 percent of the total cost of the components of the kit shall be manufactured, processed, or produced by small businesses in the United States or its outlying areas.

(3) The requirements of paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) and (d)(2) of this clause do not apply to construction or service contracts.

(e) The ___ [insert name of SBA's contractor] will notify the ___ [insert name of contracting agency] Contracting Officer in writing immediately upon entering an agreement (either oral or written) to transfer all or part of its stock or other ownership interest to any other party.

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The following have been modified:

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS—ADDENDUM

1. GENERAL:

This is a FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, procurement conducted using the procedures in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement of the solicitation will result in a proposal being excluded from further consideration.

By submission of its offer in accordance with the instructions provided in this clause, FAR 52.212-1, Instructions To Offerors, the offeror agrees to the terms of this solicitation. The Government has provided Attachment S-1 Solicitation Compliance Checklist to assist the Offeror in verifying its compliance with FAR 52.212-1. This document does not need to be submitted with the proposal and it may be used in part by the Government to verify compliance with the RFP instructions.

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 are most advantageous to the Government, at the contracting officer’s sole discretion. Moreover, in the event that the successful offeror's proposal exceeds any solicitation requirement it will become the minimum or threshold contract requirement.

All questions must be submitted by Tuesday, Sept 5, 2023 at 0900 (PT) directly to tasha.arestizabal@usmc.mil. If questions are submitted after this period, the Government may not answer them.

Any references may be requested via email to tasha.arestizabal@usmc.mil

1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

All proposals shall be submitted electronically via the PIEE Solicitation Module via https://wawf.eb.mil/. (Note: Each uploaded attachment can be up to 1.9 gigabytes (GB) in size. There is no system limit on the number of attachments that can be uploaded). Please see attachment S-2 for how to register for an account and submit a proposal. Offerors are advised that it may take several days to register for an account). Electronic files shall be compatible with Microsoft Word (*.docx), Microsoft Excel (*.xlsx), and/or Adobe (*.pdf) format.

FAXES, HAND-DELIVERED PROPOSALS, E-MAILS, AND/OR RESPONSES THROUGH THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) OR ANY OTHER METHOD ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Proposal Due Date and Time – The time and date for receipt of offers is stated in Block 8 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449. The Offeror must submit its proposal by the date, time, and place for receipt of offers in order to be evaluated. Initial proposals and any modifications thereto must be submitted on or before the closing date and time cited in Block 8 of the SF1449. The offeror bears the risk of non-receipt of transmissions, and should ensure that all pages of the proposal (and any authorized modifications) have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated. Pages of a transmission that arrive after the deadline will not be considered. Late submissions will not be considered for evaluation unless the conditions of FAR 52.212-1(f) apply.

Offerors shall submit their proposals in four (4) separate volumes as follows:

*Volumes I and II shall not contain any pricing information.

The following items shall not count against the total volume page count:

· signed copy of the SF1449 and all applicable amendments, including the provisions and all pages of the RFP

· cover letter and required cover letter documentation

· table of contents to include a list of figures

· acronym list

· Teaming agreement or Joint Venture agreements

· Resumes under Volume I

1. PROPOSAL FORMATTING:

Proposals must comply with the following formatting requirements:

· 8.5 x 11 inch paper;

· No less than single-spaced typed lines;

· At least 1 inch margins on all sides;

· No smaller than 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 font;

· No photographs or hyperlinks are permitted;

· Signed SF1449 – Include a signed SF1449 with the appropriate blocks completed by the Offeror, including Section B clin values. The clin values shall match Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook.

· Microsoft Office compatible files are required (Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook must be in excel);

· Spreadsheet files shall include all formulas. All rows, columns, cells, and worksheets shall be visible. The limit is two decimal places (i.e., 12.34);

· Pages shall be numbered consecutively within each volume showing volume and page. For example, page 12 of Volume I is numbered I-12, and page 5 of Volume II is numbered II-5;

· Each page must include the solicitation number and the Offeror’s name;

· Each page of the proposal should include the following footer: “Source Selection Information: See FAR 2.101 and 3.104”.

1. PROPOSAL CONTENT:

5. Volume I: Technical Approach

5.1 Technical Approach must not contain references to price; however, resource information such as data concerning labor hours and categories, materials and subcontracts, must be contained in the technical approach so that an offeror’s understanding of the scope of work may be evaluated. Each Part of the Technical Volume below is labeled to instruct Offerors whether their technical proposal section needs to be written for either the base IDIQ contract or specifically for Task Order 0001. (Task Order 0001 is comprised of the requirements in the base contract PWS, Attachment 3 MCTOG FY24 and FY25 Campaign Plan Training Exercise and Employment Plan, and Attachment 5 Task Order 0001 MCTOG Requirement Worksheet,)

Part 1 Mobilization Plan [BASE IDIQ CONTRACT & TASK ORDER 0001]:

The offeror shall provide a detailed mobilization plan outlining how the offeror intends to transition-in personnel and assume full responsibility for all areas of operation for both the base contract and task order 0001 in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract. The Offeror shall provide a timeline showing its plan for onboarding personnel, broken out by each labor category (identified in Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook Tab “Task Order 0001”). The Offeror shall address their plans for ensuring successful turnover from any incumbent personnel to new contractor personnel.

Part 2 Staffing Plan:

[TASK ORDER 0001 SPECIFIC]

The Offeror shall provide a staffing plan that describes the approach to staffing to meet the requirement of the Task Order 0001. The staffing plan shall reflect the labor categories and personnel in offeror’s Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook tab “Task Order 0001,” however offerors are reminded that no pricing data shall be included in Volume I. The proposal shall include:

a. A complete list of labor categories and number of hours performed by each labor category being proposed in order to meet performance requirements for Task Order 0001. Proposed labor hours should be listed out on a monthly basis for each month of the base period of performance. Offerors shall specify which labor categories/hours are for the Offeror and which are for proposed subcontractors.

[BASE IDIQ CONTRACT]

b. Include information on how services will continue uninterrupted in the event of personnel absences.

c. Address the offeror’s recruitment approach for new hires and describe the offeror’s approach to retaining highly qualified workforce.

d. Discuss how the Offeror will perform quality control and quality assurance to ensure successful accomplishment of task order requirements and delivery of all deliverables at a high-quality level. Discuss what steps the Offeror will take to resolve quality issues / unsatisfactory deliverables.

Part 3 Program Management Plan [BASE IDIQ CONTRACT]:

The offeror shall submit a management plan for the Base IDIQ contract that includes a summary of the Contractor’s activities to manage this requirement and all scheduled objectives and milestones IAW PWS 3.1.14.1 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN.

b. Proposed management roles of the Offeror’s proposed workforce and the lines of responsibility, authority, and communication through which the tasks will be managed for this requirement.

c. Descriptions of the roles and time commitments of personnel and participants involved in the performance of the services being provided.

d. Plan for early identification and resolution of problems.

e. Identification of potential performance risks and proposed risk mitigation strategies.

Part 4 Labor Category Details [TASK ORDER 0001 SPECIFIC]:

For Task Order 0001, the Offeror shall provide documentation showing how each key personnel (key personnel labor categories are identified in Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook tab “Additional Labor Categories) proposed meets the requirements of each labor category outlined in Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook tab “Additional Labor Categories” columns, including:

a. Labor category minimum requirements

1. Degree

1. Certification

1. Clearance level

Offerors shall provide the names of proposed key personnel and resumes demonstrating they meet the requirements listed above. Resumes for all key personnel shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

· Employee name

· Years of employment experience in reverse chronological order including: employer, title, and narrative description of duties and responsibilities

· Current position, title and employer

· Educational history

· Institution name, degree (type and field of study) or certification earned, and year for all degrees or certifications earned

· Specialized training or certifications as it relates to the labor category qualifications and the year training was completed or certification was achieved

· Current level of security clearance and status (i.e. final, interim, pending submission, or n/a)

Part 5 Facility Clearance [BASE IDIQ CONTRACT]:

The Contractor shall hold an active Top Secret (TS) Facility Clearance at the time of proposal submission. The Offeror shall provide a statement in their proposal affirming that they hold an active TS Facility Clearance and provide their CAGE code for the Government to perform verification.

6. Volume II: Past Performance

6.1 To demonstrate its past performance record, the offeror should identify up to three (3) of its most relevant contracts and may also identify up to an additional two (2) of the most relevant contracts for each principal subcontractor or member of a Joint Venture (Note: Principal subcontractors are defined in this RFP as any entity proposed to perform 25 percent or more of the identified contract Total Evaluated Price (TEP). All submitted past performance contracts must have been performed in part within five (5) years of this proposal submission date (i.e., any active portion of performance within five years) in order to be considered “Recent” and evaluated. Offerors may submit past performance contracts on which they were the prime contractor or a subcontractor, although for subcontracts there shall be a demonstrated defined scope of work for which the Offeror was responsible.

If subcontractor past performance is submitted for consideration as part of the proposal, the offeror should include a commitment signed by offeror and subcontractor certifying that if a contract is awarded resulting from the proposal, the parties commit to joint performance as proposed. If the signed commitment is not fully executed by both parties and provided with the Past Performance Proposal, subcontractor references will not be evaluated or considered. Affiliate companies, sister companies, teaming arrangements, joint venture agreement, etc., will be considered provided that sufficient documentation is included in the proposal. The primary offering entity must demonstrate that the affiliate will perform significant and critical aspects of the contract if awarded. Documentation includes a copy of the signed arrangement such as documented affiliation, a copy of the teaming agreement, a copy of the joint venture agreement, etc.

Joint Ventures:

In accordance with FAR 9.104-3(c), for a prospective contractor that is a joint venture, the contracting officer shall consider the past performance of the joint venture. If the joint venture does not demonstrate past performance for award, the contracting officer shall consider the past performance of each party to the joint venture.

Therefore, the Joint Venture should first provide up to three relevant contracts of the Joint Venture.

If the Joint Venture does not possess a meaningful past performance record, then each member of the Joint Venture may identify two relevant contracts for each member of a Joint Venture (e.g., a total of 4 references if there are 2 members of the Joint Venture).

6.2 For each contract identified the Offeror should provide the following information:

1. Include the Contract/Task Order number; type of contract; dollar value; period of performance; prime or subcontractor role; and identify problems encountered during contract performance and corrective actions taken, if applicable. If problems were encountered during the performance of the identified past performance references, provide evidence of the offeror’s ability to isolate the root causes of problems and include a description of programs or actions taken to resolve those causes. Problems not addressed by the offeror but found by the Government during the evaluation of the information in this volume will be assumed to still exist.

1. Description of the contract effort including how the work was/is similar to the PWS requirements in terms of the scope, magnitude, and complexity.

1. Identify a Point of Contact (POC) (e.g., Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, or Government Program Manager), name of contracting agency, agency representative, telephone number, and email address.

1. Submit the most recent performance assessment from the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) for each reference, if available. CPARS records must be interim or final. Draft records will not be considered.

1. Offerors are requested to provide documentation of compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns) [this applies to small businesses] for each past performance contract provided.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to contact the references provided to conduct a telephone interview and/or exchange to verify the performance information provided or to obtain additional performance feedback. The Government also reserves the right to use past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the offeror. This past performance information may be used for the evaluation of past performance. It remains the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that references are complete.

The Offeror has the burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information. It is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of data provided in its proposal. The Government has no duty to search for additional data to cure problems the government finds in the information provided by the offeror.

6.3 In addition, regardless of relevancy, the Offeror shall provide a list of Show Cause Notices, Cure Notices and Terminations for Default received on any and all contracts, task orders, or delivery orders within the past 5 years. If the Offeror has not received any Show Cause Notices, Cure Notices or Terminations for Default in the past five years, the Offeror shall insert a statement to that effect. The list or statement shall not count against the maximum page count.

6.4 If an offeror does not submit any references or submits less than three (3) references, the offeror shall affirmatively state that it only has a certain number of references or state it has none at all. If the offeror affirmatively states it has no references, such offeror shall be assigned a past performance rating of "Unknown Confidence (Neutral)”.

6.5 If an offeror provides more than the allotted number of references allowed, the Government will evaluate the references in the order provided until the allowed number of references is reached. Excess references will not be evaluated.

7. Volume III: Price

All information relating to pricing data shall be included in Volume III. The Contractor must provide sufficient price information to allow the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. This is a firm-fixed-price IDIQ effort; therefore, all labor rates and pricing totals shall include all overhead, G&A, profit, Other Direct Costs, etc.

Offerors shall submit pricing on the CLINS/Schedule of the SF1449 solicitation, matching the “Total Price” tab in Attachment 2 Pricing Workbook.

Offerors shall submit a completed Attachment 2, Pricing Workbook. Offeror shall complete all cells in yellow on each tab of the workbook. No other cells should be added, deleted, or filled out unless instructed to do so within the workbook. Cells shall be to 2 decimal places (e.g., $12.34). The Contractor shall use and not change the not to exceed (NTE) amounts provided in the pricing template for travel.

Under both Tabs “Additional Labor Categories,” and Task Order 0001, Offerors shall propose using the labor categories included in Attachment 2 without any further adjustments to those categories. Should offerors believe a revision to these categories is warranted, offerors shall follow the Q&A instructions included in FAR 52.212-1 above. The Government may amend the RFP at its sole discretion.

For Task Order 0001, the offeror shall propose all Key Personnel labor categories.

8. VOLUME IV: Administrative Documents

This Volume shall contain the following:

0. Proposal Cover Letter – The proposal cover letter shall be signed by an authorized company official and include the following:

1. The solicitation number.

1. Company Information – The name, address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), CAGE Code, telephone number, and Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the Offeror.

1. Authorized Personnel – Provide the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of the company/division point of contact who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government and who can answer questions regarding your proposal.

1. Terms of any express warranty.

1. “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address.

1. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable).

1. Agreement with Terms – A statement specifying the Offeror’s unconditional assent to the Terms and Conditions of the RFP.

1. Proposal Expiration Date – The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

1. Confirmation of registration into the 8(a) program for NAICS Code 611310.

(2) Signed SF1449 – Include a signed SF1449 with the appropriate blocks completed by the Offeror.

(3) DD 254 – Include a completed copy of DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification (Attachment 4) with Blocks 6(a-c) filled out for the prime contractor and blocks 7(a-c) for any subcontractors. Offeror shall meet the security clearance requirement required by this effort (Top Secret Facility Clearance) at the time of proposal submission in order to be eligible for award. The Government will not sponsor a facility security clearance for the resulting contractor after the contract is awarded.

0. Representations and Certifications – Complete your representations and certifications in SAM. Ensure all representations and certifications included in this solicitation are completed in SAM. If any representations and certifications included in the solicitation are not available in SAM, submit your representations and certifications in Volume IV in addition to certifying that all other representations and certifications have been completed in SAM. This includes these provisions:

· 52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR.

· 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

· 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

· 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

· 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS - ALTERNATE I

0. Subcontracting / Teaming: Provide the name, small business designation, cage, address, POC (name, email, telephone), and projected percentage of contract workload for each teaming partner and/or subcontractor (Note: Total teaming Partner/subcontractor workload must be less than 50% of contract workload). If applicable, provide Teaming Arrangement/Joint Venture Documentation

0. Organizational Conflict of Interest – Disclose any potential or actual organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) that your company, subcontractors, and any other teaming partners may have with the requirements of the PWS and solicitation. Include a description of the OCI(s) and the action(s) taken, if any, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the OCIs. A negative response is required.

(End of provision addendum)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice2in1

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Acceptor: TBD AT T/O Contract Specialist: Tasha.arestizabal@usmc.mil WAWF assistance: Ms. Susan Fox; email: Susan.E.Fox@usmc.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

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ATTACHMENTS

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A0001 Solicitation compliance checklist

*Note – S attachments are included as part of the solicitation but will not be part of the resulting contract award.

The following have been deleted:

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