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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ATTACHMENTS

Note: Attachments 001 – 010 are specific to the Army. Attachments 011, 012 and 013 are applicable to both the Army and the Marine Corps. Both 011 and 012 should be completed by the vendor and returned as separate attachments with the proposals.

ATTACHMENT 001: LPD SUMMARY WORKSHEET

ATTACHMENT 002: LEVEL OF REPAIR ANALYSIS (LORA)

ATTACHMENT 003: GENERAL PUBLICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENT 004: TM MATRIX A-II

ATTACHMENT 005: PACKAGING GUIDANCE

ATTACHMENT 006: EQUIPMENT PUBLICATIONS DEFECTS LIST

ATTACHMENT 007: SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT

ATTACHMENT 008: TRANSPORTABILITY REPORT

ATTACHMENT 009: STUDENT COURSE CRITIQUE

ATTACHMENT 010: PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

ATTACHMENT 011: LASER LEVELER PURCHASE DESCRIPTION MATRIX

ATTACHMENT 012: LASER LEVELER STATEMENT OF WORK MATRIX

ATTACHMENT 013: PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1

1.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

1.1. INTRODUCTION

a. A concise and comprehensive proposal is required. Organization, clarity, accuracy of information, relevance, and completeness are of prime importance. The proposal shall be complete and clear in all respects without the need for additional explanation or information. The proposal shall be in sufficient detail and scope to permit the Government to evaluate it with respect to the evaluation factors specified in FAR Clause 52.212-2.

b. Unnecessarily elaborate proposals beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. Offerors shall confine their submission to essential matters, sufficient to define their offer, and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Likewise, Offerors are cautioned against general, vague, or unsubstantiated statements, which prevent or render difficult the Government’s evaluation of the proposal. Statements such as "will comply," or "noted and understood" without supporting narrative to define compliance may cause an Offeror to be evaluated as not acceptable. Moreover, the Government will not assume that an Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, and/or commitment that is not specifically delineated and supported in its respective proposal.

c. The Offeror shall not include classified material in any proposal section.

Proposals submitted for consideration for award must address the full scope of the solicitation. Proposals which address only part of the solicitation will be considered unacceptable.

A ceiling on the number of pages in the proposal has been imposed, as indicated in the sections below. In the event an Offeror exceeds the maximum page limitations provided below, the Government will only evaluate the pages that comply with the maximum page number prescribed (starting with page one and continuing until the maximum number is reached) for the respective volume. All pages, or any other material, in excess of the maximum number of pages stated will not be evaluated.

As prescribed by 52.212-1, the Government may award on the basis of initial offers received, without discussion. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a business and technical standpoint.

d. Sealed proposals shall be delivered to the location listed below as identified in Block 8 of the SF 1449. Any proposal received after the indicated time will be considered a late submission. Facsimile or e-mail submissions are not acceptable and will not be considered for award. Proposals shall be valid for a period of at least six (6) months from the closing date listed above.

Offeror’s shall prominently mark all containers used for delivery of proposals. Proposals shall be delivered to the appropriate address listed below:

“SOLICITATION M67854-13-R-5023”

For FEDEX, Hand-Carry, UPS, etc:

Commander

Marine Corps Systems Command

Materiel Management

2201A Willis Street

Quantico, VA 22134-6050

Attn: Patricia M. Smart, 703-432-3764 For US Postal Service:

Commander

Marine Corps Systems Command

Attn: Patricia M. Smart, PMO 31, 703-432-3764 2200 Lester Street

Quantico, VA 22134-6050

1.2 QUESTIONS

Questions regarding the solicitation documents are due by 0800 local time on 11 October 2012 and must be submitted via e-mail to patricia.smart@usmc.mil and carbon copy kimberly.m.barnes@usmc.mil in the following table format. Please do not bundle multiple questions into one. Questions received after the above time and date may not be answered. Government responses will be posted on FedBzOpps.

Questions

General Issue

Solicitation

SOW

Purchase Description

Other

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2.0 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals shall be prepared using “Times New Roman” font and 12 point type, on 8½ x 11 inch white paper. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font style not less than 8 point. Foldouts are not allowed. Margins shall be 1 inch on all sides. All material submitted may be single-spaced. Offerors shall ensure that each page provides identification of the submitting Offeror in the header or footer. Number all pages sequentially.

Offeror shall include one electronic “soft” copy (one copy of the business volume and one copy of the technical volume on separate discs) of the full proposal using the Microsoft Office for Windows suite of applications, submitted on CD-ROM, formatted for a personal computer. Schedules will be in MS Project or compatible format.

In the event that there is a conflict between the written hard copy of the proposal and the electronic “soft” copy of the proposal, the written hard copy will take precedence. Such conflicts may be considered as a weakness during the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

2.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE PROPOSAL

Each Offeror must submit their proposal materials in three-ring, binders. Individual sections shall be removable and replaceable to the volumes. Each volume shall contain a title page, table of contents, acronym list, and list of tables and figures for that volume. Use tab separators to divide required sections within a volume. The title page, table of contents, acronym list, list of tables and figures, and tab separators do not count against the page count. Only material allocated to a specific section shall be in that section. Business and Technical Volumes shall be submitted in separate binders. Please submit a COTS manual with your technical proposal. This will not be counted against the page count. An original and four (4) copies of the Technical Volume, as well as an original and one (1) copy of the Business Volume, shall be provided.

The Technical Volume shall include a Requirements Cross-Reference Matrix showing the proposal paragraph number where an evaluator will find the detailed discussion of each requirement contained in the statement of work and the Purchase Description. The Requirements Cross Reference Matrix will not be included as part of the page count. However, Offeror’s must complete Cross Reference Matrix Attachments 011 and 012 and submit with proposal. The following instructions apply to the format:

Volume Content

Technical

Volume

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*In the event an Offeror provides a proposal that is printed or copied double-sided on paper pursuant to FAR clause 52.204-4, each side of the paper shall represent one page.

2.2 CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL

The following instructions are provided for the relevant portions of the proposal:

Business Volume:

Part I.

Executive Summary. This section shall include a brief summary of the Offeror’s capability to accomplish the requirements of the contract. Any exceptions, deviations, and/or waivers taken to any aspect of the RFP shall be identified in the Executive Summary.

Part II.

This part shall include the model contract with all proposed pricing. This will comprise of any step ladder quantities and cumulative savings as set forth in 2.0 of the Evaluation section, including one signed and completed copy of the Standard Form 1449, acknowledging any solicitation amendments, and signed by a person authorized to enter into the proposed contract on behalf of the Offeror. The Offeror shall price all spare parts as identified in the SOW section 4.13.4 and in accordance with PGI 204.7105. For large businesses, please submit your subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. This information must be expressed as both dollars and percentages of the total contract value.

Technical Volume:

Part III.

Technical. The Offeror shall explain its ability to meet or exceed the requirements in the Purchase Description. The volume shall not include any cost/pricing data. This part of the Technical Volume shall include a Requirements Cross–Reference Matrix Attachment 011 showing the proposal paragraph number where an evaluator will find the detailed discussion of each requirement. The Offeror shall provide data to substantiate that their product meets or exceeds the requirements of the Purchase Description.

Supportability. The Offeror shall address its ability to comply with all requirements contained in the statement of work (SOW). Offeror’s must complete Cross Reference Matrix Attachment 012. At a minimum the Offeror shall address the following areas in its proposal.

1) Manuals/Training: The Offeror shall describe its approach to provide the required technical manuals and training.

2) Provisioning Support: The Offeror shall explain its capability to provide the various types of provisioning data, support, and parts required by the SOW. The Offeror shall provide sufficient detailed information to substantiate its ability to support its system throughout the life of the contract.

3) Information Assurance: The Offeror shall explain its approach to ensuring that its system is capable of meeting US Military IA Certification and Accreditation requirements. The Offeror shall describe its software development processes, best practices, and validation procedures to reduce risk of flawed software, malicious code, and malformed software that may impact the integrity and availability of the system. The Offeror shall also provide a description of its change control, lifecycle management, configuration management, and quality assurance programs. The Offeror shall provide the following information to assist the Government in determining the capability of the Offeror’s system meeting certification and accreditation requirements:

a. Explain whether the user need administrator rights to log-on or operate the system. If required, indicate whether the system will allow a lower level user to operate the system without having administrator rights.

b. Provide a list of all software (bundled vs. unbundled) used by various system components. If open source software is utilized in the system, identify the quality control measures used to prevent the use of malicious software.

c. Provide a list of the different types of data transfer (means of communication) between various system components and why each data transfer method is needed for the systems to operate. Identify how data transfer required by system is secured. Examples include mobile media, radio transmission, wired, wireless, etc.

d. Indicate whether any unnecessary ports can be disabled without impacting system performance.

e. Explain whether root administrator access will be provided with the system and what steps will be taken to provide access for USMC and USA Information Assurance personnel to engage in vulnerability testing of the system.

f. Define how vendor updates or vendor security updates are pushed to each LLS component.

4) Warranty: The Offeror shall provide a detailed description of its warranty program. The Offeror shall explain its ability to meet the warranty repair and replacement time frames provided in the SOW.

Part IV.

Past Performance. The Offeror shall document its relevant past performance by identifying a minimum of three (3) of its most relevant contracts within the past three years. Offerors should provide a detailed explanation of the relevance of the listed contracts to the requirements of the solicitation. Relevance is defined as contracts that are similar in size, scope, complexity, and cost/price.

Ensure that accurate and concise information is provided for each contract including:

Title of Contract, Contract Number, and Sponsoring Organization;

Name, mailing address, telephone and email address for the Technical POC or COR and Contracting Officer;

Type of Contract, Value, Award and Completion Dates;

Brief description of the services performed, problems identified and corrective action taken, awards/recognition received; and

Cure/Show Cause notices received, and reasons.

Offerors are advised that the Government may also use and evaluate independently obtained past performance data from other sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ).

For each contract reference listed, the Offeror shall provide a Past Performance Questionnaire as provided in Attachment 010. The Offeror shall send out and track the completion of the Past Performance Questionnaires. Questionnaire ratings should be supported by comments. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires must be submitted directly from the Offeror's Government/Commercial Points of Contact to the Government. Each of the Offeror’s POCs shall email its completed Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the contract specialist at patricia.smart@usmc.mil.

3.0 INTENT TO INCORPORATE CONTRACTOR’S PROPOSAL

All or part of the successful Offeror’s proposal may be incorporated in any contract resulting from this solicitation. Nothing contained in the successful Offeror’s proposal shall constitute a waiver to any requirement of the contract. In the event of any conflict between the successful Offeror’s proposal and other requirements of the contract, the conflict shall be resolved in favor of the contract requirements.

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