SECTION_L_dated_5_Nov_2014_-_Final.docx

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.237-1 52.237-10 52.247-6 Site Visit Identification of Uncompensated Overtime Financial Statement

APR 1984

OCT 1997

APR 1984

OCT 2010

Section L Attachments

Attachment 1, ACV 1.1 Solicitation – Questions/Answers Log Attachment 2, Technical Requirements Compliance Matrix Attachment 3, Cost Template Attachment 4, Ride Course Profile Data

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The Offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the Offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the Offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.HTM

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a hybrid contract consisting of Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Price Incentive CLINS resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

Marine Corps Systems Command/PEO-LS Attn: Mrs. Karen Beveridge 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA 22134

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one (1) day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Part A – General Instructions

Offerors must have a minimum SECRET Facility Clearance (FCL) in order to respond to this Solicitation, because the Solicitation includes a Classified Annex (provided under separate cover upon request) to the System Performance Specification at the SECRET level which will be released only to Offerors possessing the appropriate facility clearance. All classified material must be handled in accordance with the DD254, Classified Annex, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220-22-M), and Industrial Security Regulation (DoD 5220.22-R).

Requests for the Classified Annex shall be sent to Candace Medina at candace.medina@usmc.mil with a cc to Monica Hurui at Monica.Hurui@usmc.mil. The request shall include the Offeror’s business name, mailing address, CAGE code and point of contact.

The Government reserves the following rights with regard to award:

Go/No Go Process

The Contractor shall provide the following information for the Go/No Go evaluation:

1) For Cost Target, please provide the information listed in Section L.21.2.

2) For Water Mobility, the contractor shall provide a test report certified by an independent third party demonstrating that the ACV GVW is capable of shore-to-shore maneuver from distances of three (3) Nautical Miles (NM) in water conditions up through two (2) foot Significant Wave Height (SWH). The Contractor shall also provide a video documenting this capability. The video shall not exceed 30 minutes in length.

Single or Multiple Award(s)

It is the Government’s intent to award multiple contracts but reserves the right to award one (1) or no contracts. It is the Government’s intent to award multiple contracts to separate Offerors competing independently that do not share a common parent, do not have a parent/subsidiary relationship with the other awardee(s), and are not affiliated (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.101) of the other awardee(s). If any options are exercised, one (1) single Offeror will be selected to continue the LRIP and FRP options.

Incorporation of Offers into Contract

Portions of the successful Offeror technical and/or price proposal may be incorporated into the contract. Where portions of the Offeror’s technical and/or price proposal are incorporated into the resulting contract, the successful Offeror will be responsible for delivering in accordance with both the Statement of Work (SOW) and the contract, if a conflict arises between the two (2) documents the contract takes precedence over the SOW.

Offeror Point of Contact

Offeror shall provide a single point of contact for the person responsible for this offer, to include name, title, address, telephone number and e-mail address.

Classified Document Request

Provide the company’s name, street address, city, state and CAGE code, and DUNS number, in its Executive Summary for completion of a DD-254 form. A DD-254 will be required in order to validate Facility Clearance prior to delivery of classified material. Questions related to these secure documents shall be routed through the proper channel of Offeror’s Facility Security Officer (FSO). Offerors not submitting a proposal or who withdraw their proposals must destroy or return classified material generated or received under this Solicitation not later than 30 days after the due date for proposals. Offerors submitting a proposal that is not accepted by the Government or does not result in a contract award have 30 days after notification, to destroy or return classified information.

Solicitation Questions/Comments

All questions concerning the Solicitation shall be submitted to Karen Beveridge at Karen.Beveridge@usmc.mil with a copy to Alex Lyon at Alexander.Lyon@usmc.mil and Candace Medina at Candace.Medina@usmc.mil. Government responses to questions may be posted to the FedBizOpps website as an amendment to the solicitation. Answered questions will not disclose the Offeror’s identity. Questions are due no later than TBD, 10:00 A.M, Eastern Standard Time. The Government may not consider questions received after that date and time. Offeror may not direct questions concerning this Solicitation to technical or financial personnel at Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA) or other United States Government personnel (i.e. USMC, PEO, DoN, LOGCOM, CD&I). All questions shall be submitted via email with the subject line [M67854-15-R-0001 Questions] and consolidated utilizing Section L, Attachment 1 entitled “ACV 1.1 Solicitation – Questions/Answers Log”. No questions will be answered that are posed via telephone or fax. The “ACV 1.1 Solicitation – Questions/Answers Log” shall remain in Excel format without password protection.

Notice of Contract Support

The Government reserves the right to utilize the services of CACI, URS and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to assist with administrative, training support and advisory consultation. It is anticipated that SEI and URS will be involved throughout the course of the proposal evaluations and may act only in an advisory role as subject matter experts to the proposal evaluation team. These representatives will only be used from an administrative, advisory and training support perspective and will not, under any circumstances, evaluate or rank proposals, assign any ratings or otherwise act in a decision-making or evaluation capacity. All such personnel will be required to execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to preserve and protect any proprietary information disclosed to them during the course of the proposal evaluation.

Submission in response to this Solicitation constitutes Offeror’s agreement and permission for the use of the aforementioned company for administrative, training support and advisory consultation. Offerors shall contact the appropriate POC’s below to initiate execution of an NDA directly between the Offeror and said company.

Electronic Source Selection Tool Vendor

TBD

Phone: TBD Email: TBD

URS Federal Services, Inc.

Joe Clare Phone: (540) 658-3971 Email: joe.clare@urs.com

SEI

Michael Wright Phone: (412) 268-2524 Maw128@sei.cmu.edu

Proposals received without fully executed NDAs or a statement in the proposal waiving the NDA requirement may be deemed unacceptable and unawardable.

Solicitation Points of Contact

The Solicitation points of contact are the following:

Contracting Officer, Ms. Karen Beveridge, email: Karen.Beveridge@usmc.mil Contract Specialist, Ms. Candace Medina, email: Candace.Medina@usmc.mil Contract Specialist, Mr. Alex Lyon, email: Alexander.Lyon@usmc.mil Contract Specialist, Ms. Monica Hurui, email: Monica.Hurui@usmc.mil

Submission of Offers

Clearly mark all packages with the Solicitation number, M67854-15-R-0001. The submission date for all volumes shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of Standard Form 33 of the Solicitation.

Unclassified Data

Proposals may be delivered either (1) hand-carried, or (2) via third party courier service, such as USPS, FedEx, UPS, or similar service provider. All proposals shall be delivered sealed/unopened.

1. Hand-carried submissions of proposals shall be delivered to:

Marine Corps Systems Command Attn: PEO-LS/PMAAA/Alex Lyon (Contracts) 105 Tech Parkway Stafford, VA 22556

Offerors shall have the security officer on duty contact one (1) of the individuals below for delivery. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to present a receipt for signature of hand carried proposals (between the hours of 0700 and 1500, Eastern Standard Time – but see the deadline for submission of offers in Section 9 of the above SF 33) to one (1) of the following individuals:

Ms. Candace Medina, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 784-3495 Mr. Alex Lyon, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 784-3510 Ms. Monica Hurui, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 784-3494

(2) All proposals delivered via 3rd party courier service shall be addressed as follows:

Marine Corps Systems Command Attn: PEO-LS/PMAAA/CT028 – Mr. Alex Lyon 2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA 22134

Offerors are advised that proposals sent by conventional United States Postal Service (USPS) are NOT routed directly to the address above. Therefore, the possibility that a proposal sent via USPS will not comply with the stated closing date/time exists. In such case, the proposal will be considered a "late submission."

Proposals, revisions, or modifications submitted via electronic means (email, fax or the Federal Business Opportunities Website) will not be evaluated or considered for award.

Electronic portions of proposals shall not be encrypted or password protected.

Classified Data

Classified material shall be packaged separately. Packaging and handling of the classified material must be in compliance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M) Chapter 5 Section 4. Classified data at the SECRET level or below submitted via United States Postal Service or through an overnight express carrier must be addressed as follows:

Inner Envelope:

Commander

ATTN CMCC/PM AAA

MARCORSYSCOM

2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA 22134-6050

Outer Envelope:

Commander

ATTN CMCC

MARCORSYSCOM

2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA 22134-6050

Hand delivery of classified data is only permitted with prior coordination with Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) Classified Mailing Control Center (CMCC) at (703) 432-4131, a minimum of five working days prior to intended delivery date to arrange for a delivery appointment.

Late Submissions

Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated after the exact date and time specified for receipt of offers may be considered “late”. The Government will follow the procedures in FAR 15.208 should a proposal be received after the date and time specified for receipt of proposals.

Validity Statement

The Offeror is requested to include a statement in its response to this solicitation that the proposal is valid for 240 days.

Proposal Overview

Offerors are required to submit sufficient information concerning all factors to enable Government personnel to fully ascertain capabilities of the Offeror to perform the requirements. The proposal must be sufficient in detail and scope to permit evaluation and provide the evaluators a clear understanding of the Offeror’s approach, expertise, and capability as required by the solicitation. All proposals must clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements, associated risks, and is able, willing, and competent to devote the resources necessary to meet the requirements and has valid and practical solutions for all requirements and potential risk areas. The Offerors are required to respond to all requirements of the solicitation and are not to alter or rearrange the solicitation. The burden of proof as to technical capability, price reasonableness and cost realism/reasonableness rests with the Offerors. The Offerors are advised that the Government may incorporate into the final contract any part of the Offeror’s proposal deemed beneficial to the Government. Alternate proposals are not acceptable.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization should be emphasized during proposal preparation. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to present enough information to allow the various work efforts, support, and management approaches, as well as price, to be meaningfully evaluated. Unsubstantiated statements that the prospective Offeror understands, can or will comply with the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof are considered inadequate and may render a rating of unsatisfactory.

The Offeror must include any data necessary to illustrate the adequacy of the various techniques, approaches, and solutions to problems. The Offeror shall explain assumptions used to develop the proposal. If the proposal does not include sufficient information a combination of significant weaknesses may be assigned and culminate into a deficiency. There is no need to repeat information in more than one (1) Volume if an overlap exists; the detailed information must be included in the most logical place and summarized and referenced in other areas. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

Offerors are expected to comply with all requirements of the solicitation. The Government advises Offerors that taking exception or deviation from any term or condition of the solicitation may make an offer unacceptable and the Offeror ineligible for award. The Government may consider any exception or deviation to any term or condition of the solicitation that is not expressly authorized by the solicitation to be a deficiency, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.001. Additionally, any approach that relies on Government resources or operations (e.g. Government Furnished Property, Government Furnished Equipment, Government personnel/actions, Government Concept of Operation changes, etc.) in order to comply with a requirement, unless otherwise allowed, may be considered non-compliant and therefore a deficiency. A proposal assessed to contain a deficiency is considered un-awardable.

Proposal Format

Proposals must be formatted using a Times New Roman 12 pt normal font (no reduction permitted), single -spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted for/printed on standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper. All pages should be numbered with section and page numbers. When foldout pages are used they must not exceed 11 x 17 inches and will be counted as one (1) page. Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size but should be folded to approximately 8.5 x 11 inch standard size and will count as one (1) page. If the Offeror uses graphs to convey information, the graphs must show enough accuracy to easily discern the information shown. Graphs shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font and shall contain a grid, which allows values to be read directly from the graph to the same accuracy that a 10 x 10 to the ½ inch grid provides. Text utilized in charts, figures, and graphics shall also be no smaller than a 10pt font and may use a font type selected by the Offeror. Each volume shall be provided separately in a 3-ring binder that lays flat when open without any staples. Each binder shall be of an appropriate thickness for the number of pages it contains. Print in accordance with FAR clause 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011).

Cost and Pricing Data

As this is a competitive acquisition with adequate price competition anticipated, the price documentation requested is not considered cost or pricing data and shall not be certified in accordance with FAR 15.406-2. Should adequate price competition not exist after receipt of proposals, the PCO reserves the right to obtain cost or pricing data pursuant to FAR Part 15. By submitting a proposal, the Offeror grants the PCO, or an authorized representative, the right to examine records that form the basis of the pricing proposal. This examination and review can take place at any time before the award.

Proposal Content and Volumes

The Offeror must present its proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one-for-one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction. Proposal information must be structured such that its paragraph number/letter is identical to the Proposal Instructions paragraph number to which it is responding, although the Offeror may add lower tier sub paragraphs. The Offeror must provide reasons it will not provide information for a particular paragraph. The proposal information instructions are structured by paragraph numbers where first, second, third and fourth parts correspond to the volume, section, and element, etc., in the Offeror’s proposal.

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as one (1) original and additional copies as specified in the table below. Submission of all volumes of the Original proposal to the address provided at L.9 above will determine timeliness of receipt. Maximum page counts for each volume, if any, are also specified in the table below as follows (title and table of contents do not count towards the suggested page count).

The Offeror may provide Annexes to support assertions in the proposal. Information submitted as an unclassified annex is limited to resumes, detailed weight statement, analyses , example artifacts, test reports, manuals, training material samples, technical publications, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, subcontractor agreements, licensing agreements, digital representations, drawings, photographs, and specifications. Non-conforming information provided in the Annexes will not be evaluated and may render Offeror’s proposal non-responsive. Annexes do not have suggested page counts and do not count towards the suggested page count.

All information shall be provided as a hard copy and electronically, except that the following should only be submitted electronically for the initial submittal: IMS, Spare List, Support Equipment List, PRO-E compatible CAD models, and water mobility video.

PROPOSAL STRUCTURE

Each volume must contain the following information:

a) Title of proposal and proposal number as applicable

b) Offeror’s name, address and POC

c) Solicitation number

d) Proposal volume

e) Original/Copy number

f) Table of Contents (The table of contents must provide sufficient detail to enable easy location of important elements)

g) Use tabs and dividers

h) For the technical volumes only (2A-2C), include a copy of the Proposal/Requirements Cross Reference Matrix in the front of the binder.

i) For Volume 2A, include a copy of the Technical Requirements Compliance Matrix.

No cost information, (e.g., DOLLAR VALUES AND / OR HOURLY RATES) shall be included in any volume, document or electronic file other than those that belong to Small Business Utilization & Subcontract Management (Volume 4) and Volume 6 (Cost/Price).

Proposal Packaging

Unclassified Packaging

The Offerors shall package the proposal volumes in cartons or equivalent packaging containers in the most efficient manner. Each box should identify its contents by including a packing slip detailing each volume number and title, and copy number. Each carton should be double wrapped. The outside of the carton should be plain and the inside carton shall be stamped or marked “For Official Use Only; and Source Selection Information – FAR-2.101 and 3.104,” marked for the intended recipient as identified below. The proposals shall be marked for PEO/LS/AAA/ACV PCO. The proposal shall include all original proposal volumes, all proposal volumes on CD-ROM, a completed and original signed Standard Form 33; acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments, if applicable; and Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents (Section K of this Solicitation) and other applicable fill-ins. Note: Any documents which contain cost data shall be on a separate disk(s) from the other disks.

Classified Packaging

Prepare in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operations Manual (NISPOM).

Changes to Solicitation

It is the Offerors responsibility to monitor FBO for solicitation amendments and additional information prior to the proposal due date at the following website:

https://www.fbo.gov/

Search the database for the solicitation number M67854-15-R-0001.

PART B - SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

Executive Summary (Volume 1)

The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide the evaluators with an overview of the Offeror’s entire proposal, excluding price. Each section should contain the salient points contained in each of the volumes. In addition, it should be used by the Offeror to identify and highlight significant features of the proposal. The Executive Summary volume should include the following information:

1) A summary of the proposed technical approach and how the vehicle solution addresses the requirements of this solicitation as well as the salient features of the Offeror’s manufacturing approach and energy initiatives;

2) Identification of major subcontractors as well as Joint Venture (JV) team members who will be involved with the performance or management of the program work for this solicitation. Provide a definition of the legal relationship between the entities if it is other than a Prime/subcontractor;

3) Provide the percentage of total proposed price for each entity identified in item 2 above, including the Offeror.

4) List all places of performance, being careful to include accurate physical locations. Please note that work proposed to be performed under this solicitation must be associated with the physical location of the Offeror (prime, major subcontractor and JV team member) who will perform the work;

5) List CAGE Codes/DUNS numbers associated with the physical locations (if applicable);

6) If multiple CAGE codes/DUNS for the same physical location are provided or if there are current and previous CAGE codes/DUNS as a result of a corporate acquisition/merger that refer to the same division in the same physical location, the Offeror shall provide a written explanation, including a description of all such changes in the organization;

7) Provide a brief work description and/or program responsibility;

Offerors are expected to comply with all requirements of this solicitation. The Government advises Offerors that taking exception or deviation from any term or condition of the solicitation may make an offer unacceptable and the Offeror ineligible for award.

Technical Proposal

The Offeror shall deliver separate volumes addressing every topic below. Information submitted shall have a clear explanation as to its source and/or how it was derived and all charts or figures shall have sufficient detail (e.g. assumptions used, test conditions, data for test points shown, etc.) to clearly identify the information.

Vehicle Performance (Volume 2A)

The Offeror shall provide a comprehensive description of the proposed ACV System. The Offeror shall describe the overall vehicle design and systems integration approaches, to include integration of GFE, software architecture and interfaces, and how this design/integration will meet the requirements of the solicitation and the requirements of the ACV System Performance Specification (SPS). At a minimum, the Offeror shall provide a general description, with supporting documentation, of the proposed vehicle design in accordance with the contractor provided WBS. The Offeror shall identify any modifications compared to the existing fielded vehicle that is the basis for the proposed vehicle and the approach to minimizing new development.

Emphasis Areas

Emphasis Areas are specified in this solicitation to identify areas in which the Offeror may earn multiple strengths by exceeding the threshold value. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal in these areas through Modeling and Simulation and analysis.

Emphasis Area 1 - ACV Launch from Amphibious Ships The Offeror shall clearly identify whether or not its proposed ACV meets the objective launch from Amphibious Ships performance requirements as stated in the ACV SPS, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-4379.

Emphasis Area 2 - ACV Reserve Buoyancy The Offeror shall clearly identify the Reserve Buoyancy per ACV SPS, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-413 and ACV_1-1_Spec-4481.

Emphasis Area 3 - ACV Water Speed The Offeror shall clearly identify the Water Speed per ACV SPS, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-370 and ACV_1-1_Spec-371.

Emphasis Area 4 - Payload of Embarked Marines The Offeror shall clearly identify the number of embarked Marines the proposed ACV can carry in accordance with DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-908 and ACV_1-1_Spec-4442. The Offeror shall stay in compliance with loads described in Appendix I of the ACV SPS.

Data Required to Support Emphasis Areas The Offeror shall provide PRO-E compatible 3D CAD models of the proposed vehicle exterior, configured for water mobility, noting key features and functions of equipment. Specific data/dimensions required include, but are not limited to: 1) locations of all hatches/door(s), on the vehicle, 2) locations of all exterior mounted GFE. In addition to the exterior model, the Offeror shall include the following data for crew loaded and GVW load conditions:

1) Vehicle center of gravity measured from an Offeror specified vehicle datum;

2) Vehicle mass moment of inertia;

3) Vehicle water propulsion unit thrust curve and physical configuration (i.e diameter blade number and pitch);

4) Vehicle velocity curve from 0-20 miles per hour (land operation).

The Offeror shall provide PRO-E compatible 3D CAD models of the proposed interior layout noting key features and functions of equipment. Specific data/dimensions required include, but are not limited to: 1) locations and dimensions of all exits, 2) size of entry hatches/door(s), on the vehicle, 3) locations of all interior mounted GFE, 4) all crew and embarked Marines.

Land Mobility

The Offeror shall describe the land mobility characteristics of the proposed solution. The Offeror shall provide a detailed description with supporting documentation demonstrating the proposed ACV’s ability to achieve the land mobility performance required in ACV SPS DOORS ID requirements ACV_1-1_Spec-4465, ACV_1-1_Spec-455, ACV_1-1_Spec-458, ACV_1-1_Spec-483, ACV_1-1_Spec-490, and ACV_1-1_Spec-508. The Offeror shall provide in the unclassified annex an analysis of the six (6) watts of absorbed power requirement for the ACV performance, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-464, ACV_1-1_Spec-470, and ACV_1-1_Spec-472, via NRMM Edition II (NRMMII Version 2.8.2b) using the VEHDYN4 module for the 26 ride course profile data listed in the “Ride Course Profile Data” (Attachment 4) in Section 3.3.23 of the SOW. The Offeror shall plot a best fit curve, and assess how the best fit curve for the ACV design addresses the ride quality requirements defined in the system specification.

In responding to the above paragraphs, the Offeror shall clearly identify whether or not its proposed ACV meets the threshold and objective Rating Cone Index (RCI) performance requirements while at Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) as stated in the ACV SPS, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-494 and ACV_1-1_Spec-495.

Water Mobility

The Offeror shall describe the water mobility characteristics of the proposed solution.

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description with supporting documentation demonstrating the proposed ACV’s ability to achieve the water mobility performance required in ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-368, ACV_1-1_Spec-370, ACV_1-1_Spec-374, ACV_1-1_Spec-398, ACV_1-1_Spec-4457, ACV_1-1_Spec-4479, and ACV_1-1_Spec-418. The Offeror shall perform an analysis of the ACV design to substantiate seaworthiness and the capability of the design to meet the self-righting requirements in the ACV SPS, DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-405. The analysis shall include definition of and rationale for the critical hydrostatics, hydrodynamic and vehicle design parameters impacting seaworthiness and self-righting performance plus the plow-in and aft wave run-up characteristics of the ACV design as determined through testing or modeling and simulation. The Contractor shall provide in the unclassified annex an assessment of these parameters for applicable load and sea conditions and free surface effects. The analysis shall include the following:

1) Graphical representation of the Ratio of Energy to Capsize Versus Energy to Upright over 180 degrees

2) Values and the methods used to define the values of the following:

- Angle of Vanishing Transverse Stability

- Angle of Maximum Transverse Righting Arm

- Normalized Transverse Metacentric Height

Force Protection

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description with supporting documentation demonstrating the proposed ACV’s ability to achieve the force protection performance required in ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-819, ACV_1-1_Spec-7083, ACV_1-1_Spec-830, ACV_1-1_Spec-840, ACV_1-1_Spec-846, and ACV_1-1_Spec-862.

Vehicle Design

The Offeror shall provide a completed Technical Requirements Compliance Matrix in Volume 2A, utilizing Section L, Attachment 2.

Payload

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description with supporting documentation explaining the ACV’s interior design and its ability to meet the requirements described in ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-7277, ACV_1-1_Spec-905, ACV_1-1_Spec-908, ACV_1-1_Spec-915, ACV_1-1_Spec-4443, and ACV_1-1_Spec-939.

The Offeror shall provide in the Unclassified Annex any digital representations, drawings, photographs, test data or other means (as determined appropriate by the Offeror) to provide an accurate, detailed definition or description of the loaded crew and embarked Marine areas. At a minimum, the Offeror shall provide substantiating data/documentation that demonstrates the ACV’s ability to meet ACV SPS requirements in the following areas:

1) Passenger seating capacity including the size distribution of Marines the vehicle can accommodate and any limitations on the Marine size at each individual seat;

2) Storage capacity for food, water, ammunition, SL-3, and gear as defined by the ACV SPS;

3) Communications accessibility;

4) Environmental control, noise levels, and outside visibility;

5) Locations of driver, vehicle commander, gunner, and troop commander seats;

Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability, (RM&A) Models, Predictions and Analyses

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description with supporting documentation explaining the system concept’s ability to achieve the reliability and maintainability performance required in ACV Performance Specification DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-1025, ACV_1-1_Spec-1026, ACV_1-1_Spec-4423,ACV_1-1_Spec-4424, ACV_1-1_Spec-1029, ACV_1-1_Spec-1030, ACV_1-1_Spec-1031, ACV_1-1_Spec-4449, ACV_1-1_Spec-4450, and ACV_1-1_Spec-4451.

a. Describe the length and frequency for any depot overhaul activity required to achieve the ACV Performance Specification thresholds for Materiel Reliability, Inherent Reliability, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) for all failures, and the MTTR for operational mission failures.

b. Describe the expected frequency of downing events and their average duration.

c. Provide rates of logistics delay associated with waiting for parts, equipment, facilities or other logistics resources to become available in order to support a maintenance event. This should be supported with data from fielded systems.

The Offeror shall provide a description of the management organization, policies, procedures, schedules to meet the specification requirements and to ensure that RM&A considerations (at the Prime Contractor and subcontractor levels) are integrated into the design process (i.e. RM&A program reviews, RM&A status reporting, design tasks, trade studies, etc.).

The Offeror shall provide a description of the proposed RM&A design tasks, tests and manufacturing screens necessary to meet the RM&A ACV Performance Specification requirements. The Offeror shall describe the failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS) methods that will be used during each phase of the program. Identify how FRACAS will interface with other deficiency reporting systems, and the basis for decision making criteria for implementing corrective actions.

Integration of GFE

The Offeror shall provide in the unclassified annex detailed analyses and information on the integration of GFE subsystems that will be used to comply with the following components of the ACV SPS:

a. ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-4495.

b. ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-7082, ACV_1-1_Spec-988, ACV_1-1_Spec-537, and ACV_1-1_Spec-564.

c. ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-4496.

The Offeror shall describe how the subsystems will interface with the proposed ACV. The Offeror shall describe the physical and functional interfaces and boundaries between the subsystems and the platform for both hardware and software. The Offeror shall provide top-level allocations (e.g., space, weight, power characteristics, cooling, throughput, latency, protocol, classification, etc. as applicable) for each of the interfaces between the subsystems and the platform. The Offeror shall explain how the interface allocations were derived. The Offeror shall explain how the proposed subsystems satisfy those allocations, to include the anticipated platform modifications. The Offeror shall provide in the unclassified annex analyses that predict installed performance of the Government defined subsystems and shall map installed performance to the related ACV SPS requirements.

Transportability

The Offeror shall provide in the unclassified annex detailed analyses and information on the transportability of the proposed ACV that will be used to comply with the following components of the ACV SPS DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-1174, ACV_1-1_Spec-1178, ACV_1-1_Spec-1180, ACV_1-1_Spec-1182, ACV_1-1_Spec-1184, ACV_1-1_Spec-1186, ACV_1-1_Spec-1188, ACV_1-1_Spec-1192, and ACV_1-1_Spec-1193.

The Offeror shall describe all preparation, including tools, manpower, and time, required to transport the proposed ACV for each mode of transportation requirement in the preceding list. The Offeror shall describe and list the physical clearances between the proposed ACV and ship, airplane, rail envelope, and flatbed truck envelope in sufficient detail to indicate that a thorough review of each transportation requirement has been conducted. The Offeror shall describe and list all weight assumptions used for the analysis and discuss any limitations for each transportability requirement.

Weight Analysis

The Offeror shall provide in the unclassified annex a detailed weight statement and other data as described below. The detailed weight statement shall be in sufficient detail to show that all items of vehicle structure, powertrain, suspension, and subsystem equipment have been considered and included. Weight Build-ups shall start with the ACV Curb Weight and show the derivation to Crew Loaded Weight and GVW for each load case. The detailed weight statement shall include weight growth requirements as detailed in ACV SPS requirements DOORS ID ACV_1-1_Spec-4513, ACV_1-1_Spec-4514, ACV_1-1_Spec-4502, and ACV_1-1_Spec-4464.

If the proposed design is a derivative of or consists of modifications to an existing design, in addition to the above, provide a detailed weight statement for the existing vehicle. Provide a detailed listing and description of the modifications (including weight and center of gravity data) of all removals from and additions to the existing design that would result in the ACV solution.

Product Support

The Offeror shall include a description of training devices, support equipment and other ground systems that are parts of the overall ACV System. Offerors shall describe their approaches to meet logistics requirements, obtain and manage Logistics Management Information (LMI), develop operator/operator maintenance Electronic Technical Manual (ETM) and apply the Systems Approach to Training (SAT) process to design and develop training packages and provide Field Product support. Requested example artifacts included in the unclassified annex are limited to 20 pages in total length for all Product Support items, as requested below.

LMI

The Offeror shall describe their management and technical processes to be used for developing logistics requirements. Offeror description of their logistics approach shall, at a minimum, include the following:

a) Describe the Offeror’s approach to generating and managing the LMI data through completion to the final LMI database.

b) Describe the approach to applying the SAE GEIA-STD-0007 data protocol and transfer criteria and current status of implementation.

c) Describe the current capability of delivering Logistics Provisioning Data in SAE GEIA-STD-0007 format. Provide a one (1) page example of technical data for parts in LSA-036 Card Format Report in Government readable format as part of the unclassified annex.

d) Describe the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis completed on the platform and/or subsystems. Provide an example of the results in the unclassified annex if available.

e) Describe the approach used to influence vehicle design to meet logistics requirements.

f) Describe the method, extent and application of any Modeling and Simulation used to measure/project Availability, Reliability, Logistics demands and efficiencies to reduce Life-Cycle Cost.

Training

The Offeror shall describe their management approach and processes used for developing Training Products. Offeror description of their approach shall, at a minimum, include the following:

a) Provide a detailed approach to the Offeror’s process to identify and document critical tasks and translate them into SAT-compliant training objectives.

b) Provide in the unclassified Annex at least three (3) examples of training material developed in SAT-compliant format, to include lesson plans, student handouts and instructional media in Government Readable format for a simple Crew Level operating task or PMCS task.

c) Describe the ability to conduct Operator and Maintainer training for Government-appointed personnel in support of all Government testing and refurbishment periods.

d) Describe the Offeror’s experience in developing Operator and Maintainer training courses (lesson plans, student handouts, and instructional media).

Technical Publications

The Offeror shall describe their management approach and processes used for developing Technical Publications. The Offeror’s description shall, at a minimum, include the following:

a) Describe the process to produce technical manuals in an Electronic Technical Manual (ETM) in the Electronic Maintenance System - NextGen product.

b) Identify all TMs developed for the NDI solution proposed and the format used, such as operator, crew maintenance, I-Level maintenance, depot repair and overhaul. Provide in the unclassified Annex an example, if available, for a simple Crew Level operating task or PMCS task such as: Start main engine, check tire pressure, operate hatch, check engine oil level.

Fielding Support

Describe the Offeror’s approach to support the fielded vehicles as they are delivered and Organic Support capabilities are brought on line. At a minimum, the Offeror shall describe the following:

a. The Offeror’s intended method to provide Programmatic and Field level Product support, to include CLS, FSR support, Material Supply chain and Maintenance Support.

b. Any known Special Field or Sustainment level tooling, jigs, fixtures, support equipment needed to do troubleshooting, repairs or overhauls.

c. Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) measures planned or implemented for vehicle operations in a salt water marine environment

Manufacturing Capability (Volume 2B)

The Offeror shall conduct and submit a Manufacturing Readiness Self-Assessment in the unclassified annex. The Offeror shall use all criteria and processes identified in the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Desk book version 2.21 dated October 2012 (see http://dodmrl.com). The Offeror shall provide the assessment with supporting rationale as to how they derived the MRL. Integration of GFE shall be included in the assessment of the MRL.

For any MRL that is assessed below MRL 7, the Offeror shall describe the actions required to achieve MRL 7 by CDR. The Offeror shall describe their maturity plan to achieve MRL 8 by Milestone C.

The Offeror shall provide its overall manufacturing schedules for EMD, LRIP and FRP. The Offeror shall describe the plan to mature manufacturing readiness through FRP.

If applicable, the Offeror shall describe the plan to relocate its production facility from OCONUS to CONUS. In addition, the Offeror shall describe the plan to manufacture in CONUS.

The Government will conduct site visits to Offerors’ manufacturing facilities during the source selection process. Such visits may be to either CONUS or OCONUS facilities. Appropriate coordination between the Government and Offeror will be effected by the Government.

Energy (Volume 2C)

The Offeror shall describe their approach to promote waste reduction, source reduction, energy efficiency, and maximum practicable recovered material content.

Past Performance (Volume 3)

The Offeror shall provide no more than four (4) references and include the following information with each reference:

1) Name of Past Performance Effort

2) Name of Contracting Agency

3) Contract Number

4) Contract Type

5) Initial Contract Value

6) Total Contract Value

7) Period of Performance

8) List of Key Subcontracts and the Estimated Portion of Work Performed by Subcontractors

9) Customer Point of Contact (POC)

10) Customer POC Phone

The Offeror shall address relevancy to ACV 1.1 by providing the following:

1) Describe the Work Products and/or Services delivered to the customer under this past performance citation.

2) Demonstrate the relevance by describing how this past performance correlates with the ACV 1.1 Requirements (i.e. SOW requirements) in terms of:

i. Scope;

ii. Period of Performance; and

iii. Complexity

The Offerors are authorized to submit past performance information for their major subcontractors to fulfill the past performance requirement. In addition, if the prime contractor performed as a subcontractor and desires to use such past performance it may be submitted as well. When submitting the past performance information, the Offeror shall follow the required format above regardless of the type of past performance information submitted.

List of Proposed Personnel

1) The Offeror shall provide a list of proposed personnel who worked on the cited past performance and identify their role and responsibility for the cited past performance and proposed work for the ACV.

2) Provide resumes in Unclassified Annex of proposed key personnel and define any personnel incentive program proposed for the ACV.

Small Business Utilization & Subcontract Management (Volume 4)

Large business Offerors must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan as required by FAR 52.219-9 and DFAR 252.219-7003. Large businesses will not be eligible for award if they fail to submit an acceptable Subcontracting Plan. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments identified in their proposal. Subcontracting plans are not required from Small Business Concerns.

It is the Government’s intent that small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance. Offeror shall demonstrate that it is subcontracting at least 36.7% of its total proposed subcontracting dollars to small businesses. The Offeror shall provide an overview of their individual small business subcontracting plan in the Small Business Utilization & Subcontract Management Volume demonstrating it will meet the DoD Small Business Subcontracting goals established for FY 2015 as provided below:

Small Business - 36.7% of total subcontracting dollars SDB - 5 % of Prime and subcontracts WOSB - 5 % of Prime and subcontracts HUBZone - 3 % of Prime and subcontracts SDVOSB - 3 % of Prime and subcontracts

16% of the 36.7% should be subcontracted to the socio-economic categories shown above (i.e., SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, and SDVOSB). The remaining 20.7% can also be awarded to the socio-economic categories (i.e., increase the total percentage awarded to SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, and SDVOSB) or be awarded to traditional small businesses, Veteran Owned Small Business, or AbilityOne (NIB/NISH) or FPI firms.

The Offeror shall provide its subcontract management strategy, teaming/partnering documentation, and if required, a description of its ability to have detailed design knowledge of the proposed vehicle if it is not the vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturer.

The Offeror shall describe its strategy for subcontract management and control in the performance of this contract. The description shall include, but is not limited to:

a. Subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, affiliates or subsidiaries that possess a contract or purchase order that meets one or more of the following criteria:

1) For which the prime Contractor deems critical to fulfilling contractual and program obligations, or

2) With a value, either individually or collectively if there is more than one, in excess of $20M, or

3) That includes components not currently in use by the U. S. Navy or the U. S. Marine Corps, or

4) That includes complex or unique components requiring engineering using a new design or a significant modification to an existing design.

The Offeror shall:

a. Provide in the unclassified annex a copy of all teaming arrangements, subcontractor agreements, and licensing agreements in place to execute the requirements of the contract and its options.

1) The documentation must include, but is not limited to: structure of the teaming arrangement, responsibilities, and liabilities; financial responsibility; managerial responsibility and accountability; and applicable legal documents.

b. Provide a narrative why the teaming arrangements do not inhibit competition.

If the Offeror is not the baseline vehicle OEM, then the Offeror shall respond to this subparagraph.

The EMD contract and production options require the Offeror (as Prime Contractor) to have responsibility for performance of the ACV Vehicle. For this reason, it is essential that the Offeror have detailed design knowledge of the baseline vehicle, either as the OEM or through a contractual relationship with the OEM such that there is no barrier to design knowledge, configuration authority, and development activities.

If the Offeror is not the baseline vehicle OEM, then the Offeror shall define its role as the Prime Contractor and its access to all technical data and computer software for the baseline vehicle and support equipment provided by the OEM subcontractor. The Offeror shall provide copies of all signed teaming agreements with the baseline vehicle OEM subcontractor including Associate Contractor Agreements, Proprietary Information Agreements, Technical Authority Agreements, Intellectual Property Arrangements and any other documents to demonstrate design control of the baseline vehicle and support equipment.