M67854-23-R-1007 AMENDMENT 001 RFP Mod.pdf

M6785423R1007

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment incorporates attachment “J.12 - PC Gen III Complete System Descriptions”, incorporates FAR 52.219-1, updates Section L, updates Section M and extends the proposal submission due date to 2 March 2023.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 17

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-Jan-2023

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X M6785423R1007

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

30-Nov-2022

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

11-Jan-2023

CODE

COMMANDER MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND

2200 LESTER STREET

QUANTICO VA 22134

M67854 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1 – DTL Specification File (Requested via Email) J2. – Accumark Patterns (Requested via Email) J.3 – Schedule of GFP (Requested via Email) J.4 – LAT Plan (Requested via Email) J.5 – FAT Plan (Requested via Email)

J.6 – FACAR

J.7 – Individual Repair Kit J.8 – Organizational Repair Kit J.9 – Past Performance Template J.10 – Price Submission Template J.11 – CDRLs (CDRL Table Below)

CDRL A001 CONTRACTOR'S PROGRESS, STATUS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT

CDRL A002 RECEIPT OF GOVERNMENT MATERIAL REPORT

CDRL A003 CONFERENCE AGENDA

CDRL A004 CONFERENCE MINUTES

CDRL A005 HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT REPORT (HHAR)

CDRL A006 (SDS), SAFETY DATA SHEETS

CDRL A007 TECHNICAL REPORT – STUDY/SERVICES

CDRL A008 CONFIGURATION AUDIT SUMMARY REPORT

CDRL A009 CONTRACTOR’S CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

CDRL A010 ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL (ECP)

CDRL A011 REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

CDRL A012 NOTICE OF REVISION (NOR)

CDRL A013 FAILURE ANALYSIS CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORT (FACAR)

CDRL A014 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

CDRL A015 TEST/INSPECTION REPORT

CDRL A016 QUALITY PROGRAM PLAN (QPP)

CDRL A017 TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

CDRL A018 PRESERVATION AND PACKING DATA

CDRL A019 DELIVERY STATUS TRACKING SPREADSHEET

J.12 - PC Gen III Complete System Descriptions

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been added by full text:

52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (OCT 2022)

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

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern eligible under the WOSB Program.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern--

(1) Means a small business concern--

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

Small business concern--

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph

(b) of this provision.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13

CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States, and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.106) by individuals who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern--

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern--

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127) means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(b)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is [315210].

(2) The small business size standard is [750].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce (i.e., nonmanufacturer), is 500 employees if the acquisition--

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(c) Representations.

(1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(3) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a women-owned small business concern.

(4) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(5) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(6) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(7) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 125.18(b)(1) and (2). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern participating in the joint venture shall provide representation of its service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern status.

(8) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(d) Notice. Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm's status as a business concern that is small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned small, economically disadvantaged women-owned small, or women-owned small eligible under the WOSB Program in order to obtain a contract to be awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8, 9, 15, 31, and 36 of the Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of program eligibility, shall—

(1) Be punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both;

(2) Be subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and

(3) Be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the Act.

(End of provision)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

SECTION L

L.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

To be considered for award, each Offeror shall submit its proposal in accordance with these Section L instructions. Failing to adhere to these instructions may result in the Government removing the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process. Offerors may ONLY submit ONE proposal in response to this solicitation. Proposals shall not contain classified information.

L.2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.2.1 Proposal Delivery Address Written Proposals shall be delivered electronically via the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) site - https://safe.apps.mil. Offerors shall send an email to the Contract Specialist at Eric.G.Daniels@usmc.mil, with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer at Elizabeth.Colvin@usmc.mil for a drop-off request. Once the Contract Specialist creates a drop-off, the Offeror will receive a notification to access the SAFE site and drop-off its written proposal. Drop-off requests are valid for 14 days. Offerors are reminded that the Contract Specialist must receive its written proposal by the date and time listed below in Section L.2.2.

The solicitation requires the submission of source selection samples. The source selection samples shall be in compliance with the technical data of the proposal. Offerors shall provide a technical proposal identifying the proposed material solution that satisfies the requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Source Selection Samples shall be delivered to the following address:

Marine Corps Systems Command 2201A Willis Street Quantico, VA 22134-6050 Attn: Eric Daniels, RFP: M67854-23-R-1007

L.2.2 Proposal Submission Date Proposals are due no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 2 March 2023.

L.2.3 Package Labeling All packages and boxes responding to this solicitation shall contain the following information on the address label:

Solicitation Number: M67854-23-R-1007 PC GEN III CARRIER A statement: "TO BE DELIVERED UNOPENED TO ERIC DANIELS” The Source Selection Sample quantities and sizes

L.3 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

L.3.1 General Proposal Format Offerors shall submit technical, past performance, and price proposals as separate volumes in accordance with Table 1 – Proposal Submission Requirements. Offerors shall apply all appropriate markings, including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and

Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information. Offerors shall also label all documents “Controlled Unclassified Information and Source Selection Sensitive - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.” Offerors shall submit all information for Government consideration in a clear, coherent, and concise manner sufficient to demonstrate an understanding of the contract requirements. The Government will remove and not evaluate as part of the proposal any pages exceeding the specified page limit. Evaluation teams will not receive for evaluation any aspect of a proposal the Government removes for having exceeded page limits, and therefore, may consider the excluded aspects as missing or non-existent in the proposal. All pages, whether blank or with text, count against the page limit. Drawings or other graphics should be reduced to without losing legibility. Each page shall be single-spaced with a minimum of 12 point font and one-inch margins. All pages shall contain appropriate numbering and contain the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header or footer.

Offerors shall use Microsoft Office 2000 software or higher to create the required .xls, .ppt and .doc files as well as Adobe Acrobat Version 7.0 or higher to create .pdf files. Table 1 below details the proposal submission requirements.

Table 1: Proposal Submission Requirements

VOLUME CONTENT SUBMISSION PAGE LIMIT

Volume I Technical Proposal (1) Electronic

.pdf Copy 30 pages (only the first 30 pages of the written portion of the Technical Proposal will be considered)

Volume II Past Performance Proposal

(1) Electronic .pdf Copy

No page limit

Volume III Business Proposal

(1) Electronic .pdf Copy

No page limit

L.3.2 Specific Proposal Instructions

L.3.2.1 Volume I – Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal shall contain NO proposal price information or classified information.

Offerors seeking any exception to the solicitation’s terms and conditions shall clearly explain the exception and its basis in their cover letter. Exceptions, however, may potentially render the Offeror’s proposal unacceptable.

L.3.2.1.1 Source Selection Samples (Evaluated in Section M, Go/No Go Criteria; M.2.1 Factor 1 Technical Performance, M.2.1.1 Element 1: Design and Workmanship)

Offerors shall submit source selection samples in accordance with Table 2:

NOTE: * Source selection samples will not be returned to Offerors *

Table 2: Source Selection Samples

PC Gen III Complete Systems (Coyote 498)

Subsystem Subsystem Components Size Quantity

Outer Vest Assembly outer front carrier, outer rear carrier, load bearing panel, cummerbund adapter, and two shoulder straps

X-Small Short 2

Medium 2

X-Large 2

Inner Vest Assembly inner front carrier and inner rear carrier

X-Small Short 2

Outer Cummerbund Assembly two outer cummerbund panels, and two tube adapters

Small 2

Large 2

Inner Cummerbund Assembly two inner cummerbund panels

Small 2

Side Plate Pocket Assembly two side plate pockets 6x6 2

6x8 4

Harness harness

The samples shall contain a removable label that includes the Solicitation number, unique identifier (e.g., serial number) and the Offeror’s Name.

If an Offeror submits a proposal and source selection samples made from alternative ("or equal") material not specified in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1), the Offeror MUST provide supporting data for ALL characteristics contained in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1) for that specific material requirement. Supporting data MUST be provided which complies with test methodologies outlined in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1), Paragraph 3 entitled "Requirements," and Paragraph 4 entitled "Verification" for the specific material substitution. To be considered "technically acceptable," an offeror MUST provide the aforementioned information for all submitted alternative (“or equal”) requirements contained in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1).

L.3.2.1.2 Manufacturing (Evaluated in Section M.2.1 Factor 1 Technical Performance, M.2.1.2 Element 2: Manufacturing) The Offeror shall submit the following:

a. A list of equipment, available personnel, and manufacturing capacity to address the ability to produce Berry Amendment compliant products, at a rate of at least 1,500 PC Gen III systems per month (threshold) 90 days after FAT approval and the ability to ramp up to 5,000 systems and 1,200 components per month within 120 days after FAT approval (objective). FAT Articles shall be delivered 45 days after contract award. FAT approval will be provided in writing by the Contracting Officer.

b. A Supply Chain Management chart demonstrating the use of Berry Amendment compliant materials for constructing the PC Gen III as well as the complete physical address for each supplier. The Supply Chain Management chart does not count against the technical proposal page limit and shall be an appendix. The chart may be incorporated into the final contract and become a quality assurance reference.

c. Self-Certification: Offerors shall submit the following signed self-certification in order for its offer to be compliant. The certification shall be from the Offeror and shall not contain any alternative wording.

I, (sign name here), in submitting this offer under solicitation number M67854-23-R- 1007, affirm that only products compliant with the Berry Amendment (10 USC 2533a) will be delivered to the Government. As such, all items delivered, either as end products or components, will be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States (as defined in DFARS 252.225-7012(b) included by reference herein). This certification covers all materials (including those of all components) and components supplied by subcontractors at any tier, and all labor (including that of all intervening processes), whether performed by the Offeror or any of its subcontractors at any tier.

L.3.2.2 Volume II – Past Performance (Evaluated in Section M.2.2 Factor 2: Past Performance) Offerors shall submit up to three contracts (prime and major subcontracts in performance or awarded) during the past five years that are relevant to this solicitation’s requirements.

A past performance submission template (Attachment J.9) is provided with the solicitation.

NOTICE: The Government may use data provided in the Offeror’s proposal and data obtained from other sources, to include the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Because the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided.

While the Government may consider data it obtains from other sources, the Offeror maintains the burden of proving acceptable past performance.

L.3.2.3 Volume III – Business Proposal (Evaluated in Section M.2.3 Factor 3: Price) Failing to provide a complete business submission may result in the Government disqualifying an Offeror’s proposal from competition. Offerors seeking any exception to the solicitation’s terms and conditions shall clearly explain the exception and its basis in their cover letter.

Exceptions, however, may render the Offeror’s proposal unacceptable.

L.3.2.3.1 The Offer The Business Proposal shall include a completed, signed copy of the entire solicitation with all appropriate “fill-in” sections completed as follows:

Section A: An official having the authority to bind the Offeror contractually shall sign the SF33. If the individual is not an officer of the company, the proposal shall include written evidence of the individual’s authority to bind the Offeror under contract to a particular course of action, such as a written delegation of authority signed by an officer of the company.

Section B: Follow the below instructions for particular Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) pricing:

o Offerors shall propose a single blended unit price for all sizes of each item.

o Offerors shall enter the unit prices and total amounts for each CLIN.

o Offerors shall include their overall proposed price at the end of the Schedule of Supplies/Services section. The overall proposed price will be the sum of all CLINs. Failing to fill in the total price for each CLIN or failing to provide an overall proposed price may render the Offeror’s proposal non-responsive and may be grounds for disqualification.

o The pricing for each CLIN shall remain valid for the duration of the 60 month contract ordering period.

Section I: Complete all required fill-ins.

Section K: Complete all required certifications, representations, and acknowledgments for the prime contractor and subcontractors, as applicable. Note:

Included FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Representations shall be completed and submitted with the proposal. The Government will not utilize information input into SAM.gov for this provision.

Amendments: Offerors shall acknowledge amendments to this solicitation with signature upon a completed SF30, or appropriate annotation on the SF33, from an official having the authority to bind the Offeror contractually.

L.4 INCORPORATION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The Government may incorporate all or part of the successful Offeror’s technical proposal in any contract resulting from this solicitation. Additionally, the Detail Specification in the ultimately awarded contract will reflect all above-minimum performance levels or capabilities for which the Government gave evaluation credit during source selection. Nothing contained in the successful Offeror’s technical proposal shall constitute a waiver to any other requirement within the contract. The Order of Precedence clause governs in instances of conflicts between the successful Offeror’s technical proposal and any other requirement of the contract.

The successful Offeror shall provide, as necessary, any updated technical proposal changes reflecting the results of any clarification or discussion. If the Government discovers after award that the awardee did not incorporate changes into the contract resulting from any clarification or discussion, such changes to the Contractor’s documents shall be administrative in nature, and the Government may unilaterally modify the contract accordingly at no change in contract price or other terms and conditions.

L.5 PRE-AWARD SURVEY

The Government may conduct a Pre-Award Survey to examine the Offeror's technical ability, production capacity, quality control plan, management structure, financial capability, labor resources, performance record, and ability to meet required schedules.

L.6 PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

Pre-contract costs are NOT authorized.

L.7 QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION

Offerors shall carefully read this solicitation’s terms and conditions and refer any questions in writing to the Contract Specialist, Eric Daniels, via email at Eric.G.Daniels@usmc.mil with a copy to the Contracting Officer, Elizabeth Colvin, at Elizabeth.Colvin@usmc.mil, no later than 1:00PM Eastern Local Time on 16 December 2022. The Government may not address any questions, comments, concerns it receives after that time. The Government will post responses via a published amendment to the solicitation.

L.8 OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

Offerors must hold prices firm for a period of one year from the date of this solicitation.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SECTION M

M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD

This acquisition uses best value tradeoff source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. The Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM) will award one, 60-month (consisting of one five-year ordering period), FFP, IDIQ contract for the PC Gen III to an Offeror whose proposal (1) complies with the solicitation’s terms and conditions, (2) meets or exceeds the solicitation’s requirements, and (3) is the most advantageous to the Government based upon the Government’s assessment of the evaluation factors.

The evaluation will be conducted in the following two phases:

Phase 1: Go/No Go Criteria Phase 2: Tradeoff Evaluation

Phase 1 - Go/No Go Criteria.

The Government will evaluate proposals based on one Go/No Go criteria. Offers failing to meet the Go/No Go criteria will not be further evaluated, and therefore, not eligible for award. The Government will remove from evaluation any proposal failing to meet the following Go/No Go criteria:

Criteria 1: Offeror’s providing source selection samples in accordance with Table 1 below will receive a “GO.” Offerors that do not provide the required source selection samples will receive a “NO GO,” and the proposal will not receive further evaluation.

Table 1: Source Selection Samples

Subsystem Subsystem

Components Size Quantity

Outer Vest Assembly outer front carrier, outer rear carrier, load bearing panel, cummerbund adapter, and two shoulder straps

X-Small Short 2

Inner Vest inner front carrier and inner rear carrier

X-Small Short 2

Subsystem Subsystem

Components Size Quantity

Outer Cummerbund

Assembly two outer cummerbund panels, and two tube adapters

Small 2

Inner Cummerbund

Assembly two inner cummerbund panels

Small 2

Side Plate Pocket two side plate pockets 6x6 2

6x8 4

Harness harness

Phase 2 – Tradeoff Evaluation When making the best value determination, the Government will evaluate offers using the following factors and elements:

Table 2: Evaluation Factors Factor 1 Technical Performance

- Element 1 - Design and Workmanship

- Element 2 - Manufacturing Factor 2 Past Performance Factor 3 Price

The Government will evaluate requirements without a monetized or defined value based on the relative importance to other factors. The Elements under Factor 1 are listed in descending order of importance. Technical performance is significantly more important than price. The importance of price as a factor in the final award determination will increase with the degree of equality in the non-price factors of the proposal. The Government will evaluate Past Performance as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable.”

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award on an “initial offer” without discussions. If discussions are necessary, the Government will establish a competitive range and notify all Offerors of their inclusion or exclusion. The Government will hold discussions with Offerors in the competitive range and also notify Offerors eliminated from the competitive range in writing in accordance with FAR 15.503.

The Government will use Table 3 below in the evaluation of Factor 1, Technical Performance, and assess deficiencies, strengths, weaknesses, and significant weaknesses for the Elements under Factor 1. The Government will not rate the Elements. The Government will render a consensus rating at the factor level (i.e., Technical Performance).

Table 3. Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

Color Rating

Adjectival Rating

Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal demonstrates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths and/or at least one significant strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength or significant strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies and is unawardable, and/or risk of performance is unacceptably high.

DEFINITIONS

1. Deficiency: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

2. Strength: Any aspect of a proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

3. Weakness: A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

4. Significant Weakness: A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

M.2 EVALUATION FACTORS

M.2.1 Factor 1: Technical Performance This factor consists of two Elements, which are listed below:

Element 1: Design and Workmanship Element 2: Manufacturing

M.2.1.1 Element 1: Design and Workmanship The Government will evaluate the source selection samples identified above in Table 1, using Table XXIII and XXIV from Paragraph 4.6 of the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1). Each component part will be assessed to determine if any defects listed in Table XXIII or XXIV exist for each individual component. The Government may disassemble the source selection samples for the evaluation as required.

If an Offeror submits a proposal and source selection samples made from alternative ("or equal") material not specified in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1), the Offeror MUST provide supporting data for ALL characteristics contained in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1) for that specific material requirement. Supporting data MUST be provided which complies with test methodologies outlined in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1), paragraph 3 entitled "Requirements," and paragraph 4 entitled "Verification" for the specific material substitution. Submission of supporting data alone does not automatically make the alternative material technically acceptable. The Government will review the Offeror’s submitted supporting data and determine whether the alternative material itself is an acceptable alternative IAW with the PC Gen III Detail Specification. Determination that an alternative material is acceptable does not obviate the requirement for evaluation of source selection samples described above. Further, failure to provide the aforementioned supporting data for all submitted alternative (“or equal”) requirements contained in the PC Gen III Detail Specification (Attachment J.1) will result in an “Unacceptable” rating and the proposal will be not be further evaluated.

M.2.1.2 Element 2: Manufacturing The Government will use the information Offerors submit in response to Section L, Paragraph 3.2.1.2, to evaluate the Offeror’s capability to manufacture quality, Berry Amendment compliant products at a rate of at least 1,500 PC Gen III systems per month (threshold) 90 days after FAT approval and the ability to ramp up to 5,000 systems and 1,200 components per month within 120 days after FAT approval (objective).

M.2.2 Factor 2: Past Performance The Government will evaluate proposals to determine whether the Offeror has an acceptable past performance record (including compliance with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business

Concerns) using sources provided by the Offeror and other sources available to the Government.

If an offeror represents itself as a joint venture (JV), the Government may check the past performance of the JV as well as the parties to the JV. To evaluate past performance, the Government will first determine whether each Offeror’s recent efforts are relevant.

Relevant and Not Relevant efforts are defined as follows:

Relevant: Past/present performance efforts with similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities required by this solicitation. For example: protective equipment contracts in similar size or value.

Not Relevant: Past/present performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. Contracts completed more than five (5) years prior to the release of the solicitation will be considered not relevant.

The Government will establish an overall rating per FAR 15.305(a)(2) for the Offeror’s ability to meet the solicitation’s requirements. Table 4 describes the ratings.

Table 4: Past Performance

Rating Evaluation Criteria

Acceptable

Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below)

Unacceptable

Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability or unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered acceptable.

Past performance will be initially evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s present/past performance is recent, and relevant or not relevant to the solicitation requirements. Second, the present/past performance evaluation will be evaluated to determine how well the Offeror performed on the prior/current similar contracts.

M.2.3 Factor 3: Price The Government will assess the Offer for completeness and conduct a price analysis using one or more of the techniques specified in FAR 15.404-1(b) to determine price reasonableness and balanced pricing.

The proposed price for the PC Gen III will include production quantities, spare and repair components, training materials, and associated reporting. The total proposed price is the sum of the evaluation quantities for CLINs 0001 through 0047 and is detailed in Section B.

In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b), Price Analysis, the Government will evaluate, but not rate, the price proposals by comparing solicitation prices among the proposals to establish price reasonableness. The Government will only award to an Offeror whose price is fair and reasonable.

A proposal may be unacceptable if the prices are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items and the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price analysis reveals that the Offeror significantly overstated or understated the price of one or more contract line items.

Incomplete pricing may also render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore, ineligible for award.

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