AMD 02_24R7603_120724.pdf

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

The purpose of the Amendment is to extend the date for the posting of the Government's answ ers to the Q&A and corresponding dates. A third amendment is anticipated to be posted no later than 26 July.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 16

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 12-Jul-2024

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 M6785424R7603

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-May-2024

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 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

12-Jul-2024

CODE

COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND

ATTN: RENEE STAHL

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:

M6785424R7603

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Jul-2024 10:59 AM to 26-Jul-2024 10:59 AM.

The following have been added by reference:

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

SEP 2023

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

This section lists the instructions for all interested offerors submitting a proposal in response to Solicitation #M67854-24-R-7603 for the Post Deployment System Support services contract. The Government intends to conduct the source selection in accordance with the competitive source selection procedures contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, in conjunction with FAR Part 15, resulting in a single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. This contract will be issued to the offeror who provides the best value to the Government in terms of non-price factors and price.

The Government has listed certain documents in this RFP that an interested offeror may need in order to submit a responsive proposal. Offerors can find the documents in Section J of the RFP starting with Attachment J13. If offerors have issues or questions about the documents, please contact the Contract Specialist, Mr. Phillip Makely, at phillip.makely@usmc.mil, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Renée Stahl, at renee.stah@usmc.mil .

Offerors should frequently check the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov for information concerning the requirement, responses to questions, and any issued amendments.

NOTE: Any reference to RFP, “solicitation,” or “this solicitation” shall be deemed to include all exhibits and attachments thereto.

L.1 General

L.1.1 Estimated Award and Start Dates

The estimated date of contract award is approximately 30 April 2025 with the actual paid period of performance for the base CLIN beginning approximately 30 days after award. All fully qualified personnel required for initial transition purposes must be onsite and operational at all locations at the start of the period of performance for TO 01.

The Government reserves the right to award sooner or later, if necessary.

L.1.2 Facility Clearance Requirement

This effort requires that the contractor obtain an active SECRET facility clearance, and to maintain that clearance for the duration of contract performance once the clearance is received. The Government will sponsor any new

SECRET facility clearance requests for this requirement in the event that the awardee does not hold the required clearance at the time of award.

L.1.3 Proposal Characteristics

A single, concise, and comprehensive proposal is required. The Government will not consider multiple or alternative proposals, or proposals that deviate from the solicited requirements. The proposal shall be complete and clear in all respects without the need for additional explanation or information. The offeror shall propose in sufficient detail and scope to permit the Government to evaluate the proposal with respect to the evaluation factors specified in the 52.212-2 Addendum, Evaluation Factors for Award.

Unnecessarily elaborate proposals beyond what is sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. The proposal should be clear, complete, and succinct while addressing the request in sufficient detail to allow the Government to be able to evaluate the offeror’s capability to perform. Likewise, offerors are cautioned against general, vague, or unsubstantiated statements, which prevent or render difficult the Government’s evaluation of the proposal.

Proposals that merely restate the requirement or state that the requirement will be met, without providing supporting rationale or adequate description of how the requirement will be met (e.g., brief statements such as “will comply,” or “noted and understood,” without supporting narrative to demonstrate how compliance will be achieved), may be evaluated as unacceptable by the Government. Moreover, the Government is not obligated to assume that an offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment that is not specifically delineated and supported in its proposal. It is the offeror’s responsibility to submit a well-written proposal with adequately detailed information, which demonstrates its clear understanding of, and compliance with, the solicitation requirements and form an adequate basis for the Government to assess the merits of the offeror’s proposal.

As prescribed by FAR Provision 52.212-1, the Government intends to award on the basis of initial proposals received, without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. Therefore, each initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and non-price standpoint.

Additionally, the Government may reject any or all offers, accept other than the lowest price offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received, if such actions are in the public interest.

Proposals submitted for consideration for award must address the requirements of the solicitation. Proposals, which address only part of the solicitation will most likely be considered unacceptable. Limits on the number of pages in the proposal have been imposed, as indicated in Table L.1, below.

Offerors shall not rely on the Government’s awareness of information previously submitted or assumed known;

instead, the offeror is obligated to submit whatever information the Government should consider in support of its proposal.

L.1.4 Award Determined Using a Multi-Step Approach

The Government will make the award determination using a two-step process as described below. The first step will assess the experience of interested offerors. Offerors will be required to provide past performance and work experience information for Government evaluation. Offerors who demonstrate sufficient experience to be considered viable will then progress to the second step where written proposal documentation, price information, and oral presentation will be evaluated. Contract award will be made to the offeror who represents the best value to the Government.

L.1.5 Notification of Potential Organizational Conflict(s) of Interest

Per FAR Part 9.5, the offeror is reminded that certain existing contractual arrangements may preclude or restrict participation, as either a prime contractor or subcontractor, under this competitive procurement. Existing contractual arrangements in which a contractor provides program support to Program Manager (PM), Logistics Integrated Information Solutions Services- Marine Corps (LI2S-MC), or related activities are of primary concern. General guidance may be found in FAR 9.505; however, this guidance is not all-inclusive. The offeror’s attention is directed to the “Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI),” and to similar requirements which may be contained in a current or completed contract which may prohibit the prime or subcontractor from providing certain supplies or services to the Government, as described above, during the period of the current “program support” contract(s) or for a period after completion of the “program support” contract(s).

Offerors shall review their existing contractual arrangements to determine whether they believe a potential conflict of interest exists, at any tier, between any of these arrangements (under a current or recent contract) and performance of the solicited effort. If an offeror believes a potential conflict of interest exists, the offeror is required to notify the Contracting Officer within 7 calendar days of the publication date of this solicitation. The offeror shall provide the following information in its notification:

a) The contract number and name and phone number of the Contracting Officer for the contract which gives rise to a potential OCI;

b) A copy of the contract and the contract’s RFP;

c) The statement of work (or technical instruction) from the existing contract;

d) A brief description of the type of work to be performed by each subcontractor under this solicited effort;

e) A proposed mitigation plan; and

f) Any additional information the Contracting Officer should consider in making a determination of whether a conflict of interest exists.

The Government may independently verify the information received from the offeror.

Notwithstanding the above, the Government reserves the right to determine whether a conflict of interest exists based on any information received from any source and, if an OCI exists, whether it can be mitigated. If the Government determines the OCI cannot be mitigated, the contractor will be deemed ineligible to participate in the current competition and will have their proposal, if submitted, rejected.

The Government will notify the offeror regarding any conflict of interest, or potential conflict of interest, that it has identified as an OCI concern within 14 calendar days of receipt of all required information from the offeror. Those offerors deemed to have a conflict of interest may be ineligible for award. Failure to provide the information in a timely manner does not waive the Government's right to make a conflict of interest determination and take appropriate remedial action to protect the integrity of this procurement. All proposal preparation expenditures are at the offeror’s own risk and will not be reimbursed by the Government, whether or not it is determined that an OCI exists.

An offeror that proposes a subcontractor who is later determined to have a conflict of interest and is thereby deemed ineligible to participate in the current competition, may or may not be granted the opportunity to revise its proposal to remove the ineligible subcontractor, at the Government’s sole discretion.

L.1.6 Intent to Incorporate Offeror’s Proposal

The successful offeror’s proposal may be incorporated, in whole or part, in any resulting contract from this solicitation. Nothing contained in the successful offeror’s proposal shall constitute a waiver to any requirement of the contract.

L.2 Submission Instructions

L.2.1 Format Instructions

The contractor’s proposal, including submissions for Step One and Step Two, shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions:

a) Printable on letter-sized (8-1/2” X 11”) pages, single-spaced, with one-inch (1”) margins on all edges. All documents shall be submitted in Microsoft Office 2013 or newer (Word/Excel/Power Point) or Adobe Pro as a

PDF;

b) Use a 12-point font size in either Times New Roman or Arial;

c) Tables, graphics, and illustrations are not required but, if included, shall be kept to a minimum (within the page limitation) and shall not be used to circumvent the page limits, but should be prepared with no less than 9-point font size with single spacing;

d) Header and footer may fall within the margins described above;

e) Any section header/footer material shall not be larger than 14-point font;

f) Separate pages for tables of contents, definitions sections, and acronyms listings are allowed. The number of pages for these sections do not count toward the page limitations imposed herein;

g) If acronyms are used, they should be spelled out the first time they are used in the document in which they appear; and

h) Offerors alone bear the risk of evaluators not understanding what is intended.

The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in accordance with the associated formatting parameters in Table L.2. Any pages in excess of the page limitations will not be considered.

Offerors shall mark the first page of all proposal volumes with the following legend:

“REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – SOLICITATION [M67854-24-R-7603]”

Source Selection Information – See FAR Sections 2.101 and 3.104.

L.2.2 Step One

Table L.1 below reflects the date and time for actions to be completed during Step One.

Table L.1 – Step One Submission

REQUIREMENT/ACTION VIA RESPONSIBILITY DUE DATE

Solicitation Released

PIEE &

SAM*

Government 5/2/2024

Solicitation Amendment 1 Released

PIEE &

SAM*

Government 5/15/2024

Submit Questions regarding solicitation (L.2.3)

Email to Contract Specialist (see address below).

Offeror 5/28/2024

Solicitation Announcement SAM Government 6/20/2024

Solicitation Amendment 2 Released

PIEE &

SAM*

Government 7/12/2024

Post Responses to Offerors’ Solicitation Questions (Amendment 3)

PIEE and

SAM

Government 7/26/2024

Send Past Performance Questionnaires to Customers (L.2.4.3)

Email Offeror *Offeror

Discretion Past Performance Questionnaires due to Government

Email Offeror’s Customers 8/12/2024

Submit Past Performance References/Work Experience Submission (L.2.4.1 and L.2.4.2)

PIEE Offeror 8/12/2024

Notification of Eligibility for Continuation in the Competition Process (L.2.4.4)

Email Government 9/9/2024

* NOTES:

(1) Find the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module at: https://piee.eb.mil.

(2) Find the System for Award Management (SAM) website at: https://sam.gov.

L.2.3 Questions.

Questions regarding the solicitation documents are due by the date and time listed in Table L.1, and must be submitted via email to both of the following addresses:

Contracting Officer: Ms. Renée Stahl, Renee.Stahl@usmc.mil Contract Specialist: Mr. Phillip Makely, Phillip.Makely@usmc.mil

The Government reserves the right to modify questions for clarity, merge similar questions, eliminate duplicate questions, and to disregard questions deemed to be spurious or argumentative in nature. Questions received after the above time and date may, in the Government’s sole discretion, not be answered. Government responses will be provided as an amendment to this solicitation, requiring offeror acknowledgment, via the original solicitation method. Government responses will be posted on the original point of solicitation publication along with any amendments to the solicitation. Any requests for information or clarifications sought by an offeror or potential offeror shall be submitted only via the methods, and in accordance with the dates, set forth above. Offerors or potential offerors shall not contact any Government personnel directly outside of the methods or outside of the timelines described above. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to include solicitation questions and responses of its own creation as deemed likely to improve the offerors’ understanding of the solicitation.

NOTE: The Government need not respond to questions that are not submitted in conformance with these instructions, including substance, delivery method, and timeliness of submission.

L.2.4 Work Experience Submission, Past Performance References, and Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ)

Interested offerors must use their judgment on how best to demonstrate, through the efforts selected as their work experience and their past performance submissions, that they are a viable offeror.

L.2.4.1 Work Experience Submission:

Interested offerors shall submit, on no more than 18 (single-sided) pages, a work experience submission which includes a description of their experience and involvement on prior contracts of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity of effort that they consider most relevant to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Any work experience, as described in the list below, that does not have an associated past performance reference shall not be submitted and will not be evaluated by the Government. Examples of relevant experience are defined as, but not limited to, the following:

Providing technical support services for the operation, maintenance, and sustainment of a large enterprise logistics system's hardware and software.

Providing technical support services for the operation, maintenance, and sustainment of the solution development environment for a large highly integrated logistics system.

Providing accreditation processes, administration, and management support services for large integrated military enterprise systems.

Providing disaster and recovery planning, operations, and maintenance support services for large integrated enterprise systems.

Providing operation, maintenance, sustainment, and upgrade support services for a high volume, multi-system enterprise service desk.

Providing technical and functional subject matter experts to oversee the daily operations of a large integrated enterprise system, which includes the continual surveillance of systems operations, systems maintenance, systems sustainment, and system upgrade support services.

Providing a fleet of support services, including fulfilling logistics, training, manpower, financial, and auditing tasks, for a large integrated enterprise logistics system.

Providing change request services using the Agile methodology to address software operation, maintenance, sustainment, and upgrade support for a large integrated enterprise.

Providing integrated enterprise cloud operation, maintenance, sustainment, storage, migration, and upgrade support services.

Providing support services for cybersecurity monitoring, intrusion prevention, vulnerability analysis and management, security planning, vulnerability management, Information Technology position category requirements, compliance monitoring, and testing services.

Providing system engineering, configuration management, and system level management for a large enterprise system.

Interested offerors should use their judgment on how to best demonstrate that they are a viable offeror through their 18-page submission. These pages shall demonstrate the similarity of the work experience to the solicited effort, as well as establishing the offeror’s experience performing those efforts.

Offerors shall submit their documents electronically via the PIEE Solicitation Module at: https://piee.eb.mil no later than the date and time listed on the front page of the most recent Amendment or Conformed Copy of the RFP.

Offerors may send a request for confirmation receipt to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Renée Stahl, Renee.Stahl@usmc.mil, and the Contract Specialist, Mr. Phillip Makely, Phillip.Makely@usmc.mil once the Offeror has successfully uploaded the documentation to PIEE.

L.2.4.2 Past Performance References:

For each work experience example submitted--and only those efforts—offerors shall ensure they have also submitted the effort as an example of past performance. The past performance effort shall be recent, as defined in Section M, and be as similar to the solicited effort with respect to scope, magnitude, and complexity as possible. An offeror who has not performed similar work will not have the experience necessary to be considered viable and, therefore, should not submit a proposal. The offeror shall consider recency and relevancy (as described by the 52.212-2 Evaluation Addendum) when selecting its work experience and past performance references. The submission shall include Government references for recent Federal Government contracts. References for work performed for Department of Defense Military Commands are preferred over references involving other Government agencies. Each past performance reference shall be no more than five pages total, and shall include the following:

a) Project Identification:

i. Project Name

ii. Awarding Agency/Organization

iii. Award Date

iv. Total Periods of Performance (Dates)

v. Total Award Value and Performed Value

vi. Contract/Task Order (TO) Number

vii. Identify if the Offeror was a prime or a subcontractor

b) Points of Contact:

i. Name of the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) and the Contracting Officer Representative

(COR) from the agency to which the service(s) were provided

ii. Current phone numbers for PCO and COR

iii. Email Addresses for PCO and COR

c) Performance:

i. Describe the nature of the work performed

ii. Describe the primary responsibilities of the contractor

iii. Explain how the work performed on the referenced contract is same or similar with regard to scope, magnitude, and complexity of the work described in the Contract PWS and TO 01 PWS for this RFP.

L.2.4.3 Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ):

The offeror shall send PPQs (found in RFP Attachment J07) to the identified customers and instruct them to submit the completed PPQs directly to the Government. The offeror shall complete only those portions of the PPQ noted for offeror completion and the balance of the PPQ may be completed only by the customer’s representative. The customer shall return the completed questionnaire directly to the PM-LI2S-MC Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist and not share it with the offeror.

Offerors shall submit their documents electronically to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist listed in L.2.3 above, and in accordance with the dates specified in Table L.2 below.

L.2.4.4 Viable/Non-Viable Process and Notifications

At the end of the Step One evaluation, the Contracting Officer will notify offerors regarding their inclusion in, or exclusion from, Step Two. Offerors will receive notification in writing from the Contracting Officer of their viable/non-viable status in advance of the Step Two process.

L.2.5 Step Two

The below table reflects the actions to be completed during Step Two, along with reference to the Step One documents for overall awareness. The offeror shall respond by the date and time listed in Table L.2, unless otherwise directed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Offerors shall mark the first page of all proposal volumes with the following legend:

“REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – SOLICITATION [M67854-24-R-7603]”

Source Selection Information – See FAR Sections 2.101 and 3.104.

Table L.2 – Proposal Submission Documents

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PROPOSAL, OR PART THEREOF, THAT

DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THESE PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS (including, for example, margins, font size, spacing, including narrative in tables, graphics, or illustrations, etc.). ANY APPARENT ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT THE PAGE LIMITS OR OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, OR ANY OFFEROR STEPS

Section Title Maximum Pages

Due Date File Naming Structure

Cover Letter Cover Letter 5 10/2/2024 Company Name_CL_24R7603

Volume I Past Performance Stated in Step One above.

Company Name_VOLI_24R7603

Volume II Technical Approach & Capability Oral Presentation-Slides

75 10/2/2024 Company Name_VOLII_24R7603

Volume III Price No Limit 10/2/2024 Company Name_VOLIII_24R7603

Volume IV Small Business Participation Plan

No Limit 10/2/2024 Company Name_VOLIV_24R7603

TAKEN THAT RENDER IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO EVALUATE THE PROPOSAL

ON A CONSISTENT AND FAIR BASIS, MAY RESULT IN THE PROPOSAL’S REJECTION.

L.2.5.1 Proposal Submission

The Contracting Officer will request proposals only from the offerors deemed viable during Step One. Proposals shall address the following factors:

Factor 1 - Past Performance (Step One submission will be used for the past performance evaluation) Factor 2 – Technical Approach and Capability/Oral Presentation Factor 3 – Price Factor 4 – Small Business (SB) Participation Plan

L.2.5.2 Proposal Documents Submissions

Offerors shall submit an electronic copy of all volumes of their proposals via the PIEE Solicitation Module (found at https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml ) in accordance with the dates specified in Table L.2.

Each individual file in the offeror’s proposal has a size limitation of 1.9 GB. There is no total size submission limitation.

Any proposal received after the specified date/time will be considered a late submission. Late submissions will be treated in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-1(f).

Proposals shall be valid for a period of not less than 365 days from the solicitation closing date.

NOTE: A vendor registration guide for contractors on how to set up accounts in the system has been posted to the PIEE website at:

https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “VENDORS.”

L.3 Content

L.3.1 Cover Letter

A cover letter shall be used to transmit the proposal and is considered a part of the proposal. The cover letter will be used to transmit any information the offeror wishes to bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer, including any assumptions, understandings, waivers, conditions, exceptions, or deviations taken concerning the RFP requirements.

An authorized official of the offeror shall sign the transmittal letter. On the first page of this volume, the offeror shall certify that the proposal has been prepared completely consistent with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, as published, or that any assumptions, understandings, waivers, conditions, exceptions, and deviations from the solicitation are addressed in the cover letter. If any assumption, understanding, waiver, condition, exception, or deviation is taken, the proposal may be determined non-compliant and thus, ineligible for award.

An assumption—or an understanding—is the offeror’s dependence upon a set of facts not included in the Government’s solicitation, as the offeror has developed its offer. The assumption/ understanding may impact the offeror’s benefits and burdens under a resulting contract. The Government may deem the offeror’s expression of an “assumption” or an “understanding” as indicating the parties do not have a meeting of the minds and may treat the offeror’s expression as a condition of acceptance, or an exception to the Government’s requirements. An exception is where an offeror states it will not comply with a requirement, usually involving contract terms and conditions. A deviation is where an offeror states it will not comply with a requirement but proposes an alternative to meet the intent of the requirement, usually involving a specification. Conditions are any contractor requirements, which, if not met, would reduce or remove the offeror’s obligation to perform the contract according to the solicitation’s terms.

If the offeror submits a proposal including any of the preceding features, the offeror shall provide a description of each, indicating the offeror's difficulty with the applicable requirement and the offeror's proposed solution, where applicable. Further, the offeror shall specifically identify the portions of the solicitation and the offeror's proposal that are affected by this proposal feature.

The cover letter shall include the following information, at a minimum:

a) Date submitted;

b) Contractor’s name (including CAGE Code, Unique Entity Identifier [UEI], and Taxpayer ID);

c) Contractor Point of Contact & contact information;

d) Contractor’s contact information for those who can legally bind the contractor;

e) All offered subcontractor(s) (as applicable) (including CAGE Code, UEI, and Taxpayer ID);

f) Reference to any unique terms or conditions; and

g) Offer length of validity period. The contractor shall specify an offer validity period of not less than 365 calendar days from date of closing.

L.3.2 Factor 1 – Past Performance

The past performance references that were provided as part of Step One, will also be used to evaluate past performance.

L.3.3 Factor 2 – Technical Approach and Capability/Oral Presentation

Volume II: Technical Approach and Capability shall be delivered in PowerPoint format with no more than one slide per page. This will be the basis of the Oral Presentation. Regardless of when its oral presentation is scheduled, the offeror shall use only the slides submitted as Volume II in conducting that presentation. It is anticipated that Oral Presentations will take place in person, in the month of August 2024, in Stafford, VA. Offerors will be notified of the specifics by the Contracting Officer no less than 14 days in advance of their presentation date, time, and location.

The Government will not reimburse the offeror for any travel related to their submissions including travel for Oral Presentations.

Offerors will provide an oral presentation demonstrating their technical and management acumen regarding the work and tasks required in the base contract’s PWS and the first TO’s PWS.

L.3.3.1 Presentation Instructions

Offerors shall conduct the presentation using the slides submitted in Volume II and are cautioned against submitting slides that are PowerPoint versions of written, narrative proposals. Government evaluators have no responsibility to read or consider the slides submitted, either during or apart from the oral presentation, and offerors are cautioned not to have presenters merely read the slides to the evaluators. The duration of the presentation shall not exceed 135 minutes. There will be one, 15-minute break at the 60-minute mark of the presentation. At the conclusion of the presentation, an optional "Question and Answer" period may be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

Additionally, Government evaluators may raise questions at any time during the presentation. Questions raised during the presentation will not result in additional presentation time.

The presentation should be based on, and consistent with, the material in the advanced Volume II submission.

Offerors shall demonstrate an understanding of the PWS requirements and establish a technical capability to perform the work, largely by reference to performance of prior efforts of a similar nature. The presentation will include the offeror’s approach and plans to meet all requirements. Offerors shall address the risk in implementing those requirements, based on their technical capabilities and their chosen approach. The proposal shall address the requirements for both the base contract and TO 01. It is imperative that the presenters clearly and thoroughly describe how they will meet the requirements, using past work accomplishments as appropriate. Do not simply copy and paste, rephrase, or restate PWS language; doing so will not demonstrate either a technical capability or a specific approach, and is more likely to result in the Government finding your proposal unacceptable and excluded from further competition.

The Government will record each presentation given by all offerors in any format deemed sufficient to maintain an adequate agency record and reference for the evaluation process. Presenters are advised that their presentation will be recorded and will be protected in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable to source selection materials.

L.3.3.2 Presentation Content

The offeror should come prepared to discuss, at a minimum, the following points:

L.3.3.2.1 Technical Approach

a) The offeror shall address their proposed approach to oversight and management;

b) The offeror shall present an organization chart showing lines of authority, responsibility, and communication for management, supervisory, and technical personnel;

c) The offeror shall explain how they plan to manage the transition period; and

d) The offeror shall discuss how schedules will be maintained for the technical solutions, requirements, and goals identified in the PWS.

L.3.3.2.2 Technical Capability

a) The offeror shall address their understanding of the requirements and goals set forth in the scope of the work identified in the PWS;

b) The offeror shall explain how they plan to fulfill the requirements outlined in the PWS;

c) The offeror shall demonstrate how their experience is relevant to the tasks outlined in the PWS, particularly the list above at L.2.4.1; and

d) The offeror shall explain why and how their past performance demonstrates their technical capability and the likelihood that they will be successful in performing the solicitation’s requirements, both generally and for TO 01;

L.3.3.2.3 Staffing

a) The offeror shall include a staffing plan which explains how the contract will be staffed;

b) The offeror shall explain the steps they intend to take to be fully staffed and operational by the end of the transition period;

c) The offeror shall explain their approach to ensuring the continuity of staffing throughout the contract and, particularly, for TO 01;

d) The offeror shall list all labor categories proposed and discuss which labor categories shall be filled by the prime and which labor categories shall be filled by subcontractors;

e) The offeror shall address its plans to address a subcontractor withdrawal, or the case where additional labor resources become necessary to address a new and urgent requirement; and

f) The offeror shall present their TO 01 labor mix as assigned to the functional program areas, including position description, position identifier, and level (i.e., Junior, Mid-level, or Senior employee) with tie back to the PWS requirement. A table may be best to summarize this information.

g) NOTE: None of the staffing information should identify specific individuals proposed to perform on the contract.

L.3.3.2.4 Transition-In Plan

a) The offeror shall present their transition organizational structure;

b) The offeror shall explain their approach to coordination of transition-out procedures with the incumbent contractor;

c) The offeror shall explain their approach to staffing;

d) The offeror shall discuss their approach to transition management with a complete description of how staffing will be accomplished in the transition process;

e) The offeror shall discuss their approach to transition communications;

f) The offeror shall discuss their plan for establishing knowledge of Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps

(GCSS-MC) Enterprise system’s applications and operations;

g) The offeror shall discuss their understanding of the contract requirements, and specifically, how they relate to the transition period, based on the offeror’s review of GCSS-MC documentation and operational procedures, including, but not limited to, Agile methodology, Change Requests, Backlogs, and Engineering Change Proposals;

h) The offeror shall discuss their plans to assume all support responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Solution Development Environment, Enterprise Service Desk, GCSS-MC Operations Center, Disaster Recovery/Continuity of Operations Planning, Configuration Management, Production, Production Support System, Training services; and all other support functions;

i) The offeror shall provide a transition schedule including, but not limited to, a Plan of Action and Milestones;

j) The offeror shall discuss their approach to managing transition risks and issues;

k) The offeror shall discuss their approach to verification of the asset management repository;

l) The offeror shall discuss their methods for verification and processing of all Government-Furnished Equipment and Government-Furnished Information; and

m) The offeror shall discuss their methods for verification of current system baselines.

L.3.4 Factor 3 – Price

L.3.4.1 Disclaimers

It is expected that a determination of fair and reasonable pricing will be made on the basis of adequate price competition in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Therefore, the offeror is not required to submit or certify cost or pricing data with its proposal. The Government may determine, after receipt of proposals, that it is necessary for offerors to submit other than certified cost or pricing data. The Government may request this information without conducting discussions or allowing changes to proposed prices.

Failure to provide detailed pricing may result in the proposal being unawardable. While price will not be scored, it will be evaluated for price reasonableness and material balance. If price information is included in any volume other than the Price Volume, that volume may not be evaluated.

L.3.4.2 Instructions

Offerors shall utilize Attachment J02 TO 01 Price Workbook to submit their proposed pricing in accordance with the pricing directions in L.3.4.3. The offeror may prepare and submit the price proposal narrative substantiation and rationale in Adobe or Microsoft format in accordance with L.3.

The price proposal shall include:

a) Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the offeror’s point of contact;

b) Name, title, and signature of authorized representative;

c) Pricing Narrative, if applicable;

d) Attachment J02 TO 01 Price Workbook (not password protected); and

e) Attachment J09 Master Rates Staffing Matrix Priced (not password protected).

L.3.4.3 Attachment J02: Price Workbook.

Attachment J02: Price Workbook provides an Excel worksheet for offerors to submit their proposed fully burdened pricing to the Government.

The 5-year ordering period for non-incumbent offerors consists of:

Transition Period (6 months).

Year 1 consisting of the balance of the remaining 6 months in the first year.

Years 2 through 5 structured as periods of 12 months each.

The 5-year ordering period for incumbent offerors consists of 5 full years as periods of 12 months each.

All offerors shall utilize this TO 01 Price Workbook to submit their pricing. Offerors shall not alter the format of Attachment J02 except that column(s) and row(s) may be widened or added, as needed for additional labor categories and clarifying information.

L.3.4.3.1 Part One: Contract Pricing

Offerors shall first utilize Attachment J09 Master Rates Staffing Matrix Priced. The offeror is instructed to propose any labor categories, associated minimum qualifications the offeror will use for staffing, and fully burdened rates across the 10-year ordering period, inclusive of onsite and offsite rates. Offerors shall populate this information in the spreadsheets labeled “Master LCATS & Quals” and “Master Rates ORD PD1 and Master Rates ORD PD 2.” NOTE: The Government anticipates incorporating the minimum qualifications associated with the Labor Categories (LCATS), and the LCAT burdened hourly labor rates, into the contract.

The fully burdened rates shall include all costs, such as direct labor rates, indirect rates, and profit, required to provide personnel in the required Continental United States / Outside Continental United States onsite and offsite support locations, as detailed in the relevant PWS sections.

NOTE: Offerors are required to provide as complete a listing of LCATs, with skill level and other staffing requirements, as needed to cover not only TO 01, but also any future TOs that may be awarded to cover all work delineated in the contract’s PWS in support of PM LI2S-MC.

L.3.4.3.2 Part Two: Task Order Pricing

Offerors shall provide a firm-fixed, monthly price utilizing the worksheets in Step One to populate the Attachment J02 “Task Order 01 Price Workbook” worksheet. The TO 01 proposal shall be easily traced back to the Attachment 09 Master worksheets, clearly and mathematically tying the LCAT, tier, Full Time Equivalent (i.e., # of hours), and hourly rate to determine the hourly rate in response to the appropriate PWS section (i.e., labor category to PWS section). Table L.3 shows a sample listed below.

Table L.3 – Sample Task Order 01 Price Workbook

Use 1920 hours per year to equal a full-time equivalent.

The awarded TO will include Not to Exceed amounts for Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The offeror shall not propose any price or cost for the ODC CLINs as this amount will be provided by the Government. Costs submitted for approval and payment as ODCs will be limited to expenses directly applicable to contract performance, as detailed in the PWS.

Offerors must complete all attachment worksheets listed below:

Attachment J09: MASTER LCATS & Quals: offerors must fill in their proposed LCATs and descriptions, indicating which positions are designated “key,” the planned PWS sections which the LCATs will support, the number of full-time equivalents per year the proposed LCAT hours represents, the required education and years of experience; the certifications required, and qualification and experience the offeror will use in staffing this contract.

TO 01 BASE PERIOD

PERIOD CLIN DESCRIPTION POP MONTHS

PROPOSED

HOURS/

MONTH

PROPOSED

LCAT

LEVEL FTE

ON-

OFF

SITE

HRLY

LBR RATE

MO. LBR

RATE

LABOR

CATEGORY

TOTAL CLIN

OPTION 0001

SAMPLE ONLY-Transition Services if Contract Awarded to Non-incumbent - PWS TO 01 4.4.4.2 SDE

4/25/2025-

10/24/2025

6 LCAT A $0.00

OPTION 0001

Transition Services if Contract

Awarded to Non-incumbent 4/25/2025-

10/24/2025

6 LCAT B $0.00

OPTION 0001

Transition Services if Contract

Awarded to Non-incumbent 4/25/2025-

10/24/2025

6 LCAT C $0.00

OPTION 0001

Transition Services if Contract

Awarded to Non-incumbent 4/25/2025-

10/24/2025

6 LCAT D $0.00

OPTION 0001

Transition Services if Contract

Awarded to Non-incumbent 4/25/2025-

10/24/2025

6 LCAT E $0.00

OPTION 0002

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment - If Contract Awarded to Non-incumbent

10/25/2025-

4/24/2026

6 LCAT A $0.00

OPTION 0002

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment - If Contract Awarded to Non-incumbent

10/25/2025-

4/24/2027

6 LCAT B $0.00

OPTION 0002

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment - If Contract Awarded to Non-incumbent

10/25/2025-

4/24/2028

6 LCAT C $0.00

OPTION 0002

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment - If Contract Awarded to Current Contractor

10/25/2025-

4/24/2029

6 LCAT D $0.00

OPTION 0002

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment - If Contract Awarded to Non-incumbent

10/25/2025-

4/24/2030

6 LCAT E $0.00

OPTION 0003

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment 4/25/2025-

4/24/2026

12 LCAT A $0.00

OPTION 0003

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment 4/25/2025-

4/24/2026

12 LCAT B $0.00

OPTION 0003

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment 4/25/2025-

4/24/2026

12 LCAT C $0.00

OPTION 0003

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment 4/25/2025-

4/24/2026

12 LCAT D $0.00

OPTION 0003

Perform PDSS Technical Support

Services - Sustainment 4/25/2025-

4/24/2026

12 LCAT E $0.00

Period Total Labor

Attachment 09 MASTER RATES: offerors must fill in these spreadsheets with their proposed LCATs, indicating the proposed labor rates for each LCAT across the period of performance for the contract.

L.3.5 Factor 4 – Small Business (SB) Participation Plan

The offeror shall include a list of all proposed subcontractors with a proposed subcontract value estimated at $10 million or more, to include the following information: Company name, address, name of point of contact, and telephone number.

The offeror’s cover page for SB participation shall state percentage goals for work to be performed by SBs with applicable breakdown of goals for proposed categories of SB concerns for the Government’s total requirement.

Table L.4 provides the template for the SB Summary Table.

Table L.4 – Small Business Participation Plan Template for the SB Summary Table – Small Business Participation Plan Total Small Business (SB) %

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) %

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) %

HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone SB) %

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

(SDVOSB)

All offerors, regardless of size, shall submit a SB Participation Plan presenting percentages in terms of total dollars of work for each SB category.

The offeror shall identify the anticipated extent and nature of participation of SB, Woman-Owned SBs (WOSBs), HUBZone SBs, and SDVOSBs in the performance of the proposed contract. Participation includes subcontractors or material suppliers to the prime contractor or subcontractors. Offerors shall include in the percentages their own participation as an SB, WOSB, HUBZone SB or SDVOSB. The plan shall include:

a) The name and System for Award Management (SAM) UEI number (or CAGE code) of each firm included in the plan;

b) A copy of the SAM profile for each firm included in the plan;

c) Discussion of the specific components or services each firm will deliver or perform;

d) Identification of the North American Industry Classification System code (appropriate to the principal nature of the planned subcontract) supporting each firm’s size status;

e) The estimated total dollar value provided to each SB including the prime if they are a SB;

f) The percentage of total contract value provided to each SB including the prime if they are a SB; and

g) Evidence of any enforceable commitments in place between the offeror and the participating SBs (i.e., detailed supporting documentation regarding the individual commitments).

If applicable, for each category in which the offeror’s SB Participation Plan contains goals below the Government’s SB Utilization Objectives, listed below, the offeror shall provide a detailed explanation as to how the offeror will increase the percentages for performance under the contract.

The Government’s SB Participation objectives for this acquisition are:

• SB: 5%

• SDB: 1.25%

• WOSB: 1.25%

• HUBZone SB: 1.25%

• SDVOSB: 1.25%

(End of Summary of Changes)