MUST II - BAA0001-20.pdf

MUST-II Broad Agency Announcement Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Military Unique Sustainment Technology II (MUST-II) Research and Development

BAA0001-20

Document Type: Combined BAA / Synopsis

Solicitation Number: BAA0001-20

Posted Date: 07-02-2020

Current Response Date: 08-02-2020

Classification Code: A -- Research & Development

Set Asides: N/A

NAICS Code: 541715 -- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

PART: U.S. Government Procurements SUBPART: Services OFFICE ADDRESS: DLA Contract Service Office - Philadelphia, Attn: DCSO-P, Bldg. 26-1S-8011, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092 CLASS CODE: A--Research and Development SUBJECT: A-Military Unique Sustainment Technology (MUST) - II

SOL: BAA0001-20

DUE: 08-02-2020

POC: Heather Houtz, Contracting Officer

ALT POC: N/A

This notice constitutes a combined synopsis/Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the acquisition of research and development in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation

35.016 Broad agency announcement, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. No other solicitation will be issued. Only the information provided in this notice is available. Requests for other forms of solicitations shall be disregarded.

This MUST-II BAA will remain open for five (5) years. The MUST BAA will have a one-time initial closing date for receipt of proposals, 30 days after first published on Beta.sam.gov. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQs) contracts, otherwise known as Partner Contracts as a result of this BAA. Each Partner Contract will be awarded a task order for partnership activities that includes travel to meet with other Partners, Government stakeholders and Program Management to collaborate and identify problems. Partners as defined under this BAA may team with each other but are not required to team with each other.

As a separate process, to occur after the initial Partner Contract awards (estimated to be March 2021), the government reserves the right to accept white papers. A "MUST" white paper is an abbreviated document (limited to 4 pages) in which an offeror proposes an innovative technical approach. For those technical approach evaluated to be viable, the offeror will be requested to provide a full proposal. Full proposals as a result of the white paper process may lead to additional MUST IDIQ/Partnership Contracts. White papers will not be accepted at the initial closing date for receipt of proposals or before initial awards are made.

Proposals submitted under this BAA shall describe a potential Short Term Project (STP) that the Government will initially use for evaluation purposes only. Award of a Partner Contract will be based on evaluation of the STP submitted.

Each Partner may also receive additional task orders for STPs, which may or may not include a task order to execute their initial projects proposed in response to this BAA.

The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the submitted proposals for award. The primary basis for proposal selection will be technical merit as determined by the evaluation process and availability of funds. Cost realism and reasonableness will be considered to the extent appropriate. Partner Contracts awarded from this BAA will be for a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. These contracts will include two Contract Line Items (CLINs), although the second CLIN may not be initially funded:

CLIN 0001 Partnership Participation CLIN 0002 Short Term Projects (STPs)

The Government intends to award only cost-reimbursable type IDIQ contracts under this BAA.

Proposals based on any other type of contract will NOT be considered.

1. BACKGROUND

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) seeks interested parties to become partners in the Military Unique Sustainment Technology II program (herein referred to as MUST-II). MUST-II is a DLA Sponsored DOD Manufacturing Technology Program. The MUST-II Program will form a community of practice to implement process re-engineering of joint DLA Troop Support Clothing and Individual Equipment (CIE) supply chain processes which will enable knowledge based digital technical data models to be seamlessly used throughout the CIE supply chain. (For more background information see the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, “DOD Should Improve Development of Camouflage Uniforms and Enhance Collaboration Among the Services, GAO-12-707: Published: Sep 28, 2012 (https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-707).

For the purposes of this solicitation, the community of practice will be made up of organizations with expertise in relevant technical areas of the military uniform and individual equipment supply chain. The knowledge base encompasses comprehensive information related to all aspects military uniforms and individual equipment. The major focus will be to develop knowledge-based capability to collaborate requirements among Services, DLA and Industrial Base.

MUST- II leverages MUST I developed capabilities. The MUST-II vision is a CIE supply chain built on joint process re-engineering and an integrated knowledge base of digital technical data models – a Model Based Enterprise (MBE) – efficiently communicated throughout the supply chain.

Manufacturing technology is rapidly changing as commercial firms develop and implement new materials and computer-controlled processes into their operations. Advanced CIE items can only be produced if modern digital technical data drives the manufacturing processes.

Organizations selected to be MUST-II Partners will actively participate in identifying and developing scientific and technical solutions. The implemented R&D results should be measurable improvements to the CIE supply chain. Subject to availability of funds, a total Government investment of up to $4 million per year for 5 years is proposed during Calendar Years 2021-2026. This investment shall be used to fund Partner Contracts and potential subsequent R&D Short Term Projects.

2. GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Proposers must submit full proposals electronically via a Portable Document Format (.pdf) or a zip file to DCSO-P in order to be considered. The Government reserves the right to award Partner Contracts based on all, some, or none of the proposals received. This is an unrestricted acquisition. Any responsible source, excluding Government organizations, capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by DLA. DLA encourages industry, educational institutions, small businesses, small disadvantaged business concerns, and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority institutions (MIs) to submit proposals under this BAA. However, no portion of this BAA shall be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of research in this technology. For purposes of this acquisition, the small business size standard is 500 employees and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology. All correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including request for information on how to submit a proposal, shall be by e-mail directed to the POC identified at the top of the BAA.

DLA policy is to treat all submissions as source selection information (see FAR 2.101 and 3.104), and to disclose their contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, during the evaluation process, submissions may be handled by support contractors for administrative purposes or to assist with technical evaluation. All DLA R&D support contractors performing this role are expressly prohibited from performing DLA R&D sponsored technical research and are bound by appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

3. PROGRAM INFORMATION

The MUST-II Program will be a community of practice made up of organizations with expertise in knowledge based technologies related to all phases of the military uniform and individual equipment supply chain from development of item requirements through item disposal. The emphasis of this solicitation is on research and development of the capability to conduct joint process reengineering and to connect digital technical data models throughout the supply chain so that intelligent manufacturing processes can be implemented by the defense industrial base.

All MUST-II Partners shall actively participate in scheduled meetings. They shall work collaboratively to identify problems and achievable improvements with measurable results in the CIE supply chain. Solutions are to be developed and implemented through MUST-II R&D STPs.

MUST-II Structure The MUST-II program is a community of practice of Partners who engage in R&D tasks under the guidance of the DLA MUST-II Program Manager (PM) and Government representatives from the Military Services and DLA Troop Support.

Partners DLA will award multiple Partner Contracts. The period of performance of the Partner Contract will be for 5 years with a 1-year base period and four (4) 1-year option periods. Partners chosen to participate are eligible to receive $15,000 per calendar year for authorized travel and related costs to attend and actively participate in MUST-II meetings and other Government sponsored meetings as directed by the MUST-II PM. Each Partner is required to bring specific technical expertise that lends itself to significant improvements of the CIE supply chain. The purpose of Partner Contracts is to be able to identify and address a wide range of military requirements through networking, research, development and technology transfer applied to the CIE supply chain.

Meetings The MUST-II Partners will meet multiple times a year, as required and directed by the MUST-II PM, to collaborate and to identify opportunities for MUST-II R&D investment.

MUST-II R&D STPs DLA will award MUST-II STPs as separate delivery orders under the Partner Contract. STPs have an expected duration of 12-24 months. All R&D Project proposals are required to have specific success metrics. STPs are required to address a specific DOD or DLA CIE need and have a clear path to implementation during the 5-year period.

Technical Areas of Interest

MUST-II leverages MUST I developed capabilities. MUST I explored the application of knowledge based technologies for a common approach that could be used by the Services, DLA and industry in the development of item requirements and production of military uniform and individual equipment items.

MUST-II’s objective is the transformation and interconnection of digital technical data associated with CIE for integration of that data into manufacturing processes. The capabilities developed and demonstrated from this effort will have beneficial applications across the entire CIE supply chain.

Offerors are encouraged to propose innovative solutions within the scope of the MUST-II Program. Equal consideration will be given to all approaches that enable an improved military uniform and individual equipment supply chain in terms of improved accessibility of item requirement data, improved item quality, reduced lead-times, reduced inventory levels and reduced costs of defective items.

Capabilities to be explored in MUST II include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

Enhanced technical data representation and transformation Interoperability among product specifications, manufacturing processes, and product test data Integration of data from multiple distributed sources among Industry, Services, and DLA Supply chain modeling and predictive analytics

4. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PARTNER AWARDS AND STPs

To be eligible for award of a Partner contract, all prospective offerors must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources, adequacy of accounting systems under a cost type delivery order Partnership contract, ability to comply with performance schedules, and a prior record of past performance, integrity, organizational structure, experience, operational controls, technical skills, facilities and equipment. For additional information and guidance concerning qualifications and standards for responsibility of prospective contractors, please refer to Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Selectable proposals will be considered for funding of a Partner Contract; non-selectable proposals will be destroyed. (One copy of non-selectable proposals may be retained for file purposes). The Government reserves the right to award Partner Contracts based on all, some, or none of the proposals received. Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement. Evaluation of proposals shall be accomplished through a detailed review of each proposal, using the following criteria listed in descending order of relative importance:

1. Overall Scientific and Technical Merit

2. Potential Relevance and Contributions to the Area of Interest

3. Past Performance and Scientific, Manufacturing, and Technical Experience

4. Organizational and Project Management

5. Cost Realism

(1) Overall Scientific and Technical Merit:

Offerors will propose an R&D project that includes: (a) The improved Defense capability to be established, expressed in terms of outcomes that are important to the CIE supply chain; (b) Statement of Work (SOW) written in plain English outlining the scope of the effort and citing specific tasks to be performed and performance requirements; (c) Detailed technical approach, rationale, and strategy for accomplishing technical goals in support of innovative claims and deliverables; (d) Deliverables associated with the proposed research, including a clear description of the results, products, and transferable technology; (e) Schedule and milestones for each task in the proposed efforts. (f) All proprietary claims to results, prototypes, or systems supporting or necessary for the use of the research, results, or prototypes. If there are no proprietary claims, this should be stated. Offerors will be evaluated on the overall scientific and technical merit of the proposed effort as well as conformance to the individual elements listed above (a through f) of the proposed project.

(2) Potential Relevance and Contributions to the Area of Interest:

Offerors will be evaluated based on the degree to which the proposed technology meets the short and long term needs of DoD and DLA and provides benefits to DoD and DLA.

(3) Past Performance and Scientific, Manufacturing, and Technical Experience:

Offerors will be evaluated based on the degree to which they provide information pertaining to prior significant and related work experience or expertise in the technical area of interest, and how that expertise shall be beneficial to this program. Offerors shall provide the five largest accounts, contracts, or tasks within the last three years for which they have provided services or supplies of a nature relevant to this BAA. Offerors shall include at least (2) points of contact and a telephone number for each account, contract, or task, a description of the service or supply that was provided, and a brief performance history on each accounts, contract, or task. Where related work was performed with teaming partners, provide points of contact of teaming members to include company name, individuals and phone numbers. If no past performance related to the military uniform and individual equipment supply chain is available, offerors shall describe their track record in dealing with their comparable major customers and shall include supplemental information similar to that requested above. Offerors are encouraged to form teams to expand the level of technical expertise within individual Partnerships.

(4) Organizational and Project Management:

Offerors will be evaluated on the degree to which they provide evidence of how the contract shall be managed and show that its organizational structure shall ensure performance stability, reliable customer service and commitment to DLA and MUST-II for the duration of the contract performance period. Specifically, offerors shall identify key personnel including the Project Coordinator permanently assigned to the contract, and other personnel with relevant qualifications and experience.

(5) Cost Realism:

The cost proposal will include all of the cost information related to the proposed R&D project in evaluation criterion #1, including:

Direct Labor – Individual labor categories or assigned persons with associated labor hours and unburdened direct labor rates Indirect Costs – Fringe benefit, Overhead, G&A, Cost of Money, etc. (must show base amount and rate) Proposed Contractor Acquired Equipment – Capital equipment purchases are not allowable project costs. Acquisition of materials and devices must be justified and approved in advance.

Travel – Number of trips, destinations, durations, etc.

Subcontracts – A cost proposal is required to be submitted by any proposed subcontractor Materials – Specifically itemized with estimated (or actual) costs.

Lease Items - Fair market value of lease items and the method used for making such evaluations

Sufficient information should be provided in supporting documents to evaluate the reasonableness and realism of these proposed costs.

In summary, an offeror’s proposal shall clearly address how its scientific and technical core competency shall result in its success as a MUST-II program performer. The offeror's core competency and capability shall demonstrate an understanding of the CIE environment, including the level and depth of interaction with relevant Government agencies.

It is the Government’s intention to award Partner Contracts based upon R&D STPs that demonstrate knowledge, experience, and expertise in the area of interest identified in Section 3.

The R&D STP must demonstrate scientific and technical expertise in the area of interest.

Proposals must provide information on past performance, which reflects related efforts and/or achievements, technological aptitude, management support, and potential contribution and relevance to DLA’s mission. The Partner Contract is separate from STP awards. Each STP proposal will be submitted and evaluated separately using the above evaluation criteria.

5. PROPOSAL FORMAT

This BAA shall result in the award of multiple Partner Contracts. Selectable proposals will be considered for funding; non-selectable proposals will be destroyed. (One copy of non-selectable proposals may be retained for file purposes). The Government reserves the right to award Partner Contracts based on all, some, or none of the proposals received. The Government contemplates award of cost type, delivery order Partnership contracts as a result of this BAA.

Submission of proposals shall be in the following format and provide the content requested in the “Technical Area of Interest” section of this BAA. Offerors’ proposals must be submitted in accordance with the following guidelines:

Two separate volumes consisting of:

o Volume I – Technical Proposal o Volume II – Cost/Price Proposal

Volume I, Technical Proposal o Shall describe the Proposed Project and address the Evaluation Factors for

STPs contained in this BAA.

o NO pricing information shall be contained within the technical proposals

Volume II, Cost/Price Proposal o Shall contain cost and pricing information in support of Volume I technical project.

o Cost/Price information shall include the breakout of cost elements as provided for in paragraph (5), “Cost Realism,” of Section 4 – Evaluation Criteria for Partner Awards and STPs, above.

o Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7009)

Volume I – Technical Proposals:

Technical proposals shall be submitted as an electronic file in Portable Document Format (.pdf) or a zip file. Technical Proposals in .pdf format must not exceed fifteen (15) single sided, 8 ½” x 11” pages, including Cover Page, Executive Summary, Detailed Proposal Information, and any appendices or attachments. Any transmittal letter (if submitted) will also be counted toward the fifteen pages limit. If less than fifteen pages is required there is no penalty for submitting shorter proposals, so long as the offeror covers all the required material.

Type font shall be 12-point Times New Roman with 1” margins around the page.

PROPOSALS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS DETAILED IN

THIS SECTION WILL NOT BE EVALUATED OR AWARDED. TECHNICAL

PROPOSALS THAT EXCEED 15 PAGES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDED

FROM CONSIDERATION.

The Technical Proposal shall contain the following sections:

1. Section I – Cover Page

(1) BAA number; (2) Proposal Title; (3) Technical Point of Contact, including name, telephone number, FAX number, email address, and mailing address; (4) Administrative/Contracting Point of Contact, including name, telephone number, FAX number, email address, and mailing address; and (5) Contractor's business type selected among the following categories: Large Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Other Small Business, HBCU, MI, Other Educational, or Other Nonprofit.

2. Section II – Executive Summary

An Executive Summary of the offeror's entire proposal is required. This summary shall be used to gain an understanding of the overall proposal contents. It should identify and highlight significant features, summarize innovative claims and unique contribution(s) of the proposal, and include the salient points of the proposed project, and the expected outcome improvement associated with the project. The information contained in this section should be limited to two pages.

3. Section III – Detailed Proposal Information:

Proposed technical tasks shall address shall focus on the Technical Area of Interest described in Section 3 of this BAA, and address the evaluation factors for STPs as contained within Section 4 of this BAA.

Volume II – Cost/Price Proposal

No page limits apply to Cost Proposal. The cost proposal will include total project cost by month. The offeror will also give a detailed breakdown of the total project costs by each Task STP proposed section of this BAA. If subcontracts are contemplated, the offeror must estimate the total amount of effort to be subcontracted and specify the “burden” or “pass through rate” that will be applied to those subcontracts. Offerors are required to submit certification of current cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.406-2. The total cost of each major cost element and the make-up of those costs should be presented in the offeror's proposal. A statement related to the latest DCAA audit and whether the offeror’s accounting system has been approved by the DCAA should be included in the Cost Proposal. State if there are currently negotiated DCAA rates and factors being used in the proposal. A Proposal Adequacy Checklist is included in this BAA and shall be included with each proposal submission. Detailed breakdown of costs by cost category by offeror's calendar/fiscal year:

Direct Labor - Individual labor categories or personnel with associated labor hours and unburdened direct labor rates

Indirect Costs - Fringe benefit, Overhead, G&A, Cost of Money, etc. (must show base amount and rate)

Travel - Number of trips, destinations, durations, etc.

Subcontracts - A cost proposal is required to be submitted by any proposed subcontractor and “burden” or “pass through rate” shall be clearly stated.

Materials - Specifically itemized with estimated (or actual) costs.

Lease Items - Fair market value of lease items and the method used for making such evaluations

Sufficient information should be provided in supporting documents to evaluate the reasonableness and realism of these proposed costs.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION

To be eligible for award, all prospective offerors must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources, adequacy of accounting systems, ability to comply with performance schedules, prior record of past performance, integrity, organization structure, experience, operational controls, technical skills facilities and equipment. For additional information and guidance concerning qualifications and standards for responsibility of prospective contractors, please refer to Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

After proposal evaluations are completed, offerors will be notified of their selectability.

Selectable proposals will be considered for funding; non-selectable proposals will be destroyed.

(One copy of non-selectable proposals may be retained for file purposes).

The Government contemplates award of cost-type, task order Partnership Contracts under this BAA. Proposals based on a type of contract other than that contemplated will NOT be considered.

7. PREPROPOSAL INFORMATION

All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed by email only to Heather Houtz at Heather.Houtz@dla.mil. Questions by telephone will not be accepted. The Subject line of the email shall be: Questions, BAA 0001-20. All questions received by July 10, 2020 will be responded to in writing and posted as an amendment to the BAA on beta.sam.gov. Questions received after July 10, 2020 will be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST

DFARS 252.215-7009

REFERENCES

SUBMISSION

ITEM

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided

EXPLAIN

(may use continuation pages)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph A

Is there a properly completed first page of the proposal per FAR 15.408 Table 15-2 I.A or as specified in the solicitation?

2. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph A(7)

Does the proposal identify the need for Government-furnished material/tooling/test equipment? Include the accountable contract number and contracting officer contact information if known.

3. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph A(8)

Does the proposal identify and explain notifications of noncompliance with Cost Accounting Standards Board or Cost Accounting Standards (CAS); any proposal inconsistencies with your disclosed practices or applicable CAS; and inconsistencies with your established estimating and accounting principles and procedures?

4. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I, Paragraph C(1)

FAR 2.101, “Cost or pricing data”

Does the proposal disclose any other known activity that could materially impact the costs? This may include, but is not limited to, such factors as— (1) Vendor quotations;

(2) Nonrecurring costs;

(3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume;

(4) Data supporting projections of business prospects and objectives and related operations costs;

(5) Unit-cost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency;

(6) Make-or-buy decisions;

(7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and

(8) Information on management decisions that could have a significant bearing on costs.

5. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph B

Is an Index of all certified cost or pricing data and information accompanying or identified in the proposal provided and appropriately referenced?

6. FAR 15.403-1(b) Are there any exceptions to submission of certified cost or pricing data pursuant to FAR 15.403-1(b)? If so, is supporting documentation included in the proposal?

(Note questions 18-20.)

7. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph C(2)(i)

Does the proposal disclose the judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data?

8. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph C(2)(ii)

Does the proposal disclose the nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price?

9. FAR 15.408 Table 15-2, Section II, Paragraph A or B

Does the proposal explain the basis of all cost estimating relationships (labor hours or material) proposed on other than a discrete basis?

10. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraphs D and E

Is there a summary of total cost by element of cost and are the elements of cost cross-referenced to the supporting cost or pricing data? (Breakdowns for each cost element must be consistent with your cost accounting system, including breakdown by year.)

11. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraphs D and E

If more than one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or sub Contract Line Item Number (sub-CLIN) is proposed as required by the RFP, are there summary total amounts covering all line items for each element of cost and is it cross-referenced to the supporting cost or pricing data?

12. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph F

Does the proposal identify any incurred costs for work performed before the submission of the proposal?

13. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph G

Is there a Government forward pricing rate agreement (FPRA)? If so, the offeror shall identify the official submittal of such rate and factor data. If not, does the proposal include all rates and factors by year that are utilized in the development of the proposal and the basis for those rates and factors?

COST ELEMENTS

MATERIALS AND SERVICES

14. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A

Does the proposal include a consolidated summary of individual material and services, frequently referred to as a Consolidated Bill of Material (CBOM), to include the basis for pricing? The offeror’s consolidated summary shall include raw materials, parts, components, assemblies, subcontracts and services to be produced or performed by others, identifying as a minimum the item, source, quantity, and price.

SUBCONTRACTS (Purchased materials or services)

15. DFARS 215.404-3 Has the offeror identified in the proposal those subcontractor proposals, for which the contracting officer has initiated or may need to request field pricing analysis?

16. FAR 15.404-3(c)

FAR 52.244-2

Per the thresholds of FAR 15.404-3(c), Subcontract Pricing Considerations, does the proposal include a copy of the applicable subcontractor’s certified cost or pricing data?

17. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Note 1;

Section II Paragraph A

Is there a price/cost analysis establishing the reasonableness of each of the proposed subcontracts included with the proposal? If the offeror’s price/cost analyses are not provided with the proposal, does the proposal include a matrix identifying dates for receipt of subcontractor proposal, completion of fact finding for purposes of price/cost analysis, and submission of the price/cost analysis?

EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA

18. FAR 52.215-20

FAR 2.101,

“commercial item”

Has the offeror submitted an exception to the submission of certified cost or pricing data for commercial items proposed either at the prime or subcontractor level, in accordance with provision 52.215-20?

a. Has the offeror specifically identified the type of commercial item claim (FAR 2.101 commercial item definition, paragraphs (1) through (8)), and the basis on which the item meets the definition?

b. For modified commercial items (FAR

2.101 commercial item definition paragraph (3)); did the offeror classify the modification(s) as either—

i. A modification of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace

(paragraph (3)(i)); or

ii. A minor modification (paragraph (3)(ii)) of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements not exceeding the thresholds in FAR 15.403- 1(c)(3)(iii)(B)?

c. For proposed commercial items “of a type”, or “evolved” or modified (FAR 2.101 commercial item definition paragraphs (1) through (3)), did the contractor provide a technical description of the differences between the proposed item and the comparison item(s)?

19. [Reserved]

20. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A(1)

Does the proposal support the degree of competition and the basis for establishing the source and reasonableness of price for each subcontract or purchase order priced on a competitive basis exceeding the threshold for certified cost or pricing data?

INTERORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFERS

21. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A.(2)

For inter-organizational transfers proposed at cost, does the proposal include a complete cost proposal in compliance with Table 15-2?

22. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A(1)

For inter-organizational transfers proposed at price in accordance with FAR 31.205-26(e), does the proposal provide an analysis by the prime that supports the exception from certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-1?

DIRECT LABOR

23. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph B

Does the proposal include a time phased (i.e.;

monthly, quarterly) breakdown of labor hours, rates and costs by category or skill level? If labor is the allocation base for indirect costs, the labor cost must be summarized in order that the applicable overhead rate can be applied.

24. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph B

For labor Basis of Estimates (BOEs), does the proposal include labor categories, labor hours, and task descriptions, (e.g.; Statement of Work reference, applicable CLIN, Work Breakdown Structure, rationale for estimate, applicable history, and time-phasing)?

25. FAR subpart 22.10 If covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), are the rates in the proposal in compliance with the minimum rates specified in the statute?

INDIRECT COSTS

26. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph C

Does the proposal indicate the basis of estimate for proposed indirect costs and how they are applied? (Support for the indirect rates could consist of cost breakdowns, trends, and budgetary data.)

OTHER COSTS

27. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph D

Does the proposal include other direct costs and the basis for pricing? If travel is included does the proposal include number of trips, number of people, number of days per trip, locations, and rates (e.g. airfare, per diem, hotel, car rental, etc)?

28. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph E

If royalties exceed $1,500 does the proposal provide the information/data identified by Table 15-2?

29. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph F

When facilities capital cost of money is proposed, does the proposal include submission of Form CASB-CMF or reference to an FPRA/FPRP and show the calculation of the proposed amount?

FORMATS FOR SUBMISSION OF LINE ITEM SUMMARIES

30. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III

Are all cost element breakdowns provided using the applicable format prescribed in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2 III? (or alternative format if specified in the request for proposal)

31. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III Paragraph B

If the proposal is for a modification or change order, have cost of work deleted (credits) and cost of work added (debits) been provided in the format described in FAR 15.408, Table

15-2.III.B?

32. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III Paragraph C

For price revisions/redeterminations, does the proposal follow the format in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2.III.C?

OTHER

33. FAR 16.4 If an incentive contract type, does the proposal include offeror proposed target cost, target profit or fee, share ratio, and, when applicable, minimum/maximum fee, ceiling price?

34. FAR 16.203-4 and FAR 15.408 Table 15-2, Section II, Paragraphs A, B, C, and D

If Economic Price Adjustments are being proposed, does the proposal show the rationale and application for the economic price adjustment?

35. FAR 52.232-28 If the offeror is proposing Performance-Based Payments did the offeror comply with FAR 52.232-28?

36. FAR 15.408(n)

FAR 52.215-22

FAR 52.215-23

Excessive Pass-through Charges– Identification of Subcontract Effort: If the offeror intends to subcontract more than 70% of the total cost of work to be performed, does the proposal identify: (i) the amount of the offeror’s indirect costs and profit applicable to the work to be performed by the proposed subcontractor(s); and (ii) a description of the added value provided by the offeror as related to the work to be performed by the proposed subcontractor(s)?