N00024-17-R-4403_0004.docx

N0002417R4403

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 04-Aug-2017 03:00 PM to 14-Aug-2017 11:00 AM.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

The following have been added by full text:

B-1 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE

B-1 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE (GROWTH DISCOVERY)

A. General

As it is in the Government’s interest for the contractor to discover work specification deficiencies and provide recommendations for corrective actions as early in the execution of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) EDSRA as possible, the Government shall incentivize the early provision of certain Condition Found Reports (CFR).

B. Available Incentive

The amount of any incentive payable to the Contractor, pursuant to this clause, shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraph E using the evaluation factors set forth in paragraph C below. The total maximum incentive available pursuant to this clause is $2,500,000.00.

C. Incentive Evaluation

1. The Government shall award the contractor an incentive for conforming Condition Found Reports (CFR) submitted by the contractor and executed by the Government that ARE NOT provided as requirement of Section C and Work Package SSP# TPPC-LSD46-MARMCN18-CNO1, heretofore defined as “Non-Required CFRs” (inclusive of base and all option CLINs). The incentive will be computed using the following formula:

Step 1: I(x) = F(x) * D(x)

Step 2: Final Incentive = Sum of I(x) * Non Required CFRs Executed Non Required CFRs Submitted

Where:

a) The Non Required CFR “incentive factor” dates and values are as follows:

2. For the purpose of this clause, the “Non Required CFR Provided” date shall be the date the Non Required CFR, fully compliant with Standard Item 009-01, is provided to the Government via the Navy Maintenance Database (NMD).

3. To expedite incentive determination, Change Order Price Analysis (COPA) proposals provided to the Government in response to Request for Contract Changes shall include the date the fully compliant Non Required CFR was provided.

D. Performance Incentive Determining Official (PIDO) The PIDO will be the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO). The ACO will determine the Performance Incentive due to the Contractor.

E. Performance Incentive Determination and Reclama Procedures

0. Within fifteen (15) working days after the end of the availability, the Contractor shall furnish to the PIDO written documentation and such other information as may be reasonably required to assist the PIDO in its evaluation of the contractor’s performance for the factors listed in paragraph (C).

0. The PIDO will provide a final incentive determination and the contractor will be notified as provided in paragraph E.5 of this clause.

0. If the PIDO does not concur with the contractor’s letter, disagreements shall be expressed in a performance evaluation letter to the contractor. The Contractor shall submit written comments and any supporting documentation to the PIDO within five (5) working days of receiving the performance evaluation letter.

0. Based on Contractor comments or reclama, the PIDO shall make a final determination of the performance incentive earned.

0. The PIDO will notify the Contractor, in writing, of the final determination and the Contracting Officer will issue a unilateral modification to the contract to provide the Performance Incentive.

F. Finality of Incentive Determining Official's Determination of the Performance Incentive The determinations of the amount of the Performance Incentive, if any, to be paid to the Contractor is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the PIDO.

B-2 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE (CRITICAL PATH)

A. General

As it is in the Government’s interest to complete the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) EDSRA (inclusive of base and all option CLINs) ahead of schedule to allow the early delivery of the ship back to the Fleet, the Government is interested in incentivizing the early completion of the Key Events within the contractor’s control that the Government expects should be reasonably expected to lead to this outcome.

Key Event Milestones

All work required by Section C and Work Package SSP# TPPC-LSD46-MARMCN18-CNO1 associated with the Key Event milestones listed in the table above must be completed to be eligible for any incentive herein.

B. Available Incentive

The amount of any incentive payable to the Contractor, pursuant to this clause, shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraph E using the evaluation factors set forth in paragraph C below. The total maximum incentive available pursuant to this clause is $7,500,000.00.

C. Incentive Evaluation

The milestone schedule in Attachment J-3, including the schedule of milestones (1 through 20), reflect the Government’s critical path to complete the Availability. The Contractor shall complete all work required by Section C and Work Package SSP# TPPC-LSD46-MARMCN18-CNO1 associated with the Key Event milestones listed above to be eligible for any incentive herein.

Award of this performance incentive will be determined in the following two step process:

For Milestones (1 through 20), the number of days that the milestone is completed early will be computed using the following formula:

D(x) = P(x) – A(x)

Where:

A(x) = Actual Completion Date for milestone (x) P(x) = Planned Completion Date for milestone (x), as provided in attachment J-3 D(x) = Days Early Completion for milestone (x)

Note 1: A(x) shall be based on the Government’s acceptance of the contractor meeting the requirements of Section C paragraph 3.5.

The step 1 incentive will be determined as follows:

For Milestones 1 through 13, the incentive earned for each milestone is computed using the following formula:

Milestone 1 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 2 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 3 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 4 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 5 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 6 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 7 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 8 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 9 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 10 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 11 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 12 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000) Milestone 13 D(x) * $7,000 (with a maximum D(x) of 30 days; Max incentive earned = $210,000)

The step 2 incentive will be determined as follows:

The Smallest Value of D(x) across milestones (14 through 20) * $159,000, for a maximum D(x) value of 30 days. The total maximum incentive the contractor can earn under Step 2 is $4,770,000 ($159,000 * 30).

The contractor shall only receive an incentive under Step 2 if all milestones (14 through 20) dates are early. If at least one milestone is on time or late, the contactor shall not be afforded any incentive under Step 2. The incentive will not be compounded between milestones– the contractor shall only receive an incentive for the milestone with the smallest value of D(x).

Example:

Milestone

Milestone

Example incentive earned:

+ Milestone 2 (18 days * $7,000) + Milestone 3 (29 days * $7,000) + Milestone 4 (25 days * $7,000) + Milestone 5 (26 days * $7,000) + Milestone 6 (30 days * $7,000) + Milestone 7 (30 days * $7,000) + Milestone 8 (21 days * $7,000) + Milestone 9 (19 days * $7,000) + Milestone 10 (23 days * $7,000) + Milestone 11 (28 days * $7,000) + Milestone 12 (10 days * $7,000) + Milestone 13 (25 days * $7,000)

= $2,240,000.00

[note, Milestone 6 & 7 capped at 30 days]

= $3,339,000.00

D. Performance Incentive Determining Official (PIDO) The PIDO will be the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO). The ACO will determine the Performance Incentive due to the Contractor.

E. Performance Incentive Determination and Reclama Procedures

0. Within fifteen (15) working days after the end of the availability, the Contractor shall furnish to the PIDO written documentation and such other information as may be reasonably required to assist the PIDO in its evaluation of the contractor’s performance for the factors listed in paragraph (C).

0. The PIDO will provide a final incentive determination and the contractor will be notified as provided in paragraph E.5 of this clause.

0. If the PIDO does not concur with the contractor’s letter, disagreements shall be expressed in a performance evaluation letter to the contractor. The Contractor shall submit written comments and any supporting documentation to the PIDO within five (5) working days of receiving the performance evaluation letter.

0. Based on Contractor comments or reclama, the PIDO shall make a final determination of the performance incentive earned.

0. The PIDO will notify the Contractor, in writing, of the final determination and the Contracting Officer will issue a unilateral modification to the contract to provide the Performance Incentive.

G. Finality of Incentive Determining Official's Determination of the Performance Incentive The determinations of the amount of the Performance Incentive, if any, to be paid to the Contractor is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the PIDO.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will result in the award of a single Fixed-Price contract for the FY18 Modernization Period (MODPRD) CNO Availability for USS TORTUGA (LSD 46). The Government anticipates awarding a single contract through a best value source selection process. The Government expects the best value to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price and will thus use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-2

ALL INQUIRIES shall be made in writing and directed to Doug McCreary, Contracting Officer, and Billy Castleberry, Contract Specialist, at douglas.mccreary@navy.mil and billy.castleberry@navy.mil. To ensure the Government is able to adequately address and respond to offeror requests for information (RFIs) via amendment, it is requested questions be submitted no later than 14 July 2017 at 3:00 pm, local time, Washington DC. The Navy reserves the right to not answer any requests received after this date and time. Furthermore, offerors should note that the proposal due date will not be extended solely on the basis of requests received after this date and time. RFIs should reference a solicitation and/or specification page and paragraph number and be submitted on the Pre-Proposal Information (PPI) form (Attachment S-3) provided with this solicitation.

Estimated Award Date: The Government anticipates making a single award on or around 9 November 2017. Offerors must provide a period of 120 calendar days from the proposal due date for Government acceptance of the offer (Complete block 12 of the Standard Form (SF) 33).

2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

Proposal Due Date: All copies of proposals (Volumes I & II) shall be received by the Government at the address below no later than 14 August 2017 at 11:00 am, local time, Washington DC. Electronic submittal of proposals will not be accepted. Late proposals WILL NOT be considered. Partial proposals or attachments submitted late WILL NOT be considered. Offerors are advised to consult FAR 15.208 related to timely receipt of proposals.

Proposal Submission:

Proposals shall be sent to:

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Attn: Gloria Miller C-431 Building 51, Code 431 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, VA 23709

Offerors shall mark all submittals “DO NOT OPEN PACKAGE IN MAIL ROOM—FORWARD UNOPENED DIRECTLY TO C-431”. The outside of the package shall clearly indicate the Offeror’s name, the solicitation number and the contents of the package.

Offerors shall submit:

Note 1: Originals may be shipped in the same boxes as the copies to eliminate excess shipping costs. However, originals should be separately wrapped inside the container, and clearly labeled “ORIGINAL TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” or “ORIGINAL PRICE PROPOSAL.” The exterior of each box MUST clearly indicate its contents.

Note 2: The CDs must be scanned to ensure that the files contained on them do not contain any computer viruses. The CDs shall be labeled to indicate the Offeror’s name, the solicitation number and the associated volume numbers.

Note 3: The files on the CD shall be in a format that is compatible with and capable of being opened in Microsoft Office Suite 2007 or Adobe Acrobat. The material presented in electronic format shall be identical to the paper copy of the proposal. In cases where the hard copy and the electronic copy of the proposal conflict, the hard copy shall take precedence. All spreadsheets shall be in Microsoft Excel format such that each mathematical equation is obvious. No fields shall be password protected. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included.

3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

Ship Checks: USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) will be available for ship check prior to the proposal submission due date. Additionally, similar sister ships USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) and USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) may also be available. USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) or similar sister ship may be utilized for ship checks of top-side (i.e. MV 22 and SLAD Modernization alterations) as well as Main Space Modernization Alterations. Offerors, including significant subcontractors, may inspect the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) between 3 June - 14 July 2017 at Naval Base Norfolk, Virginia. USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) and USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) may be available between 3 June - 14 July 2017 at Joint Expeditionary Base Norfolk, Virginia. Please note: These dates are subject to last minute change. To schedule a ship check, offerors shall email a "Request for Ship Check" to Doug McCreary and Billy Castleberry at douglas.mccreary@navy.mil and billy.castleberry@navy.mil, respectively. Participants will be subject to security, safety, and other applicable regulations established by Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) and ships’ Commanding Officers. Contractors conducting MARMC related work efforts must visit MARMC security website for latest forms and instructions at http://www.marmc.navy.mil/visitors.html

Specifications and associated reference documentation: The Government will provide, upon request, CD/DVDs including Attachment J-1 Work Items and Work Item References not already in the possession of the offerors, commercially available, listed under 52.211-2, or available through the following websites:

https://jedmics.net/ https://webjed.nnsy.navy.mil/ https://psjed.psns.navy.mil/

Offerors may request a CD/DVD by contacting Billy Castleberry at billy.castleberry@navy.mil and Doug McCreary at douglass.mccreary@navy.mil.

Alteration of Solicitation: Offerors shall respond to the solicitation as posted. Offerors who alter the solicitation (except for completing appropriate “fill-in” blocks and certifications) may be considered non-responsive and thus ineligible for award.

Proposal Information: Offerors shall not presume the Government has knowledge outside of information provided in the proposal. Additionally, offerors are advised that statements such as: “the offeror understands”, “the offeror has a long history of outstanding support”, “standard procedures shall be used”, “well known techniques shall be employed”, or any paraphrasing of the solicitation, shall be considered inadequate to demonstrate experience, knowledge of, or compliance with solicitation requirements. Offerors are encouraged to provide specific and concise information to validate all assertions.

Amendments: The Government may revise the solicitation at any time by means of an Amendment. It is an offeror’s responsibility to ensure it is accessing the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website to view potential amendments and procurement notifications for this solicitation.

Teaming Arrangements: Proposals must be submitted by one (1) prime contractor. An Offeror may be listed as a subcontractor in multiple proposals but may only submit one (1) proposal as a prime contractor with a unique Commercial and Government Entity code and Taxpayer Identification Number. To be evaluated as a Joint Venture (JV), offerors must provide a notarized agreement (with the price proposal) delineating roles and responsibilities for all proposed work.

4.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT

To facilitate efficiency and consistency in proposal evaluation the following is mandatory. Proposals which do not follow this direction may be rejected as non-responsive and thus ineligible for award.

Hard Copy Proposals: All pages shall be double-sided on 8.5 x 11 inch paper with a one-inch margin. The text used shall be Times New Roman with a minimum font size of 12-point. Each side of the page will count as one “page”. Any type contained on graphics pages will not be smaller than 10-point font. Any pages that may be revised as a result of discussions (if required) shall contain revision numbers and date of the proposal revision submission. Offerors shall use the attachments provided with this solicitation for their proposal content as specified in Section 5.0 where required.

Page Limits:

· The cover letter is limited to three (3) pages

· Non-price proposals shall be limited to ten (10) pages for the Technical Capabilities Data Sheet (Attachment S-1) for Factor 2 – Technical Capabilities

· There are no other page limitations

5.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT

VOLUME I

a. Price Proposal: The price proposal shall not contain non-price factor information. The price proposal shall be comprised of the following documentation:

b. Cover Letter,

c. Signed SF 33 with all amendments acknowledged,

d. Small Business Subcontracting plan per FAR Part 19 (large businesses only),

e. Any Joint Venture / teaming agreements (if applicable),

f. Completed Section B carrying forward information from Attachment J-4, and

g. Pricing Workbook Spreadsheet containing Work Item Pricing and Labor & Material Burden Rates (Attachment J-4)

Cover Letter: The cover letter, which shall not exceed three (3) pages, shall meet all the requirements of the “first page of the proposal” outlined in FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(i-v). In addition to those requirements, the offeror shall include the following in the cover letter:

· Identification of all enclosures included with the proposal,

· CAGE and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers for the Prime contractor,

· Notice of any alterations to the solicitation, such as “fill-in” blocks and certifications, and

· Notice of any alterations to the solicitation (except for completing appropriate “fill-in” blocks and certifications).

In addition to the above, the following information is requested to be provided in the cover letter:

· Name, address, and telephone number of each proposed first-tier subcontractor with a proposed subcontract estimated at $10 million or more

· For any WI with a total dollar value of zero dollars proposed in Attachment J-4, provide an explanation as to why. In addition to, if applicable:

· For any WI with a total value of zero labor hours proposed (prime and subcontractor combined) (although material is proposed), provide an explanation as to why.

· For any WI with a total dollar value of zero material proposed (prime and subcontractor combined) (although labor is proposed), provide an explanation as to why.

Standard Form 33 (SF 33): As part of the price proposal package, the offeror shall submit the completed SF 33 with blocks 12 through 18 completed, as well as all sections with applicable “fill-ins” filled in and shall acknowledge all amendments. The representative who signs this form must be authorized to contractually bind the company providing the offer. Section B CLIN pricing must also be completed for ALL CLINs. The Offeror shall complete and provide all Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements included in Section K of the solicitation. Submission of a signed offer to the Government constitutes agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the solicitation in a FFP contracting environment.

Subcontracting Plan: A subcontracting plan is NOT REQUIRED from a small business concern.

Completed Section B and Attachment J-4 : Offerors must propose on all contract line items (CLINs), complete the clause entitled “SCHEDULE OF PRICES / RATES: SHIP REPAIR LABOR RATE (FULLY BURDENED)” in Section B, complete the Pricing Workbook Spreadsheet containing Work Item Pricing and Labor & Material Burden Rates (Attachment J-4) to be considered responsive.

The contractor must submit prices for the Pricing Workbook Spreadsheet containing Work Item Pricing and Labor & Material Burden Rates (Attachment J-4) in Microsoft Excel in the format provided in this solicitation. The breakdown of CLIN prices, corresponding to the work item pricing, must add up to the total of each CLIN. If there is a discrepancy between the two, the CLIN price shall govern. The Labor & Material Burden Rates must match the rates provided in the Section B clause entitled “SCHEDULE OF PRICES / RATES: SHIP REPAIR LABOR RATE (FULLY BURDENED)”. If there is a discrepancy between the two, the Section B clause rates shall govern.

For Attachment J-4, offerors are to insert pricing in all yellow shaded fields.

The RFP specified 391,680 labor hours and $15,000,000 included for material in the Labor & Material Burden Rate worksheet contained in Attachment J-4 are for evaluation purposes only. The proposed labor and material burden rates included in Attachment J-4 and inserted in Section B, Note A, paragraph (7) shall be the fixed rates used for negotiating growth and new work during the entire availability regardless of how many labor hours and material dollars are negotiated and procured.

An Interport Differential shall be proposed for offerors that do not plan to perform the proposed work at the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD homeport in Norfolk, VA. If applicable, include the value for the inter-port differential as follows:

*Offeror’s whose location is not listed in the above inter-port differential table shall submit a bidder’s question requesting an inter-port differential be calculated for the location of the offeror’s proposed place of performance for the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD.

009-72 Supporting Price Information: As part of the Price proposal package, the offeror shall submit other than cost and pricing information sufficient for the Contracting Office to validate the offeror's price associated with completing the requirements of 009-72. This other than cost and pricing data shall include both a narrative description, including the basis of all labor and, material estimates and a quantitative and traceable price estimate by cost element to complete these requirements.

VOLUME II

Non-Price Proposal: The non-price proposal shall be comprised of four factors, Factor 1 – Eligibility Factor, Factor 2 – Technical Capabilities, Factor 3 - Past Performance, and Factor 4 – Resource Capacity as follows:

Factor 1 – Eligibility Factor: Offerors must provide the following to demonstrate eligibility:

· Eligibility Criteria Data Sheet (Attachment S-5) with the top portion filled out

· A letter signed by the Principal identifying and confirming ownership or committed access (in the form of a letter signed by the subcontractor identifying and confirming committed access) to a pier capable of berthing the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) and a dry-dock capable of docking the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) during the timeframe necessary to support the completion of this availability.

· Status as a holder of a Master Ship Repair Agreement or proof of MSRA Equivalency to demonstrate capability

MSRA Equivalency (Applicable to Non-MSRA holders only): Offerors that do not hold an MSRA must submit MSRA equivalency documentation to demonstrate sufficient organization and facilities capabilities. (Specific documentation requirements provided upon inspection request).

To be eligible for award, a prospective contractor must possess a MSRA as described in DFARS 217.71 Master Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels (MARAV) or demonstrate organization and facilities equivalent to that reflected in a MSRA. Offerors meeting this eligibility requirement with documents and evidence outside of a MSRA must contact the PCO to schedule an on-site inspection. All requests for MSRA equivalency inspections must be received by 1300, local time, Washington DC on 30 June 2017. Requests shall be sent to Doug McCreary and Billy Castleberry at douglas.mccreary@navy.mil and billy.castleberry@navy.mil. Failure to request an inspection by the designated time may result in a negative determination of offeror eligibility. All inspections will be completed by a representative from Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC). All offerors requesting equivalency inspections will receive a copy of the final inspection report prior to the date of contract award. The on-site inspection will supplement documentation provided with the offeror’s proposal.

The Government reserves the right to conduct a pre-award survey or to require other evidence of technical, production, managerial, financial, and similar abilities to perform prior to the award of any proposed contracts; regardless of whether the offeror has an existing MSRA. There is no page limit associated with this documentation.

Factor 2 - Technical Capabilities: Offerors shall complete the Technical Capabilities Data Sheet (Attachment S-1), provided with this solicitation for a previous availability or equivalent project. Offerors may not exceed a total of ten (10) pages between the data sheet and the narrative.

The Contractor shall provide this documentation for contracts/projects demonstrating relevant experience as a Prime contractor. The Government is looking for experience in executing projects of same or similar type and complexity of work as required by this solicitation. For purposes of this solicitation, the Government considers an offeror’s Technical Capability relating to the following types of projects/contracts to be relevant:

a. Performance as a prime contractor of a ship repair availability similar in complexity and magnitude as the proposed USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) availability, including approximately six (6) months production duration and 100,000 man-days in magnitude, using the same or similar personnel, processes and equipment the offeror is proposing to use to meet the solicitation requirements, to be relevant.

OR

b. Performance as a prime contractor of the construction of a ship of similar size and complexity and composition as a LSD 41 Whidbey Island Class ship or a comparable naval vessel of similar type and complexity using the same or similar personnel, processes, and equipment the offeror is proposing to use to meet the solicitation requirements.

The offeror’s proposed contract/project must demonstrate the following Technical Capabilities:

· Demonstrate experience providing engineering capabilities with sufficient capability to diagnose and evaluate technical problems and issues, and to make competent technical recommendations

· Demonstrate experience providing an established management organization (to include subcontractors and management of subcontractors) geared toward completing highly complex ship repair requirements, with clear lines of authority, delegation of responsibility, and mid-level managerial positions

· Demonstrate experience in completing, controlling, integrating, scheduling, estimating and progressing complex ship repair requirements

· Demonstrate experience purchasing, monitoring, receiving, inspecting, segregating, issuing, determining nonconformance, and disposing of material

· Demonstrate experience managing subcontractors successfully, including successfully selecting, scheduling, managing, monitoring, and controlling of subcontractors

The project shall have been completed or be substantially complete within the past three (3) years. The project provided must be considered relevant based on its own features rather than demonstrating relevant experience as a combination of projects. Offerors are advised that the Technical Capability Factor is "prime contractor" specific. Newly formed joint ventures may propose projects by the separate members of the joint venture as prime contractors. An offeror may not use the Technical Capabilities of an affiliated "prime contractor" to meet the Technical Capability Factor requirements.

Factor 3 – Past Performance: The Government requires relevant performance information on all Offerors based on the past and present efforts provided by the Offeror and data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance as a prime contractor. In the investigation of an Offeror’s past performance, the Government reserves the right to contact former customers and Government agencies and other private and public sources of information.

Offerors with recent and relevant past performance shall submit information concerning contracts which offerors consider relevant in demonstrating their ability to perform the proposed effort. Offerors shall identify portions of the contracts that are relevant. Offerors are requested to provide information up to five (5) previous contracts where the effort is recent and relevant to the effort required by this solicitation.

· “Recent” is defined as a contract in-progress or completed within the last three (3) years as of the date of the initial solicitation. If the offeror has not completed up to five (5) contracts within the last three (3) years as of the date of the initial solicitation, information on recent and relevant subcontracts and/or commercial contracts may be submitted.

· “Relevant” is defined as a contract that is of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation.

· Scope: Experience in the areas defined in the Solicitation Section C Statement of Work.

· Magnitude: The measure of the similarity of the volume, dollar value and/or duration of the work actually performed under the offeror’s submitted contracts to the requirements of this solicitation.

· Complexity: The measure of the similarity of technical difficulty, managerial intricacy and/or required coordination of efforts and disciplines performed by the offeror in its submitted contracts to the requirements of this solicitation. For complexity, not only will the tasks performed by the offeror be considered, but also the offeror’s ability to coordinate tasks (e.g., concurrent performance requirements).

Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contracts to the requirements of this solicitation; a detailed description of the work performed for the contract. Offerors are responsible for the accuracy of all data provided.

An offeror that does not have recent and relevant past performance to provide for consideration is requested to affirmatively state that it does not have recent and relevant past performance for the Government to consider.

The Offeror’s proposal shall identify the customer point of contact and which of the listed contacts that each questionnaire was sent to be completed. This will let the Contracting Officer know whether all questionnaires from all of the Offeror’s references were received.

Regarding Past performance information that is documented as a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) and available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the offeror may list it in Past Performance References, Attachment S-4. Attachment S-4 shall be used to identify the source of Past Performance information (e.g., CPARs, PPQs). For Past Performance information that does not have a current CPAR associated with it, the offeror may submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), Attachment S-2 to its customer to complete. Each proposal shall include no more than a total of five (5) PPQs, one per contract identified. The offeror will complete Part A of the Questionnaire. Separately, the offeror shall provide the entire Past Performance Questionnaire, with Part A completed, to each customer for them to complete Parts B and C. Customer evaluation will not be included as part of the page count in this volume submitted by the offeror. The offeror shall instruct their customers to complete the Past Performance Questionnaires and return them before the closing date of this solicitation.

E-mail to:

Doug McCreary, Contracting Officer, douglas.mccreary@navy.mil and

Billy Castleberry, Contract Specialist, billy.castleberry@navy.mil

Any questionnaire received after the proposal due date/time may be considered as late and may not be considered in the Offeror’s past performance evaluation. The Government, at its discretion, will determine whether or not questionnaires received after the proposal due date will be considered.

In addition, the offeror shall provide for all Past Performance References included in Attachment S-4, a short description of the work performed and why the offeror considers it relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. Government may validate past performance information with the source regardless of whether it is provided under a CPAR reference or a PPQ.

All offerors (including small business offerors) are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns) in a separate narrative not to exceed one page. In addition, large businesses are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-9 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan) and DFARS 252.219-7003 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DOD CONTRACTS)) in a separate narrative not to exceed one page. Attachments to these narratives, including any eSRS information, are not included in the page limits.

Factor 4 – Resource Capacity: Offerors shall provide Integrated Production Schedule (IPS) documentation for the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) MODPRD inclusive of the “Initial IPS” elements of NAVSEA Standard Item 009-60 as well as the Manpower Curves (Total) and the Manpower Curves (Trades) associated with the 009-60 “Schedule of Record”. Offerors shall provide the documentation in accordance with format requirements of FY17 (CH-1) NAVSEA Standard Item 009-60. The offeror shall provide the reports in the electronic formats required by FY17 (CH-1) 009-60 and in paper (hard copy) format. The hard copy of the Gantt charts shall be provided on 11 x 17 inch paper. There is no page limit associated with this documentation. Offerors shall integrate all work included in the Work Package. However, for the purposes of proposal submission only, reports do not require incorporation of Alteration Installation Team (AIT) schedules, Government-Contracted Third Party Maintenance Provider schedules, Ship's Force schedules, Commercial Industrial Services (CIS) schedules, Fleet Maintenance Activity (FMA) schedules and Navy Intermediate-Level schedules.

Manpower Curves (Total) and Manpower Curves (Trade) – In addition to the requirements of 009-60, the offerors shall provide Total and Trade Manpower Curves including the following information:

· The total and trade manpower resources currently employed by the offeror and expected to be employed by the offeror during the Availability period of performance.

· The total and trade manpower resources required to complete work the Offeror currently has under contract during the Availability period of performance.

· The total and trade manpower resources required to complete work the Offeror may complete, including the resources to complete ALL outstanding proposals and the resources required to complete any other expected requirements during the Availability period of performance.

Offerors shall provide a narrative affirming that the offeror has the manpower resources, by craft/trade/supervisor/support, available to complete the requirements of the availability, accounting for manpower resource required to complete work the Offeror currently has under contract and manpower resources required to complete outstanding proposals and any other expected requirements during the Availability period. Should the offeror propose to utilize subcontracted resources, the offeror shall include in their narrative an explanation of the requirements that will be completed by the prime and the work that will be subcontracted, including the work item, trade and period of performance for each subcontract requirement. The Offeror shall also provide letters of commitment from the subcontractor(s) stating that they will be able to provide the manpower proposed. The letters of commitment from the subcontractor shall be traceable to the work item, trade and period of performance information provided in the Offeror's letter.

There is no page limit associated with this documentation.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

1.0 GENERAL

The Government intends to award a single Fixed-Price contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the evaluation factors below. The USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD Availability shall be competed on a coast-wide basis (East and Gulf Coasts).

Offerors are advised that the Government intends to make award on the basis of initial proposals without conducting discussions with Offerors, but reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary (see paragraph (f)(4) of FAR 52.215-1). Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price, technical and past performance standpoint. Statements and representations made in the Offeror’s proposal may be subject to verification by other sources or through an onsite survey by Navy evaluators.

Offerors are advised that except for past performance information, the Government will not evaluate any proposal information not contained within the body of the proposal. Letters of transmittal and/or cover letters that forward the proposal to the Government are not considered part of the body of the proposal.

2.0 BASIS OF AWARD

The Government will make a source selection using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach described in FAR 15.101-2. Award shall be made to the technically acceptable offeror, who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104, who offers the lowest evaluated price proposal.

In order to make a Best Value determination, the Government will evaluate the four (4) non-price factors for acceptability and the offeror’s total evaluated price as described in FAR 15.404. The factors are:

Non- Price Factors Factor 1: Eligibility Factor Factor 2: Technical Capabilities Factor 3: Past Performance Factor 4: Resource Capacity

Price Factor Factor 5: Price Factor

EVALUATION FACTORS

Factor 1 – Eligibility Factor:

Basis of Evaluation - The objective of this factor is to determine whether the offeror has ownership or committed access to a pier capable of berthing and a dry dock capable of docking the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) during the timeframe necessary to support the completion of the FY18 MODPRD.

The Government will assess the offeror’s eligibility using the Eligibility Criteria Data Sheet provided in Attachment S-5 of the solicitation.

In order to be considered eligible for award, the offeror must:

· Submit a letter signed by the Principal identifying and confirming ownership or committed access (in the form of a letter signed by the subcontractor identifying and confirming committed access) to a pier capable of berthing the LSD 46 and a dry-dock capable of docking the LSD 46 during the timeframe necessary to support the completion of the FY18 MODPRD.

· Hold a current Master Ship Repair Agreement or submit documentation for MSRA Equivalency.

Factor 2 – Technical Capabilities:

The objective of this factor is to gauge the offeror's management and technical experience as a prime contractor in completing a ship repair availability similar in complexity and magnitude to the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD based on its response to the requirements identified in Section L of this solicitation.

A relevant experience event is a single project/contract that demonstrates relevancy as defined in Section L requirements for this factor. To be rated as Acceptable in the Technical Capabilities factor, offerors must provide a relevant event, that includes both technical and management experience, completed or substantially complete within the past three (3) years as of the initial date of the solicitation. The Government will assess offerors’ relevant management and technical experience using the Technical Capabilities Data Sheet provided in Attachment S-1 of the solicitation.

Factor 3 – Past Performance:

The Government will measure how well an offeror has performed on relevant contracts in the past as an indicator of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements and an indicator of the successful performance on the current requirement.

To develop the overall rating, the Government’s evaluation will take into account relevant contract information to the requirements of this solicitation submitted by each offeror as part of its proposal including the Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment S-2) as well as other sources of information. Other sources of information for past performance may include, but are not limited to, an offeror’s past performance information from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Report System (eSRS), as well as any other sources reasonably available to the Government.

For all offerors, the Government will consider historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns). For large businesses, the Government will consider historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-9.

Assessment of past performance will be a subjective assessment based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances. The Government is seeking to determine whether the offeror has consistently demonstrated a commitment to customer satisfaction and timely delivery of quality goods and services at fair and reasonable prices.

If discussions are required, offerors will be given an opportunity to address unfavorable reports of past performance and the offeror's response, or lack thereof, will be taken into consideration. In particular, recent contracts will be examined to ensure that corrective measures have been put in place to prevent the reoccurrence of past performance problems. Prompt actions taken to correct performance problems will be a reflection of management concern for customer satisfaction; however, such action may not mitigate all negative performance trends.

The Government’s past performance evaluation will focus on the following areas:

· Cost Control

· Schedule

· Technical Performance

· Subcontract Management

In accordance with FAR 15.305(a) (2) (iv), an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. If an offeror lacks relevant past performance information, the evaluators will assign a Neutral rating. In terms of Acceptable / Unacceptable, a Neutral rating is considered Acceptable.

Factor 4 – Resource Capacity:

1. The objective of this factor is to evaluate the offeror's response to the Section L requirements for this factor in order to:

· Assess the offeror’s understanding of what resources are required to successfully complete the highly complex USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD maintenance and modernization requirements. The Offeror’s response will be evaluated to assess whether the offeror conveys a detailed and complete picture of how it plans to complete the technical requirements;

and

· Assess the offeror’s resource capabilities as they pertain to the requirements of Section L of this solicitation. The offeror will be evaluated on the sufficiency of the personnel and facility resources that it proposes to satisfy the requirements of the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD. The offeror must clearly demonstrate that it has access to the required facilities and manpower required to execute the USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) FY18 MODPRD. Additionally, the offeror will be evaluated on its ability to resolve resource issues as a result of schedule or requirements changes.

Ratings

The ratings will be based on what is contained or referenced in the proposal, not on information obtained from other sources, with the exception of past performance information. Standards have been established to provide the same set of values for all evaluators. The objectives of using these standards are to promote uniformity in evaluation and to aid in the comparison and understanding of the evaluation results. The standards are set as follows:

Factors 1, 2 & 4 – For Factors 1, 2 & 4, the adjectival rating reflects whether the information submitted in response to Factors 1, 2 & 4 meet or do not meet the minimum requirements through an assessment of the proposal. The evaluation will identify any deficiencies in offeror’s proposals. Adjectival ratings for Factors 1, 2 & 4 are as follows:

Adjectival Ratings for Factors 1, 2 & 4

Factor 3 – Past Performance

For Past Performance, the adjectival rating reflects whether the information submitted in response to the Factor 3 meets or does not meet the minimum past performance requirements. Adjectival ratings for Factor 3 are as follows:

Adjectival Ratings for Factor 3