N0002423R4204 Amd 1.pdf

N0002423NR67004

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

Extend Proposal Due Date and submission site.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 11

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 19-May-2023

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N0002423R4204

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-May-2023

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

19-May-2023

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NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND (HQ)

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WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20376-2030

N00024 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will result in the award of one Fixed-Price contract, to complete the following tows and dismantlements:

1. Ex-CHAMPION (MCM 4) – CLIN 0001, and Option CLIN 0002

2. Ex-SCOUT (MCM 8) – CLIN 0001

3. Ex-ARDENT (MCM 12) – CLIN 0001

B. The Government intends to award one (1) Fixed-Price contract to the Offeror whose proposal is the lowest price technically acceptable proposal and will thus use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. For proposal purposes, the Offeror should propose their one best solution in sub-section V of this section, entitled “Proposal Content” based upon our requirements and evaluation criteria.

C. ALL INQUIRIES shall be made in writing and directed to Victoria Hill, Contracting Officer, and Joshua Lausier, Contract Specialist at: victoria.m.hill20.civ@us.navy.mil and Joshua.p.lausier.mil@us.navy.mil respectively. To ensure the Government is able to adequately address and respond to Offeror pre-proposal information (PPI) via amendment, it is requested questions be submitted no later than 30 calendar days after solicitation release at 3:00 pm, local time, Washington DC. Inquiries should be submitted on the Pre-Proposal Information (PPI) form (Attachment J(S)-1) provided with this solicitation. The Government 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. Solicitation questions should reference the solicitation and/or specification page and paragraph number.

D. Estimated Award Date: The Government anticipates making an award in July 2023.

II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

A. ANTICIPATED Proposal Due Date:

1. All copies of proposals (Volumes I & II) shall be received by the Government no later than 15

June 2023 at 3:00 pm, local time, Washington DC. ONLY ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL ARE REQUIRED AND NO HARDCOPY PROPOSAL WILL BE ACCEPTED. Late proposals WILL NOT be considered. Partial proposals or attachments WILL NOT be considered. Offerors are advised to consult FAR 15.208 related to timely receipt of proposals.

a) Offerors must provide a proposal valid for at least 240 calendar days from the proposal due date.

(Complete block 12 of the Standard Form (SF) 33.

B. Proposal Submission:

1. Due to ongoing restrictions resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic, hand delivery of proposals is not possible at this time to the Washington Navy Yard. Offerors are instructed to submit their proposal electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprice Environment (PIEE) application located at https://piee.eb.mil.

2. Offerors shall address their package with the RFP number and Offeror’s company name. The PIEE system records the time that files are submitted for transmission. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that they drop-off their proposal and generate a drop-off time prior to the proposal submission date and time. In the event of a dispute of proposal time submission, the notification e-mail with the system generated drop off time within the body of the e-mail shall serve as the official time that the proposal was submitted to the Government. Late proposal submissions will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1.

3. Electronic files shall be clearly organized by Execution Scenario/Volume/Factor/Element/Section, as applicable, and titled with a naming convention so that each file is easily identifiable.

VOLUME

TITLE

ELECTRONIC

I Technical Proposal 1 II Price Proposal 1

Note 1: At a minimum, each volume shall be provided as a separate file with each major section identified.

Multiple files may be submitted for each volume.

Note 2: All volume pages and paragraphs shall be numbered. The complete set of volumes shall be accompanied by a cover letter (letter of transmittal) prepared on the company’s letterhead stationery.

Note 3: The files must be scanned to ensure that they do not contain any computer viruses.

Note 4: The files shall be in a format that is compatible with and capable of being opened in the 2016 Microsoft Office Suite or Adobe Acrobat, as applicable. All spreadsheets shall be in Microsoft Excel format such that each mathematical equation is obvious. No fields shall be password protected by Offerors. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included.

C. List of J(S) Attachments :

Attachment J(S)-1 Pre-Proposal Information (PPI) Form Attachment J(S)-2 Past Performance Questionnaire Attachment J(S)-3 Reference Information Sheet

III. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Ship Visit:

1. Potential Offerors are required to inspect each vessel prior to the proposal submission due date.

Inspection of each vessel is mandatory to assess the scope of work required. An authorized representative of the Offeror shall sign in with the INACTSHIPMAINTO representative at the time of inspection. Offerors shall rely solely on their own inspections in determining the location of, and the method and extent of regulated or hazardous material/waste removal and disposal required under applicable laws and regulations. The Government explicitly does not warrant that the data provided represents a complete and accurate depiction of the location and extent of all regulated or hazardous materials. OFFERORS WHO DO NOT INSPECT EACH VESSEL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF A

PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-

RESPONSIVE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

2. All three ships (ex-CHAMPION (MCM 4), ex-SCOUT (MCM 8), and ex-ARDENT (MCM 12)) are located at the Naval Station in San Diego, Potential Offerors will have the following timeframe available for conducting ship checks: 01 May 2023- 30 May 2023

Offerors may obtain non-destructive environmental samples, as necessary, consistent with INACTSHIPMAINTO procedures for the maintenance of vessels for onboard regulated or hazardous materials.

3. To schedule a ship visit, Offerors shall email a "Request for Ship Visit" to the Site Director of INACTSHIPMAINTO Bremerton, WA at least five days in advance of the desired date. Requests shall be sent to the following personnel:

a. The ships are supervised by the INACTSHIPMAINTO office located in Bremerton, WA, The Acting site Director is Tom Bryson: thomas.e.bryson@navy.mil.

b. The actual San Diego Detachment that has custody of the ships is represented by Mr. Alan Price and James Viloria: alan.price@navy.mil and james.viloria@navy.mil,

4. Participants in ship visit will be subject to security, safety, and other applicable regulations established by both the San Diego Naval Station and the Inactive Ships Maintenance Office. Contractors conducting visitations must contact the INACTSHIP POCs for latest forms and instructions.

5. Offerors will be required to complete a Bidder’s Log Form at the San Diego DET Facility. The forms will be used by the Government to confirm Offerors completed ship visit.

B. Specifications and associated reference documentation:

1. The following documents shall be made available during ship visit:

a. Selected AVENGER Class drawings and/or plans, representative of all three ships, where full public distribution is allowed.

b. Disposal Reporting Package for all three ships, including select environmental surveys.

2. Following contract award, the winning Offeror will be given all vessel specific documents.

C. 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 PIEE website to view potential amendments and procurement notifications for this solicitation.

D. 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 (CAGE) 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.

G. One-bid Situation If the Government receives only one bid for solicitation N00024-22-R-4201, the Government reserves the right to require Certified Cost and Pricing Data in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7008.

IV. PROPOSAL FORMAT

A. 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.

B. Electronic Proposals

1. The text used shall be Times New Roman with a font size of 12-point. The narrative material in the proposal shall be single spaced. Any type contained on graphics pages will not be smaller than 10-point font. The first page of each technical and price volume shall be in accordance with FAR 52.215- 1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition. Each page of the Offeror’s proposal shall be labeled with the Offeror’s name and the solicitation number. The cover page of each proposal shall contain the document number and title, solicitation number, and address of Offeror. Note: If the Offeror wishes to restrict the disclosure of its proposal, it must mark the proposal in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR Provision 52.215-1.

C. Page Limits:

1. Volume I – Technical: No page limit.

2. Volume II – Price: No page limit.

V. PROPOSAL CONTENT

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO TOW AND COMPLETELY DISPOSE OF MCM 4, MCM

8 and MCM 12.

A. VOLUME I

The Technical Volume of the proposal shall be sufficiently detailed and complete to fully demonstrate the Offeror understands the scope of the acquisition, and an overall capability to provide the required work in accordance with all requirements of the solicitation. The Technical Volume shall be organized by technical factors in the following format, with the attachments incorporated in the relevant sections.

Technical/Non-Price Proposal: The non-price proposal shall be comprised of four (4) factors, as follows:

Factor 1 Operational Plan, Vessel Dismantling Capability, and Technical Approach Factor 2 Environmental and Safety & Health Management Factor 3 Management Capability and Approach Factor 4 Past Performance

The following are further descriptions of the information that shall be provided with the Technical Volume.

Cover Letter, Title Page, Table of Contents

Cover letter and Title Page: The cover letter and Title Page shall not exceed five (5) 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 In order to demonstrate responsiveness to the requirements of this solicitation, Offerors shall:

o Affirmatively state the Offeror has the manpower resources to complete the requirements of this solicitation.

Table of Contents. The table of contents shall provide sufficient detail so that factors and Sections can be easily located.

FACTOR 1 - OPERATIONAL PLAN, VESSEL DISMANTLING CAPABILITY, AND TECHNICAL

APPROACH

The Operational Plan, Vessel Dismantling Capability, and Technical Approach shall demonstrate the Offeror’s plan to and understanding of the work efforts required in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Offeror’s plan shall include details such as procedures and techniques planned to execute the requirements of the PWS in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Further, the Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate that it has the adequate property, plant, equipment to accomplish the tow and dismantlement of the three (3) MCMs in a manner that it environmentally and occupationally safe. The Offeror’s proposal shall also demonstrate that it can accomplish the work within the period of performance required by this solicitation. Offerors shall not repeat the requirement language or use vague references to laws or regulations. For example, responses such as “all regulatory requirements shall be complied with” or responses of similar nature are not acceptable and may be considered non-responsive. The Operational Plan, Vessel Dismantling Capability, and Technical Approach shall contain the following elements:

A. Operational Plan: The Operational Plan is a description of the planned approach to dismantling MCM 4, MCM 8, and MCM 12. Operational Plans shall include a planned process for vessel dismantling, and describe how industrial equipment will be used in the performance of the work. Upon Contract award, this will be incorporated as Attachment J-1 Baseline Operational Plan.

B. Dismantling Facility Details: In order to demonstrate that the Offeror’s facilities and equipment are adequate to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, the Dismantling Facility Details shall include the following:

1. Affirm that vessel dismantling will take place in San Diego, California to the Contractor’s facility in San Diego County, CA or by transport above water via heavy lift to an awardee’s facility located in the Continental U.S. (CONUS).

2. Demonstrate that the Offeror’s dismantling facility details included available space for mooring the vessel, piers, dry-docks, sling systems, marine rails, slips, dismantling equipment, and land-based vehicles and machinery adequate to complete the work.

3. Describe the characteristics of the facility sufficient to demonstrate its capacity to safely accommodate mooring and dismantling of at least one (1) MCM at a time.

4. Provide a plan for towing and receipt of all three (3) MCMs within 60 days after contract award.

5. Describe the Offeror’s capability to accommodate the 60-day requirement for removal from Naval Station

San Diego.

6. Provide evidence of ownership and/or lease of Offeror’s land, facilities, and pier for the duration of the contract performance. If land, facility or pier is leased, provide a letter from the facility/land owners that demonstrates their permission to utilize such land, facilities and pier for scrapping operations.

7. Identify Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identification (ID) numbers and all environmental permits and licenses (Federal, State, and local) required to perform this contract.

8. Provide copies of current site specific permits and licenses for ongoing or planned operations, or provide a plan for obtaining these permits and licenses.

9. List the industrial equipment planned for executing the vessel dismantlements.

10. Provide a current Offeror’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan facility site diagram certified by a licensed professional engineer (PE).

C. Schedule: Provide a schedule conforming to the period. Offerors’ schedules should consider contract award as the start date of their schedule. Subsequent milestones and events shall be tied to this start date (e.g. S+1 day, S+2 days).

Upon Contract award this will be incorporated as Attachment J-3 Baseline Schedule.

FACTOR 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGEMENT APPROACH

A. Environmental Management Plan: The Environmental Management Plan is in place to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and local environmental laws and regulations. Offerors are advised that they shall comply with all Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. The Offeror shall not reiterate the regulatory requirements or use vague references to laws or regulations. For example, responses such as “all regulatory requirements shall be complied with” or responses of a similar nature are not acceptable and will be considered non-responsive. The Offeror’s Environmental Management Plan shall include the following:

1. A list of each environmental regulatory agency having cognizance of the Offeror’s facility and performance, citing the specific environmental regulations to be met.

2. A description of the Offeror’s procedures for identification (by testing or assumption), removal, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of all potentially hazardous or regulated material/waste and other special material, on the vessel as required by the appropriate environmental regulatory agency.

3. Site specific spill prevention, containment and emergency response procedures. Describe measures to be taken to ensure that storm water drainage is not contaminated with regulated or hazardous material remaining on or removed from the vessels. Also include a description of measures taken to prevent contaminants from entering the water and the groundwater as well as measures to control dust.

Upon Contract award this will be incorporated as Attachment J-2 Environmental Management Plan.

DISCLAIMER: The Government makes no warranty as to the presence or absence of regulated or hazardous materials and their locations or applications listed above.

B. Safety and Health Management Plan: The Offeror shall describe in its Safety and Health Management Plan its approach to ensuring worker safety and health in performing the work required under this solicitation related to ship dismantling and regulated or hazardous material/waste removal and disposal, and for ensuring compliance with all Federal, State, and local occupational safety and health laws and regulations. The Safety and Health Management Plan shall provide for the safe work environment of Contractor Personnel and shall include the following:

1. List all safety and health regulatory agencies with cognizance of the Offeror’s facility and performance, citing the specific safety & health regulations to be met.

2. Description of the Offeror’s procedures for complying with Federal, State, and local occupational safety and health laws and regulations. These include:

a. Confined and Enclosed Spaces (info purposes)

b. Welding, Cutting, and Heating

c. Fire Prevention/Protection

d. Fall Protection

e. Housekeeping and Temporary Lighting

f. Health and Sanitation

g. Hazard Communication (chemicals)

h. Gear and Equipment for Rigging and Material Handling

i. Personal Protective Equipment

j. Lead

FACTOR 3 - MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY AND APPROACH

The Offeror shall provide a description of its management approach and organization. The management approach should demonstrate how the Offeror’s personnel and organizational resources will ensure dismantling procedures are executed in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety Health Administration standards. The management approach shall include the following:

1. Description of how the Offeror’s personnel within the organizational structure will manage the project, ensure environmental safety and compliance, and ensure the occupational safety of all personnel performing on contract.

2. Affirmation all personnel working directly with the vessels will have U.S. citizenship.

3. A list of all proposed major subcontractors that are planned for use under this contract if performing more than ten (10) percent of the total proposed price.

4. A Significant Subcontractor Management Plan: If the Offeror’s proposal includes the use of a significant subcontractor, the Offeror shall provide a narrative discussing the work to be subcontracted, the subcontractors proposed, and the management approach to ensuring that the work is executed in accordance with the solicitation. NOTE: Subcontractors are deemed “significant” if the subcontractors providing effort consist of more than 10% of the prime contractor’s proposed price. Subcontractor proposals are not required for those subcontractors that do not meet the 10% threshold.

5. A Small Business Participation Plan: This section is not applicable to Small Businesses proposing as a Prime. Large Business concerns shall describe the extent to which your company has identified and committed to provide for participation of Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, HUBZone Small Business concerns and Service- Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns as subcontractors in the performance of the requirements addressed within this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the tasks assigned to the aforementioned businesses and institutions are meaningful, technical, and/or sustainable. Of special interest is the amount and type of work to be performed by the subcontractors. The Offeror shall include a list of the effort(s) to be provided by these subcontractors. The Offeror shall explain the reasons for and advantages of selecting particular subcontractors. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted as part of proposal Volume II.

FACTOR 4 - PAST PERFORMANCE

The assessment of the Offeror’s past performance is one of the non-price factors used for evaluating the Offeror’s ability to successfully perform the contract resulting from this solicitation. Such consideration is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination under FAR 9.1. The Government’s assessment is based on the Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the services outlined in the solicitation requirements, as well as how well the contractor performed on relevant contracts. The Government considers the following to be relevant: Ship building, repair, or dismantling that included hazardous or regulated material/waste removal and disposal.

The Government will use Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) as the primary sources of past performance information. If Offerors are aware of any negative information in CPARS, they may address any extenuating or mitigating circumstances in this section.

The Government may also use sources such as Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and may be obtained from other sources available to the Government, such as the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, Fee Determining Officials.

If CPARS are not available, Offerors shall provide Past Performance Information Questionnaires to their customers for completion, (Attachment J(S)-2 Past Performance Questionnaire) for contracts or subcontracts performed in the past ten (10) years calculated from the release of the RFP involving same or similar services. Each proposal shall include no more than one (1) questionnaire per contract identified.

Offerors shall fill in page 4 of the questionnaire for each customer and include as part of their proposal. Separately, the Offeror shall provide the entire Past Performance Information Questionnaire, with page 4 completed, to each customer for them to complete the remainder of the questionnaire.

The completed questionnaires shall be submitted by the reference directly to the POCs: Victoria Hill, Contracting Officer, and Joshua Lausier, Contract Specialist at: victoria.m.hill20.civ@us.navy.mil and Joshua.p.lausier.mil@us.navy.mil, respectively. All questionnaires must be received by the Government POCs PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS SOLICITATION. These questionnaires shall be sent by the reference directly to the POC and SHALL NOT be sent via the Offeror or any other party. Any questionnaires received directly from the Offeror are NOT ACCEPTABLE, and may not be considered in the past performance evaluation.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that its selected references submit the completed questionnaires to the

POC for receipt on or before the required proposal due date. The Government, in its discretion, will determine whether to consider questionnaires received after the due date of the solicitation.

The Offeror shall instruct their significant subcontractors to complete the Past Performance Information Questionnaire, if CPARS are not available for those subcontractors. Significant subcontractors (for purposes of the past performance evaluation, major subcontractor means any subcontractor that will accomplish 10% or more of the proposed work required by the solicitation) shall also submit up to three (3) past performance references for work performed within the past ten (10) years, if available. Each past performance reference should not exceed two (2) pages per reference.

As part of the Past Performance submission, Offerors shall provide past performance Reference Information Sheets (RIS) (Attachment J(S)-3) of all relevant contracts (including subcontracts) performed, or currently being performed, within the last ten years. The references on the RIS forms shall be customer personnel most familiar with your performance under the contracts such as: project managers, contracting officer’s representatives, and marine surveyors. Do not include the Procuring Contracting Officer as a POC. The “Description of Supplies/Services” section of the RIS shall include:

1. A narrative explanation of the contract requirements, describing how they are similar in type and complexity to the work being solicited, or that your firm has no relevant experience.

2. Objectives achieved.

3. Any cost growth or schedule delays encountered.

4. A brief explanation of the reasons for Government contracts that did not meet original requirements with regard to cost, schedule, or technical performance, such shortcomings and any demonstrated corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence.

5. A copy of any cure notices or show cause letters received on each applicable contract listed above and a description of any corrective action by your firm or proposed subcontractor. This includes any contracts terminated for default, in whole or part during the past five years.

6. Describe whether the Offeror’s, or any of its subcontractor’s, or transporter’s, treatment, storage and disposal facilities under any corporate or personal names, have within the last five (5) years, received from any Federal, State, or local regulatory agency notices of violations, citations, non-conformances, and cautionary notices. This will include environmental (CERCLA, RCRA, and TSCA) or safety (OSHA): a) notices of violations, citations, non-conformances, and cautionary notices; b) fines; c) convictions; d) present or pending citations. Provide evidence of corrective actions taken and final resolution of these actions. Provide copies of any notices of violations, citations, non-conformances, and cautionary notices received in the last 5 years and the corrective actions taken.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that all reference information is current and accurate. Prior to designating a reference, the Offeror shall contact each reference to alert them that they will receive a past performance questionnaire and their responses will be CONFIDENTIAL. Failure of the Offeror to ensure the Government receives adequate relevant past performance information, if available, will adversely impact the past performance assessment of the Offeror for this effort.

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. The Government will also assess the role that subcontractors have played in contributing to an Offeror’s success and/or failure and to what extent subcontractor’s performance has contributed to an Offeror’s past performance evaluation.

The Government reserves the right to verify statements and representations made in an Offeror’s proposal, and to selectively contact references provided by the Offeror, but reserves the right not to contact all of the references.

B. VOLUME II

The price proposal shall be comprised of the following documentation:

a. Cover Letter.

b. Standard Form 33, “Solicitation, Offer and Award”, with blocks 12 through 18 completed by the Offeror.

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.

c. Solicitation Amendment(s) (if any) – The Offeror shall submit a signed complete copy of each amendment(s) or acknowledge all amendment(s) on the SF33.

d. Solicitation Sections B through J - The Offeror shall submit Sections B through J with all appropriate information completed as required by the solicitation. The Offeror shall complete Section B pricing for all CLINs and Options in accordance with the “PRICING” section below for each CLIN and Option.

e. Solicitation Section K, “Representation, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors”, shall be completed by the Offeror.

f. Exhibit(s), Attachments, and Schedules – The Offeror shall submit all Exhibits, Attachments, and Schedules, which will form a part of any resultant contract. This includes all Section J Attachments which were included with the solicitation package. All exhibits, attachments, and schedules that require the Offeror to provide information, shall be completed in their entirety. In lieu of providing electronic copies of all Section J exhibits, attachments, and schedules, an Offeror may elect to explicitly state in its Volume IV cover letter that the Offeror agrees to comply with the requirements of all Section J attachments as provided in the solicitation (as amended); further, this agreement will be incorporated as part of the Offeror's offer. All Exhibits, Attachments, and Schedules that require the Offeror to provide information shall be completed in their entirety.

g. Small Business Subcontracting Plan per FAR Part 19.702 (large businesses only). The plan shall include a five percent (5%) goal for small disadvantaged business concerns or a detailed explanation as to why this goal cannot be achieved.

h. Any Joint Venture / teaming agreements (if applicable).

The proper completion and submission to the Government of the above items will constitute an offer and will indicate the Offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions in this solicitation and in any attachments hereto. Any objection to any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation will constitute a deficiency, which will make the offer unacceptable. .

Cover Letter: The cover letter, which shall not exceed five (5) 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.

Statement conforming to FAR 15.403-5(b)(1) Date of submission Name, title and signature of authorized representative

PRICING

CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 (OPTION)

The Offeror’s completion of Section B Pricing will provide all pricing information required to be submitted with these CLINs.

CLIN 0003

This CLIN is not separately priced, and no pricing information should be included in Section B for this CLIN.

(End of Summary of Changes)