18RWM16_0004_sol.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment is being issued to extend the offer due date to Tuesday 23 October 2018 and to change section L to state that electronic submissions are acceptable. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. See summary of changes herein.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 6

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 15-Oct-2018

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 N0016418RWM16

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Sep-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

15-Oct-2018

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIV

L.MASTERSON-BRINEGAR (812-854-8865)

BLDG 121

300 HWY 361

CRANE IN 47522-5001

N00164 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N0016418RWM16

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Oct-2018 03:00 PM to 23-Oct-2018 03:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS – Past Performance with Price with Technically Acceptability

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor’s proposal shall include the following:

Required Submittal Volume Number

Technical Compliance Information Summary - Unclassified Volume I (20 page limit)

Past Performance Summaries & Matrix - Unclassified Volume II (5 page limit for summary)

(1 page limit for matrix

Completed Solicitation including pricing – Unclassified

Volume III

Copy of Any Standard Warranty Being Proposed in accordance HQ-C-2-

0024 in Section C - Unclassified Volume IV

General Information:

a) Delivery & Submission Method

1) Mailed or Commercial Delivery of Proposals. Mailed or commercially delivered hard or soft copy proposals shall be sent to the address in Block 7 on Page 1 of the Solicitation and shall be received by the date and time in Block 9 on Page 1 of the solicitation. Please provide shipping information to the Contract Specialist at lynn.masterson-brine@navy.mil if a hard copy is being sent.

If a hard copy proposal is submitted, a soft copy of the proposal shall also be provided on CD-

ROMs/DVDs, read-only memory. Utilization of Microsoft Office products is preferred.

2) Electronic Delivery of Proposals. Electronic submission are acceptable.

b) Proposal Format. Format of the proposal volumes shall be as follows:

1) Text size shall be no smaller than what is equivalent to Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, 10 point, uncompressed font.

2) Pages shall be single sided, one and one half spaced, with a minimum of one inch margins on all sides. Pages shall be dated and numbered sequentially by volume. A cover sheet should be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, title, “original” or copy number, solicitation identification, and the offeror's name.

3) Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used with an mailto:lynn.masterson-brine@navy.mil explanation for each.

4) Elaborate format, color representations, and bindings are not desirable. Three-ring binders are preferred. The pages in the binders shall be easily removed and replaced to facilitate page changes. Any pages that are changed (as the result of negotiations) should be of a different color

(as specified by the Contracting Officer) and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page and/or circling if changing data in a chart. The offeror shall indicate the new date on revised pages.

5) Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used when necessary to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 by 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume and count as one page. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams, and schematics; not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs, and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 8 point, Times New Roman. Tables, charts, graphs and figures used, if any, will not be counted in the page limitations assigned to each volume

6) Offerors shall include their best terms in their initial proposals.

I. Technical Acceptibility

a) The Technical Acceptibility Information shall be submitted as Volume I.

1. Offerors shall not include any pricing within Volume I.

2. Offerors shall identify any “exceptions” to the Specifications, Drawings, and Statement of Work and state precisely how the offered supplies/services differ from the solicitation documents.

3. Offerors SHALL include:

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL

SUBFACTOR A - WRITTEN TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE

SPECIFICATION AND SOW

Offeror shall provide a written technical proposal (20 page limit) in such detail as to allow the Government to evaluate the proposal. The proposal shall clearly demonstrate the offeror’s capabilities to manufacture, test, inspect and package the Carts per the Performance Specification herein section J and the SOW herein section

C.

PRODUCT DESIGN CAPABILITY

Standard 1:

Offeror shall describe in detail their design capabilities and their past design history (and if applicable, their proposed subcontractors) regarding complex mobile equipment handling and rotating fixtures. If proposed subcontractors, CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHETHER THE OFFEROR

PERFORMED THE TASK OR IDENTIFY WHICH SUBCONTRACTOR PERFORMED THE

TASK. Discussion shall address description of past designs, the complexity of and the successfulness of use of those designs. Additionally, the offeror shall provide examples of similar previous designs as the Government is requesting.

SUBFACTOR B - PRODUCTION CAPABILITY AND FACILITY

Standard 2:

Offeror shall provide a written proposal delineating their production capability and their production facilities.

SUBFACTOR C - COMPLIANCE WITH SCHEDULE

Standard 3:

Offeror shall describe in detail their approach to meeting the required delivery schedule and tracking schedules. Offeror shall provide a planned production schedule. Offeror shall describe any management tools used to aid in progress tracking. Offeror shall describe how schedule progress will be communicated to the Government. Offeor shall describe their approach to identification, tracking and resolution of manufacturing problems.

Standard 4:

Offeror shall describe in detail their supplier selection system, what factors are considered for selection, and what information is requested from suppliers during preaward. Offer shall identify proposed key suppliers.

NOTE: Without this information, the Offeror may be deemed technically unacceptable and may not be considered for further evaluation.

b) Offerors shall enable Government evaluators to thoroughly evaluate and determine if the proposal will meet the requirements.

c) Offerors shall be specific, detailed, and complete to clearly and fully demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements and has valid and practical solutions to technical problems.

d) Offerors shall not paraphrase the specifications/Statement of Work or attest that "standard procedures will be employed.” This is inadequate to demonstrate how the proposal complies with the requirements of the specification/Statement of Work.

II. Past Performance

a) The Past Performance portion of the proposal shall be submitted as a part of Volume II.

b) Offerors shall provide a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) past performance references on prior contracts that are recent and relevant to this requirement. Offerors' references may include prior contracts of major subcontractors, team members and/or joint ventures, if applicable and desired, so long as the total number of reference does not exceed five in number.

c) Offerors are responsible for contacting their past performance references directly and ensuring that those references complete and SUBMIT THEIR RESPECTIVE PPQ FORM DIRECTLY TO THE

GOVERNMENT at lynn.masterson-brine@navy.mil so it is RECEIVED before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation.Under no circumstances shall the completed PPQs be sent to or by the proposing offerors. Any information provided by the offeror’s references is subject to verification/validation by the Government during the evaluation process. In the event references are not received by the close of the solicitation, the Government, at its descretion, may or may not attempt to make contact and follow up with the listed references.

d) Offeror shall provide a one (1) page matrix identifying the following information for each of the

PPQs sent out:

1) Organization/Customer

2) Brief Description

3) Contract Number

4) Telephone & E-mail of Organization/Customer Point of Contact (POC)

Proposals must prove PPQs have been sent to each POC; failure to send the PPQ to each POC may result in exclusion of the offeror’s proposal from consideration for award. The offeror shall exert its best efforts to ensure that at least two POCs per relevant contract submit a completed PPQ directly to the Government.

e) Offerors should include a discussion of any significant achievements and explain any rectification of

Past Performance problems that are relevant to the proposed efforts.

f) For the purposes of this solicitation, recent contracts are defined as those on which performance occurred within a three (3) year period prior to the solicitation’s closing date. Relevant prior contracts are defined as contracts dealing with work that is the same or similar to the work under this solicitation in terms of its size, scope, and complexity. In determining relevancy, the offeror should consider the type and value of the contract, and the type of requirement compared to this solicited requirement. Offerors should also consider the level or amount of effort. Only past performance dealing with the same or similar work noted herein in terms of size, scope, complexity will be considered relevant. Offerors must detail (if using the “related technology” as a reference) how the “related technology” is applicable to the solicited effort.

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Should the offerors not explain how the related technology is applicable, the reference may not be considered relevant. If an offeror has no current or relevant past performance information, they should so state that in this volume.

g) Each offeror shall submit a written narrative not to exceed five (5) pages in length describing present and past performance information for itself on projects of similar size, scope, and technical complexity. The

Offerors may choose to submit present and past performance information for major proposed subcontractors, team members, and/or joint venture partners that have experience in projects of similar size, scope, and technical complexity with its proposal. The total number of past performance references for each offeror shall not exceed five (including any references submitted by subcontractors, team members and/or joint ventures). The offeror may submit performance on classified programs as long as that information can be verified in an unclassified manner. If the offeror intends to submit in this manner the information that is classified (customer, contract number, etc.) should be marked “reserved” and the description/write up of the work performed shall remain unclassified. If the offeror cannot describe what work was accomplished in an unclassified manner they cannot submit that program for evaluation. Offerors are notified that the Government will use the data provided in this volume that is determined to be current and relevant to the effort at hand and data obtained from other sources in the development of performance risk assessments.

III. Solicitation/Pricing

a) All pricing information, along with the completed Solicitation package, shall be submitted as

Volume III.

b) Offerors shall submit a list of names and telephone numbers of persons authorized to conduct negotiations in a cover letter.

c) Offerors shall submit a completed and signed solicitation package, with all representations and certifications executed within Section “K.”

d) Offerors shall submit unit prices for each item listed in Section “B.” Completion of unit pricing matrices is required, if provided.

e) The prices shall include all shipping and be proposed f.o.b. destination.

IV. Standard Warranty

a) Offerors shall provide a copy of any Standard Warranty being proposed per HQ-C-2-0024 in section

C as Volume IV.

EXCEPTIONS

Offerors are not encouraged to take exceptions to this solicitation. Any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of this solicitation shall be explained in detail and set forth in a cover letter. Offerors are to detail the particular section, clause paragraph and page to which they are taking exception. The Government is not required to concur with any exceptions, and Offerors are placed on notice that exceptions, depending on their significance, may result in an offer being determined unacceptable.

ALTERNATE PROPOSALS

Offers may submit more than one proposal, each of which must satisfy the mandatory requirements of the solicitation, including any Benchmark Tests, in order to be considered. As a minimum, one of the proposals submitted must be complete. The alternate proposal(s) may be in an abbreviated form following the same section format, but providing only those sections which differ in any way from those contained in the original proposal.

Each proposal will include cost tables indicating the complete range of pricing options. In the case of price/cost options for a given configuration, an alternate proposal will not be required. If alternate proposals are submitted, such alternatives will be clearly labeled and identified on the cover page of each separate document. The reason for each alternate and its comparative benefits shall be explained. Each proposal submitted will be evaluated on its own merits.

(End of Summary of Changes)