21RGP68_sol_0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Update Section B, First Article Testing CLINs w ith IDIQ minimums if First Article Testing is required;

2. Update Section L, Proposal Requirements, Solicitation/Pricing, letter b) reference. The update is highlighted;

2. Update Section L, Proposal Requirements, Solicitation/Pricing, letter c) reference. The update is highlighted;

3. Update the Section M, Evaluation Criteria for Aw ard, Factor III - Price, f inal paragraph. The update is highlighted.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 18

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 15-Oct-2020

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 N0016421RGP68

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Oct-2020

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 is extended, X 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-2020

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIV

G. ARTHUR (812-854-1386)

BLDG 3373

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:

N0016421RGP68

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0001

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

M24231/4-002IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

To:

M24231/4-002IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0003

7335298-6IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7335298-6IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0005

6878290IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

6878290IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0007

7335298-9IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7335298-9IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0009

7335394IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7335394IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 6 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0011

7487548IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7487548IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IIDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0013

7335403-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7335403-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0015

7335302-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7335302-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0017

7335298-8IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7335298-8IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0019

M24231/1-002IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

M24231/1-002IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0021

M24231/3-001THIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

M24231/3-001THIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0023

53X-00-515IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

53X-00-515IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0025

7498633-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7498633-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0027

7546583-1 (60°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7546583-1 (60°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.

IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0029

7546583-1 (300°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7546583-1 (300°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0031

7546583-1 (90°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW

Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7546583-1 (90°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW

Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.

IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0033

7546583-1 (270°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

7546583-1 (270°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACEIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0035

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-001IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-001IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0037

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (60°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN

LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (60°) NOTCH 120 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN

LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0039

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (90°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN

LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (90°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN

LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0041

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (270°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of

Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7335416 MODIFIED M24231/3-003 (270°) NOTCH 90 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE OF KEYWAY WHEN LOOKING AT THE FACETHIS CLIN IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0043

6557913IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

6557913IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 2 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0045

8192790-2IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

8192790-2IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0047

8192790-3IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

8192790-3IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0049

8192790-4IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

8192790-4IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0051

8192859-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

8192859-1IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0053

8192859-2IAW Statement of Work and Applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

8192859-2IAW Statement of Work and Applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS

CLIN 0055

7498630-1 MODIFIED M24217/7-001 (120 deg)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

7498630-1 MODIFIED M24217/7-001 (120 deg)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0057

7498630-2 MODIFIED M24217/7-001 (90 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or

7498630-2 MODIFIED M24217/7-001 (90 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is

CLIN 0059

6873678-1 MODIFIED M24217/7 (90 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

6873678-1 MODIFIED M24217/7 (90 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0061

6873678-2 MODIFIED M24217/7 (125 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements.See Pricing Matrix below.

6873678-2 MODIFIED M24217/7 (125 DEG)IAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is 1 each. See Pricing Matrix below.

CLIN 0063

6873678-3 MODIFIED M24217/7 (90 DEG) W/GNDIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or

6873678-3 MODIFIED M24217/7 (90 DEG) W/GNDIAW Statement of Work and applicable drawing and/or specification attached in Section J. US and FMS Requirements. IDIQ minimum if First Article Testing is required is

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor’s proposal shall include the following:

Required Submittal Volume Number Technical Acceptability – Unclassified Volume I (20-page limit) Past Performance Summaries & Matrix - Unclassified Volume II

(5-page limit for all summaries combined) (1-page limit for matrix)

Completed Solicitation including pricing – Unclassified Volume III (No page limit) *Cover Sheets are not included in the page limitations.

General Information:

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

b) Proposals shall not contain classified information.

c) Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be valid for 120 calendar days.

d) Delivery & Submission Method

1. Electronic Delivery of Proposals. Electronic submission to gabrielle.arthur@navy.mil are required.

Timeliness of proposals will be determined in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. Do not send files containing personally identifiable information (PII), .zip files or other large electronic files via email. Utilization of DoD SAFE, at https://safe.apps.mil/, is an acceptable transmission tool. If using DoD SAFE, submit a request to gabrielle.arthur@navy.mil to process a DoD SAFE “Request a Drop-Off” in sufficient time so that the offeror is able to: verify the request was received; the request has time to be generated; the drop-off can be completed before the closing date; and enough time for the offeror to verify the government was able to access the uploaded proposal files.

Any proposal sent by electronic submission must be completely received in the POC's email inbox prior to the time the solicitation closes in order to be timely; therefore, please take into consideration the time the electronic transmission process may take for the POC to actually receive your email when submitting.

NSWC Crane will NOT accept facsimile proposals or proposals submitted via Navy Electronic Business Opportunities (NECO).

e) 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 shall be included in each volume, 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 explanation for each.

4) Elaborate format, color representations, and bindings are not desirable. 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.

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

I. Technical Acceptability

a) The Technical Acceptability Information shall be submitted as Volume I (20-page limit).

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

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. ALL

EXCEPTIONS SHALL BE NOTED ON THE APPLICABLE VOLUMES COVER PAGE.

3. Offerors shall state which CLIN(s) they are proposing on the cover page.

4. Offerors SHALL include the following technical compliance with the required Specifications and Statement of Work and Schedule requirements:

Specification/Statement of Work: Offerors shall provide a written technical proposal in such detail as to allow the Government to evaluate the proposal based on the following standards:

Standard 1:

Offeror shall describe in detail their material selection, certification and control procedures.

Standard 2:

Offeror shall describe in detail their manufacturing capabilities relative to the supplies required by this solicitation.

Discussion shall address description of facilities, equipment, and personnel qualifications/experience to be used. The technical proposal shall detail any plans for subcontracting manufacturing processes.

Standard 3:

Offeror shall describe in detail their approach to meeting the test and inspection requirements. Offeror shall address test and inspection equipment and processes that will be used to satisfy requirements.

Standard 4:

Offeror shall describe how they will store, package and ship the completed connectors.

Standard 5:

Offeror shall describe in detail how they plan to comply with each of the DD 1423/Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL).

Standard 6:

Offeror shall describe in detail their approach to tracking schedules. Offeror shall describe any management tools used to aid in progress tracking. Offeror shall describe how schedule progress will be communicated to the

Government. Offeror shall describe their approach to identification, tracking and resolution of manufacturing problems.

Standard 7:

Offeror shall describe in detail their supplier selection system, what factors are considered for selection, and what information is requested from suppliers during pre-award, and key suppliers to be used for this effort. Offeror shall identify proposed key suppliers.

NOTE: Offerors SHALL provied all of the information required by standards one (1) through seven (7). If the offeror fails to provide any of the required informaton, the offeror may be deemed technically unacceptable and may not be considered for further evaluation or award; this decision is at the sole discretion of the Government.

b) Offerors responses 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 or 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 or Statement of Work and may result in being deemed technically unacceptable and may not be considered for further evaluation or award.

II. Past Performance

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

b) Offerors shall provide a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) recent and relative past performance references on prior contracts that are recent and relevant to this requirement. This information shall be submitted as a one (1) page past performance matrix. Failure to submit this matrix may result in an unnacceptable determination and potential removal from the competition.

Offeror shall provide a one (1) page matrix identifying the following information for each of the Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) sent out:

1) Organization/Customer

2) Brief Description

3) Contract Number

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

Proposals must attest that 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 three PPQ are submited directly to the Government.

c) Offerors shall contact past performance references directly and request that they complete and submit the (PPQ) provided as Section J Attachment 2, before the solicitaiton closing date and time, to gabrielle.arthur@navy.mil. Under no circumstances shall the completed PPQ 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 may make contact and follow up with the listed references.

e) Offerors should include a narrative 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 during the last three (3) years from this solicitation’s issue date in Block 5 on page one (1). 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. If an offeror has no current or relevant past performance information, they shall so state that in this volume.

g) Each offeror shall submit past performance information for itself on projects of similar size, scope, and technical complexity. The Offerors may choose to submit 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 cannot describe what work was accomplished in an unclassified manner they cannot submit that program for evaluation.

III. Solicitation/Pricing

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

b) Offerors shall submit a completed and signed solicitation package to include all signed and returned amendments, with all representations and certifications executed within. The solicitation package is this document.

c) Offerors shall submit unit prices (unit = quantity 1) for each proposed item listed in Section B. Completion of unit pricing matrices is required for each CLIN(s) proposed. Offerors may also propose pricing IAW 52.207-4 for Economic Purchase Quantities.

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

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 notified that exceptions may result in an offer being determined unacceptable.

This decision is at the sole discretion of the Government.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD

a) As specified in the FAR 52.215-1 “Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition” provision, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award either a single or multiple contract(s) without discussions. Therefore, Offerors are instructed to include their best terms in their initial proposals and to be wholly compliant with the instructions in Section L. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. Each CLIN(s) will be awarded to the contractor(s) providing the best value for each CLIN at the time of basic contract award.

b) To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements for the CLIN(s) which are being proposed, including terms and conditions and representations and certifications and to provide all information required by Section L of this solicitation. Failure to comply with all the solicitation requirements may result in the Offeror being removed from consideration for award. PROPOSALS THAT

DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS STATED HEREIN MAY BE DETERMINED

UNACCEPTABLE AND MAY BE REJECTED WITHOUT FURTHER EVALUATION.

c) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts to the responsible Offeror(s) whose proposal represents the best value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The best value proposal will be selected using a tradeoff process, as defined in FAR 15.101-1, which permits tradeoffs among price and non-price factors. Accordingly, the Government may accept other than the lowest price proposal where the additional benefits of the higher price proposal merit the additional price. Conversely, the Government may select a lower-price, lower technically rated proposal if the Government determines that the premium associated with the higher-rated proposal is not justified.

d) The Offeror’s proposal shall be in the format prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in Section L. The order of importance for the evaluation factors is established as follows:

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY

FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR III – PRICE

The technical factor will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis and a tradeoff, best value determination will be made between the past performance and price factors. In making the best value determination, the Government will consider past performance to be significantly more important than the Government Total Evaluated Price. However, the importance of Total Evaluated Price calculated by the Government as an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality in overall past performance of competing proposals, under the non-price factors. The government will not award a contract to an Offeror, regardless of its past performance and price unless its technical proposal is evaluated as acceptable.

e) Offerors must meet the standard at FAR 9.104 for responsibility to be eligible for award. The Government may conduct a Pre-Award Survey as part of this source selection. Results of any survey will be evaluated to determine each Offeror’s capability to meet the requirements of the solicitation. Any such survey may also be used to verify statements and representations made in the Offeror’s proposal. The purpose of a Pre-Award survey is to obtain information not available to the Contracting Officer to make a responsibility determination prior to contract award.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION:

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded based on the following evaluation factors:

1. FACTOR I – TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY:

a. A written narrative will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis in accordance with the following criteria for the Section L standards:

Criteria for Standard 1: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal details regarding material purchase and certification processes and determine if the proposal adequately assures material purchases meet the solicitation requirements. The government will evaluate how the offeror maintains certificates of conformance from its material suppliers.

Criteria for Standard 2: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to determine if the the technical proposal clearly demonstrates the offeror’s ability to manufacture and inspect the connectors. The Government will determine if the proposal demonstrates that its facility is adequate for the manufacture the various connectors. The Government will evaluate the proposed utilization for manufacturing personnel and equipment. The Government will determine if the offeror detailed their subcontracting plans sufficient enough that enables the Government to evaluate subcontractor capability.

Criteria for Standard 3: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to determine if the offeror adequately discussed the test/inspection process necessary for confirming drawing/specification requirements. The Government will determine if the offeror has access to the necessary test and inspection equipment. The Government will determine if the offeror adequately discussed the use of controlled processes to facilitate inspection and whether it meets requirements.

Criteria for Standard 4: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to determine if the offeror adequately discussed their storage capabilities. The Government will determine if the proposal adequately discussed how the offeror will package and ship completed products.

Criteria for Standard 5: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to determine if the proposal adequately addresses each CDRL specified in the SOW. The Government will determine if the proposal adequately addresses the contents of a complete production report.

Criteria for Standard 6: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to determine what management tools are used to track schedule. The Government will determine if the offeror explained how the schedule progress will be communicated to the Government. The Government will evaluate how the offeror maintains a problem reporting system. The Government will evaluate how manufacturing issues are tracked from identification through resolution.

Criteria for Standard 7: The Government will evaluate the technical proposal to evaluate the use of identified key suppliers. The Government will evaluate what types of information is requested from suppliers during its supplier selection process.

b. The Government will also review any exceptions taken to the requirements.

c. The following ratings will apply as set forth below.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Note: Offers will not be considered for award if rated as technically unacceptable.

2. FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past performance is a measure of the degree to which the Offeror and its subcontractors satisfied its customers in previous recent and relevant contracts and complied with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. The Government will evaluate past performance by determining whether the past performance reference meets the requirement of being recent--performed within the last three (3) years from the proposal issued date on page 1.

Then, the Government will determine whether the reference is relevant-- similar in scope, size and complexity when compared to the current tasking requirements identified in the specifications and Statement of Work.

There are three (3) aspects to the Past Performance evaluation: Recency, Relevancy (including context of data), and Quality (including general trends in Contractor performance and source of information).

a) Recency: The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the Offeror’s past performance. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant, and is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information. Per Section L, Offerors shall provide Past Performance references from the past three (3) years from the proposal issue date on page 1.

b) Relevancy: The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. In establishing what is relevant for the acquisition, consideration is given to those aspects of an Offeror’s history of contract (or subcontract) performance that would provide the most context and give the greatest ability to measure whether the Offeror will successfully satisfy the current requirement. Common aspects of relevancy include scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires compared with recent effort(s) accomplished by the Offeror. Scope, magnitude of effort, and complexities included, but are not limited to, the following: similarity of service/support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and extent of subcontracting/teaming. Relevancy ratings are based on the definitions below:

Adjectival Rating Description Very Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

c) Quality: The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the Offeror’s past performance. The past performance evaluation conducted in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the Offeror’s past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the Offeror performed those past contracts. The Government will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the Offeror’s performance and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into a Performance Confidence Assessment. A separate quality assessment rating is not required; rather, the Past Performance Confidence Assessment rating is based on the Offeror’s overall record of Recency, Relevancy, and Quality of performance.

Performance Confidence Assessment is an evaluation of the likelihood (or Government’s confidence) that the Offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements; the evaluation is based upon Past Performance information.

Performance Confidence Assessment ratings are as follows:

Ratings Description Substantial Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of Past Performance.

The Government may use other information available from Government sources, to evaluate an Offeror’s or subcontractors’ past performance. The Government may also consider past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror or subcontractors, including Federal, State, and local Government agencies, Better Business Bureaus, published media and electronic databases, the Government’s Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) data base, and/or personal knowledge. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact other references than those provided by the Offeror or subcontractors.

3. FACTOR III – PRICE

Evaluation of an Offeror’s proposal shall be based on the information presented in the proposal and information available to the Contracting Office from sources deemed appropriate. Sources typically considered include Defense Contract Audit Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency, other contracts with the same firms for similar items or services, known commercial sources such as Global Insight Inc. (formally Data Resources, Inc.), Standard and Poor, etc.

Price: CLINs 0001 – 0064 pricing will be evaluated for price reasonableness. Price will be evaluated by finding the total evaluated price (TEP) for each CLIN. The TEP for each CLIN will be determined by applying proposed unit prices against the government’s estimated ordering quantities for each item over the five year ordering period.

The total evaluated prices for each CLIN will then be added to the respective proposed First Article CLIN(s) to determine an overall evaluated price for the proposal. The total evaluated price for each CLIN will be used for the comparison to other technically acceptable offers for a price reasonableness determination. The contracting officer may additionally use any of the other proposal analysis techniques that are described at FAR 15.404-1, as appropriate, to ensure that the final agreed-to-price is fair and reasonable.

NOTE: If proposals include Economic Purchase Quantities IAW 52.204-7, the Government will select the price range for evaluation that corresponds with the Government’s estimated ordering quantities. If an Offeror is selected for award, it is the sole discretion of the Government to select the proposed pricing scenario(s) for inclusion in the contract award.

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