N00167-19-R-0010_-_Amnd_2_-_FBO.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

Amendment 0002 is hereby issued as follow s:

1) Provide a response to questions received from potential offerors (see attached Word document).

2) Revise solicitation Section C, Statement of Work (SOW), to add scope related to Counterbore Machining that w as inadvertently left out of the SOW (as highlighed in Secion C).

3) Revise solicitation Section L to include Past Peformance Questionnaire instructions as indicated by the highlighted area for this section.

4) Extend proposal due date from 17 May to 2019 to 5:00 p.m. EST, 22 May 2019.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 14

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 09-May-2019

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 N0016719R0010

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Mar-2019

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

09-May-2019

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK

CODE 0211, PATRICIA FOLTS

301-227-1130, PATRICIA.FOLTS@NAVY.MIL

9500 MACARTHUR BLVD.

WEST BETHESDA MD 20817

N00167 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N0016719R0010

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 SCOPE

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division coordinates the manufacture and delivery of a variety of nickel aluminum bronze (NAB) canister configurations for the Virginia-Class propulsor manufacturing program. The Contractor will be responsible for the Electron Beam (EB) welding, including weld prep machining to attach caps to NAB canisters, and final machining in multiple configurations. The VA class classifies the canisters into two types, “Regular” and “LDVA”. There are multiple configurations within the Regular classification. The Regular configurations are R1, R2, R3, and S1L. The LDVA is the largest canister and is referred to as R4 or R4L.

C.2 REFERENCES / APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Reference Drawing/Standard ID Title C.2.1 ASTM B-505M-14 alloy C95800 Std Spec. for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings C.2.2 ASTM B-150M-12 alloy C63200 Std Spec. for Aluminum Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes C.2.3 DWG PR14012B R4L Weld detail C.2.4 DWG PR16006A Weld detail drawing C.2.5 SAE AMS 2680C Electron-Beam Welding for Fatigue Critical Applications C.2.6 DODI 5200.1-R DoD Information Security Program C.2.7 DWG PR16004 Regular Canister Final Machining Details C.2.8 DWG PR16011A R4 Final Machining Details

C.3 REQUIREMENTS

C.3.3 COUNTERBORE MACHINING & WELDING

The Contractor will receive assembled open Regular and LDVA Canisters with installed snubbers from the Government as Government-furnished Equipment (GFE). The regular canisters shall have snubbers installed by the Government prior to delivery to the Contractor. The Contractor shall machine counterbores into the canisters as described in references C.2.3 and C.2.4, which identify locations and dimensions of each counterbore to tolerance specifications. The counterbore operations shall be performed WITHOUT the use of machining fluid, as machining fluid must not come into contact with the materials molded inside the body tube.

Prior to welding, the Regular and LDVA canister contact surfaces and caps must be cleaned to remove oxide build-up and machine oil residue. After cleaning, both types of Canisters shall be Electron Beam (EB) welded in accordance with references C.2.3, C.2.4 and C.2.5.

Molded inside each canister is a cured viscoelastic material that is temperature sensitive. This material must not come in contact with any cleaning solutions or exceed 200°F during the EB welding operation in accordance with Note 301 of Reference C.2.3 and C.2.4.

The Contractor shall develop, submit for approval to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and adhere to a quality program plan that meets the requirements of reference C.2.5, welding and nondestructive testing requirements provided in references C.2.3 and C.2.4, and other requirements listed in this SOW, (CDRL A002).

C.3.3.1 WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION

The contractor shall possess and/or develop a qualified welding procedure that is approved by NAVSEA specifically for Virginia-Class propulsor hardware in accordance with reference C.2.4. In accordance with CDRL A003, Welding Procedures, the contractor’s fabrication and welding procedures shall be approved by the NAVSEA 05P3 Technical Warrant Holder Navy prior to welding. If the contractor has to develop a qualified welding procedure, the contractor shall perform a weld qualification test prior to welding at no additional cost to the Government. The contractor shall document approval of the Navy Welding Procedure in accordance with CDRL A004, Welding Qualification Test Report.

Note: During the weld procedure qualification, the contractor shall record temperatures in accordance with Note 301 of drawing PR14012B and drawing PR16006A. The maximum temperature to be recorded is on the side of the canister only. Temperature measurements on 1.2 (top cap) and 1.3 (bottom cap) are not required.

Additionally, the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) requirement referenced in Note 101 of drawings PR14012B and PR16006A is not applicable under this contract.

C.3.4 FINISH MACHINING

Regular and LDVA canister assemblies will have a Government-applied serial number vibro-etched into the canister body. The Contractor shall mark each top and bottom cap with this serial number to coincide with the canister. The marking shall be legible, permanent, and be contained within the cap’s perimeter.

After marking the top and bottom caps, the Contractor shall perform finish machining and threading of the complete, welded Regular and LDVA Canisters in accordance with references C.2.7 and C.2.8.

C.3.5 INSPECTION CRITERIA

C.3.5.1 Counterbore: Each counterbore shall be 100% inspected by the Contractor upon completion of machining activities and an inspection report shall be provided to the Government, CDRL. After inspection, the Contractor shall deliver all acceptable counter bored LDVA canisters to the Government for LDVA snubber install and assembly.

C.3.5.2 Finish Machining: For each Delivery Order under this contract, the contractor shall inspect the first five consecutive parts and last five consecutive parts for quality control to verify against drawing tolerance specifications. The dimensions for each of those ten total parts shall be recorded to four decimal places and provided as production certification, CDRL A001. All remaining parts of the production run shall have 100% inspection of all dimensions, also to four decimal places, but actuals need not be recorded.

C.3.5.a The measurement equipment shall have proof of calibration and be traceable to a nationally recognized standard. Substantiating documentation shall be appended to CDRL A005.

C.3.5.b The measurement uncertainty associated with each device must be within +/-20% of the feature tolerance that it is being used to verify.

A dimensional deviation occurring during the production run shall require a process evaluation and a repeat of C.3.5 in its entirety. The production certification for each lot, CDRL A001, shall specify which parts required reevaluation and rework.

The Contractor shall inspect all Regular and LDVA Canisters in accordance with the dimensional inspection requirements in references C.2.7 and C.2.8 upon completion of machining activities. The Contractor shall provide an inspection report in accordance with CDRL A001. All canisters that pass final inspection shall be delivered to the Government 3rd party inspector, Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), located at 225 Science Park Road, State College, Pennsylvania, 16803. Any canisters that fail the 3rd party inspection will be returned to the Contractor. The Contractor shall attempt to resolve the failure at the appropriate process step at no additional cost to the Government. If the Contractor determines that a canister cannot be repaired, the Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) within 30 days of notification of failure by the 3rd party inspector.

C.3.6 RECORDS/DATA

The contractor shall provide a Certificate of Conformance for each lot of plugs welded when authorized in writing pursuant to FAR 52.246-15. This certificate shall be included with the plugs at the time of material pick up.

Certificates of Compliance and Inspection reports shall be provided together in a plastic bag and shall accompany the completed lot of plugs when delivered to the 3rd party inspector referenced in paragraph C.3.5.

C.4. MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall manage its personnel to perform the requirements of this contract and shall submit a Contractor’s Progress, Status and Management Report, CDRL A005. In addition, the Contractor shall develop and maintain a Project Planning Chart, CDRL A006 and perform inventory of work-in-progress including serialization and log of canister assemblies, CDRL A007.

C.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

Regular and LDVA canisters will be delivered by the Government to the Contractor’s facility within 30 days of delivery order award date and will be delivered in lots of up to 150. Regular and LDVA canisters may arrive separately or together.

To qualify the weld procedure per C.3.3.1, the Government will provide an assembled body tube (piece 1.1), a top cap (piece 1.2), and a bottom cap (piece 1.3) within 30 days of contract award.

C.6 STORAGE, HANDLING, AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor is required to handle, store, and maintain GFM. The GFM does not expire. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining lot and serial number traceability for all GFM. The canister assemblies are classified at the CONFIDENTIAL level, and shall be handled and stored appropriately.

Any information (classified or unclassified) pertaining to this contract shall not be released for public dissemination unless it has been approved by the appropriate US Government authority, as specified in the DD Form 254. The Contractor shall include these requirements in all subcontracts awarded under this contract. The contractor shall comply with all security requirements specified in the DD Form 254.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

1.0 ELIGIBILITY

This requirement is being solicited as Full and Open competition and is open to all responsible sources.

1.1 QUESTIONS

It is the Offeror's responsibility to bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer at the earliest possible time, but prior to the solicitation closing date, any ambiguities, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or conflicts between the SOW and other solicitation documents attached hereto or incorporated by reference. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to patricia.folts@navy.mil and jonathan.mauro@navy.mil by April 08, 2019. Questions received after this date may be answered, but be advised that the Government may not have time to answer prior to receipt of proposals.

1.2 START DATE FOR USE IN PRICE PROPOSAL

In order to allow for procurement lead time and a fair and equal evaluation of all proposals submitted under this competitive procurement, all proposals shall be based on an assumed award date of 01 June 2019. This date is only an estimate of the anticipated contract start date and will be used for the purpose of proposal evaluation only. A definitive start date will be incorporated into the contract award document.

2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PROPOSAL THAT DOES NOT COMPLY

WITH THESE PROPOSAL PREPARATION/SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS. NOTE: INFORMATION

REQUESTED AND SUBMITTED IN ONE VOLUME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF

EVALUATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANOTHER VOLUME. PRICE PROPOSAL

SUBMISSIONS MUST REFLECT WHAT IS SUBMITTED IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.

2.1 General

Award will be made under Solicitation No. N00167-19-R-0010. Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail to patricia.folts@navy.mil and jonathan.mauro@navy.mil by the solicitation closing date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, block (9). Offerors shall comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal; proposals that do not comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal may render the Offeror ineligible for award.

(a) Definitions. As used in this solicitation –

• In writing or written means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

• Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

• Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer.

• Day is defined as a calendar day unless otherwise specified. If the last day of a specified period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the period shall be deemed to end on the next Federal work day.

• Major Subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor performing more than 30% of the total contract price.

• Past performance is a measure of the degree to which the Offeror and its subcontractors satisfied its customers in previous relevant contracts and complied with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

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(b) Amendments to the solicitation. If this solicitation is amended, terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. Proposals and revisions of proposals shall be e-mailed directly to the Contract Specialist and reference solicitation No. N00167-19-R-0010.

2.2 Electronic Submission

Offers shall be received via e-mail by the solicitation’s closing date/time in order to be considered responsive. Failure to submit a complete proposal prior to the solicitation closing date and time will in almost all circumstances render the proposal late and unacceptable.

Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals and any revisions to the Contract Specialist by the time specified in the solicitation. Any proposal (including proposal modifications or revisions) not received/submitted via e-mail by the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered. The solicitation will close at the exact date and time specified in the solicitation and Offerors will be unable to submit proposals after that time. Each proposal submitted via e-mail is time/date stamp recorded by the received date indicated on the Contract Specialist’s e-mail. Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice to the Contracting Officer provided such notice is received prior to contract award.

2.3 Proposal Format

All Offerors are required to submit proposals in accordance with the format and content specified herein. The requirements below apply equally to subcontractors. Proposals that do not meet the below requirements may be deemed unacceptable and may not be eligible for award. The electronic proposal shall be prepared with:

(a) Microsoft Word, Excel, or (searchable) Adobe Acrobat software (note: instructions regarding use of certain electronic products (e.g. Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe) listed herein shall not be construed as Government endorsement of specified products);

(b) No hyperlinks to locations outside a document (certain hyperlinks to places within a document, such as table of contents numbers, section headings, and table or figure cross references are acceptable);

(c) All files named with the Offeror’s company name and title/subject of file content;

(d) All files named with the file extension .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, or .pdf;

(e) All files named with the file extension .doc or .docx shall be Microsoft Word 2010 compatible;

(f) Any other attached documents requested herein shall be compatible with Microsoft Office. Compression tools are limited to PKZip or WinZip;

(g) Offerors shall propose to provide all items in order to be deemed responsive to this solicitation; and

(h) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English and in U.S. dollars.

Additionally, the electronic proposal shall be prepared so that, if printed, the proposal meets the following format and other requirements:

• 8.5 x 11inch paper;

• Single-spaced typed lines;

• 1 inch margins;

• 12-point Times New Roman Font text;

• Only graphs/tables/charts as may be necessary to convey a response to the items/information requested in this solicitation. The font size for text contained in embedded graphics (tables and illustrations) shall be no smaller than 9 point Times New Roman font; and

• The spreadsheets (landscape orientation) shall be formatted for printing such that all data is in a font no smaller than 9 point Times New Roman and row and column headings appear on each printed page.

Additionally:

• Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time. In the event of an amendment to the solicitation that requires Offerors to submit proposal modifications, the amendment will provide instructions for submittal.

• After the solicitation closing date and time, Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

• Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall mark the title page with the following legend:

"This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed in whole or in part for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If; however, a contract is awarded to this Offeror as a result of, or in connection with, the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction is contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]"; and

• Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

"Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal."

• The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract that results from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror(s) whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the Factors and Subfactors set forth in Section M of the solicitation.

• The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

• The Government intends to evaluate proposals in accordance with Section M of the solicitation. The

Government intends to award a contract upon initial proposals. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost/price and technical standpoint. The Government may contact any or all or a limited number of Offerors with questions concerning their responses as permitted under FAR Part 16.

• The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, quality of proposals, and availability of funding, it is in the Government’s best interest to do so.

• Exchanges with Offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

• The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost and price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

• Contract award shall be made in accordance with Section M.

• Offerors shall have all Major Subcontractors submit proposal information in a uniform format consistent with the aforementioned instructions.

2.3.1 Cover Page and Table of Contents

Each proposal volume shall include a Cover Page and a Table of Contents. The Cover Page shall identify the solicitation number, amendment number, proposal volume and title, and the Offeror’s name. Volume I shall include Proposal Cross-Reference Table. The Proposal Cross-Reference Table shall indicate the required proposal content and the section/page number where this content appears in the proposal. Cover Pages, Tables of Contents, and the Proposal Cross-Reference Table will not count against page limitations.

2.3.2 Page Numbering System

The Offeror shall use a standard page numbering system to facilitate proposal references. All pages shall be numbered. Consecutive pages will be numbered within sections. Charts, graphs, and other insert materials shall be page-numbered as part of the page numbering system.

2.3.3 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

The Offeror may submit a glossary which includes abbreviations, acronyms, and their corresponding definitions.

Glossaries will not count against page limitations.

2.3.4 File Naming Convention

All files must be submitted in the following formats:

• Technical_Company Name_Document Name_Volume # Example: Technical_Company X_Technical and Management_Volume I

• Past Performance_Company Name_Document Name/Attachment #_Volume # Example: Past Performance_Company X_Previous Contracting Efforts_Volume II

• Cost_Company Name_Document Name_Vol # (or Attachment Number) Example: Cost_Company X_Cost Narrative_Volume III Example: Cost_Company X_Cost Summary_Attachment 1

2.3.5 Section L and Proposal Volume Cross-Reference Table

The table below represents a cross reference of proposal content, volume in which the proposal content shall be submitted, and whether proposal content is included in page limitations defined in paragraph 2.3.6.

Cross Reference Table

Section L Paragraph Required Documentation Volume

2.3.1 Cover Page All

2.3.1 Table of Contents All

2.3.1 Proposal Cross Reference Table I

2.3.3 Glossaries All

3.1 Cover Letter N/A

4.2.1 Subfactor A - Technical Capabilities and Experience I

4.2.2 Subfactor B – Delivery Schedule I

4.2.3 Subfactor C – Management Plan I

4.3 Past Performance II

4.4 Small Business III

4.5 Cost/Price Proposal IV

4.6.1 Contract Fill-ins V

4.6.2 OCI Mitigation Plan (Note: Advanced Notification

Submissions in accordance with paragraph 4.5.2.)

V

2.3.6 Page Limitations

Volume I is limited to 25 pages. The cover page, Table of Contents, Proposal Cross Reference Table, and Glossaries referenced in paragraph 2.3.1 do not count against this page limitation. All other volumes do not have a page limit.

3.0 WRITTEN PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

3.1 Cover Letter

Offerors shall provide a cover letter with the following information:

• Solicitation number;

• The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror;

• A statement confirming agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all CLINs upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each

CLIN;

• A statement that the proposal is valid through 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals;

• Names, titles, telephone and facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation;

• DCAA and DCMA office point of contact (POC), including branch location, contact name, telephone number, and e-mail address for both the Prime and its Subcontractors;

• Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office; and

• Identify all enclosures being transmitted as part of the Offeror's proposal.

3.2 Technical and Management (VOLUME I)

Offerors are to ensure that the Technical Capabilities and Experience, Management Plan, and Delivery Schedule are contained within VOLUME I and that no cost/price information is included in this volume.

3.3 Past Performance (VOLUME II)

Offerors are to ensure that all Past Performance and previous contracting efforts is contained within VOLUME II and that no cost/price information concerning this requirement is included in this volume.

3.4 Small Business Participation (VOLUME III)

Offerors are to ensure that all Small Business Participation information is contained in Volume III and that no cost/price information concerning this requirement is included in this volume.

3.5 Cost/Price Proposal (VOLUME IV)

Offerors shall ensure that all cost/price information is contained within Volume IV. Offerors shall ensure Section B pricing matches the Prime Offeror Cost Summary.

3.6 Contract Documentation (VOLUME V)

Each Offeror shall complete all Solicitation Fill-Ins, including acknowledgment of all issued amendments, and provide a copy with the Offeror’s proposal contained within Volume V including all contract documentation as stated in Paragraph 4.6.

4.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT

4.1 Offer

The completion and submission of an offer to the Government shall indicate the Offeror’s unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions in this solicitation.

The Offeror shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements in its proposal. The Offeror shall provide sufficient details and convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet the requirements.

Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its knowledge, capabilities, or experience.

The Government will base its evaluation on the information presented, and may use information the Government obtains from other sources to verify information pertaining to experience provided in the proposal.

The Offeror shall include sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. The proposal shall clearly demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements and the feasibility of its approaches to meet those requirements. This is solely the Offeror’s responsibility. Proposals that merely offer to perform work in accordance with this solicitation or provide an acknowledgement to meet the technical requirements without elaboration shall be deemed to be unacceptable and shall not be considered further. Offerors shall identify technical uncertainties and assumptions within the requirements set forth in the solicitation and provide specific courses of action for their resolution. Offerors are cautioned that failure to provide the necessary information may result in their ratings being downgraded accordingly.

To be considered for award, proposals shall address the full scope of the solicitation. Each proposal shall include the following:

4.2 Factor I - Technical and Management (VOLUME I)

4.2.1 Subfactor A - Technical Capabilities and Experience

(a) The Offeror shall explain its approach to perform all aspects of the tasks in accordance with the SOW by breaking its response down by individual CLIN. At a minimum the Offeror’s response to each CLIN shall describe the following:

1) Facilities, Materials, and Equipment it will use to support this requirement

2) Proposed Subcontractors (if applicable)

3) Ability to meet Quality Management System standards specified in Government drawings

4) Approach to meet the technical contract requirements

5) Experience performing similar work

4.2.2 Subfactor B - Delivery Schedule

The Offeror shall explain how it will meet or exceed the minimum delivery schedule for each CLIN referenced in Section C.5 (except for the CDRLs). The Offeror shall explain why its delivery schedule is realistic, how it will be met based on its technical approach, and how it will be maintained throughout contract performance.

4.2.3 Subfactor C – Management Plan

The Offeror shall submit a Management Plan which describes its management approach and demonstrates its ability to effectively manage all efforts under this contract. The Management Plan shall include the following key elements:

4.2.3.1 Approach

The Offeror shall provide an organization chart that illustrates how the Offeror will effectively manage performance and who will be the primary point of contact to handle contractual as well as technical discussions with the Government. The Management Plan shall address its overall management approach and ability to plan, manage, and execute all efforts required by the SOW under this contract, including, but not limited to, controlling personnel, controlling utilization of resources, tracking deliverables, monitoring performance, and obtaining Government feedback. The Offeror shall describe the processes to be used by the Offeror’s technical leadership to ensure specific subtasks are being performed effectively and efficiently. The Offeror shall explain if it has any previously approved Single Process Initiatives (SPI) and if it is substituting approved SPI processes as part of its proposal.

4.2.2.2 Subcontractor Management Plan

If subcontracting or teaming is proposed, the Offeror shall propose a Subcontract Management Plan (SMP). The Offeror’s SMP shall describe its processes and techniques used to manage subcontract performance (technical, schedule, and cost), billing, and reporting. The SMP shall be fully consistent with other portions of the proposal.

The SMP shall only include those subcontractors which are priced in the Cost/Price Proposal. If subcontractors are not included in the Cost/Price Proposal, they shall not be referenced in any other part of the proposal. The Offeror shall address the technical reason(s) for selecting each subcontractor; identify the portions of the SOW that will be subcontracted.

4.2.2.3 Organization

The Offeror shall provide an organization chart that illustrates how the Offeror will effectively manage performance within the constructs of its organizational structure. The Management Plan shall describe the Offeror’s management structure, as it pertains to this effort, and describe how the Offeror will be successful in managing the contract. If subcontracting is contemplated, the Offeror shall provide a full description of:

Management structure for coordinating and controlling subcontractors;

Subcontractor deliverables to the prime; and Points of contract for the Subcontractor

4.3 FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE (VOLUME II)

4.3.1 Recent and Relevant Past Performance References

The Offeror shall provide up to three Past Performance references with its proposal to encompass its relevant performance for periods in excess of six months within the last three years prior to the due date of proposals.

Past Performance references shall be submitted using the format provided as Attachment 5 6 in Section J. In addition, Offerors may submit one additional Past Performance reference for each subcontractor proposed to perform under this contract.

The Past Performance references should be relevant in that they are of similar scope, size and complexity to the effort in this solicitation; and provide sufficient context to enable evaluators to measure the likelihood that the Offeror will satisfy the requirements. Common aspects for determining relevancy include similarity of service/supplies, complexity, dollar value, use of key personnel, and extent of subcontracting/teaming. The identified Past Performance reference may be with Federal, commercial or other customers.

For each Past Performance reference, the Offeror shall identify at least one of the following customer Point of Contact’s (POC): Program Manager (PM), Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The Offeror shall provide the full business name, current address, phone number, fax number, and each email address for each POC. The Government may use other information, such as Award Fee letters and CPARS data available from Government sources, to evaluate an Offeror’s past performance.

The Government may also consider past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror, including Federal, State, and local Government agencies, Better Business Bureaus, published media and electronic databases, and/or personal knowledge. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror. Offerors are encouraged to provide contact reference information for efforts on which they are the Prime contract holder. Offerors shall detail the extent to which they contributed as a subcontractor for the referenced contracts.

4.3.2 CPARS Reports and Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

For each past performance reference identified, Offerors shall submit a completed CPARS report, if available, or a PPG (Provided as Attachment 5 in Section J). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official CPARS evaluation is found for the contract effort in Government databases, the official evaluation will take precedence. When CPARS reports are not available, the Offeror shall submit one PPQ to each of its customer POCs identified in the Recent and Relevant Past Performance References. In order to expedite the assessment process, the Offeror may complete the “Contact Information” portion of the PPQ for the convenience of the customer POC.

The Offeror shall not, however, complete any other section of the PPQ. The questionnaire shall be provided to the customer POC with instructions to complete and submit it directly to the POC on or before the proposal due date. Electronic submission via e-mail by the customer is required.

4.3.23 Previous Contracting Effort Narratives

For each of the Recent and Relevant Past Performance References submitted, the Offeror shall also provide one Previous Contracting Effort Narrative, provided as Attachment 6 in Section J, detailing the following information:

Describe how the scope for this Past Performance Reference relates to the requirement being solicited in similar scope, size and complexity.

Describe significant achievements, challenges, or obstacles that were encountered during performance identified in the Past Performance References. Reference performance issues and the measures taken to overcome them.

Provide performance criteria/measures that were applied in evaluating performance, for each Past Performance Reference identified. The performance criteria/measures should be specific and show the target performance levels that are/were set forth under the applicable contracts as well as the level of performance achieved, for the most recent period of performance for each Past Performance Reference.

A Large Business Offeror shall note its history with respect to meeting Small Business subcontracting goals on the Past Performance References provided for past performance evaluation. Include specific goals, actual progress toward meeting the goals, and steps taken when goals were not met.

4.4 FACTOR 3 – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION (Volume III)

Proposals must include a Small Business Participation Commitment Plan Document (SBPCD) which demonstrates a realistic commitment to achieving the Small Business Participation goals. The goals proposed shall be expressed as a percentage of the total proposed price. The recommended minimum quantitative requirement for small business participation is 25% of the total proposed price. Offerors shall provide a SBPCD with sufficient information to demonstrate the tasks assigned to the selected Small Business subcontractors are meaningful to the overall success of the program in that the type of tasks subcontracted to Small Business are of a technical nature and are not simply limited to administrative positions.

The extent of small business performance shall be separate from Subcontracting Plan submitted pursuant to the clause at FAR 52.219-9 and shall be structured to allow for consideration of offers from small business (In accordance with DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(B)). The evaluation of small business participation is different from the assessment of subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 19.7.

Offerors shall include small business goals, to include the dollar amount and percentage value, in the SBPCD.

There is no particular format for the SBPCD but it will be contractually binding and shall include the following:

Identify, by name, the subcontractors to be utilized

Describe the type and complexity of supplies/services to be provided by each small business Provide explanations and/or documentation quantitatively supporting the extent small businesses will be utilized in terms of the total value of the acquisition Provide evidence of their commitment (e.g. letters of intent, actual teaming agreements)

If it is the prime, a Small Business may submit its own participation toward achieving the objectives.

NOTE: The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code applicable to the requirements contained within this solicitation is 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing; size standard 1250. Therefore, companies proposing as a subcontractor under this solicitation as a Small Business concern must have a size standard of no more than 1,250 employees to qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs.

4.5 FACTOR 4 – PRICE PROPOSAL (VOLUME IV)

No Technical and Management, Small Business or Past Performance information shall be submitted as part of the Price Proposal.

The Price Proposal shall be a separate volume comprised of Section B Pricing. All proposed prices shall be in whole dollars.

4.5.1 Section B Pricing

The Offeror shall submit proposed pricing for Section B for each CLIN identified in the solicitation. The Offeror may fill out the Excel spreadsheet and submit that as its proposed pricing.

Contract award will be made at the Proposed Price of the successful Offeror using the Offeror’s proposed Section B pricing.

4.6 SOLICITATION FILL-IN INFORMATION & CONTRACT AWARD DOCUMENTATION (VOLUME

IV)

4.6.1 Contract Fill-ins

Offerors shall complete the solicitation fill-ins. For Section B fill-ins, the Offeror may submit the Excel spreadsheet referenced in Section J (Attachment 1 – Section B Pricing) with the proposed unit prices in lieu of completing Section B and submit in this Volume. Note: If an Offeror completes Section B and Attachment 1 and a discrepancy exists, Section B will take precedence.

4.6.2 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Statement and Mitigation Plan (if applicable)

NOTE: If the Offeror has a potential OCI, the Offeror SHALL give the Government notice of this TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE as follows:

In accordance with Section C, the OCI provision of this section, and the OCI Clause of the contract award, Offerors shall follow the below described two-step process for identifying known or potential OCI issues to the Government for this solicitation.

Step 1: If it is believed that conflicts of interest are real, possible, or perceived, the Offeror shall submit a letter within 14 days of the release of the solicitation identifying those OCI issues and the strategy that the Offeror intends to use for mitigation. This letter will be for notification purposes and for the Government to conduct any necessary research, and no determination will be made by the Government based on this letter. If no OCI issues are present or anticipated, no action is required of the Offeror at this time.

Step 2: The Offeror shall state whether it has an OCI conflict regarding this solicitation. If an OCI is present or anticipated, the Offeror shall provide details and submit an OCI mitigation plan as part of its proposal submission.

If the Offeror does not believe any conflicts of interest exist, the Offeror shall clearly state this in its offer cover letter, in addition to providing its corporate policy for resolving OCIs. Organizational charts and/or corporate policy may be submitted in addition to the OCI Mitigation Plan.

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