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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 respond to RFIs(see continuation page); Extend the proposal due date; Remove FAR Clause 52.211-11 Liquidated Damages; Change CLIN Maximums; Change delivery timelines in Section C.2(highlighted); Edit Section L.2.3.6 (highlighted).

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 16

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-Mar-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 N0016720R0010

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Feb-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 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

18-Mar-2020

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK

CODE 0221, DOUGLAS RIEDEL

301-227-2959, DOUGLAS.RIEDEL@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:

N0016720R0010

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

RFI RESPONSES

RFI RESPONSES:

1. What is the maximum quantity of Tailcones that could be ordered per CLIN?

Response: The maximum per CLIN is 3 Tailcones.

2. Is it possible that the Govt. would place more than one Order per CLIN, as long as the Orders are within the CLIN ordering period?

Response: Yes, it is possible more than one order will be placed per CLIN

3. What is the ordering period per CLIN?

Response: The ordering period is one year per CLIN

4. Does the Govt. intend on level loading the Ordering, to take into account the contractor’s manufacturing capacity?

Response: Although this contract will be an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity, the government’s intent is to procure a minimum of 2 units at the beginning of each ordering year to meet new construction In-Yard Need Dates. If additional units are required, the government will take contractor production capacity into account to ensure need dates can be met. However, in their proposals, offerors shall demonstrate an ability to meet the maximum order of three tailcones on a single order each ordering year with the delivery timelines detailed in Section C.2 of the solicitation.

5. If a contractor takes exception to or desires to add any terms and conditions and FAR/DFARS clauses, please explain how this will be evaluated by the Govt. and if this will render the proposal to be non-compliant.

Response: Any requests for changes to terms and conditions and/or clauses shall be submitted as an RFI.

If the government agrees with the requested change, an amendment to the solicitation will be issued.

Proposals that do not affirm agreement with the terms and conditions as written on the solicitation closing date, will be considered non-compliant.

6. We request that the Government consider acceptance of progress payments and the inclusion of FAR 52.232-16. We propose that amount/percentage progress payments be as stated in the clause.

Response: The government does not intend to offer progress payments.

7. On Pg. 50, Section 2.3.6, we believe there is a typo where it says, "Previous contracting effort narratives referenced in paragraphs 3.3.2" We believe that this should be 3.3.3.

Response: Yes, it should reference 3.3.3. The error has been corrected with Amendment 0001

8. For our proposal, we would like to request the use of Government Furnished Property from another contract in connection with its performance of this scope. Please advise if this can be included in our proposal or should be further addressed beforehand.

Response: The government shall only provide, as Government Furnished Property, tailcone handling fixtures that are referenced in drawings.

9. Page 52: 3.2.3 FACTOR 3: Small Business Participation Plan The RFP states: “The minimum quantitative requirement for small business participation is 6% of the total proposed price. However, the Small Business Socio-Economic Business Goals shall be at least 5% of the small business subcontracting plan goal of 6%.”

Can you please clarify this requirement?

For example, if my total proposal value is $1M, a 6% participation goal for small business must be greater than or equal to $60k. In this example, do the socio-economic goals need to be 5% of the $1M, or 5% of the $60k? Or is the 5% socio-economic goals based on my subcontracting plan total, which is separate from any participation plan goals?

Response: The socio-economic goals need to be 5% of the 6% small business subcontracting goal (5% of the $60k in the above example).

10. Can you elaborate on the Government's willingness to consider alternate delivery schedules, or whether the delivery schedule stated in the Solicitation is firm.

Response: Delivery schedules shall not extend beyond the prescribed delivery timelines set forth in Section C.2 of the solicitation. Offerors may propose timelines that are a shorter duration, however, the ability to provide shorter delivery timelines shall be supported in their non-price proposals.

11. Can you elaborate on the reasoning for the Govt.'s inclusion of FAR 52.211-11 and LDs in the amount of $1,000 per day and what harm the Govt. foresees if delivery is not made by the contract date? "Please elaborate on whether a bidder's acceptance of the LDs stated in FAR 52.211-11 are a condition of the proposal being considered, or whether the Govt. would consider the following options if proposed by a bidder:

Removal of LDs all together.

Inclusion of a cap of the LDs as stated in either a dollar figure or percentage of the contract price;

inclusion of a grace period where LDs do not begin to accrue until a certain number of days/weeks after contract date; and inclusion of an early delivery incentive to the contractor for early delivery.

Can you also please elaborate on the impact that either of the above options would have on the Govt.'s evaluation of the proposal."

Response: FAR Clause 52.211-11 Liquidated Damages has been removed from the solicitation.

12. We would like to request a copy of the latest version of the classified V3 Tailcone drawing, to evaluate for this Solicitation.

Response: The government will make the classified V3 Tailcone drawing available to offerors. Please request, via email, to Douglas Riedel at douglas.riedel@navy.mil and Jonathan Mauro at jonathan.mauro@navy.mil. Requests shall include the name and mailing address of your Facility Security Officer.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 21-Apr-2020 03:00 PM to 12-Jun-2020 03:00 PM.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 1000

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 1.00 from 4.00 to 3.00.

CLIN 2000

CLIN 3000

CLIN 4000

CLIN 5000

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1. Background

This Statement of Work is to support the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department (Code 80) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) and other codes at NSWCCD. NSWCCD core capabilities include Research and Development (R&D), design, and testing of submarines, surface ships, submerged vehicles, aircraft, small craft, autonomous vehicles, and other complex systems. Code 80 of NSWCCD also supports ship construction by providing manufacturing oversight of propulsor components in order to ensure that components are manufactured to specification and delivered in a timely fashion to support new ship construction In-Yard Need Dates (IYNDs).

C.2. Scope

The objective of this procurement is to manufacture VIRGINIA Class submarine Advanced Material (AM) Version 3 (V3) tailcones. The Government will require a minimum of one (1) tailcone with a maximum of fifteen (15) tailcones over the five-year ordering period. Delivery Orders will be issued based on pre-priced unit pricing for CLINs 1000 through 5000, and will require one to three tailcones per order.

The delivery timelines will be specified on each order, and based on the quantity ordered. The delivery timeframes will be as follows:

If one tailcone is ordered, the delivery date will be 16 months from the order date.

If two tailcones are ordered, the delivery date will be 16 months from the order date for the first tailcone, and 20 months from the order date for the second tailcone.

If three tailcones are ordered, the delivery date will be 16 months from the order date for the first tailcone, 20 months from the order date for the second tailcone, and 24 months for the third tailcone.

NOTE: The first order will add 3 months to the above delivery dates.

C.3 References

References Title NAVSEA DWG No.

(a) Propulsor Tailcone Installation 245-8328554, Rev (B)

C.4 CLIN 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 Requirements

The contractor shall manufacture, paint and deliver a VIRGINIA Class Propulsor Tailcone Version 3 Ship Kit, Item 23 of reference (a), as modified by solicitation Attachment 3 (Configuration Control Requests). Item 23 includes Items 1-3, 12-14 and 24 of reference (a).

C.4.1 The contractor shall perform material property testing on one or more concurrent panels co-cured with the Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Shell and Bulkhead Panel in accordance with reference (a). The results of this material testing shall be submitted to NAVSEA for approval prior to mating the FWD Ring with the FRP Shell.

(CDRL A002)

C.4.2 The contractor shall perform 100% Ultrasonic Testing (UT) A-Scan inspection on the FRP Shell and Bulkhead Panel. The results of this UT inspection shall be submitted to NAVSEA for approval prior to mating the FWD Ring with the FRP Shell. (CDRL A003).

C.4.3 The contractor shall provide a final certification package (CDRL A004) in accordance with reference (a).

C.5 CLIN 6000 Data Requirements

The data to be furnished hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423, Exhibit A attached hereto.

C.6 General Requirements (ALL CLINS)

C.6.1 Manufacturing Plan

C.6.1.1 The contractor shall develop a Manufacturing Plan that provides, in detail, the internal (prime vendor) and external (sub-vendor & supplier) processes required to complete the delivery of all CLINs identified in this contract

(CDRL A001).

C.6.1.2 The Manufacturing Plan shall include all steps of the manufacturing cycle, including material and subcontract purchases, manufacturing timelines, inspection times and types, balancing, trial fits and acceptance points.

C.6.1.2 The Manufacturing Plan shall include a description of what equipment and facilities will be utilized for each manufacturing process.

C.6.1.3 AM Tailcone manufacturing, inspection, balancing, trial fits, and acceptance shall be included in the contractor’s Manufacturing Plan (CDRL A001).

C.6.2 Integrated Master Schedule

The contractor shall develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) (CDRL A005). Each task within the IMS shall be associated with subordinate and predecessor tasks and shall include manufacturing float times, material ordering and receipt periods, individual work processes, and their respective timelines.

C.6.3 Weekly Status Reports

The contractor shall submit weekly status reports in accordance with CDRL A006. The report shall clearly demonstrate progress against the IMS (CDRL A005). The report shall include the progress/status of all work, including that of subcontractors, inventory of all parts in production and in stock and rationale for schedule delays and improvements. The contractor shall provide machine status, action item tracking and risk identification and management strategies. The weekly report shall include a separate attachment containing key milestones through completion of each deliverable and shall include schedule impacts to each key milestone if there are any schedule delays or accelerations.

C.6.4 Biannual Progress Reviews and Kickoff Meeting

The contractor shall host a kick-off meeting no later than 30 days after contract award. Thereafter, the contractor shall be responsible for planning, scheduling, and conducting biannual progress reviews with Government representatives. These reviews shall be held at the contractor’s facility, or a subcontractor’s facility, as agreed to by the Government. Each review shall include, at a minimum:

(a) Facility Tour of the work in progress;

(b) Status Briefing

(i) Manufacturing status;

(ii) Configuration control/quality assurance;

(iii) Contractor-requested requests for variance;

(iv) Adherence to contract delivery schedule;

(v) Any outstanding action items; and,

(vi) Any other information which may impact contract performance or delivery.

The contractor shall prepare and provide a Conference Agenda in accordance with CDRL A007 and Conference Minutes in accordance with CDRL A008 for each meeting held with the Government.

C.6.5 Requests for Variance

Requests for variance shall be submitted in accordance with VIRGINIA Class Configuration Control System (VACCS) (CDRL A009) throughout performance of this contract.

C.6.6 Quality Assurance Program

In accordance with reference (a), the contractor shall establish a quality assurance program per ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100. An alternate quality assurance system may be utilized subject to approval by the Contracting Officer.

C.6.7 Security Requirements

1. Security Clearance: All personnel shall hold a CONFIDENTIAL clearance prior to having access to classified information up to the level of CONFIDENTIAL. Facilities where CONFIDENTIAL material is held, or CONFIDENTIAL work is accomplished shall hold, at a minimum, a CONFIDENTIAL facility clearance.

2. Classified Information Handling. The contractor shall have the capability to handle and store information, models, and data up to the CONFIDENTIAL level. As the manufactured parts will largely be

CONFIDENTIAL, the computer systems used to program the CNC machines, the CNC machine computers, and any computer systems used for geometric inspections shall be certified and approved for CONFIDENTIAL use by the security authority identified in the DD Form 254.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been deleted:

52.211-11 Liquidated Damages--Supplies, Services, or Research and

Development

SEP 2000

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.0 ELIGIBILITY

This solicitation is unrestricted, and open to all responsible sources under full and open competition.

1.1 QUESTIONS

It is the Offeror's responsibility to bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer 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 Douglas.Riedel@navy.mil and Jonathan.Mauro@navy.mil within 14 days from the solicitation issue date. Questions received after this date may not be answered prior to proposal due date.

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 a contract start date starting 180 calendar days after the solicitation closing date. 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 REQUIREMENTS

Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail by the solicitation closing date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, block (9). Proposals shall be e-mailed to Jonathan Mauro, Contracting Officer at:

Jonathan.Mauro@navy.mil and to Douglas Riedel, Contract Specialist at: Douglas.Riedel@navy.mil. 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.

2.1.1 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.

2.1.2 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).

* Offerors shall submit signed copies of the SF-30 for all amendments as part of Volume IV.

2.2 Proposal Submission

Proposals and revisions of proposals shall be e-mailed directly to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Specialist at the following addresses and shall reference solicitation N00167-20-R-0010:

Jonathan.Mauro@navy.mil Douglas.Riedel@navy.mil

To be eligible for award, complete proposals and any revisions thereto must be received by the CO and Contract Specialist by the time specified in the solicitation. Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice to the CO provided the CO receives such notice 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:

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);

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);

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

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

All files named with the file extension .doc or .docx shall be Microsoft Word 2010 compatible Narratives related to the cost/price summary data may be provided in Microsoft Word;

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

Offerors shall propose to provide all items in order to be deemed eligible for this award; and Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English and in U.S. dollars.

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."

Additionally, the electronic proposal shall be prepared so that, if printed, the proposal meets the following 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.

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 (if any), proposal volume and title, and the Offeror’s name. Volume I shall include a 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 and volume in which the proposal content shall be submitted.

Cross Reference Table Section L

Paragraph Required Documentation Volume

3.1 Cover Letter N/A

3.2.1 Factor 1: Technical Capabilities, Qualifications, and Approach I

3.2.2 Factor 2: Management Approach & Teaming Agreements I

3.3.3 Factor 3: Small Business Participation I

3.3 Factor 4: Past Performance II

3.3.1 Recent and Relevant Past Performance References II

3.3.2 Previous Contracting Effort Narratives II

3.4 Factor 5: Price Proposal III

3.5 Solicitation Fill-In Information and Contract Award

Documentation

IV

3.5.1 Contract Fill-Ins IV

3.5.2 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Statement and Mitigation

Plan (if applicable)

IV

N/A = The context shall be submitted at the front of the proposal rather than within any of the volumes.

2.3.6 Page Limitations

Volume I is limited to 55 pages. The cover page, Table of Contents, Proposal Cross Reference Table, and Glossaries referenced in paragraph 2.3.1 and 2.3.3 do not count against the page limitation. Previous contracting effort narratives referenced in paragraphs 3.3.3 are limited to 3 pages per narrative. All other sections of Volume II and 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;

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.

Introduction. The Offeror shall provide a brief introduction section consisting of a summary of the contents of

Volume I. This section will be used to provide evaluators with a basic understanding of the Offeror’s technical proposal prior to evaluating each section.

3.2 VOLUME I: NON-PRICE FACTORS

Volume I addresses the non-price evaluation factors shown in the table below.

Factor PAGE

LIMIT

Factor 1: Technical Capabilities, Qualifications, and Approach 30 Factor 2: Management Approach & Teaming Agreements 20 Factor 3: Small Business Participation 5

Offerors are to ensure that only non-price proposal information is contained within VOLUME I, and that no price information is included in this volume.

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 facilities, 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 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 which fail to present more than an indication of capability of compliance with 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.

Proposals submitted for consideration for award shall address the full scope of the solicitation.

3.2.1 FACTOR 1: Technical Capabilities, Qualifications, and Approach

(a) At a minimum, the Offeror shall demonstrate specific capabilities, qualifications, and approach to perform the following aspects of the Statement of Work (SOW):

1) Description of machining equipment and processes that will be used to meet the requirements of the SOW. At a minimum, Offeror’s description shall address the following:

Nickel Aluminum Bronze casting Machining/inspection and fixturing/setup concept(s) Machining equipment and process(es), including planned: cutter geometries, speeds and feeds, and finish machining cusp heights

Weld repair and non-destructive testing Composite material manufacturing processes and equipment Syntactic foam manufacturing processes and equipment Final dimensional inspection equipment and process(es) Balancing equipment, including dimensions, type (i.e. static or dynamic) and processes

2) The Offeror shall describe the facilities to be utilized to meet the requirements of the SOW. The description shall demonstrate compliance with the security requirement(s) by showing they possess the clearance(s) required by the Form DD-254 (Attachment 4).

3) The Offeror shall describe the process in which hardware will be transported between facilities if the complete SOW will not be completed within the same facility.

4) The Offeror shall provide a narrative detailing its technical approach to complete all aspects of the SOW. The narrative shall ensure all processes, personnel and equipment, to be utilized, are described in detail.

3.2.2 FACTOR 2: Management Approach & Teaming Agreements

The Offeror shall provide a narrative that:

Describes its approach to meeting project management, schedule, quality, technical and manufacturing requirements of the solicitation.

Describes their organization in sufficient detail to enable evaluators to understand the structure, staffing and key aspects of the offeror’s production management methodology.

Includes an organization chart.

Provides the processes and workflow to the lowest Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) level possible.

Describes any teaming agreements made in order to meet the requirements of this SOW. The offeror shall address its methodology and processes for managing subcontractors and their production. Any teaming agreement or use of subcontractors shall also be reflected in the Small Business Participation Plan as required for Factor 3.

3.2.3 FACTOR 3: Small Business Participation

Proposals must include a Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP) 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 minimum quantitative requirement for small business participation is 6% of the total proposed price. However, the Small Business Socio-Economic Business Goals shall be at least 5% of the small business subcontracting plan goal of 6%. Offerors shall provide a SBPP 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 The Small Business 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 The Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with

FAR 19.7.

Offerors shall input small business goals, to include the dollar amount and percentage value, into a SBPP.

There is no particular format for the SBPP 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. Therefore, to qualify as a small business concern, a company must have fewer than 1,250 employees.

3.3 VOLUME II: FACTOR 4 - PAST PERFORMANCE

Offerors are to ensure that all Past Performance information is contained within VOLUME II and that no price information concerning this requirement is included in this volume. Page limits for each subsection of VOLUME II are identified in the paragraph heading.

3.3.1 Recent and Relevant Past Performance References (No Page Limit)

The Offeror shall provide up to three Past Performance References with its proposal to encompass its relevant performance within the last ten (10) years prior to the due date of proposals. Past Performance References shall be submitted using the format provided as Attachment 5 in Section J. There is no page limit given that Offerors will utilize the format provided.

The Past Performance References should be from relevant contract performance 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. The identified Past Performance References may be with Federal, commercial or other customers.

For each Past Performance Reference, the Offeror shall identify at least one of the following customer Points of Contact (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.

3.3.2 CPARS Reports and Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

For each past performance reference identified, offerors shall submit a completed CPARS report, if available, or a PPQ (provided as Attachment 6 in Section J). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official CPARS evaluation is found for the contract effort in Governmental 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 “Contract 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 offeror shall provide the questionnaire to the customer POC with instructions to complete and email it directly to the Contracting Officer on or before the proposal due date.

3.3.3 Previous Contracting Effort Narratives (3 Page Limit Per Narrative)

For each of the Recent and Relevant Past Performance References submitted, the Offeror shall also provide one Previous Contracting Effort Narrative 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.

3.4 VOLUME III: FACTOR 5 - PRICE PROPOSAL

Offerors shall ensure that all price information is contained within Volume III. The Offeror shall submit proposed pricing for Section B by listing a unit price for each of the three stepladder pricing lines for each CLIN identified in the solicitation.

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

All proposed prices shall be in whole dollars.

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

3.5 VOLUME IV: SOLICITATION FILL-IN INFORMATION & CONTRACT AWARD

DOCUMENTATION

3.5.1 Contract Fill-ins

Offerors shall complete All Fill-ins with proposed values and submit in this Volume.

3.5.2 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 within TWO WEEKS after recognizing that an OCI potentially exists as follows:

In accordance with Section C, the OCI provisions L-209-H009 and 252.209-7008 of this section, and DFARs Clause 252.209-7009 of Section I, 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 after recognizing the potential OCI 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: 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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