N0017818R5005_Amendment_3.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

See Page 2.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 01-Aug-2018

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N0017818R5005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Jul-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

03-Aug-2018

CODE

NSWCDD 6

ATTN: ARLICE. JOHNSON, 0251

ARLICE.JOHNSON@NAVY.MIL

176320 DAHLGREN ROAD STE 157

DAHLGREN VA 22448-5110

N00178 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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N0017818R5005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 20-Aug-2018 12:00 AM to 20-Aug-2018 02:30 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

L.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

(a) All proposals shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.215-1- Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition. The closing date and time for this RFP is:

Closing Date: 20 August 2018 Time: 02:30pm Eastern

(b) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. Proposals and revisions of proposals shall be submitted electronically via e-mail under the appropriate solicitation number and its latest amendment (if any).

(c) The completion and submission to the Government of an offer shall indicate the Offeror’s unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions in this solicitation. All pages of the Technical Proposal and Cost Proposal shall be numbered and a Table of Contents provided for each. The offer consists of and must include the information stated in Sections L.4 through L.10.

(d) Some technical specifications to this solicitation and associated information include a ‘Distribution Statement C’ marking, meaning access is restricted to DoD and DoD Contractors only and to restrict export of this information.

This attachment has been posted at www.fbo.gov, for Offerors to access. Recipients of this information must exercise good judgment on what parts of this technical information they deem necessary to share with suppliers that meet the requirements of the Distribution Statement. If you have difficulties obtaining these documents, please contact Arlice Johnson at Arlice.Johnson@navy.mil or Reese Van Wyen at Reese.VanWyen@navy.mil.

L.2 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

(a) Proposals shall be submitted electronically, via email, the Contracting Officer at Reese.VanWyen@navy.mil and the Contract Specialist at Arlice.Johnson@navy.mil, by the due date listed in Paragraph L.1, in order to be considered for award. Subcontractor proposals shall be submitted directly to the Government to the email addresses listed above.

(1) NMCI limits emails to 10MB.This may require proposals to be submitted using multiple emails. If multiple email submissions are necessary, in the subject line please number the submissions (email [insert email number] of [insert total number of emails]) for tracking purposes

(b) Offers must be received by the closing date/time in order to be considered responsive. Failure to submit a complete proposal prior to the solicitation closing date and time may render the proposal late and unacceptable.

(c) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals and any revisions as outlined in L.2(a) by the time specified in the solicitation. Any proposal modification or revision not received as outlined in L.2(a) by the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered. Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice to the Contracting Officer provided such notice is received prior to contract award.

L.3 PROPOSAL FORMAT

(a) In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the time for proposal evaluation, all Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the format and content specified. The electronic proposal shall be prepared so that if an evaluator prints the proposal it meets the following format requirements:

(1) Submissions shall be clearly legible and on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.

(2) All files shall be compatible with Microsoft Office Suite.

(3) Adobe (.pdf) files are allowable for documents containing original signatures.

(4) Cost proposal shall contain spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel software, with all file names with the file extension “.xls”.

(5) The spreadsheets shall be formatted for printing on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.

(7) The spreadsheets (landscape orientation) shall be formatted for printing such that all data is in a font no smaller than 10 point Times New Roman and row and column headings appear on each printed page.

(8) Single-spaced typed lines.

(10) Newspaper column formatting is not permitted.

(11) One (1) inch margins on all sides.

(12) Minimum font size shall be 10 point.

(13) Photographs, hyperlinks, video/audio clips are not permitted.

(14) Tables are permitted.

(15) No ZIP files.

(16) No foldout pages.

(17) Instructions regarding use of certain electronic products (i.e. Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe) listed herein shall not be construed as Government endorsement of specified products.

(18) 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 are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]";

(19) 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, mark each sheet of data, other than the title page, that 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."

Note: The above requirements apply equally to all Sub-contractors.

L.3 PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

(a) The Offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits specified in the table. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the paragraphs noted in the table.

Volume Paragraph(s) Volume Title Page Limit I L.4 Offer Letter 15 Pages II L.5 Technical 40 Pages III L.6 Management 20 Pages IV L.7 Past Performance 20 Pages V L.8 Price Unlimited VI L.9 Contract Documentation Unlimited

L.3.1 PAGE NUMBERING SYSTEM

(a) 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.

L.3.2 PAGE LIMITATIONS

(a) Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read, and will not be considered and will not be included in the evaluation of the proposal. Each page shall be counted except for the following: cover pages, table of contents, list of tables, cross reference tables, glossaries, acronym lists, OCI Plans, Sub-contractor/teaming agreements.

L.3.4 FILE NAMING CONVENTION

(a) All files must be submitted in the following formats:

(1) Offer_Letter_Company Name_ Volume ## Example: Offer_Letter_Company X_ Volume I

(2) Technical_Company Name_Document Name_Volume # Example: Technical_Company X_Technical _Volume II

(3) Management_Company Name_Document Name_Volume # Example: Technical_Company X_ Management_Volume III

(4) Past Performance_Company Name_Document Name/Attachment #_Volume # Example: Past Performance_Company X_Previous Contracting Efforts_Volume IV

(5) Price_Company Name_Document Name_Vol #(or Attachment Number) Example: Cost_Company X_Price Narrative_Volume V Example: Cost_Company X_Price Summary_Attachment 1

(6) Contract Documentation_Company Name_Document Name_Vol #(or Attachment Number) Example: Contract Documentation_Company X_Contract Documentation_Volume VI Example: Contract Documentation_Company X_ Contract Documentationy_Attachment 1

L.3.5 CROSS REFERENCE TABLE

(a) To the greatest extent possible, each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with a minimum of cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation, which is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

Cross-Referencing is not included in the page count.

(b) The Offeror shall fill out the Solicitation Cross Reference Matrix (Example template of Cross Reference Matrix is below, but may be tailored and proposed differently at the Offeror’s discretion), indicating the proposal reference information as it relates to Sections L & M. Place the Cross Reference Matrix after the Table of Contents within each volume. If this matrix conflicts with any other requirement, direction, or provision of this solicitation, the other reference shall take precedence over this paragraph.

DESCRIPTION SECTION L SECTION M PROPOSAL REFERENCE

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL L.5 M.3(a)

FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT L.6 M.3(b)

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE L.7 M.3(c)

FACTOR 4: COST/PRICE L.8 M.3(d)

L.3.6 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVATIONS AND ACROYNMS

(a) Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, and with an explanation for each.

Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

L.4 VOLUME I - OFFER LETTER

(a) The Offer Letter shall reference the solicitation number and shall acknowledge that it transmits an offer in response to the solicitation.

(b) The Offer Letter shall identify all enclosures being transmitted as part of the proposal, , proposed Sub-contractors to be utilized under the Task Order, the CAGE code, DCMA, and DCAA for the Prime Contractor and all proposed Sub-contractors, and type of subcontract the Prime will have with each Sub-contractor.

(c) The Offer Letter shall state proposal validity 270 days from proposal submission.

L.5 VOLUME II – FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(a) The Technical Volume should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important.

Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical Subfactors defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing the work. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

*Note: No cost/pricing information shall be contained in the technical proposal.

L.5.1 VOLUME ORGANIZATION

(a) The Technical Volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

(1) Table of Contents

(2) List of Tables

(3) Glossary

(4) Cross Reference Matrix

(b) In further detail, each proposal will be organized according to the outline listed in Section L.5.2.

L.5.2 ELEMENTS

(a) Element 1: Facilities

(1) The proposal shall demonstrate that the Offeror has adequate manufacturing capability and capacity for the production of the proposed M98 Filters. The proposal shall also demonstrate adequate design engineering and engineering support facilities required to maintain quality and resolve production problems minimizing impact to quality and delivery schedule. The Offeror must describe and discuss the facilities in the context of specific plans for this proposed production contract. Facilities which shall be addressed are as follows:

(2) Manufacturing Facilities

(i) The proposal shall describe the physical manufacturing facilities which shall be used for production and acceptance testing of the M98 filters. The proposal shall demonstrate that these facilities will enable the Offeror to fabricate, inspect, test, and deliver uniform high quality filters on schedule. The following must be specifically addressed:

Inspection and storage of incoming materials and vendor supplied items.

Production areas, including listing of production equipment and space allocation.

Facilities for performing critical processes and procedures, including listing of production equipment and space allocation.

Production test and inspection stations, including list of equipment.

Acceptance test facilities including listing of equipment Packing and shipping

(3) Engineering Support Facilities

(i) The proposal shall describe facilities available to support the production program and meet design engineering requirements. The Offeror shall demonstrate how these engineering support facilities will be made available to assist in solving any problem which might develop in regard to the design of the filters, or any problem which might arise in production. Facilities described may include, but are not necessarily restricted to:

Testing.

Drafting/design.

Engineering /Metal Shop.

Model shop.

Test equipment pool.

(ii) The Offeror shall propose the layout of space, and provide a diagram, for this specific program and assure the availability of the facilities to meet the Government's delivery schedule.

(b) Element 2: Manufacturing Approach

(1) The Offeror shall review the Technical Data Package (TDP) consisting of detail specification and the drawings, and shall demonstrate the TDP is completely understood and that all specified requirements can be met. The discussion must be complete and demonstrate a thorough review with engineering evaluations to determine how the product requirements will be met. Special attention must be given materials and design features that could adversely impact the quality of the product.

(2) The TDP consists of the following: Exhibit A: Specification MIL-PRF-51527D Amendment 1

(c) Element 3: Technical Approach

(1) Other topics in the proposal in which the Offeror shall specifically demonstrate understanding of detailed technical requirements and techniques in fabrication of the filter set shall include (but shall not necessarily be restricted to) discussion of the technical requirements.

(i) Fabrication, Inspection and Test Procedures. The Offeror shall provide a flow diagram that identifies the fabrication, in-process test/inspection, and production acceptance functions being proposed for this specific program. This flow diagram shall start with receipt of materials and end with final inspection and packaging for delivery. The diagram shall identify the key fabrication, inspection, and test points determined by the Offeror to be consistent with the specified requirements of the TDP. The proposal shall provide a step-by-step description of the fabrication procedures and the associated inspection and test procedures to be used. The procedures presented by the Offeror shall describe how these procedures ensure TDP requirements will be met.

(ii) Critical Processes and Procedures. The Offeror shall identify and discuss those manufacturing processes that are critical to the performance and the reliability of the M98 Filters. The measures to be used to control these processes during production shall be described. The proposal shall provide specific information relative to the Offeror's capability to perform or arrange for the performance of Production Lot testing proposed and a description of the tests planned.

(iii) Program Plan. The proposal shall diagram and describe an overall program plan showing how the schedule required by the solicitation will be accomplished. A milestone chart shall be included showing all required deliveries of M98 Filters and documentation and identifying key events in the schedule. Any critical events shall be identified, as well as any long lead time procurements. Potential sources for critical materials shall be identified. Causes for possible slips in schedules and contingency plans shall be discussed.

L.6 VOLUME II – FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

(a) The Management Volume should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important.

Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical Subfactors defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing the work. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

*Note: No cost/pricing information shall be contained in the technical proposal.

L.6.1 VOLUME ORGANIZATION

(a) The Management Volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

(1) Table of Contents

(2) List of Tables

(3) Glossary

(4) Cross Reference Matrix

(b) In further detail, each proposal will be organized according to the outline listed in Section L.6.2.

L.6.2 ELEMENTS

(a) Element 1: Organization.

(1) The proposal shall include an organization chart. The chart shall be accompanied by appropriate description of how the corporate organization plans to support program requirements for the proposed contract. The organization chart shall show design engineering, production engineering, quality assurance, and administrative and technical support group relationships in regard to corporate structure and functional responsibilities. The proposal shall describe the details on the organization of the manufacturing group. The proposal shall describe the quality group organization. This section shall address, but not be limited to the following: an organizational diagram identifying program personnel and their responsibilities.

(b) Element 2: Quality Assurance Program.

(1) The proposal shall cover the Offeror's technical capabilities and plans to incorporate this program into an existing ISO 9001:2008 or equivalent Quality Assurance Program. Emphasis shall be placed on the quality assurance provisions invoked through the TDP. (NOTE: The Offeror's quality control manual may be submitted for additional information, but will not substitute for the discussion required by this paragraph and will not be considered as part of the Volume II page count.)

(c) Element 3: Production Reliability.

(1) The proposal shall describe how the inherent reliability of the existing design will be maintained during the manufacturing process. The discussion must demonstrate understanding of how vendor controls, and manufacturing process controls shall affect the reliability of the filter performance. The proposal shall also include a detailed discussion of the Offeror's failure analysis and corrective action program.

(d) Element 4: Material Inspection and Control.

(1) The Offeror shall describe plans for the use of existing or proposed limited access areas for the inspection and control of materials required for this production contract.

(e) Element 5: Configuration and Data Management.

(1) The Offeror shall describe a plan for providing the contract data required by the solicitation. The Offeror shall describe his existing configuration management organization and the procedures to be applied to this program. The proposal must demonstrate that the Offeror fully understands configuration and data management requirements.

L.7 VOLUME III – FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL

(a) Offerors shall have a minimum of three (3) past performance references, Attachment J.2, for the Prime Contractor that reflects recent relevant experience performed within the last three (3) years that demonstrate the ability of the Offeror to perform the work outlined in Section C of the proposed contract.

(b) The contracts identified should be relevant in that they are of similar scope, size and complexity to the effort in this solicitation and provide the most context and ability to measure whether the Offeror will successfully satisfy the current requirement. Common aspects for determining relevancy includes similarity of product, quantity produced, complexity of product.

(c) The identified contracts may be with Federal, State, or commercial customers.

(d) Previous Contracting Effort Narrative provided as an attachment in Section J detailing the following information:

(1) Describe how the scope for this past contract relates to the requirement being solicited in similar product,quantities and complexity.

(2) Describe significant achievements, challenges, or obstacles that were encountered during contract performance and the measures taken to overcome them.

(3) Provide performance criteria/measures that were applied in evaluating performance, for each contract 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 of each contract.)

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to use additional contract performance data obtained from additional sources such as the Government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) data base, personal knowledge, and any other references than those provided by the Offeror. Previous Contracting Efforts must be for the same efforts that the Past Performance Questionnaires have been requested.

L.8 VOLUME IV – FACTOR 4: PRICE

(a) The required content of the Price Volume is identified below. The order of the presentation in the Offeror’s proposal volume shall correspond to the ordering of the appropriate subparagraphs discussed below.

(1) Section B Offerors shall submit complete Section B pricing.

(i) CLIN 0001 The Offeror’s completion of Section B pricing information will provide all pricing information for these CLINs.

(2) . Additional Documentation Any additional supporting documentation may be provided at the Offeror's discretion.

(3). Basis of Estimate Offerors shall provide the basis of estimate (BOE) supporting the prices provided in the Section B including a description of the assumptions and computations used to develop the proposed prices.

(4) Small Business Subcontracting Plan as required by FAR 19.702 The proper completion and submission to the Government of the above items will constitute an offer and will indicate the Offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions in this RFP and in any attachments hereto. Any objection to any of the terms and conditions of this RFP will constitute a deficiency, which will make the offer unacceptable. An Offeror may correct a deficiency only through discussions (see FAR 15.306). The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, as permitted by FAR 15.306(a) and 52.215-1. Therefore, Offerors are cautioned to consult with the contracting officer before submitting an offer that takes exception to any term or condition of this RFP. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and to permit Offerors to revise their offers.

L.9 VOLUME VI – CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

(a) Standard Form 33, ‘Solicitation, Offer and Award’ with blocks 12 through 18 completed by the Offeror

(b) Solicitation Amendment(s) (if any) The Offeror shall submit signed completed copies of each amendment(s).

(c) RFP Sections B through J - The Offeror shall submit Section B through J with all appropriate information completed as required by the RFP. The Offeror shall complete Section B pricing for all CLINs in accordance with the instructions in Section 2.0 ‘PRICING PROPOSAL’.

(d) Section K – Offerors shall complete the Representations and Certifications as instructed in Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors.

(e) Exhibit(s), Attachments, and Schedules The Offeror shall submit all exhibits, attachments, and schedules, which will form a part of any resultant contract. All exhibits, attachments, and schedules that require the Offeror to provide information shall be completed in their entirety.

L.10 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

(a) Per FAR 9.104, before a Contracting Officer can sign a contract, a determination must be made that the prospective Contractor is responsible with respect to that contract. The Offeror shall provide documentation, which supports the fact that the prospective Contractor meets the following responsibility standards:

(1) Adequate financial resources to perform the contract.

(2) Ability to comply with required or proposed delivery schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and Government business commitments.

(3) Satisfactory performance record.

(4) Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

(5) Necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them to perform this contract.

(6) Necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them.

(7) Is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

(End of Summary of Changes)