N0017821R4403 Amendment 0003.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this modification is to specify the small business subcontracting plan volume requirement in section L.1.3 Proposal Organization and to include the evaluation factors and submission instructions for the small business subcontracting plan in section L and M.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 13-May-2021

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 N0017821R4403

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10-Mar-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 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

13-May-2021

CODE

NSWCDD 1

ATTN: YULEINY GARCIA CONTRERAS 17632 DAHLGREN

DAHLGREN VA 22448

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

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

GENERAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) intends to acquire technical and management support services for the Asymmetric Systems programs and projects. Support provided shall include research, development, engineering, and technical support efforts covering the functional areas of program management, systems engineering, doctrine and tactical policy development, technology and concept exploration, system requirements definition and performance trade-off analysis, engineering design, development, test, and evaluation, low-rate and full-rate production, and logistics engineering. Tasking is further delineated in the Statement of Work (SOW).

A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinit Quantity (IDIQ) contract is anticipated over a 60-month period. Required tasking shall be provided in further detail with specific individual Delivery Orders. Delivery Orders will be CPFF type orders.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE:

Proposals are required to be submitted on or before the date and time specified in Block 9 of page 1.

Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required to be submitted on or before May 31, 2021. If modifications are necessary to the cost or technical proposal, modified technical and cost proposals are required to be submitted on or before May 31, 2021.

This solicitation represents the Government’s requirements and shall be the governing document. All questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted in accordance with Section L to the Contract Specialist, Yuleiny Garcia at yuleiny.garciacontre@navy.mil and Contracting Officer, Amy T. Richards at amy.t.richards@navy.mil.

COMPETITION APPROACH: This requirement is being competed as Full and Open Competition.

This contract is not performance based as defined in FAR Part 37.6. Upon award, Contractor performance will be reviewed in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), Attachment J.2, included in this solicitation.

PROPOSAL VALIDITY DATE: Contract performance is anticipated to begin on, or around October 10, 2021.

The proposal shall be valid for 210 days after proposal submition.

THIS SOLICITATION AND PREVIOUS POSTINGS: Offerors should not rely on information contained in previous postings. This solicitation represents the Government’s requirements and shall be the governing document.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Questions relating solely to an Offeror’s possible Organizational Conflict of Interest shall be addressed directly to the Contract Specialist, Yuleiny Garcia at yuleiny.garciacontre@navy.mil and Contracting Officer, Amy T. Richards at amy.t.richards@navy.mil.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L.1 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION

L.1.1 START DATE FOR USE IN COST 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 of 10 October 2021. 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. Offerors are further advised that the Government anticipates an award of this requirement on or before 20 September 2021. The performance is expected to begin on 10 October 2021.

L.1.2 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

L.1.2.1 Proposals must be submitted electronically in order to be considered for award.

L.1.2.2 Offerors must comply with the instructions for content for the proposals; proposals that do not comply with these instructions may be considered deficient and may render the Offeror ineligible for award. Proposals shall be limited to the content requested.

L.1.2.3 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) The cost proposal shall contain spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel software with all file names with the file extension "xls" or "xlsx".

(5) All spreadsheets provided SHALL INCLUDE ALL CALCULATIONS IN THE CELLS (i.e. show formulas).

REVIEWERS MUST BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN CALCULATING

RESULTS.

(6) The spreadsheets shall be formatted for printing on 8.5 x 11 inch paper (NOT legal sized paper) landscape format.

(7) Spreadsheets shall be formatted such that column and row headings/labels appear on each printed page.

(8) Single-spaced typed lines.

(9) Newspaper column formatting is not permitted.

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

(11) Minimum font size shall be 10 point.

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

(13) Tables are permitted.

(14) No ZIP files.

(15) No foldout pages.

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

L.1.3 PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

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:

Written Proposal Organization Volume Section L Volume Title Written Page Limit

I L.2.1 Solicitation (SF 33) Offer/Offer Letter Unlimited II L.2.2 Technical 105 Pages

III L.2.3 Past Performance 3 pages per reference, 1 Introductory page permitted

IV L.2.4 Total Evaluated Cost/Price Unlimited V L.2.5 Small Business Subcontracting Plan Unlimited

VI L.2.6

Organization Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan (if applicable)

Unlimited

L.1.4 PAGE LIMITATIONS

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, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, OCI Plans, Sub-contractor/teaming agreements, and resumes.

L.1.5 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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.2 PROPOSAL CONTENT

L.2.1 VOLUME I - OFFER LETTER/SOLICITATION RESPONSES

The completion and submission to the Government of a proposal shall indicate the Offeror’s unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions in this solicitation. All pages of the Written Proposal and Cost Proposal shall be numbered and a Table of Contents provided for each. The proposal consists of and must include the following:

Offer Letter – The proposal shall include a cover letter that identifies all enclosures being transmitted as part of the proposal. The letter shall reference the Solicitation No. and acknowledge that it transmits an offer in response to the solicitation. The Cover Letter shall not include any cost data. It shall state proposal valid for 210 days after proposal submission.

Section B – Offerors shall complete all pricing IN WHOLE DOLLARS only (no cents). (Offerors should perform a quality check between the values entered B and the values provided in their summary spreadsheets to ensure consistency between the values provided). The price for NSP items shall be included in the price of Labor CLIN(s).

Offeror shall propose $0.00 for this Line Item. Offers shall also complete the Fee Table within Section B.

At time of award, the number of labor hours listed in Section B of the solicitation as 0.0 LH for each year of the contract will be changed to coincide with the Level of Effort provided in Section H, H-216-H002 (Alt.1) Level of Effort clause and the number of hours reflected in the cost proposal of the successful Offeror. The hours for Section B are derived from Section L.2.4.3. Offerors shall add their appropriate loadings, excluding fee, to the material and travel. The total amount shall be entered in the ODC CLINs in Section B of this solicitation. Offerors should perform a quality check between the values entered in CLIN 0001 in Section B of this solicitation and the values provided in their summary spreadsheets to ensure consistency between the values provided. In the event of inconsistencies between Section B and the summary spreadsheets, Section B will govern.

Section H – Offerors shall complete the clause H-216-H002 Level of Effort – Alternate 1 as instructed (Paragraphs b and d), separately identifying compensated and uncompensated hours (inclusive of Prime, Sub-contractors, and consultants).

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

L.2.2 VOLUME II - 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 Sub-factors defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology that would be used for accomplishing/satisfying these Sub-factors. By the Offeror’s proposal submission, the Offeror is representing that the firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. Proposals that simply reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation will, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, be deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award.

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

L.2.2.1 Mandatory Requirements

Offerors shall meet all mandatory requirements listed in Section C.4 at time of proposal submission. In addition, all mandatory requirements shall be maintained throughout the life of the contract. Offerors shall address how they meet the mandatory requirements.

L.2.2.2 TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING/CAPABILITY/APPROACH (FACTOR 1)

Offerors shall demonstrate their understanding of the SOW as well as their technical approach and capability to accomplish tasking under the SOW by addressing the following elements. The elements are not separately rated Sub-factors.

(a) STATEMENT OF WORK

1. The Offeror shall demonstrate its technical approach, understanding, specific knowledge, capability, and relevant experience (Prime and Sub-contractor) to perform the tasks listed in Section C.3, Statement of Work and convey how their skills will be used to accomplish the requirements outlined in Section C. The Offeror shall address their technical approach to facilitate frequent collaboration, including short notice collaboration, with the Government via email, teleconference, and face-to-face meetings. The Offeror shall address their technical approach and capability to meet the security requirements identified in Section C.7, including their ability to access and store classified materials and to attend and support classified meetings.

2. The Offeror shall address its approach to managing the technical efforts relating to all requirements described in the SOW and their inter-relationship.

3. The Offeror shall address its major milestones, reviews, and other meetings associated with the SOW requirements and travel.

4. The Offeror shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements in the proposal. The Offeror shall provide sufficient details and convincing rationale that 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.

(b) SCENARIOS

Offerors shall explain the process it would go through to accomplish this tasking.

1. As a minimum, this shall include: assumptions, decomposition of the scenario into tasks, task description(s), identification of additional information needed from the Government; task staffing, and task flow/interfaces, schedule, risk, risk reduction processes, system engineering, or other related processes to define and execute the scenario.

2. Offerors should feel free to address other aspects of scenario execution to convey the depth and breadth of their technical understanding and approach.

Scenario A:

A rapid-response effort requires the fabrication and production of a complex multi-layered printed circuit board (PCB) as fast as possible. The PCB contains tight manufacturing tolerances as well as components sensitive to temperature and Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) effects.

1. Provide specific details and examples of how you would work with board and assembly houses on a short timeframe to deliver to the Government completed circuit boards.

2. Describe how you would ensure the quality and timeliness of the electrical and mechanical products requested.

3. Explain how you would show expertise to advise the government in manufacturing techniques and manufacturability optimization.

4. Provide specific details and examples of ability to provide direct assistance to the Government, to include the manufacture of cable harnesses, rework of PCBs, as well as the procurement and storage of specific PCB components.

5. Describe how you would provide timely feedback to the Government in the following areas:

a. Circuit functionality

b. PCB layout design

c. Electrical safety

d. Proper technical documentation

e. PCB manufacturability

6. Describe your ability to inspect, test, and troubleshoot electrical designs to meet the following:

a. PCB specifications such as bow/twist, component rotation, and layer registration.

b. Performance requirements such as EMI/EMC, mechanical stress, and temperature/ humidity concerns.

Scenario B:

Certain variants and aspects of the items made by the Government may need to be manufactured to meet certain specifications and materials and then be put through a certification process.

1. Provide specific details and examples of how you would proceed to develop a lithium battery to meet a specific size and voltage. What process would you go through to obtain Lithium Battery Safety Certification for this battery? How would you would ensure the specifications are met?

2. Describe how you would evaluate performance when exposed to a life cycle of environmental stresses such as cold and heat?

3. Explain how you would show expertise to advise the government in manufacturing techniques and manufacturability optimization for future variants, such as an alkaline version of the battery.

4. Discuss any items the Government should consider in order to meet the requirements for the battery.

5. Describe how you would provide timely feedback to the Government in the following areas:

a. Determine what requirements to manufacture the battery

b. Provide a timeline from start to delivery

c. Proper documentation

d. Battery manufacturability

Scenario C:

Due to Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints of a final system configuration, the Government requires the miniaturization of a Radio Frequency (RF) communication device while at the same time maintaining key performance parameters.

Describe the engineering approach you would use to a) investigate the technical feasibility of miniaturization of the device, b) design and fabricate the new device, and c) validate your product via test or other methodologies to confirm compliance with performance parameters. Address both technical approach as well as programmatic:

1. Include an explanation of your processes for developing an accurate cost and schedule estimate of the work effort prior to execution, to include labor and Other Direct Costs (ODCs), with clear indication of areas where subcontract support might be utilized.

2. Include a description of your approach for capturing system requirements, whether by reverse engineering or by interpretation of provided design artifacts. Identify the expected key performance parameters which would require specification by the government. Explain how you would develop a design which meets identified requirements, including any relevant tools that would be used. Include references to not only electrical design and embedded software, but also mechanical design considerations.

3. Identify any novel engineering methodologies or technologies, particularly those organic to your organization, which might be utilized for this effort. For example, any techniques used for design or fabrication of electrical components, antennas, or mechanical enclosures. Additionally, include information associated with rapid prototyping capabilities which would allow for evaluation of efforts during the design process.

4. Include a description of your capabilities to build prototype devices as well as follow-on low-rate production devices based on your design, also addressing any recommended Quality Assurance approaches.

5. Identify specific expertise within your organization which will enable you to successfully execute the work, meeting project objectives within cost and schedule.

6. Include a description of your approach for tracking and reporting on technical progress, risks, and financial status including any processes for monitoring and controlling changes to completion estimates.

L.2.2.3 WORKFORCE (FACTOR 2)

The elements below are not separately rated Sub-factors.

(a) RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL

Resumes shall be provided for Key Personnel that best demonstrate the Offeror’s ability for successfully meeting the requirements of this contract, in accordance with Attachment J.4. In order to facilitate proposal evaluation, resumes shall be submitted with the level of detail described in the Section C clause “Resume Format and Content Requirements” and not exceed three (3) pages each. The cut-off date for any employee certified experience shall be No Later Than the closing date of the solicitation.

Key Personnel qualification levels can be found in Attachment J.4 and are considered to be desired for those individuals whose resumes are submitted for evaluation with the proposal. Following award, the qualification level for Key Personnel are considered to be minimum requirements for any growth beyond those initially proposed.

Resumes for the following number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) are required. For the purposes of this solicitation, an FTE is defined as 1,920 hours. If an individual is proposed less than the identified FTE noted below, additional resume(s) are required to meet the following FTE resume requirements. Offerors should not exceed the number of FTE resumes shown below:

Key Labor Category FTEs

Engineering Program Manager 1

Senior Systems Engineer 1

Senior Electrical Engineer 2

Note: The Government may check educational background and certifications received.

(b) STAFFING PLAN/MATRIX

Offerors shall provide a matrix demonstrating how they shall provide qualified personnel to support areas described in the SOW. Attachment J.7 provides the format for the Staffing Matrix. This Staffing Matrix, when printed on 8.5" by 11" paper, shall be in a font size no smaller than 10 characters per inch and row and column headings shall appear on each printed page. Sub-contractors’ information shall be included under the Prime Contractor’s submission.

Offerors shall note that proposed Key personnel shall be provided at the performance start date noted herein. The Offeror shall provide a narrative discussing their staffing plan for this requirement. Offerors shall describe their processes and plans for providing personnel who are qualified to perform the technical requirements described in the SOW. Offerors shall describe how they plan to ensure an adequate number of personnel are available with sufficient experience to perform the SOW requirements. If Sub-contractors are proposed, the Offeror shall describe how the proposed team provides optimal balance between size, manageability, and support capability while maintaining an integrated approach.

Offerors shall describe their plans to provide full staffing (including Non-Key personnel) that are fully qualified and capable of performing all requirements of the SOW, and shall address any implementation risks and specific planned risk mitigations to be employed. Previous experience in implementing these risk mitigations shall be addressed.

Offerors shall identify and provide details on their past experiences in meeting staffing requirements on new awards where they were not the incumbent and/or meeting significant staffing increase requirements on already-awarded contracts. Items to include are: a brief description of work and numbers of staff recruited. It's preferred (but not required) that these examples have occurred within the last five years.

The number of hours actually used for each category may exceed or be less than the estimate by category, as long as the total Level of Effort identified in section B is not exceeded. The Contractor will not be reimbursed for any work performed in excess of the total Level of Effort.

The Offeror is forewarned that it may receive a weakness if it proposes the predominance of a Labor Category or SOW section tasking using prospective or contingent hire employees and the evaluation team deems this a risk to successful performance.

If an Offeror is proposing an individual who is listed as a key personnel on another contract with a Period of Performance that will overlap this requirement it shall describe its plans to satisfy both contracts if the Offeror is selected for award.

Note 1: In the event that a Contractor has not identified a firm candidate for proposed positions, said positions shall be addressed as "Pending Hire" in lieu of an individual's name.

Note 2: A copy of a signed offer letter indicating acceptance by the individual shall be provided for each contingent hire. The Cost Proposal shall contain a copy of this letter with the agreed-to salary. The following definitions apply to this Section: A “contingent hire” is an individual who has committed, under a signed letter of intent, to being employed by the Offeror if the Offeror is awarded the contract . A “prospective hire” is an individual that the Offeror has committed to hiring if the Offeror is awarded the contract whose identity may not be known until after contract award.

Note 3: Contractors submitting a proposal under subject solicitation should attempt to minimize the number of proposed Labor Category personnel positions for which candidates have not been identified. From a proposal evaluation perspective, proposal risk in terms of “Technical Capability” and “Cost Realism” may increase when firm candidates have not been identified for proposed Labor Category personnel positions, when signed offer letters have not been provided for contingent hires and when the names in the staffing matrix do not match the names in the cost proposal.

Note 4: The Staffing Matrix shall be clearly traceable to the Cost Proposal.

Note 5: The cut-off date for any employee certified experience shall be no later than the closing date of the solicitation.

L.2.2.4 FACTOR 3: MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

The Offeror shall demonstrate their approach and ability to effectively manage all efforts under this contract. This shall include the areas listed below (which are not separately weighted Sub-factors). However, Offerors are strongly encouraged to address other aspects of their proposed management approach which they feel will convey their management expertise.

(a) PROJECT ORGANIZATION/MANAGEMENT APPROACH

(1) The Offeror shall identify by name the Contractor’s Technical and Contracting points of contact.

(2) The Offeror shall define its organizational structure, and the location and visibility of this effort within the corporate organization.

(3) The Offeror shall define the technical, management, and contracting lines of communication and show the relative position of the proposed Program Manager in the Offeror's organization.

(4) The Offeror shall detail the Program Manager's responsibilities and authority, and the company's understanding of and ability to comply with contract provisions and technical instructions.

(5) The number, location, and function of their indirect charge support personnel. If support personnel are proposed for direct charge, the function of these personnel shall also be discussed.

(6) The Offeror shall present its overall management approach, proposed organization, management structure, and liaison with the Government Points of Contact (POCs) listed in Section G, G-242-H001.

(7) The Offeror shall demonstrate its understanding of and ability to comply with the contract’s business management aspects such as progress reporting, risks and risk mitigation, and invoicing.

(b) PROJECT START-UP/TRANSITION PLAN

(1) This is a services contract and transition is considered important. Award is planned for 20 September 2021 with a performance start date of 10 October 2021.

(2) The Offeror is required to submit a written narrative delineating a transition plan based on a 14-day period after award that ensures a smooth workplace changeover from an incumbent with no loss of service and minimal loss of corporate knowledge. The plan should take into consideration the following elements as well as any additional elements deemed necessary by the Offeror.

(i) Work Turnover: The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to effectively transfer tasked work that is in process at the expiration of the current contract from the incumbent to the successful Offeror.

(ii) Quality Assurance: The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to ensure continuation of quality review processes during the transition period from the incumbent to the successful Offeror.

(iii) Training: The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to implement personnel training needed during the transition period to ensure continuity between the services provided by the incumbent and the successful Offeror.

(iv) Risk Mitigation Strategies: The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to mitigate contract performance risks encountered during the transition period.

(v) Data Transfer: The Offeror shall provide a plan of action for the efficient inventory and transfer of program data from the incumbent to the successful Offeror.

(b) The Offeror shall describe their start-up plan with a detailed explanation regarding how full performance will be achieved on the first day of contract performance. The Offeror shall describe their intended mode of establishing management and project staffs, assuming responsibility for support of the program's current operation without discontinuity of work flow or loss of integrity of the program’s current operation, and creating interfaces for technical and contact administration. Specifically, the Offeror shall address how the Offeror's technical and contract administration interface with NSWCDD will be established.

(c) The Offeror shall identify any services, support, or other items that will be required from the Government to facilitate the transition. The Project Start-Up/Transition Plan shall be consistent with the Offeror's technical presentation and Cost Proposal; as well as the facilities and personnel staffing portions of the proposal. The Offeror’s readiness to commence work on 10 October 2021 must be conveyed.

(c) QUALITY/DELIVERY/COST-CONTROL/TRACKING AND REPORTING

(1) The Offeror shall describe the specific plans and processes that will be implemented to provide quality control over all deliverables, both formal and informal, including those provided by team members.

(2) The Offeror shall include process flow charts and describe each part of the process. The overall effectiveness of these procedures will be judged by the quality of both the technical and cost proposals in terms of form (spelling, grammar, etc.) and responsiveness to solicitation requirements.

(3) The Offeror shall separately address the policies and procedures to be followed to ensure high quality of services performed, including those performed by team members.

(4) The Offeror shall describe their approach for increasing efficiency and reducing duplication during performance.

(5) The Offeror shall show how their cost reporting system will generate information required by the Monthly Progress Report as well as subparagraph (e) of the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) clause in Section G of this solicitation. The Offeror shall identify other service contracts currently being performed where one or both of these requirements exist. The Offeror shall also describe their process for generating accurate and timely progress reports and In Process Reviews.

(d) PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT/RETENTION/SKILLS IMPROVEMENT

(1) The Offeror shall describe the corporate mechanisms applicable to all employees (practices, policies, procedures, and tools) that will be employed by the Prime Offeror and major Sub-contractors to recruit, retain, and replenish (when necessary) a sufficient number of qualified personnel with the requisite knowledge, skills, education, and experience to ensure successful accomplishment of the proposed technical and management approaches throughout the life of the contract. A major Sub-contractor is defined as a Sub-contractor proposed to provide five percent (5%) or more of the hours in a given year. Evidence shall be presented of a personnel augmentation plan responding to work load fluctuations, which includes replacement of both Key and non-Key Personnel.

(2) As a minimum, the Offeror shall address recruitment and hiring practices, termination policies and procedures, employee development tools, and compensation policies to include, but not limited to: overtime (compensated and uncompensated), temporary duty, travel, per diem, remote location allowances, leave, compensatory time, sick leave, health benefits, bonuses, severance pay, incentive pay, educational assistance and any other policies that would serve to obtain and maintain the personnel resources necessary to successfully perform this effort.

(3) The Offeror shall provide corporate retention rates for the past three (3) years for the Prime Offeror and each major Sub-contractor. A major Sub-contractor is defined as a Sub-contractor proposed to provide five percent (5%) or more of the FTEs in a given year. The Offeror shall describe its personnel management policies and practices designed to motivate employees’ performance and encourage longevity with the firm.

(4) The Offeror shall address the extent of corporate investment (i.e., training funded out of Overhead/G&A) in staff development.

(5) The Offeror shall discuss security procedures regarding provisions to ensure adequate numbers of cleared personnel to perform the contract.

(e) SUB-CONTRACTOR CONTROL/TEAMING AGREEMENTS

(1) If subcontracting or teaming is proposed, the Offeror shall state the specific requirements of the SOW that each Sub-contractor or team member will perform.

(2) The Offeror shall address the technical reason(s) for selecting each Sub-contractor/team member and any previous working relationships.

(3) The Offeror shall describe their processes and techniques used to manage all aspects of Sub-contract performance (technical, schedule, and cost).

(4) The Offeror shall address the procedures for ensuring the quality of services performed and deliverables provided by Sub-contractors, including the timely reporting of hours and costs.

(5) Only those Sub-contractors/consultants identified and approved by the Government at Award will be allowed to charge to this contract. Note: IF SUB-CONTRACTORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH COST PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN L.2.4 BELOW, THIS CAN BE VIEWED AS INDICATIVE OF THE PRIME

CONTRACTOR’S INABILITY TO CONTROL SUB-CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE AND COULD IMPACT

THE EVALUATION RESULTS IN THIS FACTOR.

(6) A copy of any subcontracting/teaming/consulting agreements proposed to fulfill any direct charged part of the contract shall be provided. The agreements may be submitted as an Attachment to the Technical Proposal. The document shall be signed by both the Offeror and the proposed Sub-contractor/Team Member/Consultant and shall show agreement as to the specific technical work areas to be subcontracted, the projected labor categories (Key and Non-Key) to be provided, type of contract pricing arrangement (FFP, CPIF, CPFF, etc.) and the Level of Effort to be provided for each year of the contract. Ensure the agreements are consistent with other portions of the proposal to include resumes submitted and the Cost Proposal. Agreements shall be submitted only for those Sub-contractors or Consultants who are priced in the Cost Proposal. If Sub-contractors/Consultants/Advisors are not included in the cost proposal they should not be referenced in any part of the proposal.

L.2.3 VOLUME III PAST PERFORMANCE (FACTOR 4)

(a) The Offeror shall provide a minimum of three (3) past performance references for the Prime Contractor that reflects recent relevant experience performed within the last five (5) years that demonstrate the ability to handle the scope and breadth of the proposed contract SOW.

(b) One past performance reference for each major Sub-contractor shall be provided which reflects recent relevant experience performed within the last three (3) years.

(c) The Offeror shall include the following items for each past performance reference:

(1) Contract / Task/Delivery Order number

(2) Contract type (e.g. CPFF-term; CPIF-completion; FFP, etc.)

(3) Period of Performance

(4) Program name

(5) Total contract value. If performed as a Sub-contractor, also include the estimated value of support provided.

(6) Brief description of work performed and how the work is relevant to this task. Bullet format is preferred for this information.

(7) Valid names and telephone numbers and e-mails for the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

(d) The Government may also use other information such as CPARS data available from Government sources to evaluate an Offeror’s past performance. 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.

L.2.4 VOLUME IV: COST (Factor 5)

L.2.4.1 WRITTEN COST PROPOSAL

(a) No technical information shall be submitted as part of the Cost/Price Proposal.

(b) The requirements of this section apply equally to the Offeror and any proposed Sub-contractors regardless of Sub-contract type. Specifically, all Sub-contractors are required to submit un-sanitized proposals showing unburdened labor rates, all indirect rates and must include all calculations in the cells (i.e. Show formulas).

REVIEWERS MUST BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN CALCULATING

RESULTS.

(c) It is the responsibility of the Prime Contractor to ensure that all Sub-contractors provide information at this same level of detail regardless of the subcontract pricing arrangement. If Sub-contractors do not comply, this will be viewed as indicative of the Prime Contractor’s inability to control Sub-contractor performance and could impact the Management Factor evaluation result.

(d) The cost data shall be organized and all pages shall be numbered and a table of contents provided.

L.2.4.2 COST SUMMARY

(a) Offerors shall provide cost summary information in the format of Attachment J.6, "Cost Summary Format". The cost proposal shall contain spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel with all file names with the file extension “.xls” or “.xlxs”. Spreadsheets provided shall include all calculations in the cells. The proposal shall reflect whole dollars only for every cell except hourly rates, which shall only be taken out 2 decimal points.

(b) The spreadsheets shall be formatted for printing on 8.5 x 11 inch paper (NOT legal sized paper) (Landscape format is permissible).

(c) The spreadsheets shall be formatted such that row and column headings appear on each printed page.

(d) Sub-contractors shall also follow the format provided in Attachment J.6 as well as the above instructions.

However, Sub-contractors need not show unused rows in their spreadsheets submitted for Government review/analysis.

(e) Offerors shall note that Attachment J.6 is an Excel Workbook containing three (3) spreadsheets. The first spreadsheet "CPFF Cost Summary" provides the required format for the Cost Proposal. The second spreadsheet within Attachment J.6, "Supporting Cost Data Symmary", provides a suggested format for supporting rate information. The third spreadsheet “Indirect Rate Suppor” provides a sample of indirect rate supporting documention. This information shall be provided in the Cost Proposal.

(f) The Offeror shall also submit a separate quote with the labor costs associated with attending a kick-off meeting as described in Delivery Order 0001 (Attachment J.8). The total cost for Delivery Order 0001 shall be at least $500.00.

L.2.4.3 DIRECT LABOR

(a) The table below provides the estimated FTE by Labor Category. The Offeror shall propose the Level of Effort based on the FTE provided below.

Labor Category* Year

Year 2 Year

Year

Year

Total

Engineering Program Manager 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Senior Systems Engineer 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Senior Electrical Engineer 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 Senior Mechanical Engineer 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 Senior RF Engineer 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Systems Analyst 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 Systems Engineer 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 RF Engineer 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 12.5 Electrical Engineer 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 20.0 Mechanical Engineer 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 Computer Engineer 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Configuration Management Analyst 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Electronic Technician 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 12.5 RF Technician 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 7.5 Mechanical Engineering Technician 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 Senior Program Analyst 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 Program Analyst 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 Quality Assurance Specialist 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 7.5 Total 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 132.5

*Offerors may propose additional administrative support as addressed below in Section L.2.4.4 Direct Labor Notes

L.2.4.4 DIRECT LABOR NOTES

(a) The total contract hours identified in Section L.2.4.3 for pricing purposes refer to labor categories required to execute the technical aspects of the SOW. Local-level and other corporate management as well as general and administrative support to include administrative/financial/clerical, program control, and contract business management/administration (to include progress report preparation) are considered to be overhead in nature except for those oversight or administrative functions performed by the Prime Contractor's proposed Program Manager.

The Offeror is, however, permitted to propose such effort as a direct charge if it is in accordance with its standard DCAA-approved practice to do so. Such hours SHALL BE ADDED to the total number of technical hours proposed. The Labor Category to be used is “MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT”. If no “Management and Support” hours are proposed, the hours will NOT be allowed as a direct charge under the resulting contract. The proposed Level of Effort should be reflected in the Section H, H-216-H002 LEVEL OF EFFORT - ALTERNATE 1 (NAVSEA) (OCT 2018). This requirement applies equally to the prime and any Sub-contractor(s), if applicable.

(b) To demonstrate how the Offeror’s proposed labor mix corresponds to the table in L.2.4.3 the Prime shall provide a table illustrating the distribution of technical labor (by labor hours) across the Offeror’s team by Contract Labor Category (plus any administrative support) for the total effort only.

(c) The Prime and all Sub-contractors shall clearly identify the Contract Labor Category (not the Company Labor Category) proposed for each named person or "To Be Determined (TBD)" or "Pending". If the person is proposed for direct charge management and support, use the title "Management and Support".

L.2.4.5 DIRECT LABOR SUPPORT INFORMATION

(a) Labor Rates: The Cost Proposal shall reflect actual labor rates expected to be expended (delivered) in performing the proposed contract; e.g., actual hourly rates for named personnel if such rates will be the basis for billing under the resultant contract, and not a composite rate of individuals within a labor classification or Labor Category. The Cost Proposal shall contain a table which shows the following for each named person:

(1) Current (as of the date of proposal submission) actual hourly rate (based on a 40-hour work week and effective date of the rate (Month/Year)

(2) Current decremented hourly rate (if Total Time Accounting/Uncompensated Overtime (UT/TTA) is proposed or will be delivered).

(3) Contract Year 1 hourly rate. Offerors shall ensure that they escalate current actual rates based on the Offerors current approved escalation policy. In addition, provide the method and application of this escalation rate for each period as part of your proposal. See Paragraph (b)(1) below for details

(4) Derivation of rates for unnamed positions shall be shown in a similar manner. Fully explain the basis of the rates for unnamed positions. The basis for all "To Be Determined (TBD)" or "Pending" employee rates proposed must be detailed with specificity.

(b) Labor Escalation: In addition to the information required in the bullets above, Offerors (PRIME AND ALL SUB-CONTRACTORS) shall also provide the following information for analysis of their proposed direct labor costs:

* Note: Labor Escalation is defined as including all factors that affect an employee’s direct hourly rate to include promotions, other merit increases, and cost of living increases.

(1) Offeror's proposal shall contain a narrative explanation of the escalation percentage(s) proposed and how/when the escalation rate is applied in each year.

(2) Offeror's proposal shall describe the Offeror’s corporate raise policy (e.g. raises are given on individuals’ anniversary dates, or all employees receive raises on the same date each year. If the answer is the latter, provide the date).

(3) Offerors shall provide three (3) years of historical documentation supporting the escalation proposed. The Offeror shall also provide its rationale and measures put in place to control costs in this area while ensuring that acceptable services are delivered. Absent evidence of adequate controls, upward cost realism adjustments will be made by the Government.

(c) Total Time Accounting/Uncompensated Overtime: If TTA/UT is explicitly proposed, if an Offeror utilizes Total Time Accounting (TTA) practices, or if decremented labor rates are likely to be delivered, Offerors shall reflect

UT/TTA hours in their proposed direct work-year. Historical data to support the hours listed above is required. In addition, UT/TTA hours MUST be reflected in Section H, Level of Effort. If UT/TTA is not proposed, Offerors shall provide their compensation policies for any hours worked over forty (40) in a week by exempt employees.

(d) Labor Format: When completing the labor portion of Attachment J.6, both the Prime Contractor and all Team Members shall list personnel in order, first by contract Labor Category, and secondly by individual within the Labor Category, listed alphabetically by last name. Subtotals by Labor Category of the number of labor hours and direct labor dollars proposed shall be provided as well as a total quantity of hours and direct labor dollars by contract year.

L.2.4.5.1 Non-Key Personnel Labor Categories/Qualifications

The below Labor Categories/Qualifications are “desired” qualifications, and to be utilized for proposal and evaluation purposes.

In order to provide additional clarification to the Statement of Work, the below qualifications are provided for Non- Key personnel. The Contractor shall provide Non-Key Personnel consistent with the labor qualifications provided below.

The experience listed for each Non-Key Labor Category should be directly related to the tasks and programs listed in the SOW.

The Contractor shall utilize the below qualifications when filling out Attachment J.5 – eCRAFT Crosswalk for Non- Key Personnel.

Key personnel desired qualifications are located in Attachment J.4.

Non-Key Desired Qualifications

Senior RF Engineer – EE4

(a) Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics plus five (5) years of experience in the design and testing of printed circuit boards for RF/microwave frequencies OR ten (10) years of experience in the design and testing of printed circuit boards for RF/microwave frequencies.

(b) Technical experience in the areas of signal processing, signal exploitation, direction finding, surveillance systems, geolocation, embedded systems, electromagnetics, antennas, communications systems, or radiofrequency (RF) analysis and design.

(c) Experience using RF/microwave test equipment;

(d) Experience using engineering analysis and development tools such as Labview and Matlab;

(e) Experience in two of the four below areas:

i. Ability to perform single- and multiple stub matching techniques analytically and through use of a Smith Chart;

ii. II. Experience with RF subsystem modeling and simulation using either finite element, finite difference/time domain, or method of moments techniques, as well as a demonstrated understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these modeling techniques;

iii. Demonstrated understanding of active device stability, including Rollet K analyses and load pull testing/analysis;

iv. Experience with mode-stirred chamber and antenna design plus near/far field antenna testing.

Senior Mechanical Engineer – EM4

(a) Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering plus five (5) years of experience in the design, manufacture, and testing of mechanical assemblies to prove operation of design OR ten (10) years of experience in the design, manufacture, and testing of mechanical assemblies to prove operation of design.

(b) Demonstrated ability to evaluate mechanical and electromechanical systems and products by applying principles of mechanics and materials.

(c) Experience developing manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling, and installing components.

(d) Experience using Computer Aided…