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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 08-Jul-2019 12:00 PM to 09-Jul-2019 12:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. The Requirements for Proposal Content (RFP, pp. 47-48) indicate that the proposal must be submitted in two volumes: (a) Volume I - Non-Price Proposal; and (b) Volume II – Solicitation Forms. Does this mean that offerors are not required to include price in their proposals, specifically, providing prices for Item 0001 and Item 1001 in SF1449?

A: There is no price volume required. See update to Section L & 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

2. The instructions for Proposal Content for Volume I – Non-Price Proposal (RFP p. 48), limits the evaluation factors to the Minimum Qualifications Matrix and supporting documentation, including, but not limited to AACSB Certification and campus map. Questions: (a) are offerors required or permitted to address their approach to delivering Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, and Task 4, as described in the Performance Work Statement, Section 2 (RFP, pp. 43-44); (b) are offerors permitted to provide other information relevant to their performance of any other requirement in the Performance Work Statement – e.g. descriptions of similar courses provided, CVs of selected faculty, description of classrooms, computers, AV equipment, lodging and meal facilities?

A: The solicitation is clear on its face.

3. Are there any page limitations for Volume I?

A: No.

4. How many awards are contemplated for this Educational Services Multiple Award Contract?

A: The Government intends to make awards to all offerors who meet the requirements of the solicitation.

5. When is the first Task Order anticipated to be released?

A: The first task order is anticipated to begin 1 October 2019.

6. Would a hotel within 5 miles of campus meet the minimum qualification? If so, would staying in a hotel obviate the requirement for free onsite parking?

A: Lodging must be on campus. Any cost for parking shall be incorporated into the price of the course; not a separate cost to be paid by the student.

7. Are there incumbents for this requirement, if so, please identify them and their contract numbers. If this is a new requirement, with no incumbents, have there been previous Navy solicitations within the past 5 years with a similar requirement of in-residency educational programs for Navy personnel at academic institutions? If so, please identify the holders of those contracts and their contract numbers.

A: This is not a direct follow-on contract. Some of the task orders to be placed under the anticipated contract have been performed under the following contracts:

· N0018919CZ017 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

· N0018919CZ031 University of Virginia Darden School

The following have been modified:

SECTION J

ATTACHMENTS:

I. Minimum Qualifications Matrix Revision 1

SECTION L

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

I. GENERAL

The offeror’s proposal shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in, this solicitation section. The following instructions are provided in addition to instructions to offerors contained elsewhere in this solicitation.

Initial proposals and any modifications thereto are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer on or before the closing date and time cited elsewhere in the solicitation. Faxes and/or responses through NECO or any method other than Digital Copy format via e-mail are not acceptable.

Offerors shall submit their proposals in two separate volumes as follows:

Volume I Non-Price Proposal Digital copy*

Volume II Solicitation Forms Digital copy**

* Submission of proposal via e-mail shall be in Microsoft Excel format (Minimum Qualifications Matrix) or PDF format (any supporting documentation). The offeror shall ensure that electronic submissions are virus-free.

** Submission of proposal via e-mail shall be in PDF format. The offeror shall ensure that electronic submissions are virus-free.

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute an offer (proposal) and will be considered the offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any attachments and/or exhibits hereto. Offerors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Offerors are cautioned not to alter the solicitation. Any affirmative exception to the material terms and conditions of the solicitation will render the offer ineligible for award. Alternate proposals are not authorized.

Potential offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and, if they have questions concerning the solicitation, should submit one consolidated list of questions concerning the solicitation via email to the solicitation points of contact, angela.haviland@navy.mil and rachel.mcginley@navy.mil, NO LATER THAN 2:00 pm, Philadelphia time, on 27 June 2019. Questions should be submitted as early as feasible prior to the above date and time; questions received later may be answered at the discretion of the Navy.

In the event any person who is not a bona fide employee of the offeror participated in the creation, formulation, or writing of any portion of the proposal, a certificate to this effect shall be included in the proposal which shall be signed by an officer of the offeror. Such certificate shall identify the name of the person who is not a bona fide employee, that person’s employment capacity, the name of the person’s firm, the relationship of that firm to the offeror, and the portion of the proposal in which the person participated.

II. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSAL CONTENT

(1) Do not include CLASSIFIED data in your proposal.

(2) Introduction and Purpose - This section specifies the format that offerors should use in proposals submitted in response to this solicitation. The intent is not to restrict the offerors in the manner in which they will perform their work but rather to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in the format of the proposals for evaluation purposes.

(3) Each volume should contain the following items in addition to the other information required by this solicitation:

DUNS and CAGE of offeror.

Identification of original signature copies

(4) Requirements for Style: Each offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly and concisely sets forth the contractor’s response to the requirements of the solicitation. Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. Elaborate artwork and expensive visual or other presentation aids are neither necessary nor desired. The proposal shall contain all the pertinent information in sufficient detail in the one area of the proposal where it contributes most critically to the discussion. When necessary, the offeror shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within its proposal.

III. PROPOSAL CONTENT

(1) Volume I – Non-price Proposal

Volume I of the proposal shall include all information required for the evaluation of the offeror’s Non-price Proposal.

Each page of each copy should include the following legend:

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

The Non-price evaluation factors are listed below:

(a) Minimum Qualifications Matrix

1. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Accreditation

2. Location within Continental US (CONUS)

3. BusinessWeek Top 30 graduate business school

4. Individual on-campus lodging, and dining/laundry/fitness facilities for 50 students within 5 miles of classroom

5. Onsite parking at no cost to the student

(b) Supporting documentation to validate Matrix responses, including, but not limited to, AACSB certification and campus map.

(2) Volume II – Solicitation Forms

Offerors shall include the following in Volume II:

Solicitation cover sheet with appropriate blocks completed by the offeror.

Acknowledgement of solicitation amendments pursuant to FAR 52.215-1 (if not previously provided).

Representations and Certifications completed by the offeror in accordance with instructions contained elsewhere in this solicitation. If the offeror has completed all of the representations and certifications required by this solicitation in SAM (www.sam.gov) in accordance with FAR 52.204-8 and DFARS 252.204-7007 ALT A, then the offeror need not submit the softcopy Representations and Certifications.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the instructions set forth in Section L as well as the evaluation criteria contained in this section. The Government intends to award a contract, or contracts, resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) meet the minimum qualifications within the Minimum Qualification Matrix.

For all non-price factors, an offeror’s proposal must be determined to meet the minimum qualifications in order to be eligible for award. Negative responses or failure to provide sufficient supporting documentation to validate matrix affirmations will render a proposal ineligible for award consideration as submitted.

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2305(a)(3)(C), as amended by Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, the Government will not evaluate cost or price for the IDIQ contract. Cost or price to the Government will be considered in conjunction with the issuance of a task or delivery order under any contract awarded hereunder.

(b) Options. The inclusion of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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