N0018921R0001 - 1449 RFP.pdf

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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

757-443-1328

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

12:00 PM 30 Aug 2021

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a. NAME

INGA F. LOVE

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30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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SMALL BUSINESSX

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OFFEROR CODE

NAVSUP FLC NORFOLK CONTRACTING

NORFOLK OFFICE

ATTN: I LOVE

1968 GILBERT STREET STE 600

NORFOLK VA 23511-3392

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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RFQ IFB RFPX

757-443-1333FAX:

TEL: 757-443-1328 SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

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HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$30,000,000

NAICS:

541511

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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N0018921R0001

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 1 Lot

EW SUPPORT SERVICES

FFP

SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 1 Lot

EW SUPPORT SERVICES

FFP

SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 1 Lot OPTION FAR Clause 52.217-8

FFP

Six Month Option To Extend Services

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 1 Lot

OPTION EW SUPPORT SERVICES

FFP

SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

JUN 2020

52.204-2 Security Requirements AUG 1996 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JUN 2020 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-2 Service Of Protest SEP 2006 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General AUG 2019 252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information OCT 2016 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. FEB 2019 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party

Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

DEC 2019

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or

Hazardous Materials

SEP 2014

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification JAN 2008 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services OCT 2016 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk FEB 2019 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk FEB 2019 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property JAN 2021 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal DEC 2017 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public Web sites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of clause)

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-- Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services."

(d) Representations. The Offeror represents that--

(1) It [] will, [] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that--

It [] does, [] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means--

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror ( ) has ( ) does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in--

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

I. GENERAL

In addition to FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items” and any other instructions contained elsewhere in this solicitation, the following information is provided.

Initial proposals and any modifications thereto are to be submitted via email to Inga Love AND Chelsey Crawford at inga.love@navy.mil and chelsey.crawford@navy.mil on or before the closing date and time cited elsewhere in this solicitation. Faxes, mailed, and/or responses through beta.SAM.gov or any method other than email are not acceptable.

The proposal shall consist of the following separate factors:

Factor I: Facility Clearance Factor II: Technical

Sub-factor I – IDIQ Performance and Management Approach Sub-factor II – Initial Task Order Staffing Approach

Factor III: Past Performance Factor IV: Price

Solicitation Documents (SF1449, Representations and Certifications, etc.)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) Offerors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation. Offerors are cautioned not to alter the solicitation.

(2) 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.

(3) In order to ensure that all questions submitted by potential offerors are answered prior to the solicitation closing date, questions concerning the solicitation should be submitted via e-mail to Inga Love AND Chelsey Crawford at inga.love@navy.mil and chelsey.crawford@navy.mil. It is requested that all questions be received by 3:00 pm, Eastern Time (ET) on 11 August 2021, as time may not permit responses to questions received after that date to be prepared and issued prior to the receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions received concerning this solicitation after the questions receipt date above. Accordingly, offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the proposal timeframe.

(4) Offerors are strongly encouraged to confirm their proposal was received PRIOR to the closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offerors to ensure that the Contracting Office has received their entire proposal, with all attachments, PRIOR to the solicitation closing date and time. Only the documents received prior to the solicitation closing date and time will be evaluated.

(5) Offerors should include the following information in the Subject Line of their electronic submission Proposal - N0018921R0001 – (Name of Offeror) – (“Prime” or “Sub”) – Email (#) of (#)]]

Note: The beta.SAM.gov website includes a “submit bid” button next to the solicitation number. The feature does not allow for submission of the detailed proposals we often seek in our solicitations. Moreover, the contracting activity has had issues with transmittal of proposals and tracking whether or not the proposal was timely submitted.

Accordingly, submissions through beta.SAM.gov will not be accepted.

II. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSAL CONTENT

(1) Introduction and Purpose: This section specifies the format that offerors shall use in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The intent is not to restrict 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 responses for evaluation purposes.

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

Cover: The cover should indicate the following:

Title of the proposal Proposal Category (Corporate Experience, Technical, Small Business Participation Plan or

Small Business Subcontracting Plan) Request for Proposal (RFP) Number Name and Address of Offeror, Cage Code, DUNS and applicable Tax I.D. Number (TIN) Identification if original or a copy of the proposal Proposal validity period of 180 days from solicitation closing.

Table of Contents: The table of contents should provide sufficient detail as to allow the important elements to be easily located.

(3) Requirements for Style: Each offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly and concisely describes and defines the contractor’s response to the requirements contained in the RFP. Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the offeror’s lack of understanding of cost consciousness. Elaborate art work 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 of the same information. When necessary, offerors shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within the submitted proposal.

(4) Proposal Page Limitations: The following page limitations are established:

Volume Title Page Limit* Required Format Factor I – Facility Clearance No limit Microsoft Word/Adobe PDF

Factor II – Technical 30 pages Microsoft Word

Factor III – Past Performance 12 pages Microsoft Word

Factor IV - Price No limit Microsoft Word/Excel/Adobe PDF

All submission and attachments shall be in Microsoft Office Word. Submissions sent in any other format other than Microsoft Word will not be evaluated and will be considered non-responsive. Only the Pricing supporting information may be submitted utilizing Microsoft Office Excel. The only documents that may be submitted as Adobe pdf is the Facility Clearance supporting documentation and signed SF 1449 and amendments. Submissions are page limited to the maximum number of pages as defined above. These page limitations are inclusive of any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Graphics (including tables) in the proposal must use an alternative Times New Roman font with 8 point size type or larger. Each “page” is defined as one sheet, 8 ½ “ x 11”, with at least one inch margins on all sides, using Times New Roman font with a point size of 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12 point font). Lines shall, at a minimum, be selected as single-spaced in Microsoft Word with Microsoft Word Normal character spacing. Pages shall be consecutively numbered. The offeror is permitted to submit no more than one page for each of the following, which will not be included in the page count: a cover sheet, list of tables, list of figures, list of acronyms, compliance matrix, and table of contents.

Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described above will not be evaluated.

* Page limits represent the maximum pages the Government will evaluate and are not construed as de facto standards for the amount of material expected in the proposal.

*Cross-Referencing: The proposal volumes shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated without cross referencing to another volume. Information required for proposal evaluation which is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

Each page of each copy shall be affixed with the following legend:

Source Selection Information See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Volume – I Non-Price Proposal

The Non-price Proposal evaluation factors are listed below:

Factor I – Facility Clearance

The offeror shall provide proof/verification that it possesses a current Top Secret Facilities Clearance Level (FCL) at time of proposal submission as identified in the PWS. The proof/verification shall be in the form of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) verification obtained no earlier than 30 days prior to the issuance of the solicitation and shall include the following: Cage Code, Facility Name, Physical Location, Facility Clearance Status/Level, Status Date/Issue Date, Safeguarding Level, Authorized Access To, FCL Limitation, Facility Security Officer, Facility Security Officer Phone Number, DCSA Field Office, and DCSA Field Office Phone Number.

***No page limit***

Factor II – Technical Approach

Factor II is comprised of the below sub-factors, which are listed in order of importance. This submission shall contain the following portion of the proposal to include all data and information required for the evaluation of the below two sub-factors, excluding any references to the pricing aspects of each offer.

Sub-factor I – IDIQ Performance and Management Approach

The Performance and Management Approach shall detail a performance approach that will successfully accomplish the requirements of Sections 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.3.2, and 3.4.2 of the IDIQ PWS. The offeror shall also clearly describe the management controls, techniques and procedures that will be used to ensure required work is performed in a timely, responsive, professional and efficient manner. This approach should address the management plan for to day-to-day operations and the management and oversight of resources across multiple task orders. The offeror shall describe the organizational structure to be employed in overseeing the execution of multiple task orders. The offeror should describe any risks associated with the implementation of the offerors management approach; describe any techniques and its actions to mitigate such risks; and explain whether the techniques and actions identified for risk mitigation have been successfully used by the offeror.

Sub-factor II – Initial Task Order Staffing Approach

The offeror shall provide a Staffing Approach which addresses the Initial Task Order PWS (Attachment I) that will be incorporated into the first task order. The offeror shall clearly demonstrate the strategy to successfully accomplish the staffing requirement of the PWS that will be incorporated into the first task order. The Initial Task Order Staffing Approach shall address the following critical areas:

1. One resume each for the person intended to fill the Information Electronic Warfare Reprogrammable Library Analysis, Navy Information Operations Database (NIODB) / Application Software Development and Sustainment, and NIODB Web Server Administration Support Key Personnel positions. The offeror shall provide sufficient information within the resume to assess that they meet all the requirements set forth in Section 3.0 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2. Describe proposed approach to hire qualified individuals IAW Sections 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1 and 3.4.1 of the Attachment I – Initial Task Order PWS.

3. What specific solutions or incentives will be offered to minimize turnover to achieve the <5% turnover within any given (6) month period. Offeror shall include historical data to substantiate achievements in the past recruiting efforts and low attrition rates.

4. Identify specific solutions, resources or incentives to maximize competency of proposed staffing to meet the requirements in sections 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.3.2, and 3.4.2 of the Attachment I – Initial Task Order PWS.

***The Factor II - Technical Approach submission is limited to 30 pages TOTAL***

Factor III – Past Performance

To demonstrate its past performance, the offeror shall identify up to three (3) of its most relevant contracts performed within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date. Those contracts must also reflect one (1) year of completed performance by the closing date of the solicitation. Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the relevance of the contracts to the requirements of the solicitation.

For purposes of this solicitation, a contract is defined as a single contract or a single task order placed under an ID/IQ contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), or a Federal Supply Schedule. Offerors shall not submit the IDIQ contract, FSS contract, or BPA itself as a reference. Offerors may submit a combination of no more than three

(3) delivery orders (DOs), task orders (TOs), technical direction letters (TDLs), and/or technical area tasks (TATs) placed under an ID/IQ or BPA as one of the three examples of past performance. Such a combination must also meet the requirements stated above: each individual example in the combination must have been performed within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date and demonstrate at least one (1) year (12 months) of completed performance by the closing date of the solicitation. If a combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs are used as a past performance example, the offeror shall state the specific experience claimed, period of performance, and dollar value of each. A Past Performance example that does not provide the level of detail required will may not be evaluated. No more than one combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs is permitted in the past performance submittal.

If a proposed subcontractor’s past performance is provided as part of the three (3) of its most relevant contracts or efforts, the percentage and type of work to be done by the subcontractor on the solicitation requirement must be stated. The offeror’s submittal shall also detail clearly the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform. A Past Performance example which does not detail clearly the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform may not be evaluated.

If the prime offeror or intended subcontractor/partner submits a past performance example in which it served as a subcontractor, the prime/sub/partner shall detail clearly the work that it performed and the magnitude (dollar value) of that subcontracted work only. A Past Performance example that does not differentiate between the overall contract effort and the subcontractor effort will may not be evaluated.

The past performance of subcontractors/partners who will be performing major or critical aspects of the solicitation will be considered as highly as a prime contractor’s past performance.

Failure of offerors to provide the required information and level of specificity may result in the contract reference not being evaluated.

The offeror shall complete a “Past Performance Information Form” for each reference submitted. The form is an attachment to the solicitation.

In addition to the information requested above, offerors shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete the Past Performance Report Form attached to the solicitation and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Inga Love at inga.love@navy.mil and Chelsey Crawford at chelsey.crawford@navy.mil by the DUE DATE OF THIS SOLICITATION. The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information.

***The Past Performance submission is limited to 12 pages***

Volume II – Price Proposal:

Factor IV – Price

The price proposal shall include all elements of price and such other price information considered appropriate to support the vendor’s proposal. The pricing information shall be completed in accordance with the following:

a. Completed extended CLIN amounts on the continuation section of the 1449 “Supplies or Services and Price” submitted electronically via email to inga.love@navy.mil and Chelsey.crawford@navy.mil.

b. Unless completed in SAM, RFQ Section, Representation, Certification and Other Statements of Vendors

– completed by the offeror

c. A completed Attachment II – Pricing Spreadsheet, Tab 1.

1. Services Pricing: Separate price information shall be submitted for each ordering year of service, as shown in Tab 1 of Attachment I. The price for the services shown in this spreadsheet shall include all fully-burdened labor required to provide services. The Firm Fixed Price annual rates proposed in the pricing spreadsheet submitted will be incorporated into the resultant contract.

2. The price proposal shall include all supporting data. This information may include a breakdown of the labor categories, labor hours, and labor rates anticipated and should be submitted in Microsoft Excel format.

3. Initial Task Order Pricing: Offerors shall submit pricing for the Initial Task Order, Tab 2 on Attachment II – Pricing Spreadsheet. All labor categories and rates used to price the Initial Task Order shall be in accordance with the Services Pricing tab of the Pricing Spreadsheet.

d. Travel is anticipated. The Government has included a “Not to Exceed” travel amount for the ordering periods and FAR clause 52.217-8. All offerors are to propose the “Not to Exceed” travel amounts provided in the Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-2 for each of the identified travel CLINs (ordering years and 52.217-8).

In addition to providing the above supporting data, the price proposal shall also contain the vendor’s acknowledgement of the applicable Service Contract Labor Standards regulations as they apply to this requirement and their confirmation of their compliance with those regulations.

**The price submission is not page limited, but is strictly limited to price information**

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

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after the evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The evaluation of proposals will consider the Non-Price Proposal to be significantly more important than the Price Proposal. Within the Non-Price Proposal evaluation the Government will consider Factor II, Staffing Approach to be approximately equal to Factor III, Past Performance. The evaluation and award are being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and FAR Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery Contracts.

The Government reserves the right to award without exchanges. Accordingly, the offeror should submit its most favorable terms from a facilities clearance, past performance, and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges if later determined by the PCO to be necessary. Offerors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of unacceptable.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation 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.

Addendum to 52.212-2:

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Accordingly, the offeror should submit its most favorable terms from a Facilities clearance, Performance and Management Approach, Past Performance, and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the PCO to be necessary. Offerors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of unacceptable.

The evaluation of proposals shall consider the Non-Price Proposal to be significantly more important than the Price Proposal. The selection of an offeror for award will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will consist of the evaluation of Factor I – Facility Clearance. Offerors receiving an “Acceptable” rating in phase I shall move on to Phase II. Phase II will consist of evaluation Factor II – Technical Approach and Factor III – Past Performance. The Technical Approach has two Sub-factors: Sub-factor I – Performance and Management Approach and Sub-factor II

– Initial Task Order Staffing Approach, which are listed in descending order of importance. The Technical Approach and the Past Performance Factor are of approximate equal importance. Within Phase II proposals will be ranked according to price, inclusive of all ordering years and 52.217-8 option pricing. An offeror’s proposed prices will be determined by adding all extended amounts for the CLINs/SLINs on the continuation section of the SF1449.

If the lowest priced proposal is evaluated to have a Technical Approach Combined Technical/Risk rating of “Outstanding,” and an overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment rating of ‘Substantial Confidence’, that proposal represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other proposals. However, if the lowest priced proposal is not evaluated to have an ‘Outstanding,’ Technical Approach Combined Technical/Risk rating and a ‘Substantial

Confidence’ Past Performance Confidence Assessment rating, the next-lowest priced proposal will be evaluated.

The evaluation process will continue (in order of price from lowest to highest) until a proposal is evaluated to have an ‘Outstanding,’ Technical Approach Combined Technical/Risk rating and a ‘Substantial Confidence’ Past Performance Confidence Assessment rating. At that time, the Contracting Officer shall make an integrated assessment best value award decision between the proposal rated “Outstanding” and ‘Substantial Confidence’ and all lower priced proposals. If no offeror is rated as “Outstanding,” with "Substantial Confidence" the Contracting Officer shall make an integrated assessment best value award decision among all offerors rated "Unknown Confidence" or "Satisfactory Confidence."

Volume I: Non-Price Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Phase I

Factor I: Clearance

Factor I will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis on its submission of the proof/verification of its Top Secret Facilities Clearance. This will be evaluated during Phase I on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis utilizing the Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable ratings in Table 1 below.

Phase II

Factor II: Technical Approach

The purpose of the technical factor and sub-factors, which are listed in order of importance, is to assess the offeror’s proposed approach to satisfy the Government’s requirements. The evaluation of risk is related to the assessment of the offeror’s proposed technical submittal. Risk, as it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offeror’s proposed approach to achieving the technical factor involves risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. Risk will be considered in the evaluation of the technical factor and sub-factors.

NOTE: A rating of “Marginal” for any sub-factor means that the offeror’s proposal is not awardable without a change or changes to the offeror’s proposal. An offer which includes a “Marginal” rating is not eligible for award if award is made on initial offers. Offerors that receive a “Marginal” rating are considered to be susceptible to correction if the Contracting Officer determines that an exchange (pursuant to FAR 15.306) is appropriate and said exchange is conducted.

NOTE: A rating of “Unacceptable” for any sub-factor means the offeror’s proposal will not be further evaluated and is not awardable. Offerors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of Unacceptable.”

Sub-factor I – IDIQ Performance and Management Approach: The offeror’s proposed Performance and Management approach will be evaluated on feasibility, its comprehensiveness, and the degree to which the offeror demonstrates its understanding and ability to successfully accomplish the requirements contained in Sections 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.3.2, and 3.4.2 of the IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The offeror’s proposed Performance and Management approach will also be evaluated on how well it details the management controls, techniques and procedures in order to perform required work in a timely, responsive and professional manner. How well their management plan will provide control and oversight for day-to-day functions as well as management across multiple task orders. Offeror’s proposed management plan will be evaluated on its proposed organization structure in overseeing the execution of multiple task orders. The offeror will be evaluated on their ability to identify any risks in the solicitation, the PWS, and with the implementation of their Performance and Management approach, the feasibility of the proposed risk mitigation techniques, and if the actions to mitigate those risks have been successfully used in the past.

Sub-factor II – Initial Task Order Staffing Approach: The offeror’s overall staffing approach will be evaluated on its feasibility, comprehensiveness, and the degree to which the offeror…