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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the RFP closing date, post answ ers to the questions received and revise any documents as a result of the questions/answ ers. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 9

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 24-Nov-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 N0018922R0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Nov-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 X is extended, is not extended.

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

24-Nov-2021

CODE

NAVSUP FLC NORFOLK CONTRACTING

NORFOLK OFFICE

ATTN: M. OLSZAK

1968 GILBERT ST. SUITE 600

NORFOLK VA 23511-3392

N00189 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N0018922R0003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Would the Government consider any documents requiring signature to be submitted as a pdf type document?

a. Yes, both Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF have been added as acceptable submission formats.

2. Would the Government confirm there is no requirement for the Offeror’s subcontractors to submit a proposal to the Government?

a. Yes, as this is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract, only one (1) proposal from the PRIME vendor should be submitted.

3. Would the Government confirm the Offeror is to submit its proposal via email to both

Morgan Olszak and Richard Mateljan?

a. Yes, that is correct.

4. Will the Government waive the Past Performance Report Form if the Contractor can provide Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the Federal

Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), the Electronic

Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other documentation?

a. No, this will not be waived.

5. SF1449 Ref. Offer Due Date: Would the Government provide a one-week extension to allow adequate preparation in consideration of Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving Day holidays approaching?

a. Yes, this has been extended.

6. Page 13 Ref. C.5.2 Would the Government provide the distribution of hours for

Government and Contractor facilities by labor category?

a. Yes, this has been added to the pricing spreadsheet.

7. Page 25 Ref. Important Notes (4): Would the Government confirm Subcontractors are not required to submit a Cost Proposal?

a. Yes, as this is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract, only one (1) proposal from the PRIME vendor should be submitted.

8. Page 25 Ref. Important Notes (4): Would the Government consider receipt of Offeror’s final proposal submission via DOD Safe site?

a. No, please submit in accordance with the instructions outlined in the RFP.

9. Page 26 Ref. II Requirements For Proposal Content (2): “Identification of original or a copy of the proposal” Would the Government confirm that the Offeror is only required to submit (1) one original electronic proposal submission?

a. Yes, that is correct.

10. Page 26 Ref. II Requirements For Proposal Content (4): Would the Government accept

Factor V - Price in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel in addition to Microsoft Word listed in the table?

a. Yes, both Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF have been added as acceptable submission formats.

11. Page 29 Ref Volume IV Small Business Subcontracting Plan: Would the Government confirm that the Small Business Subcontracting Plan should be based on the $48M Total

Ceiling as stated in the solicitation?

a. Yes, that is correct.

12. Would the Government allow fold-outs (11 x 17 pages) in the proposal?

a. No, fold-outs should not be submitted.

13. Page 29 Factor V – Price. Would the Government provide Other Direct Costs (ODCs) amounts outside of the travel NTE estimates provided in the RFP?

a. No, this is a firm-fixed-price type and travel is the only NTE amount.

14. Would the government consider allowing graphics (including tables) in font Times New

Roman size 8 point or larger?

a. Yes, this was been revised.

15. Would the Government allow 40 pages for Factor II – Technical Approach and Times

New Roman, 10 point font?

a. The font size remains, however, the page number has been extended to 45.

16. SF 1449 Page 1 – The Government references NAICS 541330 Engineering Services, does that include the military exemption at the size standard of $41.5M?

a. Yes, this has been revised.

17. Volume II, Factor II- Would the Government consider allowing an additional 10 pages to the Technical Approach?

a. Yes, this has been revised.

18. Volume II, Factor IV- Would the Government consider allowing CPARs submittal in lieu of the Past Performance Report Forms?

a. No, this will not be waived.

19. Reference-Attachment 2 Contract Pricing Spreadsheet-Section C.2.1 Table % of Work:

Bremerton, WA 20%, Norfolk, VA 30%, San Diego, CA 30%

Question-Will the Government clarify if the hours provided in Attachment 2 are required to be priced based on 20% at Bremerton, WA Government site, 30% at Norfolk, VA

Government site, 30% at San Diego, CA Government site, 10% at Contractor’s

Facilities/Site, and 10% at Other Government site determined by Task Order?

a. Yes, that is correct.

20. In the case where the assigned COR for a submitted past performance Task Order is not available to complete the Past Performance Report Form, is the TA or another

Government responsible personnel who is familiar with the Task Order permitted to complete and forward the form to contract Government Official?

a. Yes, that is acceptable.

21. There appears to be an apparent inconsistency in the solicitation (N0018922R0003), as written, with respect to contract maximum ceiling ($48M) and level of effort being directed for pricing purposes (1,315,000 total hours in Attachment 4, EMS Contract

Pricing Spreadsheet). We would have presented this question earlier if we had realized the impact of the inconsistency to the pricing attachment.

Does the level of effort in the pricing attachment include hours beyond what is intended to be ordered in the aggregate to arrive at the maximum ceiling value (solicitation p. 23, paragraph entitled “CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND

CONTRACT VALUE”)? If not, when calculating the mandated hours for the SCA labor categories alone at the SCA wages and 100% government site would result in a total evaluated price that far exceeds the maximum value.

a. It is the determination of the Government that the number of hours and contract ceiling is appropriate. Please note that the pricing spreadsheet has been revised to incorporate a breakdown of both on-site and off-site hours.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The standard size code has changed from $16,500,000 to $41,500,000.

The required response date/time has changed from 03-Dec-2021 12:00 PM to 10-Dec-2021 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

Section L

FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1 ADDENDUM, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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 to the Contracting Officer on or before the closing date and time cited elsewhere in this solicitation. Faxes, mailed, and/or responses through SAM.gov or any method other than email are not acceptable.

Offerors are required to submit their proposals in four (4) separate volumes as follows:

Volume I: Factor I – Facility Clearance

Volume II: Factor II – Technical Approach

Factor III – Small Business Participation Plan

Factor IV – Past Performance

Volume III: Factor V– Price

Volume IV: Factor VI – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Not an Evaluation Factor)

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 Morgan Olszak at morgan.olszak@navy.mil or morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil and Richard Mateljan at richard.a.mateljan@navy.mil or richard.a.mateljan.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 3:00 PM, Eastern

Time (ET), on 16 November 2021. 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 - N0018922R0003 – (Name of Offeror) – (“Prime” or “Sub”) – Email (#) of (#)]]

Note: The 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 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 (Facility Clearance, Technical Approach, Small Business Participation

Plan, Past Performance, Price and 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 (1) 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:

Factor and Sub-Factor Titles Page Limit* Required Format mailto:morgan.olszak@navy.mil mailto:morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:richard.a.mateljan@navy.mil mailto:richard.a.mateljan.civ@us.navy.mil

Factor I – Facility Clearance No limit Microsoft Word

Factor II – Technical Approach 45 pages Microsoft Word

Factor III – Small Business Participation Plan 20 Pages Microsoft Word

Factor IV – Past Performance 12 Pages Microsoft Word

Factor V – Price No limit Microsoft Word

Factor VI – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Not an

Evaluation Factor) No limit Microsoft Word

All submission and attachments shall be in Microsoft Office Word, Excel or Adobe Pro. Submissions sent in any other format other than those outlined previously will not be evaluated and will be considered non-responsive.

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 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

(1) 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 (1) 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:

Factor I – Facility Clearance

The Offeror shall provide proof/verification that it possesses a current Secret Facility clearance at time of proposal submission. The proof/verification shall be in the form of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

(DCSA) verification or a letter from the Offeror’s Corporate Officer certifying it possesses a current Secret Facility

Clearance. The letter submission from its Corporate Officer shall include the following: Cage Code, Facility Name, Physical Location, Facility Clearance (FCL) 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.

Factor II – Technical

Offerors shall provide, in detail, a technical approach that demonstrates a complete understanding of and the capability to fully implement and execute all requirements of the solicitation and Performance Work Statement

(PWS). The technical approach must include, at a minimum, the following:

o The detailed approach to meeting the specific services and requirements identified in paragraphs C.1 through C.3 of the PWS o The approach to providing the personnel resources and meeting the skill sets identified in paragraph C.4 of the PWS. If the offeror does not identify the labor categories listed in C.4 by the same specific title, then a cross-reference listing shall be provided in the offeror’s proposal identifying the difference(s).

o The approach to providing the facilities and performing the services required in paragraphs C.5 and C.6 of the PWS.

o The offeror shall provide a detailed management approach demonstrating how the offeror will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS.

o Description of subcontractor utilization and control procedures o The offeror shall describe any risks associated with the implementation of the offeror’s overall technical and management approach to meeting all requirements of the solicitation and PWS; describe techniques and actions to mitigate such risks; and explain how the techniques and actions identified for risk mitigation have been successfully used by the offeror.

***The Technical Approach submission is limited to 30 pages***

Factor III - Small Business Participation Plan

Offerors (large and small businesses) SHALL provide a Small Business Participation Plan. Small Business

Participation Plans shall address the following:

The extent to which small business concerns are specifically identified;

The extent of commitment to use small business concerns (for example, enforceable commitments will be weighted more heavily than non-enforceable ones);

The complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

Past performance of the offerors in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

The extent of participation of small business concerns in terms of the value of the total acquisition

***The Small Business Participation Plan submission is limited to 20 pages***

Factor IV – 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 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 may not be evaluated.

No more than one combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs is permitted in the past performance submittal.

One (1) year of completed performance is defined as twelve (12) consecutive months of performance.

References with less than twelve (12) consecutive months of service will not be considered.

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 may not be evaluated.

The past performance of subcontractors 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. [With respect to joint ventures, the procuring activity will consider work done individually by each member of the joint venture as well as any work done by the joint venture itself previously. Joint venture references must meet the temporal requirements described in section L (within five years and a year of completed performance). Additionally, if a joint venture member submits a past performance reference, the joint venture member shall detail clearly the work that it performed in that effort and the magnitude (dollar value) of that work. A reference that does not differentiate between the overall contract effort and the joint venture member’s effort for that reference may not be evaluated. The past performance of a joint venture member who will be performing major or critical aspects of the solicitation will be considered as highly as the joint venture’s past performance.]

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 Morgan Olszak at morgan.olszak@navy.mil or morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil and

Richard A. Mateljan at richard.a.mateljan@navy.mil or richard.a.mateljan.civ@us.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 III:

Factor V – Price

This volume shall include the following completed solicitation documents and a complete and detailed price breakdown with all supporting documentation. The pricing information shall be completed in accordance with the following:

A complete and signed Standard Form 1449, “Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items” and executed copy of amendments, if applicable.

For the purpose of preparing a price proposal, the offeror shall assume that the period of performance consists of a five-year ordering period. Offerors shall use the periods established in the Schedule.

A completed “EMS Contract Pricing” spreadsheet provided as an attachment of the RFP. The pricing spreadsheet will indicate pricing information for each ordering year as well as the total for all years. 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 will be incorporated into the resultant contract.

Unless completed in System for Award Management (SAM), “Representations, Certifications and Other

Statements of Offerors” certification completed by the offeror.

Travel costs are anticipated; therefore, the Government has included travel amounts for each period of performance. All Offerors are to propose the travel amounts provided below for all identified travel

CLINs.

mailto:morgan.olszak@navy.mil mailto:morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:richard.a.mateljan@navy.mil mailto:richard.a.mateljan.civ@us.navy.mil

The estimated travel amounts are provided in the solicitation as Not to Exceed (NTE), cost reimbursable CLINs. The

Government’s estimated travel (plus applicable burdens) shall be used for the purpose of evaluating the price proposal. Application of overhead and/or G&A rates, as appropriate, will be allowed only if the offeror maintains separate accounts for such costs; the offeror must apply burdens (as appropriate and allowable) to the common evaluation amounts. No profit or fee may be applied to the travel costs. Any offeror having an accounting system that allows for the application of overhead and G&A to travel shall specifically state this. The offeror’s failure to identify that additional indirect cost elements will be included shall result in those costs being deemed as mutually agreed upon as unallowable during the performance of the contract.

Offerors shall use the following Government-estimated travel amounts in preparing their price proposal:

TRAVEL

Year 1 $425,000.00

Year 2 $435,625.00

Year 3 $446,515.63

Year 3 $457,678.52

Year 4 $469,120.48

For the purpose of preparing a price proposal, the contractor shall assume that the basic period of performance will be one (1) 5-year ordering period.

Volume IV:

Factor VI – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Other than Small Businesses ONLY; Not an Evaluation

Factor)

Large business offerors SHALL submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan

Requirements. Offerors are permitted to submit a master subcontracting plan so long as it is created in accordance with FAR 19.701 and FAR 19.704(b). Subcontracting Plans are not required from small business offerors.

It is the goal of this solicitation that prime contractors subcontract with small businesses to the maximum extent practicable. For other-than-small (large) prime contractors, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals shall be expressed in terms of whole dollars and percentages based on total planned subcontracting dollars. Of the total planned subcontracting dollars, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall include goals for Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, HubZone Small Businesses, Veteran Owned

Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The Government will consider prior achievement of small business subcontracting plan goals as well as the proposed dollar values and percentages related to this solicitation. Small businesses are not required to submit a subcontracting plan, but are required to submit a small business participation plan.

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute an offer (proposal) and will indicate the offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this RFP and any attachments and/or exhibits hereto. Alternate proposals are not authorized. Objections to any of the terms and conditions of the RFP will constitute a deficiency

(see FAR 15.001) which will make the offer unacceptable. An offeror may correct a deficiency only through discussions (see FAR 15.306(d) and 15.307).

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