4.02c Released - Solicitation N0018924Q0135.pdf

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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

757-443-1328

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

07:00 AM 26 Mar 2024

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7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

MICHAEL A. OWENS

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

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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

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

V411453186MR20A

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

NAVSUP FLC NORFOLK CONTRACTING

NORFOLK OFFICE

ATTN:M OWEN

1968 GILBERT STREET STE 600

NORFOLK VA 23511-3392

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE V41145 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP SQUADRON TWO

KAISHA LEWIS

BLDG 2480 BON HOMME RICHARD ST

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT

JACKSONVILLIE FL 32228-0046

TEL: 904-270-4543 FAX:

FAX:

TEL: 757-443-1404

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$47,000,000

NAICS:

488330

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

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

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

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

EDWOSB

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

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REPRESENTATIVE

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FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

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ITEM NO.

Section SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

JOINT VENTURE LANGUAGE

Joint Venture Language

“A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of

FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program

Representations, in accordance with

52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories:

(A) Small business;

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program;

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB

Program; or

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.”"

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

THE FOLLOWING NAVSUP LOCAL TEXT IS HEREBY MADE PART OF THE STATEMENT OF

WORK/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.

NAVSUP FLC Norfolk may utilize contractor support through the AbilityOne Program, as needed, to perform contract closeout functions for this acquisition. Information, including business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data, that the offeror provides to the Government or information already in the possession of the Government may be viewed and utilized by the AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel during the course of its contract performance. The information that may be made available to the support contractor may include, for example, pricing and technical proposals, historical contract, pricing and performance information, Commercial Asset

Visibility (CAV) reporting information and similar data/information.

By submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror and its subcontractors consent to a release of their business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data to the Government's AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel in order to perform close out services. Prior to the release of any such information to the support contractor, the support contractor will have in place with the Government a Non-Disclosure/Non-Use Agreement in accordance with the terms of the AbilityOne Program support contract.

Offerors may execute their own Non-Disclosure Agreement with the AbilityOne Program (AbilityOne contact information available from the contracting point of contact). The support contractor must provide copies of the executed agreements to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the support contract; and the offeror/contractor for this acquisition must provide copies of the executed Agreement to the

Contracting Officer for this acquisition. If the offeror/contractor seeks such a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the

AbilityOne Program support contractor, the Agreement must be executed no later than the date of final delivery under the resulting NAVSUP FLC Norfolk contract.

SUPTXT204-9400(4-22) CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS TO FEDERALLY CONTROLLED

FACILITIES, SENSITIVE INFORMATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS OR PROTECTED

HEALTH INFORMATION

The following shall be inserted in full text in all solicitations and contracts (including commercial acquisitions) which require contractor unclassified access to federally controlled facilities, sensitive information, Information

Technology (IT) systems or protected health information. For commercial acquisitions, this text shall be incorporated into either the SOW or PWS.

The security text does not apply in cases where the contractor/vendor does not have access to Navy Marine Corps

Intranet (NMCI) computers, is not issued a Common Access Card (CAC) and is involved in training or other short term duties of less than 30 days duration that allow for the use of a visitor request. In these cases, the government employee must submit a Visitor Access Request (VAR) to the main gate or applicable processing entity for your facility and assume responsibility to escort those without CAC Credentials.

This local text does not apply to non-United States (U.S.) Nationals (foreign nationals) who are contactor employees performing work overseas. The local text is applicable to the U.S. Nationals living in the U.S. or overseas who are performing work on a Navy contract.

The investigation of a non-U.S. national at a foreign location must be consistent with a National Agency Check with

Written Inquiries (NACI), to the extent possible and include a fingerprint check against the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI) criminal history database, an FBI investigations file (name check) search and a name check against the terrorist screening database. Also, the above cited reference notes that Foreign Nationals may not be granted CAC credentials until completion of their investigation and not in the interim.

Per Department of Defense Memorandum (DoDM) 5200.2, Department of Defense (DoD) components must initiate and ensure completion of a background investigation before applying the credentialing standards to a non-U.S.

national at a foreign location. The background investigation must be favorably adjudicated before a CAC can be issued to a non-U.S. national at a foreign location. The type of background investigation may vary based on standing reciprocity treaties concerning identity assurance and information exchanges that exist between the U.S. and its allies or agency agreements with the host country.

CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS TO FEDERALLY CONTROLLED FACILITIES, SENSITIVE

INFORMATION, IT SYSTEMS OR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

Executive Order 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employee, Fitness for

Contractor Employees and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information, Homeland Security

Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12, requires government agencies to develop and implement Federal security standards for Federal employees and contractors. The 5 CFR 32 Part 157 in concert with DoD Manual 1000.13, Vol

1, implements the Federal Standards.

APPLICABILITY

This text applies to all DoD sponsored individuals who require CAC eligibility (or login and P/W if acceptable per contract) for: Physical access to DoD facilities or non-DoD facilities on behalf of DoD; Logical access to information systems (whether on site or remotely); or remote access to DoD networks that use only the CAC logon for user authentication, or access to sensitive and protected information. This applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint

Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD

Field Activities and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD

Components").

Each contractor employee providing services at a Navy command under this contract is required to obtain a DoD

CAC. Additionally, depending on the level of computer/network access, the contract employee will require a successful investigation as detailed below.

ACCESS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES

Per HSPD-12 and implementing guidance, all contractor employees working at a federally controlled base, facility or activity under this clause will require a DoD CAC. When access to a base, facility or activity is required contractor employees shall in-process with the Command's Security Manager (CSM) upon arrival to the command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract.

START-UP PERIOD

All contractor resource onboarding documents must be submitted via the prime contractor. The prime contractor shall make all necessary preparations to assume full responsibility for productive performance as of the performance start date.

Definition of "productive":

a. Visit Authorization Request (VAR)

b. Contractor Information Sheet (CIS)

c. FD-258 Fingerprint Card

d. Completed Electronic Investigation (EQIP)

e. All contractor resource(s) must have an active Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) profile

f. Common Access Card(CAC)

Note (1): Invoicing by the contractor will begin as of the commencement of the performance period of services and no reimbursement will be paid by the government for efforts expended during the start-up period.

Note (2): Foreign Nationals are not allowed access to the functional/system side of Enterprise Resource Planning

(ERP).

ACCESS TO DOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEM

In Accordance With (IAW) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) M-5510.30, contractor employees who require access to Department of the Navy (DoN) or DoD networks are categorized as IT-I, IT-II, or IT-III. The IT-II level, defined in detail in SECNAV M-5510.30, includes positions which require access to sensitive information. Sensitive information includes information protected under the Privacy Act, to include PHI. All contractor employees under this contract who require access to Privacy Act protected information are therefore categorized no lower than IT-

II. IT Levels are determined by the requiring activity's Command Information System Security Manager

(ISSM)/Information Assurance Manager (IAM).

Contractor employees requiring privileged or IT-I level access, (when specified by the terms of the contract) require a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) or T5 or T5R equivalent investigation, which is a higher level investigation than the National Agency Check (NAC) with Law and Credit (NACLC)/T3/T3R described below. Due to the privileged system access, an investigation suitable for High Risk national security positions is required.

Individuals who have access to system control, monitoring, or administration functions (e.g. system administrator, database administrator) require training and certification to Information Assurance (IA) Technical Level 1, and must be trained and certified on the Operating System (OS) or Computing Environment (CE) they are required to maintain.

Access to sensitive IT systems is contingent upon a favorably adjudicated background investigation. When access to

IT systems is required for performance of the contractor employee's duties, such employees shall in-process with the

Navy CSM and ISSM/IAM manager upon arrival to the Navy command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract. Completion and approval of a

System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR-N) form is required for all individuals accessing Navy IT resources. The decision to authorize access to a government IT system/network is inherently governmental. The contractor supervisor is not authorized to sign the SAAR-N; therefore, the government employee with knowledge of the system/network access required or the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) shall sign the SAAR-N as the supervisor.

The SAAR-N shall be forwarded to the CSM at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date. Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date may result in delaying the individual's start date.

When required to maintain access to required IT systems or networks, the contractor shall ensure that all employees requiring access complete annual Cyber Awareness training, and maintain a current requisite background investigation. The contractor's security representative shall contact the CSM for guidance when reinvestigations are required.

INTERIM ACCESS

The CSM may authorize issuance of a DoD CAC and interim access to a DoN or DoD unclassified computer/network upon a favorable review of the investigative questionnaire and advance favorable fingerprint results. When the results of the investigation are received and a favorable determination is not made, the contractor employee working on the contract under interim access will be denied access to the computer network and this denial will not relieve the contractor of his/her responsibility to perform.

DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ACCESS

The potential consequences of any requirement under this clause including denial or termination of physical or system access in no way relieves the contractor from the requirement to execute performance under the contract within the timeframes specified in the contract. Contractors shall plan ahead in processing their employees and subcontractor employees. The contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is permitted to have unclassified access to a federally controlled facility, federally-controlled information system/network and/or to government information, meaning information not authorized for public release.

CONTRACTOR'S SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE

The contractor shall designate an employee to serve as the contractor's security representative. Within three (3) work days after contract award, the contractor shall provide to the requiring activity's Security Manager and the

Contracting Officer, in writing, the name, title, address and phone number for the contractor's security representative. The contractor's security representative shall be the primary point of contact on any security matter.

The contractor's security representative shall not be replaced or removed without prior notice to the Contracting

Officer and CSM.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR

CONTRACTORS ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS OR PERFORMING SENSITIVE

DUTIES

Navy security policy requires that all positions be given a sensitivity value based on level of risk factors to ensure appropriate protective measures are applied. Contractor employees under this contract are recognized as Non-

Critical Sensitive [ADP/IT-II] positions when the contract scope of work require physical access to a federally controlled base, facility or activity and/or requiring access to a DoD computer/network, to perform unclassified sensitive duties. This designation is also applied to contractor employees who access Privacy Act and PHI, provide support associated with fiduciary duties, or perform duties that have been identified as National Security Positions.

At a minimum, each contractor employee must be a US citizen and have a favorably completed NACLC or T3 or

T3R equivalent investigation to obtain a favorable determination for assignment to a non-critical sensitive or IT-II position. The investigation consists of a standard NAC and a FBI fingerprint check plus law enforcement checks and credit check. Each contractor employee filling a non-critical sensitive or IT-II position is required to complete:

- SF-86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions (or equivalent Office of Personnel Management

(OPM) investigative product)

- Two FD-258 Applicant Fingerprint Cards (or an electronic fingerprint submission

- Original Signed Release Statements

Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date shall result in delaying the individual's start date. Background investigations shall be reinitiated as required to ensure investigations remain current (not older than ten (10) years) throughout the contract performance period. The contractor's security representative shall contact the CSM for guidance when reinvestigations are required.

Regardless of their duties or IT access requirements ALL contractor employees shall in-process with the CSM upon arrival to the command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract. Employees requiring IT access shall also check-in and check-out with the Navy command's ISSM/IAM. Completion and approval of a SAAR-N form is required for all individuals accessing Navy

IT resources. The SAAR-N shall be forwarded to the Navy CSM at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date. Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date shall result in delaying the individual's start date.

The contractor shall ensure that each contract employee requiring access to IT systems or networks complete annual

Cyber Awareness training, and maintain a current requisite background investigation. Contractor employees shall accurately complete the required investigative forms prior to submission to the CSM. The CSM will review the submitted documentation for completeness prior to submitting it to the OPM; Potential suitability or security issues identified may render the contractor employee ineligible for the assignment. An unfavorable determination is final

(subject to SF-86 appeal procedures) and such a determination does not relieve the contractor from meeting any contractual obligation under the contract. The CSM will forward the required forms to OPM for processing. Once the investigation is complete, the results will be forwarded by OPM to the DoD Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) for a determination.

If the contractor employee already possesses a current favorably adjudicated investigation, the contractor shall submit a VAR via the JPAS or a hard copy VAR directly from the contractor's security representative. Although the contractor will take JPAS owning role over the contractor employee, the Navy command will take JPAS "Servicing" role over the contractor employee during the hiring process and for the duration of assignment under that contract.

The contractor shall include the IT position category per SECNAV M-5510.30 for each employee designated on a

VAR. The VAR requires annual renewal for the duration of the employee's performance under the contract.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR

CONTRACTORS ASSIGNED TO OR PERFORMING NON-SENSITIVE DUTIES

Contractor employee whose work is unclassified and non-sensitive (e.g., performing certain duties such as lawn maintenance, vendor services, etc...) and who require physical access to publicly accessible areas to perform those duties shall meet the following minimum requirements:

- Must be either a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident with a minimum of 3 years of legal residency in the U.S. (as required by the Deputy Secretary of Defense DTM 08-006 or its subsequent DoD Instruction

(INST)) and

- Must have a favorably completed NACI or T1 investigation equivalent including a FBI fingerprint check prior to installation access.

To be considered for a favorable trustworthiness determination, the CSR must submit for all employees each of the following:

- SF-85 Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions

- Two FD-258 Applicant Fingerprint Cards (or an electronic fingerprint submission)

- Original Signed Release Statements

The contractor shall ensure each individual employee has a current favorably completed NACI or T1 equivalent investigation, or ensure successful FBI fingerprint results have been gained and investigation has been processed with OPM.

Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date may result in delaying the individual's start date.

* Consult with your CSM and ISSM/IAM for local policy when IT-III (non-sensitive) access is required for non-

U.S. citizens outside the U.S..*

**Alternative language which may be included as appropriate:

Contractor and all Contractor personnel with access to or responsibility for XXXXXX of this contract shall comply with DoD Directive 8500.1E IA, DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD IT, DoD Directive

5400.11 DoD Privacy Program, DoD 5200.2-R Personnel Security Program and HSPD 12.

X.1 Be CAC ready at the IT Level II prior to reporting for work.

X.2 At minimum, all contractor personnel must possess/maintain a favorable Tier 3 investigation; formerly a NAC with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). This requirement is critical in order to access the data base systems within NAVSUP. It is Contracting Companies; responsibility to ensure that 100% of the contractors have the Tier 3 investigation/IT Level II. In addition, interim approval of clearances is not authorized.

X.3 Be citizens of the U.S.

X.4 If at any time, any contractor person requiring a CAC is unable to possess/maintain an adjudicated Tier 3 investigation, the contractor shall immediately notify the NAVSUP COR to coordinate removal of such a person from work under this contract.

X.5 Contractor personnel with access to or responsibility for nonpublic government data under this contract must comply with HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) issuance requirements, known as the CAC for

NAVSUP.

EXPEDITING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT

(a) As part of the negotiated fixed price or total estimated amount of this contract, both the Government and the

Contractor have agreed to waive any entitlement that otherwise might accrue to either party in any residual dollar amount of $1,000 or less at the time of final contract closeout. The term "residual dollar amount" shall include all money that would otherwise be owed to either party at the end of the contract, except that, amounts connected in any way with taxation, allegations of fraud and/or antitrust violations shall be excluded. For purposes of determining residual dollar amounts, offsets of money owed by one party against money that would otherwise be paid by that party may be considered to the extent permitted by law.

(b) This agreement to waive entitlement to residual dollar amounts has been considered by both parties. It is agreed that the administrative costs for either party associated with collecting such small dollar amounts could exceed the amount to be recovered.

AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicate with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

(c) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the

Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

NAME: ______________________

ADDRESS: __________________

TELEPHONE: ________________

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

08 March 2024

LCS-25 Maneuvering Consultant PWS

I. Executive Summary:

Littoral Combat Squadron Two (LCSRONTWO) requires Maneuvering Consultant

Services to assist and further train Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Bridge Crew as they leave

Marinette, WI through the Great Lakes, Welland Canal and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

II. Scope:

The contractor shall perform the following task: Provide Maneuvering Consultant

Services for the Littoral Combat Ship sail around journeys for the following three (3) Navy

LCS Vessels:

LCS 27 USS Nantucket – July/August 2024

LCS 29 USS Beloit – November 2024

LCS 31 USS Cleveland – April/May 2025

(Note – Dates are subject to change.)

III. Background:

LCSRONTWO has requested LCS Maneuvering Consultant Services for all Freedom

Class LCS Vessels leaving Marinette, WI traveling to Jacksonville, FL for the previous thirteen (13) LCS Vessels. There remain three (3) Freedom Class LCS to be delivered to the

US Navy.

IV. Scope of Work:

Task 1: The primary focus of the Maneuvering Consultant (MC) is to continue the training of the ship’s bridge teams and ensure the safe maneuvering of the ship through waters that are inherently unfamiliar to the crew and assist in supporting and instructing the crew in navigation on the Great Lakes.

Task 2: In addition, the contractor shall provide all necessary consulting to the

Commanding Officer with respect to mitigation of risk exposure, voyage planning, safe and effective methods of navigation, collision avoidance, sound seamanship practices, and local regulations.

Task 3: When a local pilot is embarked in addition to the maneuvering consultant, the two shall work together in advising the Commanding Officer in maneuvering of the ship and direction provided to tugs. The contractor shall remain a source for recommendations, even when a local pilot is embarked, and the Commanding Officer shall always retain full command and responsibility for the safety of the ship.

V. Technical Information for the LCS Vessels:

U. S. Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Platform

3100 tons

LOA: 389 ft

Beam: 59 ft

Draft: 14 ft

Navigational Draft: 20 ft

Diesel/Gas Turbine Waterjet propulsion

VI. Maneuvering Consultant Required Certifications, Licenses and Experience:

The contractor shall possess an Unlimited Tonnage Great Lakes Master

License with pilotage for the entire Great Lakes.

They shall have recent experience transiting in and out of Marinette, WI, and the entire the Great Lakes utilizing KaMeWa waterjets.

In addition, they shall have recent experience in transiting all associated locks and canals from Green Bay, WI to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada aboard at least two FREEDOM Variant LCSs within the past five years.

As a requirement of their USCG License, the Navigational Consultant shall operate under all aspects of the 46 U.S.C. Chapter 93-Great Lakes Pilotage.

Per 46 U.S.C. Chapter 93 – Great Lakes, each vessel of the United States operating on register shall engage a United States or Canadian registered pilot for the route being navigated who shall— (A) in waters of the Great

Lakes designated by the President, direct the navigation of the vessel subject to the customary authority of the master.

VII. Period of Performance for each CLIN:

CLIN 0001 LCS 27 USS Nantucket: travel from 29 July through 17 Aug

2024. 29 July 2024 is a travel date; 30 July 2024 (prep day onboard). In consideration of the potential for additional hazards to arise to include mechanical or weather delays, the period of performance may be extended regarding the continuation of the completion of the movement through the

Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaways and Welland Canal.

CLIN 0002 LCS 29 USS Beloit: 15 - 30 November.15 November 2024 is a travel date; 16 November 2024 (prep day onboard). In consideration of the potential for additional hazards to arise to include mechanical or weather delays, the period of performance may be extended regarding the continuation of the completion of the movement through the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence

Seaways and Welland Canal.

CLIN 0003 LCS 31 USS Cleveland: 15 – 30 May 2025. 15 May 2025 is a travel date; 16 May 2025 (prep day onboard). In consideration of the potential for additional hazards to arise to include mechanical or weather delays, the period of performance may be extended regarding the continuation of the completion of the movement through the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaways and Welland Canal.

VIII. Place of Performance for each CLIN:

CLIN 0001 LCS 27 USS Nantucket – Marinette, WI with a Port Visit stop in Cleveland, OH

(04 – 07 Aug 24), Quebec, Canada (11 – 15 Aug 24), Halifax, Canada (16-17 Aug 24)

CLIN 0002 LCS 29 USS Beloit - Marinette, WI with a Port Visit stop in Cleveland, OH (04 –

07 Nov 24), Quebec, Canada (11 – 15 Nov 24), Halifax, Canada (16-17 Nov 24)

CLIN 0003 LCS 31 USS Cleveland - Marinette, WI with a Port Visit stop in Cleveland, OH

(04 – 07 May 25), Quebec, Canada (11 – 15 May 25), Halifax, Canada (16-17 May 25)

IX. Appendix: List of Acronyms

KaWaMe Jets – Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad waterjets

LCS – Littoral Combat Ship

LCSRONTWO - Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two

MC – Maneuvering Consultant

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS—

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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

The Government intends to award a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) type contract. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations; however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to Michael A. Owen II (michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil) and Ricardo Lopez

(ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil) to be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to compete the requirement. Challenges must include the following information to enable the Government to determine that an equivalent service exists which would meet or exceed the Government’s needs as stated herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This acquisition uses a simplified and streamlined process as authorized under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

The quotation package shall consist of the following:

a. Factor I – Technical Certifications (15-page limit)

b. Factor II – Past Performance (12-page limit)

c. Factor III - Price (no page limit)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS OF QUOTES

1. To ensure that all questions submitted by potential quoters are answered prior to the solicitation closing date, one consolidated list of questions concerning the solicitation should be submitted via e-mail to the contracting points of contact: Michael A. Owen II (michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil), and Ricardo Lopez

(ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil) no later than 0700, Eastern Standard Time (EST), on 22 March 2024. The

Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions received concerning this solicitation after the questions receipt date above. Accordingly, vendors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the solicitation timeframe.

2. The evaluation factors are listed below. This section specifies the requested format that quoters utilize; the intent is not to restrict quoters in the manner in which they will perform their work but rather to ensure a certain degree of mailto:michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil uniformity in the format of the responses for evaluation purposes. The quote should contain the following items in addition to the other information required by this solicitation:

The cover page should indicate the following:

a. Request for Quote Number

b. Name and Address of Quoter, Cage Code, DUNS Unique Entity Identification, and SAM Unique Entity

Identification

c. Point of Contact name, telephone number and email address

d. Quote validity period of at least 90 days from the submittal of the RFQ

3. Each factor is limited to the maximum number of pages as defined above. These page limitations are inclusive of the executive summary and any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Graphics (including tables) in the submittal may use an alternative 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 a font point size of 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12 point font). Lines shall, at a minimum, be single spaced.

Pages shall be consecutively numbered. Multiple pages, double pages, two-sided pages, or foldouts will count as an equivalent number of 8 ½" x 11" pages. Quoters are 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, compliance matrix, table of contents, and dividers. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described above will not be evaluated.

QUOTE CONTENT

Factor I – Technical Certifications The quoter shall provide documentary evidence that demonstrates their experience navigating the Littoral Combat

Ship (LCS) Freedom Variant, or identical waterjet driven ships, in the Great Lakes. The quoter shall demonstrate that they have completed at least two transits of the associated locks and canals between Marinette, WI, Escanaba, MI and Quebec City, Quebec within the last five (5) years. Experience may be documented in various forms such as certificates of discharge, a continuous discharge book, pilotage service and billing forms, and service letters or other official documents from marine companies signed by the owner, operator, master, or chief engineer of the vessel.

Documentary evidence must meet the Coast Guard’s standards for authenticity and acceptability. In addition, evidence of an Unlimmited Tonnage Great Lakes Master License with pilotage for the entire Great Lakes. This license must be for the Great Lakes region and current. No equivalent licenses will be accepted.

Factor II - Past Performance The quoter shall demonstrate relevant past performance or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts or efforts within the past five years prior to the solicitation closing date that is the same as or like, the scope and magnitude of the work described by this solicitation.

To demonstrate its past performance, the quoter shall identify up to three (3) of its most relevant contracts or efforts within the past five (5) years and provide any other information the quoter considers relevant to the requirements of the solicitation. Quoters should provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the relevance of the contracts or efforts to the requirements of the solicitation. If subcontractor past performance is provided as part of the three (3) of its most relevant contracts or efforts, the percentage of work to be done by the subcontractor on this current effort must be provided. Therefore, the quoter’s submittal shall clearly detail the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform.

In addition to the information requested above, quoters shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete the attached Past Performance Report Form (Attachment I) and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Michael A. Owen II (michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil) , and Ricardo Lopez

(ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil) no later than 0700 EST on 22 March 2024. 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.

Factor III - Price This submittal shall include completed solicitation documents and additional supporting documentation described below.

a. A complete and signed Standard Form (SF) 1449, “Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items” and executed copy of Amendments, if applicable.

b. RFQ Section “Schedule of Supplies/Services” completed by the quoter.

c. Unless completed in https://www.sam.gov, “Offeror Representations and Certifications” shall be completed by the quoter.

d. All Subcontractor pricing should be broken out separately and included in the price submittal.

Subcontractor labor cost should be clearly identifiable. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14 entitled

“Limitations on Subcontracting” at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. Therefore, the prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the contract performance.

All price and price supporting information shall be contained in the price submittal. No price or pricing information shall be included in any other submittal including cover letters. Vendors are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their price submittal.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

The Government intends to award a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price contract. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations; however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to Michael

A. Owen II (michael.a.owen.civ@us.navy.mil) and Ricardo Lopez (ricardo.a.lopez38.civ@us.navy.mil) to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent service exists which would meet the Governments needs as stated herein. A determination by the

Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The evaluation of quotes will consider Factor I – Technical Certifications and Factor II – Past Performance, to be more important than Factor III – Price.

Factor I – Technical Certifications

Factor I – Technical Certifications will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis of their ability to demonstrate experience navigating the Littoral Combat Ship Freedom Class Variant, or identical waterjet driven ships, in the Great Lakes while completing at least two transits of the associated locks and canals between

Marinette, WI and Quebec City, Quebec within the last five (5) years. In addition a valid copy of the quoter’s

Unlimmited Tonnage with pilotage for the Great Lakes must be included with the Technical Certifications. This will be evaluated during Phase I utilizing the Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable ratings in Table 1 below.

For a proposal to move on to Phase II of the evaluation, the offer must receive a rating of "Acceptable" for Factor

I. Offers, which receive a rating of “Unacceptable” for this factor, will no longer be considered for award and no further evaluation will be conducted.

Factor II – Past Performance Evaluation:

Past performance will be evaluated based on relevancy and confidence. For the Past Performance Factor, the ratings identified in Tables 2 and 3 below, entitled “Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Table” and “Past Performance

Confidence Assessment Ratings Table,” respectively will be used for the assignment of ratings for relevancy and confidence assessment. Relevancy includes similarity in scope and magnitude. Quoter’s past performance information will be evaluated to determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment.

Past Performance will be assessed as follows: Evaluation will focus only on work experience already performed.

Work yet-to-be performed, and work prior to the last 5 years, will not be considered.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings – Regarding relevancy, each past performance reference under each quoter’s

Past Performance submission will be evaluated to determine its scope and magnitude relative to the instant requirement. The following definitions will apply to this evaluation:

Scope: Experience in the areas defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Magnitude: The measure of the similarity of the dollar value of performed work which exists between the PWS and the quoter’s references.

Quoters lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. However, a proposal from a quoter with no relevant past performance history, while not rated favorably or unfavorably for past performance, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the

Government. In this instance, the quoter will receive a rating of “Not Relevant” in the relevancy rating factor.

Past Performance Confidence Assessment Ratings – The overall assigned rating for Past Performance will be the

Past Performance Confidence Assessment rating. The assignment of this rating will be based on the quality of the relevant past performance and will consider the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance. The quality of performance under a past performance reference that that has no relevance to the instant requirement will not be considered in the overall assessment of Past Performance Confidence. In the case of a quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the quoter may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance rather the quoter will receive an “Unknown Confidence” rating.

To verify past performance information and determine the quality of the past performance submission, the

Government may contact some or all of the references provided, as appropriate, and may collect information through questionnaires (i.e. the Past Performance Report Form), telephone interviews and existing data sources to include but not limited to Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting (CPARS). The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from all sources including sources outside of the Government. This past performance information will be used for the evaluation of past performance.

This evaluation and rating is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the quoter’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the quoter and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFQ. In determining the rating for the past performance evaluation factor, the Government will consider the contracts which the Government feels are most relevant to the RFQ.

Factor III – Price Evaluation:

The vendor’s proposed price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a).

Vendors responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the government may request vendors to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar services, sales history for the same or similar services, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

Although price is the not the most important evaluation factor, it has the potential to become more significant during the evaluation process. The degree of importance of price will increase with the degree of equality of the quotes in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The importance of price will also increase when a vendor's price is so significantly high as to diminish the value to the Government that might be gained under the other aspects of the offer. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all quoter’s are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, quotes, price could become the factor in determining which quoter’s shall receive the award.

Rating Tables:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings (Table 1)

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Not Relevant Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings (Table 2)

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort this solicitation requires.

Somewhat

Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort this solicitation requires.

Past Performance Confidence Assessment Ratings (Table 3)

Substantial

Confidence

Based on the quoter’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the quoter will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory

Confidence

Based on the quoter’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the quoter will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited

Confidence

Based on the quoter’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the quoter will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the quoter’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the quoter will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown

Confidence

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the quoter’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

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52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUND

Pursuant to FAR clause 52.232-18, funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract. The notice of availability of funds can be found at the following:

https://www.navsup.navy.mil/public/navsup/flcn/contracting/

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Each LCSRONTWO Maneuvering Consult

FFP

Maneuvering Consultant Services. Please see PWS.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: V411453186MR20

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: V411453186MR20A

PSC CD: V228

NET AMT

0002 1 Each OPTION LCSRONTWO Maneuvering Consult

FFP

Maneuvering Consultant Services. Please see PWS.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: V411453186MR20

0003 1 Each OPTION LCSRONTWO Maneuvering Consult

FFP

Maneuvering Consultant Services. Please see PWS.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: V411453186MR20

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 Destination Government Destination Government

0003 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001…