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N0018925RZ104

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 12-Jun-2025 12:00 PM to 16-Jun-2025 12:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Answer 1: Please see attached Updated Price List.

SECTION NO.

Reasoning:

For the SharePoint positions the substitutions would support highly experienced and certified professionals to support without limiting the field to just graduates.

Answer 2: See updated Mid-Level SharePoint/Power Platform Developer qualifications in the PWS. All other qualifications remain unchanged.

Answer 3: No, as stated in the RFP, a combination of two task orders can be used as one of the two past performance references.

Answer 4: Yes, a font size of 10 or greater for graphics.

Answer 5: Yes.

Question 6:

Answer 6: See updated FAR 52.212-1 Addendum, Section III(2)(1)(f) language.

Question 7:

Answer 7: See response to Question 6.

Question 8:

Answer 8: See response to Question 6.

Question 9:

Solicitation Section III(2)(1)(f), Page 89

Solicitation states, “The prime contractor shall provide a list of all its subcontractors, the type of contract it will hold with each subcontractor (i.e. CPFF, FFP, LH, etc.), the value of each subcontract and the cognizant Security Office (name, address, and identification code) for each subcontractor.” Given this is a proposal for an IDIQ award, the value of each subcontract will be determined at the task order level. Will the government please remove the requirement to disclose the value of each subcontract or provide clarification as to what is required to satisfy this requirement?

Answer 9: See response to Question 6.

Question 10:

Answer 10: The page limit has been increased to 22 pages.

Question 11:

Solicitation Section II(5), page 84

The Government specified a font for headers and footers, tables and matrices, and the "Past Performance Information Form," but did not specify a font requirement for graphics and figures, would the Government consider a font size of 8 point for graphics and figures?

Answer 11: See response to Question 4.

Question 12:

Answer 12: No. The statement in Section 7.0 is valid and only for specific locations.

Question 13:

Answer 13: Please see attached Updated Price List.

Question 14:

Answer 14: The LOE in the Price List reflects the labor hours anticipated for each labor category for each year of the ordering period. The LOE at the task order level will be determined based on the task order requirement. As provided in the solicitation, the proposed fully burdened FFP noted on the Price List spreadsheet shall be incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract as the ceiling rates for each labor category.

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 - ADDENDUM

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS (BEST VALUE/TRADE-OFF)

I. GENERAL

In addition to instructions to offerors contained elsewhere in this solicitation, the following instructions are provided.

Initial proposals and any modifications thereto are to be submitted to the Contracting Office on or before the closing date and time cited elsewhere in the solicitation. All proposals shall be submitted electronically via email as email attachments to the solicitation point of contact, Shane MacWilliams at shane.j.macwilliams.civ@us.navy.mil. Any other method of delivery (e.g., hard copy, CD, thumb drive, portal, emailed hyperlink, hand-carried, faxed, through NECO, etc.) will NOT be accepted. Proposals shall be received no later than the DATE and TIME FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS specified elsewhere in the solicitation. Offerors shall make all efforts to confirm receipt of proposals PRIOR to the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. Proposals not received by the solicitation points of contact by the date and time specified for receipt of proposals will be considered late, and will not be considered for award.

Proposals shall comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposals contained herein; proposals that do not comply may be considered unacceptable and may render the proposal ineligible for award. All electronic files and versions of proposals shall be submitted in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel) formats and be in an unlocked and searchable format. The offeror shall be responsible for ensuring that its submissions are virus free. Each proposal submission email shall not exceed 10 Megabytes (MBs). If the proposal package exceeds 10 MBs, the offeror shall submit multiple emails so that each email is under 10 MBs. If the offeror submits multiple email submissions, they should label them accordingly (i.e., RFP N0018925RZ104, Volume I – Non-Price Proposal – email 1 of 3, etc.).

NOTE: Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be valid for a minimum of 180 days from the solicitation closing date.

Offerors shall submit their proposal in two (2) separate e-mail attachments labelled accordingly as follows:

Volume I Non-Price Proposal

Volume II Price Proposal

In addition, offers shall include the following in Volume II:

Solicitation cover sheet with appropriate blocks completed by the offeror.

Solicitation pricing pages completed by the offeror

Acknowledgement of solicitation amendments pursuant to FAR 52.212-1 (if not previously acknowledged).

Representations and Certifications completed by the offeror in accordance with instructions contained elsewhere in this solicitation. If the offeror has completed all of the representations and certifications required by this solicitation in SAM (www.sam.gov) in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, then the offeror need not submit the hardcopy Representations and Certifications.

The offeror’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan (this Plan not required for Small Business offerors). The Small Business subcontracting goals are as follows:

Small Business = 23% Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) = 5% Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) = 5% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) = 3% Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) = 3% HUBZone Small Business = 3%

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

Potential offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and, if they have questions concerning the solicitation, should submit one (1) consolidated list of question(s) concerning the solicitation via email to shane.j.macwilliams.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 30 May 2025 at 1200 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for the submission of questions. Questions should be submitted as early as feasible prior to the above date and time; questions received later may be answered at the discretion of the Navy.

In the event any person who is not a bona fide employee of the offeror participated in the creation, formulation, or writing of any portion of the proposal, a certificate to this effect shall be included in Volume II of 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.

Volume I – Non-Price Proposal:

This volume shall address Performance Approach, Management Approach, Past Performance, and Socio-Economic Plan and include all information required for proposal evaluation.

This volume of the proposal shall exclude any reference to the price aspects of the proposal.

Each page of each copy should include the following legend:

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Volume II – Price Proposal:

This volume shall include the completed solicitation pricing pages and a complete and detailed price breakdown with all supporting information. Each page of each copy should include the following legend:

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

II. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSAL CONTENT

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

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

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

DUNS and CAGE of offeror

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

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

(5) Page Limitations

Volume I, “Non-Price Proposal,” is limited to a maximum of TWENTY-TWO (22) pages in length inclusive of any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Each “page” is defined as one sheet, 8 ½” x 11”, with at least one inch margins on all sides, using a 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 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. The cover sheet and table of contents (not to exceed one (1) page per volume) will not count toward the page limit. The only exceptions to the font size requirement shown above are that the headers and footers, tables, matrices, and other graphics, and the "Past Performance Information Form," including any continuation sheets, may be completed with a point size of 10 or greater. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described above will not be evaluated. The Navy may exercise discretion in determining which specific pages are considered to be in excess of the page limitations.

Volume II, “Price Proposal,” is not page limited. However, the price proposal is to be strictly limited to price information (and the completed solicitation documentation).

III. PROPOSAL CONTENT

(1) Volume I – Non-price Proposal

Each page of each copy of Volume I should include the following legend:

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

The non-price evaluation factors are as follows:

· Performance Approach

· Management Approach

· Past Performance

· Socio-Economic Plan

NOTE: Performance Approach and Management Approach are considered of equal importance and both are more important than Past Performance. In turn, Performance Approach, Management Approach, and Past Performance are each considered significantly more important than Socio-Economic Plan.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: Statements such as "the offeror understands," "will comply with the Performance Work Statement (PWS)," "standard procedures will be employed," "well known techniques will be used" and general paraphrasing of the PWS are considered inadequate. The Non-Price Proposal must provide details concerning what the contractor will do and how it will be done. This includes a full explanation of the techniques, disciplines, and procedures proposed to be followed.

· Performance Approach

NOTE: Performance Approach is rated on how the offeror plans to perform the required effort and is forward looking. The offeror’s past performance without sufficient explanation of how it will be applied to the required effort is not relevant to, and may not be considered in the evaluation of, Performance Approach.

The offeror shall provide in detail a performance approach that will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS. The offeror should describe any risks associated with the solicitation, including the PWS and any risks associated with implementation of the offeror’s performance approach; describe any techniques and actions to mitigate such risks; and explain whether the techniques and actions identified for risk mitigation have been successfully used by the offeror in the past.

The offeror should provide any other information the offeror considers relevant to the solicitation.

· Management Approach

NOTE: Management Approach is rated on how the offeror plans to staff the required effort and is forward looking. The offeror’s past performance without sufficient explanation of how it will be applied to the required effort is not relevant to, and may not be considered in the evaluation of, Management Approach.

The offeror shall provide in detail a management approach that will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS. As part of the management approach, offerors shall provide a staffing plan (including a labor mix) and include a plan for recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining personnel that minimizes staff turnover – as well as a plan for providing personnel with the appropriate security clearances (as outlined in Section 7.0 “Security Clearance Requirements” of the PWS) and skillset/qualifications (as outlined in Appendix C “Labor Categories and Qualifications Requirements” of the PWS). Any deviations from the labor mix outlined in the price list (provided as Attachment I “Price List” of the solicitation) shall be thoroughly addressed as part of the offeror’s Management Approach with an explanation as to how the deviation will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS.

As part of the management approach, offerors shall also provide a transition plan that will ensure that the offeror is prepared to provide quality services for all the tasks outlined in the PWS within a thirty (30) day transition period from contract award to the start of the ordering period (as outlined in Section 11.0 “Transition Schedule” of the PWS). The offeror should describe any risks associated with implementation of the offeror’s management approach; describe any techniques and actions to mitigate such risks; and explain whether the techniques and actions identified for risk mitigation have been successfully used by the offeror in the past.

The offeror should provide any other information the offeror considers relevant to the solicitation.

· Past Performance

The offeror shall demonstrate relevant past performance or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance. Relevant past performance is experience within the past five (5) years that is the same as or similar to the scope and magnitude of the work described by this solicitation.

To demonstrate its past performance, the offeror shall identify up to TWO (2) of its most relevant contracts or efforts within the past five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date.

For purposes of this solicitation, a contract or effort is defined as a single contract or a combination of task orders (within the limits provided herein) placed under an IDIQ contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), or a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). Offerors shall not submit the IDIQ contract, BPA, or itself as a reference, but shall provide the IDIQ/BPA/FSS number and the task order number(s). Offerors may submit a combination of no more than two (2) delivery orders (DOs), task orders (TOs), technical direction letters (TDLs), and/or technical area tasks (TATs) placed under an IDIQ or BPA as one of the two (2) past performance references. Such a combination must also meet the requirements stated above: each individual reference in the combination must have been performed within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date. If a combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs are used as a past performance reference, the offeror shall state the specific experience claimed, period of performance, and dollar value of each. A past performance reference 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.

Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the relevance of the contracts or efforts to the requirements of the solicitation. Offerors should also cite the task sections or subsections of the PWS to which the past performance is relevant for each of the two (2) contracts or efforts.

The offeror may identify contracts or efforts for its proposed subcontractors among the two (2) past performance references provided in its proposal. If subcontractor past performance is provided as part of the two (2) most relevant contracts or efforts, the subcontractor past performance will be given weight proportional to the scope and magnitude of the aspects of the work under the solicitation for which the subcontractor is proposed. Therefore, the offeror’s proposal shall detail clearly the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform. It is the offeror’s responsibility to adequately explain the relevance of a reference provided for a subcontractor’s past performance to the effort that the subcontractor is proposed to perform under the solicitation. A past performance reference 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 reference 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 reference that does not differentiate between the overall contract effort and the subcontractor effort may not be 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 requirements stated above: each joint venture reference must have been performed within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date. 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 reference 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.

In order to receive credit for the past performance of an affiliate, the proposal must clearly demonstrate that the affiliate will be meaningfully involved in performance of the solicited contract. That is, the resources of the affiliate, (e.g., workforce, management, facilities, or other resources that demonstrably contributed to the affiliate’s performance on the submitted project(s)) will be provided or relied upon by the contractor for contract performance on the solicited requirement to an extent that warrants attribution of the affiliate’s past performance to the offeror. While there may be multiple ways to demonstrate meaningful involvement, generally reach back capability to the affiliate’s or common parent’s resources alone does not establish meaningful involvement. The Agency will not consider an affiliate's record where that record does not bear on the likelihood of successful performance by the offeror. The offeror should also describe the relationship between the offeror and the affiliate. If the offeror purchased or merged with the affiliate, the offeror should state the date of purchase/merger and whether the affiliate’s personnel and resources were retained by the offeror after the purchase/merger. The Agency will assess the narrative to determine whether, and to what degree, to attribute the affiliate’s past performance to the offeror. If the proposal lacks sufficient detail to establish meaningful involvement by the affiliate, the Agency, at its discretion, may decline to consider the past performance of the affiliate in the evaluation.

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

The past performance references will be evaluated in the aggregate in order to allow offerors who may not have the entire scope and magnitude of the requirement under one individual contract to still be considered acceptable if experience with the full scope and magnitude of the requirement can be demonstrated within the allotted number of references as described above.

The Past Performance evaluation will result in a past performance confidence assessment.

The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. When an offeror is determined to have relevant past performance, the quality of its relevant past performance will be evaluated. Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably under the Past Performance factor. However, the proposal of an offeror 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 and, thus, may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposals of other offerors. The evaluation of Past Performance is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating how capable the offeror is of successfully accomplishing the requirements of the solicitation. In determining the rating for the Past Performance evaluation factor, the Government will give greater weight to the contracts or efforts which are determined to have greater relevance to the solicitation. An offeror whose past performance demonstrates either a low expectation or no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort will be considered ineligible for award.

The offeror should complete a “Past Performance Information Form” – which is included as a separate attachment to the solicitation – for each reference submitted. The forms will count toward the non-price proposal page limit described above. For additional information regarding a particular reference beyond that which will fit on the form, the offeror may continue onto another sheet of paper. Such continuation sheet(s) for submitted references will count toward the non-price proposal page limit. Only a single set of up to TWO (2) references shall be submitted.

· Socio-Economic Plan

The offeror, including small businesses, shall address the extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and HUBZone small businesses, in any of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Major Groups as determined by the Department of Commerce, in performance of any resultant contract. The solicitation, however, does not require participation by such entities. The offeror shall provide targets, expressed as percentages of total contract value, for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and HUBZone small businesses in any of the NAICS Major Groups as determined by the Department of Commerce. The targets may provide for participation by a prime contractor, joint venture partner, teaming arrangement member, or subcontractor. Targets will be incorporated into and become part of any resultant contract.

If the offeror fails to provide targets for the contract and/or any of the six (6) socio-economic categories, the offeror's proposal will be evaluated at zero percent and/or zero dollars for the contract and/or any socio-economic categories for which a target is not provided. However, an offeror that provides no socio-economic plan in response to this factor may be considered ineligible for award.

All offerors, including small business concerns, must submit a socio-economic plan and may designate themselves as the primary or the sole contractor on the effort.

NOTE: The Socio-Economic Plan factor and the separate requirement for submission of a Small Business Subcontracting Plan are included in the solicitation in an effort to promote small business participation under the solicitation and the resultant IDIQ contract. The Socio-Economic Plan is a non-price evaluation factor that must be addressed by all offerors, including small businesses, and is separate and distinct from the requirement for the offeror to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The requirements for a Small Business Subcontracting Plan are set forth in FAR 52.219-9 “Small Business Subcontracting Plan.”

Government small business participation objectives are set forth in FAR 52.219-9 “Small Business Subcontracting Plan” in conjunction with the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The solicitation does not establish separate small business participation objectives for the Socio-Economic Plan evaluation factor. As set forth in FAR 52.219-9 Alt II, the offeror is required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that includes the offeror’s proposed small business subcontracting goals, and the successful offeror’s approved Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be incorporate into the Contract. While Contracting Officer approval of the offeror’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required prior to any contract award, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not a component of the comparative evaluation of proposals; rather, it will be treated under the solicitation as a matter of contractor responsibility.

(2) Volume II – Price

Each page of each copy of Volume II should include the following legend:

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

The Price Proposal in Volume II shall include the solicitation pricing pages completed by the offeror. The offeror shall include prices for each of the CLINs on the solicitation pricing pages and shall provide a total firm, fixed price (FFP) consisting of the total of all CLINs for the ordering period identified in the solicitation. The offeror shall complete Attachment I “Price List.” The proposed fully burdened FFP noted on the spreadsheet shall be incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract as the ceiling rates for each labor category. That total proposed price shall represent the offeror’s FFP for performance of all of the solicitation’s requirements. For the purpose of preparing a price proposal, the offeror shall assume that the ordering period shall be from 01 September 2025 through 31 August 2030.

A FFP is NOT subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor’s cost experience in performing the contract. The Government shall not be responsible for compensating the contractor for any costs tied to solicitation requirements but not factored into the proposed prices, either by the contractor’s intention or by mistake.

A price realism analysis will not be conducted.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) The pricing information shall be completed in accordance with the following:

(a) The solicitation pricing pages completed by the offeror along with the completed Attachment I “Price List.” The proposed fully burdened Firm Fixed Price hourly labor rates shall be provided by the offeror in Attachment I “Price List” of the solicitation and will be incorporated into the resultant contract as the ceiling rates for each labor category. All proposed labor rates shall be expressed as a value and be rounded to two decimal places (no formulas). Failure to include an hourly rate for all of the provided labor categories within Attachment I “Price List” may deem an offeror to be non-responsive.

The offeror shall not deviate from the labor categories/hours identified in Attachment I “Price List” of the Solicitation.

The hourly labor rate prevails if a discrepancy exists between the hourly labor rate and the extended price. The contractor’s price shall be inclusive of all the contractor’s direct costs, indirect costs, and profit and shall include all costs associated with providing the services described in the PWS and the solicitation.

Note on Task Order Pricing: The prices or labor rates that are in effect on the date any task order is issued by the Government shall apply for the full period of performance of the task order. If the task order also includes option periods, the rates that are in effect on the date the option period is exercisable shall apply for the full period of performance of the option period.

(b) The offeror is required to price each CLIN in the solicitation pricing pages based on the totals derived from Attachment I “Price List” with the exception of the Government travel CLIN. Offerors shall include the Government estimated Travel plug in numbers in their proposed price and in the completed solicitation pricing pages.

(c) All price and price supporting information shall be contained in the price proposal. No price or pricing information shall be included in any other volume. Offerors are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their price proposal.

(d) For proposal purposes, the following ratios of Contractor facility and Government facility labor places of performance are established for all labor categories:

(e) The following amounts (including applicable burdens) will be utilized by the Government for evaluation purposes only in determining the total evaluated price of a proposal.

Travel $1,000,000.00 (NTE)

These estimated values are for the entire five-year ordering period.

(i) Travel estimated above is for travel and subsistence associated with performance under any resultant contract which will be reimbursed in accordance with the clause entitled “Reimbursement of Travel Costs.”

(ii) Any offeror having an accounting system which includes, within overhead or G&A, travel and/or material shall specifically state this fact within the price proposal.

(f) Subcontractor price breakdowns may be required at the task order level.

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND THE BASIS FOR AWARD

(a) The Government intends to award a single firm, fixed price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The offeror’s proposal shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in the solicitation provision entitled “Submission of Proposal.” The evaluation of proposals will consider the offeror’s non-price proposal to be significantly more important than the offeror’s price proposal. The Government reserves the right to award on initial offers.

For the price evaluation, prices will be evaluated to determine price reasonableness. A price realism analysis will not be conducted.

(b) The non-price evaluation factors are as follows:

· Performance Approach

· Management Approach

· Past Performance

· Socio-Economic Plan

NOTE: Performance Approach and Management Approach are considered of equal importance and both are more important than Past Performance. In turn, Performance Approach, Management Approach, and Past Performance are each considered significantly more important than Socio-Economic Plan.

All proposals will be reviewed for timeliness. If the proposal is received after the solicitation closing date and does not meet the criteria for “late proposals” in the solicitation, the proposal will not be evaluated. Timely proposals will be reviewed for compliance to the solicitation. If the proposal is not compliant to the solicitation, it will not be evaluated and the offeror will be notified that the proposal is non-responsive and, therefore, will not be considered for award.

In considering the offeror’s performance approach, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s approach to successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS. The Government will analyze the offeror’s approach to each aspect of performance approach provided in the “Submission of Proposals” section of the solicitation. Performance Approach is rated on how the offeror plans to perform the required effort and is forward-looking. The offeror’s past performance without sufficient explanation of how it will be applied to the required effort is not relevant to, and may not be considered in the evaluation of, Performance Approach.

In considering the offeror’s management approach, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s approach to successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS. The Government will analyze the offeror’s approach to each aspect of management approach provided in the “Submission of Proposals” section of the solicitation. Management Approach is rated on how the offeror plans to perform the required effort and is forward-looking. The offeror’s past performance without sufficient explanation of how it will be applied to the required effort is not relevant to, and may not be considered in the evaluation of, Management Approach.

In considering the relevance of an offeror’s past performance, the past performance references provided by the offeror will be evaluated individually and in the aggregate. The method of aggregation shall be at the discretion of the Government. Individual references determined to be not relevant shall not be included in the aggregate evaluation. Only references exhibiting a meaningful degree of relevance in scope shall be considered in the aggregate. If subcontractor past performance is provided as part of the two (2) most relevant contracts or efforts, the subcontractor past performance will be given weight proportional to the scope and magnitude of the aspects of the work under the solicitation for which the subcontractor is proposed. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. When an offeror is determined to have relevant past performance, the quality of its relevant past performance will be evaluated. Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably under the Past Performance factor. However, the proposal of an offeror 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 and, thus, may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposals of other offerors. The evaluation of Past Performance is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating how capable the offeror is of successfully accomplishing the requirements of the solicitation. In determining the rating for the Past Performance evaluation factor, the Government will give greater weight to the contracts or efforts which are determined to have greater relevance to the solicitation. An offeror whose past performance demonstrates either a low expectation or no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort will be considered ineligible for award.

In considering the offeror’s socio-economic plan, the Government will evaluate as provided in the “Submission of Proposals” section of the solicitation. If the offeror fails to provide targets for the contract and/or any of the six (6) socio-economic categories, the offeror's proposal will be evaluated at zero percent and/or zero dollars for the contract and/or any socio-economic categories for which a target is not provided. However, an offeror that provides no socio-economic plan in response to this factor may be considered ineligible for award. All offerors, including small business concerns, must submit a socio-economic plan and may designate themselves as the primary or the sole contractor on the effort.

For all non-price factors (other than Past Performance), an offeror’s proposal must be determined to be Acceptable or better in order to be eligible for award. A rating that is less than “Acceptable” in any non-price evaluation factor and/or less than a “Satisfactory Confidence” rating in the Past Performance evaluation factor will render a proposal ineligible for award consideration as submitted.

The method of evaluation used by the Contracting Officer is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

For the purpose of preparing a price proposal, the offeror shall assume that the five-year ordering period shall be from 01 September 2025 through 31 August 2030.

The Government has estimated travel costs as specified below:

Travel $1,000,000.00 (NTE)

The Government’s estimated travel costs (including applicable burden) shall be used for the purpose of evaluating the price proposal. Therefore, offerors shall use this estimate in preparing their price proposal. An offeror that proposes a different value for CLIN 0002, may be deemed ineligible for award.

The evaluated price will be the offeror’s total proposed price. The total proposed price is determined by adding together the proposed prices for all CLINs. The total evaluated price will be evaluated as fair and reasonable using techniques in FAR 15.404-1 as elected by the Contracting Officer.

The Government reserves the right to award the contract to other than the lowest priced offeror or to other than the offeror with the highest rated non-price proposal.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and non-price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later it is determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer or highest technically rated/ranked offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(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 an award.

NOTE: Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be valid for a minimum of 180 days from the solicitation closing date.

(End of provision)

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

· ATTACHMENT I – PRICE LIST-UPDATED – PROVIDED AS A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT (VIA SAM.GOV)

· ATTACHMENT II – DD FORM 254 "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION" – PROVIDED AS A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT (VIA SAM.GOV)

· ATTACHMENT III – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION PLAN (CAP) FOR FIXED PRICE, INDEFINITE DELIVERY, CONTRACTS – PROVIDED AS A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT (VIA SAM.GOV)

· ATTACHMENT IV – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FORM – PROVIDED AS A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT (VIA SAM.GOV) ***

*** In accordance with FAR 19.702, the contractor is required to provide a subcontracting plan which will be reviewed by the contracting office. Once approved, the subcontracting plan will be incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract as Attachment IV, replacing the Past Performance Information Form.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SPECTRUM CENTER (NMSC)

SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

1. INTRODUCTION:

This PWS covers efforts necessary to provide the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center (NMSC) and Naval Information Warfare Development Center (NIWDC) with essential spectrum support in the planning, retention, protection and effective use of electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) resources in support operations to the Department of the Navy (DoN).

0. MISSION:

The Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) generates, directly and through the Information Warfare (IW) enterprise, agile and technically superior manned, trained, equipped, and certified combat-ready IW forces to ensure Navy will decisively deter, compete, and win. NAVIFOR is responsible for Navy IW force generation and delivery to naval and joint operational commanders; IW doctrine, policy and governance; training requirements; and community management. NAVIFOR directs military and civilian employees to generate IW readiness across the Fleet, including direct administrative control of over 85 commands and activities across the globe.

NMSC – an operational force under NAVIFOR – exercises management and control of electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) matters for the Department of the Navy (DoN). As delegated by the operational chain-of-command, NMSC serves as the representative of the DoN in Joint, Allied, National, and International meetings and organizes, coordinates, formulates, and implements policies and procedures to support the DoN's interest in EMS matters worldwide. In addition, NMSC provides subject matter expertise in the management and control of EMS for the DoN.

NIWDC – another operational force under NAVIFOR – is responsible for conducting advanced IW tactics development, warfighting analysis, and advanced training across the IW Community at the individual, unit, group and joint levels; ensuring alignment across deploying and ashore Fleet units. NIWDC provides training in EMS capabilities.

1.2 BACKGROUND:

The DoN requires radio frequencies (RF) spectrum expertise at the national level to ensure cohesive and effective spectrum management interoperability support between the DoN and the other federal agencies throughout the Government. In executing its functions and responsibilities, NMSC supports the following three (3) primary program areas:

· Frequency Assignment

Frequency Assignments are required in order to radiate RFs. These are submitted in either the Standard Frequency Action Format (SFAF) or in the Government Master File (GMF) format by NMSC to the National Telecommunication Information Administration (NTIA) where they are voted on by other federal agencies belonging to the Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS).

· Spectrum Plans and Policy

Spectrum Plans and Policy involve analyzing submissions and preparing analyses and position papers for preparing for national level spectrum policy meetings as well as international spectrum policy meetings such as the World Radio communication Conference (WRC). These meetings support and protect the Navy’s use and continued access to the RF spectrum.

· Spectrum Reallocation

The RF Spectrum is a limited natural resource that both government and commercial entities worldwide are trying to utilize. The utilization of RF dependent systems is increasingly leading to more congestion within the federally allocated bands as well as encroachment by commercial spectrum users looking for greater spectrum access. NMSC is responsible for the defense of Navy spectrum usage within the federal coordination channels as well as from commercial encroachment.

These support areas provide a balanced approach to achieving overall spectrum management for the DoN. This balanced approach requires spectrum support to review and analyze various Joint, National, Allied, and International policies, regulations and procedures; research and evaluate…