Solicitation Amendment - N0018926R31100001 Amendment Changes.pdf

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

ADDENNDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task order resulting from this solicitation in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.507.

Award will be made to that offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government under the selection criteria set forth in this solicitation.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a task order based on initial proposals. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a non-price and price standpoint. However, the Government may contact any or all offerors with questions concerning their responses. The Government reserves the right to award a task order to other than the lowest priced offeror; award a task order without clarifications; or award a task order after clarifications, whichever is in the best interest of the Government.

Offerors are hereby instructed that, regardless of any language that may be used in this solicitation, the Government is NOT conducting this procurement under FAR Part 15. This procurement is being conducted under FAR subpart 16.507.

QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions regarding clarification of solicitation requirements via e-mail t lisa.m.morton21.civ@us.navy.milo .

It is required that all questions be received by , as time may not permit responses to questions received 1600 Eastern Time (ET), 24 August 2026 after that date to be prepared and issued prior to the receipt of proposals.

FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:

(1) Proposals shall be submitted electronically no later than the due date of the solicitation . Offerors via e-mail to lisa.m.morton21.civ@us.navy.mil shall comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposals contained in the solicitation; proposals that do not comply may be considered unacceptable and may render the proposal ineligible for award. All electronic files and versions of offerors proposals shall be compatible with the current release of Microsoft Office Suite version 2016. The offeror shall be responsible for ensuring that their electronic proposals are virus-free.

(2) Submissions are page limited to the maximum number of pages as defined below. These page limitations are inclusive of the executive summary and any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Graphics (including tables) in the proposal may use an alternative font with 8-point size type or larger. Each "page" is defined as one sheet, 8 1/2 " x 11", with at least one-inch margins on all sides, using a font with a point size of 10 or greater (e.

g., "Times New Roman" style with 10-point font). Lines shall, at a minimum, be single-spaced in Microsoft Word with Microsoft Word Normal character spacing. Pages shall be consecutively numbered. Multiple pages, double pages, two-sided pages, or foldouts will count as an equivalent number of 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Offerors 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, tabs, and dividers. Tables of contents and any compliance matrices may exceed one page, which will not be included in the page count.

(3) Offerors shall comply with all SeaPort NxG instructions for including attachments, inserting CLIN amounts and the total amount. This includes the following:

Prime contractors:

i) Technical, Past Performance and Price submissions.

ii) Insert to the SF 1449 CLIN section: CLIN dollar amounts for all items and periods of performance.

Subcontractors:

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(iii) Including past performance and pricing support documentation not submitted by prime contractors.

GENERAL:

Proposals shall include the following legend on each page:

Source Selection Information

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

PROPOSAL CONTENT:

The offer should contain the following items in addition to other information required by this solicitation: The cover page should indicate the following:

- Title of the proposal

- Volume Number (I or II)

- Proposal Category (Factor/Sub-factor)

- Request for Proposal Number

- Name and Address of Offeror, CAGE Code, SAM Unique Entity ID, and applicable Tax I.D. Number (TIN)

- Point of Contact name, telephone number, and email address

- Proposal valid for 180 days after solicitation closing

Proposals shall be prepared in two (2) separate volumes as follows:

Volume I: Non-Price Proposal

- Factor I - Technical Approach o Sub-factor I: Staffing Approach o Sub-factor II: Performance and Management Approach

- Factor II - Past Performance

Volume II: Price Proposal

- Factor III - Price

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

1. Requirements for Style: Each offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly and concisely describes and defines the contractor's response to the requirements contained in the RFP. Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the offeror's lack of understanding of cost consciousness. The proposal shall contain all the pertinent information in sufficient detail in the one area of the proposal where it contributes most critically to the discussion of the same information.

When necessary, the offeror shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within the submitted proposal.

2. Proposal Page Limitations:

- The following page limitations are established:Volume I - Non-Price Proposal

Title Page Limit*

Factor I - Sub-Factor I: Staffing Approach 10 Pages

Factor I - Sub-Factor II: Performance and Management Approach 10 Pages

Factor II - Past Performance 12 Pages

Pages submitted exceeding the page limitations described above will not be evaluated.

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

Volume II - Price Proposal - is not page limited; however, the Price Proposal is to be strictly limited to price information and completed solicitation documents as described in the General Section at the beginning of this text.

Title Page Limit*

Factor III - Price No limit

IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) Offerors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Offerors are cautioned not to alter the solicitation. Hand-carried proposals are not authorized and will not be accepted.

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

Volume I: Non-Price Proposal

Factor I - Technical Approach:

Sub-factor I - Staffing Approach:

The offeror shall provide a staffing approach that demonstrates the offeror's ability to provide the required support services and hire and retain the appropriate mix of personnel resources with the skill set levels necessary as identified in the PWS. Specifically, offerors shall address the following:

- A proposed methodology for recruitment of personnel meeting the position-dependent experience, certifications, and qualifications delineated in ; the offeror shall detail utilization of the PWS Section 3.0-5.0 (inclusive of subsections) offeror's personnel resources and demonstrated understanding of the skill sets and labor mix required to successfully accomplish the tasks/requirements of the PWS. The offeror shall provide a staffing approach that places a fully qualified workforce in place on the first day of full performance, 30 September 2026.

- An approach to ensure personnel qualifications remain current.

- Methodology for identifying, recruiting, preparing, training, and retention of qualified personnel for performance that demonstrates the offeror's plan to minimize staff turnover. The offeror should provide historical data to substantiate achievements in past recruiting efforts and sustained retention of employees/low employee turnover rates.

- Risks associated with its staffing approach and any risks associated with implementation of its approach to staffing;

including a description of any techniques and actions to mitigate such risks and an explanation of whether the techniques and actions identified for risk mitigation have been successfully used by the offeror.

- The offeror shall discuss their methodology of retaining qualified candidates and reducing turnover and shall provide their historical attrition rates for the past three (3) years for similar work.

- The RFP and PWS provides a Government estimated level of effort (LOE) for informational purposes (section 4.0) only. Offerors shall provide a labor mix that allows for a successful performance of the PWS, to include at a minimum, identification of labor categories, number of personnel per labor category, and number of hours.

NOTE: The above bullets provide guidance for what should be addressed in the approach and are not considered to be subfactors nor should this be considered an all-inclusive list.

Sub-factor II - Performance and Management Approach:

The offeror shall provide a performance and management approach that demonstrates an understanding of, familiarity with, and ability to perform the specific technical requirements and tasks in , to establish that the offeror is capable of fully providing PWS Section 3.0 (inclusive of subsections) these services at the level of quality required. The offeror's approach shall provide a plan that clearly describes the management controls, techniques, and procedures that will be used to ensure required work is performed in a timely, responsive, professional, and efficient manner and clearly detail how this effort will be managed within the offeror's corporate organizational structure.

Offerors are not limited to any specific performance and management approach as long as the approach taken meets PWS requirements.

***The Technical submission is limited to 20 pages (10 pages for Staffing Approach and 10 pages for Performance and Management Approach)***

Factor II - Past Performance:

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

For purposes of this solicitation, a contract is defined as a single contract or a single task order placed under an IDIQ contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), or a Federal Supply Schedule. Offerors shall not submit the IDIQ contract, FSS contract, or BPA itself as a reference. Offerors may submit a combination of no more than three (3) delivery orders (DOs), task orders (TOs), technical direction letters (TDLs), and/or technical area tasks (TATs) placed under an IDIQ or BPA as one of the three examples of past performance. Such a combination must also meet the requirements stated above: each individual example in the combination must have been performed within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date and demonstrate at least one (1) year of completed performance by the issuance date of the solicitation. If a combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and/or TATs are used as a past performance example, the offeror shall state the specific experience claimed, period of performance, and dollar value of each. A Past Performance example that does not provide the level of detail required may not be evaluated. No more than one combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs is permitted in the past performance submittal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the information requested above, offerors shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete the Past Performance Report Form and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Lisa Morton at lisa.m.morton21.civ@us.navy.

mil by the DUE DATE OF PROPOSALS. The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information.

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

Volume II - Price Proposal

Factor III - Price:

In addition to the items required in the General Section above, Volume II shall include the following:

- Completed solicitation documents to include signed copies of all amendments, if applicable.

- Unless completed in SAM, "Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors" completed by the offeror.

- Complete and detailed price breakdown with all supporting documentation.

All price and price supporting information shall be contained in the price proposal. No price information shall be included in any other Volume including cover letters. The offeror is responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate its price proposal.

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

In order to be eligible for award, the Offeror shall be a Small Business, SeaPort NxG contract holder under NAICS 541330, and this NAICS code should be reflected on SAM.gov.

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute an offer (proposal) and will indicate the offeror's unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this RFP and any attachments hereto. Alternate proposals are not authorized. Objections to any terms and conditions of the RFP will constitute deficiency, which may make the offer unacceptable.

(End of 52.212-1 Addendum)

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