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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)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section J - List of Attachments

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Attachment 1- Performance Work Statement Attachment 2- Level of Effort Cost Spreadsheet Attachment 3- QASP Attachment 4- Contract Admin Plan Attachment 5- Past Performance Information Form Attachment 6- Past Performance Report Form Attachment 7- Wage Determination 2015-4341 Attachment 8- CDR Form Attachment 9- List of Government Furnished Property

Attachment 10- Questions and Answers

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

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Section L: Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

The Government intends to award a single award Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Contract as a result of this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 15.

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 make an award based on initial proposals. Therefore, the vendor's initial proposal should contain the vendor's best terms from a Technical, Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Cost/Price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced vendor; award a contract without discussions; or award a contract after discussions, whichever is in the best interest of the Government.

The Government intends to award a single CPFF contract to the responsible vendor whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The vendor's proposal shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in instructions (Section L) below.

This requirement will be competed utilizing a best value with trade-offs source selection process. Contractors will be required to submit a non-cost /price proposal that will be evaluated in accordance with solicitation procedures as set forth in the source selection process. The non-cost/price proposal will consist of the following factors: Factor I-Technical: Subfactor I-Performance Approach and Subfactor II- Staffing & Management Approach, Factor II-Past Performance, and Factor III-Small Business Participation Approach. The Cost Proposal consists of Factor IV - Cost/Price.

Within the non-cost/price proposal, Technical is more important than Past Performance and Past Performance is more important than the Small Business Participation Approach. Within the Technical Factor, the Performance Approach and Staffing & Management Approach are of equal importance. The Non-Cost/Price Proposal is significantly more important than the Cost Proposal.

QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions via email to the Contract Specialist Daniel Petro at and the Contracting daniel.p.petro.civ@us.navy,mil Officer Christopher Whiteside at . It is requested at all questions be received by christopher.d.whiteside2.civ@us.navy.mil 10:00AM 13 April 2026 as time may not permit responses to questions received after that date to be prepared and issued prior to the receipt of proposals.Eastern Time, FOR SUBMISSIONS OF OFFERS:

mailto:daniel.p.petro.civ@us.navy,mil mailto:christopher.d.whiteside2.civ@us.navy.mil

(1) Proposals shall be submitted electronically via email to the Contract Specialist Daniel Petro at and the Contracting daniel.p.petro.civ@us.navy.mil Officer Christopher Whiteside at no later than the due date of the solicitation outlined in the SAM.gov Christopher.d.whiteside2.civ@us.navy.mil posting. Offerors 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 offerors' proposals shall be compatible with the current release of Microsoft Office Suite version 2016 (Excel). The offeror shall be responsible for ensuring that their electronic proposals are virus free.

(2) Offerors shall comply with all instructions for submitting proposals and attachments.

(3) Volumes I, II, & III - Non-Cost/Price Proposal

These volumes shall address the Technical Factor, Past Performance factor, and Small Business Participation Approach factor and include all information required for proposal evaluation. This volume of the proposal shall exclude any price information. Each page of each copy shall be affixed with the following legend:

Source Selection Information

See FAR 2.101 and FAR 3.104

(4) Volume IV -Cost Proposal

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

(5) Volume V - Small Business Subcontracting Plan mailto:daniel.p.petro.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Christopher.d.whiteside2.civ@us.navy.mil

This volume shall address the Small Business Subcontracting with all supporting information. Each page of each copy shall be affixed with the following legend:

REQUIREMENTS FOR 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, II, III, IV, or V)

- Proposal Category (Factor)

- Request for Proposal Number

- Name and Address of Offeror, CAGE Code, UEI number, and applicable Tax I.D. Number (TIN)

- Identification if original or a copy of the proposal

- Point of Contact name, telephone number and email address

- Proposal valid for until performance start date

Proposals shall be prepared in five (5) separate and distinct volumes:

- Volume I - Factor I: Technical Factor o Subfactor I - Performance Approach o Subfactor II - Staffing & Management Approach

- Volume II - Factor II: Past Performance

- Volume III - Factor III: Small Business Participation Approach

- Volume IV - Factor IV: Cost/ Price

- Volume V - Small Business Subcontracting Plan

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 solicitation documents and attachments. 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

Volumes I, II, & III Non-Cost/Price Proposal and Volume V Small Business Subcontracting Plan - the following page limitations are established:

Volume Title Proposal Quantities

Page Limit*

Required Format

Volume I: Factor I - Technical Approach, Subfactor I Performance Approach and Subfactor II Staffing and Management Approach

1 Original pages

Microsoft Word

Volume II: Factor II - Past Performance 1 Original pages

Microsoft Word

Volume III: Factor III - Small Business Participation Plan 1 Original No limit

Microsoft Word

Volume V, Small Business Subcontracting Plan 1 Original No limit

Microsoft Word

Volume IV, Cost/Price Proposal - is not page limited.

Volume Title Proposal Quantities Page Limit* Required Format

Volume IV - Factor IV: Cost/ Price Proposal 1 Original No Limit Microsoft Excel

Proposals shall be submitted electronically no later than the solicitation closing date on SAM.gov. Offerors 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 submission and attachments shall be in Microsoft Office Word or Excel. Submissions are page 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 proposal must use a font with 8-point size type or greater. 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 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12-point font), and the orientation shall be portrait. Lines shall, at a minimum, be selected as 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. The offeror is permitted to submit no more than one page for each of the following, which will not be included in the page count: a cover sheet, list of tables, list of figures, list of acronyms, compliance matrix, table of contents, tabs, and dividers.

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

The Cost/Price Proposal is not page limited; however, the cost 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.

* 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.

Non-Cost/Price Proposal: The Non-Cost/Price Proposal factors are listed below.

Volume I Factor I-Technical

Subfactor I: Performance Approach

The offerors shall demonstrate an understanding of the requirement and ability to perform the required tasks, and shall demonstrate to the government that the offeror is capable of fully providing the services identified in PWS Sections 4 .11, 4.12, 5, 5.2, and 5.3.

Subfactor II: Staffing & Management Approach

The offeror shall provide a staffing approach that demonstrates the offeror's ability to recruit, hire, and retain the appropriate mix and quantity of personnel resources with the skillset levels necessary within Section 6 of the PWS. The offeror shall provide a detailed staffing and management approach that will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation by describing the management controls, techniques and procedures that will be used to ensure the objectives of the PWS are performed in a timely, responsive, professional and efficient manner. The offeror shall provide a management approach that demonstrates the offeror's ability to flexibly staff with commitment to perform work assignments on short notice based on changing task priorities, and effective allocation of staff and resources to accomplish goals.

The vendor's staffing approach will also be evaluated on how well it clearly and effectively:

o Details how this effort will be managed within the offeror's corporate organizational structure. This includes the roles, responsibilities, authorities and professional qualification(s)/ background(s)/ experience(s) of those individuals to be dedicated to this contract effort.

o Demonstrates utilization of the offerors personnel resources and demonstrated understanding of the skill sets and LOE/Labor mix required to successfully accomplish the tasks/requirements specified in Section 6 of the PWS.

o Identifies a comprehensive and feasible approach that places a fully qualified workforce in place on the first day of performance.

o Identifies a comprehensive and feasible methodology for identifying, recruiting, preparing, training, and retention of qualified personnel for performance at each site and the offeror's plan to minimize staff turnover.

o Identifies a comprehensive and feasible mitigation for the retention of personnel in the event of non-consecutive task orders so as to not delay continuation of services.

o Mitigates risks associated with its staffing approach and implementation of its approach.

Volume II Factor II - Past Performance

The offeror 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 (5) five years prior to the solicitation closing date that is the same as or similar to, the scope and magnitude of the work described by this solicitation.

For purposes of this solicitation, a contract is defined as a single contract or a single task order placed under an ID/IQ contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), or a Federal Supply Schedule. Vendors shall not submit the IDIQ contract, FSS contract, or BPA itself as a reference. Vendors 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 year of completed performance prior to the closing date of this solicitation. If a combination of DOs, TOs, TDLs and or TATs are used as a past performance example, the vendor 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.

Subcontractor performance (either the offeror's own subcontractor experience or proposed subcontractors experience) of major or critical aspects of this requirement will be considered as highly as prime contractor past performance information for the offeror.

a. If proposed subcontractor 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 proposal shall 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 will not be evaluated.

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

The offeror should complete a Past Performance Information Form for each reference submitted. For additional information regarding a particular reference beyond that which will fit on the form, the offeror may continue onto another sheet of paper. The forms and any such continuation sheet(s) for submitted references will count toward the

Volume II page limit described at the end of this section.

With respect to joint ventures, the procuring activity will consider work done individually by each member of the joint venture as well as any work done by the joint venture itself previously. Joint venture references must meet the temporal requirements described in Section L above (within five years and must reflect at least one year of completed performance prior to the closing date of this solicitation). 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 will 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.

In addition to the information requested above, offerors shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete the Past Performance Report Form attached to the solicitation and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Daniel Petro at daniel.p.petro.civ@us.navy.mil and Christopher Whiteside at christopher.d.whiteside2.civ@us.navy.mil by the closing date of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information.

Volume III Factor III: Small Business Participation Plan

All offerors (large and small businesses) SHALL provide a Small Business Participation Plan. Small Business Participation Plans shall address the following:

- The extent to which small business concerns are specifically identified;

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

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

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

o When subcontracting possibilities existed on the contracts submitted by the offeror in the Past Performance volume, address whether or not the offeror awarded subcontracts to small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns to the fullest extent consistent with efficient contract performance.

o If utilizing small businesses in current or prior contracts was not practicable, the offeror shall explain why o Provide any information substantiating the offeror's track record of utilizing small business on past contracts in detail. Include, at a minimum, two most recent Summary Subcontract Reports (SSR) from eSRS.

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

Volume IV Factor IV- Cost/ Price Proposal

The Cost/Price proposal shall include the completed solicitation documents. The cost/price proposal shall include all elements of cost and such other cost information considered appropriate to support the offeror's proposal. The cost information shall be completed in accordance with the following:

(a) A completed Level of Effort Cost Spreadsheet, Attachment 2.

(b) A completed and signed page 1 of the solicitation and a completed and signed page 1 of any amendments

(c) All supplemental information to support proposed cost, to include but not limited to provisional billing or forward pricing rates, payroll data, and estimated level of effort by labor category.

(d) System for Award Management (SAM) Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of offerors completed by the offeror.

(e) Any and all subcontracts shall be identified and priced in the proposal. Contractors shall submit required cost or price analyses with the proposal in accordance with FAR 15.404-3, including a certificate of current cost or pricing data, if applicable.

(f) The cost proposal shall include all elements of cost and such other cost information as considered appropriate to support the offeror's proposal.

(g) Downward cost realism adjustments will generally not be made. Labor will be evaluated on the basis of 100% straight time.

a. Basic Cost Information - Offeror's proposal must contain sufficient information to allow for the Government to perform an analysis of the proposed cost and to determine cost reasonableness and cost realism. Cost shall be broken down by cost element for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN).

These elements shall at a minimum include, as applicable: direct labor, other direct cost, travel, subcontracts, indirect cost and rates, and fee. Offeror shall provide for each element of cost, the basis of estimate, including explanation and rationale sufficient to support a determination of reasonableness.

Any and all subcontracts shall be identified and priced in the proposal. Subcontracts (regardless of dollar value) shall be adequately documented. The same level of detailed cost information required in this solicitation of the prime contractor, to include certified cost and pricing data if required, shall be provided by each subcontractor proposed for this effort. Subcontractor cost/price breakdowns shall be submitted as described above.

Subcontractors can submit information directly to the Government by the due date of this solicitation.

b. The itemized cost proposal must include the following:

1. Direct Labor: Show the current and projected salary amounts in man-hours, man-months, or annual salary to be charged by any technical personnel either by person or position. State the number of manhours used to calculate a man-month or man-year. For each person or position, provide the following information:

a. The basis for the direct labor hours or percentage of effort (e.g., historical hours or estimates).

b. The basis for the direct labor rates or salaries. Labor costs should be based upon current labor rates or salaries. Rates may be adjusted upward for forecast salary or wage cost-of-living increases that will occur during the agreement period. The cost proposal should separately identify the ratio applied to base salary/wage for cost-of living adjustments and merit increases. Each must be fully explained.

c. The portion of time (hours) by labor category to be devoted to the proposed effort.

d. The total annual salary charged to the effort.

e. Any details that may affect the salary during the effort, such as plans for leave.

2. Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs (Overhead, General and Administrative (G&A), Facilities and Other): The most recent rates, dates of negotiation, the base or bases, and periods to which the rates apply must be disclosed and a statement included to identify whether the proposed rates are provisional or fixed. If a Forward Pricing Rate Agreement has been negotiated by a Government agency, state when and by which agency. A copy of the negotiation memorandum and the approved or provisionally approved rates shall be provided. If negotiated forecast rates do not exist, offerors must provide sufficient detail to enable the Government to determine that the costs included in the forecast rates are allocable, allowable, and reasonable according to applicable FAR/DFARS provisions. An offeror's disclosure should be sufficient to permit a complete understanding of the content of the rate(s) and how it was established. As a minimum, the submission should identify:

a. All individual cost elements included in the forecast rate(s);

b. Bases used to prorate indirect expenses to cost pools, if any;

c. How the rate(s) was calculated;

d. Distribution basis of the developed rate(s);

e. Bases on which the overhead rate is calculated, such as "salaries and wages" or "total costs;" and

f. The period of the offeror's fiscal year.

3. Subcontracts: A precise description of proposed services or materials that are subcontracted must be provided. For all subcontracts proposed, provide the following specific information:

a. A clear description of the work to be performed.

b. If known, the identification of the proposed subcontractor and an explanation of why and how the subcontractor was selected or will be selected.

c. The identification of the type of award to be used (cost reimbursement, fixed price, etc.).

d. Whether or not the award will be competitive and, if noncompetitive, rationale to justify the absence of competition.

e. A detailed cost summary (i.e., cost elements) to include the cost pool and allocation base for each element and a certificate of current cost and pricing data (if required).

f. The results of the offeror's cost or price analysis of the subcontractor's proposed price.

4. ODCs: Offeror shall insert the Government estimated ODC plug number in their proposed price in addition to any applicable General and Administrative (G&A) and/or Overhead (OH) rate applicable in accordance with FAR Part 31 and their accounting system. Only G&A and/or OH indirect costs are allowed to be applied to ODC, no profit or fee is allowed. The offeror shall include an explanation in their price proposal as to how the proposed rates will be applied to ODC in accordance with FAR Part 31 and their accounting system. Additionally, offerors shall state in their price proposal if the proposed indirect rates are approved by or have been audited by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) or the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). NOTE: If no G&A and/or OH are proposed, it will be determined that the offeror does not intend on applying any applicable indirect cost to provided ODC. The ODC estimates are included in Performance Work Statement, Attachment 2- Level of Effort Cost Spreadsheet.

5. Fixed Fee: Provide the percentage and dollar amount proposed for the fee.

6. Facilities Capital Cost of Money: If Contract Facilities Capital Cost of Money is proposed, a completed Contract Facilities Capital Cost of Money (FCCM) (DD Form 1861) is required.

7. Supporting Information: Supporting data including labor rates and hours, burden rates, material lists and costs, travel charges, and "other direct costs" used in developing the cost/price breakdown shall be furnished.

8. DCAA/DCMA Audit: If the offeror has been or is currently being audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) or Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), the offeror shall provide the name and location of the assigned DCAA/DCMA office should be furnished with the proposal.

9. ESTIMATED LEVEL OF EFFORT: An offeror's cost proposal shall use the duties and personnel qualifications defined in the Performance Work Statement and Level of Effort clause within Section B to develop pricing for the labor categories included in Attachment 2- Level of Effort Cost Spreadsheet.

All cost/price and cost/price supporting information shall be contained in the price proposal. No cost/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' cost /price proposal.

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute a 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.

(h) ODCs are anticipated; the Government has included a "Not to Exceed" amount for ODCs/Travel. All offerors are to propose the "Not to Exceed" amount provided below for the identified CLIN.

The estimated ODC amounts are provided in the solicitation as Not to Exceed (NTE), cost-reimbursable CLIN. The Government's estimated ODC (plus applicable burdens) shall be used for the purpose of evaluating the cost/price proposal. Application of overhead and/or G&A rates, as appropriate, will be allowed only if the offeror maintains separate accounts for such costs; the offeror must apply burdens (as appropriate and allowable) to the common evaluation amounts. No profit or fee may be applied to the ODC costs.

Period ODCs Materials Travel

Base Period $475,871.48 $789,734.30 $81,474.03

Option Period 1 $490,147.63 $813,426.32 $83,918.04

Option Period 2 $504,852.05 $837,829.10 $86,435.49

Option Period 3 $519,997.61 $862,963.96 $89,028.84

Option Period 4 $535,597.53 $888,852.88 $91,699.89

FAR clause 52.217-8 $267,798.77 $444,426.44 $45,849.95

The cost submission is not page limited but is strictly limited to cost information.

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Each offeror that is not a small business shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all elements required by FAR clause 52.219-9 and as supplemented by DFARS clause 252.219-7003, by the closing date and time of this solicitation. The small business subcontracting plan is not an evaluation factor and will not be evaluated as part of the . The Small Business Subcontracting Plan must beformal source selection process determined to be acceptable by the contracting officer in order for the offeror to be eligible for contract award in accordance with FAR 19.702(a)(1). If the apparently successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the contracting officer within the time limit prescribed by the contracting officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award. If the contracting officer accepts the Small Business Subcontracting Plan, it will become part of the contract. Offerors are permitted to submit a master subcontracting plan as long as it is created in accordance with FAR 19.701 and FAR 19.704(b). Small Business Subcontracting Plans are not required from offerors that qualify as small business concerns under NAICS code 811310 with a size standard of $12.5M.

It is the goal of this solicitation that prime contractors subcontract with small businesses to the maximum extent practicable. For other-than-small prime contractors, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals shall be expressed in terms of whole dollars and percentages based on total planned subcontracting dollars. Of the total planned subcontracting dollars, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall include goals for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The Government will consider prior achievement of small business subcontracting plan goals as well as the proposed dollar values and percentages related to this solicitation.

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 solicitation and any attachments and/or exhibits hereto.

Alternate proposals are not authorized. Objections to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation will constitute a deficiency (see FAR 15.001), which will make the offer unacceptable.

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Section M: Evaluation Criteria

The Government intends to award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after the evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation.

The evaluation of proposals will consider the Non-Cost/Price Proposal to be significantly more important than the Cost Proposal. Within the Non-Cost /Price Proposal, Factor I is more important than Factor II and Factor II is more important than Factor III. The evaluation will consist of the evaluation of Factor I Technical Approach and its subfactors: Subfactor I Performance Approach and Subfactor II Staffing and Management Approach, Factor II Past Performance, Factor III Small Business Participation Plan, and Factor IV Cost/Price. Within Factor I, the two subfactors are weighted equally.

Vendors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of unacceptable.

Vendors should be aware that a complete understanding as to technical, cost/price, and all terms and conditions of the proposed contract must exist between the vendor and the Government at the conclusion of discussions, if held. Material changes to proposals submitted in any final proposal revisions, if made, may not be subject to further exchange, and may render the proposal unacceptable to the Government. All vendors and team member/subcontractor information must be incorporated into one coherent proposal to be considered complete.

All proposals will be reviewed for timeliness. Timely proposals will also be reviewed for compliance to the solicitation. If the proposal is not compliant with the material terms of the solicitation, it may not be evaluated and the vendor will be notified that the proposal is non-responsive.

Volume I: Non-Cost/Price Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Factor I - Technical Approach

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

The technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the significant strengths, strengths, deficiencies, uncertainties, weaknesses, and significant weaknesses in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations will utilize the combined technical/risk ratings listed in the Technical Ratings Table and the risk descriptions in the Risk Descriptions Tables below. The overall assigned technical factor (and subfactor) ratings will be from Table 1. Note that a separate and distinct rating for risk will not be assigned. The risk descriptions are provided in the Risk Descriptions Table (Table 2) below in order to define the risk terms that are utilized in the combined technical/risk rating table (Table 1) and to describe the level of risk assessed when establishing the combined technical risk/rating.

The Technical Approach factor consists of Subfactor I, Performance Approach, and Subfactor II, Staffing and Management Approach. Subfactors are weighted equally, and will result in one Technical Approach rating detailed in the rating table identified as "Combined Technical/Risk Table 1".

Offerors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/ parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of unacceptable.

Note: A rating of "Marginal" for any factor or subfactor means that the vendor's proposal is not awardable without a change or changes to the vendor's proposal. A proposal which includes a "Marginal" rating is not eligible for award if award is made on initial offers. Offerors that receive a "Marginal" rating are considered to be susceptible to correction if the Contracting Officer determines that discussions are appropriate and said discussions are conducted and as such, a vendor that receives a rating of "Marginal" in the technical factor (or subfactor) is not awardable and will not be further evaluated unless discussions are conducted.

Note: Offerors receiving a rating of "Unacceptable" for any factor or subfactor will not be considered for an award and will not be further evaluated.

Subfactor I - Performance Approach:

The offeror's proposed performance approach will be evaluated on feasibility, comprehensiveness, and the degree to which the offeror demonstrates its understanding of, and capability to successfully accomplish, the performance approach requirements listed above in the technical subfactor I in Section L: Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors to the solicitation.

Subfactor II - Staffing and Management Approach:

The offeror's overall staffing and management approach will be evaluated on its feasibility, comprehensiveness, and the degree to which the offeror demonstrates its understanding of, and capability to successfully staff in order to, the staffing and management approach requirements listed above in the technical subfactor II in Section L: Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors to the solicitation.

Volume II: Factor II - Past Performance:

The past performance evaluation factor assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an offeror's ability to meet the contract's requirements based on the quality of a demonstrated record of recent and relevant performance. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy, and quality. These are combined to establish a single performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror.

Past Performance Recency: Recency is the first aspect of the past performance evaluation and is the time period during which past performance references are considered relevant. Recency is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information. For purposes of this solicitation, recent past performance is performance that has taken place within five (5) years as of the closing date of this solicitation, and each reference must also reflect one year of completed performance by the closing date of the solicitation. Performance outside of this stated period will not be considered for evaluation purposes.

Past Performance Relevancy: Regarding relevancy, each past performance reference under each offeror'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 PWS.

- Magnitude: The similarity of the dollar value of actually performed work that exists between the PWS and the vendor's referenced contracts during the stated five-year period established by the solicitation.

Each offeror's past performance references in terms of scope and magnitude will result in the assessed overall relevance of that offeror's past performance, and will result in a relevancy rating as outlined in Table 4 (Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Table), below. The relevancy rating assigned to each past performance reference will be considered in determining the weight to be given to that reference in the overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment. References determined to be "Not Relevant" will not be further considered. Similarly, the quality of performance under a past performance reference that has no relevance to the instant requirement will not be considered in the overall assessment of past performance confidence. In determining the rating for the past performance factor, past performance of greater relevancy will have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

Past Performance Quality: The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror's past performance. The Government will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the offeror's performance, including general trends and usefulness of the information, and will incorporate this into the performance confidence assessment.

Past Performance Confidence Assessment: The overall assigned rating for Past Performance will be the Past Performance Confidence Assessment ratings in Table 4. The assignment of this rating will be based on the quality of the recent and 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. Evaluation will focus only on work already performed. Work yet-to-be performed and work prior the last five (5) years as of the closing date of this solicitation will not be considered. In addition, performance data will only be assessed for those references demonstrating at least one (1) year of completed performance prior to the closing date of this solicitation.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance In this case, the offeror's past performance is unknown and assigned a performance confidence rating of "Neutral Confidence." Although an offeror that lacks recent, relevant past performance may not be rated favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance, the Government may determine that a "Substantial Confidence" or "Satisfactory

Confidence" past performance rating provides better value to the Government than a "Neutral Confidence" past performance rating.

In order to determine the quality of performance, the Government may utilize existing data sources, including the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), the Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; communication with points of contact in the offeror's customer's organization, which could include private sector requirements and contracts personnel, Administrative Contracting Officers, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) personnel, Procuring Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer's Representatives, and other Government activity requirements personnel. The Government may verify past performance information. The Government may contact some or all of the references provided, as appropriate, and may collect information through questionnaires, telephone interviews, and existing data sources. 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. This 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 offeror's past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the offeror and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP. In determining the rating for the past performance evaluation, the Government will give greater consideration to the contracts which the Government assess as most relevant to the RFP.

NOTE: A rating of "Limited Confidence" for the past performance factor means that the offeror's proposal is not awardable without a change or changes to the offeror's proposal. A proposal that includes a "Limited Confidence" rating is considered to be susceptible to correction if the contracting officer determines that an exchange (pursuant to FAR 15.306) is appropriate and said exchange is conducted. A rating of "No Confidence" for the past performance factor means that the offeror's proposal is not awardable, is not susceptible to correction, and will not be further evaluated.

Factor III - Small Business Participation Plan:

The contracting officer will evaluate each offeror's Small Business Participation Approach as follows:

- The extent to which small business concerns are specifically identified

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

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

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

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

NOTE: An offer which receives a "Marginal" rating in any Non-Cost/Price Factor or Subfactor is not eligible for award if award is made on initial offers. Offerors that receive a "Marginal" rating are considered to be susceptible to correction if the Source Selection Authority determines that an exchange (pursuant to FAR 15.306) is appropriate and said exchange is conducted.

A rating of "Unacceptable" for any of the Non-Cost/Price Factor or Subfactor means that the offeror's proposal is not awardable and is not susceptible to correction without what would be tantamount to the submission of an entirely new proposal. Offerors simply providing general statements or paraphrasing/parroting the PWS in whole or in any part may result in a rating of "Unacceptable".

Volume IV Factor IV: Cost/Price Proposal

Evaluation: Cost proposals and price proposals will be evaluated on the basis of cost realism and price reasonableness, respectively, in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Cost realism pertains to the offeror's ability to project costs which are realistic and reasonable and which indicate that the offeror understands the nature and scope of work to be performed. Labor will be evaluated on the basis of 100% straight time. Uncompensated overtime and uncompensated overtime rates will not be used in the evaluation. The Governments' probable cost resulting from the cost realism analysis of each offeror's proposal will be used to determine best value.

Although cost is considered in a manner that makes it less important than the Non-Cost/Price factor, it has the potential to become more significant during the evaluation process. The degree of importance of the cost will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The importance of cost will also increase when a proposal's cost 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 offerors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, or generally equivalent, Non-Cost/Price proposals, cost could become the factor in determining which offeror receives the award. The contracting officer may evaluate any and all information submitted by the vendor to support the reasonableness of costs proposed. The method of evaluation used by the contracting officer is solely within the discretion of the contracting officer.

Options will be evaluated pursuant to solicitation provision FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total cost for all options to the total cost for the basic requirement.