Solicitation Amendment N0018926RL0200003 SF 30.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)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Response Due Date 09 Jun 2026 16 Jun 2026

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Section J - List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Attachment VIX_Q&A.

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:

This opportunity is for SeaPort NxG MAC Holders only and is a WOSB set aside. No other offers will be considered. This Task Order is reserved for only those contractors that are classified by the Small Business Administration as an Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program participant. Proposals from other contractors will not be considered.

Offerors shall only submit their proposals and attachment via email to the following points of contact: Ms. Valara Cheristin at valara.r.

cheristin.civ@us.navy.mil, Mr. William Spencer at william.p.spencer.civ@us.navy.mil, and Mr. Benjamin Fisher at benjamin.d.

fisher8.civ@us.navy.mil.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task order as a result of this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 12, Subpart 16.507, and Subpart 19.107. 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 technical, past performance, and price standpoint. However, the Government may contact any or all offerors with questions concerning their responses as permitted under FAR Part 16. The Government reserves the right to award a FFP task order to other than the lowest priced offeror; award a FFP task order without exchanges; or award a FFP task order after exchanges, 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 16.5.

QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions regarding clarification of solicitation requirements via email to Ms. Valara Cheristin at valara.r.

cheristin.civ@us.navy.mil, Mr. William Spencer at william.p.spencer.civ@us.navy.mil, and Mr. Benjamin Fisher at benjamin.d.fisher8.civ@us.navy.

mil. It is requested that all questions be received no later than as time may not permit responses to questions received 12:00 PM EST on 26 May 2026 after that date to be prepared and issued prior to receipt of proposals. For this reason, the Government reserves the right to not answer any questions received after the due date.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:

(1) Proposals shall be submitted electronically via email no later than the due date of the solicitation. Offerors shall comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal contained herein; proposals that do not comply may be considered unacceptable and may render the proposal ineligible for award.

(2) All submissions and attachments shall be in PDF or Microsoft Excel. 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 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12-point font). Lines shall, at a minimum , be selected as single-spaced in Microsoft Word with Microsoft Word Normal character spacing. Pages shall be consecutively numbered. The offeror is permitted to submit no more than one page for each of the following, which will not be included in the page count: a cover sheet, list of tables, list of figures, compliance matrix , table of contents, acronyms, tabs, dividers and table of contents.

GENERAL:

Proposals shall include the following legend on each page:

Source Selection Information - FAR 2.101 and FAR 3.104

PROPOSAL CONTENT:

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

- Request for Proposal (RFP) Number

- Volume Number (I or II)

- Name and address of Offeror, Cage Code, SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI), and applicable Tax ID Number (TIN)

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

- Proposal validity of 180 days following the solicitation closing date.

Proposals shall be prepared in two (2) separate and distinct volumes (attachments):

Volume I- Non-Price Proposal

- Factor I: Facility Clearance

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

- Factor III: Past Performance

Volume II- Price Proposal

- Factor IV: Price

Proposal Page Limitations

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

Title Proposal Quantities Page Limit*

Factor I, Facility Clearance 1 Electronic Submission No Limit

Factor II - Technical Approach

Sub-factor I, Performance and Management Approach 1 Electronic Submission 15 Pages

Sub-factor II, Staffing Approach 1 Electronic Submission 15 Pages

Factor III Past - Performance 1 Electronic Submission 12 Pages

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

Title Proposal Quantities Page Limit*

Factor IV: Price Proposal Electronic Submission No limit

Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described 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.

The Facility Clearance is not page-limited; however, the Facility Clearance is to be strictly limited to a copy of the verification.

Volume I: Non-Price Proposal

Factor I - Facility Clearance

The offeror shall provide verification that it possesses an active Facility Clearance (FCL) at the Top Secret level at the time of proposal submission as Facilities clearance at time of proposal submission as identified in the PWS. The verification shall be provided via the Defense identified in the PWS.

Counterintelligence and Security Agency's (DCSA) National Industrial Security System (NISS) and obtained no earlier than 30 days prior to the issuance of the solicitation. The Verification request shall include the following: Cage Code, Facility Name, Physical Location , Facility Clearance Status/Level, Status Date/Issue Date, Safeguarding level, Authorized Access to FCL Limitation , Facility Security Officer, Facility Security Officer Phone Number, DCSA Field Office, and DCSA Officer Phone Number.

Factor II - Technical Approach

The submission shall contain the following portion of the proposal, to include all data and information required for the evaluation of the below mentioned sub-factors, excluding any references to the pricing aspects of each offer.

Sub-factor I: Performance and Management Approach

1. The offeror shall provide a performance and management approach that demonstrates its understanding of, familiarity with, and ability to perform the specific technical requirements within Section of the PWS. To establish to the Government that the offeror is 2 capable of fully providing these services at the level of quality required, the offeror 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 details how this effort will be managed within the offeror's corporate organizational structure.

b. Description of 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.

***Sub-factor I submission is limited to 15 pages***

Sub-factor II: Staffing Approach

The offeror shall provide a approach that demonstrates the offeror's ability to provide and retain the appropriate mix and quantity of personnel staffing resources with the skill set levels required within Sections 2 and 3 of the PWS. Specific areas to be addressed:

a) Demonstrate utilization of the offeror's personnel resources and demonstrated understanding of the skill sets and Labor mix required to successfully accomplish the tasks requirements specified within PWS Sections 2 and 3. /

b) Methodology for identifying, recruiting, preparing, training, and retention of qualified personnel for performance in Suffolk, Virginia, that demonstrates the offeror's plan to minimize staff turnover.

c) Approach to personnel performance monitoring, skill maintenance, and skill improvement.

d) Risks associated with its staffing approach and any risks associated with implementation of its approach to staffing describing 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.

***Sub-factor II submission is limited to 15 pages***

Factor III - 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 year of completed performance by the closing date of the solicitation. One (1) year of completed performance is defined as twelve (12) consecutive months of performance completed by the closing date of the solicitation. References with less than twelve (12) completed, consecutive months of service by the closing date of the solicitation will not be considered. Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the relevance of the contracts to the requirements of the solicitation. Offerors shall also cite the task sections / subsections of the PWS to which the past performance is relevant for each of the three (3) contracts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In addition to the information requested above, offerors shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete the Past Performance Report Form attached to the solicitation and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Ms. Valara Cheristin at valara.r.cheristin.

by the civ@us.navy.mil, Mr. William Spencer at william.p.spencer.civ@us.navy.mil, and Mr. Benjamin Fisher at benjamin.d.fisher8.civ@us.navy.mil DUE DATE OF THIS SOLICITATION. The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information.

***Factor III submission is limited to 12 pages***

Volume I: Price I Proposal

Factor IV - Price

For the purpose of preparing the price proposal, the offeror shall assume that the basic period of performance shall be for one, 12-month base year, four 12-mont option years, and a 6-month option to extend in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

Period of Performance Dates

Base Year Period of Performance (PoP) to begin 30 days after contract award

Option Year I PoP to begin 12 months after Base Year PoP begins

Option Year II PoP to begin 12 months after Option Year I PoP begins

Option Year III PoP to begin 12 months after Option Year II PoP begins

Option Year IV PoP to begin 12 months after Option Year III PoP begins

FAR 52.217-8 Option PoP to begin 12 months after Option Year IV PoP begins

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

a) A completed section B "Supplies or Services and Price" submitted electronically . CLINs shall be inclusive of all support pricing, excluding travel as designated below.

b) The price proposal shall include all supporting data to clearly show how the fully-burdened labor prices were developed. This information shall include a breakdown of the labor categories, labor hours, and labor rates anticipated and should be submitted in Microsoft Excel format.

c) A completed and signed page 1 of the solicitation and any amendments

d) Unless completed in SAM, RFP Section K, Representation, Certification and Other Statements of Vendors - Completed by the offeror. This includes the certification requirements of DFARS 252.204-7017.

e) Travel costs are anticipated; therefore, the Government has included travel amount for each period of performance. All offerors are to include the "Not to Exceed" travel amounts provided in the table below for each identified travel CLIN.

Offerors shall insert the Government estimated travel plug numbers in their proposed price in addition to any applicable General and Administrative (G&A) and/or Overhead (OH) rate in accordance with FAR Part 31 in their accounting system. Only G&A and/or OH indirect costs are allowable if an offeror's accounting system automatically applies it, no profit or fee is allowed.

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 ODCs

Period of Performance Total

Base Year $66,405.00

Option Year I $66,405.00

Option Year II $66,405.00

Option Year III $66,405.00

Option Year IV $66,405.00

FAR 52.217- 8 $33,202.50

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.

***Factor IV submission is not page limited, but is strictly limited to price information***

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.

ATTENTION CODE 301, 1968 GILBERT STREET SUITE 600

NORFOLK, VA 23511-3392

UNITED STATES

Valara Cheristin, Email: valara.r.cheristin.civ@us.navy.mil Telephone: 771-226-3356 AdminBy:

SCD: PAS:

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.