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N00244-16-R-0018

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by reference:

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The standard size code 1,500 has been added.

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Aug-2016 02:00 PM to 24-Apr-2019 01:00 PM.

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 1001

The unit of issue has changed from Lot to Group.

The PSC code has changed from D322 to D304.

The NAICS code has changed from 517210 to 517312.

CLIN 2001

CLIN 3001

CLIN 4001

The following have been added by reference:

The following have been added by full text:

ON RAMPING

This amendment is issued to seek additional wireless carriers to the Spiral 3 Wireless IDIQ MACs. The IDIQ MACs were awarded November 1, 2016 the period of performance on these MACs began on November 8, 2016. The new set of MACs will have an effective date of August 1, 2019 or effective date of award whichever is later.

The periods of performance will be in-line with the current periods of performance. The last option under the existing MACs expires on November 7, 2022.

The original solicitation and eleven (11) amendments are posted as one conformed copy. There have been updates made to the original MAC awards to include: Updated NAICS and PSC codes, adding new required clauses and the unit of issue have changed from “Lot” to “Group.”

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2000) - INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERORS (Section L)

1.0 General Instructions: The anticipated contract awards under this solicitation will be made using the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, with the policies and procedures for solicitation and evaluation. The resulting contract awards will each be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with Fixed Priced Task Orders. Contracts will be awarded via an unrestricted competition. In accordance with FAR Part 15, Source Selection for this Multiple Award Contracts (MAC) acquisition will be based on Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria with awards to Offerors with technically acceptable proposals, acceptable past-performance, and low price (LPTA). The Government intends to award two or more contracts for a Program ceiling amount of $662,333,333.00 for all contracts for all years. This acquisition consists of a 4 month base period and three (3) twelve (12) month option periods (and potentially a 6 month extension in accordance with FAR 52.217-8). For planning purposes only, the Program ceiling amount has been revised to reflect the remaining ordering period of performance from $993,500,000.00 to $662,333,333. The Program Ceiling amount of $198,700,000.00 per year is divided evenly among 3 CLINs with only the current CLIN1001 is revised from $198,700,000.00 to $66, 233,333.00. The total unobligated ceiling will be available for each period until the total Program ceiling amount of ($662,333,333.00) has been obligated.

1.1 All offers must fully comply with these instructions and address all solicitation requirements to be eligible for award. As such, offers that take exception to any term or condition of this RFP, propose any additional term or condition, or omit any required information, may not be considered for award. For purposes of this procurement, multiple offers will not be considered.

1.2 The Government intends to award all contracts under this MAC procurement without discussions. Notwithstanding this intent, the Government reserves the right to establish a competitive range, conduct discussions with Offerors, and request revised proposals, as necessary. The Government also reserves the right to reduce the number of offers considered for award on the basis of efficiency pursuant to FAR 15.306(c).

1.3 Each Offeror’s proposal is presumed to represent the Offeror’s best efforts to comply with the solicitation requirements and provide the best price. Clarity and completeness of the proposal are of the utmost importance. The proposal must be written in a practical, clear, and concise manner. It must use quantitative terms whenever possible and must avoid qualitative adjectives to the maximum extent possible.

1.4 The proposal should be complete as submitted, and not include references to data or information previously submitted. Data previously submitted to the Navy, if any, will not be incorporated “by reference” into the offer and will not be considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

1.5 The proposal must convey evidence of understanding of the RFP and Performance Work Statement (PWS) and their interrelationships. It must demonstrate the Offeror’s familiarity with the detailed aspects of the requirements, and clearly show that the Offeror correctly interpreted all of the requirements. Offerors are cautioned against restating the PWS in their proposal, particularly with regards to the Technical Capability Factor; and must state how all RFP and PWS requirements (Minimum Requirements) will be met. Statements such as "the Offeror understands", and "the Offeror shall/can comply", along with responses that paraphrase the RFP, are inadequate. The use of phrases such as "standard practices" (with a specific Government reference or industry reference) does not reflect the Offeror’s understanding of requirements and will likely result in an “Unacceptable” evaluation rating. Submitting the Offeror’s own terms and conditions is not acceptable and will result in a non-responsive proposal.

1.6 The Government will not agree in advance to withhold release of unit prices in a Government contract; and, in order to be considered for award any non-conforming data rights restrictive legends shall be removed. Contractors may, however provide proposal data rights legends that confirm substantially to FAR 52.215-1(e)(1)(2) and mark the data in accordance with that clause.

Information marked and considered to be proprietary and/or trade secret information, does not bind the Government by that assertion. Federal Law, to wit, 5 USC 552, "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" applies. The Government will nevertheless not release any FOIA requested contract information unless and until it has provided a meaningful opportunity to object. Further, the Government acknowledges that the pricing data submitted herein is in response to a "Request for Proposals" (RFP) for a contract. See FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) and (4).

1.7 Questions regarding any aspect of this procurement must be submitted in writing via email only, and addressed to: cellmac@navy.mil. Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and will not be acknowledged, i.e. phone calls will not be accepted. The subject line of all email correspondence must state: RFP N00244-16-R-0018, questions must also include the word RFP QUESTIONS in the subject line. The Government will make every attempt to answer all questions in a timely manner; however, questions submitted within 7 days of the closing date may not allow for ample time to respond and Offerors cannot be guaranteed a response will be issued. Offerors should anticipate that questions and responses will be posted for viewing by all other potential Offerors.

1.8 ---Reference to page limitation is removed.---

1.9 It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure all electronic media are readable by the Government.

1.10 Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 280 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

2.0 Proposal Format and Content:

2.1 All offers must be submitted in bound volumes, consisting of three-ring, loose-leaf binders, as follows:

Volume I – Offer, FAR 52.212-3, and Offeror Representations and Certifications specified herein.

Volume II – Pricing Volume III – Technical Capability Volume IV – Past Performance Volume V – Small Business Subcontracting Plan

CDs shall be affixed to the binders in a fashion to allow easy removal and prevent damage or loss from movement of the CD. Page limitation is removed.

2 – Hard copies

2 – Hard copies

6 – Hard copies

6 – Hard copies

2 – Hard copies

Hard copies must be addressed to:

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego Code 240 Attention: Juana M. Perez RFP: N00244-16-R-0018, Contractor Name: Box __ of __ 3985 Cummings Road, Bldg.116 3rd Floor San Diego, CA 92136-4200

2.1.1 Electronic copies are to be on CDs submitted with proposal documents. Soft copies shall be sent via email only, to cellmac@navy.mil. Soft copies must be completely identical to the hard copies. Each soft copy email shall be no larger than 5 mg (files over 3mg are at risk, and are the Offeror’s responsibility if corrupted). LABELING of emails: Soft copy emails shall state in the subject line: proposal number, Offeror name, proposal volume name and number; and if more than one email per volume, add # of # (e.g. 1 of 3). LABELING of paper submittals: All electronic copies shall be labeled with proposal number, Offeror name, proposal title, volume number; and if more than one disc per volume, add # of # (e.g. 1 of 3). Each binder shall number the contents in accordance with the Table of Contents (TOC) and be numbered # of #--except for the Title pages and TOCs and separation pages. Each TOC shall include page numbers of the sections. Each section shall be separated by hard pages with clearly legible tabs (separation pages). Separation pages do not count in the total number of pages. TOCs, Title pages and separation pages do not count toward the total number of pages. All offers must be received in the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego Contracting Office 3rd floor by time specified on block 8 of this 1449, including all hard copies and soft copy submissions. The closing time and date applies to all hard copy and soft copy submissions, as well as to all parts of the proposal submitted for consideration for award.

2.1.2 Except as provided below, offers must use 8.5 by 11 inch paper, printed on one side only. The Government prefers one-inch margins on all sides and single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with normal spacing, fold out pages up to size 17 x 11 inches only for diagrams, charts, or graphic material, with the type size(s) of such material left to offeror’s discretion and pages of each volume numbered consecutively.

(a) Each volume must include the following information:

i. Title Page – The Title Page shall include

(A) Title – N00244-16-R-0018 DoN Wireless and Cellular Services and Devices

(B) Volume Name (e.g. Pricing, Technical, Past Performance, etc.)

(C) Volume Number

(D) Name and address of the Offeror, point-of-contact (POC), title, telephone number, fax number, email address

(E) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

(F) List of persons, with their titles and contact information, who are authorized to legally sign a contract and bind the Offeror.

ii Table of Contents – The TOCs shall provide enough detail to locate all required elements of the proposal. Use of tabs and dividers is mandatory. ---Reference to page limitation is removed.---

(b) Data submitted to the Government in support of the Offeror’s price proposal shall follow the above format. All submissions are subject to the posted submission requirements including the posted closing date and time.

3.0 Specific Volume Instructions

3.1 Volume I – Offer 1 – [1 Hard copy original; 2 Electronic CDs; and one 2 copies, 2 – Hard copies].

3.1.1 Complete and submit the following documents, constituting Volume I:

(a) Standard Form 1449, “Solicitation, Offer and Award” with blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c completed with original signatures

(b) FAR Clause 52.212.3 – Offerors’ Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (OCT 2014) including additional RFP Certification requirements set forth herein.

(c) Acknowledgement of any/all RFP amendments, by signature and title on each applicable Standard Form 30.

(d) ---Reference to page limitation is removed.--

(e) Subjects shall be tabbed.

3.1.2 Volume I shall be formatted as follows:

d) Original 1449 (two pages) [One ORIGINAL and two Duplicate Original, each clearly marked as Original or Duplicate Original]

e) All Representations and Certifications

f) Completed J-011 – Points of Contacts Manager -- Offerors are required to provide fill-in all blocks on attachment J-011 (Points of Contact Manager). These blocks directly relate to the requirements of PWS paragraphs and performance under these MACs.

**Separation pages may be inserted prior to each section.

3.2 Volume II – Factor I Pricing Proposal – [1 Hard copy original; 2 Electronic CDs; and 2 Hard copies].

3.2.1 This Volume shall include a copy of the signed Standard Form 1449 (two pages); completed CLIN pricing and completed Attachment J-001 --ELINs. The total of the extended amounts shown on the spreadsheets represents the proposal’s total offer amount for evaluation for both the base period and the option periods.

3.2.2 Each offeror’s price proposal shall include completed Entry Line Item Numner (ELINs) schedules as provided in the RFP. The ELIN schedules (Attachment J-001) SHALL be submitted in the hard-copy format as provided in the RFP, and the required electronic copies shall be in an editable Microsoft EXCEL format. Offerors are to provide a proposal for all CLIN items. Offerors shall ensure all calculations are no more than two decimals. Calculations shall be made to two decimals ONLY.

3.2.3 Each offeror shall include a completed Market Basket Attachment J-017 . The Government may order these items or other "equal" items otherwise quantified for use on Government systems. The contractor shall use these items and quantities for "evaluation purposes" and to identify country of origin when the Trade Agreement Applies Act applies. To repeat, this does not imply that the Government will be limited to these brand names, quantities deeming the life of the contract.

3.2.4 The Price Proposal shall include a summary sheet showing the amount for CLIN 1001, CLIN 2001, CLIN 3001, CLIN 4001 and a Total amount in the following format:

SUMMARY SHEET

Solicitation Number OFFEROR’s name

CLIN 1001 $____________

CLIN 2001 $____________

CLIN 3001 $____________

CLIN 4001 $____________

TOTAL $______________________

Date: ________________________________

Signed by: ____________________________ [ORIGINAL and Four Duplicate Originals, each clearly marked as Original or Duplicate Original]

Name:

Official Title:

E-Mail Address Phone Number

**FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES IN TOTALS AMONG THE ELINS, CLINS, AND SUMMARY SHEET-- THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER THE UNIT PRICES AS HAVING PRECEDENCE

3.2.5 A proposal that leaves a blank or zeros for any ELIN unit prices, may not be considered for award for that item for the base period, unless the proposal clearly states that that ELIN item is not separately priced (NSP), and may be ordered at $0.00 price. The Contracting Officer, at her/his sole discretion, may consider requests to include items not in the original proposal, for the out years. The items will be added at a competitively developed price.

***Offerors are cautioned that the Program Ceiling NTE award amount does NOT obligate the Government to order the NTE amount or any amount over the Minimum Guarantee. Offerors are further cautioned that they should provide the best price for the ELIN unit prices as there will be task orders awarded based on calculations of the ELIN unit prices alone.

3.2.6 By signature on Proposal, offeror agrees that the proffered prices, including consideration of any discount or rebate arrangement, do not exceed prices charged on any other Federal Government or DoD contract for like services with similar terms and conditions.

3.2.7 Prices proposed will be evaluated for balance and reasonableness in accordance with the Evaluation Factors for Award (Specified in FAR 52.212-2 with Addendum). Option prices will be evaluated at time of award. Price reasonableness pertains to the proposal’s price when compared with the marketplace, and it demonstrates that offerors understand the nature and scope of work to be performed. Alternate pricing schemes will not be considered.

3.2.8 The proposed ELIN unit prices only (Attachment J-001) will become part of the contract at time of award. Consistent with fair opportunity clauses set forth herein, the Government may use CLIN unit prices set forth in awardee contracts to establish each awardee’s price for the particular task order requirement or Performance Work Statement for purposes of price competition. The Government may award a task order based solely on the lowest price as determined by this method of price competition, without further communication with contractors (for orders using Simplified Acquisition Procedures < 250K).

3.2.9 Failure to adequately address any of the required proposal elements will result in a determination of “Unresponsiveness” and preclude further consideration for award.

3.2.10 Subjects shall be tabbed.

3.2.11 Volume II Order shall be formatted as follows:

3.3 Volume III –Technical Capability – THERE SHALL BE NO COST OR PRICING INFORMATION INCLUDED IN ANY PART OF VOLUME III. [1 Hard copy original; 2 Electronic CDs; 6 – Hard copies]

3.3.1 The offeror’s approach(s) to Volume III should be organized in a manner to permit evaluation of each of the factors and sub-factors and with respect to their relative importance specified in this solicitation Evaluation Factors for Award (Specified in FAR 52.212-2 with Addendum). Technical Capability has two sub-factors, (1-Coverage; and 2-Devices). Each factor and sub-factor shall be separated, tabbed and clearly identified.

3.3.2 Factor I Technical Capability --Proposals must demonstrate the company’s ability to meet the requirements set forth in the solicitation. There are 2 sub-factors, Coverage and Devices--each factor has more than one requirement. Each factor and sub-factor shall be separated, tabbed and clearly identified.

(a) Coverage: Proposals shall provide a narrative demonstrating the Offeror’s ability to provide coverage in each of the 50 United States, in the cities shown in Attachment J-005, Navy Installations shown in Attachment J-003, Marine Corps Installations shown in Attachment J-004 Army Installations shown in Attachment J-005, Air Force Installations shown in Attachment J-006, and other DoD Agencies shown in Attachment J-007. The narrative must demonstrate ability to provide international coverage for Zones 1 and 2 (shown in attachments J-009 and J-010) and how it plans to expand its international coverage. The narrative must specifically address those areas where they provide little or no coverage, and how the Offeror plans to improve coverage in those areas working toward meeting coverage for all the areas in Attachments J-002 through J-010. This narrative will be provided to our customers (post-award) via our secure website. Offerors’ shall fill out Attachments J-002 through J-010 indicating areas of coverage with “X”s and submit them as part of their technical proposal. Proposals shall identify those countries without an added fee for voice, text, and data outside of the 50 United States and Washington D.C.

(b) Devices: Proposals shall demonstrate how the offeror will provide devices that meet the technical requirements of the RFP and shall demonstrate their approach to repair, replacement, or upgrade of equipment and any maintenance terms for the use of the proposed equipment.

3.3.4 Failure to adequately address any of the required technical elements will result in a determination of “Unacceptable” and preclude further consideration for award.

3.3.5 Volume III, Factor I Technical Capability, shall be tabbed by

Subjects, and shall be formatted as follows:

3.4 Volume IV – Factor II, Past Performance (1 Original Hard Copy; 2 Electronic CDs; 6 Hard Copies)

3.4.1 Past performance information is one indicator of an Offeror’s ability to perform the contract successfully. The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in performance will be considered.

3.4.2 The Offeror may be given an opportunity to clarify certain aspects of its proposal, (e.g. relevance of the Offeror’s past performance information and adverse past performance information to which the Offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond) or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

3.4.3 Offerors that have no record of relevant past performance information will be considered neither favorably nor unfavorably for the Past Performance factor only.

3.4.4 The basis of evaluation will include the quality of Past Performance of the Offeror on contracts of similar size and scope for which surveys have been submitted, and on other sources of past performance information available to the Government. Evaluation of past performance will often be subjective. The evaluation of past performance will include the offeror’s history of reasonable and cooperative behavior; commitment to customer satisfaction; record of conforming to specifications; and experience regarding Technical Capability.

3.4.5 The Government’s verification of past performance information will include information supplied separately by previous customers and other pertinent information ((Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)).

3.4.6 Offerors shall contact their past performance references and request that each reference complete a “Offeror Past Performance Survey” in the format shown in Attachment J-012, and ensure references include information on similar contracts: include date of contract; how the contract is similar to this procurement including quantities, pricing, etc. As indicated herein, an offeror that submits past performance that is not recent, or relevant, as defined herein may not represent an advantageous proposal to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposals of other offerors.

(a) Offerors shall provide a detailed list of recent, relevant contracts having similar size and scope. To be current, the contract (or subcontract) must currently be in use or must have been completed within the last three years. To be relevant the contract (or subcontract) must be for services of a similar type, size and scope as covered under this procurement. The detailed list shall address Contract number, POC and Contact information, Contract amount and contract value (amount ordered against the contract), date of award and any options exercised, description of challenges and how the challenges were overcome. Offerors must address relevance for each contract submitted for consideration for Past Performance. This information should be provided in a table format and easily understood.

(b) Offerors shall submit a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 completed survey(s) via email directly from the company providing the survey. Surveys submitted from the offeror’s customers should be sent directly from the customer to the Government via email. Surveys sent via email shall be addressed to cellmac@navy.mil and show the RFP Number, Offeror’s name, and the word “SURVEY’ in the Subject Line of the email. Within the body and at the top of the email message, the customer should include the name and address of the company for which the survey was done, or paste the content of the Attachment Survey into the body of the email. Offerors may include past performance references with the proposal submission, however, it is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal includes sufficient past performance information. Past Performance reference submissions received after the proposal due date and time may not be considered.

(c) The Government will contact the references provided on the surveys as one means of verifying the past performance information submitted and it is the offeror’s responsibility to provide accurate contact information and to ensure the Government may reach the references during working hours Pacific Coast Time. Evaluation of past performance is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer's responsibility determination. The assessment of the Offeror's past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the Offeror to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP. The assessment will be used as a measure of performance risk for this contract award.

(d) Past performance information should address concurrent and previous U.S. Government contracts of similar scope and volume. If no concurrent or previous U.S. Government contract experience, then provide concurrent and previous non-U.S. Government contracts of similar scope and volume. Identify awards received for performance, customer service, innovation etc.; Past Performance information should address the following: customer service; contingency communication capability; transition planning; coverage; devices. Past Performance experience should also include timely delivery of equipment; timely activations and porting; timely technology refresh; timely repair and replacement; continuous upgrade of equipment (infrastructure and devices) and Customer Satisfaction with service and pricing.

(e) The Offeror shall include past performance information with regard to subcontracting plan goals for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) concerns on previous contracts. The Government will verify the submitted information utilizing any and all sources including sources outside of the Government and evaluate it as part of the past performance evaluation.

3.4.7 Volume IV Past Performance shall be tabbed by sections and formatted as follows:

established on previous contracts. If SDB goals were not achieved, provide a narrative with sufficient details explaining why SDB goals were not achieved.

3.5 Volume V-- Small Business Subcontracting Plan-[1 Hard copy original; 2 Electronic CDs; and 2 Hard copies].

This solicitation includes Socioeconomic considerations. Proposals submitted by Large Business Concerns must demonstrate compliance with the requirements of 15 U.S.C. 637 d(8) and FAR Subpart 19.7 the Small Business Subcontracting Program. (Offerors are reminded to include any discussion of cost information in their cost proposals, not in their technical proposals.)

The table below provides “minimum” small business subcontracting goals required by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Offerors may propose goals that exceed the “minimum”

The Offeror shall demonstrate through its plan that it understands the small business subcontracting program’s objectives, expectations, and is committed to taking those actions necessary to meet these goals. The Offeror shall explain the reasons for and advantages of selecting particular subcontractors. In determining the acceptability of any subcontracting plan, the Contracting Officer will–

Review the plan to verify that the Offeror has demonstrated an understanding of the small business subcontracting program’s objectives and expectations with respect to the programs and has included all the information, goals, and assurances required by FAR 52.219-9;

Review the Offeror’s description of its strategies, historical performance and significant achievements in placing subcontracts for the same or similar products or services with small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns. The Offeror’s description can apply to commercial as well as previous Government contracts; and

Consider information from potential sources obtained from other agencies administering national and local preference programs, other advocacy groups, and available electronic Sub-contracting Reporting System (eSRS) reports in evaluating whether the goals stated in the plan adequately reflect the anticipated potential for sub-contracting to small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns. The subcontracting plan is not a weighted factor it is rated as acceptable or unacceptable. Award may not be made until an acceptable subcontracting plan is achieved.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2014) EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1.0 Basis for Award

1.1 The Government intends to award Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts at the Program ceiling amount $662.3M resulting from this solicitation to those responsible Offerors whose offers conform to the solicitation and are the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The number of IDIQ contracts to be awarded will be within the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer consistent with these evaluation factors. All task orders under all contract awarded, should not exceed the Program ceiling amount subject to the solicitation.

1.1.2 Selection of Offerors who submit technically Acceptable reasonably priced proposals based on the proposed unit prices for the ELINS and the quantities provided by the Government (for evaluation purposes). Technically Acceptable source selection procedures will be followed for the Technical Capability and Past Performance. Sub-factors will be evaluated separately. In order to be considered awardable, proposals must receive an "Acceptable" rating in every non-price factor and sub-factors. Non-price factors are Technical Capability and Past Performance. Proposals rated “Acceptable" for the non-price factors are then considered for the price evaluation. Price evaluations will be conducted as set forth in FAR Subpart 15.3. Proposals that are rated "Acceptable" will be ranked according to price with awards going to RESPONSIBLE OFFERORS OFFERING LOW PRICED PROPOSALS at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer. The Governments intends to make multiple awards; therefore, the Government will make awards to other than only the lowest-priced technically acceptable Offeror. However, failure to provide an offer rated “Acceptable” for non-price factors will result in no further consideration for award; price will not, in that instance, be a factor.

1.1.3 To be eligible for award, all offers must fully comply with the instructions included in to FAR 52.212-1 and ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 specified herein, Instructions, Conditions, and Notices for Submission of Offers, and addresses all solicitation requirements. As such, offers that take exception to any term or condition of this RFP, propose any additional term or condition, or omit any required information, may not be considered for award. Alternate proposals are not authorized and will be rejected.

1.1.4 The Government intends to award this contract without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed to be necessary by the Contracting Officer. Notwithstanding this intent, the Government reserves the right to establish a competitive range, conduct discussions with Offerors, and request revised proposals, as necessary. The Government also reserves the right to reduce the number of offers considered for award on the basis of efficiency pursuant to FAR 15.306(c). Therefore, contractors initial offerors should contain the best terms in price.

1.2.1. “Acceptable,” ”Unacceptable” Evaluation

(a) Proposals not meeting the RFP and PWS requirements, hereinafter, ‘the minimum requirements’ for all of the non-price factors (Technical Capability, and Past Performance) will not be considered for the price evaluation.

1.2.2 Price Evaluation--Proposals rated “Acceptable” for all non-price factors will be evaluated for price.

1.2.3. The Government intends to award contracts on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Offeror's best terms. If discussions are not held, proposals not rated as ”Acceptable” for all non-price factors will not be evaluated for price and will not be considered for award. However, if considered necessary by the Contracting Officer, discussions will be conducted with only those Offerors determined to have a reasonable chance for award. If discussions are held, any revised proposals not rated “Acceptable” will not be considered for award. Technically acceptable proposals with unbalanced or unreasonable pricing will not be considered for award.

1.2.4 The Government will evaluate all priced ELINS and the market basket. All priced ELINS include the base plus all options, to include the six month option (which will be 50% of the total price proposed for the fourth option year.)

1.2.5 While the Government will not evaluate and/or determine a should cost or “realistic cost”, the Government will review the pricing structure and ELIN prices to determine if the offeror has submitted a materially unbalanced price proposal. That offeror may not be considered further for award.

2.0 Factor I, Technical Capability

2.1 Sub factors are: (1) Coverage and (2) Devices. Proposals must meet requirements of both sub-factors in order for Factor 2 to be considered “Acceptable” and therefore be eligible for further consideration.

2.1.2 Sub-Factor 1, Coverage

(a) To meet the RFP requirements of the Coverage sub-factor, proposals must clearly address those areas where coverage is provided and also those areas where they provide little or no coverage. The Offeror shall also address how it plans to improve coverage in those areas working toward meeting coverage for all the areas in Attachments J-002 through J-010.

2.1.3 Sub-Factor 2, Devices

(a) To meet the requirements of the Devices sub-factor, proposals must clearly demonstrate that their offered devices meet the technical requirements of the RFP.

2.2 EVALUATION Factor I (Technical Capability) -- The following ratings will be used to evaluate Factor I and its subfactors. Offerors not receiving an ACCEPTABLE rating for this factor and its subfactors will not be evaluated for past performance.

2.2.1 ACCEPTABLE: Will be rated “Acceptable” if the proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements.

2.3.2 UNACCEPTABLE: Will be rated “Unacceptable” if the proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements.

3.0 Factor II, Past Performance

3.1 This factor will be evaluated by analyzing the past performance/experience table, surveys submitted, and other relevant information and making a positive determination that the Offeror has demonstrated that they have the experience and ability necessary to successfully fulfill the requirements of this RFP. The evaluation of past performance will include the Offeror’s history of reasonable and cooperative behavior; commitment to customer satisfaction; record of conforming to specifications; and experience regarding Technical Capability. The Government may use information obtained from sources other than the offerors’ proposals in determining acceptability for past performance. Reports, Customer Service, Contingency Communication Capability, Transition planning, Coverage, Devices, timely delivery and Customer Satisfaction with service and pricing are elements evaluated in this factor.

3.2 Past performance information is one indicator of an Offeror’s ability to perform the contract successfully. The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Offeror’s performance are considered. In order to substantiate the Offeror’s proposed areas of coverage and devices, the offeror shall describe its past performance in providing high quality cellular phone services to DoN, other Government Agencies, and/or large-volume private industry customers. The Offerors will be evaluated on the degree to which it attained applicable goals for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) participation in the performance of previous contracts. The Offeror should provide past performance information for a minimum of three (3), maximum of five (5), of its most current relevant contracts. To be current, the contract (or subcontract) must currently be in use or must have been completed within the last three years. The Offeror shall demonstrate its experience in performing the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Past performance shall reflect similarity of services provided, i.e. similar scope, procedures, geographic dispersion, magnitude and complexity to the requirements as described in this solicitation. Accordingly, relevance, becomes a key factor in evaluating past performance. The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. Evaluation of past performance will not be limited to only the information provided by the Offeror.

3.3 EVALUATION Factor II -- The following ratings will be used for evaluating past performance information. Proposals not receiving an ACCEPTABLE rating will not be considered for the price evaluation.

3.3.1 ACCEPTABLE: Past Performance factor will be rated “Acceptable” if, based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown (See note below).

3.3.2 UNACCEPTABLE: Past Performance factor will be rated “Unacceptable” if based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort..

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

4.0 Factor III, Price

4.1 Analysis will be performed using one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

4.1.1 Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.

4.1.2 Comparison of proposed prices with the IGE.

4.1.3 Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

4.1.4 Comparison of proposed prices with market research results.

4.2 It is the intent of the contract to effectively manage the DoN Wireless Contract program to fully capitalize on economies of scale and benefits from volume pricing discounts. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contracts will allow the flexibility to negotiate pricing. Offerors should provide for this type of flexibility in their proposal as Task Orders may be issued based on unit prices submitted in response to this RFP alone. Quantities provided in Attachment J-001 are for evaluation purposes only and do not commit the Government to order those quantities. The Government does not anticipate the total for this program including all contracts and all options, if exercised, to exceed $662.3 million.

4.3 The Government will take into consideration all of the following for price evaluation analysis:

4.3.1 Price per Data plans;

4.3.2 Price per Unlimited Voice and Text

4.3.3 Price per Add-in Gigabytes (Data)

4.3.4 Price for International Wireless Services

4.3.5 Directory Assistance

4.3.6 Percentage for FCC charges and taxes

4.3.7 Consider that Calculations are correct and only two decimals

In order for a contractor to be eligible for award, contractor shall propose on all ELINs.

4.4 EVALUATION—Factor III, the following ratings will be used for evaluating Pricing

4.4.1 The pricing proposal will be evaluated for balance and reasonableness

4.4.2 The successful pricing proposal meets the requirements of the PWS and provides the lowest price overall considering plans; overages; directory assistance; devices; International voice, text and data; and FCC charges and taxes.

4.4.3 Proposals rated “Acceptable” for non-price factors will be ranked by price calculated by unit price proposed multiplied by Government provided quantities for evaluation purposes.

4.4.4 A price proposal that leaves a blank for any ELIN unit prices will not be considered for award unless the proposal clearly states that ELIN item is Not Separately Priced (NSP) and may be ordered at $0.00.

4.4.5 The total evaluated price will include an amount for an additional 6 months if the Option at 52.217-8 is exercised. The amount included in the evaluated price for the 6 months will be equal to half the price (ELIN unit prices times estimated quantities) for the last option year.

4.4.6 The total evaluated price will include an amount for an additional 6 months if the Option at 52.217-8 is exercised. The amount included in the evaluated price for the 6 months will be equal to half the price (ELIN unit prices times estimated quantities) for the last option year.

5.0 EVALUATION—Factor IV, Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Offerors are required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with their proposal in accordance with FAR 19.7 and FAR 52.219-9. Failure to submit a subcontracting plan acceptable will result in the offer ineligible to be considered for an award.

The following subcontracting goals are provided for the development of the subcontracting plan:

Offerors are to propose a subcontracting plan that is sound using the above small business goals. Any Offeror, proposing a subcontracting plan that does not meet the above ”minimum” goals in any category must clearly explain why the goal is not being met and what actions the contractor is undertaking to maximize small business subcontracting goals in an attempt to bring the percentages to or above these goals. Offeror are encouraged to propose goals and demonstrate a commitment. The offeror shall provide targets expressed in percentages for small businesses, HUBzone small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, women-owned small business, and small disadvantage business concern. The subcontracting plan is not a weighted factor it’s graded as acceptable or unacceptable.

6.0 EVALUATION—Factor V, Trade Agreement Act Evaluation (Devices)

Offerors are required to complete their Offerors Representations and Certifications --Commercial Items as specified in FAR 52.212-3. For Trade Agreement (TAA) compliance purposes, the Government will be evaluating supplies/equipment (devices) in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7020 and 252.255-7021. TAA Certification must be completed by the offeror, and requires offerors to identify the country of origin for supply end products to be procured under the contract.

The contractor must identify and certify under which one of the three categories the particular end product proposed falls under: American-made produced in the United States, Designated country produced end product in a country with a signed U.S. Trade Agreement, or identity if the product is from a non-U.S./Non-designated country that does not have a signed U.S. Trade Agreement.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate all supplies/equipment (devices) certifications made in accordance with FAR 25 procedures. If the Contracting Officer, determines that only foreign supply end products are available, the Contracting Officer will make a determination that U.S./designated country products are not available; if only these end products are available from non-U.S./Non-designated countries. Attachment J-017 is a list of approved network Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for “information purposes only” to assist contractors in identifying the supplies, end- products, equipment to be used during the performance of the wireless contract.

ATTACHMENTS

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

J-001 ELINs FOR PROPOSAL EVALUATION – REVISED

J-002 50 UNITED STATES (INCLUDING WASHINGTON D.C.)

J-003 NAVY INSTALLATIONS - REVISED

J-004 MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS

J-005 ARMY INSTALLATIONS

J-006 AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS

J-007 FEDERAL AGENCIES INSTALLATIONS - REVISED

J-008 MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS

J-009 INTERNATIONAL ZONE - 1 COUNTRIES

J-010 INTERNATIONAL ZONE - 2 COUNTRIES

J-011 CONTRACTORS’ POC MANAGER - REVISED

J-012 PAST PERFORMANCE DATA SURVEY

J-013 CONTRACT DATA ITEM LIST

J-014 CONTRACTOR MONTHLY CERTIFICATION FORM

J-015 AFTER ACTION REPORT (Contingency Action)

J-016 NUMBERING CONVENTION

J-017 TRADE AGREEMENT ACT (CERTIFICATION) LIST OF DEVICES

J-018 EXECUTION STANDARD VENDOR TEMPLATE

J-019 USER ROLE AUTHROIZATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE) - REVISED

J-020 Questions and Answers Part I dated 17 June 2016

J-021 Questions and Answers Part II dated 30 June 2016 – Revised Attachment including Q’s 170-175

J-022 Questions and Answers Part III dated 8 July 2016

J-023 Questions and Answers Part IV dated 22 July 2016

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Wireless Performance Work Statement

1.0 Overview

1.0.1 Purpose. The purpose of this procurement is to provide Wireless mobile cellular services and devices, which cover non-desktop, non-laptop and small form factor wireless end-user devices including hardware (i.e. handsets, tablets, wireless modems such as air cards and associated wireless mobile cellular services), to Military Members and Federal Civilian “Agencies” has been based on in Section 1.1.1 within the 50 United States. The awarded contract(s) will be for a base year plus four (4) twelve 12month option periods (with a potential for a 6-month extension in accordance with FAR 52.217-8). This Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity procurement is needed to ensure mission critical support to Military Members and Federal Civilians is sustained without interruption for wireless and cellular services, including devices. Services under this procurement cover usage in the 50 United States and while traveling internationally for Military Members and Federal Civilians stationed within the 50 States. Task Orders issued under this contract shall be tailored to the specific needs of each command. This new procurement, Spiral 3, will replace the existing suite of IDIQ contracts; the DON Multiple Award Contracts, Spiral 2.

1.0.2 Reserved

1.0.3 As a major user of Wireless and Telecommunication services (to include related software, hardware, firmware and equipment), it is estimated that the Department of Defense (DOD) alone represents nearly 400,000 lines of voice only, voice and data and data only service; using cell phones, smartphones, tablets, data cards and other wireless devices. The overall objective of this procurement is to provide a contractual framework that treats the Government as a single customer with numerous geographically dispersed end users, and thereby achieving economies of scale for pricing, services and devices.

1.0.4. The contractor shall keep current with related Policies regarding Wireless and Telecommunication services and devices covered under this contract and manage the contract accordingly. The Government will provide awardees of the next wireless contracts, Spiral 3, all applicable policies issued and in place for each customer/Agency.

1.1 Scope

1.1.1 The scope of this contract covers the Government’s DoN, DOD and Government-Wide Agencies requirement for commercial wireless and cellular telecommunications services [hereinafter, wireless telecommunications includes all wireless technologies and related operations]. Contractor shall be responsible for providing services that conform with acceptable industry standards and the mission-essential functions outlined by the Government in individual task orders. In this performance based statement of work, the Contractor will be responsible for utilizing only up-to-date technology in delivering the services required, to include providing the most current repeaters, towers, Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) services and equipment.

In providing services throughout the life of the contract (five-year ordering period, with task orders extending services to almost six years) in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) services, and equipment and that the resulting contracts and contractors keep current with ever changing technology and services over the life of the contract. The Spiral 3 Wireless Contract are not a “supply” contract and will not provide wireless, cellular and mobile devices to customers without the procurement of associated wireless, cellular and mobile services under the contracts.