Combined Synopsis N00244-26-Q-S005.pdf

N00244-26-Q-S005

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a Request for Quotation (RFQ) is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation number is N00244-26-Q-S005. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through latest Federal Acquisition Circular and DFARS change notices. This solicitation is issued as 100% small business set aside. NAICS Code 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services. is applicable and business size is $22.5 (millions of dollars). The solicitation will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 15 December 2025 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.

Contractor must complete all Representations and Certifications found in the provisions listed below within their profile in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for this solicitation.

Requirements

NAVSUP FLC SAN DIEGO requires in-person American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services.

In addition to a base year, there will be four options years for the above services.

Refer to statement of work for full detail.

Period of Performance:

FY26 Base Year: 05 JAN 2026 – 04 JAN 2027 FY27 Option Year 1: 05 JAN 2027 – 04 JAN 2028 FY28 Option Year 2: 05 JAN 2028 – 04 JAN 2029 FY29 Option Year 3: 05 JAN 2029 – 04 JAN 2030 FY30 Option Year 4: 05 JAN 2030 – 04 JAN 2031

Inspection and acceptance: At Destination by the Government.

Contract Type: Order/Contract resulting from this solicitation will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

Performance Work Statement

American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services

General. The purpose of this performance work statement (PWS) is to acquire in-person American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter services to meet the needs of Deaf or Hard of Hearing Federal employees at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

Description of Services and Introduction. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal service necessary to perform sign language interpretive services as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as

Government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

Background. FLCSD provides logistics, business and support services to fleet, ashore and industrial commands of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command and other joint and allied forces.

FLCSD delivers combat capability through logistics by teaming with regional partners and customers to provide supply chain management, procurement, contracting and transportation services, technical and customer support, and worldwide movement of personal property. The criticality of this mission requires that FLCSD have the resources and means to execute its mission in an environment of rapidly changing threats, challenges, and fiscal constraints.

Objective. To have ASL interpreters available in a manner that efficiently supports FLCSD mission. The contractor shall provide ASL services for FLCSD hearing impaired employees. All interpreters must possess linguistic and cultural expertise in both ASL and English to provide fluent communication between the interpreter and employees. All services are to be performed within the greater San Diego area.

Scope. The contractor shall provide as requested interpreter service to cover Ad-hoc events and short-notice interpreter service requirements for meetings, town halls, special events, and classroom training requirements that last from 1 to 8 hours in duration.

Qualifications: Certified American Sign Language Interpreters. Interpreters must have and maintain one of the following certifications:

• National Interpreter Certification (NIC) at any level (NIC, NIC Advanced or NIC Master)

• Certificate of Interpreting (CI)

• Certificate of Transliterating (CT)

• Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)

• National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Level III (Generalist), Level IV (Advanced), or Level V

(Master)

• Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Certification Program

Place of Performance. The work will be performed within the greater San Diego, and most commonly on Naval Base San Diego. FLCSD will request services of the contractor with a minimum of 10 days’ notice prior to each event requiring interpreter services. This notice will include all details of the event (date, time, duration, location, type of event, etc.) necessary to provide support. If the contractor will not able to provide interpreter support at a given event, the Government requests that the contractor advise of this condition as soon as possible after receipt of notice from the Government to afford FLCSD to have the option of obtaining services outside this contract to another vendor through an open purchase request.

Type of Services.

In-person interpreter service will be needed for any type of event, recurring, ad-hoc, or emergent. These are examples of events but not limited to: small or large meetings, town halls, cultural events, and training.

Cancelations. The Government will provide a minimum of 24 hours advanced notice to cancel work. If work is canceled with less than a 24 hour notice period, the Government will pay a one hour cancelation fee. Prior to cancelling work, the Government will evaluate for any alternate interpreter assignments that may need support and modify the work request.

Base Access. It will be the responsibility of each interpreter to seek and be granted access to appropriate military base prior to each event.

Details for Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) Base access procedures, can be found at:

https://cnrsw.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NAVBASE-San-Diego/Operations-and- Management/SECURITY/Base-Access/

METRO EXPEDITED ACCESS (follow directions at the link above, this information is for situational awareness only and could change over time):

Download and fill out the SECNAV 5512-1 form Driver should email the completed form to CNRSW_HQ_PARKING@us.navy.mil or call 619-705-6789.

Once form receipt is acknowledged, driver will be directed to proceed to Naval Base San Diego Visitor Control Center in 3 business days.

NBSD Visitor Control Center (VCC) (formerly known as Pass and Decal) address is 3101 Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA. 92136 Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 0630 to 1530 (6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Closed Federal Holidays Primary: 619-556-5336 Secondary: 619-726-5706 nbsd_baseaccess@us.navy.mil

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This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the latest FAC and DFARS change notices. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov

Post Award Contract Administration will be performed by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, Code 240.

Payment: The US Navy anticipates using Government Purchase Card (GPC) to pay invoices.

Requests for technical and or contractual clarification are to be submitted in writing. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS are to be submitted via e-mail to yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil received no later than 11 December 2025 11:59:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Answers to questions will be provided in the form of an amendment to this solicitation.

The following provisions and clauses are applicable and are hereby incorporated into the solicitation by reference and by full text. It is the responsibility of the interested contractors to obtain copies of the necessary provisions and or clauses that are required as a part of this solicitation. Required clauses/provisions that are not submitted may render a quote not to be accepted by the Government.

THE FOLLOWING NAVSUP LOCAL TEXT IS HEREBY MADE PART OF THE STATEMENT OF

WORK/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.

NAVSUP FLC San Diego may utilize contractor support through the AbilityOne Program, as needed, to perform contract closeout functions for this acquisition. Information, including business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data, that the offeror provides to the Government or information already in the possession of the Government may be viewed and utilized by the AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel during the course of its contract performance. The information that may be made available to the support contractor may include, for example, pricing and technical proposals, mailto:CNRSW_HQ_PARKING@us.navy.mil mailto:nbsd_baseaccess@us.navy.mil https://www.acquisition.gov/ historical contract, pricing and performance information, Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) reporting information and similar data/information.

By submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror and its subcontractors consent to a release of their business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data to the Government's AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel in order to perform close out services. Prior to the release of any such information to the support contractor, the support contractor will have in place with the Government a Non-Disclosure/Non-Use Agreement in accordance with the terms of the AbilityOne Program support contract.

Offerors may execute their own Non-Disclosure Agreement with the AbilityOne Program (AbilityOne contact information available from the contracting point of contact). The support contractor must provide copies of the executed agreements to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the support contract; and the offeror/contractor for this acquisition must provide copies of the executed Agreement to the Contracting Officer for this acquisition. If the offeror/contractor seeks such a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the AbilityOne Program support contractor, the Agreement must be executed no later than the date of final delivery under the resulting NAVSUP FLC San Diego contract.

REVIEW OF AGENCY PROTESTS

The contracting activity, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) will process agency protests in accordance with the requirements set forth in FAR 33.103(d).

Pursuant to FAR 33.103(d)(4), agency protests may be filed directly with the appropriate reviewing authority; or, a protester may appeal a decision rendered by a contracting officer to the reviewing authority.

The reviewing authority for FLCSD is the Director, Regional Contracts Department, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego at 3985 Cummings Road, San Diego, CA 92136-4200. Agency procurement protests should clearly identify the initial adjudicating official, i.e., the "contracting officer" or "reviewing official".

Offerors should note this review of the Contracting Officer's decision will not extend GAO's timeliness requirements. Therefore, any subsequent protest to GAO must be filed within 10 days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action.

UNIT PRICES

Contractor unit prices, when incorporated into a Government contract, may be releasable under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the event NAVSUP FLCSD receives a FOIA request.

No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.

WAGE DETERMINATION

WD 2015-5635 (and its corresponding revision), San Diego, CA. and posted on beta.sam.gov is he To view the San Diego, CA. Wage Determination, please visit https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.209-11** Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FEB 2016

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

SEP 2023

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (CD 2024-O0002)

JAN 2024

52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options APR 1984 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract

Award

JUN 1988

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions NOV 2020 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2022

252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications MAY 2021 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense

Information Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services–Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services– Representation

MAY 2021

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

MAR 2022

252.204-7024 Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023 252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate--Basic NOV 2014 252.225-7049 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial

Satellite Services—Representations

DEC 2018

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

MAY 2022

252.225-7973 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation.

(DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

MAY 2020

PROVISION BY FULL TEXT

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions.

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End Provision)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information

Systems

NOV 2021

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items NOV 2023 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multi-year Contracts OCT 1997 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program MAY 2011 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems MAY 2011 52.224-2 Privacy Act APR 1984 52.232-18 Availability of Funds APR 1984 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year APR 1984 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments APR 2012 52.232-35 Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic

Funds Transfer Information

JUL 2013

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services APR 2012 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price AUG 1996 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination NOV 1991 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DEC 2022 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors JAN 2023 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party

Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

JAN 2023

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

JAN 2023

252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors

JAN 2023

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

JAN 2023

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

JAN 2023

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. JAN 2023 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity

Model Certification Level Requirement.

JAN 2023

252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation JAN 2023 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces

Deployed Outside the United States

OCT 2023

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUNE 2013

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

JAN 2023

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

JUN 2023

252.225-7972 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems. (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

MAY 2020

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation APR 2014 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial

Purchase Card

MAY 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.232-7018 Progress Payments—Multiple Lots MAY 2023 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2023 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic JAN 2023

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items

(DEVIATION 2025- O0003/ DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

MAR 2025

52.203-19* Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-27* Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.204-10* Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

JUN 2020

52.204-23* Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

NOV 2021

52.204-25* Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.209-6* Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

NOV 2021

52.209-10* Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.219-6* Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2020 52.219-6* Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside–Alternate I MAR 2020

52.219-14* Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008) SEP 2021 52.219-28* Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation MAR 2023

52.222-3* Convict Labor JUNE 2003 52.222-19* Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies NOV 2023 52.222-21* Prohibition of Segregated Facilities APR 2015 52.222-26* Equal Opportunity SEP 2016 52.222-35* Equal Opportunity for Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-36* Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUN 2020 52.222-37* Employment Reports on Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-40* Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-41* Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018

52.222-42* Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-43* Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)

AUG 2018

52.222-44* Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

MAY 2014

52.222-50* Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.222-51* Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor

Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements

MAY 2014

52.222-55* Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 JAN 2022 52.222-62* Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 JAN 2022 52.232-36* Payment by Third Party MAY 2014 52.232-40* Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

MAR 2023

52.233-3* Protest after Award AUG 1996 52.233-4* Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SECTION L

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.1 This section provides general instructions for preparing offers as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the offer. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Taking exception to any provision in the solicitation without addressing the exception with the Contracting office before the offer due date specified within the solicitation will render the offer ineligible for award.

1.2 The anticipated Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract award under this solicitation will be a total small business set-aside made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services following the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.

1.3 Only offers received from eligible small businesses under NAICS code 541930 will be considered for award. The resulting contract shall be awarded as a competitive small business set-aside.

1.4 The evaluation of offers will be best on a best value basis in accordance with FAR 13.106-1 using a comparative evaluation of offers in accordance with FAR 13.106-2.

1.5 The Government intends to award this contract without further exchanges with offerors.

Notwithstanding this intent, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with Offerors and request revised offers.

1.6 Vendors are hereby instructed that, regardless of any language that may be used in this solicitation, this procurement is being conducted under FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Offerors are advised that in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, the Government, at its discretion, may avail itself to one or more of the evaluations procedures in FAR Part 14 or 15.

1.7 An Offeror’s offer is presumed to represent the Offeror’s best efforts to comply with the solicitation requirements. Clarity and completeness of the offer are of the utmost importance. The offer 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. Offerors are cautioned against restating PWS requirements in their offer, particularly with regard to technical requirements and must state how all RFQ and PWS requirements will be met. Statements such as "the Offeror understands" and "the Offeror shall/can comply", along with responses that paraphrase the RFQ, are inadequate. The use of phrases such as "standard practices" (with a specific government reference or industry reference) does not indicate that an Offeror understands the requirements and will likely result in a diminished evaluation rating.

1.8 The offer shall 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 offer.

1.9 At the Government’s discretion, the Contractor’s offer may be incorporated into the final contract, either in whole or in part.

1.10 The Offeror’s offer shall remain valid for at least 120 calendar days after the offer due date.

1.11 Questions regarding any aspect of this procurement must be submitted in writing via email only and addressed to yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil. The subject line of all email correspondence should state: “RFQ N00244-26-Q-S005 QUESTIONS” in the subject line.

1.12 Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and may not be acknowledged or addressed. Both questions and answers will be posted to the Government Point of Entry for all parties to view. The Government will make every attempt to answer all questions in a timely manner. However, questions submitted within two (2) business days of the posted closing date may not allow for ample time to respond, and Offerors cannot be guaranteed a response will be issued. All questions must be submitted by date referenced on solicitation.

2. OFFER FORMAT AND CONTENT

2.1 The Offerors offer shall be submitted in severable volumes based on the Factors as set forth below and all information specific to each Factor shall be confined to that volume. Failure to provide any volume may result in the offer not being eligible for award. Information provided shall be specific to each Factor.

2.2 The offeror’s offer shall consist of four (4) separate volumes:

Volume I – Offerors Information

Volume II – Technical

Volume III – Past Performance

Volume IV – Price

Volume Name Page Limit Volume I – Offerors Information Unlimited Volume II –Technical Three (3) pages Volume III – Past Performance Two (2) pages Volume IV – Price Excel – Unlimited, submission may include a

2-page explanatory in word document.

* Volume II shall not contain any price or cost information

** Page limits do not include cover pages or table of contents. However, these pages shall not include any material information that needs to be evaluated under the evaluation factors.

Note: To ensure fairness to all offerors, the above page limitations must be strictly enforced by the Government’s evaluation process. Material over and above the page limitation will not be reviewed and/or evaluated by the Government.

2.3 Each volume must include the Cover Sheet. The cover sheet shall include:

• Title – American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Services

• Volume Name (Technical/Past Performance/Price)

• Volume Number

2.4 The Government prefers one-inch margins on all sides and single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font with normal spacing, and pages of each volume numbered consecutively. Digital copies shall be provided in Microsoft Word, PDF, and Excel.

2.5 Electronic copies shall be provided via e-mail no later than the stated due date and time and shall contain all of the specified volumes to be considered for award. Documents shall be submitted in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Excel format.

3. SPECIFIC VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 VOLUME I: OFFERORS INFORMATION

3.1.1 Submit the following information constituting Volume I:

Name and address of the offeror, point-of-contact (POC), title, telephone number, email address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Unique Entity ID (UEID) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

3.2 VOLUME II: TECHNICAL

3.2.1 The technical offer shall be written so that the government can make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination as to whether the offer has the capability to successfully perform the requirements contained in the PWS. To this end, the technical offer shall be specific, detailed, and complete, to clearly and fully demonstrate that the prospective contractor has a thorough understanding of and ability to perform the technical requirements contained in the PWS.

3.2.2 The technical volume shall be organized in the order specified and shall address in detail the information required below. Each factor shall be clearly identified.

VOLUME II: TECHNICAL

Sub-factor (1): Technical Approach Sub-factor (1): Qualifications

3.2.3 SUB-FACTOR (1): TECHNICAL APPROACH: The Offeror must address their understanding of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Offeror must address how they can support the needs and objectives defined in the PWS.

The narrative shall provide a complete analysis of the performance work statement requirements and explain processes, best practices, and other methods the offeror will use to meet the requirements of the PWS. Failure to adequately address any of the required information may be considered a “material omission”, precluding further consideration for award. The technical approach is not to be a restatement of the information contained in the PWS.

3.2.4 SUB-FACTOR (2): QUALIFICATIONS: The offeror must prove interpreters have and maintain one of the following certifications:

• National Interpreter Certification (NIC) at any level (NIC, NIC Advanced or NIC Master)

• Certificate of Interpreting (CI)

• Certificate of Transliterating (CT)

• Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)

• National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Level III (Generalist), Level IV (Advanced), or Level V

(Master)

• Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Certification Program

3.3 VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE

3.3.1 The past performance evaluation factor assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance.

3.3.2 Offerors should provide relevant past performance information for similar or related work under contracts completed during the last three years from the date of proposal submission for up to three (3) past performance references of which, at least two (2) should be for the prime contractor. Offerors may submit performance data regarding current contract performance as long as a minimum of one year of performance has been completed as of the closing date of this solicitation. Each Offeror has the opportunity to provide in its offer any information regarding its past performance of contracts similar to the Government's requirement that it would like the Government to consider. The Offeror may include Federal, State and Local Government and private sector contracts.

3.3.3 Offerors should provide the following information below. There is a limit of three past performance entries.

a. Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, also include Delivery Order Numbers

b. Customer/Agency (name, e-mail address, and telephone number)

c. Contracting Officer and Technical Point of Contact (name, e-mail address, and telephone number)

d. Brief description of the scope of work: Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

e. Contract type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.)

f. Award Price

g. Total Labor-Hours of Effort

h. Period of Performance

i. Contract Deliverables

3.3.4 For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence.

3.3.5 To obtain information, the Government may contact the points of contact listed by Offerors, however, the Government is not required to contact the points of contact provided by Offerors and may limit the number of references it decides to contact. The Government is also free to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror to evaluate past performance of Offerors.

3.3.6 If the offeror possesses no relevant past performance, it must affirmatively state this fact in the Volume III submittal.

3.4 VOLUME IV – PRICE

3.4.1 The price offer shall cover all aspects of the proposed effort including pricing in excel format with a breakdown of the different elements (i.e. hours, labor rates, fringe, overhead, G&A, profit etc.)

unlocked with unhidden formulas. Data contained in the price offer shall be consistent with data contained in Volume II.

3.4.2 The Offeror is required to submit a price offer breakdown for each CLIN included in the Schedule of Supplies/Services of the Solicitation. All CLINs must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

3.4.4 The Government reserves the right to ask offerors for additional pricing information if needed to determine reasonableness.

3.4.5 Offerors are on notice that wage determination adjustments in accordance with FAR 52.222-43 only apply to the wage determination labor categories, not the professional services labor categories, and should price option periods accordingly.

3.4.6 Offerors are instructed to price a six-month option at the end of the last period of performance. This six-month option should be priced separately from the rest of the offer. Therefore, please do not include this option pricing in the total proposed cost, it should be independent of the offer. The six-month option pricing should not exceed 50% of the last option year. Should clause 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES be executed, the six-month option will be incorporated into the contract.

3.4.7 Offerors should use the hours provided in the Price Template attachment; however, if an offeror proposes less hours than those listed, then it must provide a narrative detailing why and how they can accomplish the requirements of the PWS with less personnel. The explanation must clearly demonstrate the offeror’s ability to meet all goals and objectives set forth in the PWS. Failure to provide an adequate explanation may render the offer ineligible for award.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

SECTION M

1.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA

1.1 This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13 using a best value evaluation using a comparative evaluation of offers. The award resulting from this solicitation will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) commercial contract solicited through the open market via www.sam.gov. Award will be set-aside small businesses. The resulting contract shall be awarded as a competitive small business set-aside.

1.2 Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation requirements, is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The acquisition will utilize a comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 to make a best value award decision.

1.3 An initial competitive pool of contractors to be evaluated will be established by evaluating the three (3) lowest priced offers. The government may, at its sole discretion, expand the competitive pool by any number of additional offerors at any stage of the procurement process as many times as it sees fit. If the competitive pool is to be expanded by less than the total number of responsible offerors, inclusion will be based on lowest price. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

1.4 Award will be made to the responsible offeror, in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be the Best Value Offeror after performing a comparative evaluation, where price and other factors are considered.

1.5 To make a determination of Best Value, the Government shall first perform a side-by-side comparative analysis (comparing contractor responses to one another) of the submission of each Offeror in the competitive pool. Then, the Government will compare the submission of each Offeror in the competitive pool considering price and perform Tradeoffs (if any), to determine the overall Best offeror.

The non-price factors are approximately equal in importance to each other and when combined, are equal in importance to Price. The Government reserves the right to consider an offer other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s).

1.6 The Government intends to award this contract based on initial offers. Therefore, the Offeror's initial offer should contain the Offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to have exchanges and request revised offers. The Government may limit the number of offerors it engages with exchanges for purposes of efficiency at its discretion.

2.0 EVALUATION FACTORS

2.1 The Government will evaluate offers based on the following factors:

Factor I – Technical:

Sub-factor (1) Technical Approach

Sub-factor (2) Qualifications

Factor II – Past Performance

Factor III - Price

2.2 Factor I (Technical) and Factor II (Past Performance Confidence) are of equal importance. The non-cost factors [Factor I (Technical), Factor II (Past Performance Confidence), when combined, are equal to Factor III (Price).

3.0 FACTOR I – TECHNICAL

3.1 The Government will evaluate each offeror against each of the other offerors in the competitive pool with respect to their compliance with the solicitation requirements. Specifically, the Government will evaluate the:

3.1.1 Technical Approach. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s offer to determine the Offeror’s understanding of, approach to, and ability to successfully accomplish the requirements identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Government will evaluate the extent in which the Offeror’s technical approach demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to accomplish the specified work in a technically competent, and timely manner with minimal risk to the Government. The narrative will be evaluated for analysis of the performance requirements and explanation of the processes, best practices, and other methods the Offeror proposes to use to meet each requirement stated in the PWS.

3.1.2 Qualifications. The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror’s qualifications to determine whether it properly addresses the requirements described in the PWS.

Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to obtain and maintain sign language certification

3.2 The Government will not use any form of scoring schema nor use any adjectival grading in its evaluation. It will base its overall determination of suitability on the quality and completeness of responses compared to the other offerors, resulting in an offeror considered technically Best Suited, an offeror considered second Best Suited, and so on for all Offerors in the competitive pool. In the instance of technical parity between offerors in the competitive pool, more than one offeror may be considered Best Suited, second Best Suited, and so on.

4.0 FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE

4.1 The assessment of the Offeror’s past performance will be used by the Government as a means to evaluate the relative capability of the Offeror and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the PWS and as a measure of performance risk for contract award. The government’s assessment of performance risk is not intended to be the product of a mechanical or mathematical analysis of an offeror’s performance on list of contracts, but rather the product of subjective judgment of the government after it considers all available relevant and recent information.

4.2 Each past performance reference will be evaluated to determine whether the work performed by the Offeror is recent and relevant to the instant requirement. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts accomplished within the past three (3) years from the date of proposal submission that is of the same or similar scope, complexity, and magnitude to that which is described in the solicitation.

Common aspects of relevancy include, but are not limited to, the following: similarity of product/service/ support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, use of personnel (for services), and extent of subcontracting.

4.3 The Government will assign one relevancy rating for each past performance effort submitted using the four levels of relevancy as shown in “Past Performance Relevancy Rating” Table below. Past performance of greater relevancy will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance. Past performance reference that that has no relevance to the instant requirement will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably and will not be considered in the overall assessment of Past Performance Confidence.

4.4 Table M-1 “PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATING”

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

4.5 Each past performance reference under each offeror’s Past Performance submission that is found to have at least some relevance to the instant requirement will be evaluated to determine the quality of the offeror’s performance under that reference. The Government will focus its inquiry of the Offerors record of performance as it relates to timeliness, quality, cost control, and customer satisfaction.

4.6 Quality of the relevant past performance will form the basis for the Offeror’s overall rating for Past Performance.

4.7 In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is not available, the government will evaluate the offeror neither favorably nor unfavorably on past performance. Such offerors will receive a rating of “Neutral Confidence.” A "Substantial Confidence" or "Satisfactory Confidence" past performance rating is worth more than a "Neutral Confidence" past performance rating.

4.8 Offerors are reminded that if they possess no relevant past performance, they must affirmatively state this fact.

Past performance will be rated using the ratings defined below:

TABLE M-2 “PAST PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE”

Overall Rating Definition Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

5.0 FACTOR III – PRICE

5.1 Offerors are reminded that a finding of “No Confidence” in Factor II will result in the entire offer being determined unacceptable, and therefore will not be further evaluated under Factor III – Price.

5.2 All offers will be ranked by the total evaluated price. Total Evaluated Price will be calculated by summing the evaluated price for the base year and all option years. Evaluation of options WILL NOT obligate the Government to exercise the options.

5.3 Price will be evaluated to determine that the proposed price is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3. Price reasonableness will be determined using one or more techniques identified in FAR 13.106-3(a) such as comparison of competitive offers. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if prices are materially unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items or subline item(s) appear to be significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques.

5.4 Price will be evaluated by totaling the prices for all line items, including option periods, for which the Government has requested the offeror provide a price. Option prices will be evaluated at time of award. Evaluation of the options WILL NOT obligate the Government to exercise the options.

5.5 Offerors are also reminded that the 6-month option under clause 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES WILL NOT be incorporated at the time of award and should be priced separately from the rest of the offer and not included in the total proposed cost. The six-month option pricing should not exceed 50% of the last option year.

5.6 Offerors must propose the minimum rates of the respective Wage Determinations (attached). If the proposed price is not in accordance with the current wage determination, the price will be determined unrealistic, and the offer will be rejected.

6.0 DEFINITIONS

Table Definitions Recency As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the time that has elapsed since the past performance reference occurred. Recency is expressed as a period of time during which past performance references are relevant.

Relevancy As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/teaming or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the solicitation requirements; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance.

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 or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION

A Responsibility Determination will be conducted in accordance with FAR 9.104 utilizing any information available to the Government (FAPIIS, CPARS, SPRS, PPIRS, SAM, etc.). If an offeror is determined non-responsible, award will not be made to that contractor.

52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits WD 2015-5635 (and its corresponding revision), San Diego, CA.

End of Clauses/Provisions.

Contractor must complete all Representations and Certifications found in the provisions listed above within their profile in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for this solicitation.

Quotation information may be submitted via email. Submit responses to: yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil Reference solicitation number: N00244-26-Q-S005 on all documents and requests for information.

Quotes must be received no later than 15 December 2025 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.

http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil