AVMI_Pre-Proposal_Conference_Brief.pdf

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AVMI Pre-Solicitation Conference

12 Sep 2018

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8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

11:35 – 11:40 Closing Remarks – John Tomechko

Agenda

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Purpose

Ensure a common understanding of the:

• Government’s Requirements

• Proposal Instructions

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Ground Rules

• All attendees must sign-in

• Silence cell phones and other devices

• No recordings of any kind

• Clarifying questions related to the brief may be asked at the end of each presenter’s section

• Questions may be submitted on provided forms

– Provide completed forms to designated Government representative

• All questions related to the draft RFP or the pre-solicitation conference must be provided by COB 17 Sep 2018

• All industry communications shall come through the PCO and/or Contract Specialist for N00421-17-R-0071

• One-on-One meetings have been previously scheduled for later today / tomorrow

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Disclaimer

• Nothing discussed here, unless it appears in an amendment to the RFP will change the terms and conditions of the RFP

• The final RFP and all amendments shall be posted on https://www.fbo.gov

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8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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AVMI Organization

• The AVMI organization falls under Naval Air

Warfare Center (NAWC)

• AVMI is a national organization

• NAWC Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

• Aircraft Instrumentation Division (AID) Code 5.2.9 at

Patuxent River

• NAWC Weapons Division (NAWCWD)

• Airborne Instrumentation Systems Division (AISD) Code

5.2.J at Point Mugu / China Lake

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AVMI Organization Chart

52910MA

Safety & Quality

Assurance Branch

52940MA

Maritime/UAV

Instrumentation Branch

52960MA

Rotary Wing

Instrumentation Branch

52930MA

TACAIR Instrumentation

Operations Branch

52970MA

Instrumentation Support

Branch

52J10MD/E

Project Coordination

Branch

52J400D

Integrated Flight Test

Solutions Branch

52J200E

Instrumentation Design

Branch

52J50ME

Instrumentation

Development Branch

52J60MD/E

Quality Assurance

Branch

52J30MD

Advanced Telemetry

Technology Branch

52920MA

Instrumentation

Engineering Branch

52900MA Chief Engineer

52900MA

Aircraft Instrumentation Division

52000MA Chief Engineer

52980MA

Mechanical Design

Branch

52000MA

AVMI Director

52000MD

AVMI QA Officer

52000MA

AVMI Safety Officer

52J000D/E

Airborne Instrumentation Systems Division

52J00ME Deputy Division Head

52J000D Chief Engineer

52950MA JSF

Instrumentation

Branch

Investments Lead

Service Contract COR

Front Office

Support Contract PM

52xxxxY: For Y; A=Pax, D=CL, E=PM

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AVMI Mission Statement

Provide the Navy a comprehensive, expert and responsive capability to design, produce and support instrumentation systems for all

NAVAIR Air Vehicles and Airborne Weapon Systems

AVMI 5.2.9 Aircraft Instrumentation Division (AID, NAWCAD):

AID is a principle center of expertise in the development, installation, test, evaluation, calibration, operation, and maintenance of airborne and ground based data acquisition system hardware and software.

AVMI 5.2.J Airborne Instrumentation Systems Division (AISD, NAWCWD):

AISD provides the workforce, facilities, equipment, and processes required to design, develop, specify, document, build, procure, integrate, install, test, configure, repair and maintain weapon instrumentation, telemetry and flight termination systems for aircraft, missiles, ordnance, targets, platforms and related systems.

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AVMI General Info

• Part of the NAVAIR 5.2 Range Department

• Approximately 300 Personnel, comprised of

Engineers, Designers, Technicians, Artisans, Installers

• Workload

• Over 150 projects ongoing at all times

• Over 100 instrumented aircraft supported

• Over 300 Instrumented Stores per year

• Well over $50M in ongoing project work

• NAMP Compliant (all)

• AS9100 Certified (AISD)

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AVMI Instrumentation

• AVMI designs, builds, installs, and maintains instrumentation on air vehicles and weapons.

• Customers include the Navy, other Government, commercial and foreign Government customers.

• AVMI performs development to support Research

Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) and fleet requirements for instrumentation.

• AVMI is the lead for developing future network-based instrumentation data acquisition systems

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AVMI Modifications

• AVMI is responsible for performing electrical and mechanical modifications to test vehicles to support test and evaluation.

• A major aspect of this responsibility is the design, fabrication, and installation of mechanical parts, mounts, and systems.

• Test articles include flight test aircraft, weapons under test, and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

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AID Division Overview (PAX)

• Principle center of expertise in airborne data acquisition system hardware and software.

• Performs electrical/mechanical/structural engineering design analysis, and flight certification coordination.

• Supports the Navy in the design, development, installation, and support of instrumentation and unique test and evaluation systems.

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AID: Aircraft Instrumentation Division

Capabilities

• Technical Review Board for all Installations

• Formal Training Courses developed in-house

• Formal Tech and Admin SOPs

• Measurement System Uncertainty Analysis

• Instrumentation System Flight Clearance Review

Labs and Support

• Advanced Systems Development Lab

• Data Validation/Processing Lab

• Imaging Lab

• Machine fabrication shop

• Ready Issue for small parts

• Special Flight Test Instrumentation Pool (SFTIP)

The Navy’s center of expertise for Aircraft Flight

Test Instrumentation.

Instrumentation Test Cart

5 Axis CNC

Data Acquisition Unit

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5.2.9 AID Work Products

Transducers and Fabricated mounts Structures Testing

Routing Test Wiring alongside production components

Orange Components = Test Major Test Installation

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AISD Division Overview

(China Lake / Point Mugu)

• Performs electrical/mechanical engineering for weapon instrumentation and flight termination systems.

• Test articles include aircraft, missiles, ordnance, targets, and related systems.

• Strategic areas include:

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Solid state Inertial Measurement Unit sensors

• Advanced technology in micro circuitry and antennas

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As the Navy’s principle center of expertise for Airborne Weapon Systems Flight Test

Instrumentation, AISD provides a capability to develop, install, test, evaluate, calibrate, operate, and maintain technologically advanced airborne data acquisition system hardware and software.

AISD

Airborne Instrumentation Systems Division

• System Design & Engineering

• Mechanical & Electrical Design

• Fabrication & Assembly Labs

• Test Specification Development

• Wiring & Harness Assembly

• Software & Ground Equipment Design

• Aircraft/Weapon Modification

• Antenna Design / Testing

• Rapid Prototyping

• PWB Design & Layout

• Technical Data Packages

Capabilities and Services

• Instrument aircraft, targets and weapons for Test & Evaluation.

• Design, build, test, install, and support these systems.

• Assure decision-quality data is captured for customers.

• Technologically advanced telemetry, TSPI, flight termination,

• Encryption, antenna, and flight data recorder systems.

AISD is AS9100 Certified!

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Antenna

Design

Multiple

Technologies

GPS/FTS/TM

Antenna

GPS/IMU

Advanced Packaging

/Miniaturization Secure Telemetry

Systems

AISD Weapons

Instrumentation Products

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AVMI Contract Focus

• Provide technical support services to support

AVMI Test & Evaluation and Instrumentation efforts.

• The primary focus of the statement of work is the provision of technical services to meet the staffing demands of the AVMI technical shops and instrumentation installation teams.

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Facilities

• No work will be performed at Offeror’s site

• All work will be performed at Government sites, Aircraft Prime Contractor’s sites, and Ad-Hoc TDY locations.

• Patuxent River NAS:

• Multiple locations

• China Lake NAS:

• Two principle locations

• Point Mugu Naval Base:

• A single primary location

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Ground Operating

Procedures

• Written, implemented, and enforced by Offeror

• Comply with NAVAIRINST 3710.1G

• Guidance is in SOW and Attachment 1c

NAVAIRINST 3710.1G, Chapter 3:

• The requirement to develop and follow Procedures is a contractual requirement and applies independently of the Government’s assumption of risk via the Ground Flight Risk Clause (GFRC).

• Contractors shall not begin flight or ground operations until the Procedures have been approved in writing by the Government Ground Flight

Representative (GGFR).

• Aircraft operations conducted without approved Procedures may be considered to place the aircraft under unreasonable conditions and may be grounds for withdrawal of the Government’s assumption of risk via the GFRC.

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Security

• Only US citizens allowed under this contract

• Shall comply with security regulations and the requirements of the DD Form 254 (Attachment 2)

• Security clearance may be required for all positions

• For Proposal assume ALL will need SECRET clearance

• SAAR-Ns required for computer access

• IT training required to submit SAAR-N

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Key Personnel

• Key Labor Categories are identified in the

Statement Of Work

• Senior Program Manager

• Instrumentation Engineer

• Structural Engineer

• Key Personnel resumes are required after award, during the transition period

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Transition

• GOPs

• Written, submitted, and approved by GGFR

• Tool Control GOP most important

• Hiring Plan

• Incumbent personnel (SCA* & Professional)

• Non-Incumbent

• Positions for Incumbents not transitioning

• Positions for new requirements

• Training

• Training developed from approved GOP (per Master

Training Plan GOP)

• ALL personnel trained on basic GOP introduction

• Only required positions need full training on specific GOPs

• Labor category requirements – e.g. certs & skills

*Incumbent SCA - Must comply with the

Non-Displacement of

Qualified Workers Clause

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Contract Execution

• CDRLs in Exhibit A

• Pay attention to delivery dates/periodicity

• Financial Reports, Contract Documents, others

• Surveillance Activity Checklist (SAC)

• Will not be an attachment to the Final RFP

• Uses proposed labor category rates

• Uses proposed hiring timeline

• Tracks CDRL accuracy and timeliness

• Expected to operate to Management Approach as provided in proposal

• Any part of the Offeror’s proposal may be incorporated into the contract

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8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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RFP Strategy / Structure

• Small Business Set Aside under NAICS 541715

• “C” Type Contract

• One Year Base Period with Four (4) one-year Option Periods

• Estimated PoP – Starting Late FY19 / Early FY20

• Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) for Labor

• Cost Reimbursement CLINs for Material, Travel and miscellaneous

ODCs

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Section B

CLIN DESCRIPTION

X001 AID 5.2.9 Labor – Patuxent River (CPFF)

X002 AID 5.2.9 Material – Patuxent River (COST)

X003 AID 5.2.9 Travel – Patuxent River (COST)

X004 AID 5.2.9 Misc. ODCs – Patuxent River (COST)

X005 AISD 5.2.J Labor – China Lake and Point Mugu, CA (CPFF)

X006 AISD 5.2.J Material – China Lake and Point Mugu, CA (COST)

X007 AISD 5.2.J Travel – China Lake and Point Mugu, CA (COST)

X008 AISD 5.2.J Misc. ODCs – China Lake and Point Mugu, CA (COST)

X009 Data – CDRLs

5252.211-9503 Level Of Effort (Cost Reimbursement) (NAVAIR)(Dec

2012) – ALT I (Jun 2013): 1,254,492 hours total

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Section C – Descriptions & Specifications

• Section C– Statement of Work (Incorporated as Attachment 1)

• Scope

• Applicable Documents

• Requirements

• Attachment 1a – Labor Categories

• Attachment 1b – Sample Travel Authorization Request Form

• Attachment 1c – AVMI Ground Operations Procedures (GOPs)

Guidance

• Required Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application

(ECMRA) Information

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Section F – Deliveries or Performance

CLIN Structure by Year

• CLINs 0001 - 0009 for Base Year

• CLINs 1001 - 1009 for Option Year 1

• CLINs 2001 - 2009 for Option Year 2

• CLINs 3001 - 3009 for Option Year 3

• CLINs 4001 - 4009 for Option Year 4

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Section G – Contract Admin Data

• G-TXT-0001 – Payment Instructions (Feb 2018)

• For the purposes of this solicitation/contract, the payment process will follow FAR clause 52.216-7 (Allowable Cost and

Payment) with the “Cost Voucher” type of payment.

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Section H – Special Contract Requirements

• 5252.204-9505 SAAR-N Requirements for IT (NAVAIR) (NOV 2017)

• 5252.209-9510 – Organizational Conflict of Interest (Services)

(NAVAIR) (MAR 2007)

• 5252.237-9501 Addition Or Substitution Of Key Personnel

(Services) (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005)

• Must receive approval from Contracting Officer prior to substitution of key personnel

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Section I – Contract Clauses

• 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (Jan 2013)

• The Contractor and its subcontractors shall, except as otherwise provided herein, in good faith offer those service employees employed under the predecessor contract whose employment will be terminated as a result of award of this contract or the expiration of the contract under which the service employees were hired, a right of first refusal of employment under this contract in positions for which the service employees are qualified.

• 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services (Nov 1999)

• Extend services up to 6 months

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Section K – Contract Clauses

K-1 WRITTEN RELEASE FOR USE OF NON-GOVERNMENT

PERSONNEL AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND NETWORK SUPPORT

DURING THE SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

(a) Offerors are hereby notified that non-Government participants will have access to the Offeror’s proposals. The non-Government participants under contract with the Government are employees of:

(1) Johns Hopkins APL

(2) Rocket Technology

(3) HTI

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10 Minute Break

8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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* Draft RFP Page

Source Selection Objectives

• Choose the Contractor who provides the best value to the Government, all factors considered

• Use a comprehensive evaluation process, providing fair and consistent evaluation of proposals

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SSA

SSEB CHAIR

SSA Advisors

SSEB Advisors

SSEB

PAST

PERFORMANCE

ASSISTANT CHAIR

COST/PRICETECHNICAL PCO

Source Selection Organization

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Generic

Source Selection Process

Req’ts Developed Plan the Approach

• Acquisition

Strategy/Plan

• SSP

Market Research & Early Exchanges w/Industry

• SOW

• Draft RFPs • One-on-ones • Industry Days • Tech. Library

Receive

Proposals

Compare

Proposals

Discussions w/ Offerors

(ENs)

Complete

Discussions

Evaluate

Proposals

Competitive

Range (or SSA Selects Source)

Past Perf

Technical Cost/

Price

Evaluate FPRs Request Final

Proposal Revision (FPRs)

Debrief

Contract

SSAC SSA

SSAC SSA

SSAC SSASSA SSAC

SSAC / L&M

The Generic Source Selection Process

Formal

RFP

Select Source

Award on Initial

Proposals?

START

E N

D

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Tradeoff Evaluation Process

Evaluation

Factors

E v a l u a t i o n

Risk Reducers

Deficiencies

Sig. Weaknesses

PP Confidence

Cost/Price, etc.

Initial Evaluation

Debrief

Offeror

Proposals

Initial

Evaluation

Briefing

Discussions

Competitive

Range

Determination

Discussions

Final

Proposal

Evaluation

Notices

Final Evaluation

Revise

Risk Reducers

Deficiencies

Sig. Weaknesses

PP Confidence

Cost/Price, etc.

Award

Final

Evaluation

Briefing

Best Value Decision

ENs

Pre-FPR

Briefing

Award Without

Discussions?

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Sections L and M

• Understanding and following Sections L&M are the keys to developing a good proposal; a mutually beneficial goal for award

• Proposal Instructions – Section L of the RFP:

• Tells Offerors what to put in the proposal

• Evaluation Factors and Criteria – Section M of the RFP:

• Identifies what will be evaluated

• Identifies relative order of importance of factors

Proposals should use the same paragraph format as provided in Section L

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Section M

Evaluation Factors – General

• The Government expects to select one Offeror whose proposal offers the “best value” to the Government, using the trade-off method

• The proposal meeting the solicitation requirements with the lowest cost/price may not be selected for an award, if award to a higher priced Offeror is determined to be more beneficial to the Government. However, the perceived benefits of the higher priced proposal must merit the additional cost/price.

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Section M

Evaluation Factors – General (cont)

• The Government intends to evaluate each proposal and award a contract without discussions to the responsible

Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, provides the greatest overall benefit to the Government, all factors considered

• Provide your best initial proposals from a Past

Performance, Technical and Cost/Price standpoint

• The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and request proposal revisions if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government

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Section M

Evaluation Factors – General (cont)

If the Government Conducts Discussions & Requests Proposal Revisions:

• Those Offerors included in the Competitive Range will enter into

Discussions.

• Written (Evaluation Notices (ENs))

• As a minimum, notification of deficiencies and significant weaknesses

• Ask for additional information

• Proposal change pages where needed

• Helps to easily identify changes

• Minimizes work for the Final Proposal Revision (FPR)

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AVMI Evaluation Factors

Key: > (more important)= (equal);

All evaluation factors other than Cost/Price, when combined, are significantly more important than Cost/Price.

PAST

PERFORMANCE

(Performance Confidence

Assessment rating)

COST/PRICE

The MPC, in addition to the calculated value of the six-month period associated with the Option to Extend Services clause, will result in the

Offeror’s total evaluated price

TECHNICAL

(Technical

Compliance Rating &

Technical Risk Rating)

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Proposal Content and Volumes

Volume I Past Performance

Annex # 1 JV Agreement Information

Annex # 2 Past Performance SOW/PWS and Contract for each submitted contract; and Release of Adverse Past

Performance Authorization Letters

Att P1 Contractor Performance Assessment Questionnaire

Att P2 PP Contract Data (Separate Tab for each Contract)

Volume II Technical

Annex # 3 GGFR signed Tool Control GOP

Volume III Cost/Price

Att P3 Cost Summary Spreadsheet

Att P4 Subcontractor Cost Breakout Spreadsheet

Att P5 Labor Hour Matrix Per Category

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Proposal Delivery

• Offerors are requested to submit Past Performance information 21 days after solicitation release date:

• Table 1 Relevant Contract Summary for Past Performance

• Attachment P2 Past Performance Contract Data for each Relevant Contract and

• The part of Annex #2 that provides the SOW/PWS contract information for each submitted Relevant Contract

• Offeror shall submit proposals via United States Postal Service or through a commercial carrier using the address provided below. Offeror shall not submit proposals by facsimile or electronically via email.

Naval Air Systems Command

Code: AIR-2.5.1.11.8 (Sherry Stewart)

21983 Bundy Road, Building 441, Patuxent River, MD 20670

Solicitation Number: N00421-17-R-0071

• Hand carried proposals may be delivered to the address above, attention John Tomechko (PCO) and/or Sherry Stewart (Contract

Specialist).

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Volume 2 – Technical

Section M

• For this solicitation there is no benefit to the Government of exceeding a requirement or by providing merit that enhances performance or operations.

• No strengths will be assigned

• The Technical “Compliance” Ratings will use Acceptable and Unacceptable rating definitions

• Derived only from the Phase-In Transition Plan and Management Approach elements

• A deficiency in either the Phase-In Transition Plan or the Management Approach elements will result in an Unacceptable Rating

• A proposal assessed with a deficiency will make the offer ineligible for award

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Technical Ratings

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation and, thus, contains one or more deficiencies and is unawardable.

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Volume 2 – Technical

Section M cont.

• Technical Risk Ratings will use Low, Moderate, High and Unacceptable rating definitions

• Derived from assessment of all four elements

• Evaluation of Workforce Management Experience and GOPS Development Capability elements will only be a risk assessment

• Offerors are advised that the Government may incorporate any portions of the Offeror’s proposal into the resulting contract

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Technical Risk Ratings

Rating Description

Low

Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance.

Normal contractor effort and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close

Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable

Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

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Technical Evaluation Grading

Technical Rating (Compliance)

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Technical Risk Rating

Unacceptable

High

Moderate

Low

- RISK -

Assessment of likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance

Assessment Of Technical Proposals

- COMPLIANCE -

Assessment of the Offeror’s solution for meeting requirements

Potential Risk Reducers, Weaknesses, and Deficiencies

Risk Reducers and Significant WeaknessesDeficiencies

- Review for accuracy and “common threads”

- Assess type of and degree of impact

Note: Risk ratings are a continuum, each level providing a range

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Technical Deficiency

Deficiency Definition: “Deficiency” is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increase the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level

• Offerors are advised that during the evaluation process, a technical factor with an “Unacceptable” Technical Rating or an “Unacceptable”

Technical Risk Rating may result in the entire proposal being found unacceptable and eliminated from the competition.

* Draft RFP Pages 91

& 95

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Technical Risk Reducer

Risk Reducer Definition: An aspect of an Offeror’s proposal that reduces risk in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance

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Technical Risk Reducer (cont.)

• Risk Reducer Examples

• Reduces proposal risk by providing more than sufficient resources in order to respond to unknown conditions/situations

• Reduces proposal risk by providing resources/capabilities that are in-place and ready to be used

• Reduces proposal risk by providing plans that reduce/mitigates risks inherent in the proposed approach and program

• Reduces proposal risk by providing performance margin

• Reduces proposal risk of meeting a requirement or an objective by exceeding them

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Technical Significant Weakness

Significant Weakness Definition: A “Significant

Weakness” in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance

* Draft RFP Pages

91 & 95

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Technical Significant Weakness (cont.)

• Significant Weakness Examples:

• Marginal resources or capability to accomplish the effort

• Approaches that rely on resources or actions not within the

Offeror’s full control

• Approaches that rely heavily on a single action or resource (aka single point failure)

• Untested/unproven approaches

• Lacks substantiation or full description of the approach

• Lacks information to assess risk

* Draft RFP Pages

91 & 95

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8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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Technical Evaluation

• 2.0 Technical Evaluation

• 2.1 Transition Plan

• 2.2 Workforce Management Experience

• 2.3 GOPs Development Capability

• 2.4 Management Approach

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Technical Evaluation

2.1 Phase-In Transition Plan

• Offerors shall submit a detailed plan covering the 60 days prior to the start of the POP that defines the critical tasks and timelines needed to ensure a smooth and phased transition into full performance.

• Minimum elements to address:

• Staffing, Hiring, Training, GOPs

• Identify risks with accomplishing the transition at Day 1 of PoP

• Describe risk mitigation plans to address risks

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2.2 Workforce Management Experience

• Provide relevant contracts that demonstrate experience

• Looking at several attributes

• Quantity of personnel under management

• Percentage of personnel subject to SCA

• Quantity of sites managed

• Has been a Prime on a contract

• Prime shows overall contract management responsibilities

• Has worked on Commercial/Military Aircraft

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2.3 GOPs Development Capability

• Identify recent contracts with GOPs

• Provide a signed copy of a Tool Control GOP that meets the requirements of 3710.1G or equivalent DoD instruction

• If no GOPs, create a generic GOP template

• Address the Six (6) identified sections

• Add any sections the Offeror believes should be addressed

• Discuss what needs to be considered, addressed, or included

• Identify 3710.1G requirements

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2.4 Management Approach

• Describe the approach to managing the effort on this future contract in accordance with the SOW.

• If subcontractors are part of your proposal, explicitly identify management roles that will be filled by subcontractors

• Discuss how the subcontracts and subcontractors will be incorporated into your management approach.

• Describe approach toward contract management Program Manager, Senior

Safety Specialist

Secretary II

General Clerk II

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Technical Evaluation – 2.4

Management Approach – cont.

• Identify your approach to finding potential new hires to support the Government in the most responsive way

• Identify the critical path and typical length of time to complete the hiring process

• Describe the strategy for the retention of contractor personnel

• Address compensation, recognition, conducive work environment, life balance, training, and growth.

• Discuss the approach for remediating and removing a problem employee.

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Agenda

10 Minute Break

8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

11:20 – 11:35 Proposal Preparation Guidance – Alan Goldberg

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Agenda

8:30 – 8:40 Introduction – John Tomechko

8:40 – 9:10 Requirements Overview – Chris Beck

9:10 – 9:25 RFP Sections A through K – Candice Byrd/Sherry Stewart

9:25 – 9:35 Break

9:35 – 10:05 RFP Sections L&M – John Moore

10:05 – 10:25 RFP Sections L&M (Technical) – Sid Jones

10:25 – 10:35 Break

10:35 – 11:05 RFP Sections L&M (Past Performance) – Curtis Cook

11:05 – 11:20 RFP Sections L&M (Cost) – Candice Byrd

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Past Performance Process

Assess overall

Offeror Team

Performance

Receive Early Past

Performance

Information

Assess Contract Recency/

Relevancy for Past

Performance/Corporate

Experience

Assess Individual

Contract

Performance

Performance

Confidence

Assessment

(PCA)

Substantial

Satisfactory

Limited

No

Unknown Review trends and predictors of future performance to assign PCA

Rating for each Offeror

Technical, Schedule, Cost

Control, Management

Performance

Look Back

Look Forward

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Contract Recency

• The first aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine the recency of the contracts.

• Past performance will be considered recent for the part of the contract/order that has been performed within five years of the solicitation release date.

• Past Performance that is not recent will not be considered in the evaluation.

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Contract Relevancy

• Second, Relevant Contracts must demonstrate all of the following:

• Similar Scope from at least five (5) of the following Scope areas:

1) Overall Engineering Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.1.1 – 3.3.1.8., or Instrumentation

Technical Support (SOW 3.3.2), or Instrumentation Design

(SOW 3.3.3.1))

2) Fabrication, testing, troubleshooting and repair of Wiring

Harnesses, Circuit Boards and Fiber Optics (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.3.10)

3) Supporting Flight Test, before, during and after flight operations (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW

3.3.11, 3.3.11.1, 3.3.11.2, 3.3.11.3)

4) Supporting day to day operations to include shipping/receiving, warehouse management and Hangar

Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW

3.3.16.1 - 3.3.16.4.6)

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5) Mechanical Engineering Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.17, 3.3.17.1.1 – 3.3.17.1.6)

6) Drafting Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW

3.3.18.1.1 – 3.3.18.2.5)

7) Mechanical Modifications (Sheet Metal Support) (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.19.1 – 3.3.19.4)

8) Administrative and Facilities Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.20, 3.3.20.2, 3.3.20.3, 3.3.20.5, 3.3.20.8.1 – 3.3.20.8.8, 3.3.20.8.10)

9) Project Documentation, Configuration Management and

Technical Writing Support (any one of the following paragraphs: SOW 3.3.22.1, 3.3.22.2.1 – 3.3.22.2.9, 3.3.22.3, 3.3.22.3.1, 3.3.22.3.2)

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• Similar Complexity from at least 2 of the following

Complexity areas:

1) Providing contract support services in accordance with the

Service Contract Act and Executive Order 13495, “Non-displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service

Contracts” (Section I (52.222-17))

2) The referenced contract contains the Ground and Flight

Risk clause (DFARS 252.228-7001) (SOW 3.1.8)

3) The majority of personnel supporting the contract are required to have at least a Secret Security Clearance (SOW

3.1.9.4, 3.2.2, 3.4.1.5)

• Magnitude dollar value: $30,000,000 or greater over a five-year period ($6,000,000 or greater in any one year)

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Contract Relevancy cont.

• Contracts from an entity that is the Prime contractor whose CAGE code is identified in Block 15A on the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offeror, and Award.

• Contracts, or those portions of contracts, whose performance is within five (5) years from the solicitation release date. (If only a portion of a contract is within five (5) years, then only that portion is relevant for reasons of recency.

• Provide relevant contract(s) SOW/PWS in Volume I, Annex 2

• Attachment P2: Past Performance Contract Data

• One (1) for each contract/order

• Put all P2s in one Excel Workbook (use multiple tabs/sheets).

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Contract Relevancy cont.

• Not Relevant (NR) contracts are characterized by any of the following:

• A present/past performance contract reference involving little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires (i.e., does not meet the above definitions of

Relevant); or contracts or the portion of those contracts submitted by the Offeror that do not meet any of the relevancy conditions of the relevancy definitions above (on previous slides).

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Section L Attachment P2

P2 - Past Performance Contract Data

1 Contractor Name Pinarello Inc

2 Contract Reference PP1

3 Title of Contract TDF Support Services

4 Contract Number N00421-17-C-6687

5 Contract Type CPFF

Relevant Delivery/Task Order

Numbers (if applicable) N/A

7 Subcontract Number/PO Number N/A

8 Procuring Agency NAVAIR

9 Description of product or service Provide support services across all aspects of TDF planning, production, integration, up to FOT&E.

10 Period of Performance 06/01/2016 - 5/31/2021

11 CAGE Code ITA08

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a. Scope

For the attributes below, briefly describe how the past performance contract demonstrates relevance and list PWS/SOW references from the submitted contract that document the AVMI Contract scope of the past performance contract submitted. If not applicable, "N/A" should be marked in the cell.

Overall Engineering Support (SOW 3.3.1.1 -

3.3.1.8), or Instrumentation Technical Support

(SOW 3.3.2) or Instrumentation Design (SOW

3.3.3.1)

We engineered and instrumented a variety of frames and supported wind tunnel testing, see SOW

Paragraph 3.2.7 on Page 18.

Fabrication, testing, troubleshooting and repair of Wiring Harnesses, Circuit Boards and Fiber

Optics (SOW 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.3.10)

As part of our instrumentation of the test frames, we fabricated, tested and repaired multiple circuit boards, wiring harnesses and fiber optics, see SOW Paragraph 3.1.6 on Page 15.

Supporting Flight Test, before, during and after flight operations (SOW 3.3.11, 3.3.11.1, 3.3.11.2, 3.3.11.3)

Not Applicable (N/A).

Supporting day to day operations to include shipping./receiving, warehouse management and Hangar Support (SOW 3.3.16.1 -

3.3.16.4.6)

We provided logistical support for both the planning and execution phases of the TDF project, to include shipping/receiving and warehouse management support, see SOW Paragraph 3.6.6 on Page

27.

Mechanical Engineering Support (SOW 3.3.17,

3.3.17.1.1 - 3.3.17.1.6

We designed and performed structural analysis on all frames prior to them being produced and tested, see SOW Paragraph 3.2.5 on Page 17.

Drafting Support (SOW 3.3.18.1.1 - 3.3.18.2.5) As part of both the mechanical design tasking as well as the instrumentation system tasking, we provided both electrical and mechanical drafters, see SOW Paragraph 3.2.1 on page 16.

Mechanical Modifications (Sheet Metal

Support) (SOW 3.3.19.1 - 3.3.19.4) Not Applicable (N/A).

Administrative and Facilities Support (SOW

3.3.20, 3.3.20.2, 3.3.20.3, 3.3.20.5, 3.3.20.8.1 -

3.3.20.8.8, 3.3.20.8.10)

Not Applicable (N/A).

Project Documentation, Configuration

Management and Technical Writing Support

(SOW 3.3.22.1, 3.3.22.2.1 - 3.3.22.2.9,

3.3.22.3, 3.3.22.3.1, 3.3.22.3.2)

We completed level III drawing packages for all frame designs and we maintain configuration management of all instrumented frames as well as all electronic data produced for the program, see

SOW Paragraph 3.7.1 on Page 30.

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b. Magnitude

Dollar value of contract (Total) $35,000,000

Dollar value of contract (Annualized) $7,000,000

c. Complexity

For the attributes below, briefly describe how the past performance contract demonstrates relevance and list PWS/SOW references that document the

AVMI Contract complexity element of the past performance contract submitted. If not applicable, "N/A" should be marked in the cell.

Providing contract support services in accordance with the Service Contract

Act and Executive Order 13495, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers

Under Service Contracts (Section I (52.222-17))

This contract included FAR clause 52.222-17, see page 77.

The referenced contract contains the Ground and Flight Risk clause

(DFARS 252.228-7001) (SOW 3.1.8)

Not Applicable (N/A).

The majority of personnel supporting the contract are required to have at least a Secret Security Clearance (SOW 3.1.9.4, 3.2.2, 3.4.1.5)

See page 87 where it identifies all personnel that are required to have at least a Secret Security Clearance. Out of the 100 people on the contract, 71 of them were required to have at least a Secret

Clearance.

Date of last completed CPAR 8/27/2018

Date Contractor Performance Assessment Questionnaires were sent. N/A

Points of Contact who can validate performance on the contract referenced in Cell C6 or specific delivery order or task order number referenced in Cell C8.

Gov't PCO, ACO or Commercial Purchasing Agent

Name: John Tomechko

Phone: 123-456-7890

Email: jt@mail.com

Gov't COR

Name: Curtis Cook

Phone: 123-456-7891

Email: cc@mail.com

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Contract Quality

• The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to evaluate the overall quality of the Offeror’s recent and relevant, past performance.

• The Government will evaluate the Offeror and JV team members’ performance in the areas of Quality, Schedule, Cost Control, and Management.

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Past Performance

Confidence Assessment

Rating Description

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.

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.

Unknown Confidence

(Neutral)

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.

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Past Perf Evaluation Concept

• How did Offeror perform on current or past contracts?

– Review Offerors Past

Record, e.g., CPARS

– Determine Relevancy / Recency

• Assess each Contact Referenced

• Roll up each reference assessment into an overall Offeror Assessment

• Based on Offeror’s assessment (Look

Back), how do we think they will perform on the program?

• Final product is the Past

Performance

Confidence Assessment

Rating

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Primary PPI Sources:

Offerors’ Proposals

PPIRS

Questionnaires

Phone Interviews

DCMA

Other

Past

Performance

Information

Past Performance Information

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Contractor Performance

Assessment Questionnaires

• Contractor Performance Assessment Questionnaires

• Attachment P1 - CPAQ

• The Offeror shall include instructions for the customers to send completed questionnaires within two weeks of its receipt to the NAVAIR Contracts’ POC.

• Please forward all applicable questionnaires within two weeks from this solicitation’s release date to allow adequate time for the recipient to respond.

• Identify in Attachment P2, Past Performance Contract Data, when and where the questionnaires were sent.

• The Offeror shall not conduct follow-up actions with regard to these questionnaires, other than to confirm receipt by the recipient.

• Ensure that all points of contacts (POCs) are current

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Relevancy in the

Past Performance Assessment

• Performance Confidence Assessment rating assignments reflect the

Government’s confidence that the Offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements based on the Offeror’s recent and relevant past performance record.

• It is the applicability of the customer feedback finding, as well as its associated likelihood of occurrence and consequence, that will be used in determining the Past Performance Confidence Assessment Rating.

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