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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

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PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

L – 1 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (SERVICES)

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 GENERAL

The Offeror must respond to all requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation. The Offerors are advised that the Government may incorporate any portions of an Offeror’s proposal into the resulting contract.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror are advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization shall be emphasized during proposal preparation. Statements that the prospective Offeror understands, can comply with, or will comply with, the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof without supporting information are considered inadequate by the Government, and may result in assessing weaknesses and/or deficiencies.

Offerors must include any data that illustrates the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Failure to address a specific factor or element clearly may be considered a deficiency. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation materials beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

The Government advises the Offerors that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may result in the assessment of a deficiency to the proposal.

Throughout these instructions, a “principal subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor who provides at least 20% of the proposed total Cost/Price (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract or provides one or more Key Personnel. “JV Team member” is defined as one of the entities that make up a joint venture (JV).

2.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL FORMAT

This section is intended to provide information to the Offeror on the electronic format and application software to be used for submitting proposals. Do not submit hardcopy proposals for this solicitation. Use of the software and procedures described in this section will reduce the amount of time and effort needed to receive and upload proposals and will ensure the proposals received are suitable for reading electronically during evaluation.

Proposals must be formatted using a Times New Roman 12 pt Normal font (no reduction permitted), single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted for standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper. All pages shall be numbered with section and page numbers. Graphs and Tables shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font and should contain a grid, which allows values to be read directly from the graph. Graphs and Tables that fit on an 8.5” X 17” or 11” X 17” printed page will be counted as one page. Drawings and illustrations do not need to be placed in a grid (box) but follow the same font type and size as tables and graphs. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables or charts, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented. When using Government supplied templates (e.g. Attachment P1, Attachment P2, Attachment P3), no modifications to font or scaling required. All proposal documents must be compatible with the Microsoft Office 2016 and/or the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF), where applicable.

The Offeror is responsible for ensuring electronic proposals are virus free. Offerors may use hyperlinks within and among proposal volumes that do not include price information. However, there shall be no links from any other volume into the Price Volume or into any other portion of the proposal that contains price information. In order to reduce file sizes, the Offeror shall not embed sound or video (e.g., MPEG) files within the proposal submission. The Offeror is encouraged to simplify the color palette used in creating figures; and minimize size of graphics files; and avoid scanned images.

The Offeror will provide the proposal as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft 2016.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

The Offeror must present proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one-to-one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction. Proposal information must be structured such that its Volume/paragraph number matches the Proposal Instructions Volume/paragraph number provided in section “Part B Specific Instructions” to which it is responding, although the Offeror may add lower tier subparagraphs. The Offeror must provide reasons it will not provide information for a particular paragraph. The proposal information instructions are structured by paragraph numbers where first, second, third, and fourth parts correspond to the volume, section, and element, etc., in the Offeror’s proposal.

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as specified in the table below. The table below supersedes the copies requested in Block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 33. Recommended page count for each volume, if any, are also specified in the table below; title and table of contents pages do not count towards the recommended page count. Glossaries of abbreviations and acronyms are also excluded from the recommended page count.

Information submitted as an Annex to the proposal includes manuals, specifications, plans, procedures, and policies that exist as an official document of the company or facility, as well as other information requested in Part B Specific Instructions. Recommended page count for Annexes, if any, are specified below. The authorized Annexes are summarized in the table below.

Proposal Content

Proposal Organization and Page Limits:

Volume Number

Section

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.1

2.2

3.0

Annex 1

Each volume shall contain the following information:

-Cover and title page (not included in page count)

- Title of proposal and proposal number as applicable -Offeror’s name, address, and POC -RFP number -Proposal volume number -Copy number (if applicable) -Table of contents (The table of contents must provide sufficient detail to enable easy location of important elements)

The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for the Technical Volume, similar to the example below, to help ensure that all solicitation requirements are addressed and to facilitate the evaluators’ review of the Offeror’s proposal. The CRM should be a single integrated matrix and cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information. The Offeror’s CRM may be identical to the example below or revised such as to add columns to indicate the page number on which information may be found, identify where other relevant information in the proposal is located, or provide other comments. The CRM does not count against any of the proposal recommended page limitations.

EXAMPLE OF A CROSS REFERENCE MATRIX (CRM)

Volume 1 Technical Example: Para 3.1 Note: This column shall address all paragraphs in Sections xx and xy of the SOW/PWS.

Volume 1 Technical

Volume 1 Technical

Questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted directly to the PCO and Contract specialist at the following: jennifer.l.lundburg.civ@us.navy.mil and melissa.a.pohler.civ@us.navy.mil. Offerors shall not include any proprietary information in a question, because the Government will provide the question and answer to all potential offerors. All questions must be submitted no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on the 14th calendar day after the date that this solicitation is issued. Questions received after the deadline above may be answered at the Government’s sole discretion.

4.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

All volumes of the proposal shall be submitted electronically through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil. No other submissions, such as mail, hand-carried, proprietary, or other electronic system (e.g., DOD SAFE) will be evaluated. In the event of a PIEE system outage preventing the offeror from submitting a timely proposal, see paragraph 4.1 below. All proposals received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions. For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to follow the registration instructions found on the PIEE website. It is advised that all potential prime Offerors and their subcontractors ensure the proper company points of contact are registered in the site based on their CAGE codes and have the proper roles assigned well in advance of the solicitation closing date. Subcontractors are only required to register in PIEE if they want to submit their proprietary proposal information separate from the prime offer. Documents submitted by the subcontractor directly to the Government must have the prime contractor’s name, CAGE, and RFP number on the first page of the document.

It is also the Offeror’s responsibility to confirm receipt of proposals and all electronic communications. Screen shots of the submission should also be taken to validate a submission was accepted in the PIEE system against this solicitation. The Government is not obligated to search for incorrectly submitted proposals in PIEE.

The submission date for all Volumes shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of the SF 33 of the RFP.

4.1 In the event of a PIEE System outage within 24 hours of the proposal due date that prevents the offeror from submitting a timely proposal, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer. This notification shall occur prior to the proposal submission deadline and shall be made in writing. The notification may be in conjunction with verbal notification, but verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient. The Offeror shall obtain written approval from the Contracting Officer to submit the proposal via an alternate method. The Contractor shall have 24 hours to provide their proposal upon contracting officer approval. In the event the Contractor does not provide notification to the contracting officer until after the closing date and time, the contracting officer will follow the procedures identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.208.

5.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED.

6.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

For notice of any changes and additional information provided by the Government for the solicitation, please go to https://beta.sam.gov/ and https://piee.eb.mil

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

The Offeror shall provide all information and data required to conduct a thorough and complete technical evaluation. The Offeror shall address the following in the proposal:

1.1 Sample Task

Sample Task 1: Production, In-Service Engineering Activity (ISEA) support, Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Mark XII/Mark XIIA, Systems (AIMS) Certification and Spectrum Support, and Radio Frequency Authorization (RFA) for Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division Systems.

Part 1: Describe an approach for the production of a Combat Identification System by integrating and assembling Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government-Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) components.

Assumptions:

1. All required drawings are complete and available.

2. All software is complete and available.

3. All test tools and test facilities are available.

4. There is a requirement for 10 systems per year over a 5-year period of performance.

Include the following information to support the approach:

1. Describe the overall approach to the production cycle.

2. Identify each team member to include labor category (LCAT), whether prime or subcontractor, and whether key or non-key.

3. Develop a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to support the required level of effort in hours by LCAT.

4. From the WBS, develop a detailed schedule to support the timeframe required for the production effort, including procurement lead times.

5. Describe how the Contractor’s ISO 9000:2015 Quality Program aligns with the CI&IDS ISO 9000:2015 Quality Program.

6. Describe the procurement process, including process(es) to ensure that parts conform to U.S. Government requirements.

7. Describe the approach for testing to include the test environment and management of test data.

8. Describe the process for exercising manufacturer warranties.

9. Describe the metrics to be collected and how the metrics would be used to improve the production process.

10. Describe the risks and challenges associated with producing a Combat Identification System for fielding aboard U.S. Navy ships, at shore sites, and among Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs.

11. Describe the reporting that will be provided to the Government to support this tasking to include content, purpose, and periodicity.

Part 2: Describe an approach for the ISEA of a U.S. Navy MARK XIIA/Mode Select IFF System.

Assumptions:

1. For the purpose of defining level of effort:

a. The system is fielded in 2 configurations aboard 11 U.S. Navy CVN class ships.

b. The system is fielded in 1 configuration aboard 21 U.S. Navy LHA/LHD/LPD class ships.

c. The system is fielded in 5 configurations aboard 72 U.S. Navy DDG class ships.

2. The Contractor will have access to three Government Lab Facilities that can each support all fielded configurations.

3. The three Government Lab Facilities are located at Webster Outlying Field (WOLF).

4. The Contractor will be responsible for maintaining configuration management of the Government Lab Facilities, including all hardware/software configurations.

5. The Contractor will be responsible for maintaining configuration management of all test assets, test tools, and test equipment, including the calibration of test equipment, within all Government Lab Facilities.

6. The system, in all configurations, has an Ao of greater than 95%. However, the system is designed to gracefully degrade; therefore, component failures may result in degraded performance without system failure.

Include the following information to support the approach:

1. Describe the overall approach to the ISEA support of IFF systems.

2. Identify each team member to include LCAT, whether prime or subcontractor, and whether key or non-key.

3. Develop a detailed WBS to support the required level of effort in hours by LCAT for the ISEA for the planned tasks.

4. From the WBS, develop a detailed schedule that identifies the known, planned, and recurring tasking associated with the execution of an ISEA.

5. Provide a detailed description of the Contractor’s plan to support troubleshooting and repair of IFF system failures, casualty reports (CASREPS), or other unplanned/unscheduled maintenance of IFF equipment, including external organizations that may contribute to mitigating/correcting maintenance issues.

6. Describe the metrics to be collected, how those metrics would be obtained, and how the metrics would be used to identify potential areas for improvement of the ISEA.

7. Describe the challenges associated with supporting an ISEA in general and expand to address challenges specifically related to ISEA for IFF and Combat Identification Systems.

8. Describe the reporting that will be provided to the Government to support ISEA tasking, including content, purpose, and periodicity.

Part 3: Describe an approach for AIMS Certification, Spectrum Support, and RFA of new and existing IFF Ship-, Shore-, and Air- Based Platforms and Systems.

Assumptions:

1. Government will provide all Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government Furnished Information (GFI) to support required test and certification events identified by the Contractor.

Include the following information to support the approach:

1. Describe the overall process for obtaining AIMS PO Level Certifications, Certification of Spectrum Support NTIA Stages, and RFAs. Include references to the applicable Technical Standards, Navy Instructions, and guidance documentation.

2. Describe how the AIMS PO Certification process, the Certifications of Spectrum Support process, and the RFA process relate with one another.

3. Provide a detailed schedule of the tasks and milestones required to complete the AIMS PO Certification process, the Certifications of Spectrum Support process, and the RFA process to include a clear identification of dependencies.

4. Describe the entry and exit criteria for each milestone.

5. Describe the key technical characteristics required of a system to obtain each stage of Certification of Spectrum Support to include Conceptual, Experimental, Developmental, and Operational.

6. Describe the key system and platform technical characteristics, test, and/or operating parameters required for equipment to obtain RFA approval.

7. Identify any specific training, tools, databases, and/or unique computer programs required to support AIMS PO Level Certifications, Certification of Spectrum Support NTIA Stages, and RFAs.

Sample Task 2: Formal U.S. Navy Training System for CI&IDS Systems:

Describe an approach for conducting the training program for a CI&IDS IFF system.

1. Assumptions:

a. The Government provides the training facility consisting of a classroom and training laboratories located on-board NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field (WOLF)

b. The Contractor will facilitate all classes in-person

c. The Contractor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the classroom and labs, but the Government is responsible for costs of repair and replacement of hardware

d. The Government is responsible for the costs for software and licensing

2. The Contractor will be responsible for:

a. Staffing

b. Coordinating with U.S. Navy detailers for student assignment

c. Developing training plans

d. Developing training material

e. Producing training material

f. Conducting the class

3. The Government will review and approve the Contractor’s plans and training material.

4. There will be 6 classes annually and each class will have between 12 and 24 persons to include U.S. Navy enlisted sailors, foreign military personnel, and (on a space available basis) CI&IDS employees or contractor employees.

5. The duration of each class will be three weeks.

6. The active duty U.S. Navy personnel will be granted a Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) after the successful completion of the course.

7. CI&IDS has a USN Chief Petty Officer assigned to the organization to act as a liaison between the class participants, instructors, and the NAWCAD WOLF Military Director.

8. The IFF system is sourced from an Industry Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and includes an IFF interrogator with integrated IFF processor capability and an electronically-steered antenna.

Include the following information to support the approach:

1. Describe in detail the curriculum necessary to support the delivery of the training program including laboratory exercises.

2. Describe the review and approval process for curriculum and training material.

3. Identify each team member to include LCAT, whether prime or subcontractor, and whether key or non-key.

4. Provide a table of personnel aligned with their:

a. Roles

b. Responsibilities

c. Qualifications

d. Certifications

5. Provide an outline for the overall structure and schedule of the class, material to be taught, laboratory exercises, and student performance assessments.

6. Provide a list of necessary materials for conducting the class including, but not limited to, technical manuals and standards, training aids, test equipment, and Information Technology (IT) equipment.

7. Describe the process and mechanism for gathering student feedback and incorporating the metrics into a continuous improvement process as it relates to the Contractor’s ISO 9000:2015 Quality Program.

8. Describe the processes and challenges of scheduling and holding classes involving active duty enlisted and FMS personnel on temporary duty at WOLF

1.2 Key Personnel Resumes

For all proposed current or contingent Key Personnel, the Offeror shall provide a resume of the work assignments, training, etc., that demonstrates the experience and specialized qualifications of each key person proposed. As stated in the cost section, 2.0 below, for key personnel contingent hires, the Offeror shall, in addition to the resume, provide a copy of their contingent offer letters, signed by the contingent hires and outlining salary information. If this contingent Offeror letter is not provided under the cost section, the Government will assign a deficiency in the technical workforce section. No prospective hires may be proposed for Key Personnel.

Resumes shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

· Employee name

· Month/Years of employment experience in chronological order including narrative description of duties and responsibilities

· Current position, title and employer

· Educational history

· Institution name, degree or certification earned, and year for all degrees or certifications earned

· Current level of security clearance and status (final, interim, or pending)

The Government may check educational background to verify degrees or certifications received. If the qualification (i.e. education, experience) does not readily or easily compare to the minimum qualification stated in the SOW the Offeror shall provide an explanation as to the equality of the proposed qualification to meet the minimum qualification.

1.3. Transition-In Plan

The services under this solicitation are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption. The Offeror is required to submit a written narrative explaining a transition-in plan based on a 45 day transition that ensures a smooth workplace changeover from an incumbent with no loss of service and minimal loss of corporate knowledge. The plan should take into consideration the following elements as well as any additional elements deemed necessary by the Offeror:

(a) Work Turnover - The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to effectively transfer work, which may be in process when the current contract expires, from the incumbent to the successful Offeror.

(b) Training - The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to implement personnel training needed during the transition period to ensure continuity between the services provided by the incumbent and the successful Offeror.

(c) Risk Mitigation strategies - The Offeror shall provide a plan of action to mitigate contract performance risks encountered during the transition period. As part of the transition risk mitigation strategy, the Oferror shall identify and address all significant foreseeable risks.

(d) Security Requirement to include OPSEC, facility clearances, and base access for personal security clearances. The Offeror shall explain the status of the proposed individual’s clearance and if the clearance is not active, the Offeror’s plan to get the individual the required active clearance level by the deadline noted in the SOW.

2.0 VOLUME 2: SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Volume Content:

This volume will be comprised of the Small Business Participation Commitment Document and the Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

2.1 Small Business Participation Commitment Document

Each Prime Contractor (both Large and Small Businesses) shall complete the Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) provided as Attachment P3 and submit it as a part of VOLUME 2 – Small Business. The SBPCD shall identify a minimum small business participation goal of 20% of the total contract value. Small Business primes may meet the minimum 20% goal using work they propose to perform themselves along with any SB subcontractors.

The SBPCD shall provide goals for each of the following categories: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone). Goals of 0% will not be accepted. The SBPCD shall also identify one or more small business participants under item 3 of the SBPCD. Each small business participant identified under item 3 of the SBPCD must have an active registration in SAM or provide a written certification of its small business or socio-economic status applicable under the size standard assigned to this procurement (if the SB is the Prime) or under the size standard assigned by the Prime (if the SB is the subcontractor).

The SBPCD shall be incorporated into the contract as an attachment in Section J. The offeror shall ensure its proposal information complies with Part A, L.1.0 above and is sufficient for the Government to evaluate in accordance with Section M.

The SBPCD at the IDIQ-level is separate from, but shall be consistent with, the Subcontracting Plan (as required from Large Businesses). Large Business Offerors are advised that while the SB Subcontracting Plan must be submitted to be eligible for award, the acceptability of the content of that plan is part of the responsibility determination assessment and not part of the evaluation.

2.2 Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Large Business Offerors shall provide their SB Subcontracting Plans conforming to the requirements of FAR 19.7 and DFARS 219.7 unless there is an already approved comprehensive SB Plan.

The Subcontracting Plan of the successful Offeror will be reviewed and approved by the PCO prior to contract award. See FAR 19.702(a) (1) Statutory Requirements, regarding failure of the apparent successful Offeror to negotiate and submit a Subcontracting Plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The successful Offeror’s approved Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated into the resultant contract as an attachment in Section J.

3.0 VOLUME 3: COST/PRICE PROPOSAL

3.1 Volume Content

(a) This Volume shall contain the Contract Compliance information specified below as follows:

i. Offeror Summary Table: The Offeror shall complete the table below. The Offeror should include all subcontractors and team members who will be involved with the performance or management of the contract and list all sites where the work will be performed. If a JV teaming or subcontracting arrangement is proposed, identify the work share, distribution elements, and ratios that each contractor will perform using the table below. Also provide a definition of the legal relationship between the entities if it is other than a Prime/subcontractor relationship. Finally, provide the subcontract type between the Prime and each subcontractor.

Contractor Name (Indicate Prime, Team Member or Sub)

(b) OCI Disclosure and Mitigation Plans (if applicable)

The offeror shall include an OCI disclosure and OCI Mitigation Plan as Annex 1, if applicable based on offeror’s completion of NAVAIR Provision KTXT.209-9511.

(c) This Volume shall also contain a copy of Section B with the Contract Line Item (CLIN) Unit Prices and, for evaluation purposes, the Total Prices filled in using the estimated quantities value in the solicitation and the instructions below. In accordance with Section B of the solicitation, Offerors shall insert their proposed prices for the following CLINs.

0001 Labor (CPFF) 0009 ODCs (COST)

All other CLINs shall not be priced in Section B as they are Not Separately Priced (NSP). Section B prices shall be provided within the Price/Cost proposal and separately in one digital data copy in MS Office 2016 Excel format. Within all Excel spreadsheets, the Offeror shall use formulas and functions to the maximum extent possible and avoid using output type “value only” cells. If links are utilized, supply those referenced files. Spreadsheets shall not be protected.

(d) All Cost/Price and Cost/Price supporting information shall be contained in the Cost/Price proposal. No price or pricing information shall be included in any other technical volume including cover letters. Offeror’s are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their cost/price proposal. The Government will utilize the Offerors proposed cost/price proposal to establish B-1 Negotiated Rates and to issue Streamlined Term task orders.

(e) Government Agency Information: Offerors shall provide the mailing address, telephone number, email addresses and facility codes for the Offeror’s local Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and Government Paying Office. If the Offeror’s Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) at the DCMA is known, Offerors shall provide the name and contact information for that individual.

3.2 Ground Rules and Assumptions:

(a) As this is a competitive acquisition with adequate price competition anticipated, certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-1 is not required. However, in the event that adequate price competition does not exist after receipt of proposals, the Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors. Further, the Offeror may be required to provide a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data prior to award, pursuant to FAR 15.406-2.

(b) The Offeror shall provide sufficient information to support its Cost/Price as well as an explanation of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the Cost/Price estimates.

(c) If subcontractors are proposed, they shall provide the same information required for the prime contractor, including a breakdown of their direct, indirect rates, etc., unless otherwise noted in the Cost/Price Information section below. Subcontractors shall complete the Attachment P1 with a buildup of their rates and provide their fully burdened labor rates in the Attachment P2 as instructed for the Prime. Subcontractors that are proposed on a Time-and-Materials or fixed price basis (e.g. FFP, T&M, etc.) are not required to provide the same level details as required under cost reimbursable proposals, but shall still provide an itemized breakout of pricing that is customary with the contract type proposed.

2. Contingent – is an individual who has committed, under a signed letter of commitment, to being employed by the offeror if the offeror is awarded the contract.

3. Prospective – is an individual that the offeror has committed to hiring if the offeror is awarded the contract whose identity may not be known until after contract award.

3.3 Cost/Price Information:

Offerors shall submit their fully completed cost/price proposal utilizing the Cost Summary Spreadsheet Format (Attachment P1). The spreadsheet shall be formatted on letter size (8.5 X 11) paper and shall be unprotected and unlocked, with formulae intact to show mathematical operations. The Offeror shall use the CLIN Summary tab to breakout total proposed costs by CLIN.

Offerors shall complete Attachment P2 (Fully Burdened Labor Rates), detailing the fully burdened labor rates for all prime contractors and their subcontractor personnel. Fully burdened labor rates are defined as direct labor rates plus all applicable burdens, to include indirect rates, fee, and subcontractor pass-through costs where applicable. For subcontractor labor, the fully burdened labor rates shall be inclusive of any pass-through charges (e.g., subcontractor handling, fixed fee on subcontractor labor, etc.) applied by the prime contractor. Proposed fully burdened labor costs may be subject to the NAVAIR labor tripwire identified in Section M. Offerors that propose a fully burdened per employee labor cost exceeding the labor tripwire shall provide rationale in their cost proposal narrative section that justifies the reasonableness of the tripwire cost for the applicable employees.

The total estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) of this requirement is at a minimum of $52.5M. The estimate includes Labor and fee but does not include ODCs. Any proposal that does not meet the minimum dollar amount established shall include an explanation as to why the offeror is below the minimum and why the offeror would like the Government to consider this explanation as a justification for the deviation from the minimum.

(a) The Government is not soliciting any investments. However, in order for the Government to properly assess a proposed cost/price that appears low due to a corporate decision to absorb costs, e.g., lower than usual burdens or rates, the Offeror shall fully identify and explain any such investments.

(b) Direct/Indirect Rates: The Offeror shall submit Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) as applicable for all proposed personnel. The Offeror shall identify whether the labor rates proposed are FPRAs, CBAs, ACO/DCAA recommended rates (FPRRs), or Offeror proposed rates (FPRPs). The Offeror shall propose in compliance with the current hourly rate set forth in the Department of Labor Wage Determination provided in Section J as applicable. The Offeror shall provide Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Information/Payroll Verification information as follows: A DCAA point of contact, with a current e-mail address, must be provided for the prime and each subcontractor. The Offeror and proposed subcontractors shall provide the most current DCAA Provisional Billing Rate Approval Letter, DCAA Final Billing Rate Approval Letter, and/or DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreement recommendation, payroll verification for currently employed proposed personnel, and any other information necessary to substantiate the rates proposed. Payroll verification shall consist of a form containing the title, direct labor rate, and a signed certification by an authorized representative of the company that the information contained in the form is correct. For key personnel contingent hires, the offeror shall provide a copy of contingent offer letters, signed by the contingent hires outlining salary information. For any prospective hires for non-key personnel, the Offeror shall provide information to substantiate the rates proposed. All contingent hires shall have a letter of intent submitted under the Cost Volume. The letter of intent is a separate written agreement signed by the potential employee(s) to work for the Offeror effective at contract award. Any proposed consultants shall have a consultant agreement substantiating the rates proposed. If a composite rate or other pricing methodology (e.g. cost estimating relationships) is utilized, the Offeror shall demonstrate how those rates were developed. Subcontractors and team members shall provide this information either separately or included in the Offeror’s submission of this document.

If any of the rates utilized by the Offeror or any subcontractors differ from the DCAA information and/or payroll verification, a justification shall be provided for the difference. If DCAA has not reviewed the rate information for an Offeror or one of its subcontractors, the Offeror must submit a detailed justification of the proposed direct and indirect rates. The Offeror shall also provide documentation verifying that it has a DCMA approved Accounting System in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006, or state that it’s Accounting System has not been approved by DCMA. Offerors shall provide the last three (3) years of actual indirect information. The Government may compare an Offeror’s labor category rate to the average labor rate from industry.

(c) The Offeror shall fully disclose the buildup of cost/price of each CLIN.

(d) Offeror's labor classifications should cross-reference to Department of Labor (DOL) wage determination classifications as much as possible.

(e) This solicitation is, and the resulting contract will be, subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and to FAR clause 52.222-41, contained in Section I of this solicitation. Offerors shall propose employee’s wages in accordance with the attached Wage Determination. As part of the cost/price proposal, the Offeror shall furnish the names of the proposed labor categories and the corresponding labor categories from the attached Wage Determination as well as documentation of compliance with the minimum monetary wages and fringe benefits for service employees as specified in the Wage Determination (provided as an attachment in Section J of this solicitation). If additional locations are proposed, the Offeror shall demonstrate compliance with the minimum monetary wages and fringe benefits for service employees as specified in the Wage Determination for each proposed location. As the services to be provided will not require a meaningful number of professional employees, the Government is not requesting and will not evaluate a Professional Employee Compensation Plan.

(f) When completing the Cost Summary Spreadsheet Attachment P1, the Offeror shall not utilize any fully burdened hourly rates when pricing the labor of its employees. If a Subcontractor of the Offeror utilizes fully burdened labor rates in its submission to the Prime, the Subcontractor shall provide its own Attachment P1 delineating the buildup of those rates to the Government. The fully burdened labor rates shall be calculated on Attachment P2, Fully Burdened Labor Rates Spreadsheet.

(g) The Offeror shall submit their fully completed Cost/Price proposal with the following:

· Direct labor rates by category. The Offeror and any proposed subcontractor is required to submit labor rates for all proposed current, contingent, and prospective hire individuals. If composite or category averages are proposed, provide a breakdown of how rates are developed. If necessary provide a narrative to describe derivation of labor rates, use of uncompensated overtime, pools to which indirect rates are applied, historical /provisional billing rates for indirect rates for the last 3 years and description, and amount of proposed other direct costs. If the Offeror requires the use of consultants in performance of the effort, the consultant cost shall be captured under the appropriate labor CLIN not the ODCs CLIN.

· Direct labor rates for contingent and prospective hires. For any proposed prospective hires, Contractors and Subcontractors shall propose direct labor rates equal to or greater than the direct labor rates stated in the “Minimum Direct Labor Rates” worksheet within Attachment P1. The minimum rate is based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) wage data by area (California-Lexington Park, MD metropolitan area) and occupation for each labor category’s SOC code or on data from the respective Wage Determination for any SCA labor category. The rates from the BLS wage data/SCA data were then escalated based on the anticipated Period of Performance (PoP) start date of this contract. The escalation rate was 4.0% per year based on BLS data for any BLS LCAT and 1.0% for SCA LCATs. Junior Employee minimums are based on the 25th percentile, Journeyman on the 75th, Journeyman Key at the 90th percentile and Senior at the 90th percentile.

· Payroll Verification – offerors must submit payroll verification data to support the direct labor rate for all current employees that are proposed.

· Escalation on labor. Offerors, including subcontractors, shall address escalation for all labor categories, and shall provide rationale for the specific escalation rate used. Offerors that do not include escalation, or an explanation as to why it is not included, may be considered unrealistically low and may have their proposals adjusted by the Government to include escalation in the “out-years”.

· Indirect costs (e.g., Overhead, Fringe Benefits, General & Administrative (G&A), etc.)

· Information needed to explain the Offeror’s estimating practices

· Profit/Fee: Identify profit/fee rate and total amounts proposed and identify the various cost elements to which the profit/fee is being applied. Profit, Base, Award, and Incentive fee rates, as applicable in Section B, must be clearly distinguishable. Profit/Fee shall not be applied to ODCs.

· Other Direct Costs (ODCs) by specific cost element (e.g., Travel, Material, and Field Services). Reimbursement for Travel will be in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. If the Offeror proposes burdens on the Government provided ODC estimates, the Offeror shall provide a percentage breakdown of the Offeror’s indirect costs and burdens added to the Government estimates for any and all Cost Reimbursable CLINs in Section B.

· When the Offeror elects to claim Cost of Money (COM) as an allowable cost, the Offeror must submit a COM form and show the calculations of the proposed amount.

· Remote Telework. For labor categories eligible for remote telework, the Offeror shall identify the applicable locality/metropolitan pay area for all proposed current, contingent, and prospective hire individuals designated as remote teleworking.

3.4 Government Furnished Information

3.4.1 ODCs

The Government's estimate for ODCs for the prime and all subcontract efforts, unburdened is listed below:

The Offeror shall utilize the Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amounts provided by the Government for CLINs/items shown in the table above in their Cost Volume and Attachment P1 Spreadsheet. If it is the contractor’s accounting practice to apply (and invoice for) burdens with regard to ODCs, then the contractor shall propose the NTE ODC amount as shown above plus the addition of the applicable burdens. If the contractor chooses not to burden ODCs, then the contractor shall propose an H-clause to establish that burdens will be unallowable for ODCs. NO FEE SHALL BE APPLIED TO ODCs.

3.4.2 Labor Hours

The Government proposed Level of Effort Ceiling is 779,136 hours for the entire five (5) year ordering period. A work-year is defined as 1,920 hours exclusive of holidays and leave. For evaluation purposes, the Offeror shall propose the labor categories/hours as outlined in Attachment P1.

3.4.3 Incumbent Information

The incumbent contractor is:

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Inc.

Cage: 99789 520 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850-6198

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