SBX1_Sections_L M_Draft.pdf

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SECTION L

L-1 TECHNICAL DATA

Technical Data referenced but not enclosed with this RFP are available upon request. Requestors shall submit their request to the Contracting Officer and provide their company name, point-of-contact, address and phone number, and shall indicate if data will be forwarded to subcontractors.

L-2 SHIP CHECK BY OFFERORS

To the extent that vessel schedules can accommodate, prospective offerors will be afforded an opportunity to conduct ship checks, at the Government’s convenience. Prospective offerors wishing to make a ship check should contact Mr. Robert McDermott at robert.mcdermott1@navy.mil or (757) 443-5963 for an appointment, copying Mr.

Lee Anderson lee.anderson1@navy.mil or (202) 685-5236. When making the request, offerors are to provide the name, place of birth, and citizenship of all personnel who will be directly participating in the ship checks. This information is required at least one week prior to the ship check. If the information is not received by the

Government at least one week prior to the ship check, that prospective offeror will not be able to participate in the ship check. The last date for conducting a ship check is seven days before the closing date of the solicitation.

L-3 COST OR PRICING DATA

If adequate price competition is not received and none of the other exceptions in FAR 15.403-1(b) applies, prior to contract award the Contracting Officer may require submission of certified cost or pricing data, in accordance with

FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing

Data. Offerors will be notified if Certified Cost or Pricing Data is required.

L-4 PRE-AWARD SURVEY

A pre-award survey may be conducted when the Contracting Officer determines it to be in the Government’s best interest.

L-5 SECURITY

The performance of this contract requires that the offeror have a SECRET facility clearance granted by a Military

Department. If an offeror has not been granted such a clearance and is otherwise entitled to award, a contract will be awarded contingent upon the offeror receiving a facility clearance within 60 days of notice of award in accordance with Section C-3.5.1.

L-6 DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS FROM PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

Potential offerors may submit questions in writing, regarding the performance work statement (PWS) and the terms and conditions of this solicitation by email ONLY and questions must be received in the following electronic mail inboxes by 1600 local time, Norfolk, VA, 14 days before the closing date of the solicitation: Mr. Robert McDermott

(robert.mcdermott1@navy.mil); Mr. Lee Anderson (lee.anderson1@navy.mil).

L-7 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

(a) Offers must be submitted by mail or hand delivery only (including commercial express delivery services) and should be enclosed in a sealed package. Access to Naval Station Norfolk, where MSC is located, is restricted.

Offerors, couriers, and other delivery services may encounter unpredictable and lengthy delays or denied access when attempting to enter that facility. Similarly, mailed and emailed proposals may encounter unpredictable and lengthy routing delays. In all cases, offerors are responsible for the risks associated with the chosen delivery method and for ensuring that the Government receives the complete proposal at the appropriate designated location prior to the due date and time for proposal submission. The offeror's name and address should appear on the envelope should be enclosed in another envelope properly addressed as indicated below.

mailto:robert.mcdermott1@navy.mil mailto:lee.anderson1@navy.mil mailto:robert.mcdermott1@navy.mil mailto:lee.anderson1@navy.mil

(b) Address for submission of offers is as follows:

Regular Mail, Military Sealift Command

Express Mail, or 471 East C Street

Hand Carried Norfolk, VA 23511

Attn: Mr. Robert McDermott, Code N103D1

(d) Neither telegraphic nor facsimile offers will be considered. Further, electronic submission of offers will not be accepted for initial proposals. However, revised or FPR proposals may be modified by written, electronic or facsimile notice if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer, provided that notice is received by the time specified for receipt of offers.

(d) Offerors must submit the information required below on two Compact Discs (CDs) that are compatible with

Microsoft Office 2010. The first CD shall contain the Solicitation Package, Price Proposal, and Small Business

Participation Proposal (see below for specific requirements). The second CD shall contain the Technical Proposal and Past Performance Proposal (see below for specific requirements).

(e) Offers shall not contain classified material. Any portion of an offer which the offeror considers business sensitive should be clearly marked as such in accordance with FAR 52.215-1.

(f) With respect to FAR 52.215-1(d), unless offeror inserts a shorter period in Block 12, SF-33, by submission of an offer, offeror agrees that its offer, including any timely revisions thereto, shall remain valid until the Government makes award under this solicitation. The foregoing does not preclude an offeror from withdrawing its offer prior to award.

(g) Offers must arrive prior to the closing date and time. Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due. Offerors are cautioned that delays in the delivery of mail at Naval Station Norfolk are not unusual. United States Postal Services (USPS)

Express Mail requires a minimum of two (2) days to reach MSC. Delays by private couriers (FEDEX, DHL, etc.)

are also not unusual.

(h) For treatment of late proposals or modifications of proposals, see FAR 52-215-1. To be timely, an E-mail proposal must be received in its entirety in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for final proposal submission. An E-mail proposal that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for proposal submission will be considered late in accordance with FAR 15.208(b).

(i) For electronic copies, indicate on each media storage device the Volume Title, Solicitation Number, and offeror name. Use separate files to permit rapid location of all portions including exhibits, annexes and attachments, if any.

The offeror shall submit proposal volumes in electronic format using Microsoft Windows-compatible, virus-free stable media storage devices capable of being read on a DVD/CD-ROM drive. If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included. Each Volume shall be submitted on a separate media storage device. The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft Office 2007. In cases where the paper copy and the electronic copy of the proposal conflict, the original paper copy shall take precedence.

(j) Offers that fail to comply with the provisions of Section L-8 will not be considered for award; however, the

Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(k) Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) shall be submitted via electronic mail, proposals shall be in either Adobe or

Microsoft Word format, with the exception of the signed SF-33 and any amendments (which must be included in a proposal as scanned .pdf files), and the price proposal (which must be submitted in Microsoft Excel format).

Offerors are advised that the Government may be unable to receive other types of electronic files (i.e., .zip files) or files in excess of 20 megabytes. Additional instructions for the submission of FPRs will be provided with the

Amendment that closes discussions and requests FPRs.

L-8 GENERAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The successful proposal may be incorporated into the resulting contract as an attachment to the extent it is not inconsistent with the terms of the RFP. Offerors shall follow the guidelines set forth below for submission of its offer. Offers should address all relevant requirements for the operation and maintenance of the SBX-1. Offerors shall follow the guidelines set forth below:

A. Solicitation Package

(a) Cover Letter, providing the information outlined in FAR 52.215-1(c) (2). Any exceptions to the solicitation’s requirements/terms/conditions shall be outlined in the cover letter. If none exist, a statement to this effect shall be included in the cover letter.

(b) Section A, “Standard Form 33” must have blocks 12 through 18 completed (signed and dated) when the form is submitted with the offer. Failure to do so may lead to rejection of the offer.

(c) Statement that the offeror’s current and complete Representations and Certifications are available in the System for Award Management (SAM). The offeror must maintain a complete Representations and Certifications. Items which are not applicable should be marked “N/A.”

(d) Standard Form SF-LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities” (Attachment G).

(e) DD-254, Contract Security Classification Specification, (Attachment C) completed with offeror’s information.

(f) Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan (MECSP) with a completed Attachment L– MECSP Worksheet. In accordance with DFARS 252.237-7023 and 252.237-7024, all offerors shall submit a Mission-Essential Contractor

Services Plan.

(g) RESERVED.

(h) Each small business must provide current SAM documentation certifying that it is considered a small business under NAICS Code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation).

(i) Corporate Viability. Provide a copy of the most recent audited and certified financial statement which shall include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and a cash flow statement. The offeror shall also provide projected cash flow statements for the entire performance period, including options, covered under this solicitation. Offeror must furnish evidence of adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain such resources.

For the purpose of this section, adequate financial resources is an amount equal to the total value of 45 days of per diem payments in FOS, plus the necessary resources to conduct one major availability in the amount of $6,000,000.

(j) Budget and Financial Management:

Offeror shall indicate whether or not it has Government-approved purchasing and accounting system(s) for reimbursable expense tracking and management. If the offeror has Government approved systems, evidence of

Government approval shall be submitted. If the offeror does not have Government approved systems, the offeror shall provide a description of their purchasing processes that explains:

i. If these systems have been recently reviewed or audited by an independent third party.

ii. How the offeror's organization will promote competition, timeliness, quality, and fair and reasonable pricing for all goods and services procured.

iii. The offeror's method of corporate oversight to ensure compliance with offeror’s established accounting procedures. Outline offeror’s internal controls for prevention of fraud, waste and abuse of Government property and funds.

(k) Insurance:

(a) To demonstrate compliance with the insurance requirements of Section H, Offerors shall submit a signed letter from an insurance provider (including insurance brokers) stating the following (check coverage and vessels as applicable):

1. That [NAME OF INSURER] will provide the following coverage:

___ Protection and Indemnity (P&I) marine insurance coverage (shall cover all liabilities, other than liability for loss of or damage to Government cargo carried onboard the vessel, including full four-fourths

(4/4s) collision liability and pollution liability coverage).

Limit of coverage: $______________________ per vessel per incident.

Limit of coverage for pollution from oil and hazardous substances: $_________________ per vessel per incident.

___ Passenger and Crew. Limit of coverage $______________________ per vessel per incident.

___ Passenger. Limit of coverage: $______________________ per vessel per incident.

___ P&I War Risks. Undersigned will give the Contracting Officer written notice at least seven days in advance in the event the war risk portion of the insurance is cancelled.

Limit of ___ primary ___ excess coverage: $______________________ per vessel per incident.

___ Second Seamen's War Risk. Coverage shall be at least equal to coverage provided under the U. S.

Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration Second Seamen's War Risk Policy (1955 Standard

Form) including coverage of no less than $200,000 per crewmember for loss of life. Undersigned will give the Contracting Officer written notice at least seven days in advance in the event the war risk portion of the insurance is cancelled.

2. The United States will be an Assured or Additional Assured under the insurance policies. The insurance coverage for the United States, if it is named as an additional assured, will be full coverage equivalent to the primary assured or entrant and not subject to limitations like the so-called Misdirected Arrow provision or any other limitation.

3. All policy cover notes will contain the following statement:

The terms or conditions of insurance contained in this cover note or document shall govern and shall be controlling in the event that there are any inconsistent terms or conditions in the applicable insurance provider rules or insurance policy. Underwriters agree to waive any rights of subrogation against the

United States in all cases, regardless of cause. The United States shall not be liable for (and there shall be no recourse against the United States for) deductibles, premiums, additional premiums, calls, commissions, advancements, assessments, or overspill claims. It is understood that the vessel(s) does not have Hull &

Machinery insurance. It is understood that any disputes between the insurer and the United States will be governed by U.S. law, and will be adjudicated in a U.S. Federal Court. The United States has not consented to the arbitration (either domestic or foreign) of any disputes. It is understood that the insurer is not granted a lien on the covered vessel(s) under any circumstances.

(b) If an Offeror submits separate letters from multiple insurance providers, the letters, collectively, must provide the full coverage required by the Government.

(c) Any documentation an Offeror submits in lieu of that specified in paragraph (a) above is unacceptable and will not be evaluated.

(l) Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA). If applicable, offerors shall provide current documents that are signed and dated by the parties. However, the terms of the CBA between the contractor and the union are neither considered to be a part of the contract nor form the basis of any claim or request for equitable adjustment

(REA).

(m) SCLS Certification: The offeror must certify that it will comply with 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service

Contract Labor Standards (formerly known as the Service Contract Act of 1965) and Department of Labor Wage

Determination (Attachment B) whenever it applies during performance of the contract.

(n) Offeror shall indicate whether or not it currently has Government-approved purchasing/accounting system(s).

B. Technical Proposal

Safety Management System - Demonstrate five years of experience within the last 10 years in the management of afloat/ashore Safety Management Systems as required in C-3.18 that complies with the International Maritime

Organization's (IMO) International Safety Management (ISM) Code. In addition to a narrative, included in this submission shall be a copy of its current SMS Document of Compliance.

C. Past Performance

Offerors are requested to provide a narrative of their past performance related to this requirement. This narrative shall include the following:

1. Operations and Manning

a. Experience operating and maintaining deep ocean going vessels (greater than 1,600 tons), diesel or diesel-electric propulsion systems, as described in Section C, TTM, and WTM in the past five years.

b. Ship Crewing –Experience in crewing and operating vessels requiring mariners that meet the requirements of C-1.7.2.

c. Continuity of Employment/Crew Retention – Experience in managing and maintain a crew retention plan in accordance with C-1.7.2.4.

2. Lifecycle Management

a. Experience, in the last five years, in executing lifecycle management programs to ensure:

i. Adequate and timely maintenance and repair

ii. Assistance to the Government in long-term planning of vessel maintenance and upgrades

iii. Assistance to the Government in equipment and system recapitalization efforts

iv. Vessel alterations and configuration management

v. Adequate engineering oversight and sparing to ensure vessel readiness.

3. Planned Maintenance

a. Experience, in the last five years, in using predictive maintenance (PdM), preventive maintenance

(PM) and condition monitoring (CM) techniques.

4. Management of Repairs

a. Experience, in the last five years, in soliciting, awarding, and managing Voyage Repairs, Overhauls and crew capable repairs at overseas ports in accordance with Section C requirements.

5. Quality Management System

a. Experience, in the past five years, with managing a Quality Management System as required in C-

3.19 compliant with one or more internationally recognized quality standards (International

Standards Organization (ISO), American Society for Quality (ASQ), International Ship Managers

Association (IMSA), or equal).

6. Government Furnished Property Management

a. Experience, in the last five years, with SHIPCLIP or similar system to manage operational, maintenance, repair, alteration, and special Sponsor requirements on the vessel.

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7. Safety Performance

a. The offeror shall provide tables listing the following information for all vessels owned and/or operated in the previous 3-year period. A synopsis shall be provided for incidents in the last six months describing the issue/violation, steps to resolve, current status-results achieved, and any resulting changes to SMS:

i. All “no sail” CG-835’s received

ii. All CG-2692’s and 2692B’s received.

iii. All investigations conducted by USCG for non-reportable marine casualties.

iv. All USCG remedial action for Category I through V violations of regulatory requirements as defined in COMDTINST 16200.3A ENCL 5 Para 3.d.

v. The offeror shall provide a 12-month synopsis of all Safety Management System Major

Non-Conformities, as defined by IMO Resolution A.788 (19) implementation guidelines found to be an identifiable deviation which poses a serious threat to personnel or ship safety, or a serious risk to the environment and requires an immediate corrective action.

vi. The offeror will provide a 12-month synopsis of all Corrective Action Reports for all

Major Non-Conformities outlining the probable cause, solution and results achieved.

NOTE – As part of the past performance narrative, offerors are requested to provide the specific Government or

Commercial contract numbers under which the experience was gained. Along with the contract number, offerors shall provide a point of contact and email/phone number contact information. Narratives shall not exceed 10 pages in length (Time New Roman font, single spaced, double sided, one-inch margins). Separate sections shall be provided for each of the past performance experience subfactors above. Complete attachment L and submit it along with your proposal.

D. Small Business Participation

(a) It is the policy of the U.S. Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business concerns, to include veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business and women-owned small business. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by the executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance.

NOTE: THIS FACTOR IS DISTINCT FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN AND IS

REQUIRED OF ALL OFFERORS REGARDLESS OF SIZE STATUS.

(a) All offerors must provide a Small Business Participation Plan that addresses the offeror’s approach to securing small business participation as reflected in the following areas:

i. Provide a percentage (%) of the total effort to be performed by large and small businesses. Provide a description of how those percentages were developed (e.g., market research, past experience with similar efforts, and common practices within the commercial marketplace for similar requirements). Note: To assist offerors with developing estimated values for Small Business Participation Plans, the Government’s estimate of reimbursable expenses for the projected contract is provided below.

ii. Provide a description of additional efforts that will be undertaken to develop opportunities for small business concerns.

iii. Describe your current and planned proposed range of services and supplies that will be provided by small business concerns under any resulting contract. Provide the names of specific small business firms that will be providing the current and planned proposed range of services and supplies under any resulting contract or specific small business firms that will be targeted in the future. Delineate the socio-economic status (e.g., SDVOSB) of each.

E. Price Proposal

(a) The offeror’s price proposal shall be clear and shall include completed Pricing Forms A, B, C, and D.

(b) In proposing prices, the offeror should propose wages and fringes in accordance with Section H-12 of the solicitation (Limitation to Service Contract Act Applicability) and shall certify that the wages and fringe benefits contained in its offer meet, at a minimum, the wage and fringe benefits levels contained in the Department of Labor

Wage Determination(s) (Attachment B).

(c) Form D will be used to determine the Total Evaluated Contract Price for evaluation purposes.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management JUL 2013

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2015

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2015

52.211-14 Notice Of Priority Rating For National Defense, Emergency

Preparedness, and Energy Program Use

APR 2008

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2004

52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

OCT 2010

52.222-24 Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation FEB 1999

52.222-46 Evaluation Of Compensation For Professional Employees FEB 1993

52.247-6 Financial Statement APR 1984

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed-Price with Reimbursable elements contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

Mr. Lee Anderson, Contracting Officer, Military Sealift Command, 914 Charles Morris Ct, S.E., Code N103D, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. 20398-5540.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the

GAO.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR: (http://acquisition.gov/far)

DFARS (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/)

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(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.

The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 1-2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

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Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

SECTION M

M-1 Basis for Award

A. General

The Government will award, if at all, a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with the RFP. The Government will evaluate offers on a tradeoff basis in accordance with

FAR 15.101-1. Award will not be made to an offeror who receives an Unacceptable rating for the technical factor, a

Limited or No Confidence rating for Past Performance, or a Marginal or Unacceptable rating for the Small Business

Participation Factor.

The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest-priced offeror and to issue an award based upon initial offers. The Government may award on the basis of a proposal with superior ratings even though it may result in a higher price to the Government. Additionally, the Government may, after evaluation of initial offers, limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to allow for an efficient competition in accordance with FAR

15.306(c)(2).

Prior to award, the Contracting Officer will make a responsibility determination that will include a financial review of the apparent successful offeror. This review will include assessing the financial resources available to the apparent successful offeror to perform its contractual obligations. Accordingly, each offeror is required to demonstrate that it has such financial resources or the ability to obtain such financial resources. Financial condition and capability statements made by the offeror as well as any additional data available to the Contracting Officer regardless of whether it was provided by the offeror may be evaluated as part of the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination.

B. Evaluation Factors

1. Technical – In order to be determined acceptable an offeror’s technical proposal shall demonstrate it has five years of experience in the management of afloat/ashore Safety Management System's as required in C-

3.18 that complies with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Safety Management

(ISM) Code.

2. Past Performance, Small Business Participation, Price

a. Following evaluation of proposals against the minimum technical factor, those proposals that have been determined technically acceptable will be evaluated to determine the offer providing the best value. In order to determine the offer providing the best value, a tradeoff of the following factors will be conducted:

i. Factor 1: Past Performance

ii. Factor 2: Small Business Participation

iii. Factor 3: Price

i) Factors 1, 2 and 3 are in descending order of importance with Factor 1 and 2 significantly more important than factor 3. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

ii) Price will not be a numerically weighted factor in the evaluation of proposals, and the importance of the price factor does not bear a linear relationship to the importance of the non-price factors. The importance of price will increase as differences in the evaluated quality of proposals decrease or when price is so significantly high as to diminish the value of the technical superiority to the Government.

iii) An overall adjectival rating will be assigned to the Small Business Participation and Past

Performance factors as a result of the source selection evaluation. In assigning these ratings, the evaluators will consider, for each factor, the offeror’s ability to exceed the minimum performance requirements of this solicitation and the risk of nonperformance, defective performance or late performance under the resulting contract.

C. Past Performance

(1) The past performance evaluation will assess the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. To develop an overall rating, the Government will evaluate the relevancy of the information submitted in the offerors past performance proposal as well as other sources of information (PPIRS, FAPIIS, ESRS, questionnaires, interviews, etc.) the Government will use to develop an overall past performance rating. The Government reserves the right to contact references provided in the past performance proposal for verification or additional information.

(2) The follow relevancy definitions will be assigned to each referenced contract:

PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS - RELEVANCY

RATING DESCRIPTION

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 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

The Government will assign each offeror a confidence assessment rating based an evaluation of an offeror’s recent/relevant performance record. The ratings (and their descriptions) are provided as follows:

PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS – 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.

NOTE: Any offeror which receives a rating of Limited Confidence or No Confidence on the Past

Performance Confidence Assessment will not be considered for award.

(2) The Government will consider the company itself, predecessor companies, personnel who have relevant experience and subcontractors who will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.

(3) The Government reserves the right to consider information received after the due date for receipt of proposals.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information and the right to consider other relevant past performance information. The Government may call customers, whether or not provided by the offeror, to inquire about the offeror’s past performance. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure the problems it finds with the information provided by the offeror. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the offeror.

(4) In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. “Unknown Confidence” shall be considered “neutral.”

D. Small Business Participation

The Small Business Participation Plan provided by the offeror as required in Section L-8 will be evaluated based on the following:

a. Total effort to be performed by small business concerns.

b. Additional efforts to identify and develop opportunities for small business concerns.

c. The extent to which the offeror identifies and commits to small business concerns.

d. The Government will evaluate more favorably plans that are detailed and more achievable than plans that simply propose a high percentage of work to be performed by small business concerns.

e. The following rating (and its description) will be assigned to each offeror based on the information provided:

Small Business Participation Ratings:

RATING DESCRIPTION

OUTSTANDING Proposal meets the small business objectives and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

GOOD Proposal meets the small business objectives and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

ACCEPTABLE Proposal meets the small business objectives and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

MARGINAL Proposal does not clearly meet the small business objectives and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

UNACCEPTABLE Proposal does not meet the small business objectives and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

NOTE: Any offeror which receives a rating of Marginal or Unacceptable rating for the Small Business

Participation Factor will not be considered for award.

E. Price

The offer will be evaluated using the total evaluated price as calculated in Form D. The total evaluated price will equal the proposed per diem rates multiplied by the number of days of FOS, ROS and RAV.

To be eligible for award, an offer’s total evaluated price must be determined fair and reasonable.

a. Each offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated to determine whether pricing is materially unbalanced.

Materially unbalanced pricing may cause a proposal to be unacceptable if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

b. FOS, ROS, and RAV pricing will be evaluated for contract award. All proposed rates submitted by the apparent awardee must be found fair & reasonable in order for the offer to be eligible for award.

F. Compliance with Solicitation Requirements

Proposals will be evaluated to determine compliance with all of the Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors contained in Section L of the solicitation including proposal submission requirements. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications and other information required by Section L of this solicitation. Offerors must follow the submission requirements in Section L-7, Submission of Offers, and provide all the documentation required under Section L-8, General Proposal Requirements. An Offeror's proposal submission must be found acceptable by the Government on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis in order for the proposal to be considered for contract award. To that end, the Government will review the offeror's entire proposal package, including insurance information, to ensure that the proposal meets the RFP minimum submission requirements. A solicitation package missing any of the components will be ineligible for award, however, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

M-2 Single Or Multiple Award

The Government intends to make a single award under the solicitation.

M-3 Notice of Award

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

M-4 Award Without Discussions

Pursuant to FAR 52.215-1(f), Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004), the Government may evaluate offers and award the contract without discussions with offerors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included APR 1984

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52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the

Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).