N3220522R0004 Amendment 0002.pdf

N3220522R0004

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to change FAR Provisions 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 from incorporated by reference to full-text, edit an error in addendum to clause 52.212-1 to remove reference to the afloat inventory in subfactor B - Management and Transition Support, as w ell as extending the response date to 24 January 2022 to allow suff icient time for vendors to submit proposals in response to Q&A's posted to sam.gov.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 16

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 06-Jan-2022

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N3220522R0004

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

22-Nov-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06-Jan-2022

CODE

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK

471 EAST C. STREET

BLDG. SP-64

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

NORFOLK VA 23511

N32205 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 07-Jan-2022 12:00 PM to 24-Jan-2022 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Any inconsistency between FAR Provision 52.212-1 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 shall be solved by giving precedence to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

A. Paragraph (c) of FAR Provision 52.212-1 is amended to read: Period of acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

B. Paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.212-1, Submission of Offers, is amended as follows:

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

Contractor will be required to fill out and return the following FAR and DFARs Provisions and Clauses:

CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Jul 2013

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or

Services-Representation

Oct 2020

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications –

Commercial Items (If Required)

Jan 2017

52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications –

Commercial Items (If Required)

Jan 2017

The contractor shall provide the information requested in 252.237-7024 Notice Of Continuation Of Essential

Contractor Services (OCT 2010)

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries.

1. Proposals shall be received prior to the closing date and time identified on the SF 1449, electronically at the following address:

brent.w.frost.civ@us.navy.mil

2. The subject line of the email submission shall read, “N3220522R0004 // [Offeror’s Name] // Part

[X] of [Y],” (Part X of Y is utilized to indicate multiple emails as part of the submission where X is the email number and Y is the number of total emails to be received). NOTE: to ensure attachments are properly received, offerors are encouraged to limit the sum total size of a single email to 10 megabytes (MB).

3. Submissions shall not contain any classified material. It is the sole-responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the files submitted are virus free and can be opened and read by the Government.

4. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contract Specialist. Address all questions or concerns the offeror may have to the Contract

Specialist, Brent Frost. All questions concerning the solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email to:

brent.w.frost.civ@us.navy.mil

All questions shall be received no later than 13 December, 1200 (noon) Norfolk, VA time.

Offerors are cautioned that any question received after this deadline may not receive a response.

Responses will be posted to the Government Point of Entry.

B. General Instructions.

1. The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing source selection

(negotiated) procedures as delineated in FAR Subpart 15.3. Offerors will be evaluated using the criteria under FAR Provision 52.212-2, “Evaluation – Commercial Items.” Noncompliance with the Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements may hamper the Government’s ability to properly evaluate the proposal and may result in elimination of the proposal from further consideration for contract award.

2. The offer. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the RFP and concurrence with the contract type.

3. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to submit their best technical proposal and prices in initial proposals. In accordance with FAR 15.306, should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold them. If this occurs, a competitive range will be determined and offerors notified. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency in accordance with FAR 15.306(c)(2). Proposals containing unacceptable ratings may be included in the competitive range provided they can be made acceptable as a result of discussions.

4. Instructions outlined in paragraph C below, prescribe the format for the proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of information needed to allow for evaluation of proposals.

5. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise deemed unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contract

Specialist in writing with the supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposals, as received, without discussion.

6. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities

(FBO) website at https://beta.sam/. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time email notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation. If any necessary documents are not available on FBO, please notify the Contract Specialist.

7. Debriefings. The Contracting Officer will promptly notify offerors if the decision to eliminate their proposals from the competitive range, whereupon an offeror can request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506. Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Any offeror requesting a debriefing must make the request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.506.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions

1. Offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) separate volumes: General (Volume I), Technical

(Volume II), Past Performance (Volume III), and Price (Volume IV).

2. Exceptions. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representation and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors and subfactors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offeror being ineligible for award. If the offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the offeror shall clearly identify the applicable Volume and exceptions with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken, what benefit accrues to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. Offerors are cautioned that taking an exception may render the offer ineligible for award. It is recommended that the offeror contact the Contracting Officer immediately prior to solicitation closing, upon identifying an area that may result in an exception.

3. Proposal Format

a. The proposals shall be organized into four (4) separate volumes. Each file sent via email shall include the volume number in the document title. It is permissible to include multiple volumes within one (1) email submission, however a single file can contain no more than one (1) volume.

b. Files shall be submitted in one (1) or a combination of the following formats: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel. No file shall be locked. The file names shall consist of the volume number, factor, tab, company name, and state “initial” (for the first submission) and “Revision X” (for later submissions, if necessary) where X indicates the number of the revision.

c. The table below shows detailed page limits for submissions:

Table 1 – Volume Page Limits

VOLUME TITLE PAGE LIMIT

I General N/A

Tab1 Cover Letter 2

Tab 2 Completed Attachments N/A

II Technical 40

Tab 1 Technical Sub factor 1: Staffing & Key Personnel 20

Tab 2 Technical Sub factor 2: Management &Transition Approach 20

III Past Performance N/A

IV Price N/A

d. Proposal Limitation. These page limitations are inclusive of the executive summary and any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Graphics (including tables) in the proposal may use an alternative font with 8-point size type or larger. Each “page” is defined as one sheet, 8 ½" x 11", with at least one inch margins on all sides, using a font with a point size of 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12-point font). Lines shall, at a minimum, be single-spaced in Microsoft Word with Microsoft Word Normal character spacing. Pages shall be consecutively numbered. Multiple pages, double pages, two-sided pages, or foldouts will count as an equivalent number of 8 ½" x 11" pages. The offeror is permitted to submit no more than one page for each of the following, which will not be included in the page count: a cover sheet, list of tables, list of figures, compliance matrix, table of contents, tabs, and dividers. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described within will not be evaluated.

e. Page limits include: all appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc.

f. Page limits do not include: covers for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, cross reference indices, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. Pages will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked, “This page intentionally left blank,” will not be counted.

g. In the event that the offeror creates ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the

Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

D. Proposal Content

1. Volume I – General. Offerors are required to submit: (TAB 1) a Cover Letter; (TAB 2) Completed

Attachments, which will consist of a completed SF 1449 to include acknowledgement of amendments, if applicable; completed Representations and Certifications.

Tab 1: The following information shall be provided in the cover letter:

a. Authorized Offeror Personnel: Provide the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government and who can answer questions regarding your quotation.

b. Company Information: The name, address, telephone number, Data Universal Numbering

System (DUNS) number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, and The

Company’s Small Business Size Standard under the applicable NAICS code.

c. Service Contract Act (SCA) Certification; The Offeror shall certify that it will comply with the Service Contract Act and Department of Labor Wage Determination

Tab 2: The following information shall be provided:

a. Completed Representations and Certifications. Offerors shall complete all applicable

Representations and Certifications, including FAR 52.212-3 and those provisions listed in the first table of this clause.

b. Signed acknowledgement of all RFQ amendments. Offerors shall acknowledge all RFQ amendments.

2. Volume II – Technical. The technical proposal will be the basis for assessing the offeror’s ability to understand the scope of the global material management services described in the solicitation. FAR Provision 52.212-2 of the solicitation outlines the evaluation factors and defines the source selection evaluation criteria for evaluating the technical proposal. The technical volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the offeror’s proposal. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the requirements. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the requirements; statements paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof;

and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. The technical volume shall be organized according to the following general outline. Each Subfactor shall be submitted as its own Tab.

a. Subfactor A – Staffing and Key Personnel:

1) The Offeror shall provide a brief and precise narrative that describes/explains their staffing approach. This approach shall include proposed labor categories and estimated hours/FTE for each specific, high level task in section 3 of the PWS (e.g. 3.1 Material Receipt, 3.2 Material

Stowage).

2) The Offeror shall provide an organizational chart and brief narrative explaining the lines of authority amongst the corporate management, key personnel, non-key personnel, and any subcontractors proposed.

3) The Offeror shall provide their approach to obtaining and maintaining qualified staff throughout the duration of the contract, to include:

i. Hiring and retaining qualified full-time and part-time personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work described in the PWS and

DLA Distribution SOPs;

ii. Determining part-time, temporary, and/or overtime labor to perform tasks to include the benefits of such labor, and examples of how this type of labor has been used in the past for work similar in size and scope, and how proposed part-time employment will maintain continuity of performance;

iii. A labor market analysis of the place of performance and the surrounding area and how it impacts the staffing approach.

4) The Offeror shall provide resumes for all Key Personnel listed in Section 13 of the PWS

(resumes are not included in the page limitation of the Technical Offer). Individual resumes shall not exceed three (3) pages, but will include the following:

i. The structure of the resumes shall follow the format of Attachment A.

ii. For each resume, Offerors shall state whether the Key Personnel is currently employed by the Offeror or not. If not employed by the Offeror, the Offeror shall provide a signed Letter of Intent for each proposed Key Personnel. In order to qualify as Key Personnel, the individual proposed must be a full time employee with the Offeror at the time of quotation submission; or have a signed Letter of

Intent to become a full time employee with the Offeror should that Offeror be awarded the contract.

iii. Each resume must demonstrate that the Key Personnel meets the minimum position requirements listed in the Table in Section 13 of the PWS.

b. Subfactor B – Management and Transition Support:

1) The Offeror shall explain how the on-site management/Key Personnel will provide for the overall management of the contract and associated tasks required for successful performance for:

i. Tracking tasks, milestones, and deliverables throughout the duration of the contract;

ii. Developing, completing, submitting, and revising CDRLs;

iii. Meeting an increased or accelerated performance of the requirements in support of DoD contingencies and emergencies; and

iv. Obtaining the appropriate security clearances or access requests required for performance

2) The Offeror shall provide a transition plan outlining actions, plans, procedures and time-lines necessary to ensure a smooth transition starting at contract award to full performance start date to include the following:

i. Corporate Headquarters participation and/or assistance during transition;

ii. How the Offeror’s approach minimizes disruption to the current mission;

iii. A clear understanding of the problems involved in a transition to a follow-on contractor and provides rationale and reasonable solutions to these problems;

iv. A clear and feasible plan for obtaining all resources required (e.g., personnel, equipment) on a world-wide scope of work within thirty (30) days after contract award.

3) The Offeror shall submit a copy of its ISO 9001:2008 certificate. In lieu of a ISO 9001:2008 certificate, Offerors may provide a statement certifying that its Quality Management System

(QMS) has been accepted by a Government agency under a previous contract effort (include contract number) and that its QMS addresses the following topics: Control of Documents;

Customer Focus; Management Review; Competence, training and awareness; Purchasing

Process; Customer Property; Internal Audits; Control of nonconforming product; Corrective

Action; Preventive Action. Offerors need not provide a copy of its QMS with its offer.

3. Volume III – Past Performance

Offerors are requested to provide information on up to five (5) previous Government contracts whose effort is recent and relevant to the effort required by this solicitation.

a. “Recent” is defined as a contract in-progress or completed within the last three (3) years. If the offeror has not had three (3) Government contracts within the last five (5) years, information on recent and relevant subcontracts and/or commercial contracts may be submitted.

b. “Relevant” is defined as a contract that is of similar scope, magnitude, complexity to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation.

i. Scope: Experience in the areas defined in the PWS.

ii. Magnitude: The measure of the similarity of the volume, dollar value and/or duration of the work actually performed under the offeror’s submitted contracts to the PWS.

iii. Complexity: The measure of the similarity of technical difficulty, managerial intricacy and/or required coordination of efforts and disciplines performed by the offeror in its submitted contracts to the PWS. For complexity, not only will the tasks performed by the offeror be considered, but also the offeror’s ability to coordinate tasks (e.g., concurrent performance requirements).

A Past Performance Data Sheet (Attachment B) is requested to be submitted for each contract to be considered as past performance. Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contracts to the requirements of this solicitation; a detailed description of the work performed for the contract; and the role performed, including whether the offeror acted as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. Offerors are responsible for the accuracy of all data provided. Past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience and subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement may be provided as past performance submissions.

For each of the contracts the offeror describes in a Performance Data Sheet (Attachment B), the offeror is requested to provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment C) to a reference at the organization that awarded the contract. It is requested that the reference, not the offeror, email or fax the completed Past Performance

Questionnaire (Attachment C) BEFORE THE DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS directly to Brent Frost and James

Van Natta, Military Sealift Command, e-mail: brent.w.frost.civ@us.navy.mil and james.m.vannatta.civ@us.navy.mil. The offeror, NOT THE GOVERNMENT, is responsible for ensuring that the

Government receives a sufficient number of questionnaires.

All offerors are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns) in the Performance Data Sheet (Attachment B). [If the solicitation will be full and open, insert: In addition, large businesses are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of

FAR Part 52.219-9 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan) and DFARS 252.219-7003 (Small Business

Subcontracting Plan, DOD Requirements.) in the Performance Data Sheet (Attachment B).

An offeror that does not have recent and relevant past performance to provide for consideration is requested to affirmatively state that it does not have recent and relevant past performance for the Government to consider.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Evaluation Factors for Award.

A. Basis for Contract Award

1. This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS), and the Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(NMCARS). Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror.

Award will be made to the offeror deemed responsible under FAR 9.104, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, whose proposal obtains a technical proposal rating of acceptable, whose proposal obtains a past performance proposal rating of acceptable, and whose proposal offers a total evaluated price determined fair and reasonable.

2. Trade-offs between price and non-price factors are not permitted. Unreasonably high, unbalanced, inaccurate, or incomplete price proposals, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

B. Award for Work. The Government intends to award one firm-fixed price contract as a result of this solicitation.

Offers received for anything less than the complete scope of work detailed in the solicitation will be considered ineligible for award. As set forth in FAR Clause 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contract(s) without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a), Clarifications and award without discussions). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the

Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In the event that discussions are held, a competitive range determination will be made. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting

Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

C. Evaluation Criteria.

1. Evaluation criteria consist of factors and subfactors. The proposals will be evaluated under three (3) evaluation factors:

a. Factor 1 – Technical

I. Subfactor A – Staffing & Key Personnel

II. Subfactor B – Management & Transition Support

b. Factor 2 – Past Performance

c. Factor 3 – Price

2. Factor 1 – Technical Factor. The technical factor evaluation is an assessment of the offeror’s proposed approach and capability to satisfy the Government’s requirements. In order to meet this factor requirement, the offeror must demonstrate the ability to successfully execute this contract as delineated through the subfactors described below.

a. Subfactor A – Staffing & Key Personnel. In order to meet this subfactor’s minimum requirements, the offer must contain the following in the proposal:

I. The proposal’s staffing approach provides all the required information and describes an adequate labor mix, staffing plan, recruiting and retention analysis, and narrative that describe a thorough understanding of the requirement.

II. The proposal’s resumes use the provided template and include all the required information, and provided key personnel who meet the minimum qualifications outlined in the PWS.

b. Subfactor B – Management & Transition Support. In order to meet this subfactor’s minimum requirements, the offer must contain the following in the proposal:

I. The proposal’s management approach provides all the required information, and describes a thorough understanding of the requirement.

II. The proposal’s transition plan provides all the required information, and adequately outlines an understanding of the complexities associated with this requirement.

III. The proposal includes a copy of an ISO 9001:2008 certificate or a statement certifying its QMS has been accepted by a Government agency.

The technical factor and each subfactor will receive one (1) of the adjectival ratings defined below.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

In order to receive an acceptable subfactor rating, the subfactor submission must meet all of the requirements stated for that subfactor. In order to receive an acceptable technical factor rating, all subfactors must be rated acceptable.

3. Factor 2 – Past Performance Factor.

The past performance evaluation will assess the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. To develop an overall rating, the Government’s evaluation will take into account relevant information submitted by each offeror as part of its proposal and the Government’s assessment and evaluation of other sources of information. Other sources of information for past performance may include, but are not limited to, Past

Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) reports, the Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Report

System (ESRS), other databases, questionnaires and interviews.

(1) The Government will consider the recency and relevancy of past performance information compared to the requirements detailed in the PWS, the source of the information, the context of the data and general trends in the offeror’s performance and any associated risk.

(2) The Government will consider the extent of the offeror’s ability to perform a previous contract successfully in the areas of; (a) quality of product or services; (b) timeliness or scheduling of supplies/deliveries; (c) business relations/customer satisfaction; (d) key personnel and staffing (including subcontractors); and (e) cost controls (COST

CONTRACTS ONLY).

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

(4) For all offerors, the Government will consider historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns). In addition, for large businesses, the Government will consider historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-9 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan) and DFARS

252.219-7003 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan, DOD Requirements).

The Government reserves the right to consider Past Performance Questionnaires 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.

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 not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Assigning Ratings. The past performance factor will be assigned one (1) of the ratings defined below.

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the

Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

4. Factor 3 – Price Factor. Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one (1) or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1(b). Unbalanced pricing may be evaluated in accordance with

FAR 15.404-1(g), as applicable, to assess potential performance risk which could result in unreasonably high prices.

Through these techniques, the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete, and balanced.

The total evaluated price will be taken from the “total evaluated price” cell on the summary tab on the Price Proposal

Spreadsheet.

As part of the price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR clause 52.217-8) by adding six (6) months of the offeror’s final option period price to the offeror’s total price. Offerors are required only to price the base and option periods. The Government may choose to exercise the Extension of Services at the end of any performance period (base or option periods), utilizing rates of that performance period.

Definitions:

Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Completeness/Accuracy. The offeror’s proposal is in compliance with the Price Volume instructions in the solicitation.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2021)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition--

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) 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.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the

Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent

Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East

L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point

(DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award

Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the

Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

a. Factor 1 – Technical

I. Subfactor A – Staffing & Key Personnel

II. Subfactor B – Management & Transition Support

b. Factor 2 – Past Performance http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

c. Factor 3 – Price

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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.

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