14R1406_Blast_Amendment_1.pdf

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

This Amendment is issued to answ er questions received on the RFP.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 20-Mar-2014

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 N39430-14-R-1406

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Mar-2014

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 is extended, X 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 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

21-Mar-2014

CODE

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND

SPECIALTY CENTER ACQUISITIONS NAVFAC

CODE AQ00/NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY

1100 23RD AVE BLDG 1100

PORT HUENEME CA 93043-4347

N62583 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N39430-14-R-1406

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 1 - Q&A

Questions and answers on N39340-14-R-1406

1) Reference Section B -- What are items 0001-0004 on Section B? Items 9001-9004 seem to correspond to Exhibits A-D, but it is not clear what the prices for 0001-0004 correspond with. Given that Contract Task Orders will be issued under this contract, it is not clear what is to be entered for 0001-0004.

Answer 1) Items 0001 – 0004 are Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The CLINs represent the basic period and each option period of the contract. CLINs correspond to Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) Items 9001 – 9004.

Each issued contract task order will reflect the CLIN for that ordering period. Nothing is to be entered for CLINs 0001 – 0004 in Solicitation Section B.

2) Reference Section B, Section G.1, Section G2.c -- Section B indicates that this is a FFP price effort, and

G.1 states that the contract Type is IDIQ with fixed priced line items, and Section G2.c states that CTOs will be Firm Fixed Price. Are the labor rates for each labor category to be entered on Section B?

Answer 2) The Contract Type for this Firm Fixed Price (FFP) It is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) where FFP Contract Task Orders (CTOs) will be placed. Fully burdened labor rates are to be entered in Exhibits A, B, C and D of the revised ELIN sheets. Additionally, the total of each Exhibit Line Item Numbers 9001

– 9004 entered in Section B of the solicitation.

3) Reference L.5 (2) Factor 2 Past Performance – Do the CPARS evaluations and PPQs count towards the total 15 page limit in Factor 2?

Answer 3) Solicitation Amendment 1 removes the page limitation for both Past Performance and Safety. A 30 page limitation remains only for Factor 1, Management Approach. See Solicitation Section L, Amendment 1.

4) Reference Attachment B, Summary of Price – Do the prices entered on the Summary of Price correspond to the prices calculated on Exhibits A-D?

Answer 4) YES

5) Reference RFP Section L.4 paragraph 4, it states “Technical proposals shall be limited to 30 pages.” The Table under L.4 provides the Volume/Tab, Factor, Page Numbers and Title for the Volumes submitted.

This table states that Management Approach (30 pages), Past Performance (15 pages) and Safety (10 pages) are all in Volume I. They add up to 55 pages (30+15+10), which is over the technical volume limit.

Please clarify.

Answer 5) Technical proposals now refer only to Factor 1, Management Approach. See Section L, Amendment 1.

The technical proposal, past performance, and safety shall still submitted in Volume 1.

6) Reference G.3.3.5 (vii). This contract will be subject to oversight by both DCAA and DCMA. In accordance with standards accepted and approved by both agencies, standard cost recovery procedures include the application of G&A expenses to travel expenses incurred. Please consider the adverse impact this disallowance would have on the Contractor’s cost structure, as well as the resulting cost impact to other vendors and government agencies. We respectfully request modification of RFP Section G.3.3.5 (vii) to include the allowable application of G&A to travel expenses incurred on behalf of the Government in support of this contract.

Answer 6) Section G.3.3.5 (vii) has been revised to include the allowable application of G&A to travel. Profit is not allowed on travel. Additionally, section G.4 is revised to allow G&A on materials, but not allow profit on materials. DCMA will not be appointed the ACO for this award.

7) Other than Attachment B and Exhibits A, B, C, and D, is there any additional cost or price supporting data/documentation required by the government?

Answer 7) No

8) Where, in the structure of Exhibit C, would the Government instruct the Contractor to include costs for subcontract labor effort in its proposal?

Answer 8) If labor is to be subcontracted, the fully burdened rate of that subcontracted labor, including any prime contractor additional burden, must be reflected in the ELIN schedule. Also Section B and Exhibits A - D have been renumbered. ELINs 9001 to 9004 and now correspond to each respective Exhibit. NOTE: This answer applies to each Exhibit A, B, C, and D.

9) Reference Section B and Exhibits A-D. CLIN 9001 references Exhibit A, however Exhibit A references CLIN 9000. CLIN 9002 references Exhibit B and Exhibit B references CLIN 9001. CLIN 9003 references Exhibit C and Exhibit C references CLIN 9002. The correlation between Schedule B and the Exhibits seems to be confused. Please clarify.

Answer 9) The Exhibits A-D have been corrected to have proper CLINs 9001-9004 correspond to each exhibit.

See revised ELINs with Amendment 1.

10) Will this contract be IDIQ with fixed price labor rates and cost reimbursable travel and ODC?

Answer 10) This contract will be IDIQ with fully burdened fixed price labor rates. See revised section G in Amendment 1. Cost reimbursement aspects of travel and ODCs have been removed. See also Q/A #6.

11) Will the Government consider the performance risk associated with low-cost bidders being unable to provide the unusually high technical expertise required of this contract, especially considering the specified requirements of the four key positions

Answer 11) Performance risk will be based on Section M, Factor 2, Past Performance. The Government will assess both relevancy and overall performance confidence.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following have been modified:

SECTION G

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G1 CONTRACT TYPE

This contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. Firm fixed priced task orders will be issued based upon the rates proposed in Exhibits A-D.

G2 CONTRACT TASK ORDER (CTO) ISSUANCE PROCEDURES

a. Work under this contract will be ordered by CTOs issued on DD Form 1155 (order for Supplies or Services) to the contractor by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).

b. The Government will not be obligated to reimburse the contractor for work performed, items delivered or any costs incurred, nor shall the contractor be obligated to perform, deliver, or otherwise incur costs except as authorized by duly executed CTOs.

c. CTOs will be Firm Fixed Price and will define the specific services to be performed.

d. CTOs may be modified by the PCO. Modifications to CTOs will be issued on Standard Form (SF) 30 with the appropriate CTO number.

G.3 TRAVEL

Travel is anticipated for this requirement; However, the number of trips and locations have not been identified in the basic contract. Specific travel will be identified within each contract task order.

G.3.1 General Information

G.3.1.1 Travel, subsistence and lodging shall be negotiated within each contract task order. The principles for pricing travel within each task order are stated below.

G.3.1.2 As specified in FAR 31.205-46(a)(2), reimbursement for the costs incurred for lodging, meals and incidental expenses as defined in the travel regulations cited shall be reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the following:

(i) Joint Travel regulation, volume 2, DoD civilian personnel, Appendix A as prescribed by the Department of Defense for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories and possessions of the United States; or

(ii) Standardized regulations (Government civilians, foreign areas) Section 925, maximum travel per diem allowances in foreign areas prescribed by the Department of State for travel in areas not covered in travel regulations cited above.

(iii) Personnel in travel status from and to the Contractor’s place of business and designated work site or vice versa shall be considered to perform work under this contract, and Contractor shall bill such travel time at the straight (regular) time rate shown in Section B. However; such billing shall not exceed eight hours per person for any one person while in travel status during any calendar day.

G.3.2 Per Diem

G.3.2.1 The Contractor shall not be paid per diem for Contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan area where the tasks are being performed. Per diem shall not be paid on services performed at the Contractor’s home facility and at any facility required by the contract or at any location within a radius of 50 miles from the Contractors home facility and any facility required by this contract.

G.3.2.2 The written Government authorization will be by Task Orders or by a modification to an issued Task Order.

G.3.3 Transportation

G.3.3.1 The written Government authorization will be by Task Order placement or by a modification to an issued Task Order. All transportation costs are to be negotiated on a fixed price basis.

G.3.3.2 When transportation by privately owned conveyance is authorized, the Contractor shall quote the task order transportation cost on a mileage basis not to exceed the applicable Government transportation rate specified in the travel regulations cited in FAR 31.205-46(a. The written Government authorization will be by Task Orders or by a modification to an issued Task Order.

G.3.3.3 The Contractor agrees, in the performance of necessary travel, to use the lowest cost mode commensurate with the requirements of the mission and in accordance with good traffic management principles. When it is necessary to use air or rail travel, the Contractor agrees to use coach, tourist class or similar accommodations to the extent consistent with the successful and economical accomplishment of the mission for which the travel is being performed. Documentation must be provided to substantiate non-availability of coach or tourist if business or first class is proposed to accomplish travel requirements. This will be negotiated on a fixed price basis at the time of task order award.

G.3.3.4 The Contractor shall not be paid for travel mileage for Contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan area in which the services are being performed. Travel mileage shall not be paid for services performed at the Contractor’s home facility or at any location within a driving radius of 50 miles from the Contractors home facility.

G.3.3.5 Contractor travel, when required by the Government, shall be reviewed and authorized at the time of task order award.

(i) Any travel under the contract must be specifically identified by the Contractor in a written quotation to the ordering officer prior to incurring any travel costs. Travel under this contract is only authorized under task orders issued by the ordering officer or by a modification to an issued Task Order.

(ii) During task order execution, the contractor shall notify the COR with the following information:

a. Date, time, and place of proposed travel

b. Purpose of the travel and how it relates to the contract

c. Names of individuals traveling

(iii) The Contractor shall make all arrangements for travel.

(iv) The Contractor shall be responsible for visas, passports, international driver’s licenses and any other documentation required to perform their work.

(v) All travel expenses will be priced at the task order level within the JTR Per Diem rates.

(vi) G&A is authorized on travel. G&A will be at the rate negotiated at the time of award in the ELIN schedule.

Profit is not authorized on travel.

(vii) The Contractor shall bear all costs associated with additional, follow-on, or refresher training as a result of Contractor turnover or transfer of personnel.

G.4 OTHER DIRECT COSTS (MATERIALS):

Task orders may require the contractor to purchase materials. Materials required to complete the task order will be specified in the task order proposal and negotiated with the Contracting Officer at the time of task order award. The Government will pay General/Administrative costs and on materials. The Government will not pay profit on materials.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

L1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make award after discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to make award without discussions, as permitted by FAR 15.306-(a)(3) and 52.215-1.

The Government reserves the right to change any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation by amendment at any time prior to contract award and to allow offerors to revise their offer accordingly, as authorized by FAR 15.206.

L.2 INQUIRIES BY PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

Questions will be accepted up to 14 calendar days after the solicitation is posted on NECO/FedBizOps. Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Richard Epstein via e-mail to Richard.S.Epstein@navy.mil.

No Questions by telephone will be accepted. No further questions will be accepted after the 14th calendar day from the posting date. All questions will be answered via amendment.

L.3 ORGANIZATION OF OFFER

1. Organization and Content. Each offer shall contain all pertinent information in sufficient detail to conduct an effective evaluation. The information shall be organized as follows:

a. Cover Letter. A letter addressing the following shall introduce each proposal:

Name, address of offeror and Cage Code;

The name of the person or persons authorized to represent the offeror in contractual matters, including final negotiations; and The address and telephone number for the authorized representative of the offeror.

b. SF 33 One (1) original copy of the Standard Form 33, “Solicitation, Offer, and Award,” with blocks 12 through 18 completed, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror’s company by the closing date and time indicated on the first page of the solicitation.

c. Completed Section B All fill-ins, for Section B, shall be completed by the offeror unless otherwise stated in the solicitation. Offeror shall acknowledge any amendments issued to this solicitation in the appropriate blocks of the SF33.

d. Technical Proposal

e. Price Proposal A completed Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN) schedule for each year shall be completed by the offeror. The contractor shall also complete attachment B, Summary of Price.

L.4 CONTENT OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The technical proposal must address the evaluation factors in Section M and include all required documentation.

The documentation shall be provided in volumes formatted as described below:

VOLUME/TAB FACTOR PAGE NUMBERS TITLE

I 1 30 MANAGEMENT APPROACH

I 2 UNLIMITED PAST PERFORMANCE

I 3 UNLIMITED SAFETY

II 4 UNLIMITED PRICE PROPOSAL

1. Each volume of the proposal shall be separately bound in a three-ring loose-leaf binder that permits the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet shall be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification and the offeror's name. The same identifying data shall be placed on the spine of each binder.

2. Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to outline the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

3. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each.

Glossaries do not count against page limitations for their respective volumes.

4. Submission of the proposal shall be typewritten, and shall be presented on Standard 8.5x11 inch paper, one-inch margins, single-spacing using 12-point Times New Roman font print. Each section shall start on a new page; pages shall be sequentially numbered and identified with the name of the Offeror and the RFP number. Technical proposals for Factor 1, Management Approach, shall be limited to 30 pages. Pages submitted beyond these limits will not be considered in the evaluation. The Cover Letter, personnel resumes, blank pages, tables of contents, and indexes are not considered a "page" for page limit purposes.

5. Volume I - Technical Proposal (4 hard copies).

6. Volume II – Price Proposal (2 hard copies).

L.5 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

The proposals shall be submitted to the cited address below. The package(s) shall be marked with the name of the proposer, the solicitation number, and the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. No other markings shall be used on the package(s).

Submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of your price proposal and one (1) original and three (3) copies of your technical proposal to the following address:

NAVFAC EXWC

Attn: Richard Epstein Mark For: N39430-14-R-1406

Code AQ72, Naval Base Ventura County 1100 23rd Ave Building 1100 Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4347

Price

(i) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Offerors will complete a Price Proposal Sheet (included in solicitation), listing the total proposed price for the base and each option year as the total price of each requirement specified to be proposed. Total is inclusive of all direct and indirect costs. It does not include profit.

(1) Factor 1, Management Approach

a. Quality Management Plan- The offeror shall provide a summary of the proposed Quality Management Plan not to exceed two (2) pages. The summary shall describe both the Quality Control (QC) process (practices, resources, and activities) and Quality Assurance (QA) process that will be used to ensure full compliance with all performance objectives and standards. Describe methods to document, measure, control, and improve the quality processes including training employees in the quality process.

b. Management Plan- Submit a management plan describing the following:

1. For the Key Personnel positions listed in Part 5.0 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) [Senior Program Manager; Blast Effects and Consequences Engineer; Senior Statistician/Analyst; and Analysis and Testing Engineer], summarize their experience.

Also provide a resume for the proposed individual that will fill the position. Each resume shall not exceed three (3) pages in length. Resumes will not count towards the total page limit.

2. Provide a narrative that explains how you will organize the management, supervisory, and workforce personnel to accomplish the requirements of this contract, including an organization chart indicating all positions. The organization chart should include the lines of authority and communication.

3. Identify any partners and/or subcontractors that will be utilized to meet the requirements of the statement of work. Additionally, provide a narrative on how the identified firm meets the requirements of the statement of work, and if you have teamed with them in the past.

4. The Offeror shall include a compensation plan for professional employees.

(2) Factor 2, Past Performance

Offerors may submit materials on up to five projects/contracts total for the contractor and proposed subcontractor(s) that demonstrate the offeror’s ability to successfully deliver products and services that are similar to the work described in the performance work statement specifically as related to explosives safety, risk-based siting analysis, blast effects and consequence modeling, and statistical modeling. For each project/contract, there are two submittal requirements: (1) past performance evaluation forms; and (2) a narrative statement.

a. Past Performance Evaluation Forms.

For each project/contract, the offeror must submit a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation or a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). If a completed CPARS evaluation is available on the CPARS website for the contract/project, the offeror must submit the CPARS evaluation for the project/contract. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation for the project/contract, a PPQ must be submitted. A PPQ form is included as an attachment to the solicitation. Offerors must submit the PPQ form to the client for completion. Offerors should take care to ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact on the PPQs. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of the questionnaires. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project/contract before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ which will provide contract/project and client information. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Mr. Richard S. Epstein, via email at Richard.S.Epstein@navy.mil prior to proposal closing date. An offeror should not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS evaluation is available.

The Government will only consider recent past performance. Recent is defined as projects/contracts completed no more than five years from the posting date of this RFP. In other words, projects/contracts which were completed more than five years before the posting of this RFP will not be evaluated.

The requirement to submit these forms cannot be satisfied by directing the Government to consider forms or information submitted on other procurements. The Government may utilize previously submitted PPQ information or any other information available in the past performance evaluation.

b. Narrative Statement

Offerors must submit a statement for each project/contract submitted that provides an overview of each project/contract and how the project/contract is relevant to the work described in the performance work statement of this solicitation. The statement for each project/contract may not exceed one page.

(3) Factor 3, Safety

(i) Solicitation Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall submit the following information: (For a partnership or joint venture, the following submittal requirements are required for each contractor who is part of the partnership or joint venture; however, only one safety narrative is required. EMR and DART Rates shall not be submitted for subcontractors.)

(1) Experience Modification Rate (EMR): For the three previous complete calendar years, submit your EMR (which compares your company’s annual losses in insurance claims against its policy premiums over a three year period). If you have no EMR, affirmatively state so, and explain why. Any extenuating circumstances that affected the EMR and upward or downward trends should be addressed as part of this element. Lower EMRs will be given greater weight in the evaluation.

(2) OSHA Days Away from Work, Restricted Duty, or Job Transfer (DART) Rate: For the three previous complete calendar years, submit your OSHA Days Away from Work, Restricted Duty, or Job Transfer (DART) Rate, as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. If you cannot submit an OSHA DART Rate, affirmatively state so, and explain why. Any extenuating circumstances that affected the OSHA DART Rate data and upward or downward trends should be addressed as part of this element. Lower OSHA DART Rates will be given greater weight in the evaluation.

(3) Technical Approach for Safety: Describe the plan that the Offeror will implement to evaluate safety performance of potential subcontractors, as a part of the selection process for all levels of subcontractors. Also, describe any innovative methods that the Offeror will employ to ensure and monitor safe work practices at all subcontractor levels. The Safety Narrative shall be limited to two pages.

(End of Summary of Changes)