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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

24-Apr-2018

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO

N/A

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

NSWC PANAMA CITY (A. DESERCEY)

ANNETTE.DESERCEY@NAVY.MIL

850-235-5483

110 Vernon Avenue , Panama City, FL 32407-7001 See Item 6

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

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

N6133118R0006

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11) 13 APR 18

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

CODE:

FACILITY CODE:

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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The above numbered, solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers FORMCHECKBOX is extended FORMCHECKBOX is not extended.

Offers 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

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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.

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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).

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

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D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

See page two.

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

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

16C. DATE

SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The purpose of this amendment is to change, add or delete the following:

SECTION A:

From: The Contracting Officer will issue RFQ/RFPs to an Awardee identifying the actual scope of supplies of work to be performed and the time of orders placed. Award of Delivery Orders will be on a firm fixed price basis.

To: Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders on a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) basis by the activity designated in the contract schedule. All delivery orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.

SECTION F:

From: From Award through 12 months after last delivery.

To: From Award through 12 months thereafter

SECTION L:

- Section L 3.2.2 Evaluation Factors (c) :

Added: The Integrated Master Schedule does NOT count towards the page count.

- Delete referenced clause 52.216-21, Added: Potential Offerors shall submit a request for the TDP. See Section L 1.9

SECTION M: Factor 4: (a) deleted last sentence.

The hour and date for receipt of Offers remains unchanged.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Requirements Contract for provision of hardware, materials, and supplies to support the QuickStrike program. These supplies include commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) items and support of engineering services.

The Government anticipates awarding a single award to the offeror who represents the best value to the Government.

This IDIQ contains Not-To-Exceed pricing for materials, travels and engineering services.

Classified drawings shall be obtained from Mr. William Ifode, email at William.Ifode@navy.mil.

Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders on a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) basis by the activity designated in the contract schedule. All delivery orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following have been modified:

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract period of performance shall be effective from date of award and shall continue for a base period of twelve (12) months. Thereafter with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods effective upon exercise of each option period, unless terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. Additionally, individual orders issued under this contract shall specify the period of performance for each task/delivery order.

The estimated period of performance is as follows:

BASE Year

CLINS 0001 through 0009 – From Award through 12 months thereafter.

OPTION 1

CLINS 0010 through 0017 – Exercise of Option 1 through 12 months thereafter.

OPTION 2

CLINS 0018 through 0025 – Exercise of Option 2 through 12 months thereafter.

OPTION 3

CLINS 0026 through 0033 – Exercise of Option 3 through 12 months thereafter.

OPTION 4

CLINS 0034 through 0041 – Exercise of Option 4 through 12 months thereafter.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

(a)Definitions. As used in this provision--

"Discussions" are negotiations that occur that may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion; result in the Offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

"In writing," "writing," or "written" means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

"Proposal modification" is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

"Proposal revision" is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

"Time," if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b)Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c)Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(2) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(3) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(4) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall—

(i) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this Offeror as a result of--or in connection with--the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(ii) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS.

1.0 GENERAL

To maximize efficiency and minimize the time for proposal evaluation, Offerors and their subcontractors shall submit their proposals in accordance with Section L.

1.1 It is the Offeror's responsibility to bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer at the earliest possible time, but prior to the closing date, any ambiguities, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or conflicts within the solicitation documents attached hereto or incorporated by reference.

1.2 All questions should be submitted within 15 calendar days after issuance of this solicitation to the cognizant Contract Specialist Annette de Sercey at Annette.Desercey@navy.mil. Questions submitted after 15 calendar days may or may not be answered prior to the closing date. Further, responses to late questions provided may not result in an extension of the solicitation closing date and time. Offeror’s questions that are answered will be addressed in subsequent amendments to the solicitation and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities Web page (FedBizOps) at https://www.fbo.gov . Although every effort will be made, the Government makes no guarantee that all questions received within the allotted timeframe will be answered.

1.3 Award will be made under this solicitation based on a best value source selection process. Proposals shall be emailed to Annette.Desercey@navy.mil by 1600 on May 14, 2018. Each Offeror shall submit its proposals in its entirety ELECTRONICALLY. No hard copies will be accepted.

1.4 The Subject Line of the e-mail shall state the following: QUICKSTRIKE, VOL#, CONTRACTOR NAME.

1.5 E-mails cannot exceed 5 MB. Each individual volume of the proposal may be sent separately in an individual email. Each individual volume of the Proposal shall stand on its own as complete and inclusive and shall contain all pertinent information in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the particular area of interest. All Volumes shall be unclassified.

1.6 It is recommended that if any sensitive or controlled unclassified information is submitted, the information should be encrypted. Microsoft Office 2010 compatible files are required. All filenames shall include the Offeror's company name and title/subject of file content; all files shall be named with the file extension .doc, .xls, .ppt, or .pdf.

1.7 Each proposal must be sufficiently complete to demonstrate the manner in which it is proposed to comply with the applicable requirements of the solicitation. Brochuremanship is not desired; clarity and completeness are essential. Elaborate art work or expensive visual aids are neither necessary nor wanted and may be construed as an indication of the offeror’s lack of price consciousness.

1.8 To allow for procurement lead time and a fair and equitable evaluation of all proposals submitted under this competitive procurement, all proposals shall be based on a contract start date of November 16, 2018. This date is only an estimate of the anticipated contract start date and will be used for the purpose of proposal evaluation only. A definitive Contract performance start date will be incorporated into the Contract award document.

1.9 Potential Offerors shall submit a request for the TDP to: Mr. William Ifode, Code: A12, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407 or william.ifode@navy.mil, with the point of contact above copied on the request. All requesting Offerors must document a SECRET security clearance prior to receiving the TDP. Documenting a SECRET clearance can be done by filling out a DD Form 254 and submitting it to the contracts point of contact. Offerors shall provide their physical address, classified address, cage code, and a point of contact for the requested TDP. Potential Offerors will receive the TDP in electronic format via mail.

2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

2.1 Electronic Submission: Proposals must be submitted to the Contract Specialist by the solicitation closing date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, block (9). In the rare event E-mail is down or inaccessible, Offerors shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer via telephone prior to the solicitation closing date and time. Failure to notify the Contracting Officer prior to solicitation closing will automatically deem an Offeror's proposal as late. Failure to submit a complete proposal prior to the solicitation closing date and time will render the proposal late and unacceptable.

2.2 Proposal Format: Failure to comply with the detailed instructions of Section L may render the proposal non-responsive and ineligible for award.

2.2.1 Page Limits: Table 2.2.1 identifies page limitations for each volume of the proposal. If exceeded, excess pages will not be read or considered in proposal evaluation. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Graphs, charts, and tables are included in the page count unless otherwise specified.

TABLE 2.2.1 - PAGE LIMITATIONS

The following are not included in the page limitations:

a. Title/Cover pages

b. Tables of contents

c. Glossaries of abbreviations and acronyms

d. Subcontracting/Teaming/Consulting Agreements, letters of intent for key personnel

e. Proposal Cross-Reference Tables

f. Past Performance Reference – limited to five pages each

g. OCI Mitigation Plan (if required)

h. Integrated Master Schedule (Factor 1, Element (c)) is not included in the page limit. The rest of Factor 1 does count towards the page limit.

h. Quality Assurance Plan (Factor 2, Element (a)) is not included in the page limit. The rest of Factor 2 does count towards the page limit.

i. Section J Attachments

2.2.2 Electronic Proposal Requirements:

The electronic proposal shall meet the following format requirements:

a. Instructions regarding use of certain electronic products (i.e., Microsoft Office Products, Adobe) listed herein shall not be construed as Government endorsement of specified products.

b. All file names shall include the Offeror's company name and title/subject of file content; all files shall include the file extension.

c. Cost/Price Summary shall be submitted using Microsoft Excel version 2010. Offerors shall submit Cost Summary Format with functioning formulas used to generate data. Narratives related to cost/price summary data may be provided in MS Word.

d. The file size for all cost spreadsheets shall not exceed 5 MB. When printed, the length and width of each spreadsheet shall not exceed one 8.5 x 11 inch paper in landscape orientation. The font shall be in 10-point Times New Roman Font. Spreadsheets shall not contain hidden cells, formulas, or tabs. No scaling reductions will be allowed. Files or spreadsheets that exceed these parameters will not be evaluated or considered for award

e. Compression tools are limited to WinZip.

f. The electronic proposal, Volumes I and II, shall be prepared so that if printed, the proposal meets the following format requirements: 8.5 x 11 inch paper, 12 point times new roman font, single-spaced typed with 1 inch margins.

g. No graphics or pictures (brochuremanship) other than required or necessary graphs/tables/charts are allowable in any volume of the proposal, with the exception of the staffing plan.

h. The font size for text contained in embedded graphics (tables and illustrations) shall be no smaller than 8 point Times New Roman font.

i. Volume I and II shall be submitted utilizing Microsoft Office Word version 2010 compatible or Adobe 11.0 version compatible software.

2.2.3 Cover Page, Table of Contents, and Proposal Cross-Reference Table:

a. Each proposal volume must include a Cover Page and a Table of Contents.

b. Volume I shall include a Master Table of Contents and a Proposal Cross-Reference Table. The Proposal Cross-Reference Table shall indicate the required proposal content and the section/page number where this content appears in the proposal.

c. The Cover Page shall identify the solicitation number, proposal volume and title, the Offeror’s name, address, phone number and electronic address.

2.2.4 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS:

Each volume shall contain a glossary including all abbreviations, acronyms and corresponding definitions.

2.2.5 No cost or pricing information shall be included Volume II, Non-Cost/Price Proposal.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH PROPOSAL SECTION

3.1 VOLUME I, LEGAL OFFER

The Legal Offer must include the following:

3.1.1 COVER LETTER:

a. Identifying: (1) the solicitation number, (2) all enclosures being transmitted as part of the proposal, and; (3) acknowledgement that it transmits an offer in response to the solicitation.

b. It shall state that the proposal is valid through 180 days after the proposal due date.

c. A statement specifying the Offeror’s unconditional agreement to the terms and conditions of the solicitation and agreement to furnish any and all items upon which prices are offered at the price set for each item.

d. Names, titles, phone numbers and electronic addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation.

e. Names, title and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority.

f. Per 3.1.3, Organizational Conflict of Interest, if no conflicts of interest exist, then the Offeror shall clearly state this in its cover letter.

3.1.2 SECTION B - Complete all CLIN and SLIN pricing. Complete stepladder pricing tables (4 tables) for each quantity price break. Entering a value of zero (0) is not acceptable.

3.1.3 SECTION K - Complete Section K – Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors.

3.2 VOLUME II, NON-COST/PRICE PROPOSAL

3.2.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE

The Non-Cost/Price Proposal shall not contain any reference to cost.

The Non-Cost/Price Proposal should be written so that management and engineering oriented personnel can evaluate the proposal and arrive at a sound determination as to whether the proposal meets the requirements of this solicitation. To this end, the proposal shall be specific, detailed and complete as to clearly and fully demonstrate that the prospective Contractor has a clear understanding of the technical requirements contained in Section C of this solicitation. Statements such as "the Offeror understands", "will comply with the Performance Work Statement," "standard procedures will be employed"; "well known techniques will be used" and general paraphrasing of the Performance Work Statement are considered inadequate.

In the event any portion of the Non-Cost/Price Proposal is written by anyone who is not a bona fide employee of the firm submitting the proposal, a certificate to this effect shall be furnished. It must be signed by a responsible officer of the Offeror and shall show the author's name, employment capacity, the name of the person's firm, the relationship of that firm to the Offeror's, and the portion of the Non-Cost/Price Proposal he/she wrote.

Technical information previously submitted, if any, may not be considered by the Government; hence, any such information should not be relied upon or incorporated in the Non-Cost/Price Proposal by reference.

It is the Government's intent to assess performance risk for each factor. Offerors shall specifically identify area (s) within their Non-Cost/Price Proposal where risk is present and identify what steps they will take to mitigate this risk to ensure fully successful performance.

3.2.2 EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1 – Manufacturing

The offeror shall provide a thorough, clear and concise approach, including processes and procedures, for the following:

a. The Offeror shall provide the overall manufacturing approach for the fabrication of the TDD Mk 71 Mod 1, TDD Adapter MK 157 Mod 0, and TDD Adapter MK 163 Mod 0 items including:

(i) In process testing and inspection.

(ii) The use of manufacturing processes and facilities.

(iii) Test equipment for water impact testing, vibration tests, and destructive physical analysis to perform acceptance testing, and any conceptual test set-up to accommodate functional testing.

b. The Offeror shall specifically address the following critical processes expected during manufacture of the TDD Mk 71 Mod 1:

(i) Fabrication of surface mount printed wiring assemblies

(ii) Potting procedures and compound curing techniques as they apply to the pressure sensor

(iii) Processes for manufacturing, inspecting, and special tooling required to fabricate the magnetometer with focus on winding the coil assembly – DWGs 6666016 and 6666017.

c. The Offeror shall provide an Integrated Master Schedule for qualification and manufacturing of the TDD Mk 71 Mod 1, TDD Adapter MK 157 Mod 0, and TDD Adapter MK 163 Mod 0 required by the solicitation indicating at a minimum: (Element (c) under Factor 1) does NOT count towards the page limitation of the technical proposal. The rest of Factor 1 does count towards the page limitation.

(i) Facility set up (the arrangement of tooling, machinery, input and control of supplies and materials that efficiently support the manufacturing process)

(ii) Tooling and test equipment designs/procurement

(iii) First Article Testing

(iv) Material acquisition, including long lead items

(v) Fabrication

(vi) Inspection and testing

(vii) Delivery of hardware in accordance with Section F.

(viii)Preparation and delivery of Data Items in accordance with Section F.

FACTOR 2 - QUALITY ASSURANCE

The offeror shall provide a thorough, clear and concise approach, including processes and procedures, for the following:

a. The Offeror shall provide a copy of their Quality Management Plan (QMP) tailored to the requirements of the SOW for production of the TDD Mk 71 Mod 1, TDD Adapter MK 157 Mod 0, and TDD Adapter MK 163 Mod 0 and the other products required by the solicitation that meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. This QMP document (Element (a) under Factor 2) does NOT count towards the page limitation of the technical proposal. The rest of Factor 2 does count towards the page limitation.

b. The offeror shall describe the in-house process control program that is envisioned to ensure that inspection, test, and acceptance procedures are followed for all source control parts in the data package.

c. The Offeror shall describe the processes that will be used to ensure adequate quality in the following area of contract performance:

(i) Vendor Selection and Controls - The Offeror shall describe the process used to select qualified suppliers, transmit applicable design and quality requirements, and determine adequacy of procured items and effective provisions for early information feedback and correction of nonconformance. The Offeror shall describe the procedure to monitor vendor manufacturing, test, and inspection processes.

(ii) Receiving Inspection – The Offeror shall describe the process for incoming materials, components, and subassemblies will be subjected to receiving inspections and to what inspection level (100% or sampling). The Offeror shall describe the procedure(s) used to verify quality control of its suppliers.

d. The Offeror shall describe how the Calibration of Test Equipment will be traceable to a prime laboratory calibration standard of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

e. The Offeror shall describe the standards and requirements for configuration control of production drawings.

f. The Offeror shall describe the configuration management structure to control system configuration, to include interfaces between configuration management, engineering drawings, QA, and production programs.

FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

a. Provide up to three past performance references, Attachment J.3, that reflect recent, relevant experience within the last five years, as of the solicitation release date, that demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to handle the scope and breadth of the SOW. Three of the Prime's relevant past performances are desired, however, the Government will accept two Prime past performance references and one past performance reference from a teamed subcontractor. Example contracts may have been performed for Federal, State, and/or local Governments, as well as private industry.

b. Include the following information for each past performance reference:

1. Contract/Task Order number

2. Contract type

3. Program name

4. Total contract price

5. Short description of work performed

6. Description of how the work performed is relevant to the requirements in the SOW

7. Names and valid phone number, e-mail address, and mailing address for the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO)

8. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Program Manager (PM)

c. Provide Attachment J.4 - Past Performance Questionnaire, to the Government Point of Contact for each provided past performance reference for completion and submission directly to the Contract Specialist identified in Section G. It is the Offeror's responsibility to ensure that the Government POCs for the past performance references submit the completed attachment prior to proposal due date.

d. Offerors are responsible for providing contract descriptions and applicable experience in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the example contract’s relevancy. If the Offeror does not provide up to three past performance references during the last five years, the Offeror shall address this and provide a written narrative detailing the reasons for not providing three references.

e. The relevancy of Offerors’ past work and how this experience will assist in performing under this contract shall be explained in detail. Offerors are advised that: (1) the Government may contact any or all references in the proposal and third parties (such as other customers, the DoD Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), other Government contractors, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Labor, consumer protection organizations, etc.) for performance information; (2) the Government reserves the right to use any such information received as part of its evaluation of the Offeror’s past performance; (3) the Government reserves the right to directly solicit input on the Offeror’s past performance from any other sources and the Government may use any other data available to its evaluators, including the personal knowledge of those individuals; and (4) if the Offeror omits projects of which the Government evaluation team is aware or becomes aware, customer assessments may be sought from the relevant organization.

f. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it contacts and to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror. If subcontracting is proposed for subject Contract, past performance references where the Offeror has served as a prime Contractor with Subcontractors would be of interest.

g. If past performance is supplied for a firm who’s CAGE CODE and DUNS Number does not match the CAGE CODE and DUNS NUMBER for the offeror, the offeror MUST provide a DETAILED written explanation of how the past performance information is relevant. For example, if the offeror provides past performance data from a different firm with a different CAGE CODE and DUNS NUMBER, the offeror’s proposal MUST clearly demonstrate how Offerors will employ into this Contract the same policies, procedures, processes, management, and similar systems and delineate how the offeror will achieve the same high quality of past performance in performance of this Contract. The proposal must clearly show how experience from any other entity other than the offeror is relevant to the offeror’s ability to perform. The relevant considerations are whether the resources of a different firm will be provided or relied upon for contract performance such that the other firms(s) will have meaningful involvement in contract performance. Failure to provide an adequate connection and link between the offeror and the submitted past performance from a different firm(s) may result in a lower relevancy rating.

3.3 VOLUME III - FACTOR 4 - PRICE PROPOSAL

3.3.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE

a. Pricing information shall be submitted by completing Section B of the solicitation. This includes completing the stepladder pricing tables (4 tables) for each quantity price break. Entering a value of zero (0) is not acceptable.

b. If any amendments to the solicitation are issued the Offeror must ensure that such amendment(s) are signed, dated, and returned and/or acknowledged in Block 14 of the SF 33 (section A).

c. The Contractor shall ensure all the information for their company is current within the System for Award Management.

3.3.2 MATERIAL AND TRAVEL

a. The Government’s unburdened totals for travel and material under this effort are listed below for tasking specified in the Statement of Work. The fully burdened material and travel amount MUST be included in Section B of the offer for all applicable CLINs.

The following have been deleted:

FAR 52.215-1

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

BASIS OF AWARD

1. The proposal must comply with all material aspects of the requirements of law, regulation and conditions set forth in this solicitation.

2. The government anticipates a single IDIQ contract award resulting from this solicitation.

3. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award based upon initial offers. Therefore, the Offerors initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions with respective Offerors. The government, however, may conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

4. The award decision will be determined based on the Government’s evaluation of each Offeror’s complete proposal against the evaluation factors identified below. Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal demonstrates the Best Value to the Government based on the evaluation factors. Best Value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement (FAR 2.101).

5. An "Unacceptable" in any factor may result in the Offeror’s proposal being evaluated as technically unacceptable and ineligible for award.

6. While the Government may pay a premium for a technically superior proposal, it should be noted that premiums in excess of 10% require a higher level of approval, which will only be sought in extraordinary cases.

7. The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

8. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the Offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

9. Exchanges with Offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

10. The following definitions will be used for the evaluations:

a. Deficiency is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

b. Risk, as it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an Offerors proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or sub factor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

c. Strength is an aspect of an Offerors proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

d. Weakness means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

e. Significant Weakness means a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

11. The Government has established the relative importance of the factors as follows:

Factors 1, 2 and 3 are equal in importance. When combined, Factors 1, 2 and 3 are more important than Factor 4 Price. However, as competing proposals approach technical equality, Factor 4, Price will increase in importance.

BASIS OF EVALUATION

FACTOR 1: MANUFACTURING APPROACH

Factor 1 will be evaluated as an overall factor. The Government will evaluate the degree to which the Offeror’s manufacturing approach is realistic, thorough, and detailed.

FACTOR 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE

Factor 2 will be evaluated as an overall factor. The Government will evaluate the degree to which the Offeror’s quality management approach is realistic, thorough, and detailed.

The following adjectival ratings/definitions shall be used for the evaluation of Factors 1 and 2. The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

Factor 3 will be evaluated as an overall factor. The Government will evaluate the recency, relevancy and quality of the past performance information to assign a performance confidence rating.

Recency - The first aspect of Past Performance determines if the Offeror's past performance references meet the time period established in Section L of this document.

Relevancy - The second aspect of Past Performance determines how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the

Offeror is to the solicitation requirements, particularly if the effort is similar in size, scope and complexity.

Relevancy of the past performance information shall be evaluated as follows:

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATING

Quality - The third aspect of Past Performance is to establish the overall quality of the Offerors past performance. The Government will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the Offerors performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment. A separate quality assessment rating will not be assigned.

Sources of Past Performance Information for the Performance Confidence Assessment are as follows:

· Past performance information may be provided by the Offeror, as solicited.

· Past performance information may be obtained from questionnaires tailored to the circumstances of the acquisition.

· Past performance information shall be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

The Government will use the adjectival ratings disclosed in the table below for the Performance Confidence Assessment which considers the recency, relevancy and quality of the past performance information evaluated.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT

Offerors with no relevant performance history or whose performance record is so limited that no performance confidence assessment can be assigned will receive a rating of “Neutral Confidence,” meaning that the Offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably.

FACTOR 4: PRICE

a. This effort is firm-fixed-price. The total evaluated price will be calculated by adding all the CLINs 0001- 0031 in Section B.

b. As a result, the risk of price escalation is on the Contractor and not the Government. Therefore, the Government will not conduct a price realism analysis.

c. The Government will only evaluate the proposed price for reasonableness.

d.

The Government anticipates adequate price competition and adequate price competition establishes reasonableness. However, the Government reserves the right to use other methods to determine reasonableness, but is not obligated to do so.

e.

The Government may reject a price proposal if it is materially unbalanced between line items or subline items.

f.

Awards will only be made to an Offeror that has no organizational conflict of interest as defined in FAR 9.5 or that the Government determines has provided a satisfactory mitigation plan. Offerors are advised that technical proposals may be evaluated without consideration of any proposed Subcontractor which is deemed to have an organizational conflict of interest. If applicable, the Government will evaluate the Offerors, or applicable subcontractors, Organizational Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan to determine whether or not the Government’s interests are protected.

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COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATING�

Rating� Description�

Outstanding� Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements, contains multiple strengths and risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.�

Good� Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements, contains at least one strength and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.�

Acceptable� Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.�

Marginal� Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.�

Unacceptable� Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.�