Amendment 1 to TDPC RFP N61340-11-R-0010.docx

N61340-11-R-0010

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

1. Purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Correct Section H, paragraph H.1, “Name:” line to add middle initial “J.” to Mr. Anthony Delicati’s name.

1. Update the following Section I clauses, which are incorporated by reference:

1. Delete FAR clauses 52.227-14, Rights in Data – General and 52.209-8 (DEV), Updates of Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, from Section I of the solicitation.

1. Incorporate by reference FAR clause 52.209-9Alt, Update of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Alternative I, to Section I.

1. Change DFARS clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (SEP 2010), from incorporation by reference to incorporation by full text. This change is necessary to correct the revision date “(SEP 2010)“, which is erroneously generated by the system when the clause is incorporated by reference. The correct clause date is “(AUG 2008)”.

1. Update the Section J attachment list information for Attachments (8) and (10), which were revised on this amendment.

1. Provide revisions to the following Section K full text clauses:

1. 52.204-8 ANNUAL REREPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2010)

1. 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

1. 252.204-7007 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2011) – ALT A (MAY 2010)

1. Provide revisions to Section L as follows:

7. Correct the FAR reference used in Section L, paragraph B1.1.2 (d) from “FAR 15.206(a)” to “FAR 15.306(a)”.

7. Update Past Performance reference in title line of Section L, paragraph B4.0 from “B4.0 VOLUME 4: PAST PERFORMANCE” to “B4.0 VOLUME 3: PAST PERFORMANCE”.

7. Correct reference in Section L, paragraph B4.0(b)(2) from “paragraphs B4.0(c) and (g)” to “paragraphs B4.0(c) and (f)”.

7. Remove the following formatting requirement from Section L, paragraph A1.1(b).: “Proposal information must be structured such that its paragraph number/letter is identical to the Proposal Instructions paragraph number to which it is responding, although the offeror may add lower tier subparagraphs.”

7. Change the offeror’s forwarding requirement in Section L, paragraph B4.0(d), for CPARs Update Questionnaires and Past Performance Questionnaires from “two weeks from the RFP release date.” to “four weeks from the RFP release date.”

1. Revise the solicitation attachments as follows:

8. Update Attachment (8), block 7, to allow input of information related to description of the work performed.

8. Update Attachment (10) as follows:

0. Include “Contractor’s Name” information in the first block in PART A of the form.

0. Remove instructions under PART A of the form in order to eliminate redundancy and contradictions in the form instructions.

1. Clarified the Questionnaire instructions at the top of the form.

Note: Offerors shall not be required to resubmit new Past Performance Questionnaires to customers to replace the forms that were sent out prior to this amendment.

1. Provide the first round of responses to questions submitted by offerors via Attachment (2). Responses are provided as a PDF file attachment to this amendment. Note that responses may not be in the sequence received due to the Government’s vetting process. The government intends to amend the solicitation weekly until all questions received within the allotted time frame are addressed.

1. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain the same.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been added by full text:

H.1

H.1 MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT OMBUDSPERSON

The following individual is responsible for reviewing complaints from contractors and ensuring that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered for all DO/TO issued in accordance with the contract:

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been added by reference:

The following have been deleted:

The following were previously included by reference and are now included by full text:

associated with, the Material Inspection and Receiving Report specified elsewhere in this contract, the following information:

The following included by reference have been revised:

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

J Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

(To be provided during oral presentation)

(To be provided during oral presentation)

(To be provided during oral presentation)

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SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been modified:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

The following included by full text have been revised:

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

L

L CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)(MAR 2011)

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A1.0 GENERAL

(a) There are 3 distinct Functional Areas within the TDPC statement of work for which an offeror may propose:

(1) Analysis, Design and Evaluation

(2) Development, Production and Implementation

(3) Sustainment An offeror may propose to one or more Functional Areas. For each Functional Area to which an offeror is interested in proposing, the offeror is required to submit a distinct proposal addressing all 4 evaluation factors for that Functional Area.

(b) Along with an oral presentation, an offeror is required to submit its proposal for each Functional Area it is proposing to with sufficient information concerning all factors to enable Government personnel to fully ascertain capabilities of the offeror to perform the requirements. The proposal must be sufficient in detail and scope to permit evaluation and provide the evaluators a clear understanding of the offeror’s repeatable processes, expertise, experience and capability as further described in Sections L and M. All proposals must clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the offeror not only has the experience but also has repeatable processes that may be applied to solve performance/training problems within a Functional Area.

(c) For each Functional Area proposing to, the offeror must respond to all requirements of the solicitation. The offeror should not alter or rearrange its proposal submission prior to the orals. The burden of proof as to technical, experience, past performance, and price reasonableness rests with the offeror. The offerors are advised that the Government may incorporate into the final contract any part of the offeror’s proposal deemed beneficial to the Government. Alternate proposals are not acceptable.

(d) In presenting material in the proposal, the offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization should be emphasized during proposal preparation and presentation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to present enough information as well as price, to be meaningfully evaluated without discussions. Though the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, award may be based upon initial offers. Statements that the prospective offeror understands, can or will comply with the solicitation, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof are considered inadequate and may render a rating of unsatisfactory. For the purpose of this acquisition, relevance is defined as something that has a logical connection with the matter under consideration. Refer to Section L paragraphs B2.0 through B2.3 for a detailed description of relevancy for each Functional Area.

(e) The offeror must include any data necessary to illustrate the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Failure to clearly and positively address a specific factor may be considered a deficiency. The detailed information must be included in the most logical place and summarized and referenced in other areas. Marketing information such as brochures, samples of previous work, examples of graphics extracted from training materials or other forms of presentation to illustrate your multimedia capabilities is neither necessary nor desired. Any brochures, sample of work or copies of products will not be evaluated.

(f) Offerors are expected to comply with all requirements of the RFP. The Government advises offerors that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may make an offer unacceptable, and the offeror ineligible for award, unless the RFP expressly authorizes such an exception or deviation with regard to that specific term or condition. The Government may consider any exception or deviation to any term or condition of the RFP that is not expressly authorized by the RFP to be a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001.

A1.1 PROPOSAL FORMAT

(a) Proposals (except the Technical Volume Visio process flow diagrams addressed in the following paragraph) must be formatted using Arial 12 pt normal font (no reduction permitted), single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted/printed on standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Each Volume must be enclosed in a separate 3 ring binder. Within each binder the offeror must separate with dividers each Functional Area that the offeror elects to propose to. Each divider must be labeled with the name of the Functional Area (Example: Functional Area 1 Experience or Functional Area 1 Past Performance) and each page within a Functional Area should be numbered with Functional Area and page numbers. For example, Functional Area 1 page numbering will be 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, while Functional Area 2 will be 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, etc. The binders must be of an appropriate thickness to accommodate the number of pages to allow ease of turning.

(b) The offeror must present its proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one to one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction.

(c) The Technical Volume Visio Process Flow Diagrams shall be provided in a 3-ring binder for each Functional Area proposed to. Content must be formatted to allow for ease of reading on both the paper and the display versions. Material shall be divided by tabs, labeled, and pages numbered as directed in the paragraph above.

A1.2 Electronic Proposal Media The offeror shall submit all electronic volumes of its proposal on CD-ROM(s) fully compatible with the operating system and applications defined in paragraph A1.3 below. The offeror will ensure that the Price/Other Volume is provided on a separate CD-ROM following the volume content instructions in Section L paragraph B5.0. If a discrepancy exists between the original paper copy of the proposal and the CD-ROM copy, the paper copy will take precedence. The offeror shall submit two copies of the electronic portions of its proposal. One set of CD-ROM disks shall be marked "Master" and another shall be marked "Back-Up." Both sets of CD-ROM disks shall be clearly marked with the offeror's name and address, the point of contact's name and phone number, and proposal volumes contained therein.

A1.3 Operating System and Applications Electronic proposal files submitted on the CD-ROMs shall be in the appropriate Microsoft Applications. The appropriate Microsoft Applications are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft PowerPoint, for Office 2007. Use of other application software for submission of proposals is prohibited except where specific instructions for non-Office 2007 Applications are provided. However, other applications (e.g., non-Microsoft drawing programs) can be used in proposal preparation as long as the electronic product can still be viewed by the Microsoft application as an object embedded within the document (i.e., Word, Excel, or PowerPoint).

A1.4 Hyperlinks The offeror shall not use any hyperlinks within Volumes 2, 3, and 4. Volume 1 may use hyperlinks to allow for ease of movement between processes in the oral presentations. The offeror shall not display any marketing information, graphics or any samples of current or previous work.

A1.5 Virus Free Electronic Submission The offeror shall be responsible for ensuring that its electronic proposal is free of viruses. The offeror shall submit all electronic proposal information which has been checked for viruses. The offeror shall also ensure that any subsequent proposal information (e.g., responses to evaluation notices, and Final Proposal Revisions) is also virus free.

A1.6 Multimedia The offeror shall not embed sound or video files into the proposal documents. No graphics or animations are allowed to demonstrate the offeror’s multimedia ability.

A2.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

(a) Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as one original and additional copies as specified in the table below. Submission of all volumes to the address provided in Section L Paragraph A3.0 will determine timeliness of receipt. There is no page limit for any Volume.

*Note: All but the Price Volume may be combined into a single CD-ROM. The Price/Other Volume shall be submitted on a separate CD-ROM.

(b) Each volume must contain the following information:

· Cover and title page

· Title of proposal and proposal number as applicable

· Offeror’s name, address and POC

· RFP number

· Proposal volume/book number

· Copy number

· Use tabs and dividers

A3.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

(a) Clearly mark all packages with the solicitation number. The submission date for all Volumes, shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of Standard Form 33 of the RFP.

(b) Proposals shall be submitted via United States Postal Service or through a commercial carrier using the address provided below. Proposals are not to be submitted by facsimile or electronically via email. The mailing address to the point of contact is:

Naval Air Warfare Center - Training Systems Division Attn: Rafael Soberal CODE – 2.5.3.5.2 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 Solicitation Number: N61340-11-R-0010

Contact information for Mr. Rafael Soberal is as follows:

Telephone number: (407) 380-4077 Facsimile number: (407) 380-8406 E-mail: rafael.soberal@navy.mil

(c) If a proposal or amendment is hand carried, the offeror must complete a visit request no later than two (2) business days prior to delivery of the proposal to the Contract Specialist. Without the visit request, the offeror will not get beyond the security gate to deliver its proposal. A visit request may be obtained by contacting Mr. Rafael Soberal, Contract Specialist, at (407) 380-4077 mail to: rafael.soberal@navy.mil and Mr. Thomas Courtney at (407) 380-4108, mail to: thomas.courtney@navy.mil Upon arrival to NAWCTSD, please contact Mr. Soberal. In the event that Mr. Soberal is not available, please contact the alternate POC, Mr. Thomas Courtney. Do not use the wooden mailbox located on the counter to deposit hand carried proposals. Guards are not authorized to accept proposals.

A3.1 PROPOSAL PACKAGING:

The offerors shall package the proposal volumes in cartons or equivalent packaging containers in the most efficient manner possible grouping like volumes to the maximum extent possible. Each box should include a packing slip detailing the contents to include the volume number, title, and copy number. Also, each box should be stamped or marked “For Official Use Only” and “Source Selection Information -- See FAR-2.101 and 3.104”, marked for the intended recipient as identified in paragraph A3.0(b) above.

A3.2 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED

A3.3 SOLICITATION CHANGES

For any changes and additional information for the solicitation please go to website:

https://www.fbo.gov/index (Search for Solicitation Number: N61340-11-R-0010)

A3.4 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

(a) Questions regarding this solicitation…