Surface Curriculum RFP N6134020R0011 Amendment 01.docx

N6134020R0011

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 1001

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 4.00 from 5.00 to 1.00.

CLIN 1002

CLIN 2001

CLIN 2002

CLIN 3001

CLIN 3002

CLIN 4001

CLIN 4002

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 9.00 from 10.00 to 1.00.

CLIN 5001

CLIN 5002

The pricing detail quantity has decreased by 9.00 from 10.00 to 1.00.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

C.1 SOW and CDRLs Statement of Work (SOW) #170020, Section J, Attachment 1 defines and provides the basic requirement to be performed under the Surface Navy Training Analysis and Curriculum Modernization ID/IQ contract. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) will procure courseware products for surface platforms defined within the scope (SOW Paragraph 1.0) of the ID/IQ. The detailed requirements for courseware products will be further defined for each specific Delivery Order issued under this ID/IQ contract. Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) are provided as Exhibits B and F. Each Delivery Order will define CDRLs that are applicable.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 1001 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2020 TO

19-MAR-2021

FOB: Destination

To:

POP 20-MAR-2020 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 1002 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2020 TO

POP 20-MAR-2020 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 2001 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2021 TO

19-MAR-2022

POP 20-MAR-2021 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 2002 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2021 TO

POP 20-MAR-2021 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 3001 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2022 TO

19-MAR-2023

POP 20-MAR-2022 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 3002 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2022 TO

POP 20-MAR-2022 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 4001 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2023 TO

19-MAR-2024

POP 20-MAR-2023 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 4002 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2023 TO

POP 20-MAR-2023 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 5001 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2024 TO

19-MAR-2025

POP 20-MAR-2024 TO

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 5002 has been changed from:

POP 20-MAR-2024 TO

POP 20-MAR-2024 TO

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J

EXHIBIT B: CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

EXHIBIT F: CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

Basic ID/IQ Contract Attachments

Solicitation Attachments (These are needed for solicitation purposes only and will not be incorporated into the final contract)

Attachment L-5 CPAQ Form (Revised Amendment 01) Attachment L-6 CLIN Pricing Form (Revised Amendment 01) Attachment L-7 GFI Request Distribution Agreement

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L-1 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (NOV 2019)

PART A: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 GENERAL

The Offeror must respond to all requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Government may incorporate any portions of the Offeror’s proposal into the resulting contract.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization shall be emphasized during proposal preparation. Statements that the prospective Offeror understands, can comply with, or will comply with, the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof without supporting information are considered inadequate by the Government, and may result in assessing weaknesses and/or deficiencies.

The Offeror must include any data that illustrates the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Failure to address a specific factor or sub-factor clearly may be considered a deficiency. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation materials beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

The Government advises the Offeror that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may result in the assessment of a deficiency to the proposal.

Throughout these instructions, a “principal subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor who provides at least 20% of the proposed total price/cost (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract or provides one or more Key Personnel. “JV Team member” is defined as one of the entities that make up a joint venture (JV) formed for the purpose of responding to this solicitation.

This solicitation is a Total Women Owned Small Business Set Aside. As such, the awardee of the resulting ID/IQ is required to comply with FAR 52.219-30 Class Deviation 2019-O0003 dated 12/3/18 “Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.” The concern must satisfy the requirement to perform at least 50% (as defined in the class deviation) of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials on the resulting Delivery Order.

2.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT

Written proposals must be formatted using a Times New Roman 12 pt. Normal font (no reduction permitted), single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted for standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper. All pages should be numbered with section and page numbers. When foldout pages are used they must not exceed 11 x 17 inches and will be counted as 1 page. Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size but should be folded to approximately 8.5 x 11-inch standard size and will count as 1 page. Graphs and tables shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt. font and should contain a grid, which allows values to be read directly from the graph. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables or charts, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented.

The Offeror will provide one complete copy of the proposal to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft 2016 and for information not supported by MS Office products, with the latest Adobe Acrobat reader on a CD-ROM. The Offeror will ensure that the Price Volume is provided on a separate CD-ROM. Each CD-ROM is to be labeled for content and the Offeror’s name. If a discrepancy exists between the original paper copy of the proposal and the disk copy, the paper copy will take precedence. Data stored on the media shall be unlocked.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

The Offeror must present proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one-to-one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction. Proposal information must be structured such that its Volume/paragraph number matches the Proposal Instructions Volume/paragraph number provided in section “Part B Specific Instructions” to which it is responding, although the Offeror may add lower tier subparagraphs. The Offeror must provide reasons it will not provide information for a particular paragraph. The proposal information instructions are structured by paragraph numbers where first, second, third, and fourth parts correspond to the volume, section, and element, etc., in the Offeror’s proposal.

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as one original and additional copies as specified in the table below. The table below supersedes the copies requested in Block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 33. All volumes of the original proposal shall be delivered to the address provided in Section 4.0 prior to the closing date/time stated in this solicitation. Page limitations for each volume, if any, are also specified in the table below; title and table of contents pages do not count towards the page limit. Any pages submitted exceeding the page limit shall be disregarded and NOT evaluated.

2 Paper Copies 1 CD-ROM Original

2 Paper Copies 1 CD-ROM Original

1 Paper Copies 1 CD-ROM Original

* Page limitation does not include front matter such as title page, table of contents, list of figures, etc., glossary (if used), acronym list (if used), personnel allocation matrix etc. When foldout pages are used, they must not exceed 11 x 17 inches and will be counted as 1 page. Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size, with font of any size, but should be folded to approximately 8.5 x 11 inch standard size and will count as 1 page. Graphs shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 point font. Drawings are included within the page count.

Technical, Past Performance and Price volumes shall be submitted in separate binders.

Each volume shall contain the following information:

The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for the Technical Volume, similar to the example below, to help ensure that all solicitation requirements are addressed and to facilitate the evaluators’ review of the Offeror’s proposal. The CRM should be a single integrated matrix and cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information. The Offeror’s CRM may be identical to the example below or revised such as to add columns to indicate the page number on which information may be found, identify where other relevant information in the proposal is located, or provide other comments. The CRM does not count against any of the proposal page limitations.

EXAMPLE OF A CROSS REFERENCE MATRIX (CRM)

Volume 1 Technical Example: Para 3.1 Note: This column shall address all paragraphs in Sections xx and xy of the SOW/PWS.

Volume 1 Technical

Volume 1 Technical

4.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

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 the SF 33 of the RFP. It is requested that Volume 2 Past Performance information be submitted by 1300 Eastern Time 20 December 2019.

Offeror shall submit proposals via United States Postal Service or through a commercial carrier using the address provided below. Offeror shall not submit proposals by facsimile or electronically via email.

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Code: AIR-2.5.3.6.3 (Attention: Mark Johnson) 12211 Science Dr.

Orlando, FL 32826-3224 Solicitation Number: N6134020R0011

Hand Carried Proposals: Hand carried proposals must be delivered to the address above, attention Mark Johnson and marked “Solicitation Number: N6134020R0011.” If a proposal or amendment is hand carried, the Offeror must submit a written visit request no later than two (2) business days prior to delivery of the proposal. Without the visit request, the Offeror may not get beyond the installation security gate to deliver its proposal. Police Officers/Guards are not authorized to accept proposals. A visit request may be obtained by contacting Mark Johnson, Contract Specialist, at: mark.johnson13@navy.mil. Upon arrival to NAWCTSD, please contact Mark Johnson at 407-381-8687. In the event that Mark Johnson is not available, please contact the alternate point of contact, Reagan Gill, at 407-380-4145.

Late Proposals: See FAR provision 52.215-1.

5.0 PROPOSAL PACKAGING:

The Offeror 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 container shall be single person portable. One container shall include all Original Proposal volumes including the original signed documents submitted as part of Volume 3 Price.

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.”

5.1 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—

(a) 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 task or delivery order 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 task or delivery order. 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

(b) 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.”

6.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

7.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

For notice of any changes and additional information provided by the Government for the solicitation, please go to www.beta.sam.gov.

8.0 ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION (GFI):

GFI listed in the RFP, Attachment DO1-02 GFI List, will be made available via https://safe.apps.mil/ to qualified Offerors (i.e. WOSB IAW FAR 52.219-30) upon request. Offerors should make their request for GFI no later than 5 working days after FINAL RFP release. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure they obtain all available GFI in time to complete their proposal before the submission deadline. Offerors shall complete the GFI Distribution Agreement Form, Attachment L-7 and provide a completed copy to Mark Johnson at, mark.johnson13@navy.mil to coordinate receipt of the GFI. GFI shall not be provided without a completed GFI Distribution Form. All personnel provided access to GFI shall be U.S. citizens.

9.0 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing using Attachment L-2 Question & Answer Form. Each question or comment should reference the applicable document, page number, and paragraph number. Do not include any proprietary information in your question, because the government will provide the question and answer to all potential Offerors.

All questions must be submitted for the solicitation no later than 1300 Eastern Time on 10 December 2019, via email to Mark Johnson, Contract Specialist, at mark.johnson13@navy.mil and Reagan Gill, PCO, at Reagan.gill@navy.mil.

The Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions concerning this solicitation received after the time frame specified above. Accordingly, Offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the proposal preparation cycle.

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

The technical volume shall contain no pricing information.

1.0 VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

The Offeror shall provide all information and data required to conduct a thorough and complete technical evaluation. The Offeror shall address the following in the proposal:

1.1 Curriculum Development of Delivery Order 0001 LCU CHENG

1.1.1 Given existing course design documentation provided under Delivery Order 0001 as GFI, the Offeror shall describe their overarching approach for selecting and implementing instructional strategies into blended learning, incorporating Computer Assisted Instruction ((CAI), as defined in DO 0001, SOW 170021 Paragraph 3.2.1) with Instructor-Led Training (ILT). The Offeror shall describe how it will develop media to support the design.

1.1.2 The Offeror shall identify and discuss the top three (3) critical risks associated with developing Delivery Order 0001 LCU CHENG courseware based on existing design documentation, and integrating CAI into that design. For each identified risk, the Offeror shall discuss its mitigation strategy.

1.2 Training Requirements Analysis of Delivery Order 0001 Advanced Welding Course

1.2.1 The Offeror shall describe its overarching approach for the production and delivery of a Training Situation Document related to the Advanced Welding Course as outlined in DO 0001 SOW170021 paragraph 1.1 (b), and 3.2.2 and how the Offeror will apply its approach to developing CDRL F001, Training Situation Document.

1.2.2 The Offeror shall identify and discuss the top three (3) critical risks associated with the overarching approach for conducting the training requirements analysis for Delivery Order 0001 Advanced Welding Course. For each risk identified, the Offeror shall discuss its mitigation strategy.

1.3 Program Management of ID/IQ

1.3.1 The Offeror shall describe its overarching approach to manage potential surges in workload, including management of multiple DOs at one time. Offerors shall include its overarching approach to ensuring quality assurance during surges in workload.

2.0 VOLUME 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Past Performance volume shall contain no pricing information.

Sources of past performance evaluation information include information provided by the Offeror in response to the solicitation, information obtained from questionnaires, and 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 Systems (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

The Offeror shall complete the Past Performance Information Form (PPIF), Attachment L-4, for each past performance reference performed within three years of the initial solicitation release date. The Offeror shall submit no more than three Past Performance Information Forms as the Prime Contractor, no more than two forms for each principal subcontractor, and/or no more than two forms for each JV team member. For contract references that contain delivery/task orders, additionally provide the work description(s) for each specific delivery/task order deemed relevant by the Offeror to this solicitation’s requirements. For contract references where the Offeror performed as a subcontractor, the Offeror shall clearly identify the applicable portion of the contract requirements that they performed. The Offeror shall submit written consent from its principal subcontractor(s) and JV team member(s) that will allow the Government to coordinate any past performance issues directly with the Offeror. If the Offeror does not submit the written consent, the Government will address any past performance issues directly with the principal subcontractor or JV Team member and the Offeror will forfeit the opportunity to participate in any related discussions. Consequently, for any principal subcontractor and JV team member that does not provide the written consent, the Offeror shall provide the name, address, phone number, and email address with whom the Government may address any past performance issues.

The Offeror shall provide a narrative on each Past Performance Information form (PPIF) in the “Contract Effort Description” area that clearly describes how each contract reference has relevant work effort that matches the relevancy definitions specified in Section M of the solicitation. Do not, however, provide any self-ratings of past performance. Within the narrative, Offerors should identify the relevant portions (sections, paragraphs, and page numbers) of the referenced contract’s SOW/PWS to clearly identify how past efforts performed are similar to the Relevancy Definitions as defined in section M. The referenced sections only need to be identified and the full text does not need to be broken out separately from the complete SOW/PWS. Additionally, the Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement for each contract reference as Annex 1 to this Past Performance Volume.

The primary source of past performance information will be PPIRS. If a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) exists for multiple years for the same contract/order, all periods of performance within the recency period specified above, for that contract/order, will be used for evaluation. In the event a CPAR does not exist for a past performance reference, the Offeror shall submit a Contractor Performance Assessment Questionnaire (CPAQ), Attachment L-5, to the Program Manager who is the Assessing Official. The Offeror shall include instructions for the Program Manager to send completed questionnaires within two weeks of its receipt via e-mail to Mark Johnson, Contract Specialist, at mark.johnson13@navy.mil thereby allowing the customer approximately two weeks to complete their response. All CPAQs should be received by the Government concurrently with the Offeror’s proposal submission.

The Government has no duty to search for data to cure the problems it finds in the information provided by the Offeror. The Offeror has the burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information.

VOLUME 3: PRICE PROPOSAL

3.1 Ground Rules and Assumptions

(a) As this is a competitive acquisition with adequate price competition anticipated, certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-1 is not required. However, in the event that adequate price competition does not exist after receipt of proposals, the Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors. Further, the Offeror may be required to provide a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data prior to award, pursuant to FAR 15.406-2.

(b) The Offeror shall provide sufficient information to support its price as well as an explanation of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the price estimates.

(c) Total dollar ceiling for all delivery orders issued under the Training Analysis and Curriculum Modernization ID/IQ contract is $49,450,000. Initial contract line item (CLIN) value allocations represent projected award/types based upon historical and programmed requirements as of contract award. The Government reserves the right to reallocate value across the CLINs as necessary, throughout the ordering period, to accommodate requirements received.

3.2 Price Information

(a) The Offeror shall provide a completed copy of Attachment L-6 CLIN Pricing Form, ensuring to follow the instructions and filling in the portions highlighted in yellow in each tab. Offerors are encouraged to round to the whole dollar, but in any event shall not have any decimals beyond two digits. At the time of contract award, the government will take the Offeror submitted information from Attachment L-6 CLIN Pricing Form and populate section B of the Base ID/IQ and Delivery Order 0001. The Offeror is not required to submit a completed Section B.

(b) The Offeror shall provide a completed Attachment 2, Resource Allocation Matrix. All prices in the CLIN Pricing Form, Attachment L-6, shall utilize the fully burdened rates provided in the Resource Allocation Matrix, Attachment 2.

(c) The Offeror shall explain any appearance of unbalanced pricing in the proposal. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly understated or overstated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. Any apparent imbalances in pricing, high or low, or any other anomalies, should be fully explained.

(d) All price and price supporting information shall be contained in the price proposal. No price or pricing information shall be included in any other volume, including cover letters. Offerors are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their price proposal.

3.3 Administrative

This Volume shall contain the Contract Compliance information as follows:

(a) Signed Standard Form 33, for the basic solicitation and signed SF 30 for each amendment (as applicable).

(b) Signed Representations, Certifications, and Acknowledgements and/or System for Award Management (SAM) and Section K, certifications, representations and other statements in full text.

(c) A statement that the proposal shall remain valid for a period of at least 180 days from the date of proposal submission.

(d) Offeror Representatives: Provide the name, title, phone number and e-mail address of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to the company's proposal and who can obligate the company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

(e) The mailing address, telephone, and facility codes for the Offeror’s local Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and Government Paying Office. In addition, please provide the name, telephone number, and email address for the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) at the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

(f) The TIN, DUNS and CAGE code.

(g) Assumptions, Conditions, Exceptions Deviations, or Waivers: Assumptions, conditions, exceptions, deviations, and requests for waivers may cause proposals to be considered deficient and, thus, not awardable. If there are no assumptions, conditions, exceptions, deviations, or waivers, the Offeror shall provide a statement stating such. If the Offeror proposes an assumption, condition, exception, deviation, or waiver to a term or condition of the solicitation, the Offeror shall provide a detailed description for each as applicable. The Offeror shall identify the portion of the solicitation and the Offeror’s proposal that are affected.

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