N6134023R0058 Amendment 0013.docx

N6134023R0058

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The following items are applicable to this modification:

BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION

1. Update Attachment J-1, page 33, appendices A.15, A.16, and A17 as highlighted in green.

2. Update Attachment L-Q1, Question Response Tracker.

3. Update Section J as highlighted in green.

4. Update Section L, Page 74, Paragraph J as highlighted in green.

5. Update Section M, Page 67, Paragraph J as highlighted in green.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

SECTION J ATTACHMENTS

12/27/2022

RFP Attachments

Attachment L-P2 Past Performance Contract Data (PP-1)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 GENERAL.

Section L contains instructions on how to prepare and submit proposals in response to this solicitation. Nonconformance with these instructions may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation and may render a proposal unawardable.

The government intends to award without discussions. Offerors are not to assume that they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss, or revise their proposal. Therefore, the initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary. The government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's proposal. It is the offeror’s responsibility to submit a proposal that enables government evaluators to effectively evaluate the offeror’s proposal. Alternate proposals are not acceptable. In addition, taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the solicitation may make an offer unacceptable, and the proposal unawardable, unless the solicitation expressly authorizes such an exception or deviation with regard to that specific term or condition.

Throughout these instructions, Offeror is defined as the prime contractor with its CAGE code identified in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF)-33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award. A “Joint Venture” (JV) is a partnership or teaming arrangement that is formed for the purpose of responding to this solicitation when the prime contractor consists of more than one legal entity. “JV Team Members” are the entities that make up a Joint Venture.

This requirement is 100% set-aside for the small business.

2.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL FORMAT

This section is intended to provide information to the Offerors on the electronic format and application software to be used for submitting proposals. Use of the software and procedures described in this section will reduce the amount of time and effort needed to receive and upload proposals and will ensure the proposals received are suitable for reading electronically during evaluation.

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. 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. Drawing may be of any size and will count as one page. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables or charts, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented. When using Government supplied templates (e.g. Attachment T1, Attachment P1, Attachment P2, Attachment L-C1), no modifications to font or scaling are required. All proposal documents must be fully searchable Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or spreadsheets compatible with Microsoft Excel and contain no hidden or locked cells, where applicable.

The Offeror is responsible for ensuring electronic proposals are virus free and shall run an anti-virus scan before submission. Offerors may NOT use hyperlinks. In order to reduce file sizes, the Offeror shall not embed sound or video (e.g., MPEG) files within the proposal submission. The Offeror is encouraged to simplify the color palette used in creating figures; and minimize size of graphics files; and avoid scanned images.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

Each volume shall contain the following information:

· Cover and title page

· Title of proposal and proposal volume

· Offeror’s name, address, and CAGE code

· POC name, phone number, and email address

· RFP number

· Table of Contents (The table of contents must provide sufficient detail to enable easy location of important elements)

4.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

All volumes of the proposal shall be submitted electronically through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil. No other submissions, such as mail, hand-carried, or other electronic system (e.g., DOD SAFE) are authorized by the solicitation unless specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer pursuant to paragraph 4.1 below. For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to follow the registration instructions found on the PIEE website. It is advised that all potential prime Offerors and their subcontractors ensure the proper company points of contact are registered in the site based on their CAGE codes and have the proper roles assigned well in advance of the solicitation closing date. Subcontractors are only required to register in PIEE if they want to submit their proprietary proposal information separately from the prime offer. Documents submitted by the subcontractor directly to the Government must have the prime contractor’s name, CAGE, and RFP number on the first page of the document.

It is also the Offeror’s responsibility to confirm receipt of proposals and all electronic communications. Screen shots of the submission should also be taken to validate a submission was accepted in the PIEE system against this solicitation. The Government is not obligated to search for incorrectly submitted proposals in PIEE.

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.

4.1 If there is an unanticipated PIEE System outage within 24 hours of the proposal due date and the outage has interrupted normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received by the exact time specified in the solicitation, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer. This notification shall occur prior to the proposal submission deadline and shall be made in writing. The notification may be in conjunction with verbal notification, but verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient. The Offeror shall obtain written approval from the Contracting Officer to submit the proposal via an alternate method as shown in paragraph 4.2 or the Contracting Officer may advise the Offeror that the Government will follow the procedures set forth in FAR 15.208(d) for amending the solicitation closing date.

4.2 The following alternate method may be utilized when authorized by the Contracting Officer in accordance with paragraph 4.1.

Email: proposal may be emailed to the following:

Levi.m.alexander.civ@us.navy.mil with cc to cynthia.d.armound.civ@us.navy.mil

4.3 Late Proposals: Offerors are advised that the time identified on Block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 33 applies. Delivery is defined as having occurred based on the PIEE System or time stamp of email receipt. Offerors are strongly encouraged to deliver as early as possible to avoid any risk of late submission.

5.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED.

6.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

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

For any changes and additional information for the solicitation please go to website System for Award Management (SAM) https://SAM.gov. Search the database for the solicitation number N6134023R0058.

7.0 MINIMUM OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

a. The “Acceptance Period” is the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of proposals.

b. This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this solicitation.

c. The Government minimum acceptance period is 270 calendar days.

d. The Offeror agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its offer, if that offer is accepted in writing within the acceptance period stated in paragraph (c) of this section.

8.0 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS.

Please direct all questions only to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing by electronic mail to the following address, please include all addressees identified below:

Mr. Levi M. Alexander, Contract Specialist, levi.m.alexander.civ@us.navy.mil.

Ms. Marika Vickers, Contract Specialist, marika.p.vickers.civ@us.navy.mil.

Ms. Cynthia Armound, Contract Specialist, cynthia.d.armound.civ@us.navy.mil Ms. Maria D Maldonado, Contracting Officer, maria.d.maldonado20.civ@us.navy.mil

Each question shall reference the applicable document, paragraph, and page number. Offerors should avoid submitting questions containing proprietary information as the government intends to provide responses to all potential offerors via amendment to the solicitation.

All questions on the solicitation must be submitted no later than 18 May 2023 by 10:00 a.m. The government may not respond to questions received after that date. Accordingly, offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the government early in the proposal cycle.

9.0 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted as follows:

All prospective offerors are urged to attend the Pre-Proposal Conference. Details regarding the Pre-Proposal Conference will be provided by the Procuring Contracting Officer.

In order to attend the Pre-Proposal Conference, each offeror shall submit a list of attendees from each offeror reflecting the company officials who will attend. Send the request to the point of contact identified above, via email five (5) business days prior to the date of the Pre-Proposal Conference identified above. Only one pre-proposal conference will be held and the conference will be virtual via TEAMS.

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 VOLUME 1 – TECHNICAL

1.0 VOLUME 1 – Technical

1.1 Security Clearance. The Offeror shall complete and submit Attachment L-T1 with the Name, Address and Cage Code of the Prime contractor or JV Team Member with the Top Secret Facility Clearance.

1.2 Technical Experience. Complete and submit Attachment L-T2. Provide the contracts identified in Attachment L-T2: one contract that demonstrates experience in managing at least one location/site in a foreign country (excluding U.S. territories), and one contract that demonstrates experience in managing at least two CONUS locations/sites, simultaneously, within the Continental United States (CONUS). Offerors may submit more than one order under a single award IDIQ to demonstrate the second experience requirement above. The contract(s) must have been awarded to the prime contractor, JV Team Member, or principal subcontractor and the CAGE Codes of the contract(s) must match one of the CAGE Codes listed in the table in the Administrative Volume. Finally, the offeror may only submit the contract itself (not documents external to the contract like emails, report submittals, or self-assertions) to demonstrate that the contract required the management of the above sites.

2.0 VOLUME 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror’s proposal shall include a Past Performance volume consisting of (1) a completed Attachment L-P1, (2) a completed Attachment L-P2, (3) the most recent, conformed copy of each past performance reference identified in Attachments L-P1 and L-P2 (including any attached description of the tasking, like a SOW or PWS), (4) any narrative needed in response to Section L, Part B, Paragraphs 2.4 below, and (5) any Show Cause Notices, Cure Notices, and Terminations for Default (and the related contracts). The Offeror shall identify a maximum of two past performance references performed within three years of date of issuance of the final solicitation.

The two references are inclusive of subcontractor references. The Offeror shall not submit Past Performance information for subcontractors other than major subcontractors. A major subcontractor is one who will perform 30 percent or more of the effort. The Government will not evaluate past performance of parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates unless they are proposed as a major subcontractor. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance and systemic improvement information remains with the Offeror.

If the offeror submits a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) as a reference then it may identify up to a maximum of 2 orders under the IDIQ. Those orders in the aggregate will count as one reference. However, orders under a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) will each count as a reference.

If the Offeror proposes past performance of a JV Team member(s) or subcontractor(s), then the Offeror should submit a signed “Release of Adverse Past Performance Authorization Letter(s)” with written consent from the JV Team Member or any proposed subcontractor that authorizes the release of adverse past performance information to the prime offeror or JV POC. If the JV Team Member or subcontractor does not provide an authorization letter, then the Offeror shall provide a POC for the JV Team Member or the subcontractor. The POC information shall include a name, address, phone number, and email address. The Government will contact that POC concerning that JV Team Member’s or subcontractor’s past performance.

2.1 Offeror Summary Table. The Offeror shall complete Attachment L-P1, “Past Performance Summary,” identifying the entities that will execute the contract resulting from this solicitation and the past performance references that the Offeror believes are its best, most relevant references.

2.2 Relevancy Data. The Offeror shall complete Attachment L-P2, “Relevancy Data,” for the past performance references identified in Attachment L-P1, “Past Performance Summary.” Follow the instructions in the attachment. The Offeror must provide the page citations requested. Tasking must also include citations to the particular paragraph containing the relevant information.

2.3 Contract Documents. The Offeror shall provide the most recent, conformed copy of each past performance reference identified in Attachments L-P1 and L-P2. The Offeror shall include any contract attachment needed to demonstrate the current, accurate dollar value of the past performance reference and the other relevancy information identified in Attachments L-P1 and L-P2. The Government will not search for contract documents to fill gaps in the Offeror’s proposal (such as a missing SOW).

2.4. Narrative. If the Offeror submits a past performance reference for an entity with a CAGE Code other than the CAGE Codes listed in Attachment L-P1, then the Offeror shall provide a written explanation as to how that performance is reflective of the Offeror and any related information, such as corporate acquisition or merger information or information required by 13 CFR 125.11.

The Offeror shall also provide a written explanation of any systemic improvement it would like the government to consider concerning any adverse past performance. Describe the techniques, elements, and tools used to correct problems and, if applicable, how these techniques, elements, and tools may be used for the contract resulting from this solicitation.

2.5 Regardless of relevancy, the Offeror shall provide all Show Cause Notices, Cure Notices, and Terminations for Default received on any contract, task order, or delivery order within three years of the issuance date of the final solicitation. For each instance, the offeror shall provide the contract, including any attached description of tasking, such as a SOW.

2.6. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ). For past performance references that do not have a Contract Performance Assessment Report (CPAR), the Offeror shall, within 14 day of solicitation issuance, forward a blank copy of Attachment L-P3, “Past Performance Questionnaire,” to the past performance reference Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), Program Manager who is the Assessing Official, or Commercial Purchasing Agent. The offeror shall include instructions to send completed questionnaires by the date in Block 9 of the SF33, to the Contract Specialist, via email at levi.m.alexander.civ@us.navy.mil.

The offerors shall not submit a PPQ for any past performance reference that has a CPAR.

3.0 VOLUME 3 COST/PRICE

3.1 General.

(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/cost as well as an explanation of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the price/cost estimates.

(c) If the Offeror proposes JV team members or subcontractors to provide labor categories, then the information requested in L.B.3.2 below for those labor categories must either be provided altogether as a single Cost/Price volume, or each entity (e.g. prime contractor, JV team member, subcontractor) may submit separate Cost/Price volumes directly to the Government. The Offeror must ensure all Cost/Price volume information is submitted by the date/time identified in Block 9 of the SF-33.

3.2 Price/Cost Information:

(a) Pricing Worksheet. The Offeror shall submit its fully completed cost/price proposal utilizing the Attachment L-C1 Pricing Worksheet. The spreadsheet shall be formatted as letter size (8.5 X 11) pages and shall be unprotected and unlocked, with formulas intact to show mathematical operations. The Offeror shall follow the instructions on the Instructions tab. The Offeror’s completed Attachment L-C1 Pricing Worksheet shall detail the fully burdened labor rates for all prime contractor, JV Team Member, and subcontractor personnel. Fully burdened labor rates are defined as direct labor rates plus all applicable burdens, to include indirect rates, and subcontractor pass-through costs where applicable. For subcontractor labor, the fully burdened labor rates shall be inclusive of any pass-through charges (e.g., subcontractor handling, fixed fee on subcontractor labor, etc.) applied by the prime contractor.

The Offeror shall utilize the estimated amounts provided by the Government for ODCs in the ODC tab. The contractor shall propose a fixed ODC burden rate in G.2 that will be applied throughout the life of the contract. If the Offeror chooses not to burden ODCs, then the Offeror shall insert “0” in Clause G.2. The Offeror shall not apply fee to ODCs.

The Offeror shall utilize the estimated amounts provided by the Government for Emerging Projects. The Offeror shall not adjust the estimated amounts.

The Offeror shall propose a firm fixed price for mobilization at each site in the Mobilization tab of Attachment L-C1 Pricing Worksheet.

(b) Narrative. The Offeror shall submit a narrative explaining the basis for the buildup of every fully burdened labor rate (including any direct and indirect rates). In this explanation, the Offeror shall reference the substantiating documentation (e.g. Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), contingent hire letters of intent) for every component of the fully burden labor rate of every labor category at every location. The Government is not soliciting any investments. The Offeror shall substantiate the realism of any rate that appears low. Conversely, the Offeror shall substantiate the reasonableness of any rate that appears high. For example, proposed fully burdened labor costs may be subject to the labor tripwire identified in Section M. The Offeror shall substantiate the use of rates that differ in any amount from DCAA rates and/or payroll verification. The Offeror shall explain how wage and fringe rates meet any applicable CBA rates or prevailing rates established by the Department of Labor. The Offeror shall provide rationale for its escalation rate from year to year for all labor categories and sites.

(c) Substantiating Documentation. The Offeror shall provide documentation substantiating every component of the fully burden labor rate of every labor category at every location (every document referenced in response to L.B.3.2.b. above). This documentation may include the most current DCAA Provisional Billing Rate Approval Letter, DCAA Final Billing Rate Approval Letter, and/or DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreement / Recommendations, (FPRA/FPRR) and payroll verification for currently employed proposed personnel.

Payroll verification shall consist of a form containing the title, direct labor rate, and a signed certification by an authorized representative of the company that the information contained in the form is correct. The Offeror shall submit a letter of intent for every contingent hire (an individual who has committed, under a signed letter of intent, inclusive of salary information, to being employed by the Offeror if the Offeror is awarded the contract). The Offeror shall submit, if they exist, Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs) (or Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs) if no FPRA exists), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and Area Wage Determinations (AWDs) that are applicable to any proposed personnel, even if the Offeror does not rely on those documents to substantiate the proposed rates. The Offeror shall also provide historical /provisional billing rates for indirect rates for the three years preceding the final solicitation release date. If the Offeror elects to claim Cost of Money (COM) as an allowable cost, then the Offeror must submit a COM form and show the calculations of the proposed amount. If a composite rate or other pricing methodology (e.g. cost estimating relationships) is utilized, the Offeror shall demonstrate how those rates were developed.

4.0 VOLUME - ADMINISTRATIVE

The Offeror shall provide the following information:

A.Offeror Representatives and Information: The Offeror shall provide a summary sheet comprised of the information listed below for the prime contractor and for each member of a JV and each subcontract, if applicable.

Prime Contractor/JV:

1. Business Name.

2. Address.

3. Principal point of contact for this solicitation (Name, title, phone number, email).

4. Secondary point of contact for this solicitation (Name, title, phone number, email).

5. Individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government and contractually bind the Offeror (Name, title, phone number, email).

6. Unique Entity Identification (UEI)

7. CAGE CODE.

8. Business size for this effort (large or small).

9. DCMA point of contact (ACO), email address, telephone, mailing address, and facility/DoDAAC, if applicable

10. DCAA point of contact, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and facility/DoDAAC, if applicable

JV Team Members/subcontractors:

11. Business Name.

12. Address.

13. DCMA point of contact (ACO), email address, telephone, mailing address, and facility/DoDAAC, if applicable

14. DCAA point of contact, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and facility/DoDAAC if applicable.

15. Unique Entity Identification (UEI)

16. CAGE CODE

B. Terms and Conditions:

The Offeror shall provide one of the following two statements in this section.

i. If the Offeror takes any exceptions or deviations to the provisions of the solicitation and its applicable documents, the Offeror shall provide the following statement: “All exceptions and deviations taken from the solicitation terms, conditions or requirements, including any applicable documents, are included in this section (4.0 Administrative).

ii. If the Offeror does not take any such exceptions or deviations, then the Offeror shall provide the following statement: “No exceptions or deviations are taken to the terms and conditions or any requirements of the solicitation).”

An exception is where an Offeror states it will not comply with a solicitation requirement, usually involving contract terms and conditions. Any exceptions may make the proposal ineligible for award.

A deviation is where an Offeror proposes to meet the intent of a requirement in a way that does not strictly comply with all requirements/terms/conditions of the solicitation. A deviation could involve a Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement (SOW/PWS) requirement or some other solicitation requirement.

C. If proposing as a Joint Venture, the offeror shall provide a copy of the Joint Venture agreement. In accordance with (IAW) 13 CFR 121.103(h), a joint venture must be in writing and must do business under its own name; must be identified as a joint venture in the System for Award Management (SAM); may be in the form of a formal or informal partnership or exist as a separate limited liability company or other separate legal entity; and, if it exists as a formal separate legal entity, may not be populated with individuals intended to perform contracts awarded to the joint venture (i.e., the joint venture may have its own separate employees to perform administrative functions, but may not have its own separate employees to perform contracts awarded to the joint venture).

D. Original signed SF33 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award) cover page of the solicitation and a signed SF30 cover page of each amendment (as applicable) with all applicable Blocks completed and acknowledgement of receipt of each amendment (as applicable) to this solicitation. The SF-33 Block 12 “fill-in” (proposal validity date) shall be completed.

E. Guarantee the length of proposal validity for at least 270 days after proposal submission.

F. Signed Representations, Certifications, and Acknowledgements (Section K) and complete any fill in clauses. To include confirmation that the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website paragraph 2(i) of DFARS 252.204-7007 Alt A).

G. Documentation verifying that the Offeror, JV and Subcontractors has a DCMA approved Accounting System in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006, or state that it’s Accounting System has not been approved by DCMA.

H. In accordance with 16.301-3 (a)(3) the contractor’s accounting system shall be adequate for determining costs applicable to the contract or order. Contractor shall provide documentation verifying that the Offeror’s accounting system is adequate for determining costs applicable to the orders issued under this contract.

I. Complete the, below table identifying the percentage of work, by dollar value, proposed to be performed by every proposed entity (e.g. prime contractor, JV, team member, subcontractor). The names and CAGE Codes must match the information provided in response to A above. The sum of the percentages must equal 100. The prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees for each ordering period in accordance with FAR 52.219-14. Cost of contract incurred for personnel includes direct labor cost, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business’s General and Administrative (G&A) rate multiplied by the labor cost.

J. Complete B-3, to include table B-3 based on rates proposed in Attachment L-C1.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS

Part A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 GENERAL

The Government expects to select one Offeror whose proposal provides the best value, to the Government, using the trade-off analysis. "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. The Offeror is advised that the lowest priced proposal meeting the solicitation requirements may not be selected for an award if award to higher priced Offeror is determined to be more beneficial to the Government. However, the perceived benefits of the higher priced proposal must merit any additional price.

The government will not evaluate classified proposals or any classified information.

2.0 EVALUATION PROCESS

The Government intends to award without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary.

For the Technical factor an acceptable/unacceptable rating will be assigned. Offerors are advised that during the evaluation process, a technical factor with an “Unacceptable” rating will be unawardable. If an offeror’s Technical proposal is Unacceptable, the government will not evaluate the other factors.

For Past Performance, the Government will assign a Performance Confidence Assessment Rating. The assessment reflects the government’s level of confidence in the offeror’s ability to successfully perform the solicited effort based on the offeror’s record of recent and relevant past performance.

The government will utilize a Cost Realism approach to determine the Probable Cost/Price (PC/P)/Price (PC/P). The higher of the PC/P or proposed cost/price will be used in the tradeoff.

3.0 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Proposals will be evaluated using the factors, listed below.

Each offeror will be evaluated based on the following factors:

(1) Technical

(2) Past Performance

(3) Cost/Price

Past-Performance is significantly more important than price/cost.

PART B: SPECIFIC INFORMATION

1.0 TECHNICAL

1.1 Security Clearance. The government will confirm that the name, address, and CAGE Code listed in Attachment L-T1 is the prime contractor or JV Team Member and matches the information for one of the entities in the table in Administrative. If the information does not match that of the prime contractor or JV Team Member and the information in the table in Administrative, then the proposal is Unacceptable. If the information does match, then the government will check National Industrial Security System (NISS) using the name, address, and CAGE Code provided in Attachment L-T1. If that entity does not have a facility clearance in NISS at that time, then the proposal is Unacceptable.

1.2. Technical Experience. The government will review Attachment L-T2 and the related, submitted contract/order(s). The government will review the cited portion of the contract/order(s) to confirm the offeror was required to manage performance at a site in a foreign country (excluding U.S. territories) and at least two sites simultaneously CONUS. The government will only consider the contract/orders itself (not documents external to the contract/order like emails, report submittals, or self-assertions) in assessing whether the offeror demonstrates that the contract/order(s) required the management of the above sites. The government is not obligated to search the contract/order documents on any page/paragraph that is not cited in Attachment L-T2. If the contract/order(s) does not demonstrate that the offeror was required to manage performance at a site in a foreign country (excluding U.S. territories) and at least two sites simultaneously CONUS, then the proposal is Unacceptable.

If either the Security Clearance element or the Technical Experience element is Unacceptable, then the proposal is unawardable and the government will not evaluate the other factors or further consider the proposal.

2.0 PAST PERFORMANCE

Under Past Performance, the Government will evaluate recent and relevant performance to determine how well an Offeror has performed work similar to the work required by the solicitation. When proposals are received from Joint Ventures and subcontractors, specifically formed by the Offeror to propose on a particular acquisition, the past performance evaluation will consider individual JV team member’s relevant past performance. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy, and demonstrated past performance. After evaluating the Offeror’s past performance information, the government will assign a Performance Confidence Assessment Rating. More relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the Performance Confidence Assessment Rating than past performance of lesser relevance. In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance, the Offeror will receive a Performance Confidence Assessment Rating of “Unknown Confidence (Neutral)” which is considered a “Neutral” rating.

The government will evaluate a maximum of two proposed past performance references. If the Offeror attempts to submit more than two references, the government will only evaluate the first two references listed in Attachment L-P1 of the Offeror’s proposal. The government will only consider Past Performance Questionnaires if no CPAR exists.

The government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed past performance references, specifically the portions of the references identified in the Offeror’s Attachment L-P2. The government has no duty to search for missing pieces of the contract or to search parts of the contract that is not cited by the Offeror in Attachment L-P2. Moreover, the government will not consider any statements or descriptions of the past performance references that are not included within the contracts themselves. For example, the government will not consider document deliverables under the contract or offeror self-descriptions of work performed.

2.1 Recency - The first aspect of the past performance is to evaluate the recency of the Offeror’s past performance being evaluated. Recency as it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the time that has elapsed since the past performance reference occurred. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant.

Past performance will be considered recent if the contract/order has been performed within three years of the final solicitation release date. If any portion of a reference’s performance occurred within the three year window, then the government will consider all performance under the contract (or order, in the case of orders under IDIQs). Past Performance that is not recent will receive no further consideration, with no opportunity to submit a replacement, even if the government requests revised proposals.

For single-award indefinite delivery past performance references, only the task or delivery orders (maximum of two) submitted for consideration will be evaluated for recency, not the base contract.

2.2 Relevancy - The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to evaluate how relevant the Past Performance being evaluated is to the requirements of this solicitation. The government will evaluate the past performance references to determine how relevant each is to this solicitation.

Any past performance reference found to be Not Relevant will receive no further consideration, with no opportunity to submit a replacement, even if the government requests revised proposals.

In determining relevancy, the government will compare the contract types (cost or fixed price), the location and divisions of the company that performed the effort (CAGE Code), scope (tasking similar to Attachment J-1 SOW, paragraph 3.2.1), magnitude (total dollar value and dollar value on an annual basis), and complexity (number of total sites managed and number of sites outside the United States managed) of the past performance reference effort to the effort required by this solicitation.

For single award IDIQ contracts the Government will aggregate the information for up to a maximum of two orders submitted in the proposal when assessing relevance. Orders with performance at the same site will only count as one site when aggregated. Orders under MACs will be assessed as individual references.

Only past performance of the Offeror (including JV Team Members and major subcontractors) is relevant. The government will only consider past performance of some other CAGE Code if (1) the Offeror demonstrates that it acquired that other CAGE Code through a corporate acquisition, reorganization, merger and the personnel, facilities, or other resources of that that other CAGE Code are now a part of the Offeror and will be used to perform the requirements of the solicitation, or (2) the government is required by 13 CFR 125.11 to consider the past performance where the Offeror submits the information required by 13 CFR 125.11.

2.3 Demonstrated Past Performance - The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to evaluate the overall quality of the Offeror’s recent and relevant past performance. The Government will evaluate the Offeror, MAJOR subcontractors, and JV team members’ performance and focus its evaluation on the following areas:

1) Technical: Quality of Product or Service,

2) Cost Control,

3) Management.

A separate demonstrated past performance rating will not be assigned.

For those cases where the Offeror may have had past performance problems likely to occur again, the government will assess whether the Offeror successfully applied improvements to resolve those problems. Problems not addressed by the Offeror are considered to still exist.

Sources of past performance evaluation information may 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, Electronic Subcontract Reporting System, or other databases; the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

Past performance information that obviously does not relate to the order(s) submitted under a single award IDIQ will not be considered.

2.4. Performance Confidence Assessment - The Past Performance evaluation culminates in the Performance Confidence Assessment Rating. The Performance Confidence Assessment Rating reflects the Government’s confidence that the Offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements based on the Offeror’s recent and relevant past performance record. While the government will evaluate the past performance references the Offeror submits as its best, most relevant references, the government may also take into account any show cause notices, cure notices and terminations for default on any contract performed within three years of the issuance date of the final solicitation. In assigning a Performance Confidence Assessment Rating and/or in the source selection authority’s tradeoff decision:

a. More relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the Past Performance Confidence Assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

The Government will employ the Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Method described in the table below. In the case of an Offeror without a record of recent relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown or neutral past performance.

3.0 COST/PRICE

The Government will evaluate the Cost/Price Volume to assess: the probable price cost (PC/P), reasonableness, and cost realism.

3.1 Probable Cost/Price. The probable cost/price (PC/P) is an Offeror’s total cost, including fee, and any additional adjustments the Government has determined necessary to make the proposed cost realistic for all periods. The PC/P also includes the firm fixed price efforts (mobilization), burdened ODCs, the Government-provided completion task estimates, and Government-calculated value of FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The Government will calculate the value of the burdened ODCs by applying the rate proposed in G.2 to the Government provided estimates in Attachment L-C1, “ODC” tab. The Government will calculate the value of FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services for evaluation purposes only by dividing the probable cost of Year 7 under every tab in the offeror’s completed Attachment L-C1 Pricing Worksheet by 2.

The PC/P may differ from the proposed cost/price. The higher of the PC/P or proposed cost/price will be used for purposes of evaluation to determine the best value. Contract awarded value, however, will be based upon the successful Offeror’s proposed cost/price.

3.2 Reasonableness. Normally, competition establishes price reasonableness. It is expected that the award decision will include a determination that there is adequate price competition and that the proposed prices are reasonable. In limited situations, additional analysis will be required by the Government to determine reasonableness. If, after receipt of a proposal, the Procuring Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition does not exist and a determination is made that none of the exceptions in FAR § 15.403-1(b) apply, the offeror may be requested to provide certified cost and pricing data in accordance with FAR § 15.403-4. In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b)(2), various price analysis techniques and procedures will be employed to ensure the prices being proposed for this requirement are fair and reasonable. To assist in the overall determination of price reasonableness, the Government will identify all instances where a proposed fully burdened labor cost exceeds the tripwire amount of $300K annually per employee. This also applies to a fully burdened subcontractor employee labor cost, inclusive of the prime contractor’s pass-through burden. An exceeded tripwire may ultimately be determined unreasonable absent justification.

3.3 Cost Realism. Except for otherwise unacceptable proposals when awarding on initial proposals, the Government will perform a cost realism analysis in determining the probable cost/price (PC/P) for each applicable offeror’s proposal. In conducting its cost realism evaluation, the Government will compare the Offeror’s proposal rates in the offeror’s completed Attachment L-C1 Pricing Worksheet to the substantiating documents provided in the Offeror’s proposal. The Government may also consider other pertinent cost information, such as average labor rate information and DCAA-recommended rates for such costs as direct labor, overhead and G&A, Glassdoor.com, Indeed.com and Salary.com.

4.0 ADMINISTRATIVE

Each offeror’s proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror completed the information requested in Section L Part B, paragraph 4 of this solicitation. The information below is not part of the source selection authority’s “best value” tradeoff, but some of the information may be necessary for an offeror’s proposal to be acceptable for contract award. Unless otherwise noted below, any questions to offerors to resolve issues with the items below are not considered “discussions” as that term is used at FAR subpart 15.3, even if the information below is necessary for contract award. Unless otherwise noted below, any questions to offerors to resolve issues with the items below are considered informalities or minor irregularities rather than deficiencies that make an offeror unacceptable for award, even if the information below is necessary for contract award. The failure to comply with the government’s requests, however, may adversely impact the offeror’s evaluation results, and could result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award.

This volume contains the following Information:

A. Offeror Representatives and Information B. Terms and Conditions statement C. Joint Venture Agreement, if proposing as a joint venture D. Signed Completed and signed SF33 for basic solicitation and completed and signed SF30(s) for all amendments.

E. Signed Representations, Certifications and Acknowledgements and/or System for Award Management (SAM); completed copies of all certifications listed in Section K, F. Proposal validity for at least 270 days after proposal submission.

G. Documentation verifying that the Offeror, JV and Subcontractors has a DCMA approved Accounting System in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006, or state that it’s Accounting System has not been approved by DCMA.

H. Documentation verifying that the Offeror’s accounting system is adequate for determining costs applicable to the orders issued under this contract.

I. Completed table from Section L, Part B, paragraph 4.I that complies with FAR 52.219-14.

J. Complete B-3, to include table B-3 based on rates proposed in Attachment L-C1.

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