N62645-16-R-0017_amendment_01.doc

N62645-16-R-0017

N62645-16-R-0017

Amendment 0001 06 April 2016 Description of Amendment/Modification:

The reason for this amendment is to change the date for vendor’s questions from no later than 1100 local time, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 to no later than 1100 local time, Monday, 11 April 2016.

Provide acknowledgement of all amendments with response. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

This section specifies the format and content that offerors shall use in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). Offerors shall submit a response that is legible and comprehensive enough to provide the basis for a sound evaluation by the Government. Information provided shall be precise, factual and complete. Legibility, clarity, completeness and responsiveness are important. Proposals shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to, each of the areas identified below. Any proposal which does not meet the requirements of the solicitation may be determined to be substantially incomplete and may result in rejection of the offeror’s entire proposal.

The proposal shall be submitted in three separate volumes:

Volume I – Technical

Volume II – Past Performance

Volume III – Business

A complete Volume I – Technical; Volume II – Past Performance; and, Volume III – Business shall be submitted no later than the closing date and time specified under “File Submission” below. If any one proposal volume is received past the stated closing date, the entire proposal will be considered late. No further consideration will be given to any offeror who submits any of the volumes late in accordance with FAR 15.208(b).

Volume I – Technical. The offeror shall include the following:

Conformance to the Performance Work Statement – Equipment Coverage Capability – Offerors shall submit a proposal including all necessary documentation demonstrating that its solution meets all of the requirements within the Performance Work Statement. If marketing brochures are submitted, please ensure that it denotes exactly how all Performance Work Statement requirements are met; otherwise, provide the supplemental information within the technical approach of the proposal. Offerors shall submit sufficient documentation to allow for an evaluation of its abilities to meet the Performance Work Statement.

Conformance to the Performance Work Statement – Vendor Service Credentials - Offerors shall provide written assurance of the competency of their personnel as well as list of credentials of approved field service personnel along with their training certificates.

Page limitation for Volume I - Technical: The total number of pages submitted for Volume I (Technical) shall not exceed 50 pages, cover letter, title page and table of contents. If Volume I contains more than 50 pages, only the first 50 pages will be evaluated.

Volume II – Past Performance. The offeror shall include the following:

Offerors shall submit past performance data for a maximum of three (3) similar contracts for which services occurred within the last two (2) years; services must have occurred at least six (6) months prior to the closing of this solicitation. If past performance information is provided for more than three (3) contracts, only the first three (3) will be considered. The Government reserves the right to consider other past performance information at its disposal, in addition to any information obtained from the references provided above.

If the offeror does not possess relevant past performance, the offeror shall submit a statement affirming that it possesses no relevant Past Performance.

Data for each reference shall include:

· Organization/Location

· Point of Contact (POC)/Title/Phone Number/Email Address

· Contract Number

· Contract Start Date

· Delivery Date

· Value of the Contract (rounding to the nearest $5k is acceptable)

· Description of the past performance provided under the contract to include types of work performed, and if subcontracts were utilized (Answer "Were Subcontractors used?” (Yes or No).

· Whether the POC has agreed to be contacted as a reference?

Page limitation for Volume II – Past Performance: The total number of pages submitted for Volume II (Past Performance) shall not exceed three (3) pages, excluding a cover letter, title page and table of contents. If Volume II contains more than three (3) pages, only the first three (3) pages will be evaluated.

Volume III – Business. The offeror shall include the following:

Completed Clause 252.209-7991 [Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law – Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations (Deviation 2016-O0002) (Oct 2015)].

Acknowledgement of solicitation number N62645-16-R-0017, as well as all amendments, if applicable.

Price - Adequate price competition is expected for this acquisition. Offeror shall submit pricing reflective of all services specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. The offeror shall verify its online representations and certifications are current, accurate, complete and applicable to this solicitation as of the date of its offer and are incorporated in its offer by reference. The offeror shall also be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code for this solicitation, 811219. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. No documentation is required to be submitted in response to this paragraph.

Questions

Any questions must be addressed to Yun Hong at yun.p.hong.civ@mail.mil, by e-mail only, no later than 1100 local time, Monday, 11 April 2016.

No phone calls will be accepted.

File Submission Only electronic files will be accepted. All responses should be submitted to Yun Hong at yun.p.hong.civ@mail.mil no later than 1100 local time, Wednesday, 27 April 2016.

Subject line should read: Solicitation #N62645-16-R-0017

Emails shall be no larger than 10 MB

The Technical, Past Performance and Business volumes shall be submitted via e-mail only. Files shall be in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF only.

All proposals shall include the following information on its cover page:

· Complete company name and address

· Company POC including title, email address and phone number

· Cage Code

· DUNS Number

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to adjust the start date of the contract based on the actual award date.

Period for Acceptance of Offers

The period for acceptance of offers is one hundred twenty (120) days after the closing date of the solicitation.

Pre-Contract Costs

The Contractor will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred prior to the effective date of the contract.

Discussions

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single contract without discussions with offerors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

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