Draft RFP_Sections L & M_ECC Posting (19 June 2018).docx

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

SOLICITATION N65236-16-R-0032

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

REFERENCE PROVISION TITLE & DATE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

REFERENCE CLAUSE TITLE & DATE

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016)

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.211-2 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST) (APR 2014)

(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(1) ASSIST ( https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/)

(2) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/)

(3) ASSISTdocs.com ( http://assistdocs.com).

(b) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(1) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(2) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2197, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(3) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be |_| DX rated order; |X| DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010) - ALTERNATE IV (OCT 2010)

(a) Submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required.

(b) Provide information described below:

The offeror shall submit data other than certified cost or pricing data and supporting information prepared in accordance with Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3, and directions therein (detailed instructions are provided in the Pricing Model). The Prime Pricing Model contains the Professional labor categories and hours that are to be used for proposal purposes at the Charleston, SC location. Offerors are to complete the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3 with the information outlined below, and this information will be used as a mechanism to evaluate cost realism and price reasonableness of the submitted offer.

Any information submitted must support the cost proposed. Include sufficient detail or cross references to clearly establish the relationship of the information provided to the cost proposed. Support any information provided by explanations or supporting rationale, as needed to permit the Contracting Officer and authorized representatives to evaluate the documentation.

PART I--COST LABOR INFORMATION:

(1) Current, actual unloaded rates are to be submitted for any "proposed individual," which includes each individual for which a resume is submitted. A "proposed individual" is defined as a current employee specifically proposed to perform an estimated number of hours for a labor category. Offerors shall modify the Prime Pricing Model as necessary (i.e. add rows and identify proposed individuals by name) to account for each proposed individual. In accordance with the offeror's disclosed estimating system practices, average unloaded direct labor rates may be submitted for all remaining labor categories/hours, i.e. those labor categories/hours not accounted for under the proposed individuals’ data. Do not submit composite rates encompassing more than one labor category. This cost information shall include, as a minimum, the cost data elements contained in Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3. Offerors should include additional elements such as overtime rates/hours, premium time rates/hours, etc. as applicable.

All labor categories shall be escalated, as applicable, for rates crossing the offeror’s calendar year during the period of performance identified in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3. For the professional labor categories identified in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3, offerors shall use actuals, if known, or rates based on historical data, standard practice, or those accepted by Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) for proposal purposes. The narrative to the Cost/Price Proposal must include supporting rationale for the escalation rate proposed.

(2) As discussed in the FAR 52.237-10 “Identification of Uncompensated Overtime” provision, hourly rates submitted shall be derived by dividing the proposed individual’s actual annual salary by 2080 hours, which is based on a 40-hour work week. Any uncompensated overtime proposed shall be clearly identified by labor category within your cost proposal. If uncompensated overtime is proposed, the adjusted hourly rate shall be applied to all proposed hours. Uncompensated overtime will be evaluated in accordance with the FAR 52.237-10 “Identification of Uncompensated Overtime” provision in Section L of this solicitation.

(3) All Professional labor categories to be used in the performance of the proposed contract are included in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3, and shall be priced by the Prime offeror only. All labor hours for performance at the Charleston, SC location required by the solicitation and proposed shall be accounted for in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3.

PART II--REQUIREMENT FOR DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA:

In accordance with FAR 15.403-3(b), the following information as prescribed below is required for the purposes of assisting the Contracting Officer in determining the cost realism of competing offers. The terms “Cost Realism” and “Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data” are defined in FAR 2.101.

Offerors shall provide copies of correspondence from DCAA or DCMA regarding the most recent approval of rates and/or systems, such as Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs), Provisional Billing Rates (PBRs), and Accounting System Approval (if applicable). If available, provide any updated forward pricing rate information submitted to DCAA/Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) for review. The correspondence and all attachments (FPRAs, FPRRs, etc.) should be provided in the Cost/Price Proposal submission.

(1) DIRECT LABOR - The Professional labor categories intended for use under this contract (also reference Section C, Clause C-TXT-11 Personnel Qualifications) are provided in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3. . Identify the labor rates and total cost for each labor category proposed for the period of performance identified in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3. The labor specified under this category shall only be for the prime contractor’s direct labor and shall not include any subcontracted labor. Since this solicitation requires work to be performed at both the Contractor and Government sites, the proposal must include your company policy concerning any stipulations as to when Government site / Contractor site rates are effective.

Supporting data for the proposed direct labor rates shall be current recent actual direct labor rates evidenced by payroll records, paystubs, or Letters of Intent (LOIs) for all individuals identified in the offeror’s resume submission as well as any other proposed individuals. Forward pricing proposals/recommendations/agreements or salary survey data may be submitted for the remaining labor categories. If providing LOIs, the offeror shall include the direct hourly labor rate for the proposed employee, identify the position, submit the LOI on the offeror’s or team member’s letterhead with both the prospective employee's and the employer’s signatures, and state that the LOI is for N65236-16-R-0032. If providing a salary survey, offerors shall at a minimum, include for each applicable labor category the salary survey information in support of the proposed rates. The supporting salary survey data shall include at a minimum: the source of data used to develop the salary ranges, the job title and description (including education and experience) being surveyed, the geographic location the survey data is valid for, and a range of salary amounts with the specific rationale utilized by the offeror in selecting the applicable percentile(s). In addition, if providing a salary survey, offerors shall utilize the 50th percentile at a minimum. Regardless of the basis used by the offeror in estimating direct labor costs, proposed labor categories should be mapped to the solicitation labor categories based on the job descriptions, education, and experience specified in the personnel requirements clause of this solicitation.

Each proposal must provide a statement of the offeror’s normally used nomenclature for each labor category included herein, together with a copy of the offeror’s own position description (to include education and experience requirements) and a written explanation of how the proposed category meets the experience/education requirements for each labor category.

If the offeror's education and experience requirements of its labor categories do not exactly align with the requirements outlined in clause C-TXT-11 (example provided below) the offeror shall include the calculation used to establish the proposed labor category rate in order to reconcile any qualification differences. This additional data shall be provided in the offeror’s Cost/Price Proposal Narrative. In the Cost/Price Proposal Narrative, offerors shall also include an explanation of how the offeror ensured that only rates reflective of qualified personnel were utilized in formulating the proposed rates.

EXAMPLE: A company’s labor qualifications may list a range of 8 to 10 years of experience for a particular category. If the Government’s minimum requirement for that category is designated as 10 years of experience, the Government needs assurances that the proposed direct labor rates are not calculated based on personnel who only possess 8 or 9 years of experience.

(2) FRINGE BENEFITS - If applicable and in accordance with your normal accounting procedures, identify the fringe benefit rate(s) and total fringe benefit cost being proposed and identify the cost elements for which the fringe benefit rate is being applied.

(3) OVERHEAD - Identify the current and/or projected overhead rate(s) and total overhead cost being proposed under this solicitation and identify the various cost elements for which overhead is being applied.

Note: Only Prime Professional labor hours and rates shall be proposed. Do not include any team member labor hours or rates.

(4) OTHER:

A. DIRECT COST - Identify any other direct cost elements being proposed which are not included above but are applicable to your cost proposal (e.g., Royalties, Special Tooling, Material, Travel, Computer Usage, etc.). Refer to Provision L-TXT-09 Other Direct Costs paragraph (e). Include the basis for the proposed amount. The decision as to whether costs are handled as direct or indirect costs rests with the offeror, but shall be consistent with the offeror’s approved cost accounting practices as disclosed in the Offeror’s Disclosure Statement, or consistent with the Offeror’s established accounting practices if the Offeror is not required to submit a Disclosure Statement.

B. INDIRECT COST - Identify any other indirect cost element (e.g., Facilities Capital Cost of Money) being proposed which has not been included above and identify the various cost elements for which the rate is applied. Describe the basis for estimating each indirect costs element, and advise if the rates proposed are in accordance with any Forward Pricing Rate Agreements and period of the agreement.

For proposed rates not based on forward pricing information submitted to or agreed upon with DCMA, include the data utilized by the offeror in estimating the proposed rates. Historical indirect data, to include provisional rates, actual incurred rates, and annual incurred cost claims (if submitted), shall be provided for the three years prior to the offeror's current fiscal year. This data shall include the offeror's fringe benefit, overhead (on and off-site as applicable), General and Administrative (G&A), and Materials and Subcontracts (M&S) handling rates as applicable to the offeror's accounting system. If proposed indirect rates significantly differ from recent incurred rates, offeror's shall include a detailed explanation.

(5) GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE - Identify the General and Administrative Expense (G&A) rate(s) and the total G&A cost proposed and identify the various cost elements for which the G&A is being applied.

(6) FEE - Identify the fee rate, total amount proposed, and the cost elements on which the fee is applied.

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a performance-based, single award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract which allows for the issuance of Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type orders resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.222-46 EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES (FEB 1993)

(a) Recompetition of service contracts may in some cases result in lowering the compensation (salaries and fringe benefits) paid or furnished professional employees. This lowering can be detrimental in obtaining the quality of professional services needed for adequate contract performance. It is therefore in the Government’s best interest that professional employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, be properly and fairly compensated. As part of their proposals, offerors will submit a total compensation plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract. The Government will evaluate the plan to assure that it reflects a sound management approach and understanding of the contract requirements. This evaluation will include an assessment of the offeror’s ability to provide uninterrupted high-quality work. The professional compensation proposed will be considered in terms of its impact upon recruiting and retention, its realism, and its consistency with a total plan for compensation. Supporting information will include data, such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and studies of professional, public and private organizations, used in establishing the total compensation structure.

(b) The compensation levels proposed should reflect a clear understanding of work to be performed and should indicate the capability of the proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet mission objectives. The salary rates or ranges must take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various disciplines, and professional job difficulty. Additionally, proposals envisioning compensation levels lower than those of predecessor contractors for the same work will be evaluated on the basis of maintaining program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional service employees. Offerors are cautioned that lowered compensation for essentially the same professional work may indicate lack of sound management judgment and lack of understanding of the requirement.

(c) The Government is concerned with the quality and stability of the work force to be employed on this contract. Professional compensation that is unrealistically low or not in reasonable relationship to the various job categories, since it may impair the contractor’s ability to attract and retain competent professional service employees, may be viewed as evidence of failure to comprehend the complexity of the contract requirements.

(d) Failure to comply with these provisions may constitute sufficient cause to justify rejection of a proposal.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Code 22410, P. O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419-9022.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Internet address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://acquisition.gov/far/

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in any solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) Provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

L-TXT-303 ALTERNATIVES TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

(a) The Department of Defense is –

(1) committed to minimizing the use of military and federal specifications and standards; and

(2) seeking to use non-government specifications and standards to the maximum extent practicable to satisfy its requirements.

(b) The offeror –

(1) is encouraged to identify and propose alternatives to specifications and standards cited in this solicitation:

(2) may submit a proposal to the Contracting Officer that, as a minimum, consists of—

(i) a copy of the proposed alternatives;

(ii) a comparison of the proposed alternatives to the specification or standards cited in the solicitation; and

(iii) an analysis supporting the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the proposal alternatives.

(c) The Government will, to the extent practicable, evaluate the acceptability of any proposed alternative. If an alternative proposal is not considered for the instant procurement, it will be considered for future procurements. If the Contracting Officer does not accept the offeror’s proposed alternative, the offeror agrees to perform in accordance with the specified requirements.

L-TXT-04 VAR1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS (VARIATION)

(a) General Information

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, as permitted by FAR 15.306(a) and 52.215-1. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and to permit offerors to revise their proposals if determined by the Contracting Officer to be in the best interest of the Government (FAR 15.306(d)). The Government will not entertain alternate proposals.

If an offeror: (1) fails or refuses to assent to any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation; (2) proposes additional terms or conditions; or (3) fails to submit any of the information required by this solicitation and in the manner specified in paragraph (b) below, then the proposal may receive a rating of Unacceptable and may be rejected without further evaluation.

The contracting office should be contacted by email within ten calendar days of release of the solicitation if any part of these instructions is not understood or for any required solicitation clarifications.

(b) Proposal Format

In addition to all other requirements of this solicitation, each offeror shall provide a detailed proposal addressing each of the areas described in Section L and to be evaluated in accordance with Section M. This information shall be presented in the form of a written proposal as outlined below. Proposals submitted for consideration for award must address the full scope of requirements as set forth in Sections L and M of the solicitation.

The offeror shall submit electronic files as delineated below:

pdf

Contract Specific Data, Attachment 1B - 1 page per contract reference plus narrative (Limit 20 overall total pages for contract specific technical capabilities narrative, not including Attachments 1B)

Attachment 1C Team Summary – 1 page limit

Attachment 2 (if applicable) pdf

-or- TSFCL Plan TSFCL Summary – 1 page limit

TSFCL Plan (document describing how you will satisfy requirement by required date, if applicable) – 1 page limit pdf

Factor F – Cost / Price Proposal

(to include information listed in Factor F (1) of this provision) - 16 page limit pdf

To include:

(1) Professional Employee Comp Plan Sections I and II (Benefit Summary & Salary Data)

(2) Uncompensated Overtime Policy Excel

Ref L-TXT-04 Factor A and Factor B) pdf

Ref L-TXT-04 Factor F) pdf

All excel files shall be a functional spreadsheet with formulas, NOT a read-only spreadsheet. Original PDF files shall be searchable.

Unless otherwise noted, the Government will exclude the title page, table of contents, list of acronyms, and indexes from the page count of the aforementioned sections.

Unless otherwise stated, the following formatting requirements apply: For the purpose of this solicitation, a page is defined as one 8.5"x 11" size electronic page with 1 inch margins and using a minimum of 10 point Times New Roman, normal font, single-spaced. The font style and size requirements also apply to Information Summaries and to graphics, art, figures, imported charts, charts, and any other graphical representation that includes text. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font or total page limit requirements, including pages with compressed spacing or characters, will not be evaluated. Formatting requirements do not apply to documents or Attachments provided by the Government. Any form that the Government has provided as an Attachment to be filled out by the offeror shall follow the format of the form. The font style and size requirements are not applicable to eSRS reports, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)/Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) reports and DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreements; however, these documents must be legible.

(c) Proposal Content

Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Provision L-TXT-16A “Submission of Electronic Proposals” to permit a detailed evaluation. Each file shall be labeled in accordance with the format in paragraph (b) above. Pages should be numbered.

A concise and comprehensive proposal is desired. The proposal shall be sufficient to enable evaluators to make a thorough and complete evaluation, and to arrive at a sound determination as to whether the requirements of this solicitation are satisfied. In preparing the proposal, emphasis should be placed on brief, complete, and factual data in the areas set forth in the solicitation. Organization, clarity, accuracy of information, relevance, and completeness are of prime importance. Statements such as “will comply,” or “noted and understood” without supporting narrative to define compliance are not acceptable. Cursory responses or responses which merely reiterate or reformulate solicitation language will not be considered as satisfying the requirements of the solicitation or as demonstrating the ability to perform.

NON-COST FACTORS

Proposal shall consist of the information specified for each evaluation factor listed below.

Offerors shall submit Attachment 1C, Team Summary, which identifies the Prime contractor and up to two (2) team members proposed to perform the Factor A subfactors (i.e., Subfactor A1 and Subfactor A2) and the Factor B elements (i.e., Elements B1-B3) with a maximum total of three (3) team members including the Prime. The Attachment 1C, Team Summary, shall identify which of the Factor A subfactors (may be more than one subfactor) and Factor B elements (may be more than one element) the proposed team member(s) is proposed to perform. In order to evaluate the proposed team’s technical capability to perform both the Factor A and Factor B requirements, offerors shall submit a maximum of five (5) current and relevant contract references for contract efforts performed which are similar in scope to the Factor A and Factor B requirements using the Attachment 1A and 1B Reference Information Sheets provided as Attachments 1A and 1B. Current is defined as a contract performed within the last five (5) years from the date of solicitation issuance. Relevant is defined as no more than five (5) contract references in total, with a cumulative invoiced value equal to or exceeding $10M, submitted by the team (i.e. Attachment 1C, Team Summary) for efforts similar in scope to the Factor A and Factor B requirements. Offerors shall identify and specifically relate the scope of the proposed contractor references to the Factor A subfactors (i.e., Subfactor A1 and/or Subfactor A2) and to the Factor B elements (i.e., Factor B Elements B1-B3) in the narrative response to question 13 on Attachment 1B. Offerors shall submit contract reference data for current and relevant contracts performed by the Prime and each proposed team member identified in Attachment 1C, Team Summary (if applicable). All contract references for the Prime and all contract references for each Attachment 1C, Team Summary, team member shall have been for efforts performed relevant to the scope requirements. The more relevant the work performed is, the more valuable the experience is to the Government. No more than a total of five (5) of the most current and relevant contract references may be submitted for the team (i.e., Attachment 1C team members). At least one of the Prime’s contract references shall have an invoiced value of at least $2.0M. Contract reference data (i.e., Attachments 1A and 1B) is limited solely and exclusively to the Prime contractor and up to two (2) proposed team members (i.e., Attachment 1C, Team Summary). NOTE: The Government does not desire and will not accept “classified” contract references. All data submitted shall be at the Unclassified Level.

For each contract or order cited on Attachment 1B, line 6 requires the contract type and total price, and line 7 requires the final amount invoiced or amount invoiced to date. The cumulative invoiced total for all contract references shall meet or exceed $10 million. CAUTION: If the cumulative invoiced total amount does not meet or exceed $10 million, the offeror’s technical capability will not be evaluated and the proposal will be deemed “Unacceptable.”

In the case of orders under Indefinite Delivery contracts such as General Services Administration (GSA), Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), DoD-wide (i.e., Seaport-e, NETCENTS, ITES-2S, ENCORE, etc.) and/or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), an individual order which meets the definition of “current and relevant” may be submitted as one of the contract references. Additionally, within the contract reference submission limitations as stated above, offerors may submit multiple orders under a single Indefinite Delivery contract in order to meet the relevancy threshold. However, offerors shall demonstrate the relevancy of these orders to the specific Factor A requirements (i.e. Subfactors A1- A2) and Factor B requirements (i.e. Factor B Elements B1-B3) and all of the orders shall meet the currency requirement of performance and be similar in scope to the Factor A and Factor B requirements of this solicitation.

Contract reference data for any company, division, subsidiary, etc., that is not the prime contractor or team member identified on Attachment 1C, Team Summary, will not be considered. Offerors are reminded that in accordance with the requirements for the proposal content, written teaming agreements covering other proposed companies, divisions, subsidiaries, etc. of the prime contractor or team member(s) must be provided. The prime contractor is considered to be the organization that signs and submits the proposal. The Government must be ensured that the prime contractor will be the organization performing the work. CAUTION: It is important to this evaluation that the contract reference(s) submitted represent the technical capability/experience of the same companies identified on Attachment 1C, Team Summary. Therefore, the Government will be comparing the company name(s) cited on the submitted contract reference(s) against the company name(s) cited in the technical proposal. In cases where there is any variance between the actual company name(s) cited on the submitted contract reference(s) and the company name(s) identified in the technical and cost/price proposals, the prime contractor MUST provide rationale that clearly identifies the correlation and/or association of the company(s). This rationale is to be provided in the Contract Reference Rationale submission. The Government will review the rationale and determine if clear correlation and/or association can be made between the company name(s) cited on the submitted contract reference(s) and the technical proposal. In cases where such clear correlation and/or association cannot be made, the contract reference(s) will not be considered.

The offeror’s technical capabilities, as demonstrated through the Reference Information Sheet-Contract Specific Data Attachment 1B submissions, shall demonstrate experience in the following Factor A subfactors and Factor B elements. NOTE: The contract references shall include and document specific examples of their experience/efforts performed within those contract references, as they relate to the Factor A and B requirements detailed below.

FACTOR A: RED TEAM OPERATIONS CAPABILITY

The offeror’s technical capabilities, as demonstrated through the Reference Information Sheet-Contract Specific Data Attachment 1C submissions, shall demonstrate experience in the following Factor A Subfactors:

Subfactor A1: Cyber Red Team Support Subfactor A2: Operational Test Support

Subfactor A1: Cyber Red Team Support

The offeror shall submit examples of their experience supporting DoD Cyber Red Teams. Each example shall include all of the following information:

· Identification of the type of assessment performed (e.g., local, remote, user drive, persistence, wireless or close access)

· Description of the methodology used for assessment planning

· Description of coordination activities undertaken

· Summary of the assessment execution

· Summary of the resultant deliverables provided before, during and after the conclusion of the assessment

· Identification of the specific accredited DoD Cyber Red Team(s) supported

Subfactor A2: Operational Test Support

The offeror shall submit an example of their experience supporting Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessments (CVPA) AND an example of their experience supporting Adversarial Assessments (AA) as defined by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) memo titled “Procedures for Operational Test and Evaluation of Cybersecurity in Acquisition Programs” dated 3 Apr 2018. Each example shall include all of the following information:

· Type of assessment performed (either CVPA or AA)

· The name of program supported and identify the lead Operational Test Agency involved

· Type of system under test (e.g., embedded system, commodity information technology, industrial controls system)

· Characteristics of the system, highlighting anything that is special or unique that increased the complexity of the testing

· Identification of at least one test case involving the system under test

FACTOR B: RED TEAM SUPPORT CAPABILITY

The offeror’s technical capabilities, as demonstrated through the Reference Information Sheet-Contract Specific Data Attachment 1B submissions, shall demonstrate experience in the following three Factor B Elements:

Element B1: Cyber Red Team Tools Support Element B2: Purple Team Support Element B3: Cyber Red Team Accreditation Support

Element B1: Cyber Red Team Tools Support

The offeror shall submit examples of cyber tools developed in support of accredited DoD Cyber Red Teams. Each example shall include all of the following information:

· Identification of the specific accredited DoD Cyber Red Team(s) supported by the tool. If for classification reasons, the offeror cannot divulge which Red Team(s) use their developed tools, describe how many Red Team(s) used it and for how long

· A brief description of the tool and its function

· A description of how the tool is used to support Cyber Red teaming

Element B2: Purple Team Support

The offeror shall submit example(s) of their experience supporting purple teaming between accredited DoD Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSPs) and DoD Cyber Red teams. Each example shall include all of the following information:

· Identification of the specific accredited DoD Cyber Red Team and Cybersecurity Service Provider involved.

· An overview of the specific test case (include what was tested: people, processes or technology)

· A description of how the red team established deconfliction processes and procedures and subsequently executed the test

· A description of the result of the testing. The description shall include, if applicable, any lessons learned or resultant changes to the cybersecurity service provider which may include changes to technology, processes or personnel.

Element B3: Cyber Red Team Accreditation Support

The offeror shall submit examples of experience assisting DoD Cyber Red teams that ultimately resulted in successful certification and accreditation for the DoD Cyber Red Team utilizing Red Team Evaluator Scoring Metrics referenced in CJCSM 6510.03. Each example shall include all of the following:

· Identification of the specific accredited DoD Cyber Red Team(s) supported

· Specific metric evaluated and offeror's recommendations for changes to improve the Red Team's compliance with the metric. Examples of recommendations can include creation of new processes or changes to existing processes.

PAGE LIMITATIONS:

1. The Reference Information Sheet – Summary Data, Attachment 1A, shall be submitted for the prime and each team member identified in Attachment 1C, Team Summary, and is not included in the specified maximum page count under Attachment 1B below. The one-page Attachment 1C, Team Summary, is also not included in the Attachment 1B page count.

2. The Reference Information Sheet – Contract Specific Data Attachment 1B, offerors must describe their experience under each contract reference, using a separate Attachment 1B for each reference (Attachment 1B is not included in the overall page limit stated below). For each contract reference, clearly describe how the corporate experience under the contract reference relates to the Factor A (Subfactor A1 and Subfactor A2) and Factor B (elements B1-B3) evaluation criteria. While there is no page limit per contract reference (except the overall page limit for all references), offerors must separately describe their experience under each contract reference so that the agency can evaluate the relevance of the technical experience performed under each contract reference. Offerors are free to allocate pages to references within the overall page limit of 20 pages. Offerors shall not provide a single narrative that describes experience under multiple references.

3. All Factor A and Factor B Contract Specific Data Attachment 1B responses shall specify which Factor A Subfactors (i.e. A1-A2) and Factor B Elements (i.e. B1-B5) their contract narrative reference is addressing.

FACTOR C: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The purpose and requirements for submission of an offeror’s Software Development Plan (SDP) is to provide a representative example of the offeror’s capabilities in developing, planning, and executing software development through implementation and use of software development planning practices and processes across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Element C1: SDP

The offeror shall submit a previously developed SDP that is, or can be directly correlated to, a similar software development effort providing software updates to an application of similar scope and complexity as identified in this solicitation. The SDP provided will be an SDP developed and finalized within three years of the date of this solicitation. The offeror shall provide a previously developed SDP in accordance with the requirements of the Software Process Improvement Initiative (SPII) of 13 July 2007. The information content of the SDP shall follow the framework set forth in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Electronics Industry Alliance (IEEE/EIA) Standard (Std) 12207:2008 regarding subject content, level of detail, and completeness.

PAGE LIMITATIONS: The Software Development Plan for the Proposed Contract Effort has no page limitation.

Element C2: SDP Rationale

The offeror shall submit their SDP rationale that identifies and justifies their process selection and describes why their specific approach would be appropriate and in context to the system or software to be developed under this solicitation. If a team member is proposed to perform the majority of software integration or development, the offeror shall include in their rationale how the Prime will ensure that the work provided by the team member is appropriate to the required processes and framework identified in IEEE/EIA Std 12207-2008.

PAGE LIMITATIONS: The Software Development Plan Rationale for the Proposed Contract Effort is limited to two pages.

FACTOR D: PAST PERFORMANCE

(a) Offerors (prime and team members cited on Attachment 1C, Team Summary) shall only provide past performance information for each contract reference proposed in response to Factor A and Factor B and which are identical to the team members cited in Attachment 1C, Team Summary. If the offeror’s Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) is located in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) (as indicated on Attachment 1A - Reference Information Sheet - Summary Data), then it is not necessary for a Past Performance Questionnaire to be submitted. For those offerors whose past performance information is not located in the automated system, offerors shall contact their references and request that each reference complete Attachment 2 - Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the completed survey form NOT LATER THAN THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS UNDER THIS SOLICITATION to lacey.flint@navy.mil and reference N65236-16-R-0032 in the Subject line. Offerors (prime and team members identified in Attachment 1C, Team Summary) shall provide Attachment 2 - Past Performance Questionnaire Cover Sheet for each cited contract reference (as applicable).

If the contract reference is an Indefinite Delivery contract for which CPAR records were not completed at the contract level but were completed on individual task orders, the offeror is required to identify the task orders used to satisfy the requirements of Factor A and Factor B in Attachment 1A, and provide past performance information for each task order as described above.

The Government may consider questionnaires received after the closing date and time for receipt of proposals under the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or information.

Offerors are cautioned that past performance records located in PPIRS are archived (and irretrievable) after 3 years. In such cases, offerors shall provide a copy of the CPAR record (including a Government and Contracting Point of Contact).

If the prime or team member (identified in Attachment 1C, Team Summary) performed as a subcontractor on a Government contract and submits a past performance reference for that contract, the past performance questionnaire should be completed by a Government representative (COR on contract). If a Government representative is not available, the questionnaire may be completed by the prime contractor.

(b) The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure the problems it finds in the information provided by the offeror. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the offeror.

Offerors that have no record of past performance (i.e., new businesses) must submit a signed and dated statement to that effect.

FACTOR E: TOP SECRET FACILITY CLEARANCE (TSFCL)

Prime offerors shall possess a current, active TS facility clearance level at the time the solicitation closes and at time of contract award for the facilities to be utilized in performance of the basic contract PWS requirements. All offerors shall therefore propose the specific facilities to be utilized to perform the basic contract PWS requirements on a one page TSFCL Summary document identifying the TS facility by name, location, and CAGE code registered with the Defense Security Services (DSS). Offerors shall also provide the signed and approved Department of Defense Security Agreement Forms (DD441-1) associated with the specific facilities proposed.

For offerors who do not currently possess a TS facility clearance, in lieu of the one page TSFCL Summary and corresponding DD441-1, offerors shall submit a one-page TSFCL Plan describing how you will satisfy the TS facility clearance requirement no later than 30 days prior to the anticipated award date of 01 June 2019. The one-page plan will use the same file name as the document requested above.

PAGE LIMITATIONS: The TSFCL Summary or the TSFCL Plan (as applicable) for the Proposed Contract Effort is limited to one page.

COST FACTOR

FACTOR F: COST/PRICE PROPOSAL

The offeror’s (prime only) Cost/Price Proposal shall consist of the following:

(1) Cost Proposal Narrative to include:

· An explanation of the Cost Proposal as outlined in Alternate IV to the FAR 52.215-20 “Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data” provision. Also include rationale for any changes to the Prime Pricing Model.

· Identification of cognizant DCAA and DCMA, name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

· Advise if offeror waives the evaluation adjustment under FAR Clause 52.219-4 entitled “Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.” Reference Section I (only required from the prime).

· How the education/experience meets the stated requirements (if it doesn’t exactly align) (Ref 52.215-20 paragraph (1))

· A statement of the offeror’s normally used nomenclature for each labor category included herein, together with a copy of the offeror’s own position description (to include education and experience requirements) for each labor category if the labor category titles used in the solicitation do not exactly match the titles normally used in the offeror’s normal company operation.

· Team Summary Chart (Proposed Team Members, Business Size, General Description of Planned Tasking) including a discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the offeror and its proposed team members listed in Attachment 1C, Team Summary.

(2) Supporting documentation for data other than certified cost or pricing data and also including DCAA and/or DCMA correspondence;

(3) Proposed fixed fee rate (including application base) required in Section B. No other information is required to be submitted for Section B;

(4) Prime Pricing Model (electronic spreadsheet in accordance with Prime Pricing Model Attachment 3). Offeror shall utilize a period of performance of 1 January 2019 through 31 December 2019 as a basis for pricing in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3 proposal submission. The Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3 is also to include Professional Employee Compensation Plan data and a copy of the offeror’s policy regarding Uncompensated Overtime (if any) Ref FAR 52.237-10;

(5) Professional Employee Compensation Plan supplemental data (only required from the prime if applicable - see paragraph below).

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN

A Professional Employee Compensation Plan is required from prime offerors for professional (exempt) employees. The plan will be evaluated in accordance with the FAR 52.222-46 “Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees” provision of this solicitation. FAR 22.1103 requires that offerors submit a total compensation plan (see L-TXT-04(b) above) setting forth:

(a) Section I - Salaries. The offeror will submit proposed annual salaries for each category of professional employee to perform under the contract. The salaries proposed should match those in the cost proposal submitted.

(b) Section II - Fringe Benefits. The offeror will submit proposed fringe benefits for professional employees to perform under the contract.

(c) Section III - Supporting Documentation. The offeror will submit supporting documentation/information for Section I and Section II above. This documentation/information includes data such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and studies of professional, public, and private organizations, used in establishing the proposed total compensation structure (see the FAR 52.222-46 “Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees” provision of this solicitation).

(d) Section IV - Other. The offeror may provide any other information deemed necessary to aid evaluators in assessing the acceptability of the proposal as compared to the elements identified in FAR 52.222-46 “Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.”

Prime offerors should complete the "Benefit Summary" and "Salary Data" charts contained in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 3, to provide information for Sections I and II above. Sections III and IV shall be submitted as part of the Professional Employee Compensation Plan.

OTHER PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The offeror’s proposal should also consist of the following:

(1) Signed and completed Standard Form 33 and Standard Form 30 (if applicable);

(2) All representations and certifications executed as required by Section K for prime offerors (System for Award Management (SAM) will be used to obtain FAR representations and certifications). Completion of annual representations and certifications via SAM is a requirement of solicitation provision 52.204-8, but it is not a sufficient response to Section K of the solicitation. All representations and certifications included in Section K must be completed;

(3) Teaming Arrangement agreement(s) (if applicable). This includes agreements for Factor A and Factor B (as applicable), and any subcontractors to be included in the FAR 52.244-2 proposal response identified in paragraph 7 below;

(4) Prime/Team Member Teaming Disclosure Information (if applicable). Reference L-TXT-04(c) Proposal Content;

(5) Contract Reference Rationale (if applicable, Reference L-TXT-04 Factor A and Factor B);

(6) If the offeror is proposing as a Joint Venture, the offeror shall be compliant with the Small…