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PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

REFERENCE PROVISION TITLE & DATE

52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2016)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JULY 2016)

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017)

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2017)

52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money (JUNE 2003)

52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort (OCT 2009)

52.222-24 Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation (FEB 1999)

52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (MAR 2015)

52.237-1 Site Visit (APR 1984)

52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime (MAR 2015)

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016)

252.215-7008 Only One Offeror (OCT 2013)

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; 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.

https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm

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 the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 5A and Subcontractor Pricing Model, Attachment 5B, and directions therein (detailed instructions are provided in the Pricing Models). The Pricing Models contain all of the labor categories and hours that are to be used for proposal purposes. Offerors are to complete the Pricing Models, Attachment 5A and Attachment 5B, 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." 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 Attachment 5A and Subcontractor Pricing Model Attachment 5B, 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 the Attachment 5A Prime Pricing

Model and Attachment 5B Subcontractor Pricing Model. Offerors should include additional elements such as overtime rates/hours, premium time rates/hours, etc. as applicable.

This contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the latest wage determination (WD) for

Charleston, SC (RFP Attachment 9) and Washington DC (RFP Attachment 10). The Department of Labor issued

WDs no longer provide a minimum rate for most of the Computer IT categories (Computer Programmers II, III, and

IV, and Systems Analysts I, II and III); however, the last WD listing the minimum rate for the computer labor categories established the minimum rate for most of the IT computer related categories at $27.63 per hour. 29 CFR

541.400 states that in order for computer systems analysts, programmers, and other similarly skilled workers to be eligible for exemption as professionals, the employee must be compensated at a rate of not less than $27.63 an hour or $455 a week if considered to be salaried employees. The Prime Pricing model lists the IT computer categories as categories subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards and has established the overtime rate to be 1.5 times the straight time rate. If an offeror considers the IT computer related categories to be professional that intention should be stated in the narrative contained in the Cost/Price Proposal, and the offeror should revise the Pricing Model(s) to reflect any necessary changes to the overtime rate.

All labor categories shall be escalated, as applicable, for rates crossing the offeror’s calendar year, during the period of performance identified in the Pricing Models, Attachments 5A and 5B. Offeror’s shall use an annual escalation rate of 2% for the Service Contract Labor Standards categories, which are subject to the applicable wage determinations for cost realism purposes. For the professional labor categories identified in the Attachment 5A

Prime Pricing Model and Attachment 5B Subcontractor Pricing Model, offerors shall use actuals, if known, or rates based on historical data, standard practice, or those accepted by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) or

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 labor categories to be used in the performance of the proposed contract shall be included in the Attachments

5A and 5B, Prime and Subcontractor Pricing Models, respectively. All labor hours for performance required by the solicitation and proposed, shall be accounted for in the Attachment 5A Prime Pricing Model and 5B Subcontractor

Pricing Model.

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 term “Data Other Than

Certified Cost or Pricing Data” is defined in FAR 2.101.

Offerors shall provide copies of correspondence from DCAA or DCMA regarding approval of rates and/or systems, such as Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs), Provisional

Billing Rates (PBRs), agreed-upon final annual indirect rates, and Accounting System Approval (if applicable). If available, provide any updated forward pricing rate information submitted to DCAA/DCMA for review. The correspondence and all attachments (FPRAs, FPRRs, etc.) shall be provided in the Cost/Price Proposal submission

(i.e. CostData file).

(1) DIRECT LABOR - The labor categories intended for use for evaluation of proposals (also reference Section C

C-TXT-11, Personnel Qualifications), are provided in the Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 5A. Identify the labor rates and total cost for each labor category proposed for the period of performance identified in Pricing Model, Attachment 5A. The labor specified under this category shall only be for the prime contractor’s direct labor and shall not include any subcontracted labor (see “Subcontracted Labor” below). For the Service Contract Labor

Standards categories in Section C, offerors are required to comply with the appropriate Service Contract Labor

Standards occupation code cross-reference as set forth in the Section C labor categories. 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.

Offerors are to include a statement of any additional labor categories, additional estimated hours and related qualifications for labor cost that will be a direct cost based on the offeror’s accounting procedures (e.g., management and administrative labor costs). Offerors should include rationale explaining the basis for the number of labor hours per additional labor category.

Supporting data for all “proposed individuals” (prime and subcontractors) shall be current actual direct labor rates evidenced by payroll records, paystubs, or Letters of Intent (LOIs) for all individuals identified in the offerors 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.

When labor rates are based on current actual direct labor rates, LOIs, or forward pricing information (i.e. the basis of estimate is not salary survey data), the proposal must include the following:

- 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. This information shall be provided in the Position Descriptions/Labor Mapping submission.

o If the offeror's education and experience requirements of its labor categories do not exactly align with the requirements outlined in the solicitation, offerors should describe how the proposed labor rates were calculated; to include an explanation of how the offeror ensured that only rates reflective of qualified personnel were utilized in formulating the proposed rates.

o 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.

- as an alternative to submitting position descriptions, offerors may provide resumes to support current actual direct labor rates. The resumes shall be submitted in the CostData file.

- If providing LOIs, the offeror and/or its subcontractor(s) shall include the direct hourly labor rate for the proposed employee, identify the position, submit the LOI on offeror’s or subcontractor's letterhead with both the prospective employee's and the employer signatures, and state that the LOI is for Solicitation No.

. LOIs shall be submitted in the CostData file.

If providing a salary survey, offerors shall at a minimum, include the following information and data for each applicable labor category in the CostData file:

- screen shots that display 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.

- offerors should utilize the 50th percentile at a minimum, and include the specific rationale utilized by the offeror in selecting the applicable percentile(s).

(2) INDIRECTS – Identify the indirect rates proposed and identify the appropriate allocation base for each indirect rate. For all proposed indirect rates not based on (1) forward pricing information submitted to, recommended by, or agreed upon with DCMA, or (2) forward pricing and/or provisional billing information submitted to, reviewed, and/or audited by DCAA, historical indirect data, to include actual incurred rates (i.e. agreed-upon final annual indirect cost rates), shall be provided for the three years prior to the offeror’s current fiscal year. If a proposed indirect rate is more than 3% below the three-year historical actual incurred average, offerors (including subcontractors) shall include a detailed explanation regarding the basis of estimate and how the proposed rates were developed in the narrative to the Cost/Price Proposal. Offerors (including subcontractors) shall also include the data utilized in estimating the proposed rates. This data shall include the offeror's fringe benefit, overhead (on and off-site as applicable), General and Administrative (G&A), Materials and Subcontracts (M&S) handling, and any other indirect rates as applicable to the offeror's accounting system. The information provided shall be consistent with the offeror’s disclosed accounting practices.

(3) SUBCONTRACTED LABOR – Identify, if applicable, any proposed subcontracting labor intended for use under this contract. Identify the labor categories for which subcontracting is being proposed and include the subcontractor’s direct labor rates, number of hours proposed for each labor category, fringe benefits, overhead, G&A, fee etc, that has been submitted by the subcontractor to the prime contractor for consideration under this contract. For the Service Contract Labor Standards categories in Section C, offerors are required to comply with the appropriate Service Contract Labor Standards occupation code cross-reference as set forth in the

Section C labor categories.

Any subcontractor that is proposed without assigned labor hours, regardless if labor rates are provided, is considered an “unpriced” subcontractor and will not be included as part of the evaluation nor will they be an approved subcontractor in any resulting award.

(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 specific rationale used to estimate the costs and include the basis for the proposed amount with supporting data (e.g. lease agreement, quotes, market pricing, etc).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 appropriate allocation base for each indirect rate.

Describe the basis for estimating each indirect costs element, and advise if the rates proposed are in accordance with any Forward Pricing Rate Agreements/Recommendations/Proposals and state the applicable period.

(5) PROFIT/FEE - Identify the proposed profit rate, proposed fee rate, total amount proposed for fixed fee, and the cost elements on which the fee rate is applied.

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates the 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, with provisions for Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) orders under full and open competition resulting from this solicitation.

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.

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 be rejected without further consideration or 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 clarification.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(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:

FILE

ELECTRONIC

FILE NAME

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION FORMAT

Cover Letter CovLtr

(Reference FAR 52.215-1(c)(2), “Instructions to Offerors-Competitive

Acquisition”) - 1 page limit pdf

Factor A – Gate Criteria

GateA1

Top Secret (TS) Facility Clearance Level

(FCL) & Secret Level of Safeguarding -

Industrial Security Facilities Database

(ISFD) Summary Printout – 1 page limit

GateA2

TS/SCI Access Contract Reference

Verification Form - Attachment 1A response – 1 page limit per team member

Contract Reference DD254 - No page limit

GateA3

Certification Status Form Attachment 2 –

1 page limit

Attachment 2 Addendum - No page limit

Factor B – Technical Capability

TechCap

Reference Information Sheet - Summary

Data, Attachment 1B – 1 page limit pdf

Contract Specific Data, Attachment 1C – 1 page limit (Cumulative maximum page limit of 20 total pages for all contract specific technical capabilities data.)

pdf pdf

Factor C – Small Business Participation SBPart Small Business Participation Data Form, Attachment 3 - 5 page limit pdf

Factor D – Past Performance PastPerf

Past Performance Questionnaire Cover

Sheet, Attachment 4, CPARS, or comprehensive subcontracting plan (if applicable)

Factor E – Cost / Price CostNar

Cost Proposal Narrative

(to include information listed in Factor E

(1) of this provision) – 16 page limit pdf

CostData

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

SecB Section B Schedule of Supplies or

Services pdf

PosDescrip Position Descriptions/Labor Mapping pdf

PrimeCost

Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 5A

To include:

(1) Professional Employee Comp Plan

Sections I and II (Benefit Summary &

Salary Data Tabs)

(2) Uncompensated Overtime Policy

Excel

SubCostNar[Insert

Name]

Subcontractor Cost Proposal Narrative

(to include information listed in Factor E (1) of this provision) (Limit 5 pages)

SubCostData

Supporting documentation for data other than certified cost or pricing data (if applicable - Ref

FAR 52.215-20 Alt IV) also including DCAA and/or DCMA correspondence (if applicable) pdf

SubPosDescrip Position Description/Labor Mapping pdf

SubCost[Insert

Name]

Subcontractor Pricing Model, Attachment 5B

(1 File per Subcontractor)

(to include Uncompensated Overtime Policy) pdf

ProfEmpl Professional Employee Compensation Plan supplemental data (Sections III & IV) pdf

Standard Form 33 and Standard Form

SF33

Standard Form 33 and Standard Form 30

(if applicable) pdf

Section K Contractor Certifications and Representations SecK

Section K Contractor Certifications and

Representations (if applicable) pdf

Teaming Arrangement Agreement SubAgree Teaming Arrangement Agreement (if applicable) pdf

Small Business Subcontracting Plan SubPlan

Small Business Subcontracting Plan, plus

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Matrix, Attachment 6 (Large Business

Primes Only) pdf

Contract Reference Rationale RefRat Contract Reference Rationale (if applicable) Ref L-TXT-04 Factor B pdf

FAR 52.244-2 Subcontractor Data FARSubData Prime submission of substantiating subcontractor analysis data 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 font using normal character spacing and single line spacing. 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. At a minimum, any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font, spacing, or total page limit requirements, will not be evaluated. Further, the Government reserves the right to reject any proposal that does not conform to the requirements stated above. 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 supporting cost data (e.g. DCAA or DCMA correspondence); however, these documents must be legible.

(c) Proposal Content

Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Provision L-TXT-16 “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.

FACTOR A: GATE CRITERIA

Subfactor A1: Top Secret (TS) Facility Clearance Level (FCL) & Secret Level of Safeguarding

Prime offerors shall possess a current, active TS FCL and be authorized at Secret Level of Safeguarding at the time the solicitation closes and at time of contract award for the facility proposed to be utilized in performance of the basic contract Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements. Prime offerors shall provide a copy of their current and dated Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD) summary printout for the specific facilities to be utilized.

Subfactor A2: Manufacturer Approved Dealer Certification Status

Offerors shall complete and submit the Certification Status Form Attachment 2 (see Attachment 2 for detailed instructions) to identify its status as a Value Added Resellers (VAR), certified integrators, or other manufacturer approved dealer certification, for each of the ten (10) COTS Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) listed in

Attachment 2. Offeror’s shall also provide written, verifiable proof of their current, active (i.e. not expired) certification status for all ten (10) systems included with their Attachment 2 submission. In addition, the offeror shall provide a point of contact from the OEM manufacturer certifier to include name, title, phone number, and email address which the Government will utilize to verify and validate the offerors submitted certification status.

FACTOR B: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

Offerors (prime and significant subcontractors) shall submit the information requested below pertaining to relevant

Technical Capability, based on the offeror’s corporate experience, using the Reference Information Sheets provided as Attachments 1B and 1C. In order to evaluate the proposed team’s Technical Capability to perform the Factor A requirements, offerors (prime and significant subcontractor) shall submit a maximum of five (5) current and relevant contract references using the Attachment 1B and 1C Reference Information Sheets. Current is defined as a contract performed within the last five years from the date of issuance of the solicitation. Relevant is defined as no more than five (5) contract references in total, with a cumulative INVOICED value equal to or exceeding

$25 million submitted by the team for efforts similar to the solicitation requirements. A significant subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor or any separate subsidiary, or separate legal entity affiliated with the prime contractor that is proposed to perform at least 20 percent (without rounding) of the total proposed labor hours.

No more than a total of five of the most current and relevant contracts may be submitted for the team (prime and significant subcontractor). At least one contract reference must be submitted by the prime contractor and at least one of the prime’s contract references shall have an invoiced value of at least $8 million.

(1) All contract references from the Prime and all contract references for each significant subcontractor shall be for contracts which require access to TS/SCI security classification level space/data for performance of the contract reference requirements. Offerors shall submit the TS/SCI Access Contract

Reference Verification Form (Attachment 1A) for each contract reference proposed and provide a copy of the signed Department of Defense Security Classification Specification (DD254) for each submitted contract reference (official DD254 must be marked Top Secret in block 1A of Facility

Clearance required). NOTE: If the DD254 is classified, the offeror shall provide the following unclassified information for verification purposes: SCI Access Contract number, security phone number of the claimed SCI access contract, and Company CAGE Code. The TS/SCI contract references cited in

Attachment 1A shall be identical to the contract references proposed in paragraph (2) above. Only contract references which required access to the TS/SCI security classification level space/data for performance of the contract reference shall be submitted.

(2) The offeror shall complete Contract reference data (i.e., Attachments 1B and 1C). The contract reference data is limited to the Prime contractor and significant subcontractors.

The Government will not accept “classified” contract references. All data submitted shall be at an 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 combined invoiced total for all contract references shall meet or exceed $25 million, or the offeror’s technical capability will not be evaluated and the offeror will not be eligible for award.

In the case of orders under Indefinite Delivery contracts such as General Services Administration (GSA), Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), DoD-wide (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 this specific solicitation and all of the orders shall meet the definition of current.

Technical Capability reference data for any company, division, subsidiary, etc., that is not the prime contractor or significant subcontractor shall 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 or significant subcontractor(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 (as evidenced by hours allocated in the Pricing Model). CAUTION: It is important to this evaluation that the contract reference(s) submitted represent the technical capability/experience of the same companies that are proposed to perform this effort. 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 and cost/price proposals. 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 and cost/price proposals. 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 1C submissions, shall demonstrate experience in the following Factor B Subfactors:

Subfactor B1: Systems Planning and Engineering Support

Subfactor B2: Systems Installation, Integration, and Implementation Support

Subfactor B3: Cybersecurity/Risk Management Framework Support

The offeror shall demonstrate experience executing systems planning and engineering support for ESS/EMS service solutions. Experience may include, but is not limited to, site surveys, design, design reviews, modeling and simulation (M&S), prototyping, testing, development, configuration management, and program management support. The offeror may detail unique qualifications, experiences, and certifications the offeror believes may be of value to the Government.

The offeror shall demonstrate experience executing research, procurement, and delivery of equipment, supplies, and material to support installation and lifecycle support activities as well as executing installation and integration of new ESS/EMS, or upgrade of existing ESS/EMS. Experience may include, but is not limited to, installation, integration, requirements definition, quality assurance/control, Pre-Installation Test and Checkout (PITCO), preparing and executing system testing (e.g. System Operation and verification Test (SOVT)), inventory and spare management, production of technical manuals, and user training. The offeror may detail unique qualifications, experiences, and certifications the offeror believes may be valuable to the Government.

Subfactor B3: Cybersecurity/Risk Management Framework (RMF) Support

The offeror shall demonstrate experience executing RMF authorization efforts supporting the successful attainment of type and site authorizations for ESS/EMS. Experience may include, but is not limited to, security engineering analysis, artifact preparation, integrity analysis, security test plans preparation, Plan of Actions and Milestones

(POA&M) development, and development of Security Assessment Reports and Risk Assessment Reports. The offeror may detail unique qualifications, experiences, and certifications the offeror believes may be valuable to the

Government.

PAGE LIMITATIONS:

1. The Reference Information Sheet – Summary Data, Attachment 1B, shall be submitted for the prime and each significant subcontractor, and is not included in the following page count. .

2. In the Reference Information Sheet – Contract Specific Reference Data Attachment 1C, offerors must describe their experience under each contract reference, using a separate Attachment 1C for each reference (Attachment 1C is not included in the overall page limit stated below). For each contract reference, clearly describe how the experience under the contract reference specifically relates to the

Factor B (Subfactor B1, Subfactor B2, and Subfactor 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 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 B Contract Specific Reference Data Attachment 1C responses shall specify which Factor B

Subfactors(s) (i.e. B1-B3) their contract narrative reference is addressing.

FACTOR C: SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

All prime offerors (Large AND Small businesses) shall submit a Small Business Participation Plan. Offerors will be evaluated on the extent of participation with small businesses in terms of the total acquisition value of this contract.

Small business primes are to include their own planned effort.

The minimum acceptable small business participation average goal, based on the total acquisition value for this solicitation is 20.0%.

The subcontracting plan, which is only required from large businesses, is a separate requirement and is in addition to the information required to evaluate this factor.

Small Business includes Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized

Business (HUB) Zone Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions.

In order for the Government to accomplish this evaluation, offerors shall provide the information requested in

Attachment 3, Small Business Participation Data Form, of this solicitation.

PAGE LIMITATIONS: Small Business Participation Information for the Proposed Contract Effort is limited to five

(5) pages (inclusive of the form).

PAGE LIMITATIONS: Small Business Participation Information for the Proposed Contract Effort is limited to 5 pages (inclusive of the form).

FACTOR D: PAST PERFORMANCE

(a) Offerors (prime and significant subcontractors) are only to provide past performance information for each contract reference cited under Factor B. If the offeror’s Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) is located in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) (as indicated on Attachment 1B - 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 on the automated system, offerors shall contact their references and request that each reference complete Attachment 4 - 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 elizabeth.norris@navy.mil and reference N65236-18-R-0222 in the Subject line. Offerors (prime and significant subcontractors) shall provide Attachment 4 - Past Performance

Questionnaire Cover Sheet for each cited contract (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 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 CPARS record (including a Government and Contracting Point of

Contact).

If the prime or significant subcontractor 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 (e.g. Contracting Officer’s 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.

(c) In addition to the submission requirements noted above, the following requirement applies to all large business offerors. Offerors who submit a Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan approved under the test program described in DFARS 219.702-70 in response to the Small Business Subcontracting Plan requirement of this solicitation shall:

1) provide its CPAR record if it includes an assessment of the offeror’s performance against, and efforts to achieve, the goals identified in its Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If the applicable CPAR record does not contain the assessment noted, items 2 and 3 below apply.

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2) provide any correspondence received from the DCMA contracting officer that determined that they have met the approved subcontracting goal(s), or the written notice specifying the failure to meet the approved goal(s) of their Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

3) in the event the offeror has not met the approved goals, provide a copy of the contracting officer’s final decision on whether the offeror made a good faith effort to comply with the Comprehensive Small Business

Subcontracting Plan.

(d) Pursuant to DFARS 215.305(a)(2)(B), the Government will consider the offeror’s failure to make a good faith effort to comply with its Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan in the past performance evaluation.

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

COST FACTOR

FACTOR E: COST/PRICE

The offeror’s (prime and subcontractors) Cost/Price Proposal shall consist of the following (subcontractor cost proposals are to include the same level of detail as that of the prime):

(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 Pricing Model.

Identification and Type of Subcontrac(s) – Prime offeror shall specify the type of each subcontract (e.g. CPFF, FFP, or T&M) proposed as well as the assigned NAICS code for each subcontract.

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).

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 subcontractors(s) (only required from the prime);.

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

(3) Proposed fixed fee rate (including application base) and profit rate required by Section B. Note: The proposed fixed fee rate and application base offered in Section B must be identical to the fee rate and application base utilized in the Pricing Model, Attachment 5A. No other information is required to be submitted for Section B (only required from the prime);

(4) Pricing Model for primes and all subcontractors (electronic spreadsheet in accordance with

Attachments 5A and 5B). 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 5A, and Subcontractor

Pricing Model, Attachment 5B proposal submissions. The Prime Pricing Model, Attachment 5A, 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).

(6) Position Description/Labor Mapping

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 track back to 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…