N6660418R1436_Amend_0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions submitted in response to this solicitation. See page 2 for details.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 05-Apr-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N6660418R1436

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

22-Mar-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

05-Apr-2019

CODE

NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER

KAITLIN SIMOES, CODE 0221

CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT

1176 HOWELL STREET

NEWPORT RI 02841-1708

N66604 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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N6660418R1436

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been added by full text:

GENERAL INFORMATION

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is:

1. To answer questions submitted in response to this solicitation. Questions 3 through 15 are answered in this amendment.

2. To revise Provision HQ L-2-0017 as detailed below.

# Question Response

1 Where should the contractor place the

Plan for Obtaining Clearances and the

OCI Mitigation Plan (Pass/Fail requirements)?

The contractor shall include the Pass/Fail requirements identified in Provision UW L-

2-0001, Section 2.0 of the solicitation as

Volume VI.

2 Clause HQ C-2-0037(e): What is the

Government's intent for application of this clause? Does it apply only to specific tasks under this procurement or extend further in impact to preclude companies from being able to build ships?

The Government's intent for the application of this clause is to ensure a separation of functions and that the Government receives unbiased recommendations. An example where this clause could apply is if a contractor were to test a prototype that they also developed. The intent of this clause is not to preclude contractors from shipbuilding on other Government contracts.

3 Do we not have to do a cost volume for the hypothetical tasks? On page 108 it says "there is no volume associated with this factor" for Cost/Price but the earlier table with page counts says that the cost volume has unlimited pages

(Page 103).

No, there is no cost volume associated with hypothetical tasks. The only items to be included in the Cost/Price Volume (which is

Volume V of the table located at Provision

UW L-2-0001 Section 1.3(c)) are the items identified at UW L-2-0001 Section 4.0.

4 We were only planning on submitting task orders for 4.1 and 4.2 however the hypothetical tasking mentions Ship

Alterations which is handled in task order 4.3, can we still respond to the hypothetical task and only do work that corresponds to tasks 4.1 and 4.2

(Concept Design Analysis and

Offerors shall not submit proposals for individual sub-sections of Statement of Work

(SOW) Section 4.0, but rather for some or all of the six (6) Prototype Topic listed in SOW sub-sections 2.01 through 2.06, and listed again in Provision UW L-2-0001 Section 3.1.

As stated in Provision UW L-2-0001 Section

3.1.1, for each Prototype Topic being

Assessment Studies and Prototype

Design, Fabrication, Integration, and

Test)?

proposed, the Offeror shall provide a detailed response for each hypothetical task. The offeror must complete all instructions indicated in UW L-2-0001 Section 3.1.1.

Factor 1 – Hypothetical Tasks.

5 The government provided estimated hours for CPFF CLINs 0004 and 0006.

CLIN 0002 also has Labor and is CPFF but does not have an estimated number of hours. Question: Will the government provide estimated hours for CLIN 0002? (Page 99, Note 5)

The Government will not be providing estimated hours for CLIN 0002. Please note

Offerors shall use the Government provided ceiling numbers listed in Provision UW L-2-

0001, paragraph 5, in its pricing proposal.

6 The government did not include

NUWC eCRAFT LCATs. Per Volume

1, a Labor Matrix with LCATs is to be completed. Question: Can contractors use their companies LCATs to complete the labor matrix or do we need to use the LCATs listed on the

NUWC eCRAFT website? (Page 83, Section J)

Contractors shall use the labor categories listed on the NUWC eCRAFT website:

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-

Centers/NUWC-

Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-

Contracts/Labor-Categories/

7 The governments notes that submissions will be made via email.

Understand that the government has file size restriction for emails.

Question: If true, what is the email files size restrictions, and can we submit multiple emails with various attachments if the files size is exceeded? (Page 100, para 1.2, Submission Requirements)

Generally, Government file size restrictions are limited to 10MB per email. The

Contractor may submit multiple emails with various attachments if the file size is exceeded. However, page limitations identified in UW L-2-0001 shall be strictly adhered to across multiple attachments associated with the same section.

8 Page 103, para (e) – States, “Offerors shall provide fill-in information for all clauses/provisions that require it.”

Question: What volume should all of the required fill-ins, Representations and Certifications, and other information be contained in and does it count against page count?

Clauses/provisions requiring fill in are not to be submitted as a volume, and as such do not count against the identified page count for any of the volumes; Clauses/Provisions requiring fill-ins shall be submitted as an individual attachment.

9 Page 36, HQ E-2-0015, QUALITY

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA) (APR

2017) – This clause states, “The

Contractor shall provide and maintain a quality management system that, as a

The Quality Management System

Requirements identified in Clause HQ E-2-

0015 does not require the Contractor to submit any documentation as part of their proposal for this solicitation.

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-Contracts/Labor-Categories/ https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-Contracts/Labor-Categories/ https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-Contracts/Labor-Categories/ https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-Contracts/Labor-Categories/ minimum, adheres to the requirements of ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001-2015 Quality

Management Systems and supplemental requirements imposed by this contract. Question: Please confirm that a Quality Management System does not need to be provided as part of the proposal, but covered in the

Management Plan.

10 Page 103, Section L, Para. 1.0 –

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL;

Subpara. 1.3.(c) – Proposal Format;

indicates that offerors are required to submitted their proposals in separate volumes to include a “Volume V”, “Cost/Price Proposal – Factor 5”.

However, Para 4.0 – COST/PRICE indicates “There is no volume associated with this factor. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your proposal. Offerors shall not submit data beyond that required by these instructions.”

Question: Please confirm if the

Cost/Price is volume 5 and what it needs to include?

The only items to be included in the

Cost/Price Volume (which is Volume V of the table located at Provision UW L-2-0001

Section 1.3(c)) are the items identified at UW

L-2-0001 Section 4.0. Please also see response to Question #3.

11 If an offeror submits against more hypothetical tasks then they are found acceptable in, will the government award the offeror a contract for the task areas found acceptable or will the government find the contractor unacceptable in all task areas and not receive an award?

As stated in Provision UW L-2-0001 Section

3.1.1, for each Prototype Topic being proposed, the Offeror shall provide a detailed response for the associated hypothetical task.

The offeror must complete all instructions indicated in UW L-2-0001 Section 3.1.1.

Factor 1 – Hypothetical Tasks. If the offeror is proposing for multiple Prototype Topic areas and its proposal for one Prototype

Topic area is determined to be Unacceptable, but its proposal for another Prototype Topic area is determined to be Acceptable, the offeror may receive an award for only the

Prototype Topic area(s) for which it submitted an Acceptable proposal.

12 Will the government permit the addition of other Subcontractors post-award since we are unsure of the extent

The Government will consider the addition of other Subcontractors post-award, if all requirements for adding a subcontractor are and type of work that will be placed on this contract?

met and approved by the Government.

13 Does participation in this Prototyping contract create an OCI issue for participation in any follow-on production contracts resulting from a successful prototyping effort?

All OCI or potential OCI issues will be evaluated at time of occurrence. Given there are currently no production plans as of yet for undeveloped prototypes, the Government cannot comment further on whether or not an

OCI will exist in the future.

14 RFP states that 1) offeror shall submit a description of previous relevant experience…, and 2) Offerors shall also describe any previous relelvant

CMMI or equivalent model-based maturity appraisals… These two requirements are part of the overall page count, but the RFP does not state where these sections should be placed in the proposal. Please clarify. (Pg 98, HW L-2-0017(a) and (b)

If the Offeror is proposing on any of the following prototype topics, Payload Launch and Retrieval Systems (SOW Task 2.1.1), Payload Integration Systems and Payload

Stowage / Handling Equipment (SOW Task

2.1.2), and Simulators and Electronic

Equipment (SOW Task 2.1.5), the Offeror shall provide an initial Software

Development Plan, in accordance with

NAVSEA provision HQ L-2-0016 and a description of relevant Software

Development experience, in accordance with

NAVSEA provision HQ L-2-0017. Only one submittal is required regardless of the number of prototype topics being proposed.

The Software Development Plan shall be submitted as Volume III, Section 1.2 of the proposal.

15 RFP section HQ L-2-0017(b) RFP states that Offerors shall describe any previous relevant CMMI or equivalent model-based maturity appraisals performed within the past 24 months.

RFP section M(2.0)(c)(3) states that offerors will be evaluated on results of any relevant standard model-based process maturity appraisals performed within 36 months. Please clarify whether the time period is 24 or 36 months. 36 months would make the most sense since CMMI appraisals are conducted every 3 years. (pg 98 & 110, HW L-2-0017(b) and M(2.0)(c)(3))

The Government will evaluate the offerors previous relevant experience in CMMI or equivalent model-based maturity appraisals performed within the past 36 months; Clause

HQ L-2-0017 is modified to be consistent with the 36 months stated in Provision UW

M-2-0001 Section 2.0(c)(3).

SECTION L:

1. Clause HQ L-2-0017(b) is modified to be consistent with the 36 months stated in

Provision UW M-2-0001 Section 2.0(c)(3). Clause HQ L-2-0017(b) is modified as follows:

a. Delete: Offerors shall also describe any previous relevant CMMI® or equivalent model-based process maturity appraisals performed within the past 24 months.

b. Insert: Offerors shall also describe any previous relevant CMMI® or equivalent model-based process maturity appraisals performed within the past 36 months.

All other solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

HQ L-2-0017 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND CMMI OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE (NAVSEA) (DEC

2006)

(a) Offerors shall submit a description of previous relevant experience, within the past __36__ months in developing software of the similar size and complexity as that required under the statement of work. As a part of this description, the offerors shall describe the extent to which personnel who contributed to these previous efforts will be supporting any resultant contract.

(b) Offerors shall also describe any previous relevant CMMI® or equivalent model-based process maturity appraisals performed within the past 36 months. As a part of this description, offerors shall identify the organizational entity and location where the appraisal was performed, the type of evaluation, the organization performing the evaluation, and the level earned. This description shall not exceed __3___ pages.

(c) The descriptions called for under paragraphs (a) and (b) above are subject to the technical proposal page limitation of the solicitation.

NOTE: A Software Development Plan and fulfillment of the requirements indicated in HQ L-2-0016 and HQ

L-2-0017 are required if the Offeror is proposing on any of the following prototype topics:

• Payload Launch and Retrieval Systems (SOW Task 2.1.1)

• Payload Integration Systems and Payload Stowage / Handling Equipment (SOW Task 2.1.2)

• Simulators and Electronic Equipment (SOW Task 2.1.5).

Only one submittal is required regardless of the number of prototype topics being proposed.

(End of Summary of Changes)