N6852021R0004 - Amendment 0002.docx

N6852021R0004

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 06-May-2021 02:00 PM to 14-May-2021 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT(S)

Summary of Amendment(s)

Amendment 2 (All changes are highlighted in green) The proposal due date has been extended to 2pm Eastern Time, 14 May 2021. The following section has been updated:

1. Updated Section L

(a) Part A - General Information, Paragraph 2.0 “Electronic Proposal Format”

(b) Part B – Specific Instructions, Paragraph 3.1 “Volume Content”

Amendment 1 (All changes are highlighted in orange) The proposal due date has been extended to 2pm Eastern Time, 6 May 2021. The following sections have been updated:

1. Updated Section C, Section 3.2.12.1 Cybersecurity Plan and 3.4.1 “Experience and Education Level Definitions”, "Junior" paragraph

2. Updated Section K, Clause 52.204-8 "Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2020). Updated to $41.5M

3. Updated Section J

4. Updated Section K, clause 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2020)

5. Updated Section L:

(a) Section “Part A- General Information”, Paragraph 3.0 “Proposal Content and Volumes”, chart page limits

(b) Section “Part B-Specific Instructions”, Section 1.0 Volume 1: Corporate Experience (#1, #4, #4b)

(c) Section “Part B-Specific Instructions, Section 3.0 Volume 3: Price/Cost and General Information, Paragraph 3.5.2 Labor Hours

6. Updated Section M:

(a) Section Part B: Specific Information, Paragraph 1.0 Corporate Experience

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

L – ( 1 ) CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (Services)

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 GENERAL

The Offeror must respond to all requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Government may incorporate any portions of the Offeror’s proposal into the resulting contract.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization shall be emphasized during proposal preparation. Statements that the prospective Offeror understands, can comply with, or will comply with, the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof without supporting information are considered inadequate by the Government, and may result in assessing weaknesses and/or deficiencies.

The Offeror must include any data that illustrates the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Failure to address a specific factor or subfactor clearly may be considered a deficiency. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation materials beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

The Government advises the Offeror that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may result in the assessment of a deficiency to the proposal.

Throughout these instructions, a “principal subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor who provides at least 15% of the proposed total price/cost (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract or provides one or more Key Personnel. “JV Team member” is defined as one of the entities that make up a joint venture (JV) formed for the purpose of responding to this solicitation.

Questions: Offerors may submit questions requesting clarification of solicitation requirements by emailing the contract specialist at jesus.godinez@navy.mil and the contracting officer Meagan.foster@navymil. It is required that all questions be received within 10 calendar days of the date this solicitation is issued.

The Government will not reimburse Offerors for any cost incurred for the preparation and submission of a response to this Request for Proposal (RFP); and

With the exception of the Cost/Price Volume, no cost or pricing information should appear in any other volume.

2.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL FORMAT

This section is intended to provide information to the Offerors on the electronic format and application software to be used for submitting proposals. Do not submit hardcopy proposals for this solicitation. Use of the software and procedures described in this section will reduce the amount of time and effort needed to receive and upload proposals and will ensure the proposals received are suitable for reading electronically during evaluation.

Proposals must be formatted using a Times New Roman 12 pt Normal font (no reduction permitted), single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted for standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper. All pages should be numbered with section and page numbers. Graphs and tables shall be presented in no smaller than a 10 pt font and should contain a grid, which allows values to be read directly from the graph. Graphs and Tables that fit on an 8.5” X 14” printed page will be counted as one page. Drawing may be of any size and will count as one page. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables or charts, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented. When using Government supplied templates (e.g. Attachment L1, Attachment L2, Attachment L3), no modifications to font or scaling required.

The Offeror shall submit all volumes of its proposal electronically via DoD Safe (https://safe.apps.mil/). All proposal documents must be compatible with the Microsoft Office 2016 and/or the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF), where applicable. All documents provided must be searchable documents. An email shall be submitted to jesus.godinez@navy.mil no later than 1400 EST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO PROPOSAL DUE DATE requesting a “Drop-Off Request Code.” The “Drop-Off Request Code” email must specify a point of contact name and email address for the Prime contractor and for each individual Subcontractor. The Prime and Subcontractor(s) will each be provided a unique “Drop-Off Request Code” which will allow them to submit proposal documents to the Government independently as needed. The Prime and Subcontractor points of contact will receive an email that contains their unique “Drop-Off Request Code” no less than 3 1 days prior to the proposal due date. This code authorizes access to submit proposal documents securely via DoD SAFE.

All volumes of the Prime and Subcontractor proposals shall be received electronically via DoD SAFE prior to the closing date/time stated in this solicitation. Previously submitted files need not be re-submitted; however, primes and/or subcontractors should provide an email to jesus.godinez@navy.mil and meagan.foster@navy.mil to confirm that the previously submitted files are the final proposal if no additional files are uploaded.

Offerors are encouraged (not required) to submit a screen shot of the successful DoD Safe upload page, clearly depicting the time and date of successful submission, by email to jesus.godinez@navy.mil and meagan.foster@navy.mil after submitting their electronic proposal documents. Offerors are also encouraged (not required) to submit their proposal by, at least, 5:00pm Eastern Time one business day before the submission deadline in order to leave time to potentially resolve any issues that may arise with DoD Safe.

Any submission received after the exact time specified above is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition, and—

· If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

· There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

· It is the only proposal received.

Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp that is logged in through the or includes the time/date stamp that is logged in through the DoD SAFE site upon submission of the proposal.

If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment.

An award made on an initial proposal submissions shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

The Offeror is responsible for ensuring electronic proposals are virus free. Offerors may not use hyperlinks within and among proposal volumes. The Offeror is encouraged to simplify the color palette used in creating figures; and minimize size of graphics files; and avoid scanned images.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

The Offeror must present proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one-to-one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction. Proposal information must be structured such that its Volume/paragraph number matches the Proposal Instructions Volume/paragraph number provided in section “Part B Specific Instructions” to which it is responding, although the Offeror may add lower tier subparagraphs. The Offeror must provide reasons it will not provide information for a particular paragraph. The proposal information instructions are structured by paragraph numbers where first, second, third, and fourth parts correspond to the volume, section, and element, etc., in the Offeror’s proposal.

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as specified in the table below. The table below supersedes the copies requested in Block 9 of the Standard Form (SF) 33. All volumes of the original proposal shall be received electronically via DoD SAFE prior to the closing date/time stated in this solicitation. Page limitations for each volume, if any, are also specified in the table below; title and table of contents pages do not count towards the page limit. Any pages submitted exceeding the page limit shall be disregarded and NOT evaluated.

Offerors shall adhere to the Volume Numbers, Format and/or Templates, and Page Limitations provided in the Table below. Offerors shall include their Company Name or Company Name abbreviation and Volume Number in the filename. For example, ABC Incorporated filename for Volume 2 attachment L3, ABC.VOL2.L3.

Information submitted as an Annex to the proposal includes manuals, specifications, plans, procedures, and policies that exist as an official document of the company or facility, as well as other information requested in Part B Specific Instructions. Page limitations for Annexes, if any, are specified below. The authorized Annexes are summarized in the table below.

No Page Limit/Limited to Attachments L1 and L2

ABC.VOL1.L1

ABC.VOL1.L2

TECHNICAL

(to include Offer Letter, Checklist, Cost/Price Narrative, Cost/Price Spreadsheet, and Personnel Acknowledgement of Commitment. (See paragraphs 3.1-3.4.2)

ABC.VOL3.L8

ABC.VOL3.L9

ABC.VOL3.L10

ABC.VOL3.L11

Each volume shall contain the following information:

4.0 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

The Offeror shall submit all proposal documents electronically via DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/) in accordance with Section L, Part A, paragraph 2.0.

5.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED.

6.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

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

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Cost or pricing information shall only appear in the Volume 3 Price/Cost volume.

1.0 VOLUME 1: CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

The Prime Offeror shall demonstrate experience that meet all of the minimum requirements below:

1. Performed as the Prime or Subcontractor on a Department of Navy contract where the majority of the contract requirement was for the development and/or maintenance of Information Technology systems;

2. Performed for at least one year, where the period of performance end date of the referenced contract was within three (3) years from the RFP release date;

3. The Offeror has direct experience performing taskings relative to the requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW) Paragraphs 3.3.2.4 and/or 3.3.3.4; and

4. Total awarded contract value is equal to or greater than $7M per one year of performance (if combining, must be the same year) on a Department of Navy Information Technology contract.

a) The Offeror shall utilize Attachment (L1) Corporate Experience Summary Tables and Attachment (L2) Contract Reference Experience Information to provide information for this volume. No other format will be accepted.

b) The Offeror shall complete Table T-2 Contract Summary provided in Attachment (L1) for all contract references submitted for Volume 1 Corporate Experience. The Offeror shall complete the table according to the instructions within the attachment. The Offeror shall identify and submit at least one, but no more than three contract references. Please designate the contract references in a sequential order from the most relevant (e.g., P1, P2,P3) to those that meet the requirements. The contract references designated in Table T-2 Contract Summary shall be used in completing Attachment (L1).

c) A contract reference is defined as:

1. Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery contracts (see subpart 16.5) (position 9 of Procurement Instrument Identifier instrument “D” type);

2. An order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA); or

3. An order under a single or multiple award Indefinite-Delivery (ID) contract.

d) For each contract reference submitted, the Offeror shall provide copies of supporting documentation in Annex A (Supporting Documentation for Volume 1) that clearly demonstrates how the contract reference(s) meets all of the requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience. The Offeror may combine two contract references to meet the requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience.

e) The Offeror may submit contract references under NAICS codes other than 541330, regardless of small business status within those NAICS codes, to meet the experience requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience.

f) A contract reference will only be evaluated if:

1. The Contractor with the CAGE code/DUNS identified on the contract reference is the same as the Offeror (Prime Contractor) with its CAGE code identified in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award on the Update and identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary;

2. The Contractor with the CAGE code/DUNS identified on the contract reference is a part of the Offeror (Prime Contractor) with its CAGE code identified in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award on the CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 and identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary as a result of a corporate acquisition, reorganization, merger, or other administrative reason. The Offeror must provide written documentation demonstrating that the organizational entity who performed the work in the contract reference is currently a part of the Offeror identified in (organized in) in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award on the CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 and identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary; or

3. The Joint Venture (JV) with its CAGE code identified in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award on the CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 may submit contract references performed by the individual JV Members identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary if the CAGE code/DUNS identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary is the same as the CAGE code/DUNS identified in the contract reference or the contractor with the CAGE code/DUNS identified on the contract reference became a part of the JV Member identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary as a result of a corporate acquisition, reorganization, merger, or other administrative reason. The Offeror must provide written documentation demonstrating that the organizational entity who performed the work in the contract reference is currently a part of the Offeror identified in (organized in) in Block 15A on Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award on the CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 and identified in Table T-1 Offeror Summary.

g) All current CAGE Codes/DUNS should appear in Table T-1 Offeror Summary. The Offeror shall provide a written explanation if multiple CAGE codes/DUNS are applicable. The description shall include all changes in the organization as a result of a corporate acquisition, reorganization, merger, or other administrative reason and must demonstrate that the organizational entity who performed the work in the contract reference is currently a part of the Prime (including JV) or JV Member for the CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 proposal response.

1.1 Contract Reference Experience Information

a) Offerors shall complete and submit a separate Attachment (L1), according to the instructions within the attachment, for each contract reference provided to satisfy the requirements of Volume 1 Corporate Experience. All fields in the template must be completed. No other format will be considered. Only contract references (e.g., P1, P2, P3) designated in Table T-2 Contract Summary shall be used in completing Attachment (L1).

b) For each contract reference submitted in Attachment (L2), the Offeror shall provide copies of supporting documentation in Annex A (Supporting Documentation for Volume 1) that clearly demonstrates how the contract reference(s) meets all of the requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience in one or two contract references.

1.2 Annex A (Supporting Documentation for Volume 1)

a) The Offeror must substantiate all information submitted in Volume 1 Corporate Experience by providing enough evidence within a contract/order document or other verifiable contractual documents to support each answer. The Offeror may provide any official, verifiable documentation necessary to validate its response; at a minimum, the Offeror shall provide the following:

1. A complete copy of the contractually executed final version(s) of the substantiating documents (drafts are not acceptable) including the Sections A, B and C (including Attached Statement(s) of Work (SOWs) or Performance Work Statements (PWSs)) of contract or order, modifications, and any other elements of the contract (e.g. Specifications, CDRLs, etc.) that demonstrate compliance with the Corporate Experience criteria.

2. Complete supporting contract documentation including plans (e.g., Monthly Maintenance Plans), documents (e.g., designation, assignment, certification, or appointment), and/or letters delivered to, signed, or accepted by the Government that clearly demonstrate that the contract reference meets the requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience.

b) A requirement not specifically identified in the PWS or otherwise supported through documents as discussed here will not be considered to have demonstrated compliance with the Volume 1 Corporate Experience criteria.

c) Within Annex A, the Offeror shall highlight in yellow, the portions of the documents that clearly identify that the contract reference meets each of the requirements identified in Volume 1 Corporate Experience. The Offeror shall denote which highlighted areas correspond to each requirement.

2.0 VOLUME 2: TECHNICAL

To be eligible for award, the Offeror must adhere to the directions and submit the following information under Volume 2 – Technical.

a) The Offeror shall complete and submit Attachment (L3), titled, “Understanding and Approach Narrative”. No other format will be considered.

b) The Offeror shall complete and submit Attachment (L4), titled, “Management Approach Narrative”. No other format will be considered.

c) The Offeror shall complete and submit a separate Attachment (L5), titled, “Key Personnel Resume and Qualification Matrix” for each key personnel proposed. No other format will be considered.

d) The Technical volume shall not contain any reference to cost/price aspects of the offer.

e) Offerors shall address the following technical elements using Section J Attachments:

· Understanding and Approach (L3)

· Management Approach (L4)

· Workforce (L5)

2.1 Understanding and Approach

2.1.1 The Offeror shall provide a written narrative detailing the understanding, capability, and approach including procedures, methodologies, risks and mitigations to perform the detailed support requirements for the tasking described in the SOW paragraphs listed below as it relates to the systems in Attachment (L6) Listing of IT Toolsets and Enterprise Efforts:

· 3.3.2.4

· 3.3.3.4

2.2 Management Plan

2.2.1 The Prime contractor shall develop a narrative detailing the level of subcontract effort anticipated and include an outline of the type of work to be performed by each principle subcontractor specific to SOW Task Area Paragraphs Development 3.3.2.4 and Operations and Support 3.3.3.4. Offerors shall explain their teaming approach to include, the reasoning behind the teaming arrangement, the teams construct, knowledge and skills acquired through teaming arrangement in relation to Attachment L6 Listing of IT Toolsets and Enterprise Efforts.

2.3 Workforce/ Key Personnel Resumes

2.3.1 The following definitions apply to this section.

- A “contingent hire” is an individual who has committed, under a signed letter of intent, to being employed by the Offeror if the Offeror is awarded the contract. The letter of intent shall also include verbiage that the contingent hire has an agreement with the Offeror on salary level and benefits.

- A “prospective hire” is an individual that the Offeror has committed to hiring if the Offeror is awarded the contract whose identity may not be known until after contract award.

A "current employee" is an individual who is currently employed by the Prime or subcontractors identified in proposal.

2.3.2 The Offeror’s response shall demonstrate that the proposed key personnel meet or exceed the minimum qualifications identified in the SOW and are available to begin work at the start of contract performance. The number of resumes required for submission with an offeror's proposal are two (2) resumes each for the four (4) key labor categories: Senior Software Developer, Senior Information Security Analyst, Senior Computer Programmer and Senior Cyber Security Specialist. Resumes shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

a) Employee name

b) Employment experience, starting with current employer, in chronological order with corresponding beginning and ending dates (month and year)

c) The employment experience should be identified at the position level (i.e. job title) based on the work experience associated with that position, with a corresponding beginning and ending date for each position to identify duties and responsibilities performed during that period

d) Narrative description of duties and responsibilities, including specific support provided to applications/systems identified in Listing of IT Toolsets and Enterprise Efforts Attachment L6 in Section J

e) Educational history

f) Institution name, degree, or certification earned to include the major or concentration, and year for all degrees or certifications earned

g) Current level of security clearance and status (final, interim, or pending)

The Government may check educational background to verify degrees or certifications received and/or verify any other information provided regarding the proposed key personnel. If the qualification (i.e. education, experience) does not readily or easily compare to the minimum qualification stated in the SOW/PWS, the offerors shall provide an explanation as to the equality of the proposed qualification to meet the minimum qualification.

3.0 VOLUME 3: PRICE/COST AND GENERAL INFORMAITON

3.1 Volume Content:

To be eligible for award, the Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) must adhere to the directions and submit the following information under Volume 2 – Cost/Price & General Information.

a) The Offeror shall complete and submit a signed SF 33, provided as Page 1 of CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004, to include acknowledgement of all Amendments in Block 14.

b) The Offeror shall complete and submit the Section B CLIN and B.2 Composite Rate table information. If the Offeror uses subcontractors or consultants in its submission, the costs shall be captured under the appropriate labor CLIN(s), not the ODC CLIN(s).

c) The Offeror shall complete and submit Attachment (L7), titled, “Offer Letter”. No other format will be considered.

d) The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall complete and submit Attachment (L8), titled, “CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004 Checklist”. No other format will be considered. Note: For subcontractors/consultants, this information shall be provided under the prime Offeror or separately to the Government POC.

e) The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall complete and submit Attachment (L9), titled, “Cost/Price Narrative”. No other format will be considered. Note: For subcontractors/consultants, this information shall be provided under the prime Offeror or separately to the Government POC.

f) The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall complete and submit Attachment (L10), titled, “Cost/Price Spreadsheet”. No other format will be considered. Note: For subcontractors/consultants, this information shall be provided under the prime Offeror or separately to the Government POC.

g) The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall complete and submit Attachment (L11), titled, “Personnel Acknowledgement of Commitment” for all key personnel identified in Section L Part B Para 2.3.2 (employed by the Offeror or Offeror’s subcontractor if the Offeror is awarded the contract). No other format will be considered. Note: For subcontractors/consultants, this information shall be provided under the prime Offeror or separately to the Government POC.

h) If the Offeror (or subcontractors/consultants) elects to claim Cost of Money (COM) as an allowable cost, they shall submit a DD Form 1861 and show the calculations of the submitted amount.

i) If Prime and subcontractors shall provide the most current Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Provisional Billing Rate Approval Letter, DCAA Final Billing Rate Approval Letter, and/or DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreement or recommendation, and any other information necessary to substantiate the rates submitted. If DCAA has not reviewed the rate information for subcontractor(s), the subcontractor shall provide a detailed justification of the submitted indirect rates. If the subcontractor requirement contains cost type CLINs, the subcontractor shall also provide documentation verifying that it has a DCAA approved Cost Accounting System or state that its Cost Accounting System has not been approved by DCAA. NOTE: This information shall be provided under the prime Offeror or separately to the Government POC.

3.2 Price/Cost Build-Up Information

a) Direct Labor Rates: “Direct Labor Rates” are labor rates that are not burdened with Indirect Rates such as Fringe Benefits, Overhead, General and Administrative expenses, and/or Profit. Attachment (L12), titled, “Direct Labor Rate Ranges”, provides direct labor rate ranges based on the PM CSS MAC labor categories that have been mapped to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) maintains compensation data. Payroll verification shall be submitted for currently employed submitted personnel. If any of the rates utilized by the Offeror or any subcontractors differ from payroll verification, a justification shall be provided for the difference. The Offeror shall provide a narrative explaining the derivation of direct labor rates (current payroll, composite rates, industry averages, etc.). The Offeror shall provide clear and convincing rationale to support any direct labor rate that is outside the ranges (lower or higher) set forth in Attachment (L12).

b) Escalation: Rates for years 2 through 5 will automatically be calculated for each labor category by an escalation factor embedded in the Cost/Price Spreadsheet. This escalation factor is determined by an averaged Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Economic Cost Index (ECI).

c) Indirect Rates: The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall provide the basis for the Indirect costs (i.e. Overhead, Fringe Benefits, General and Administrative (G&A), etc.) as well as the last three (3) years of actual indirect information (including escalation). If any of the rates utilized by the Offeror differ from the DCAA information, a clear and convincing justification shall be provided for the difference. If any of the rates utilized by subcontractors differ from the DCAA information provided in their response, a clear and convincing justification shall be provided for the difference.

d) Profit/Fee: The Offeror (and subcontractors/consultants) shall provide profit/fee rate and total amounts submitted and identify the various cost elements to which the profit/fee is being applied. Profit/Fee rates, as applicable in Section B, must be clearly distinguishable. Profit/Fee shall not be applied to ODCs.

e) Other Direct Costs (ODCs): The Offeror shall propose ODCs in accordance with Section L.3.4.1 of this CBO ITSS RFP N68520-21-R-0004.

f) Estimating Practices and Assumptions: The Offeror shall provide estimating practices and assumptions made during the preparation of the cost/price submission.

NOTE: The Government is not soliciting any investments. However, in order for the Government to properly assess a proposed price/cost that appears low due to a corporate decision to absorb costs (e.g., lower than usual burdens or rates), the Offeror shall fully identify and explain any such investments. Such investment will then be incorporated into the contract to cap the rate(s) and to ensure it is binding for the term of the contract.

g) Price Reasonableness: The Offeror shall provide rationale to support all instances of fully burdened labor rates proposed where employees' annual fully burdened salary exceeds $300K. The fully burdened labor rate for any proposed subcontractor labor will be calculated inclusive of all pass-through costs being applied by the prime. This applies to fully burdened subcontractor employees' salaries inclusive of the prime contractor's pass-through burden.

3.3 Limitations on Subcontracting

Limitations on Subcontracting will be monitored and enforced by the PCO and COR/ACOR in accordance with 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

Limitation on Subcontracting (per 13 CFR §125.6(e)(2), compliance with the limitation on subcontracting

3.4 Total Professional Compensation Plan: The Offeror shall provide a Total Compensation Plan in accordance with FAR 52.222-46 for each proposed professional employee. The Plan shall include, but not limited to, the following items:

(1) The proposed direct labor rate for each professional employee proposed;

(2) The total cost of the proposed fringe benefits package for each professional employee proposed, including:

(3) Data, such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and studies of professional, public and private organizations, used by the Offeror in establishing the total compensation structure.

3.5 Government Furnished Information

3.5.1 ODCs: The Government's estimate for ODCs for the prime and all subcontract efforts, unburdened is listed below:

The Offeror shall utilize the estimated amounts provided by the Government for ODCs and include all applicable burdens. If it is the contractor’s accounting practice to apply (and invoice for) burdens with regards to ODCs, then the contractor shall propose the ODC amount plus the addition of the applicable burdens. If the contractor chooses not to burden ODCs, then the contractor shall propose an H-clause to establish that burdens will be unallowable for ODCs. If ODCs are not burdened and an H-Clause is not proposed, language similar to below will be incorporated into Section H of the resulting contract:

“Proposal did not include burdens on ODCs. No burdens will be added to ODCs during contract period of performance.”

No fee shall be applied to ODCs.

3.5.2. Labor Hours: The Government estimate is 412,800 hours for the entire ordering period work effort. A work-year is defined as 1,920 hours exclusive of holidays, leave. For evaluation purposes, the Offeror shall propose the labor categories/hours as outlined below. Offerors shall propose all hours at Contractor site in the Washington DC Metro Area. Contractor site is defined as labor performed at any location other than a Government site. The proposed average rates for each labor category per year of the contract will be incorporated in the contract and used to establish the estimated task orders costs, using streamlined ordering procedures (see B.2)

Ordering Period One

CPFF

Ordering Period Two

CPFF

Ordering Period Three

CPFF

Ordering Period Four

CPFF

Ordering Period Five

CPFF

3.5.3 Incumbent Information

This is a new requirement; therefore, there are no incumbent contractors or subcontractors.

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