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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 remove the acceptance testing portion of NAVAIR Clause 5252.215-9522. L-1 Content of Proposals (Supplies or Services) (JAN 2014), Section L, since the required information is provided in CDRL A005, as w ell as move the management approach section from 2.0 Volume 2: Technical to 1.0 Volume 1: Exectutive Summary.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

U 1 12

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 08-May-2014

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 N68936-13-R-0077

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

18-Apr-2014

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

08-May-2014

CODE

CDR NAWCWD CODE 254300E

ATTN: J. LUNA

(805) 989-8055

575 "I" AVE SUITE 1, BLDG 65

POINT MUGU CA 93042

N68936 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N68936-13-R-0077

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

L -1 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES) (JAN 2014)

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 GENERAL

The Offeror is required to submit sufficient information concerning the following areas to enable Government personnel to fully ascertain capabilities of the Offeror to perform the requirements. The proposal must be sufficient in detail and scope to permit evaluation and provide the evaluators a clear understanding of the Offeror’s capability to meet or exceed the defined elements as required by the solicitation. All proposals must clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements, associated risks and is able, willing and competent to devote the resources necessary to meet the requirements, and that the Offeror has valid and practical solutions for all requirements and potential risk areas. Offeror must respond to all requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation. The Offeror has the burden of proof to demonstrate compliance with all the evaluation factors and or subfactors identified in this solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Government may incorporate into the final contract enhancing features included in the Offeror’s proposal deemed beneficial to the Government. With the exception of the Price/Cost volume, no cost or pricing information should appear in any volume.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization should be emphasized during proposal preparation. The Offeror is responsible to present enough information to allow the Government to evaluate the proposed work effort, support, and approach, as well as the price/cost proposal without opening discussions. Statements that the prospective Offeror understands, or can and/or will comply with, the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof without supporting information are considered inadequate by the Government, and may render a rating of unacceptable.

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.

There is no need to repeat information in more than one volume if an overlap exists; the detailed information must be included in the most logical place and summarized and referenced in other areas. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation materials beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

The Offeror is expected to comply with all requirements of the RFP. The Government advises the Offeror that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may make an offer unacceptable, and the proposal unawardable, unless the RFP expressly authorizes such an exception or deviation with regard to that specific term or condition. The Government may consider any exception or deviation to any term or condition of the RFP that is not expressly authorized by the RFP to be a deficiency.

Throughout these instructions, a “principal subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor who provides at least 10% of the proposed total price/cost (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract. “Team member” is defined as those entities that make up a joint venture or any other partnership or teaming arrangement formed for the purpose of responding to this solicitation. “Critical team member” is defined as those entities of the Offeror that perform a critical function in the performance of the resulting contract, whether it is technical or financial, and/or that have important roles in any high or medium risk areas identified in the Offeror’s proposal.

2.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT

Written 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. When foldout pages are used they must not exceed 11 x 17 inches and will be counted as 1 page. Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size but should be folded to approximately 8.5 x 11 inch standard size and will count as 1 page. Graphs 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 to the same accuracy that a 10 x 10 to the ½ inch grid provides. Graphic resolution should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented.

The Offeror will provide one complete copy of the written proposal to the Contract Specialist (CS) as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft Office and for information not supported by MS Office products, with the latest Adobe Acrobat reader on a CD-ROM. The Offeror will ensure that the Price/Cost Volume is provided on a separate CD-ROM in Microsoft Excel format with all spreadsheets unlocked. Each CD-ROM is to be labeled for content and the Offeror’s name. If a discrepancy exists between the original paper copy of the proposal and the disk copy, the paper copy will take precedence.

3.0 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted as one original and additional copies as specified in the table below. All volumes of the original proposal shall be delivered to the address provided in Section 4.0 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 page limit. Proposal pages beyond the specified maximum limit will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation.

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. Annexes do not have page limitations. The authorized Annexes are summarized in the table below.

Volume Number Volume Title Suggested Page Limit Copies Required

1 EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

10 1 Original

2 TECHNICAL N/A 1 Original

3 PAST PERFORMANCE N/A 1 Original

4 PRICE/COST N/A 1 Original

5 EXCEPTIONS,

DEVIATIONS

N/A 1 Original

AND WAIVERS

Each volume shall contain the following information:

Cover and title page Title of proposal and proposal number as applicable Offeror’s name, address and POC RFP number Proposal volume/book number

Copy number Table of Contents (The table of contents must provide sufficient detail to enable easy location of important elements) Use tabs and dividers

The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for the Technical Volume, similar to the example below, to help ensure that all solicitation requirements are addressed and to facilitate the evaluators’ review of the Offeror’s proposal. The CRM should be a single integrated matrix and cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific RFP requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information.

The Offeror’s CRM may be identical to the example below or revised such as to add columns to indicate the page number on which information may be found, identify where other relevant information in the proposal is located, or provide other comments. The CRM does not count against any of the proposal page limitations.

EXAMPLE OF A CROSS REFERENCE MATRIX (CRM)

Section L – Proposal Instructions Government PWS/SOW

Section M – Evaluation Factor Offeror’s Proposal Reference

CLIN

Reference

Volume 2 Technical

Example: Para 3.1 Note: This column shall address all paragraphs in Sections xx and xy of the Performance Specification

2.A Provide reference to Offeror’s Proposal Volume I – Technical.

Example: Refer to appropriate page number in Offeror’s written proposal

4.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Clearly mark all packages with the solicitation number. The submission date for the original proposal shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of Standard Form 33 of the RFP. However, Offeror shall also submit copies of Volume (3) Past Performance information in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 and Volume I, Executive Summary “Offeror’s Summary Table”, 1.0 (ii) two weeks prior to the submission date/time specified in Block 9 of Standard Form 33 of the RFP.

Offeror shall submit proposals via United States Postal Service or through a commercial carrier using the address provided below. Offeror shall not submit proposals by facsimile or electronically via email.

Naval Air Systems Command Code: AIR-254300E (Juliana Luna) 575 I. Ave, Ste. 1, Bldg. 65 Point Mugu, CA 93042 Solicitation Number: N68936-13-R-0077 E-mail:- juliana.luna@navy.mil

Hand carried proposals may be delivered to the address above, attention (PCO) and/or (Specialist).

5.0 PROPOSAL PACKAGING:

The Offeror shall package the proposal volumes in cartons or equivalent packaging containers in the most efficient manner possible grouping like volumes to the maximum extent possible. Each container shall be single person portable. One container shall include all Original Proposal volumes including the original/signed documents submitted as part of Volume 1 Executive Summary.

Each box should include a packing slip detailing the contents to include the volume number, title, and copy number. Also, each box should be stamped or marked “For Official Use Only” and “Source Selection Information – See FAR-2.101 and 3.104”.

6.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED

7.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

For any changes and additional information for the solicitation please go to www.FedBizOpps.gov.

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 VOLUME 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Note: This volume shall not contain any reference to cost or price aspects of the offer.

The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide the evaluators with an overview of the Offeror’s proposal and strategy. The Offeror shall include the following in this volume:

i. A concise abstract of the Offeror’s strategy for each of the evaluation criteria contained in the solicitation.

ii. Offeror Summary Table: The Offeror shall complete the table below. The Offeror should include all subcontractors and team members who will be involved with the performance or management of the program work and should list all sites where the work will be performed. If a teaming or subcontracting arrangement is proposed, identify the work share, distribution elements, and ratios that each contractor will perform using the table below.

Also provide a definition of the legal relationship between the entities if it is other than a Prime/subcontractor relationship.

Contractor Name (Indicate Prime, Team Member or Sub)

Place of Performance/DUNS # if applicable

Brief Work Description and/or Program Responsibility

% of Total Proposed Price

iii. Signed SF33 for basic solicitation and each amendment

iv. Signed Representations, Certifications and Acknowledgements or OnLine Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) reference

v. Affirmation of no Exceptions, Deviations or Waivers if Volume 5 is not being submitted as part of the proposal.

vi. Management Approach: The Offeror must provide a detailed management plan that will be followed during contract execution. The Offeror’s management plan must include the proposed lines of responsibility, authority, and communication through which the tasks will be managed, and the procedures to be taken to insure quality control and cost control. Also, describe the plan for early identification and resolution of problems

2.0 VOLUME 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

2.1 General

The Offeror shall identify any contracts performed within five years of this proposal submission date which contains efforts similar to those performed by Offeror, Offeror’s principal subcontractors, and critical team members in solicitation. e.g., tasks, complexity, contract type, contract dollar value, etc. Commercial contracts may be included. List the contracts from the most relevant to the least relevant. In general, recent performance will be considered more relevant than older performance. When possible, these contracts should include at least five of the most relevant contracts for the prime contractor, five of the most relevant contracts for each critical team member, and two of the most relevant contracts for each principal subcontractor (as defined in Paragraph I, General Instructions).

For each contract identified, provide contract data, relevancy, past performance, and systemic improvement information as described below. Demonstrate the relevancy of the Offeror’s, and if applicable, the Offeror’s principal subcontractors’ or critical team members’ past performance and systemic improvements with respect to the solicitation requirements. For each past performance problem identified, describe the status of the systemic improvement efforts and, where applicable, demonstrate the impact that the systemic improvement effort had on resolving the problem such that it would not reoccur.

For contracts that have CPARS Reports that are more than six months old, e.g., the completion date is more than six months before the due date for this Past Performance Volume; the Offeror will forward a copy of the CPARS Update Questionnaire (Attachment 4) to that contract customer’s Program Manager. For all contracts identified which do not have CPARS Reports the Offeror will forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 5) to that contract customer’s PCO, Administrative Contracting Officer, and Program Manager. All questionnaires shall be forwarded within two weeks from the RFP release date with enough lead-time so that responses can be received by the Government concurrent with the Government’s receipt of the Offeror’s Past Performance information submitted as per paragraph 4.1 and 4.2 The Offeror shall include instructions for the customers to send completed questionnaires within two weeks of its receipt via e-mail to Juliana Luna, Contract Specialist, at Email juliana.luna@navy.mil , thereby allowing the customer approximately 2 weeks to complete their response. This submittal information is provided at the top of the questionnaires to facilitate the Offeror’s effort in meeting these instructions. The Offeror shall not conduct follow-up actions with regard to this questionnaire. The Government will ensure that the customers have received and will respond to the questionnaires. The Government may send any other questionnaires as necessary.

The Offeror shall provide written consent from their principal subcontractors and critical team members that will allow the Government to coordinate their Past Performance issue(s) with the Offeror. If the Offeror does not submit such written consent, then the Government will address any past performance issues directly with the principal subcontractor or critical team member and the Offeror will forfeit the opportunity to participate in any related discussions. Consequently, for any principal subcontractors and critical team members that do not provide such written consent, provide a point of contact (name, address, phone number, and email address) with which the Government may coordinate these issues and obtain any responses as needed.

The Government may use information other than that provided by the Offeror in their proposals to evaluate past performance. The Government may use Past Performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror. The Past Performance Information Reporting System (PPIRS) will be the primary method used to evaluate Past Performance. It is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided.

The Government has no duty to search for data to cure the problems it finds in the information provided by the Offeror. The Offeror has the burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information..

(a) Contract Data

Provide all the information identified below separately for each contract. Additionally, provide this information electronically as a separate file on CD-ROM, which contains Offeror’s Past Performance proposal in a Word Table in the format depicted below:

Relevant Contract Data Prime (P), or Sub (S)

1. Contractor Name P1 P2 P3 P4 PX S1 SX

2. Title of contract

3. Contract number/type

4. Procuring agency

5. Description of product or service

6. Period of performance

7. Place of performance 1 and CAGE Code/ DUNs #

8. Dollar value of contract

9. Acquisition Phase(s) of Contract, e.g., SDD, Production

10. CPARs? - CPARS completion date - on DOD PPIRS?2

11. Recency 3

12. Relevancy 4

1 Place of Performance should be the same as being proposed in this solicitation. If different please include an explanation.

2 CPARS (yes/no) - CPARS completion date - on DOD PPAIS (yes/no) (Indicate whether or not any CPARS have been completed and identify the last CPARS completion date and if it is currently on DoD PPAIS) 3 Recency-Efforts performed within the last __five _____ years.

4 Relevancy – Provide a concise assessment of the degree of relevancy that each contract identified has to the solicitation; identifying tasks and/or aspects of the effort undertaken on the contract that are relevant to the program.

Also provide the Offeror’s assessment of the relevancy of the contract in terms of one of the following ratings: Very Relevant (V), Relevant (R), Somewhat Relevant (S), or Not Relevant (N)

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved much of the magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

(b) Relevancy - The Offeror shall explain what aspects of the contract are deemed relevant to the proposed contract. At a minimum, identify key or critical tasks of the solicitation and indicate the relevancy of the “past performance” contract to these tasks. Also identify where contract performance took place and provide rationale why it is relevant to the solicitation if the location is different from where the related effort is proposed to take place.

(c) Past Performance Information - The Offeror shall provide a brief description of performance in delivering quality products in each of the following areas: 1) meeting technical requirements, i.e., the quality of technical performance, e.g., performing analysis, design, testing, etc., 2) meeting schedule requirements, i.e., schedule performance, e.g., on time or late delivery, modification of original schedules and reasons for any changes, etc., 3) controlling contract cost, i.e., cost performance, e.g., on time or late delivery, modification of original schedules and reasons for any changes, etc., and 4) managing the contracted effort, i.e., program management, e.g., cooperation with customer, subcontract management.

(d) Systemic improvement Information - Identify those systemic improvement actions taken to resolve past problems. Describe the techniques, elements, and tools used to correct problems and, if applicable, how these techniques, elements, and tools will be used during this contract.

2.2. Past Performance Data Requirements

Provide all the information identified below separately for each contract. Provide a summary of the Customer’s Points of Contact in a MS Word Table using the format below which is illustrated with an example.

Include an electronic copy of this table in MS Word on a CD.

1. Offeror’s Name (Prime, Principal Sub, or Critical Team Member, JV/SLE, JV/SLE Member)

1. Contract #,

4. Offeror’s Role (e.g., prime or sub)

Customer’s Name

1. CPARS? Recent?

2. Questionnaire # __ Sent?

3. For Subs - Agreement to allow Coordination with Prime?

Point of Contact’s Name;

Phone Number, Fax Number and E-mail address

AB (prime) 1. N009,

4. Prime

RYP 1. CPARS: No

2. Questionnaire #1:

- Sent 5/4/05

3. N/A

Al (PM) 444-444-4444, fax 555-555-5555, Al@RYP

1. CPARS: No

2. Questionnaire #2:

- Sent 5/4/05

3. N/A

Sue (PCO) 333-333-3333 fax 222-222-2222 Sue@RTP

1. CPARS: No

2. Questionnaire #3:

- Sent 5/4/05

3. N/A

Joe (ACO) 111-111-1111 fax 888-888-8888 Joe@ RYP

AB (prime) 1. N008,

4. Sub

L&M 1. CPARS: Yes/No

2. Questionnaire # 1: - Sent 5/4/05

3. N/A

Sue (PCO) 333-333-3333 fax 222-222-2222 Sue@AB

NNB (sub) 1. N007,

4. Prime

RST 1. CPARS: Yes/Yes

2. Questionnaire: - Not Sent

3. Agreement: Yes

Sue (PCO) 333-333-3333 fax 222-222-2222 Sue@NNB

3.0 VOLUME 3: PRICE/COST PROPOSAL

3.1 Volume Content:

(a) This Volume shall contain the information requested below and shall include a copy of Section B with the Contract Line Item (CLIN) and Sub-CLIN Unit Prices and for evaluation purposes, the Total Prices filled in (Supplies and/or Services and Prices and/or Costs) using the estimated quantities value in the solicitation and the instructions below. In addition, the Offeror shall provide a percentage breakdown of the Offeror’s indirect costs and burdens added to the Government estimates for any and all Cost Reimbursable CLINs in section B. Section B prices shall be provided separately in one digital data copy in MS Office 2000 Excel format on CD-ROM media. Within all Excel spreadsheets, the Offeror shall use formulas and functions to the maximum extent possible and avoid using output type “value only” cells. If links are utilized, supply those referenced files. Spreadsheets shall not be protected.

(b) All price/cost and price/cost supporting information shall be contained in section B and the price/cost proposal. No price or pricing information shall be included in any other technical volume including cover letters.

Offeror are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their price/cost proposal.

3.2 Ground Rules and Assumptions:

(a) The Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors and may conduct negotiations with the Offeror, pursuant to FAR Part 15.403-4, in order to ensure a reasonable and realistic price/cost. Further, the Offeror will be required to provide a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data prior to award, pursuant to FAR 15.406-2. Offeror shall acknowledge the requirement to provide additional cost or pricing information and certify the data prior to award if/when requested by the Government.

(b) The cost of general purpose items required to conduct normal business operations will not be considered allowable Other Direct Charges. The following types of general purpose costs required to conduct normal business operations are not directly reimbursable: the cost and associated costs for telephones and telephone charges (except for project-related telephone charges for performance of this contract which, per contractor's DCAA-approved accounting system, may be directly reimbursed under communication expenses), modems, typewriters, reproduction machines, word processing equipment, personal computers, computer software, Internet access charges, facsimile machines, commercial carrier charges, pagers, and other general purpose office equipment and office supplies.

(c) The Offeror shall provide sufficient information to support its price/cost as well as an explanation of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the price/cost estimates. Any apparent imbalances in the pricing, high or low proposed prices/costs as compared to historical data, or any other anomalies should be fully explained. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to, investments, programmatic variables (e.g., inflation/escalation, location, make/buy decisions, prime/subcontractor relationships, and business base concerns), etc.

3.3 Price/Cost Information:

(a) Reasonableness and Consistency between the Technical and Price/Cost Volumes. Demonstrate that the unit prices and the total proposed price/cost are reasonable, realistic, and commensurate with the work required by the solicitation and the technical and management approaches identified in the Technical Volume of the proposal.

Show traceability with the CLINS, SubCLINs, the PWS, proposed effort, proposed manning levels, and the prices/costs. Refer to specific sections in the Technical Volume as needed to illustrate the consistency between the Price/Cost Volume and the Technical Volume. The Offeror shall explain any inconsistency between promised performance and price/cost, as well as any appearance of unbalanced pricing, in the proposal.

(b) 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.

(c) The Offeror shall identify the proposed prices/costs for each CLIN or SLIN as specified in Section B of this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide a fully burdened rate (i.e., "wrap-rate") for each CLIN/SLIN. The Offeror shall sum up the proposed Total Prices/Costs by contract year, and provide a total overall price/cost of the proposal using estimated quantities, and submit a complete Section B. For Fixed Priced CLINs/SLINs, the Schedule B Total Price is equal to the proposed unit price multiplied by the Section B Estimated Quantity for that CLIN.

(d) Direct/Indirect Rates: The Offeror shall use and submit Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs), and Area Wage Determinations (AWDs) if applicable. The Offeror shall identify whether the labor rates proposed are FPRAs, CBAs, AWDs, ACO/DCAA recommended rates, or Offeror proposed rates. The Offeror shall propose in compliance with the current hourly rate set forth in the Department of Labor Wage Determination, and shall not include escalations for adjustments under the Service Contract Act.

(e) The Offeror shall provide a schedule which contains the proposed burden rates by year for material, direct labor overhead, General and Administrative expense, fee/profit and any other applicable burden applied to direct cost elements. The Offeror shall also state the number of hours used in determining an employee work year.

(f) Offeror's labor classifications should cross-reference to Department of Labor (DOL) wage determination classifications as much as possible. In addition, the Offeror shall provide a percentage breakdown of the Contractor indirect costs and burdens added to the Government estimates for the Cost Reimbursable CLINs in section B.

(g) Demonstrate the reasonableness of the rates identified in any Fixed Hourly Rate CLINs. Describe the basis for the rates, showing its build up and skill mix.

3.4 Use of Government Furnished Property:

(a) If the Offeror proposes/requires the use of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) or Government Furnished Information (GFI), then the Offeror shall provide:

A complete description of the required GFE/GFI including part number and serial number, if applicable.

Where the GFE/GFI is to be located.

The name, organization, complete address and telephone number of a cognizant Government point of contact.

In the case of GFE/GFI accountable to other Government contracts, a copy of the correspondence authorizing use of such GFE/GFI on this contract.

The monetary impact to the Offeror’s proposal if the proposed GFE/GFI is not provided as GFE/GFI.

If none, so state.

3.5 Other Costs

The Offeror shall identify additional costs, that would be incurred that has not been identified in the solicitation and describe in detail the performance that would cause these costs. Also, describe any assumptions with regard to Government’s actions (e.g., providing resources whether it be equipment or people) that enabled the proposed price/cost to be lower and identify the amount by which it is lower.

3.6 Government Furnished Information

(a) ODCs- The Government's estimate for travel (unburdened) and material (unburdened) for the prime and all subcontract efforts, for the first base year and four option years is listed below:

Travel (Base) Material (Base) Total (Base) $25,000.00 $75,000.00 $100,000.00 Travel (Opt 1) Material (Opt 1) Total (Opt 1) $25,000.00 $75,000.00 $100,000.00 Travel (Opt 2) Material (Opt 2) Total (Opt 2) $25,000.00 $75,000.00 $100,000.00 Travel (Opt 3) Material (Opt 3) Total (Opt 3) $25,000.00 $75,000.00 $100,000.00 Travel (Opt 4) Material (Opt 4) Total (Opt 4) $25,000.00 $75,000.00 $100,000.00 Grand Total Travel

Grand Total Material

Grand Total

$125,000.00 $375,000.00 $500,000.00

The values provided above are for informational purposes only. The Offeror should proposed costs/prices for the ODC CLINs that it determines reasonable and appropriate. 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 identify this special team and condition. (NO FEE SHALL BE APPLIED TO ODCs).

Estimated Travel. For informational purposes only the estimated yearly travel cost is approximately $25,000.00 for the base year and each of the following option years (unburdened) and the following table of estimated travel is provided:

No. Trips No. People No. Days From To 3 1 5 Point

Mugu, CA Yuma, AZ

2 1 3 Point Mugu, CA

China Lake, CA

11 1 1 Point Mugu, CA

China Lake, CA

(b) Labor Hours- The Government estimate is 19,606 hours for the entire work effort. A work-year is defined as 1,920 hours exclusive of holidays and leave. The estimated level of effort is comprised as follows for the base year and four option years:

Labor Category Hours Base Year

Senior Systems Engineer 1,920 Senior Engineer 1,920

Total Base Year 3,840

Option Year One Senior Systems Engineer 1,920

Total Option Year One 3,840

Senior Systems Engineer 1,920

Total Option Year Two 3,840

Senior Systems Engineer 1,920 Senior Engineer 1,920

Total Option Year Three 3,840

Senior Systems Engineer 1,920

Total Option Year Four 3,840

Total Estimated Hours 19,200

(c) Place of Performance-

The place of performance for this effort is at the Contractor’s site(s).

4.0 VOLUME 4 -- EXCEPTIONS, DEVIATIONS AND WAIVERS:

In this Volume, the Offeror must certify that it contains all exceptions, deviations, and waivers that the Offeror takes from the provisions of the solicitation and its applicable documents. An “exception” is where an Offeror states it will not comply with a requirement, usually involving contract terms and conditions. A “deviation” is where an Offeror states it will not comply with a requirement but proposes an alternative to meet the intent of the requirement, usually involving a specification. A “waiver” is where an Offeror requests authorization for the Government to accept an item, which will depart from, specified requirements, but would nevertheless be considered suitable.

Exceptions, deviations, and requests for waivers may cause proposals to be considered deficient. An assumption or condition shall not be considered an exception, deviation, or request for waiver as defined herein.

Provide a detailed description for each exception, deviation, or request for waiver, as applicable. The Offeror shall indicate the Offeror’s difficulty with the applicable requirement and the Offeror’s proposed solution. The Offeror shall specifically identify the portion of the solicitation and the Offeror’s proposal which are affected. If there are no exceptions, deviations or waivers, the Offeror shall provide a one-page Volume 5 in the Executive Summary stating so.

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