18R0003_AWL_Database_Support_Amendment.docx

N6893618R0003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 11-Apr-2018 03:00 PM to 07-May-2018 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

The following addresses and points of contact are provided:

Name: Gina Olson

Email address: gina.olson@navy.mil

U.S. Postal Service Mailing Address:

Direct Delivery Address (UPS, FedEx, etc.):

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

NSP

The contractor shall provide data in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) DD Form 1423-1, Exhibit A.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK

CLINs 0001, 0002 and 0003 – Work shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work dated 03 April 2018, Attachment 1.

CLINs 0004 – Data shall be delivered in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Exhibit A.

CLIN EXTENDED DESCRIPTIONS:

CLIN 0001: Labor The contractor shall provide Advance Weapons Laboratory (AWL) Database Application and Tool support in accordance with the Statement of Work, Attachment 1.

CLIN 0002: Travel The contractor shall provide travel in support of the AWL Database Application and Tool in accordance with the Statement of Work, Attachment 1.

The total Travel cost is inclusive of the Travel G&A, if applicable. Travel does not include fee.

CLIN 0003: Materials The contractor shall provide incidental materials in support of AWL Database Application and Tool in accordance with the Statement of Work, Attachment 1.

The total Materials cost is inclusive of the Materials G&A, if applicable. Materials do not include fee.

CLIN 0004: CDRLs The contractor shall provide data in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) DD Form 1423-1, Exhibit A.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been deleted:

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L-TXT-01 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS

L –1 CONTENT OF PROPOSALS (SERVICES) (MARCH 8, 2018)

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 20% of the proposed total price/cost (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract. “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.

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 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. Graphic resolution, including such data as tables or charts, should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented.

The Offeror will provide one complete copy of the proposal to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft 2010 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. 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

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 one original and additional copies 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 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 the page limit. Any pages submitted exceeding the page limit shall be disregarded and NOT evaluated.

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.

1A

Understanding of the Work

2 Hard Copies, , and 1 CD ROM

Each volume shall contain the following information:

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)

Volume 1 Technical Example: Para 3.1 Note: This column shall address all paragraphs in Sections xx and xy of the SOW.

4.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Clearly mark all packages with the solicitation number. The submission date for all Volumes shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of the SF 33 of the RFP. It is requested that Volume 2 Past Performance information be submitted 10 calendar days prior to the submission date specified in Block 9 of the SF 33of 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 Warfare Center Weapons Division Code: 254110D (Gina Olson) 429 E. Bowen Rd. Mailstop 4015 China Lake, CA 93555-6108 Solicitation Number: N68936-18-R-0003

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 3 Cost/Price.

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

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

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

1.0 VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

The Offeror shall provide all information and data required to conduct a thorough and complete technical evaluation. In addition to addressing all elements in the Sow, the Offeror shall address the following in the proposal:

A – Understanding of the Work

Scenario: The F/A-18 program has a requirement to audit System Configuration Sets (SCS) budget estimations against actual hours incurred for each project. The Advanced Weapons Laboratories (AWL) would like to integrate budget estimates created in the APEx application with project hour actuals from APAT, as well as create an audit report in the BI application. The applications are web based frontends that share a SQL database backend. Describe how you would approach this tasking, incorporating the basic elements of the SOW.

Each response should include the following information and follow this outline:

1. Team - Identify the contractor team members that need to participate in the effort; and if applicable, describe the roles and responsibilities of any subcontractors, and/or JV team members required to perform the work.

1. Assumptions - Detail all assumptions (as applicable) relative to the scenario and your technical approach to ensure full understanding of your response by the Government.

(3) Technical Approach - Provide a detailed description of the technical approach including a step-by-step procedure and methodology which would be used in accomplishing the task.

(4) Performance Risk Analysis - Identify contingent events inherent to the nature of the effort that could, if they were to occur, endanger satisfactory performance. Focus on critical events that are realistically likely to occur and that would pose serious problems (do not try to identify every event that could cause some minor difficulty).

(5) Provide a detailed schedule of events and briefly describe each activity with its inputs and outputs and the interrelationships and interdependencies among the activities.

(6) Models & Tools - Identify the models and / or other tools that would be utilized to perform the task.

(7) Identify process to track progress towards completion of task.

(8) Reports - Provide a list of recommended Contract Data Requirements List that will be submitted to document the task.

(9) Level of Effort - Provide an outline of hours by labor category required to complete the task; do not include cost.

B – Management Approach

Offerors shall address the following:

a) Adequacy of corporate management and resources to support the technical requirements of the solicitation.

b) Proposed management roles of the Offeror’s proposed workforce and the lines of responsibility, authority, and communication through which the tasks will be managed for this requirement;

c) Procedures to be taken to ensure quality and cost control;

d) Plan for early identification and resolution of problems;

e) Identification of potential performance risks and proposed risk mitigation strategies

f) Subcontract Management detailing how each subcontractor will be integrated and managed to ensure cohesive integration into the overall management approach; and

g) Qualification/recruitment/retention plan and procedures that demonstrate how the Offeror will meet the minimum requirements of the SOW.

Transition Plan - The services under this solicitation are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption. The Offeror is required to submit a written narrative delineating a transition plan that ensures a smooth changeover from an incumbent with no loss of service and minimal loss of corporate knowledge. The plan should take into consideration the following elements as well as any additional elements deemed necessary by the Offeror:

a. Work Turnover

b. Quality Assurance

c. Training

d. Risk Mitigation strategies

e. Security Requirement to include OPSEC, facility clearances, and base access

f. Data Transfer

2.0 VOLUME 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

2.1 General

Sources of past performance evaluation information include information provided by the Offeror in response to the solicitation, information obtained from questionnaires, and any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems, Electronic Subcontract Reporting System, or other databases; the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

The Offeror shall complete the Past Performance Information Form, Attachment L-2, for each past performance reference performed within five years of the solicitation release date. The Offeror shall submit no more than five Past Performance Information Forms as the Prime Contractor, no more than two forms for each principal subcontractor, and/or no more than two forms for each JV team member. The Offeror shall submit written consent from its principal subcontractor(s) and JV team member(s) that will allow the Government to coordinate any past performance issues directly with the Offeror. If the Offeror does not submit the written consent, the Government will address any past performance issues directly with the principal subcontractor or JV Team member and the Offeror will forfeit the opportunity to participate in any related discussions. Consequently, for any principal subcontractor and JV team member that does not provide the written consent, the Offeror shall provide the name, address, phone number, and email address with whom the Government may address any past performance issues.

The Offeror shall provide a narrative on each Past Performance Information form in the “Contract Effort Description” area that clearly describes how each contract reference has relevant work effort that matches the relevancy definitions specified in Section M of the solicitation. Additionally, the Offeror shall provide one electronic copy of the Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement for each contract reference as Annex 1 to this Past Performance Volume.

The primary source of past performance information will be PPIRS. If a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) exists for multiple years for the same contract/order, all periods of performance within the recency period specified above, for that contract/order, will be used for evaluation. In the event a CPAR does not exist for a past performance reference, the Offeror shall submit a Contractor Performance Assessment Questionnaire (CPAQ), Attachment L-3, to the Program Manager who is the Assessing Official. The Offeror shall include instructions for the Program Manager to send completed questionnaires within 10 calendar days of its receipt via e-mail to Gina Olson, Contract Specialist, at gina.olson@navy.mil thereby allowing the customer approximately two weeks to complete their response. All CPAQs should be received by the Government concurrently with the Offeror’s proposal submission.

3.0 VOLUME 3: PRICE/COST PROPOSAL

3.1 Volume Content:

(a) This Volume shall contain the Contract Compliance information specified below as follows:

i. Offeror Summary Table: The Offeror shall complete the table below. The Offeror shall include all subcontractors and JV team members who will be involved with the performance of the contract and list all sites where the work will be performed. If a JV 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, JV Team Member, or Sub)

(b) This Volume shall also contain 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 using the estimated quantities value in the solicitation and the instructions below. Section B prices shall be provided separately in one digital data copy in MS Office 2010 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.

(c) 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) As this is a competitive acquisition with adequate price competition anticipated, certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-1 is not required. However, in the event that adequate price competition does not exist after receipt of proposals, the Government reserves the right to request additional cost or pricing data as necessary from both the Offeror and subcontractors. Further, the Offeror may be required to provide a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data prior to award, pursuant to FAR 15.406-2.

(b) 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.

(c) If subcontractors are proposed, they shall provide the same information required for the prime contractor, unless otherwise noted below.

3.3 Price/Cost Information:

Offerors shall submit their fully completed cost/price proposal utilizing the Cost Summary Format (Attachment L-4). The spreadsheet shall be formatted on letter size (8.5 X 11) paper and shall be unprotected and unlocked, with formulae intact to show mathematical operations. The Offeror shall use the CLIN Summary tab to breakout total proposed costs by CLIN.

Complete Attachment L-5, (Fully Burdened Labor Rates), detailing the fully burdened labor rates for all prime contractors and their subcontractor personnel. Fully burdened labor rates are defined as direct labor rates plus all applicable burdens, to include indirect rates, fee, and subcontractor pass-through costs where applicable. For subcontractor labor, the fully burdened labor rates shall be inclusive of any pass-through charges (e.g., subcontractor handling, fixed fee on subcontractor labor, etc.) applied by the prime contractor. Proposed fully burdened labor costs may be subject to the NAVAIR labor tripwire identified in Section M. Offerors that propose a fully burdened per employee labor cost exceeding the labor tripwire shall provide rationale in their cost proposal narrative section that justifies the reasonableness of the tripwire cost for the applicable employees.

(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, PWS, proposed effort, proposed manning levels, and 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) Direct/Indirect Rates: The Offeror shall submit Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs), and Area Wage Determinations (AWDs) as applicable for all proposed personnel. The Offeror shall identify whether the labor rates proposed are FPRAs, CBAs, AWDs, ACO/DCAA recommended rates (FPRRs), or Offeror proposed rates (FPRPs). The Offeror shall propose in compliance with the current hourly rate set forth in the Department of Labor Wage Determination as applicable. The Offeror shall provide Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Information/Payroll Verification information as follows: A DCAA point of contact, with a current e-mail address, must be provided for the prime and each subcontractor. The Offeror and proposed subcontractors shall provide the most current DCAA Provisional Billing Rate Approval Letter, DCAA Final Billing Rate Approval Letter, and/or DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreement recommendation, payroll verification for currently employed proposed personnel, and any other information necessary to substantiate the rates proposed. Payroll verification shall consist of a form containing the title, direct labor rate, and a signed certification by an authorized representative of the company that the information contained in the form is correct. All contingent hires shall have a letter of intent submitted under the Cost Volume. The letter of intent is a separate written agreement signed by the potential employee(s) to work for the Offeror effective at contract award. Any proposed consultants shall have a consultant agreement substantiating the rates proposed. If a composite rate or other pricing methodology (e.g. cost estimating relationships) is utilized, the Offeror shall demonstrate how those rates were developed. Subcontractors and team members shall provide this information either separately or included in the Offeror’s submission of this document.

The following definition applies:

- A “contingent hire” is an individual who has committed, under a signed letter of intent, inclusive of salary information, to being employed by the Offeror if the Offeror is awarded the contract.

If any of the rates utilized by the Offeror or any subcontractors differ from the DCAA information and/or payroll verification, a justification shall be provided for the difference. If DCAA has not reviewed the rate information for an Offeror or one of its subcontractors, the Offeror must submit a detailed justification of the proposed direct and indirect rates. The Offeror shall also provide documentation verifying that it has a DCMA approved Accounting System in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006, or state that it’s Accounting System has not been approved by DCMA. Offerors shall provide the last three (3) years of actual indirect rate information. The Government may compare a prospective Offeror’s labor category rate to the average labor rate from industry.

(d) Except for FFP type of CLINs (e.g., CPFF, CPIF, or CPAF) under the solicitation, the Offeror shall fully disclose the buildup of cost/price of each CLIN.

(g)

If the Offeror’s proposed employees are under a collective bargaining agreement, the Offeror shall provide a copy of the agreement.

Limitation on Subcontracting (per 13 CFR §125.6(e)(2), compliance with the limitation on subcontracting shall be an element of responsibility).

This requirement is being set-aside for small business. Provide a breakout to demonstrate how the prime contractor will perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees for each period of performance in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14. Cost of contract incurred for personnel includes direct labor cost, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business’s General and Administrative (G&A) rate multiplied by the labor cost.

(h) Provide a narrative that addresses any assumptions made during the preparation of the cost/price proposal and discuss the basis for the cost elements listed below:

· Direct labor rates by category. The Offeror is required to submit labor rates for all proposed current, contingent, and prospective hire individuals. If composite or category averages are proposed, provide a breakdown of how rates are developed. If necessary provide a narrative to describe derivation of labor rates, use of uncompensated overtime, pools to which indirect rates are applied, historical /provisional billing rates for indirect rates for the last 3 years and description, and amount of proposed other direct costs. If the Offeror requires the use of consultants in performance of the effort, the consultant cost shall be captured under the appropriate labor CLIN not the ODCs CLIN.

· Escalation on labor. Offerors, including subcontractors, shall address escalation for all Non-SCA labor categories, and shall provide rationale for the specific escalation rate used. Offerors that do not include escalation, or an explanation as to why it is not included, may be considered unrealistically low and may have their proposals adjusted by the Government to include escalation in the option periods.

· Indirect costs (e.g., Overhead, Fringe Benefits, General & Administrative (G&A), etc.)

· Information needed to explain the offeror’s estimating practices

· Profit/Fee: Identify profit/fee rate and total amounts proposed and identify the various cost elements to which the profit/fee is being applied. Profit, Base, Award, and Incentive fee rates, as applicable in Section B, must be clearly distinguishable. Profit/Fee shall not be applied to ODCs.

· Other Direct Costs (ODCs) by specific cost element (e.g., Travel, Material, and NMCI). Reimbursement for Travel will be in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. If the Offeror proposes burdens on the Government provided ODC estimates, 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.

· When the Offeror elects to claim Cost of Money (COM) as an allowable cost, the Offeror must submit a COM form and show the calculations of the proposed amount.

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

(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 values provided above are for informational purposes only. The Offeror should propose costs/prices for the ODC CLINs that it determines reasonable and appropriate. If it is the Offeror’s accounting practice to apply (and invoice for) burdens with regards to ODCs, then the Offeror shall propose the ODC amount plus the addition of the applicable burdens. If the Offeror chooses not to burden ODCs, then the Offeror shall propose an H-clause to identify this special term and condition. (NO FEE SHALL BE APPLIED TO ODCs).

Estimated Travel. For informational purposes only, the estimated yearly travel cost is approximately $43,200, and the following table of estimated travel is provided:

3.5.2. Labor Hours

The Government estimate is 249,600 hours for the entire work effort, inclusive of options. A work-year is defined as 1920 hours exclusive of holidays and leave. For the purpose of evaluating cost and price and establishing a ceiling for the resultant IDIQ contract, the Offeror shall propose the labor categories/hours as outlined in the table below. The Statement of Work is for ordering purposes only and the actual labor categories, levels of experience, and hours may vary from those used to establish the IDIQ ceiling.

Total

3.5.3 Incumbent Information

The incumbent contractors are:

The incumbent subcontractors are:

MAY 2014

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Questions & Answers

1. Section B, Item No. 0004 CDRLs Clarification (page 4 of 70) Item No. 0004 CDRLs identifies the contract type as “FFP”. Please clarify if this should state “Not Separately Priced” (NSP). Additionally, please confirm that row 10 in Attachment L-4, Summary tab, can be deleted.

Answer: Item No. 0004 CDRLs are Not Separately Priced (NSP). Yes, row 10 on the Summary tab of Attachment L-4 can be deleted.

2. Section C, Statement of Work Clarification (page 6 of 70) Section C states, “CLINs 0001, 0002 and 0003 – Work shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work dated 06 December 2017, Attachment 1. Can the Government please confirm that the offeror is to use the Statement of Work provided as Attachment 1, which is dated 08 March 2018?

Answer: The correct Statement of Work date is the one posted as Attachment 1, Statement of Work dated 08 March 2018. However, the Statement of Work will be updated with the solicitation amendment.

3. Section C, Statement of Work, Section 6.2, Levels of Experience (page 18 of 21) includes requirements for various levels of labor category definitions along with Section 6.4, Labor Qualifications, and Attachment L-5 – Fully Burdened Labor Rates. Additionally, the table on page 20 of 21 includes the BLS categories and associated levels, which match Attachment L-5.

However, in solicitation Section L.3.5.2, Labor Hours (page 59 of 70), the hours required to be proposed by offerors in the table do not include the number of hours required at the various levels.

To ensure all offerors propose the same number of required hours and are evaluated comparably, can the Government please provide the number of hours to be bid at each BLS level (Senior, Journeyman, Junior) for the Information Security Analyst, Computer Programmer, Software Developer, and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Tester categories?

Answer: The Statement of Work has been revised to clarify the purpose of Section 6. Solicitation Section L.3.5.2, Labor Hours (page 59 of 70) has also been revised.

4. Section J, Table of Contents (Page 42 of 70) Clarification: Please confirm the Table of Contents should also include Attachments L-2 through L-5 which were provided as part of the solicitation documents.

Answer: No, the Table of Contents should not include L-2 through L-5. L-2 through L-5 are documents expected to be submitted with proposals for this effort as appropriate. The Table of Contents reflects the documents associated with the Request for Proposal that will flow into the contract.

5. Section L, Paragraph 3.0 Content and Volume (Page 51 of 70) Clarification: Please confirm the TOTAL page limit for Volume 1 – Technical (inclusive of Section 1A Understanding the Work and Section 1B Management Approach and Transition Plan) is 30 pages.

Answer: Correct, the TOTAL page limit for Volume 1-Technical is 30 pages.

6. Section L, Paragraph 3.3(g) (page 57 of 70) states, “Use this paragraph to cover one or more of the following areas related to Service Contract Act and/or set-asides:”

We understand the primary purpose of the proposed effort is to provide professional services not covered by the Service Contract Act (SCA).

Clarification: As we believe all categories required to be proposed as referenced in the SOW Section 6.4 are for professional employees, can the Government please confirm that this procurement is not applicable to the Service Contract Act (SCA) and the following paragraph will be reflected as 3.3.(g).

“This requirement is being set-aside for small business. Provide a breakout to demonstrate how the prime contractor will perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees for each period of performance in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14. Cost of contract incurred for personnel includes direct labor cost, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business’s General and Administrative (G&A) rate multiplied by the labor cost.”

Clarification: If this contract will not be subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965, please confirm that FAR clause 52.222-41 will be removed from Section I (page 27 of 70).

Answer: The Service Contract Act does not apply and the appropriate sections of the solicitation will be updated accordingly.

7. Section M-1, paragraph 1.0 GENERAL (page 63 of 70) states, “The Government expects to select one Offeror whose proposal offers the “best value” to the Government, using the trade-off method. ”Best value" means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit(s) in response to the requirement. The Offeror is advised that the lowest priced proposal meeting the solicitation requirements may not be selected for an award if award to a higher priced Offeror is determined to be more beneficial to the Government.”

Can the Government please confirm that the NAVAIR Clause in the paragraph below (page 70 of 70) was included in error, and that the contract will be awarded on a “best value” basis?

5252.215-9524 BASIS FOR AWARD (NAVAIR) (JUL 1998) (page 70 of 70) states,

(a) Award will be made to that responsible offeror proposing the lowest price for supplies or services meeting the requirements of the solicitation.

(b) All proposals will be evaluated for technical acceptability. Proposals that do not conform to the requirements of the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation or discussion. The low priced, technically acceptable offer submitted by a responsible offeror will be awarded the contract.

Answer: NAVAIR clause 5252.215-9524 should not have been included in the solicitation. The procurement will be evaluated on a “best value” basis.

8. Attachment 1 – SOW, Paragraph 2.3.3, Cybersecurity Section, Last Paragraph (pages 5-6) The last paragraph of this section states, “When appropriate, as when the contractor is supporting the government program/project office in its official inherently governmental responsibilities, the following language may be used in the SOW” Subsequent to this paragraph, the following three sections are provided:

· Designation of Platform IT (PIT) and PIT Systems

· System Characterization and Security Control Selection

· Security Plan Within each of these three sections, the following language is included:

“The proposal shall include all technical data required to engage in collaboration with the security control assessor and the authorizing official (staff). In the event the collaboration results in redesign or follow-up action after collaboration requiring additional or revised documentation, the contractor shall continue to assist the collaboration process.”

Clarification: It is unusual to find proposal instructions within the procurement SOW, and there are no references in Section L or Section M to provide information for these three sections. Additionally, the SOW requirements do not include inherently governmental responsibilities. Was this language placed in the SOW inadvertently? If so, please confirm the Government will revise these sections.

Answer: This is standard required Cybersecurity language for SOWs although some suggested language was inadvertently left in. The proposal referenced is not the proposal in response to this solicitation but rather tasking in response to the SOW requirements in individual Orders during performance of the Contract.

9. Attachment 1 – SOW, Paragraph 5.1, Security Requirements First Paragraph (page 15) The first paragraph of this section states, “The contractor will not require access to any Classified Material Information (CMI) in support of this contract and a Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254) will not be required:”

The second paragraph of this section states, “Operations Security (OPSEC): The contractor shall comply with the OPSEC requirements outlined within the DD Form 254.”

Please clarify.

Answer: The conflicting language in the Statement of Work has been revised.

10. Attachment L-4 – Cost Summary Format, Cost Summary Spreadsheet Tab Rows 59 and 65 refer to “SeaPort-e IDIQ Contract”.

Please confirm the SeaPort-e reference does not apply to this procurement.

Answer: This is not a SeaPort-e IDIQ Contract.

11. How can the Statement Of Work be accessed?

Answer: Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See below links:

https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx

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