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NNG17602670R

5.1 FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(JAN 2017)

5.2 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL

ITEMS

5.2.1 FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANANGEMENT (OCT 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or

Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database means that—

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity

(CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and

Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and

Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The

Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The

Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the

Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

https://www.acquisition.gov/

5.2.2 FAR 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING (JUL 2016)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision—

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE)

Branch to identify a commercial or government entity; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and

Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

(b) The Offeror shall enter its CAGE code in its offer with its name and address or otherwise include it prominently in its proposal. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address. Enter “CAGE” before the number. The CAGE code is required prior to award.

(c) CAGE codes may be obtained via—

(1) Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. If the

Offeror is located in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a

CAGE code assigned, the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch will assign a CAGE code as a part of the SAM registration process. SAM registrants located outside the United States and its outlying areas shall obtain a NCAGE code prior to registration in SAM (see paragraph (c)(3) of this provision).

(2) The DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch. If registration in

SAM is not required for the subject procurement, and the offeror does not otherwise register in SAM, an offeror located in the United States or its outlying areas may request that a CAGE code be assigned by submitting a request at https://cage.dla.mil.

(3) The appropriate country codification bureau. Entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas may obtain an NCAGE code by contacting the Codification Bureau in the foreign entity's country if that country is a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. NCAGE codes may be obtained from the NSPA at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx if the foreign entity's country is not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. Points of contact for codification bureaus, as well as additional information on obtaining NCAGE codes, are available at http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm.

(d) Additional guidance for establishing and maintaining CAGE codes is available at https://cage.dla.mil.

(e) When a CAGE Code is required for the immediate owner and/or the highest-level owner by

52.204-17 or 52.212-3(p), the Offeror shall obtain the respective CAGE Code from that entity to supply the CAGE Code to the Government.

(f) Do not delay submission of the offer pending receipt of a CAGE code.

(End of provision)

5.2.3 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission

Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed

Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options;

and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [ ] has [ ] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of

$100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs

(c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for

Award Management database via https://www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7).

5.2.4 FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a hybrid firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. The hybrid contract will contain a Firm Fixed Price Core Services component and an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) component with the ability to issue firm fixed price and time and material (T&M) task orders.

5.2.5 FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the

Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer

(addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

LaShawn K. Feimster at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Mail Code 210.I, Bldg.

18, Rm. 131, Greenbelt, MD 20771.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

5.2.6 RESERVED

5.2.7 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting

Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses: http://www.acquisition.gov/far

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clauses:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm

5.2.8 NFS 1852.233-70 PROTESTS TO NASA (DEC 2015)

a) In lieu of a protest to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), bidders or offerors may submit a protest under 48 CFR Part 33 (FAR Part 33) directly to the

Contracting Officer for consideration by the Agency. Alternatively, bidders or offerors may request an independent review by the Assistant Administrator for Procurement, who will serve as or designate the official responsible for conducting an independent review. Such reviews are separate and distinct from the Ombudsman Program described at 1815.7001.

b) Bidders or offerors shall specify whether they are submitting a protest to the Contracting

Officer or requesting an independent review by the Assistant Administrator for

Procurement.

c) Protests to the Contracting Officer shall be submitted to the address or email specified in the solicitation (email is an acceptable means for submitting a protest to the Contracting

Officer). Alternatively, requests for independent review by the Assistant Administrator for

Procurement shall be addressed to the Assistant Administrator for Procurement, NASA

Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546-0001.

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5.2.9 NFS 1852.245-80 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION (JAN 2011)

(a) The offeror shall identify the industry leading or voluntary consensus standards, and/or the industry leading practices, that it intends to employ for the management of Government property under any contract awarded from this solicitation.

(b) The offeror shall provide the date of its last Government property control system analysis along with its overall status, a summary of findings and recommendations, the status of any recommended corrective actions, the name of the Government activity that performed the analysis, and the latest available contact information for that activity.

(c) The offeror shall identify any property it intends to use in performance of this contract from the list of available Government property in the provision at 1852.245-81, List of Available

Government Property.

(d) The offeror shall identify all Government property in its possession, provided under other

Government contracts that it intends to use in the performance of this contract. The offeror shall also identify: The contract that provided the property, the responsible Contracting Officer, the dates during which the property will be available for use (including the first, last, and all intervening months), and, for any property that will be used concurrently in performing two or more contracts, the amounts of the respective uses in sufficient detail to support prorating the rent, the amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges, and the contact information for the responsible Government Contracting Officer.

The offeror shall provide proof that such use was authorized by the responsible Contracting

Officer.

(e) The offeror shall disclose cost accounting practices that allow for direct charging of commercially available equipment, when commercially available equipment is to be used in performance of the contract and the equipment is not a deliverable.

(f) The offeror shall identify, in list form, any equipment that it intends to acquire and directly charge to the Government under this contract. The list shall include a description, manufacturer, model number (when available), quantity required, and estimated unit cost. Equipment approved as part of the award need not be requested under NFS clause 1852.245-70,

(g) The offeror shall disclose its intention to acquire any parts, supplies, materials or equipment, to fabricate an item of equipment for use under any contract resulting from this solicitation when that item of equipment: Will be titled to the government under the provisions of the contract; is not included as a contract deliverable; and the Contractor intends to charge the costs of materials directly to the contract. The disclosure shall identify the end item or system and shall include all descriptive information, identification numbers (when available), quantities required and estimated costs.

(h) Existing Government property may be reviewed at the following locations, dates, and times: [Property may be viewed at the Site Visits, See Part 5.2.12]

5.2.10 NFS 1852.245-81 LIST OF AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (JAN 2011)

(a) The Government will make the following Government property available for use in performance of the contract resulting from this solicitation, on a no-charge-for-use basis in accordance with FAR 52.245-1, Government Property, included in this solicitation. The offeror shall notify the Government, as part of its proposal, of its intention to use or not use the property.

Item

Description

Acquisition

Date

Acquisition

Cost

Quantity If equipment

Manufacturer Model Serial

Number

See Attachment C

(b) The Government will make the following Government property available for use in performance of the contract resulting from this solicitation, on a no-charge-for-use basis in accordance with FAR 52.245-2, Government Property Installation Operation Services, as included in this solicitation. The offeror shall notify the Government of its intention to use or not use the property.

Item

Description

Acquisition

Date

Acquisition

Cost

Quantity If equipment

Manufacturer Model Serial

Number

None

(c) The selected Contractor will be responsible for costs associated with transportation, and installation of the property listed in this provision.

5.2.11 GSFC 52.215-200 COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION

(SEPT 2017)

Any questions or comments regarding this solicitation shall cite the solicitation number and be directed to the following Government representative:

Name: LaShawn K. Feimster

Phone: 301.286.8155

E-Mail: lashawn.k.feimster@nasa.gov

5.2.12 RESERVED

5.2.13 GSFC 52.215-205 PROPOSAL MARKING AND DELIVERY (SEPT 2014)

(Offeror: You MUST comply with these instructions to ensure that the designated receiving office can identify, date and time mark, secure, and deliver your proposal to the Contracting

Officer.)

(a) External Marking of Proposal Package(s)

All proposal packages must be closed and sealed.

The proposal package must include the offeror’s name and return mailing address.

The required mailing address and external marking for proposals is as follows:

“Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD 20771

Building 35 — Shipping and Receiving Dock

Solicitation Number: NNG17602670R

Attn: LaShawn K. Feimster

Building 26, Room 050

PROPOSAL--DELIVER UNOPENED"

Suggested additional marking if delivery is made by a commercial delivery service:

"COMMERCIAL DELIVERY PERSONNEL: THIS PROPOSAL MUST BE DELIVERED TO

THE DOCK MASTER, BUILDING 35 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING DOCK, NO LATER

THAN (OFFEROR—ENTER DATE AND TIME).”

(b) Designated Receiving Office

The designated receiving office for proposals is the Shipping and Receiving Dock, Building 35, Goddard Space Flight Center, which must be accessed via the access road off of Good Luck

Road and requires entry via the security guard gate. Proposals must be received at the designated receiving office no later than the date and time stated on the solicitation face page.

The Building 35 Shipping and Receiving dock is open from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except Government holidays. Contractor personnel conduct the GSFC receiving function, which includes mailroom operations. Proposals must be marked with the date and time of receipt, subjected to security screening, secured, and delivered unopened to the Contracting

Officer.

There is public access to the Building 35 Shipping and Receiving Dock after entering the

Building 35 security gate. All deliveries are subject to GSFC Security screening.

similarly identified to show revision number and date. A table of contents shall be provided with figures and tables listed separately.

a. When page limitations apply to a volume or specific section, a page is defined as one side of a sheet, 8-1/2" x 11", with at least one inch margins on all sides, using not smaller than 12 point type Times New Roman font. Line spacing or the amount of vertical space between lines of text shall not be less than single line (Microsoft Office Word’s default line spacing). Character spacing shall be “Normal”, not “Expanded” or “Condensed.” The margins may contain headers and footers, but shall not contain any proposal content to be evaluated. Foldouts count as an equivalent number of 8-1/2" x 11" pages. The metric standard format most closely approximating the described standard 8-

1/2" x 11" size may also be used. The excel exhibits provided are formatted using 9-12 point type Arial font.

b. Volumes I, II, III, and IV shall be submitted in separate ringed (or similarly bound) binders. Diagrams, tables, artwork, and photographs may be reduced and, if necessary, run landscape or folded to eliminate oversize pages. Text in

Diagrams, schedules, charts, tables, artwork, and photographs shall be no smaller than 10 point. Diagrams, tables, artwork, and photographs shall not be used to circumvent the text size limitations of the proposal.

c. Title pages, tabs, and tables of contents are excluded from the page counts specified in paragraph (1) of this provision (as well as other documents specified in the table above). In addition, the Price Volume of your proposal is not page limited. However, this volume is to be strictly limited price information. Information that can be construed as belonging in one of the other volumes of the proposal will be so construed and counted against that volume's page limitation.

(3) Two electronic copies of the Offeror’s (Prime and proposed Significant

Subcontractors) proposal, designating one as “back-up,” shall be submitted (in addition to the hardcopies specified above) in Microsoft Office Word (compatible with Word 2010) or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) (compatible with version X). Offerors shall submit all Price Volume exhibits in Microsoft Office Excel format (compatible with Excel 2010) and the exhibits shall contain all formulas. DO

NOT password protect any portion of your electronic submission.

In addition, the electronic copies shall also contain a folder with each proposal volume consolidated into a single PDF file. The structure and content of these PDF files shall match the structure and content of the hardcopy proposal and be appropriately bookmarked. For Price volume exhibits, spreadsheets shall be converted to PDF in the most readable manner practicable. In the event of any inconsistency between data provided on electronic media and hardcopies, the hardcopy data will be considered to be correct.

(4) Electronic files of Volumes I, II, III, and IV shall be on virus free CD-ROM (CD-R format) discs with an external label indicating: (1) the name of the Offeror, (2) the

RFP number, (3) the format and software versions used, (4) a list of the files contained on the disk and (5) date of the information. The Offeror shall provide written documentation that describes the contents of each CD-ROM and of each file.

In the event of any inconsistency between data provided on electronic media and hardcopies, the hardcopy data will be considered to be correct. The Offeror must certify that the electronic medium is virus free.

(5) Information shall be precise, factual, detailed and complete. Offerors shall not assume that the evaluation team is aware of company abilities, capabilities, plans, facilities, organization or any other pertinent fact that is important to accomplishment of the work as specified in the SOW. The evaluation will be based primarily on the information presented in the written proposal. The proposal shall specifically address each listed evaluation factor and sub-factor.

(6) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contract(s) without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)).

Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If discussions are held and final proposal revisions are requested, the Government will specify separate page limitations in its request for that submission.

(7) Pages submitted in excess of the limitations specified in this provision will not be evaluated by the Government and will be returned to the Offeror in accordance with

NFS 1815.204-70(b).

5.2.15 GSFC 52.215-203 OFFER VOLUME. (MAR 2017)

A) STANDARD FORM (SF) 1449 and OFFEROR FILL-INS: The Offeror shall appropriately complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, and 30 of the SF 1449 and Part II –

Continuation of SF 1449. Offeror shall also submit all required fill-ins in Parts II through III of this RFP. The Offeror shall fill-in on FAR 52.212-4, Alt. I (a)(4) and (e)(1)((iii)(D). The Offeror’s prices shall be inclusive of all of the Offeror’s direct costs, indirect costs and profit and shall include all costs associated with providing the services described in the SOW. Offerors must include a price for each contract line item as designated in Part II of the solicitation. This includes a firm fixed price to provide core services at each location and it includes the fully loaded labor rates for the IDIQ component. Failure to include a price for all Contract Line Item

Numbers (CLINs) may render the offer nonresponsive and exclude it from further consideration for award.

B) AMENDMENTS: The Government will issue any amendments to this solicitation by using the Standard Form (SF) 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract.

Offerors shall indicate acknowledgement of the amendment by signing the SF 30 and returning it with its offer.

C) POINTS OF CONTACT: Provide the names, email address and phone numbers of persons to be contacted for clarification of questions concerning your proposal.

D) PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS: FAR clause 52.212-1 (c), Period for

Acceptance of Offers, is 240 calendar days.

E) REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Offerors are required to electronically provide Representations and Certifications via SAM website at www.sam.gov prior to submitting offer or in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, complete the representation and certifications in this solicitation and submit as part of its proposal package.

F) 8(a) JOINT VENTURE INFORMATION: The individual 8(a) participant(s) to an 8(a)

Joint Venture (JV) shall be 8(a) program certified at the time of proposal submission, and in accordance with 13 CFR 124.513(e)(1), the SBA shall approve the 8(a) JV agreement prior to contract award.

If an 8(a) joint venture is proposed, the Offeror shall describe its status in achieving joint venture approval from the Small Business Administration, including:

- Identify the companies included in the joint venture.

- Identify the district SBA office and SBA Point of Contact/Business Development

Specialist (name, address, phone number, and email) that the application will be submitted to for review and approval.

Award of the contract will only be made to a SBA certified 8(a) program company or SBA approved 8(a) Joint Venture.

G) GOVERNMENT PROPERTY: Offerors shall have a system of internal controls to manage (control, use, preserve, protect, repair, and maintain) Government property in its possession. Part V of this solicitation contains NFS provisions 1852.245-80, “Government Property Management Information” and 1852.245-81, “List of Available

Government Property.” The information regarding the Offeror’s Government property management procedures required by these two provisions shall be included in this http://www.sam.gov/ volume. However, if an analysis of the Offeror’s property management policies, procedures, practices, and systems has not been previously performed by the

Government, the Offeror shall describe their internal processes, systems, procedures, records, and methodologies to be employed to ensure effective and efficient control of

Government property under this contract in accordance with the requirements specified in FAR 52.245-1, Government Property.

H) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: In accordance with Attachment M, Contract Security

Classification Specification (DD 254), Offerors shall possess a Secret level facility security clearance for performance of this contract and this clearance shall be maintained throughout the life of the contract. Offerors shall provide their CAGE code for verification of current security clearance status. If an Offeror does not have this required clearance at the time of proposal submittal, the Offeror will be classified as failing to meet the mandatory technical requirement of a SECRET Level Facility

Security Clearance for performance which will result in the proposal being deemed technically unacceptable, and the proposal will not be given further consideration.

Note that a response of No: SECRET Level Facility Security Clearance indicates submission of a technically unacceptable proposal. For proposals submitted as joint ventures, the SECRET level facility clearance must be granted in the name of the joint venture and the joint venture CAGE code shall be provided. The selected offeror must maintain its SECRET facility security clearance, on the effective date of the contract phase-in (if applicable) and throughout the life of the contract. If any selected/awarded offeror fails to provide timely and adequate documentation to support the facility clearance review process, the selection/award may be cancelled and/or terminated for convenience with no cost to the Government.

I) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF

INTEREST: In accordance with the NFS clause 1852.237-72, Access of Sensitive

Information, included in this order and NFS 1837.203-70, Providing Contractors

Access to Sensitive Information, Offerors shall provide a preliminary analysis of possible organizational conflicts of interest that might flow from the award of this contract. Within 30 days after the contract effective date, the successful contractor shall submit for NASA approval a comprehensive Organizational Conflicts of Interest

Avoidance Plan, which will be incorporated into the contract under Section 4.1 as

Attachment R. This comprehensive plan shall incorporate any previous studies performed; thoroughly analyze all organizational conflicts of interest that might arise because the Contractor has access to other companies' sensitive information; and establish specific methods to control, mitigate, or eliminate all problems identified. The

Contracting Officer will review the plan for completeness and identify to the Contractor substantive weaknesses and omissions for necessary correction. Once the Contractor has corrected the substantive weaknesses and omissions, the Contracting Officer shall incorporate the approved plan into the contract as a compliance document.

J) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SECURITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

In accordance with NFS clause 1852.204-76, Security Requirements for Unclassified

Information Technology Resources, within 30 days after the contract effective date, the successful contractor shall submit for NASA approval a comprehensive IT Security

Management Plan, which will be incorporated into the contract under Section 4.1, as

Attachment S. The Contracting Officer will review the plan for completeness and identify to the Contractor substantive weaknesses and omissions for necessary correction. Once the Contractor has corrected the substantive weaknesses and omissions, the Contracting Officer shall incorporate the approved plan into the contract as a compliance document. The information to be included in this plan is outlined in

Enclosure 1, Information Technology Security Management Plan, which is provided for information purposes at this time and shall be used by the successful offeror to prepare their plan.

K) DEVIATIONS/EXCEPTIONS: Include a statement of the anticipated contract provisions and proposed contract schedule, or list all specific exceptions to the terms, conditions, and requirements of this solicitation and resulting contract. Include the reason for the exception, or refer to where the reason is addressed in the proposal. This list must include all exceptions for each proposal volume. Include any new terms, conditions or clauses proposed by the Offeror which are of benefit to the Government.

Discuss the benefit to the Government in the appropriate proposal section. Offerors are cautioned that exceptions or new terms, conditions, or clauses may result in a determination of proposal unacceptability and may preclude award to an Offeror if award is made without discussions, or may otherwise affect an Offeror's competitive standing.

(End of Provision)

5.2.16 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS VOLUME

The Offeror shall provide a complete description sufficient to verify full compliance with each of the technical requirements specified below. The description shall be sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to assess whether the Offeror has the ability to meet these requirements and accordingly be assigned a “pass/fail” rating.

The Offeror shall:

1. Provide proof of possession of a final Secret Facility Security Clearance level as of the due date for receipt of proposals as required in Attachment A, Statement of Work, Section 2.2. The Offeror’s CAGE code shall be provided to allow for validation of the

Offeror’s clearance level.

2. Describe a staffing profile by each labor category, to be operational on the effective date of the contract, in accordance with Attachment A, Statement of Work and Attachment

A.1, Protective Services Position Description/Title Guidelines.

3. Demonstrate how all employees, by the effective date of the contract, meet the training, education, qualification and certification requirements in accordance with Attachment A, Statement of Work sections:

3.1 2.2 National Security Clearance Level;

3.2 3.3.1 Internal Training;

3.3 3.3.2 Required Training and Recertification;

3.4 3.3.3 NASA Protective Services Training Academy (NPSTA);

3.5 3.3.4 Training Requirements, Mandatory Skill and Performance Levels;

3.6 3.3.6 Firearms Training;

3.7 9.1.1 Locksmith, Key and Keycard Management Staffing;

3.8 9.2 Electronic Security Systems;

3.9 10.3.3 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s);

3.10 10.3.5 K-9 Operations;

3.11 10.4.1 Alarm Monitoring Emergency Call Taking and Dispatching;

3.12 11.3.4 K-9 Operations; and

3.13 11.4.1 Alarm Monitoring Emergency Call Taking and Dispatching.

4. Describe its approach to perform maintenance and support for the existing and future

Enterprise Physical Access Control Systems (EPACS) which include: Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Closed Circuit Television, duress systems, electronic locking devices, audible alarms, badging and dispatch EPACS workstations and peripherals as performed by a certified lenel technician.

5. Describe its plan and schedule for contract Phase-in. The description shall be sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to assess whether the Offeror has the ability to transition the work onto the contract and to meet the requirements at contract start.

5.2.17 PAST PERFORMANCE VOLUME (JUN 2014)

An Offeror’s past performance record indicates the relevant quantitative and qualitative aspects of performing services or delivering products similar in size and content to the requirements of this acquisition.

The Offeror shall provide, at a minimum, the following information in support of its proposal to facilitate the evaluation of the Offeror’s past performance as related to the requirements of the proposed contract.

(a) INFORMATION FROM THE OFFEROR

Prime Offerors shall furnish the information requested below for all of your most recent contracts (completed and ongoing) for similar efforts with a minimum average annual cost/fee incurred of $1.5M that your company has had within the last 5 years of the RFP release date.

For the purposes of the Past Performance Volume, a proposed significant subcontractor is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual cost/fee of $3M. Note, the definition of significant subcontractor for the past performance evaluation may be different than for the cost evaluation. The Offeror shall provide the information requested below for any significant subcontractor(s) for those similar efforts within the last 5 years of the RFP release date with a minimum average annual cost/fee incurred of at least 10% of the estimated average annual dollar value of the proposed significant subcontract.

For example (note, these example numbers may not relate to this specific procurement), if a procurement is valued at an average annual value of $50M and a proposed significant subcontractor for the effort has a proposed average annual cost/fee of $16M, the Offeror shall provide relevant current/past contract references that have a minimum average annual cost/fee incurred at/above $1.6M (10% of $16M) for that significant subcontractor.

If a prime Offeror or significant subcontractor is submitting past performance data on a current/past contract vehicle that includes multiple tasks, orders, etc, all effort under that contract vehicle may be consolidated for the purposes of meeting the average annual cost/fee incurred in the instructions above and for the purpose of evaluating contract relevance for the proposed requirement.

If applicable, Offerors may provide the experience or past performance of a parent or affiliated or predecessor company to an Offeror (including Joint Venture prime partner companies and/or a parent or affiliated company that is being otherwise proposed as a subcontractor on this effort) where the firm’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the parent or affiliate or predecessor will affect the performance of the Offeror. The Offeror shall demonstrate that the resources of the parent or affiliate or predecessor company (its workforce, management, facilities or other resources) shall be provided or relied upon for contract performance such that the parent or affiliate or predecessor will have meaningful involvement in contract performance.

The Offeror shall provide the following information on all past/current contract references that meet the above criteria for the Prime Offeror and each significant subcontractor:

Customer's name, address, and telephone number of both the lead contractual and technical personnel most familiar with the Offeror’s performance record. (Please verify the telephone numbers provided are current and correct).

Cage Code and/or DUNS Number of the contractor performing the work.

Contract number, type, and total original and present or final contract value.

The current contract expenditures incurred to date, the date in which the expenditures have been incurred through, and the Average Annual Cost/Fee Incurred to Date. For example

(note, these example numbers may not relate to this specific procurement):

A current five year contract that you are performing has a total estimated value of

$100,000,000. As of the latest cost report which reflected cost/fee through the first 2 years and 4 months of performance, the total amount of cost/fee incurred by the Offeror over the duration of the contract was $43,500,000.

In this example, an Offeror would provide the following:

Current Contract Expenditures incurred to Date: $43,500,000

Date in which Expenditures have been incurred through: Insert Date of cost report that indicated cost/fee total of $43,500,000 after 2 years and 4 months of performance.

Average Annual Cost/Fee Incurred to Date: $18,669,528 ($43,500,000/2.33 years)

Date of contract, place(s) of performance, and delivery dates or period of performance.

Brief description of contract work and comparability to the proposed effort. It is not sufficient to state that it is comparable in magnitude and scope. Rationale must be provided to demonstrate that it is comparable.

Method of acquisition: competitive or noncompetitive.

Nature of award: initial or follow-on. If initial, indicate whether award was preceded by a

Government, customer, or Offeror financed study.

Identify and explain major technical problems and how they were overcome. List any major deviations or waivers to technical requirements that were granted by the customer.

Identify and explain completion successes and delays, including adherence to program schedules. Provide an assessment of the performance (technical and schedule) on these past programs and support these assessments with metrics such as award or incentive fees earned.

Cost management history; identify and explain any cost overruns and underruns, and cost incentive history, if applicable.

Average number of personnel on the contract per year and percent turnover of personnel per year.

Recent customer evaluations of past performance including Award Fee Evaluation results, Fee Determination Official letters, Annual Performance Evaluation Forms, etc. (Excluded from the page limitation).

Statement of contract past safety performance and a record of your company’s OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses for the past 3 years.

The Offeror shall provide in chart form, Table 1, Past Performance Safety Record, or a similar chart for the last (3) three calendar years for each referenced contract. Safety records for contracts that are not relevant will not be considered by the Government. In the chart include the following information: NAICS for each referenced contract; Days Away From

Work Injury or Illness (DAFWII) rate; number of cases with days away from work for the referenced contract in the year; Total Case Rate (TCR); number of Contractor cases that resulted in an OSHA reportable injury or illness cases; total number of Contractor employees working on this contract for each year; and the total number of hours worked on the contract for each year. Offerors shall expand this matrix as necessary in order to provide the requested DAFWII rate and TCR data for each referenced contract.

Table 1, Past Performance Safety Record

NAICS Contract Name Year Year Year

Days Away From Work

Injury or Illness (DAFWII) for this contract

Number of contractor cases that resulted in days away from work for this contract

Total Case Rate (TCR) for this contract

Number of contractor cases that resulted in an OSHA reportable injury/illness case

Number of hours worked by the contractor on this contract

(N X 200,000) /EH = DAFWII or TCR

N = Total number of cases with “days away from work” or “total OSHA reportable cases” for the referenced contract in the year

EH = Total number of hours worked by contractor employees on the referenced contract in the year

200,000 = equivalent of 100 full-time workers working 40 hour weeks 50 weeks per year

List any contracts terminated (partial or complete) within the past 5 years and basis for termination (convenience or default). Include the contract number, name, address, and telephone number of the terminating officer (please verify telephone numbers). Include contracts that were "descoped" by the customer because of performance or cost problems.

(Excluded from the page limitation).

(b) PRIOR EVALUATIONS (PAST PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS)

For each referenced contract, the Offeror shall complete the Past Performance Contracts

Summary in accordance with the provided past performance references. The Past Performance

Contracts Summary (template) is located in Exhibit 1. In addition, the Offeror shall provide a detailed description of the corresponding work performed under the referenced contract.

Past Performance References will be verified with Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer’s

Technical Representatives, and through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System

(PPIRS) and any references known or available to the Government will be checked as deemed necessary.

Offerors shall include in their proposal the written consent of their proposed significant subcontractors to allow the Government to discuss the subcontractors' past performance evaluation with the Offeror.

5.2.18 PRICE VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS

(a) The minimum wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to this contract are outlined in

Attachment N, Department of Labor (DOL) prevailing Wage Determinations and/or the predecessor Contractor’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

(b) Offerors are NOT to include in their prices any allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs for which adjustments are provided for under the contract (reference FAR clause 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, and FAR clause 52.222-43, Fair

Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple

Year and Option Contracts). Increases to Supervisor wages and benefits are not subject to contract price adjustments in the subsequent periods of performance under FAR 52.222-43, unless the Supervisory position is expressly covered under a CBA or Wage Determination.

For Supervisor positions that are not subject to contract adjustments under FAR 52.222-43, the contractor is permitted to include a reasonable escalation in the option years, based on the labor market in the geographical area that the effort will be performed.

2 CORE Price, IDIQ Estimated Hours and

Phase-In for Evaluation

3 *Workload History 9

4 *Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

(QASP)

*Provided for Informational Purposes Only

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5.3 GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING EVALUATION

(a) The Government will award a single contract from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is most advantageous to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the three evaluation factors: Technical Consideration, Past

Performance, and Price.

(b) A trade-off process, as described at FAR 15.101-1, will be used in making the award decision. Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal represents the best overall value to the Government. Offerors are advised that award will not necessarily be made to the Offeror submitting the proposal with the lowest evaluated price. However, price may become the determining factor.

(c) Pursuant to FAR 15.306(c) the Contracting Officer may establish a competitive range comprised of all of the most highly rated proposals, unless the range is further reduced for reasons of efficiency. The Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(d) If Offeror has proposed a joint venture agreement, SBA must review and approve the joint venture agreement before contract award.

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5.3.0 FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible

Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Consideration (Pass/Fail)

Price

Past Performance

Technical consideration shall be given a pass/fail rating based on the information submitted.

Past Performance and Price are of approximately equal importance.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

5.3.1 DEFINITION OF A PASS OR FAIL RATING FOR TECHNICAL

CONSIDERATION

A rating of “Pass” will be required in all Technical Consideration areas in order to be eligible for award. A proposal will be rated “Pass” under the Technical Consideration Factor, where ALL technical requirements are individually rated acceptable based on the level of completeness, feasibility, and reasonableness such that associated risks do not jeopardize an acceptable level of contract performance. A proposal will be rated “Fail” under the Technical Consideration Factor where ANY technical requirement listed in Section 5.2.16 is individually rated unacceptable based on the level of completeness, feasibility, and reasonableness such that associated risks do jeopardize an acceptable level of contract performance. A proposal omission of ANY technical requirements or subparts under the Technical Consideration Factor will be rated “Fail” and does not meet the solicitation requirements for evaluation purposes.

For those proposals that receive a Pass rating for Technical Consideration, selection will be made based on Past Performance and Price. Past Performance and Price are of approximately equal importance. For those proposals that receive a Fail rating for Technical

Considerations, the proposals will be determined technically unacceptable, will not be further evaluated, and will be returned to the Offeror.

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5.3.2 GSFC 52.215-330 Past Performance Evaluation Factor. (JUN 2014)

An offeror’s past performance will be evaluated based on FAR Part 15 and the evaluation criteria in this provision. All past performance references must meet the “recent” and minimum average annual cost/fee expenditures criteria provided below for both prime contractor references and significant subcontractor references in order to be evaluated.

For purposes of past performance, the term “Offeror” refers to a prime contractor and its significant…