OCONUS Logistics Support Services Alaska .docx

Request for Proposal (RFP)

47QSCC22R0021

OCONUS LOGISTICS SERVICE SUPPORT ALASKA

March 1, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(A) STANDARD FORM SF-1449 4(B) CONTINUATION OF ANY BLOCK FROM SF 1449 (AS NEEDED) 5

(A) STANDARD FORM SF-144

A.1 Not Applicable at time of solicitation. The SF-1449 will be sent to awardee.

(B) CONTINUATION OF ANY BLOCK FROM SF 1449 (AS NEEDED)

B.1 Not Applicable

(C) CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 Please see Attachment 1 for Terms and Conditions.

(D) CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

Contract Exhibits/Attachments

Attachment 1 –Terms and Conditions

Attachment 2 – Performance Work Statement

Attachment 3 – List of NSN’s

Attachment 4 – GSA Delivery Order

Attachment 5 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Attachment 6 – National Stock Number Descriptions

Attachment 7 –Wage Determination

Attachment 8 –Pricing Breakdown

Attachment 9 –List of Potential Sites in Alaska

(E) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

E.1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

(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)” 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 SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(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) SAM Registration/Unique Entity Identifier

(1) An offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or proposal, and shall continue to be registered until time of 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.

(c) If the offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for the 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) Trade style, 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) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://ww.sam.gov for information on registration.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (NOV 2021)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appears in Section A.5 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) on page 2 in Attachment 2. However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show --

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, email and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different from mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, email addresses and other relevant information); and

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 5:00 P.M., local time, for the designated government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the CO determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

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

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

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal government processes so that offers cannot be received at the government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(e) Contract award. The government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without holding discussions. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. The government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers timely received.

(f) Unique entity identifier. 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. The offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(g) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weakness or deficient factor(s) in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of rationale for the award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

E.2 Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Additional Instructions to Offerors –Commercial Items

E.2.1 FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

E.2.2 FAR 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of U.S. dollars. Offers received in other than U.S. dollars shall be rejected.

E.2.3 FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984) The government contemplates award of a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Definite Quantity contract.

E.2.4 Single or Multiple Awards The Government will be awarding only one contract under this solicitation.

E.2.5 FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days.

E.2.6 FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and six months.

E.2.7 FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sept 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 identified herein to the address below by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt:

U.S. General Services Administration Internal and Emergency Division Attention: Dominic Lackey 1800 Street, NW Washington, DC 20405

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

E.2.8 FAR 52.222-24 Pre-award On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Review (Feb 1999) If a contract in the amount of $10 million or more will result from this solicitation, the prospective Contractor and its known first-tier subcontractors with anticipated subcontracts of $10 million or more shall be subject to a pre-award compliance evaluation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), unless, within the preceding 24 months, OFCCP has conducted an evaluation and found the prospective Contractor and subcontractors to be in compliance with Executive Order 11246.

Note: The $10 million dollar threshold is associated with the expected spend volume for each proposed contract.

E.2.9 FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— United States means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.).

Worker –

(1) (i) Means any person engaged in performing work on, or in connection with, a contract covered by Executive Order 14026, and–

(A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute ( 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV);

(B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and

(C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer.

(ii) Includes workers performing on, or in connection with, the contract whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c).

(iii) Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.

(2) (i) A worker performs on a contract if the worker directly performs the specific services called for by the contract; and

(ii) A worker performs in connection with a contract if the worker's work activities are necessary to the performance of a contract but are not the specific services called for by the contract.

(b) Executive Order Minimum wage rate. (1) The Contractor shall pay to workers, while performing in the United States, and performing on, or in connection with, this contract, a minimum hourly wage rate of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022.

(2) The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if necessary, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, to meet the applicable annual E.O. minimum wage. The Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the Administrator) will publish annual determinations in the Federal Register no later than 90 days before the effective date of the new E.O. minimum wage rate. The Administrator will also publish the applicable E.O. minimum wage on https://www.sam.gov (or any successor website), and a general notice on all wage determinations issued under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, that will provide information on the E.O. minimum wage and how to obtain annual updates. The applicable published E.O. minimum wage is incorporated by reference into this contract.

(3) (i) The Contractor may request a price adjustment only after the effective date of the new annual E.O. minimum wage determination. Prices will be adjusted only for increased labor costs (including subcontractor labor costs) as a result of an increase in the annual E.O. minimum wage, and for associated labor costs (including those for subcontractors). Associated labor costs shall include increases or decreases that result from changes in social security and unemployment taxes and workers’ compensation insurance, but will not otherwise include any amount for general and administrative costs, overhead, or profit.

(ii) Subcontractors may be entitled to adjustments due to the new minimum wage, pursuant to paragraph (b)(2). Contractors shall consider any subcontractor requests for such price adjustment.

(iii) The Contracting Officer will not adjust the contract price under this clause for any costs other than those identified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause, and will not provide duplicate price adjustments with any price adjustment under clauses implementing the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute.

(4) The Contractor warrants that the prices in this contract do not include allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs for which adjustment is provided under this clause.

(5) A pay period under this clause may not be longer than semi-monthly, but may be shorter to comply with any applicable law or other requirement under this contract establishing a shorter pay period. Workers shall be paid no later than one pay period following the end of the regular pay period in which such wages were earned or accrued.

(6) The Contractor shall pay, unconditionally to each worker, all wages due free and clear without subsequent rebate or kickback. The Contractor may make deductions that reduce a worker’s wages below the E.O. minimum wage rate only if done in accordance with 29 CFR 23.230, Deductions.

(7) The Contractor shall not discharge any part of its minimum wage obligation under this clause by furnishing fringe benefits or, with respect to workers whose wages are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, the cash equivalent thereof.

(8) Nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from compliance with any applicable Federal or State prevailing wage law or any applicable law or municipal ordinance or any applicable contract establishing a minimum wage higher than the E.O. 14026 minimum wage. However, wage increases under such other laws or municipal ordinances are not subject to price adjustment under this subpart.

(9) The Contractor shall pay the E.O. minimum wage rate whenever it is higher than any applicable collective bargaining agreement(s) wage rate.

(10) The Contractor shall follow the policies and procedures in 29 CFR 23.240(b) and 23.280 for treatment of workers engaged in an occupation in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips.

(c) (1) This clause applies to workers as defined in paragraph (a). As provided in that definition–

(i) Workers are covered regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and the worker;

(ii) Workers with disabilities whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c) are covered; and

(iii) Workers who are registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program or training program registered with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship, are covered.

(2) This clause does not apply to–

(i) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-covered individuals performing in connection with contracts covered by the E.O., i.e. those individuals who perform duties necessary to the performance of the contract, but who are not directly engaged in performing the specific work called for by the contract, and who spend less than 20 percent of their hours worked in a particular workweek performing in connection with such contracts;

(ii) Individuals exempted from the minimum wage requirements of the FLSA under 29 U.S.C. 213(a) and 214(a) and (b), unless otherwise covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute. These individuals include but are not limited to-

(A) Learners, apprentices, or messengers whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(a) ;

(B) Students whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(b) ; and

(C) Those employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and 29 CFR part 541).

(d) Notice. The Contractor shall notify all workers performing work on, or in connection with, this contract of the applicable E.O. minimum wage rate under this clause. With respect to workers covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, the Contractor may meet this requirement by posting, in a prominent and accessible place at the worksite, the applicable wage determination under those statutes. With respect to workers whose wages are governed by the FLSA, the Contractor shall post notice, utilizing the poster provided by the Administrator, which can be obtained at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts, in a prominent and accessible place at the worksite. Contractors that customarily post notices to workers electronically may post the notice electronically provided the electronic posting is displayed prominently on any Web site that is maintained by the contractor, whether external or internal, and customarily used for notices to workers about terms and conditions of employment.

(e) Payroll Records. (1) The Contractor shall make and maintain records, for three years after completion of the work, containing the following information for each worker:

(i) Name, address, and social security number;

(ii) The worker’s occupation(s) or classification(s);

(iii) The rate or rates of wages paid;

(iv) The number of daily and weekly hours worked by each worker;

(v) Any deductions made; and

(vi) Total wages paid.

(2) The Contractor shall make records pursuant to paragraph (e)(1) of this clause available for inspection and transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator. The Contractor shall also make such records available upon request of the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Contractor shall make a copy of the contract available, as applicable, for inspection or transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator.

(4) Failure to comply with this paragraph (e) shall be a violation of 29 CFR 23.260 and this contract. Upon direction of the Administrator or upon the Contracting Officer's own action, payment shall be withheld until such time as the noncompliance is corrected.

(5) Nothing in this clause limits or otherwise modifies the Contractor’s payroll and recordkeeping obligations, if any, under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or any other applicable law.

(f) Access. The Contractor shall permit authorized representatives of the Administrator to conduct investigations, including interviewing workers at the worksite during normal working hours.

(g) Withholding. The Contracting Officer, upon his or her own action or upon written request of the Administrator, will withhold funds or cause funds to be withheld, from the Contractor under this or any other Federal contract with the same Contractor, sufficient to pay workers the full amount of wages required by this clause.

(h) Disputes. Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR 23.510, Disputes concerning contractor compliance, the procedures for resolving disputes concerning a contractor’s compliance with Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR part 23. Such disputes shall be resolved in accordance with those procedures and not the Disputes clause of this contract. These disputes include disputes between the Contractor (or any of its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the Department of Labor, or the workers or their representatives.

(i) Anti Retaliation. The Contractor shall not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any worker because such worker has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to compliance with the E.O. or this clause, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.

(j) Subcontractor compliance. The Contractor is responsible for subcontractor compliance with the requirements of this clause and may be held liable for unpaid wages due subcontractor workers.

(k) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (k) in all subcontracts, regardless of dollar value, that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, and are to be performed in whole or in part in the United States.

E.3 Period for Acceptance of Offers The offeror agrees to hold its offer (both technical and price) firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, within which the offer may be accepted.

E.4 Disposition of Offers GSA will retain an electronic copy of each proposal (both successful and unsuccessful) for the official contract file. Proposals will not be returned to offerors.

E.5 Non-government/Government Consultant/Advisors The government may employ individual technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) from firms under contract with GSA to read and advise on portions of the written proposals (technical or price), as well as any Live Test Demonstration (LTD).

These technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) and their firms will sign, or have already signed, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for the protection of source selection information and proprietary data. In addition, these technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) are subject to Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) notification requirements and are restricted from being a contractor, subcontractor, or teaming partner in this solicitation in any capacity. These representatives shall not, under any circumstances, be used as voting evaluators. However, the government may consider the advice provided in its evaluation process.

E.5.1 Evaluation Notice The government may need to conduct exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals which will be in the form of a written Evaluation Notice (EN). Page format and limitations may be placed on responses to ENs in the event an EN is issued. ENs shall be sent electronically (i.e., via e-mail) to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov, Michael.Sheckels@gsa.gov and Nia.hill@gsa.gov.

E.6 General Instructions for Submission of Technical and Price Proposals

E.6.1 General Instructions

a) Phase I proposal documents (Volumes 1 and 2) shall be submitted electronically via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov, Michael.Sheckels@gsa.gov and Nia.hill@gsa.gov by April 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM, EST. All volumes required for the Phase I evaluation must be received timely or the proposal as a whole may be considered late.

b) Phase II proposal documents (Volumes 3 and 4) shall be submitted via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov, Michael.Sheckels@gsa.gov and nia.hill@gsa.gov at a time and date when notified by the CO. Instructions on when to submit proposal volumes under the Phase II evaluation will be provided at the time offerors are notified via email of the outcome of their Phase I evaluation.

c) Offerors shall submit their Phase I and II proposal documents in soft copy electronic versions. All documents should be in Microsoft Office 2007 or Adobe Acrobat 9.4 or later, in a searchable format. Electronic proposal documents shall be consolidated by volume. If documents cannot be grouped within one *.zip file and/or one email, offerors may use multiple emails provided they label each email “Email X of X” (ex. “Email 1 of 3”).

d) GSA accepts no responsibility and shall not be held liable for incomplete and/or late proposal submissions due to technical difficulties in transmission of messages and/or documents exceeding the 25MB per email limit. It is recommended that offerors not wait until the last day/hour proposals are due to attempt their proposal submission.

e) Communications and comments concerning the contents of this RFP shall be accepted no later than close of business on March 28, 2022 at 10:00 AM, EST. Please submit questions in the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ywZvY2oGz8vkj5kryRJKAr-THCysWIDbikFPrh6puu4/edit Questions received and GSA’s responses will be posted to www.fbo.gov at regular intervals during the proposal period. Identities of prospective Offerors asking questions will not be disclosed and any proprietary information contained within questions will be redacted. Questions should cite the section, paragraph number and page number in question within the RFP. Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquiries or comments and will not receive a response from GSA. Furthermore, offerors are reminded that GSA will not address hypothetical or scenario-based questions or questions aimed toward receiving potential “evaluation decisions” from GSA.

f) All volumes are to be prepared as separate files. Technical proposals must not contain any pricing information; do not cross-reference material submitted in the technical proposal with the price proposal, and vice versa. Information provided shall be concise, complete, and shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of the requirements as described in Attachment 2 of this solicitation. It is imperative that offerors thoroughly read and understand the Performance Work Statement when preparing and submitting proposals. Proposals that merely restate the government’s requirements or offer to conduct a program in accordance with the government’s requirements without going into further detail will not be considered acceptable and will not receive further consideration. Similarly, over-generalizations and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well-known techniques will be used” are also not acceptable.

g) Offerors are cautioned that the use of any format other than the one described in this section could result in the evaluation board’s inability to give maximum ratings.

h) When evaluating an offeror’s capability to perform the prospective contract, the government will also consider how well the offeror complied with proposal submission instructions. Offers should contain the contractor’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

i) Should the offer include any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the offer may be determined “unacceptable” and thus ineligible for contract award. Should the offeror have any questions related to specific terms and conditions, these should be resolved prior to submission of the offer.

j) The government will not be liable for any costs associated with the development, preparation, transmittal, or presentation of any proposal or material submitted in response to this RFP. The proposal and all materials submitted by the offeror in connection with this RFP shall become the property of the government.

E.7 Source Selection Procedures Source selection will be conducted in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the solicitation.

A complete proposal must consist of:

A. Volume 1 – Contract Data B. Volume 2 – Phase 1 Technical Proposal

a. Factor 1 – Technical Excellence

i. Sub factor 1A Technical Capability

b. Factor 2 – Operational Quality Assurance

i. Sub factor 2A – Operational Structure

ii. Sub factor 2B – Quality Assurance

c. Factor 3 – Experience

d. Factor 4 – Past Performance C. Volume 3 – Factor 5 - Phase II Live Test Demonstration D. Volume 4 – Price Proposal(s).

E.8 Instructions for Volume 1-Contract Data

NOTE: Only a single Volume 1 – Contract Data submission is required.

Content: Volume 1 shall include all information listed below

Contents Volume 1 – Contract Data

Contract Data: Tab Specific Notes

· There are no specific notes for Tabs 1 – 4.

· Tab 5: SAM.gov Registration--SAM.gov registration is required to be current/active as of the date/time set forth under section E.6.1 General Instructions. Registration and completion of required representations and certifications should be accomplished at https://www.sam.gov. There is no submission requirement for proof of registration; the GSA CO will verify required information and proof of completion directly fromSAM.gov.

· Tab 6: Joint Venture (JV) Agreement--JVs must be registered as a single entity within SAM.gov and be current/active as of the date/time set forth under section E.6.1 General Instruction.

· Tab 7: There are no specific notes for Tab7.

· Tab 8: Organizational Conflict of Interest Disclosure--The CO has determined that potential conflicts of interest, as described in FAR 9.505, may occur in this procurement. Offerors, and any significant subcontractor/team member/consultant, must disclose any known or potential OCI which presently exists or may exist at the time of award. If OCI(s) exist, offeror’s must provide a copy of their firm’s policy and procedures for tracking, reporting, mitigating, neutralizing, and evaluating OCIs. The government shall be the sole determiner of the existence of an OCI in accordance with the principles established under FAR Subpart 9.5- Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest. Failure to disclose a known or potential OCI may be cause for rejection of the proposal. If the information provided or otherwise obtained by the government reveals the presence of a significant OCI which prevents the offeror from being able to perform this contract, the offeror may be eliminated from further consideration for contract award.

· Tab 9: Prospective contractor must provide three years of financial statements, bank statements or loans demonstrating it has sufficient resources to ramp up full inventory within 90 days of contract award and maintain stock levels throughout the life of the contract.

· Tab 10: Ensure mandatory sourcing requirements will be met, including providing a letter from AbilityOne showing the contractor has received Pre-Authorization delegation to become a distributor for all items in Attachment 3 that are designated as Mandatory AbilityOne products.

· Tab 11: Ensure mandatory requirements will be met with toner, and provide letters of authorization from manufacturers that show the contractor has authority to sell/resell/provide/distribute toner to the government.

PAGE LIMITATION: There is no page limitation for Volume 1.

Evaluation Factors for Volume 1: Volume 1 will not be evaluated against specific factors and will not receive an adjectival rating, but will be evaluated to determine the offeror’s responsiveness to the solicitation requirements. Volume 1 will also be reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Information included in, or excluded from, Volume 1 (and any other Volume submitted as part of the offeror’s overall Technical or Price Proposal) may be used by the CO to make a determination of contractor responsibility prior to contract award, as required under FAR 9.103. Any offeror not registered as a small business under NAICS code 493190 in SAM will be determined non-responsive and removed from consideration.

E.9.0 Instructions for Volume 2 – Phase I Technical Proposal

NOTE: Only one Volume 2 shall be submitted by each offeror.

QUANTITY: Blank tabbed pages containing no substantive proposal data are not included in the page limitations.

CONTENT: Volume 2 shall include only the technical information described below. Volume 2 must include a table of contents and must fully address technical factors, Factors 1 – 4, as well as any associated sub factors. Failure to address any factor or sub factor may result in a determination by the CO that the proposal is non-responsive and may be removed from further consideration. Factors and sub factors directly correlate to the evaluation criteria outlined in the solicitation.

Offeror Responses Required for Proposal Submission Option as part of Volume 2 – Phase I Technical Proposal

PAGE LIMITATION: Volume 2 is limited to 50 numbered pages. The government will only evaluate the first 50 numbered pages. Any pages exceeding the limitation will not be evaluated.

E.9.1 Factor 1 - Technical Excellence In response to this factor, offerors shall provide a clear, concise, and complete narrative that demonstrates the offeror’s operational processes, technical expertise, and electronic capability. Offeror’s must demonstrate their understanding of and ability to successfully accomplish the government’s requirements as stated in Attachment 2 Performance Work Statement of the solicitation.

Sub factor 1A: Technical Capability Submission

1) Each proposal must demonstrate the following:

a. Describe the processes used to satisfy the requirements of the solicitation to include procurement of all items in Attachment 3, shipment configuration, transportation, delivery, and all documentation associated with all of these requirements. The proposal must include the manufacturing part number and NSN for each item in Attachment 3 that conforms to the NSN descriptions in Attachment 6. The proposal must discuss the distribution equipment and resources planned to execute the requirement and whether these are owned/leased or contracted arrangements. Proposals shall provide a flowchart of the contractor’s distribution channel, to include all levels of the supply chain, for each item and category of items. For each level, describe all services provided and the associated charges, including sourcing the item through delivery. The proposal must discuss how the contractor will comply with IOC within 90 days of contract award and FOC within 120 days after contract award.

b. Explain the contractor’s plan to deliver all commodities in Attachment 3 to any locations in Alaska within 3 business days (7-10 business days for the ISC Kodiak Coast Guard Base on Kodiak Island and locations on the west coast of Alaska) of receipt of the Delivery Order.

c. Explain how the contractor will monitor suppliers’ compliance with the Domestic Sourcing Restrictions contained in the solicitation, such as: Trade Agreements Act (TAA), AbilityOne, environmental green cleaning products, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, Berry Amendment, Restriction on Acquisition of Carbon, Alloy and Armor Steel Plate, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools. The proposal must also include a compliance plan detailing how it will:

· Ensure that all products supplied will comply with the source restriction requirements, material component(s), country of origin, and place of manufacture;

· Ensure product quality will be met;

· Ensure timeliness of delivery; and

· Receive, store, and outbound movement of product.

d. Provide a description of, and documentation verifying, that the contractor has/will have warehouse(s) upon contract award in Alaska. This should also demonstrate the contractor's understanding that the warehouse(s) cannot be used for any other purposes but for the support of this effort.

e. Provide a narrative describing how the contractor will comply with the transportation requirements in the solicitation. As stated elsewhere, and throughout this solicitation, the proposal must also include a compliance plan demonstrating how the contractor:

· Will deliver all items within 3 business days (7-10 business days for the ISC Kodiak Coast Guard Base on Kodiak Island and locations on the west coast of Alaska) of receipt of the Delivery Order;

· Can meet the installation security requirements;

· Will comply with the Jones Act in accordance with 46 U.S.C. § 55102 for all commodities being shipped to Alaska from the United States mainland and US Territories. Commodities being shipped from other locations must comply with FAR 52.247-63 Alternate 1 (Apr 2003) which requires all ocean cargo to be shipped on US flag vessels and rated (master) carrier Bills of Lading for each shipment to be reported in a timely manner to comply with MARAD requirements;

· Acknowledges responsibility for the creation and application of supply and shipping documentation, shipping labels, and package markings meeting customer requirements;

· Acknowledges responsibility for compliance with all dangerous goods/hazardous materials regulations governing shipping, storing, and handling; and

· Ensure that the proposal demonstrates that the contractor shall be responsible for access compliance of each location's base access requirements.

f. Provide proof that the contractor will be in compliance with the insurance requirements.

g. Provide a narrative describing the contractor’s existing capabilities related to GSA EDI transaction sets. GSA uses ANSI X12 protocols. Any other desired protocols must be addressed within the proposal.

h. Provide a surge and sustainment capability plan to meet short-term and long-term changes in customer demand as defined in the solicitation.

i. Provide sufficient supporting documentation demonstrating that the contractor will comply with the QASP as identified in Attachment 5.

j. Provide a Climate Change Risk Management Plan that identifies climate-related risks that could negatively impact performance under this contract as identified in Section XIX in Attachment 2.

E.9.2 Factor 2– Operational Quality Assurance Offerors shall provide a narrative demonstrating a clear understanding of the staffing requirements and the ability to manage and staff personnel able to provide high-quality, seamless operations. Offerors’ narrative shall provide, at a minimum, the following:

1) A written explanation of qualifications of the technical staff, the supervisor(s), and the workers. Each proposal must identify the location of technical staff, supervisor(s), and workers and also identify key personnel responsible for ensuring quality controls are monitored. The proposal must include résumés for key personnel, who consists of supervisors and technical staff that lead or are in charge of: sourcing the items in Attachment 3; warehouse facility(s); delivery, and EDI compliance; however, the résumés cannot be submitted in lieu of the written explanation of the qualifications of the technical staff, supervisors, and workers.

2) The subcontracting plan provided under Volume 1, will be evaluated to ensure all offerors listed under NAICS code 493190 as “Other than Small Business” meet the Subcontracting Goals listed in the PWS. This plan must also include Letters of Intent/Agreement signed by both the subcontractor and the prime contractor. Each small business listed must be registered in SAM as a small business.

3) Each proposal must demonstrate that the employees assigned to the project(s) can complete the tasks as described in the solicitation.

4) This solicitation is subject to FAR 52.222-41 Contract Labor Standards. The contractor shall demonstrate how all work performed in the United States shall meet the SCA standards as identified in Attachment 9.

5) This solicitation is subject to FAR 52.222.55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026. The contractor shall demonstrate how it meets this Executive Order.

Sub factor 2A- Operational Structure Offerors shall define its operational structure and include a narrative describing how various organizational components will work together in a coordinated manner to ensure successful accomplishment of the requirements of this solicitation.

Sub factor 2B- Quality Assurance Offerors shall provide a plan that demonstrates their understanding of, and ability to meet, the quality requirements of the Attachment 2 Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance sections of the solicitation. Offerors’ narratives shall address, at a minimum, the following:

1) Items including, but not limited to, those listed in the Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance sections of the solicitation.

2) Means by which the offeror will ensure quality of the products/services provided under any resultant contract.

3) Identify the individuals, by name and job title, who will be responsible for monitoring quality, management review levels, and corrective measures and provide a résumé for each person. Offerors must submit Letters of Commitment from key personnel and/or Contingent Letters of Offer/Acceptance.