A2SB_RFP_QTA0016GBA0002_AMEND_9_SECTIONS_L_&_M.pdf

Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC Solicitation No.: QTA0016GBA0002

Amendment 9

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES

TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (DEC 2013)

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. 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 address: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

FAR TITLE DATE

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT JUL 2013

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING

JUL 2015

52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE APR 1991

52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY APR 1991

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITION

JAN 2004

52.215-16 FACILITIES CAPITAL COST OF MONEY JUN 2003

52.222-24 PRE-AWARD ON-SITE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE

EVALUATION

FEB 1999

52.222-46 EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR PROFESSIONAL

EMPLOYEES

FEB 1993

52.222-56 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

COMPLIANCE PLAN

MAR 2015

52.237-10 IDENTIFICATION OF UNCOMPENSATED OVERTIME MAR 2015

L.2 FAR AND GSAR PROVISIONS

The following FAR and GSAR provisions are applicable to this solicitation and are provided in full text.

L.2.1 FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data Alternate IV (OCT 2010)

(a) Submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required.

(b) Provide data described below:

Provide information other than cost or pricing data as described in section L.5.6 Volume 6 - Cost/Price.

(End of provision)

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Amendment 9

L.2.2 FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates to award of one Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Master Contract resulting from this solicitation.

L.2.3 FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (OCT 1995)

The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation.

The government anticipates that Multiple Awards shall be made up to a maximum of 120 awards. In the event of a precisely tied score at a number at the 120th position, all those Offerors will receive a Master Contract award.

L.2.4 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:

General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Small Business GWAC Contract Operations (QTACC) Attn: Greg Byrd, Contracting Officer 2300 Main Street, 6th Floor Kansas City, MO 64108

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

L.2.5 552.217-71 NOTICE REGARDING OPTION(S) (NOV 1992)

The General Services Administration (GSA) has included an option to extend the term of this contract in order to demonstrate the value it places on quality performance by providing a mechanism for continuing a contractual relationship with a successful Offeror that performs at a level which meets or exceeds GSA’s quality performance expectations as communicated to the Contractor, in writing, by the Contracting Officer or designated representative. When deciding whether to exercise the option, the Contracting Officer will consider the quality of the Contractor’s past performance under this contract in accordance with 48 CFR 517.207.

L.3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions are for the preparation and submission of proposals. The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for the format and content of proposals so that proposals contain all essential information and can be evaluated equitably.

Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions and/or preparing your offer. Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements may result in rejection of the offer.

One Master Contract will result from this solicitation if the Offeror is awarded the contract. The Offeror, either through its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, business units, joint venture, or any other type of business organizational structure shall submit only one proposal.

All information within the page limitations of the proposal is subject to evaluation. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation.

Offerors may make minor formatting changes to Section K and Section J templates used in proposal submission. For example, minor formatting changes include such things as adjusting page breaks, adding corporate identification logos, identifying proposal volume identifiers in the headers and footers, including disclaimers of proprietary information, and adjusting the Cost/Price template based on an Offeror’s actual indirect rate structure, etc.

The electronic solicitation documents, as posted on http://www.fbo.gov, shall be the "official" documents for this solicitation.

The Government will not reimburse Offerors for any cost incurred for the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation.

All proposal information is subject to verification by the Government. The Offeror is required to ensure all proposal information submitted is verifiable. If the GSA Source Selection Team detects a high degree of unverifiable, contradictory or unsubstantiated information submitted in an Offeror’s proposal, the Government will end the proposal evaluation, and the Offeror will be removed from being considered for award. Falsification of any proposal submission, documents, or statements may subject the Offeror to civil or criminal prosecution under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

NOTE: This solicitation instructs Offerors to provide support documentation for practically all scored evaluation criteria. While some sub-sections of Section L may indicate an Offeror shall provide a particular form of documentation for validation purposes, Offerors may provide whatever official, verifiable documentation is necessary to validate any pass/fail or scored evaluation criteria being claimed.

L.3.1 Official Legal Bidding Entity

All the evaluation elements an Offeror is claiming credit for in accordance with Section L.5., Volumes 1 through 6, must be in the Offeror’s name as submitted in Block 15A on the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, with a corresponding CAGE Code and DUNS Number in SAM.GOV that matches the Offeror name on the SF 33, Block 15A. (See Section L.5.1.1.).

See Section L.5.1.5 for the only exceptions to this requirement.

L.3.2 Mergers, Acquisitions, Novations, and Change-of-Name Agreements, as Applicable

By the closing date for proposal revisions, if a company has acquired another company, the transferor and transferee company may claim credit for the same PSC Group Relevant Experience Projects under Section L.5.2.2, the Leading Edge Technology Relevant Experience Projects under Section L.5.2.3, and the Past Performance Projects under Section L.5.3, under the following condition.

In the event of a Government approved novation of a U.S. Federal contract from one Contractor to another, the transferor Contractor may claim credit for the above mentioned projects inasmuch as that contractor was awarded and assumed responsibility for that project up until the merger/acquisition while the transferee may claim credit for the same project in as much as that contractor has assumed responsibility for the totality of the project from the point of the merger/acquisition.

For any claimed evaluation element identifying a different name than that of the offeror; due to a merger, acquisition, novation, or change-of-name agreement; the offeror has the burden to establish that the claimed evaluation element should be attributed to the offeror. To do so, the offeror must provide evidence of the merger, acquisition, novation, or change-of-name agreement, as well as a justification demonstrating how the evaluation element being claimed is applicable to the offeror.

L.3.3 Inverted Domestic Corporations

Inverted Domestic Corporations are not eligible for award under this solicitation.

“Inverted Domestic Corporation”, as defined in FAR 52.209-10, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C.

7874.

L.3.4 Proposal Due Date and Address Location

PROPOSAL REVISIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM CDT ON -TBD-.

Proposal revisions may be mailed to:

General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service Small Business GWAC Contract Operations (QTACC) Attn: Greg Byrd, Contracting Officer 2300 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: *816-823-2067

*Phone number is provided exclusively for delivery purposes only, i.e., required for shipping labels for FedEx, USPS, and other courier services. Do not call this number for any questions concerning this solicitation.

Hand delivered proposals will only be accepted on -TBD- between 9:00 AM CDT and 4:00 PM CDT at the following location:

GSA Conference Center, Room 1SE 2300 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64108

L.3.5 Solicitation Questions

The contracting officer is the sole point of contact for this request for proposals (RFP)/solicitation, including for any questions.

Interested parties shall utilize the file “A2SB RFP Question Template”, provided with the RFP/solicitation, to organize and present any questions, directing them to the GWAC PCO exclusively at A2SB@gsa.gov -otherwise questions might not be received or considered. The Government reserves the right to respond or not respond to questions, and to consolidate similar questions.

Please thoroughly review the entire solicitation, including all the attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions.

While questions can be presented any time after the solicitation is posted, for both interested party and government efficiency it is helpful if they are sent well before the offer deadline/RFP closing date.

Questions received at least four business days prior to the pre-proposal Conference increase the probability of the contracting officer considering them as potential topics at that event.

The official location for responses to questions is in association with this solicitation on www.fbo.gov.

The Government will not provide acknowledgement notices for the receipt of questions submitted.

L.3.6 Pre-proposal Conference

A pre-proposal webinar sponsored by the Government will be presented to interested parties, consisting of an RFP overview, on or about the week of “DATE TBD”. The specific dates, times, details and instructions for attending this webinar will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website several days prior to the event. The FBO website will be the only source of information and updates concerning the pre-proposal conference. Please hold all inquiries about the pre-proposal webinar in anticipation of GSA posting the details.

L.4 PROPOSAL FORMAT

See amendment 9 “Instructions to Offerors” for revised proposal submission instructions.

The Offeror’s proposal shall be formatted into Six (6) separate electronic folders by Volume Number and Title as follows:

Volume 1 – General Volume 2 – Relevant Experience Volume 3 – Past Performance Volume 4 – Systems, Certifications, and Clearances Volume 5 – Organizational Risk Assessment Volume 6 – Cost-Price

Offerors shall include all Six (6) electronic folders and proposal documents on to a single DVD+R disk with all files in an uncompressed native format. See Proposal Table Format below. Nothing may be included on the disk except the proposal files in accordance with the instructions in Section L.5.

The DVD+R shall be labeled with the Solicitation Number and Company Name.

In addition to the DVD+R including all proposal documents, Offerors shall also include one paper copy of their Attachment J.P-1, Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet.

Offerors proposing as part of a contractor teaming arrangement, in accordance with the requirements of L.5.1.5, may submit separate DVD+R’s for Volume 2 – Relevant Experience (when sensitive or proprietary information is contained within required documents) within sealed envelopes for team members that require this. Any sealed envelope must be within the same package as the submitted proposal. Each sealed envelope and DVD+R shall be labeled on the outside with the Solicitation Number, Volume Number (2), Name and DUNS Number of the Offeror, along with the Name and DUNS Number of the Team Member.

It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the electronic files submitted are virus free and can be opened and read by the government. Proposal submissions shall not be locked, encrypted, or otherwise contain barriers to opening. The Government strongly recommends that the Offeror test DVDs on more than one internal machine and more than one machine type or platform to ensure proposals are entirely virus free and accessible to the Government on any platform. In the event that the DVD file is corrupted, the Offeror’s proposal will be rejected.

All proposal documents shall be in Adobe (pdf) format except for the Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet in Section J.P-1 and Cost/Price Template in Section J.P-8. The Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet and Cost/Price Template shall be in Microsoft Office Excel - format.

PROPOSAL FORMAT TABLE

The following Proposal Format Table is to assist Offerors in organizing their proposal submission documents to ensure the government can easily identify which documents apply to which criteria for evaluation purposes. Offerors must adhere to the Volume Numbers, Format and/or Templates, and Page Limitations (if any) provided in the Proposal Format Table. Offerors must include their company name or company name abbreviation and Volume Number in the filename. For example, ABC Incorporated filename for Volume 1, SF-33 is ABC.VOL1.SF33.pdf. Offerors may make minor adjustments to the file naming methodology so long as the resulting file names and organization are clearly understood.

Additionally, the Offeror may provide a Table of Contents that serves as an overall guide to what files are included, where they are located and brief descriptions of what the documents are. Inclusion of a Table of Contents is optional.

Vol # Sec # Title Format or Template Page Limit Example File Name

1 L.4 Table of Contents Free Format No Page Limit ABC.VOL1.TOC.pdf

1 L.5.1.1 SF 33 SF 33

Limited to the SF

33 Form ABC.VOL1.SF33.pdf

1 L.5.1.2

Document Verification and

Self Scoring Worksheet Section J.P-1

Limited to the template. No page limitations ABC.VOL1.JP1.xls

1 L.5.1.4

Meaningful Relationship Commitment

Letters (MRCL)

Pages should be 8.5 x 11 inches; font type and size (10 to

12) point Arial;

Margins of 1 inch

Each MRCL must be separate and distinct.

No page limitations. If not submitting an

MRCL, no file need be submitted.

(Company, Volume, Meaningful Relationship

Commitment Letter 1) Repeat as many times necessary:

ABC.VOL1.MRCL1.pdf ABC.VOL1.MRCL2.pdf ABC.VOL1.MRCL3.pdf

1 L.5.1.5.2

Subcontractor Letter(s) of

Commitment (if applicable)

As described in L.5.1.5.2

No page limitations. If not submitting with proposed subcontractors, no file need be submitted. ABC.VOL1.SubLOC1.pdf

1 L.5.1.5.1 Joint Venture or

Partnership Pages should be 8.5 x 11 inches; font No page limitations. If not ABC.VOL1.CTA.pdf

Agreement type and size (10 to

12) point Arial;

Margins of 1 inch submitting as a JV, no file need be submitted.

1 L.5.1.6

Professional Employee

Compensation Plan

Pages should be 8.5 x 11 inches; font type and size (10 to

12) point Arial;

Margins of 1 inch No page limitations ABC.VOL1.CP.pdf

1 L.5.1.7 Uncompensated Overtime Policy

Pages should be 8.5 x 11 inches; font type and size (10 to

12) point Arial;

Margins of 1 inch Not-to-Exceed 5 pages ABC.VOL1.UOP.pdf

1 L.5.1.8

Representations and

Certifications Submit Section K

Limited to Section K. No page limitations ABC.VOL1.RC.pdf

2 L.5.2.2

PSC Group Relevant

Experience Projects

Each Project with all supporting documents should be submitted in a single .pdf in the following order:

1. Section J.P-2

2. FPDS, if applicable

3. Award Form, if applicable

4. Contract

Statement of Work, if applicable

5. Supporting Information Related to a Merger, Acquisition, Novation, or Change of Name on a

Specific Project, if applicable

6. J.P-7 and CTA agreement, if applicable

Section J.P-2 Template limited to three pages.

No page limitations for supporting documents.

(Company, Volume, PSC 1-1) Repeat as many times necessary:

ABC.VOL2.PSC1-1.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC1-2.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC1-3.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC1-4.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC2-1.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC2-2.pdf ABC.VOL2.PSC3-1.pdf

2 L.5.2.3

Leading Edge Technology

Relevant Experience

Projects

Each Project with all supporting documents should be submitted in a single .pdf in the following order:

1. Section J.P-3

2. Original Contract Award Document

3. Contract Statement of Work

4. Supporting

Section J.P-3 Template limited to three pages.

No page limitations for supporting documents.

(Company, Volume, LET 1-1) Repeat as many times necessary:

ABC.VOL2.LET1-1.pdf ABC.VOL2.LET1-2.pdf ABC.VOL2.LET1-3.pdf ABC.VOL2.LET2-1.pdf ABC.VOL2.LET2-2.pdf ABC.VOL2.LET2-3.pdf

Amendment 9

Information Related to a Merger, Acquisition, Novation, or Change of Name on a

Specific Project, if applicable

5. J.P-7 and CTA agreement, if applicable

3 L.5.3

Past Performance for

Relevant Experience

Projects

Past Performance for each PSC Group Relevant Experience

Project submitted

PPIRS/CPARs report, or Section

J.P-5 Past Performance Rating

Form No Page

Limitations.

(Company, Volume, Past Performance, PSC Project 1-1)

Repeat as many times necessary.

ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC1-1.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC1-2.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC1-3.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC1-4.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC2-1.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC2-2.pdf ABC.VOL3.PP.PSC3-1.pdf

3 L.5.3.3

Negative Past Performance

Narrative

One page narrative to provide information on problems encountered on the submitted projects and the offeror's corrective actions.

This document is not required, only necessary if offeror wishes to explain any negative past performance.

One-page. Page should be 8.5 x 11 inches; font type and size (10 to 12) point Arial; Margins of 1 inch

(Company Name, Volume, Negative Past Performance Narrative, PSC Project 1-1)

Repeat as follows:

ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC1-1.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC1-2.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC1-3.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC1-4.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC2-1.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC2-2.pdf ABC.VOL3.NPPN.PSC3-1.pdf

4 L.5.4.1

Cost Accounting System Audit Information

Documentation to verify audited/adequate accounting system to include SF1408 and/or auditing agency letter.

Certification of no material change

Contact information for cognizant auditing agency

Limited to requested documentation only.

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.CASAUDIT.pdf ABC.VOL4.CASCONTACT.pdf

4 L.5.4.2

Approved Purchasing

System Copy of Audit Report Documents/Letters

Limited to the Audit Report

Documents/Letter verification

ABC.VOL4.APS.pdf ABC.VOL4.APSref.pdf requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references.

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

4 L.5.4.3

FPRA/FPRR

/ABR

Copy of Audit Report Documents/Letters

Limited to the Audit Report

Documents/Letter verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.FPRA.pdf ABC.VOL4.FPRAref.pdf

ABC.VOL4.FPRR.pdf

ABC.VOL4.FPRRref.pdf

ABC.VOL4.ABR.pdf ABC.VOL4.ABRref.pdf

4 L.5.4.4 EVMS

Copy of verification/approval

Limited to the verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.EVMS.pdf ABC.VOL4.EVMSref.pdf

4 L.5.4.5

Acceptable Estimating

System Copy of Audit Report Documents/Letters

Limited to the Audit Report

Documents/Letter verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.AES.pdf ABC.VOL4.AESref.pdf

4 L.5.4.6

CMMI

Certification

Copy of Certification Body verification/approval

Limited to the verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.CMMISERVICEcert .pdf

ABC.VOL4.CMMISERVICEref.

pdf

ABC.VOL4.CMMIDEVcert.pdf ABC.VOL4.CMMIDEVref.pdf

4 L.5.4.7 ISO 9001

Copy of Certification Body verification/approval

Limited to the verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.ISO9001cert.pdf ABC.VOL4.ISO9001ref.pdf

4 L.5.4.8 ISO 20000

Copy of Certification Body verification/approval

Limited to the verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.ISO20000cert.pdf ABC.VOL4.ISO20000ref.pdf

4 L.5.4.9 ISO/IEC 27000

Copy of Certification Body verification/approval

Limited to the verification requirements and

NTE 1 page for POC information, page numbers and paragraph references

If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted.

ABC.VOL4.ISO27000cert.pdf ABC.VOL4.ISO27000ref.pdf

4 L.5.4.10

Facility Clearance Level

(FCL) Letter or screen print

Limited to the verification requirements If not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted. ABC.VOL4.FCL.pdf

5 L.5.5

Organization Risk

Assessment

Copies of Subcontracts if offeror is a Prime/Subcontractor business arrangement. (JV documents requested earlier in

VOL 1)

Limited to the verification requirements.

If a CTA is not applying for these additional points, no file need be submitted. If an

Offeror is proposing as an individual company no file need be submitted to receive additional points. ABC.VOL5.SUB.pdf

6 L.5.6.1 Basis of Estimate

As described in L.5.6.1

Not-to-Exceed 5 pages (excluding supporting documentation) ABC.VOL6.BoE.pdf

6 L.5.6.2 Cost/Price Template Section J.P-8

Limited to the template

ABC.VOL6.JP8COSTPRICE.xl s

7 L.5.7.1 GSA Form 527 GSA Form 527 Limited to the GSA

Form 527 ABC.VOL7.527.pdf

L.5. PROPOSAL CONTENT

Except for allowances provided in Section L.5.1.4 and L.5.1.5.3 all projects and past performance submitted in response to this solicitation shall have been performed as a Prime Contractor. “Prime Contractor” means the Contractor has privity-of-contract with the Government for all contractual obligations under a mutually binding legal relationship with the Government. In other words, when the Government awards a Contract to a Contractor, the Contractor is considered the “Prime Contractor.” For example, “Prime Contractors” are identified as such on the cover page of contracts or task orders such as:

● Standard Form (SF) 1449 – Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items – (Block 17a identifies the Prime Contractor)

● SF 26 – Award/Contract – (Block 7 identifies the Prime Contractor)

● SF 33 – Solicitation, Offer, and Award – (Block 15A identifies the Prime Contractor)

● Department of Defense (DD) 1155 – Order for Supplies or Services (Block 9 identifies the Prime

Contractor)

● Optional Form 307 – Contract Award (Block 7 identifies the Prime Contractor)

● GSA Form 300 – Order for Supplies and Services (Block 6 identifies the Prime Contractor)

When a Prime Contractor awards a contract to a Contractor, the Contractor is considered a “Subcontractor”. Any evaluation element under Section L.5., Volume 1 through 6, for which an Offeror was identified as a “Subcontractor” will be rejected.

L.5.1 Volume 1 - General

To be eligible for award, the Offeror must adhere to the directions and submit the following information under Volume 1 – General.

L.5.1.1 Standard Form (SF) 33

“Offeror” means the official legal bidding entity identified in Block 15A on the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award.

Using the SF 33 form, Solicitation, Offer and Award, posted as page 1 of the solicitation in http://www.fbo.gov, the Offeror shall fill out blocks 12 through 18 accordingly;

1. The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of not less than 365 calendar days. The Offeror shall complete Block 12 of each SF 33 submitted with full cognizance of the minimum acceptance period of 365 calendar days. "Acceptance Period” means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a Contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers. Your offer may only specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum requirement.

2. If any amendments to the solicitation are issued, the Offeror must acknowledge each amendment number and date in Block 14 of the SF 33 or complete Blocks 8 and 15 of the SF 30 for each amendment.

3. The Offeror’s Legal Name and Address in Block 15A on the SF33 must match the information for the Offeror in SAM.GOV at http://www.sam.gov, including the corresponding Commercial and Government Agency (CAGE) Code Number and Data Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS) Number (Note: the address listed in Block 15A will be the official mailing address used by the Government for letter correspondence, if necessary).

4. The Name, Title, Signature and Date identified in Block 16, 17, 18, must be an authorized representative with authority to commit the Offeror to contractual obligations.

L.5.1.2 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet

The Offeror shall submit Section J.P-1, titled, “Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet”. No other format or additional proposal documentation will be considered.

1. Do not alter rows or columns of the Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet.

2. The Offeror shall enter their name in Row 7.

3. The Offeror must fill in Column C by entering a “Yes” or “No” for each element (the only exception is row 127, Total PSC Projects Submitted). Just type the word, not the quotation marks. Do not leave any Rows under Column C blank.

4. If “Yes” is entered in Column C, the Offeror shall enter the file name(s) in Column F for each associated supporting document submitted. Reference the file naming structure provided in L.4, Proposal Format Table. NOTE: No supporting file name is required for L.5.2.3.2, Breadth of Leading Edge Technology Relevant Experience.

5. The Project Identifier (PSC Project 1-1 through PSC Project 3-1) in the Document Verification and

Self Scoring Worksheet must mirror the same Project Identifier selected in the Relevant Experience (PSC Group) Project Template found in Section J.P-2.

6. Under Sections L.5.2.2.2 through L.5.2.2.6, in addition to completing Column C and Column F the Offeror must fill in Column B with the Project Identifier(s) that satisfies the claimed credit.

7. The Project Identifier (LET 1-1 through LET 10-3) in the Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet must mirror the same Project Identifier selected in the Relevant Experience (Leading Edge Technology) Project Template found in Section J.P-3.

8. The scoring within Columns D and E will auto-calculate according to the responses within Column C. The offeror shall not manipulate any formulas or data within Columns D and E.

L.5.1.3 Reserved

L.5.1.4 Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letters, if applicable

Within a corporate structure, an Offeror may utilize resources from a Parent Company, Affiliate, Division, and/or Subsidiary. GSA will allow an Offeror to take credit for any evaluation element, including relevant experience project(s), system(s), or certification(s) from a Parent Company, Affiliate, Division, and/or Subsidiary so long as there is a meaningful relationship to the Offeror and commitment letters are provided to the Government.

Outside a corporate structure, such as a “Subcontractor” performance under a “Prime” Contractor, GSA will not allow an Offeror to take credit for any evaluation element, including relevant experience project(s), system(s), or certification(s) as a “Subcontractor” in accordance with the following definition. “Prime” Contractor means the Contractor has privity-of-contract with the Government for all contractual obligations under a mutually binding legal relationship with the Government. In other words, when the Government awards a Contract to a Contractor, the Contractor is considered the “Prime” Contractor. For example, “Prime” Contractors are identified as such on the cover page of contracts or task orders such as:

● Standard Form (SF) 1449 – Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items – (Block 17a identifies the Prime Contractor)

● SF 26 – Award/Contract – (Block 7 identifies the Prime Contractor)

● SF 33 – Solicitation, Offer, and Award – (Block 15A identifies the Prime Contractor)

● Department of Defense (DD) 1155 – Order for Supplies or Services (Block 9 identifies the Prime

Contractor)

● Optional Form 307 – Contract Award (Block 7 identifies the Prime Contractor)

● GSA Form 300 – Order for Supplies and Services (Block 6 identifies the Prime Contractor)

When a Prime Contractor awards a contract to a Contractor, the Contractor is considered a “Subcontractor”. Any evaluation element under Section L.5., Volume 1 through 6, for which an Offeror was identified as a “Subcontractor” will be rejected.

“Affiliates” are business concerns that are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to control the other, or another concern controls or has the power to control both.

“Division” is a separate business unit of a company representing a specific business function.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned directly by a parent corporation; or through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

For the purposes of the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC, a “meaningful relationship” exists within a corporate structure when at least one of the following conditions exists:

● An entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent organization

● An entity is a parent of a wholly owned subsidiary

● An entity operates under a single internal operational unit

● An entity operates under a consolidated accounting system

● An entity operates under a consolidated purchasing system

● An entity operates under a consolidated human resources or personnel system

● An entity operates under common policy and corporate guidelines

● Operating structure between the entities includes internal organizational reporting lines and management chains for “lines of business” that operate across the formal corporate subsidiaries

When an Offeror is sharing resources from other entities by way of a Meaningful Relationship within a Corporate Structure, only one Offer (e.g., proposal) from that Corporate Structure shall be submitted. Any more than the first offer received by the Government will be considered unacceptable and rejected.

For each meaningful relationship identified for the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC proposal elements, the Offeror must provide a Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letter that includes the following:

1. Clear and legal identification of the meaningful relationship between the Offeror and entity identified.

2. A statement of commitment as to the performance and utilization of the identified entity’s resources on Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC task orders.

3. Each applicable proposal element must be clearly and specifically identified.

4. Signatures of a Corporate Officer/Official for both the Offeror and Meaningful Relationship Entity.

In the event that a parent organization has complete and full control over all meaningful relationship entities, the parent entity may prepare a single Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letter that identifies all elements required above.

For example, if ABC Inc. is the official legal bidding entity and ABC Inc. is taking credit for their subsidiary, Best R&D L.L.C.’s DCMA approved “Purchasing System”; ABC Inc. must show how Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC task orders will be processed through Best R&D L.L.C.’s Purchasing System.

Furthermore, ABC Inc. must submit a “commitment letter”, between ABC Inc. and Best R&D L.L.C. that they will, in fact, process ABC Inc.’s Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC task orders through Best R&D L.L.C’s Purchasing System. This example applies to all the proposal submission documents that involve resources/experience from other than the official legal bidding entity.

Meaningful relationship commitment letters will be incorporated either by reference or into any resulting contract award or into the resulting contract award via attachment.

Meaningful relationship commitment letters shall only be used within the offering Prime Contractor’s corporate structure. They are not available for use by subcontractors in a Prime/Sub CTA or members of a joint venture or partnership CTA.

L.5.1.5 Contractor Teaming Arrangements, if applicable

Contractor teaming arrangement means an arrangement in which –

1. Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or

2. A potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

Offerors proposing as a CTA must offer as a single type of CTA. Combinations of CTAs are not acceptable, e.g., a joint venture CTA utilizing subcontractors that are not members of the JV or a Prime/Sub CTA utilizing a JV as a subcontractor.

L.5.1.5.1 Partnership or Joint Venture, if applicable

Two or more companies may form a partnership or joint venture, hereafter referred to as a joint venture, to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Offerors submitting as a Joint Venture may submit a proposal under this solicitation subject to the following conditions:

1. The Joint Venture itself and all members of the Joint Venture must be registered in SAM.GOV and have a corresponding DUNS Number.

2. The Joint Venture meets the definition of a Joint Venture for size determination purposes (FAR 19.101(7)(i)).

3. A joint venture shall submit elements identified in Section L.5, Volumes 1 through 7 as follows:

Volume 1 - The Joint Venture must fill out and submit the Representations and Certifications in

Section K. Each member of the Joint Venture must also submit their individual Representations and Certifications in Section K. All other elements submitted for Volume 1 must be in the name of the joint venture.

Volume 2 - Relevant experience projects may be in the name of the joint venture or in the name of an individual member of the joint venture.

Volume 3 - Past performance examples may be in the name of the joint venture or in the name of an individual member of the joint venture.

Volume 4 - Offerors submitting as a joint venture must provide evidence of the system, certification, or clearance being in the name of the joint venture or in the name of every member of the joint venture. This applies to all systems, certifications, and clearances within section L.5.4. For certifications with varying levels (e.g. CMMI Levels 2 and 3), scoring will only be awarded for the levels that are in the name of the joint venture or have been met/exceeded by all members.

Volume 5 - Risk assessment elements are for the submitted proposal as a whole.

Volume 6 - The cost/price proposal shall be for the joint venture, not individual members. The

Basis of Estimate (L.5.6.1) may explain how the joint venture members have divided responsibilities for purposes of proposing price/costs. A joint venture can blend cost and pricing data from the team. For example, if one member of the joint venture is responsible for proposed price/costs for a particular labor category, while another entity in the joint venture is proposing price/costs for a different labor category, the Basis of Estimate should disclose which of the respective team members is responsible for proposing which specific price/cost information;

Volume 7 - For populated joint ventures, financial responsibility documents required by Volume 7 must be submitted for the joint venture itself. For unpopulated joint ventures, financial responsibility documents required by Volume 7 must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

4. The Offeror must submit a complete copy of the Joint Venture agreement that established the

CTA relationship, that includes the following information:

Sets forth the purpose of the joint venture;

Designates the managing venturer of the joint venture, and an employee of the managing venturer as the project manager responsible for performance of the Alliant 2 SB contract; the Government requests that the managing venturer be the primary point of contact with the

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Government during evaluation of the joint venture’s proposal. This means that the Government requests a “release” from each non-managing member of the joint venture so that the Government can discuss confidential/privileged information about the non-managing members of the joint venture with the designated managing venturer.

Clearly identifies the entities which make up the joint venture, including disclosure of the primary point of contact and DUNS Number for each of the members.

Obligates all parties to the joint venture to ensure performance of the Alliant 2 SB contract and to complete performance despite the withdrawal of any member;

Addresses the circumstances and procedures for replacement of joint venture members, including the managing venturer, and whether or not the approval of the Government is required prior to replacing any members; The agreement should address that in order to replace members, including the managing venturer, Government approval is required.

Addresses the duration of the Joint Venture, including when it became effective, when it expires, and the basis for termination. The duration of the joint venture must include the complete Alliant 2 SB period of performance.

Requires the final original records be retained by the managing venturer upon completion of the Alliant 2 SB contract;

Signature by a Corporate Officer/Official for each member of the joint venture accepting all terms of the agreement.

Failure to provide the Government with the requested documentation establishing the joint venture will be considered a material nonconformity and will result in the Offer being rejected.

L.5.1.5.2 Proposed Subcontractors, if applicable

An offeror may agree with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a potential Alliant 2 SB award.

Offerors submitting a proposal that includes proposed subcontractors may submit a proposal under this solicitation subject to the following conditions:

1. The offeror and all proposed subcontractors must be registered in SAM.GOV and have a corresponding DUNS Number.

2. The offeror and all proposed subcontractors must represent as small businesses for NAICS 541512 within SAM.GOV. This representation is based on the time of original offer submission for proposed subcontractors included in the initial proposal. For any new proposed subcontractors, this representation is based on the time of offer revision.

3. An offeror with proposed subcontractors shall submit elements identified in Section L.5, Volumes 1 through 7 as follows:

Volume 1 - The offeror must fill out and submit the Representations and Certifications in Section K. Each proposed subcontractor must also submit their individual Representations and Certifications in Section K. All other elements submitted for Volume 1 must be in the name of the offeror.

Volume 2 - Relevant experience projects may be in the name of the offeror or in the name of any proposed subcontractor.

Volume 3 - Past performance examples may be in the name of the offeror or in the name of any proposed subcontractor.

Volume 4 - Any systems, certifications, and clearances claimed within section L.5.4 must be in the name of the offeror. Systems, certifications, and clearances held by proposed subcontractors will not be considered for scoring and shall not be submitted within the proposal.

Volume 5 - Risk assessment elements are for the submitted proposal as a whole.

Volume 6 - The cost/price proposal shall be for the offeror. Specific subcontractors and separate subcontractor pricing shall not be included in the cost/price proposal.

Volume 7 - Financial responsibility documents required by Volume 7 must be submitted for the offeror and each proposed subcontractor.

4. The offer must submit a Subcontractor Letter of Commitment for each proposed subcontractor. The Government also has the right to accept those letters of commitment at face value. The intended use of such letters is to permit Government validation of any subcontractor experience or past performance an offering prime identifies in response to this solicitation. The information identified below is required for any Subcontractor Letter of Commitment. No other information will be considered from any letters of commitment. The Government will not consider experience or past performance from subcontractors identified by offerors for which there is not a conforming Subcontractor Letter of Commitment. Each Subcontractor Letter of Commitment must include the following information:

a. A statement of commitment by the proposed subcontractor to support the offeror in performance of Alliant 2 SB task orders.

b. A statement by the proposed subcontractor authorizing use of their relevant experience and past performance in support of the offering prime contractor’s Alliant 2 SB proposal.

c. A statement of understanding that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the offeror in accordance with FAR 52.219-14.

d. Offering prime contractor’s legal name and DUNS number

e. Proposed subcontractor’s legal name and DUNS number

f. Name, phone number, and email address of the subcontractor’s representative able to commit the subcontractor and validate the letter’s content

g. Signatures of a Corporate Officer/Official for both the Offeror and proposed subcontractor.

Identification of proposed subcontractors does not result in approval of them for any particular task order;

rather it addresses this evaluation factor. Approval of subcontractors will still be needed on individual task orders when required by FAR 44.2.

L.5.1.5.3 Claiming Prime Contractor Relevant Experience from an Existing or Previous Joint Venture or Partnership (if applicable)

Under certain conditions specified herein, an Offeror may use a contract or task order that was awarded to its existing or previous CTA as a Relevant Experience Project, but will only receive credit if the Offeror was the only CTA member that performed under the project on behalf of the CTA. This project shall count towards meeting minimum requirements and scored elements as prescribed in Section L.5.2 The Offeror shall use Attachment J.P-7 (Contractor Team Arrangement Form) for each Relevant Experience Project that was performed under an existing or previous CTA and it shall be signed by the majority of CTA members. The CTA agreement shall be submitted as an addendum to Attachment J.P-7 (Contractor Team Arrangement Form). The Offeror shall not receive credit for the Relevant Experience Project if the information entered in Attachment J.P-7 (Contractor Team Arrangement Form) does not exactly match what was entered into Attachment J.P-1 (Self Scoring Worksheet).

An Offeror may submit a Relevant Experience Project performed under an existing or previous CTA, as its own Relevant Experience Project, subject to the following conditions:

1. If the CTA is still in existence and submits a proposal in response to this solicitation, the CTA shall not also submit the same Relevant Experience Project under an Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC proposal, and

2. The Offeror was the only member performing under the project on behalf of the CTA, and

3. The Offeror shall submit Attachment J.P-7 (Contractor Team Arrangement Form), signed by the majority of members in the CTA, not including the Offeror, and

4. The Offeror shall submit a complete copy of the CTA agreement that establishes the CTA relationship, disclosing the legal identity of each team member of the Joint Venture or Partnership, and

5. The Offeror’s performance on the contract, task order or purchase order meets the minimum requirements of a Relevant Experience Project as prescribed in Section L.5.2, and

6. All claimed points on the Offeror’s Attachment(s) J.P-1 (Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet) reflect the Offeror’s performance.

NOTE: Failure to meet any of the criteria outlined above may result in the proposal being rejected as being non-conforming and determined non-responsive.

L.5.1.6 Professional Employee Compensation Plan

The Government is concerned with the quality and stability of the work force to be employed on this contract. Professional compensation that is unrealistically low or not in reasonable relationship to the various job categories may impair the Contractor’s ability to attract and retain competent professional service employees or may be viewed as evidence of failure to comprehend the complexity of future task order requirements.

Task orders under this contract may be subject to FAR 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.

For the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC, the Offeror shall submit a Professional Employee Compensation Plan that addresses the Offeror’s methodology for determining salaries and fringe benefits for their professional employees in preparation of future task order requirements under the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC.

The professional employee compensation plan will be incorporated by reference into any resulting Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC.

L.5.1.7 Uncompensated Overtime Policy

“Uncompensated overtime” means the hours worked without additional compensation in excess of an average of 40 hours per week by direct charge employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Compensated personal absences such as holidays, vacations, and sick leave shall be included in the normal work week for purposes of computing uncompensated overtime hours.

Task Orders may be subject to FAR 52.237-10, Identification of Uncompensated Overtime when services to be required are on the basis of the number of hours to be provided.

For the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC, the Offeror shall submit their policy for addressing uncompensated overtime consistent with its cost accounting practices used to accumulate and report uncompensated overtime hours in preparation of future task order requirements under this contract.

The uncompensated overtime policy will be incorporated by reference into any resulting Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC.

L.5.1.8 Representations and Certifications

The Offeror shall complete and submit all Representations and Certifications in accordance with the instructions in Section K.

L.5.2 VOLUME 2 - RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Relevant Experience is divided into two separate categories, PSC Group Projects and Leading Edge Technology Projects:

1. The PSC Group category of relevant experience is tied solely to the projects submitted under Section L.5.2.2. The Offeror shall document and attach verification documents in accordance with L.5.2.2.1.1 by utilizing Section J.P-2, “Relevant Experience (PSC Group) Project Template”. Any other format will be rejected as a material non-conformity. NOTE: The Offeror must substantiate all the information through one of the two verification methods identified in Section L.5.2.2.1.1.

2. The Leading Edge Technology category of relevant experience is tied solely to the projects submitted under Section L.5.2.3. The Offeror shall document and attach verification documents in accordance with L.5.2.3.1.1 by utilizing Section J.P-3, “Relevant Experience (Leading Edge Technology) Project Template”. Any other format will be rejected as a material non-conformity. NOTE: The Offeror must substantiate all the information through the verification method identified in Section L.5.2.3.1.1.

L.5.2.1 Relevant Experience Projects

A Relevant Experience “project” is defined as (1) a single contract; (2) a single task order awarded under a Multiple Award contract (as defined below); (3) a single task order awarded under a master Single- Award Indefinite Delivery task order contract (Definite Quantity, Requirements, or Indefinite Quantity) contract (FAR 16.5); (4) a single task order placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (FAR 8.405-2); or (5) a single task order placed under a master Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)(FAR 8.405-3).