RFP W9113M-21-R-0060 Amendment 1.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

See Section A

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 13-Apr-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W9113M21R0060

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Apr-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

13-Apr-2021

CODE

ACC-RSA-CAMO

BUILDING 5224

VON BRAUN COMPLEX III

REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898

W9113M 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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W9113M21R0060

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 1

a. The following changes were made to the solicitation, FAR Clause 52.219‐29 was removed, also

52.219‐18 and 52.219‐1 were removed..

b. The following clauses were added 252.219‐7010 and 52.219‐14 with Deviation 2020‐O0008

The following have been modified:

A-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A‐1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

a. As detailed in the performance work statement (PWS), this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued to acquire performance‐based services in support of research and development efforts associated with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) Simulation Center (SimCtr), to include (but not limited

to) facility operation and maintenance; security and protection of data requirements; and other general requirements to include (but not limited to) program management, quality assurance, configuration management, financial controls and purchasing/inventory control requirements. The facility serves as a high performance supercomputing center that provides the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USASMDC, High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), authorized contractors, and other Government agencies (OGAs) a centralized resource for classified and unclassified high performance computing processing, parallel processing, data visualization, modeling and simulation, networked communications, software development, testbed, and technical and administrative support services.

b. The SimCtr requirement has been accepted by the U.S. Small Business

Administration (SBA) under its Section 8(a) Program in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.805, and will be acquired on the basis of competition limited to eligible 8(a) firms who qualify as a small business pursuant to NAICS code 541715 and a 1250 employee size standard. See also Section L below regarding limitation on subcontracting.

c. It is the Government’s intent to employ best value/trade‐off procedures in the conduct of this acquisition, with a single contract award made to the eligible 8(a) firm whose proposal represents the best overall value to the Government as determined by the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation. It is also the Government’s intent to evaluate proposals and award the contract without conducting discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)); however, the right to conduct discussions is reserved if the Contracting Officer deems it appropriate.

d. The services provided under the resulting contract shall be performed on a cost‐ plus‐fixed‐fee (CPFF) term basis. Any associated travel/DBA Insurance, materials and other direct costs (ODC) shall be acquired on a cost‐reimbursement (no fee) basis.

e. The resulting contract shall consist of a three‐year base effort and two consecutive one‐year option periods, for a total potential performance period of five years. The base effort and each option period will be augmented by a surge option for additional labor support within the respective base/option performance period. It is anticipated that contract award will be made on or about 01 September 2021.

f. Potential offerors are cautioned to closely review each section and provision of this RFP, with particular attention to the provisions set forth in Section C (Performance Work Statement), Section L (Proposal Preparation Instructions), and Section M (Evaluation Factors for Award).

g. Any discrepancies between this Executive Summary and the individual sections of the solicitation shall be ruled in favor of the solicitation’s individual sections.

h. Any questions or comments regarding this RFP shall be submitted by 2:00 p.m., central time, 10 calendar days after the RFP issue date per Block 5 of the Standard Form 33 (no questions/feedback will be accepted by the Government or responded to after this submission cutoff date [but the Government reserves the right to reopen question/comment submission period if a substantive RFP amendment is issued]). All questions/comments shall be incorporated into a MS Word document and shall be submitted via e‐mail to sharon.d.bryson.civ@mail.mil and george.c.kosut.civ@mail.mil (all questions/feedback and any Government response(s) will be published on https://beta.sam.gov/)

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been modified:

H-2 KEY PERSONNEL

KEY PERSONNEL

a. The contractor's organization shall be established with authority to effectively accomplish the objectives of the PWS. This organization shall become effective upon award of the contract and its integrity shall be maintained for the duration of the contract effort.

b. Personnel encumbering the labor categories listed in paragraph c below are considered to be critical to the successful performance of this contract. Prior to replacing personnel in these positions during contract performance, the contractor shall obtain the written consent of the Contracting Officer. In order to obtain consent, the contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer not less than thirty (30) days advance notice and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the program.

The justification shall demonstrate that the qualifications of the proposed substitute personnel are generally equivalent to or better than the qualifications of the personnel being replaced. No replacement shall be made by the contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer.

c. Key Personnel Categories:

Program Manager System Admin/Analyst Lead Network Admin/Analyst Lead Security Lead

H-4 MATERIALS AND ODCS

MATERIALS AND ODCS

a. In accordance with FAR Part 45, the contractor shall provide all resources necessary to perform the contract requirements except as otherwise authorized by the terms of this contract.

b. The contractor may be required to acquire material (e.g., purchase of large systems or upgrades to systems) and ODCs (e.g., hardware, software and associated licenses, and other purchases.), as directed or otherwise authorized by the Government, to support the SimCtr PWS requirements. The purchase of all material and ODC is subject to the provisions of Section C, PWS paragraphs 3.5.1 and 3.5.2, of this contract, and shall be made through procurement procedures that are consistent with all applicable federal regulations including t he requirement of 100% compliance with all commercial IT purchases through CHESS IAW with AFARS Part 5139 ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. The contractor shall maintain appropriate documentation demonstrating that all material and/or ODC items were obtained at fair and reasonable prices/costs.

c. All material and/or ODC purchases to be made by the contractor that have an estimated unit or cumulative cost exceeding $3,000 require prior written approval of the COR. All material and/or ODC purchases with an estimated unit or cumulative cost exceeding $25,000 require prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. All contractor requests for approval to purchase material or ODCs shall include (i) a clear description of all items to be procured,

(ii) a detailed estimate of the cost of each item, and (iii) a complete basis of estimate (BOE) to include supporting documentation demonstrating the reasonableness of the proposed purchase price and the basis for source selection (e.g., competitive vendor quotes, established catalog pricing for commercial items, historical invoices, and the contractor’s cost/price analysis, thereof). Lump sum estimates without an explanation of the composition of the estimated costs will be deemed unacceptable and result in disapproval of the purchase request. When a specific make and model is proposed, the Contractor shall provide justification as to why the requirement can only be met by "specific make and model." Indication by the Government of a preferred or desired make or model does not constitute adequate justification.

d. The contactor shall not incur any costs for materials or ODCs exceeding the thresholds specified in subparagraph c of this clause unless written approval of the COR or Contracting Officer, as applicable, has been obtained.

Furthermore, notwithstanding any COR or Contracting Officer approval, the contractor shall not incur material and/or ODC costs in excess of that properly obligated on the contract.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been added by reference:

252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a)

Participants -- Partnership Agreement

OCT 2019

The following have been added by full text:

52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020)

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

Insert the following clause in any solicitation and contract resulting from the procedures in subpart 19.8. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for 8(a) participants as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F), and when orders may be issued directly to an 8(a) participant as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii).

For contracts that are set aside, the contracting officer shall indicate in paragraph (g) of the clause whether compliance with the limitations on subcontracting is required at the contract or order level:

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0008)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. “Similarly situated entity,” as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) participants;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for small business concerns or

8(a) participants;

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subpart 19.8;

(4) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in

8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F), if the order amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold;

(5) Orders competed among 8(a) participants in accordance with subpart 19.8 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F), regardless of dollar value;

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference; and

(7) Orders issued directly to small business concerns or 8(a) participants under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii).

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the

Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a NAICS code for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs are excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the contract and cannot be obtained from small business concerns;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(g) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this clause— [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or __ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(End of clause)

The following have been deleted:

52.216-25 Contract Definitization OCT 2010 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations NOV 2020 52.219-18 Notification Of Competition Limited To Eligible 8(a)

Participants

MAR 2020

52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

MAR 2020

(End of Summary of Changes)