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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

252.237-7024 NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF ESSENTIAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (OCT 2010)

(a) Definitions. "Essential contractor service" and "mission-essential functions" have the meanings given in the clause at 252.237- 7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services, in this solicitation.

(b) The offeror shall provide with its offer a written plan describing how it will continue to perform the essential contractor services listed in PWS Section 3.2 Production Support during periods of crisis. The offeror shall-

(1) Identify provisions made for the acquisition of essential personnel and resources, if necessary, for continuity of operations for up to 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed;

(2) Address in the plan, at a minimum--

(i) Challenges associated with maintaining essential contractor services during an extended event, such as a pandemic that occurs in repeated waves;

(ii) The time lapse associated with the initiation of the acquisition of essential personnel and resources and their actual availability on site;

(iii) The components, processes, and requirements for the identification, training, and preparedness of personnel who are capable of relocating to alternate facilities or performing work from home;

(iv) Any established alert and notification procedures for mobilizing identified "essential contractor service" personnel; and

(v) The approach for communicating expectations to contractor employees regarding their roles and responsibilities during a crisis.

(End of provision)

L-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (MAY 2024)

N6523626R31000001

(a) s used in this provision -- Definitions. In the context of task/delivery order procurements, a

"In writing," "writing," or "written" means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

"Interchanges" are fluid interactions (written and/or oral) between the Government and offerors that may address any aspect of the proposal. For example, interchanges may be used to clarify certain aspects of proposals, confirm or enhance the Government's understanding of proposals, or resolve minor or clerical errors. Interchanges may also be utilized to determine the acceptability of a proposal or permit an offeror to make proposal revisions. Interchanges may be initiated by the Contracting Officer to permit an efficient task order competition. When requesting proposal revisions, the Contracting Officer will limit these interchanges to only the proposal(s) that stands the greatest likelihood of representing the best value to the Government.

"Proposal modification" is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time or made in response to an amendment.

"Proposal revision" is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of interchanges that are intended to determine the acceptability of a proposal, or permit an offeror to make material proposal changes. Final proposal revisions may not necessarily be requested from all offerors at the conclusion of interchanges. In addition, a common cut-off date for final proposal revisions is not required.

"Time," if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Amendments to solicitations.

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

Notwithstanding the options conveyed in Block 11 of the SF30, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to the solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s) through their signature on the SF30 or affirmative statement in the cover letter submitted with their proposal.

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with provision L-349.

(2) The cover letter must show -

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, CAGE Code, address, and telephone numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item. By submission of a proposal, the offeror agrees to comply with all terms and conditions of its basic SeaPort-NxG contract (Maximum Rates, etc.);

(iv) A statement that the offeror is in compliance with the solicitation's small business size requirement (if any).

(v) Names, titles, and telephone (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(vi) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modification, or revisions, 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 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)

(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision 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.

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

(iii) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals 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.

(iv) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror shall propose to provide all items required by the solicitation.

(5) Offerors are discouraged from including any assumptions, ground rules, or contingencies in the proposal, but shall not include any assumptions, ground rules, or contingencies that conflict with the solicitation terms and conditions.

(6) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(7) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time.

(8) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days requested in Provision L-335 Offer expiration date.

(unless a longer period is proposed by the offeror). This time period controls notwithstanding the 60 day period stated in Block 12 of the SF33.

(e) Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public Restriction on disclosure and use of data.

for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall -

(1) Mark the cover letter with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [ ]; andinsert numbers or other identification of sheets

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the cover letter of this proposal.

(f) Evaluation and Award Procedures.

(1) This procurement utilizes streamlined evaluation and award procedures, and will not use formal source selection procedures of FAR Subpart 15.3 such as a competitive range determination, pre-award notifications to offerors excluded from a competitive range, or discussions.

(2) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a task order based on initial proposals without conducting interchanges with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Government will not utilize a tradeoff process or a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. Instead, the Government will utilize a source selection process where a task order will be issued to the offeror submitting the technically superior proposal at a fair and reasonable price. There will be no tradeoff between the non-cost factors and cost/price.

(4) The Government may limit its cost and price analysis (including cost realism) to the technically superior proposal.

(5) The Government may conduct interchanges with one, some, all, or none of the offerors at its discretion. Once an apparent successful offeror is identified, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with only that offeror to address any remaining issues and finalize a task order with that offeror. These issues may include revisions to non-cost factors, cost/price, or any other aspect of the proposal.

(g) Task Order award.

(1) The Government intends to award a task order resulting from this solicitation to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the technically superior proposal, while also offering a fair and reasonable price. See Section M evaluation criteria for further details.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities/omissions in proposals received or allow for the correction of these issues through interchanges.

(4) Interchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

L-2 DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (MAY 2024)

(a) Adequate price competition is anticipated and certified cost or pricing data is not required to be included with the initial proposal submission. As such, offerors are not required to submit written requests for exceptions from certified cost or pricing data or provide data regarding the evaluation of subcontract prices with the initial proposal submission. Should the Contracting Officer notify the offeror after proposal submission that certified cost or pricing data is required, the offeror shall comply with the provisions of DFARS 252.215-7008 and 252.215-7010 Alt I which are included in this solicitation.

(b) Provide information and data described below:

The offeror shall submit data other than certified cost or pricing data and supporting information prepared in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2, Prime and Subcontractor Pricing Models, and directions therein (detailed instructions are provided in the Pricing Models). The Pricing Models contain all of the labor categories and hours that the Government has anticipated for use under this effort. Offerors are to complete the Pricing Models with the information outlined below and this information will be used as a mechanism to evaluate cost for the performance periods.

The cost breakdown shall indicate the offeror's total estimated proposed price for each year and the cumulative proposed price for all years. Any substantiating information submitted must support the cost elements proposed. Include sufficient detail or cross references to clearly establish the relationship of the information provided to the cost proposed. Support any information provided by explanations or supporting rationale, as needed to permit the Contracting Officer and authorized representatives to evaluate the documentation.

PART I--COST LABOR INFORMATION:

(1) Current, actual unloaded rates are to be submitted for any "proposed individual". A is defined as a current "proposed individual" or prospective employee specifically proposed to perform an estimated number of hours for a labor category. Offerors shall modify the Prime and Subcontractor Pricing Models as necessary ( ., add rows and identify proposed individuals by name) to account for i.e

In accordance with the offeror's disclosed estimating system practices, average unloaded direct labor rates each proposed individual.

may be submitted for all remaining labor categories/hours, ., those labor categories/hours not accounted for under the proposed i.e individual's data. Do not submit composite rates encompassing more than one labor category. This cost information shall include, as a minimum, the cost data elements contained in Attachments 1 and 2, Prime and Subcontractor Pricing Models. Offerors shall include additional elements such as overtime rates/hours, premium time rates/hours, etc. as applicable. This task order is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) statute and the latest wage determination (WD) for insert place of performance, is attached (reference RFP Attachment 6).

All labor categories shall be escalated for the option years. Offerors shall use an annual labor escalation rate of at least 3.0% for each option year for the SCLS labor categories, which are subject to the applicable wage determinations. For professional labor categories, offerors should propose an escalation rate based on historical data, employment/price indexes, or those accepted by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) or Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) for proposal purposes. The narrative to the Cost/Price Proposal must include supporting information and rationale for professional escalation rates.

(2) UNCOMPENSATED OVERTIME - Actual hourly rates submitted shall be derived by dividing the proposed individual's actual annual salary by 2080 hours, which is based on a 40-hour work week. Any uncompensated overtime proposed shall be clearly identified by labor category within your cost proposal and will be evaluated in accordance with the FAR 52.237-10 "Identification of Uncompensated Overtime" provision in Section L of this solicitation.

PART II--REQUIREMENT FOR DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA:

In accordance with FAR 15.403-3(b), the following information as prescribed below is required. The term "Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data" is defined in FAR 2.101.

Offerors shall provide copies of correspondence from DCAA or DCMA regarding the approval of rates and/or systems, such as Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs), Provisional Billing Rates (PBRs), agreed-upon final annual indirect cost rates ( ), and Accounting System Approval (if applicable). If see "INDIRECTS" paragraph below available, provide any updated forward pricing rate information submitted to DCAA/DCMA for review. The correspondence and all attachments and other source documentation (FPRAs, FPRRs, Final Indirect Cost Rates, etc.) shall be provided in the Cost/Price Proposal submission ( ., CostData file).i.e

(1) DIRECT LABOR - The labor categories estimated for use under this task order, including the number of labor hours, are provided in the Pricing Model. Identify the labor rates and total cost for each labor category proposed for each year of the task order. The labor specified under this cost element shall only be for the prime contractor's direct labor and shall not include any subcontracted labor (see "Subcontracted Labor" below).

Offerors are to include a statement of any additional labor categories, additional estimated hours and related qualifications for labor cost that will be a direct cost based on the offeror's accounting procedures ( ., management and administrative labor costs). Offerors e.g should include rationale explaining the basis for the number of labor hours per additional labor category.

Supporting data for all (prime and subcontractors) shall be current actual direct labor rates evidenced by source "proposed individuals" documentation to include payroll records, paystubs, or Letters of Intent (LOIs). If providing LOIs, the offeror and/or its subcontractor

(s) shall include the direct hourly labor rate for the proposed employee, identify the position, submit the LOI on offeror's or subcontractor's letterhead with the prospective employee's signature, and state that the LOI is for Solicitation No. N65236263100. This data and information shall be provided in the CostData file.

For the remaining labor hours not attributable to proposed individuals, forward pricing proposals/recommendations/agreements, company averages, representative salaries of qualified employees, or salary survey data may be utilized as the basis of estimate

(2) INDIRECTS - If this solicitation requires work to be performed at both the contractor and Government sites, then the proposal must include your company policy concerning any stipulations as to when Government site / Contractor site rates are effective.

Although performance at an alternative work site may be allowable in accordance with the performance work statement, for purposes fferors shall not anticipate any allowances for telecommuting or performance at an alternative work site. Identify of evaluation only, o the indirect rates proposed and identify the appropriate allocation base for each indirect rate. Offerors shall state whether or not the proposal is consistent with the offeror's established cost accounting practices. If the proposal is not consistent with the offeror's established cost accounting practices, the offeror shall explain the rationale concerning the change(s); and include all correspondence concerning the change(s) that have been submitted to DCAA/DCMA for review. Offerors are to include a detailed explanation concerning any proposed rate caps, including those proposed as a result of the SeaPort-NxG maximum pass-through rate.

For all proposed indirect rates not based on: (1) forward pricing information submitted to, recommended by, or agreed upon with DCMA; or (2) forward pricing and/or provisional billing information submitted to, reviewed, and/or audited by DCAA, offerors shall provide historical indirect data, to include actual incurred rates (i.e. agreed-upon final annual indirect cost rates) for the three years prior to the offeror's current fiscal year. If a proposed indirect rate is more than 3 percentage points above or below the three-year historical actual incurred average, offerors (including subcontractors) shall include a detailed explanation regarding the basis of estimate and how the proposed rates were developed in the narrative to the Cost/Price Proposal. Offerors (including subcontractors) shall also include the data utilized in estimating the proposed rates. This data shall include the offeror's fringe benefit, overhead (on and off-site as applicable), General and Administrative (G&A), Materials and Subcontracts (M&S) handling, and any other indirect rates as applicable to the offeror's accounting system.

(3) SUBCONTRACTED LABOR - Identify, if applicable, any proposed subcontracting labor intended for use under this task order.

Identify the labor categories for which subcontracting is being proposed, number of hours proposed for each labor category, and subcontract pricing in accordance with the format provided in the Prime Pricing Model. Subcontractors shall submit a breakout of labor categories, labor hours, direct labor rates, fringe benefits, overhead, G&A, fee, etc. under separate cover (see provision L-349) utilizing the Subcontractor Pricing Model. Offerors and proposed subcontractors are to include a detailed explanation concerning any unique fee arrangements, including those where the prime will pay subcontractor fee out of its own fixed fee.

(4) OTHER:

A. DIRECT COST - Identify any other direct cost elements being proposed which are not included above but are applicable to your cost proposal ( . Computer Usage, etc.). Include the basis for the proposed amount. The decision as to whether costs are e.g handled as direct or indirect costs rests with the offeror, but shall be consistent with the offeror's approved cost accounting practices as disclosed in the offeror's Disclosure Statement, or consistent with the offeror's established accounting practices if the offeror is not required to submit a Disclosure Statement. If the offeror is not required to submit a Disclosure Statement, the offeror shall explain how its decision to handle costs as direct or indirect is consistent with its established cost accounting practices in the Cost Narrative.

B. INDIRECT COST - Identify any other indirect cost element ( ., Facilities Capital Cost of Money) being proposed which e.g has not been included above and identify the appropriate allocation base for each indirect rate. Describe the basis for estimating each indirect cost element, and advise if the rates proposed are in accordance with any Forward Pricing Rate Agreements/Recommendations /Proposals and state the applicable period.

(5) FEE - Identify the fee rate, total amount proposed, and the cost elements on which the fee is applied. In accordance with the Maximum Rates identified in Section B of the basic SeaPort-NxG contract, offerors are reminded that fixed fee is capped at 8% for SeaPort-NxG task orders. Compliance with the maximum fee rate is applicable at the time of task order award and is based on the ratio of fixed fee to the estimated cost. Fee becomes a fixed dollar amount at the time of task order award and is subject to the provisions of the Fee Determination and Payment (Term Type) text of the task order. The fee rate being proposed at the task order level by the prime offeror shall flow down as the maximum fee rate to all subcontractors/consultants included as part of the proposal.

L-317 VAR1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS (VARIATION) (MAY 2024)

(a) General Information

The Government intends to evaluate proposals in accordance with paragraph C.8. TASK ORDER PROCESS of the SeaPort-NxG basic contract statement of work.

If an offeror (1) fails or refuses to assent to any of the terms and conditions of this RFP, (2) proposes additional terms or conditions, or

(3) fails to submit any of the information required by this solicitation and in the manner specified in paragraph (b) below, then the proposal may be rejected without further consideration or evaluation.

The contracting office should be contacted by the time allotted in provision L-349 if any part of these instructions is not understood.

(b) Proposal Format

In addition to all other requirements of this solicitation, each offeror shall provide a detailed proposal addressing each of the areas described in Section L and to be evaluated in accordance with Section M. This information shall be presented as outlined below. Proposals submitted for consideration for award must address the full scope of requirements as set forth in Sections L and M of the solicitation.

The offeror shall submit electronic files as delineated below:

FILE

ELECTRON

IC FILE

NAME

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

FOR

MAT

Cover Letter CovLtr Limit 1 page (Reference provision L-1(c)(2), (d), and (e)(1), "Instructions to Offerors" )- To include acknowledgement of any RFP Amendment(s) pdf

Mission Essential Contractor Services Plan

MECSP

Limit 5 pages (Reference 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services) pdf

Factor A - Technical Understanding

TechReques t

Request for Oral

Presentation of Factor A

(Limit 1 page) pdf

Factor B - Cost / Price

CostNar Cost/Price Proposal Narrative (to include information listed in Factor B (1) of this provision) p df

CostData Supporting documentation for data other than certified cost or pricing data (Ref also including DCAA and/or DCMA correspondence Provision L-2) (if applicable) p df

PrimeCost [ Insert Name]

Prime - Pricing Model, Attachment 1

E xcel

SubCostNar[ ]Insert Name

Subcontractor Cost/Price Proposal Narrative (to include information listed in Factor B

(1) of this provision) pd f

SubCostData Supporting documentation for data other than certified cost or pricing data (ref correspondence Provision L-2) (if applicable)

SubCost[ ]Insert Name

Subcontractor Pricing Model, Attachment 2 (1 File per Subcontractor) pd f

Standard Form 33 and Standard Form, SF33 Contractor Signed & Completed Standard Form 33 and Standard Form 30 (if any) pd f

Joint Venture Agreement

JVAgree[ Instert Name

Joint Venture Agreement (if any) pdf

Section K, Representations and Certifications

Section K [ ]insert Name

No Limit

All excel files shall be a functional spreadsheet with formulas, NOT a read-only spreadsheet. Original pdf files shall be searchable.

Do not submit any content/files in addition to that stated in the table above. The Government will not evaluate any additional content

(ex. title page, table of contents, acronym list, etc.).

Unless otherwise stated, the following formatting requirements apply: For the purpose of this solicitation, a page is defined as one 8.5" x 11" size electronic page with no less than 1 inch margins on all sides and using a minimum 10-point Times New Roman font using normal character spacing and no less than single line spacing. The font style and size requirements also apply to Information Summaries and to graphics, art, figures, imported charts, charts, and any other graphical representation that includes text. At a minimum, any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font, spacing or total page limit requirements will not be evaluated.

Further, the Government reserves the right to reject any proposal that does not conform to the requirements stated above. Formatting requirements do not apply to documents or Attachments provided by the Government. Any form that the Government has provided as an Attachment to be filled out by the offeror shall follow the format of the form. The font style and size requirements are not applicable to supporting cost data ( ., DCAA or DCMA correspondence); however, these documents must be legible.e.g

(c) Proposal Content

Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Provision L-349 "Submission of Electronic Proposals" to permit a detailed evaluation. Each file shall be labeled in accordance with the format in paragraph (b) above. Pages should be numbered.

A detailed, concise and comprehensive proposal is desired. The proposal shall be sufficient to enable evaluators to make a thorough and complete evaluation, and to arrive at a sound determination as to whether the requirements of this solicitation are satisfied. In preparing the proposal, emphasis should be placed on brief, complete, and factual data in the areas set forth in the RFP. Organization, clarity, accuracy of information, relevance, and completeness are of prime importance. Proposals that restate the evaluation criteria or use cursory statements without supporting narrative are not acceptable and will not be considered as satisfying the requirements of this RFP or the stated evaluation criteria. The burden of providing thorough and complete information remains with the offeror.

JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT (if any)

If the offeror is a joint venture, the offeror must clearly identify itself as such and provide a copy of the joint venture agreement with the proposal. The agreement must identify the managing venturer and specify each venturer's responsibilities under the contract, including labor hour or task allocations.

Joint venture agreements shall satisfy the requirements of 13 CFR 125.8, including the requirement that the small business partner in an SBA approved mentor-protege joint venture perform at least 40% of the work performed by the joint venture and that work performed by the small business partner must be more than administrative or ministerial functions.

Certification of Compliance: Included with joint venture agreement submission, the small business partner to the SBA approved mentor-protege joint venture must submit a written certification, signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture, stating as follows:

(1) The parties have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with 13 CFR 125.8 (b);

(2) The parties will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement and with the performance of work requirements set forth in 13 CFR 125.8 (c).

NON-COST FACTOR

Proposal shall consist of the information specified for each evaluation factor listed below.

Factor A: TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING

Utilizing the information provided in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), three (3) individuals proposed to perform under any of the labor categories shall provide an oral presentation (utilizing PowerPoint) that demonstrates their technical understanding of the PWS requirements by providing a detailed description of the processes or approach used to accomplish the tasks identified in Elements A1-A4 below, while minimizing performance risk. Element A4 to be provided at the time of oral presentation.

Element A1: Support for Navy Human Resources Information Technology (IT) Systems

Scenario: A functional user at the Bureau of Navy Personnel requires an urgent change to the web application that captures military employee performance evaluations. In the past, software developers conducted application security testing only after software change was performed, thus discovering security flaws after the software was modified.

1. The offeror shall describe its proposed software maintenance and sustainment approach to ensure that modified software products are free from security vulnerabilities and application defects. (PWS sections 3.4 - 3.5)

Element A2: Automating the Merge of Developed Team Source Code and Testing

Scenario: A software team with several members struggles to merge the source code changes using a tedious, manual, and time-intensive process that has slowed down software maintenance needed for an urgent software release.

1. The offeror shall describe its proposed approach for improving the team's software maintenance process by automating the merge of all branching source code with adequate version control, including automating the execution of unit and integration testing. (PWS section 3.4 - 3.5)

Element A3: Implementation of AWS Technologies After Use of Rehost (Lift and Shift Strategy)

Scenario: A legacy Navy Human Resource system has been moved into the cloud under an aggressive schedule using a "Lift and Shift" strategy due the imminent closing of a Navy Data Center.

1. The offeror shall describe its proposed approach to implementing improvements incorporating AWS technologies that can be used to improve security, operate more efficiently, and maximize the use of cloud capabilities without requiring significant architectural overhauls. (PWS section 3.2)

On-the-spot Oral Presentation Element (information will not be disclosed to offerors in advance of oral presentation):

Element A4: To be released during Oral Presentation

The offeror's oral presentation shall be conducted by three (3) individuals proposed for this solicitation and the oral presentation participants shall also be limited to those (3) individuals. The offeror shall submit information (employer/company, proposed labor category, employee name, phone number, and email address) for the oral presentation participants as part of their TechRequest submission. Oral presentation participants are not permitted to attend more than one (1) oral presentation. Offerors shall not include any proposal information in an attempt to answer the Factor A requirements as part of their TechRequest submission. If Technical Understanding information is included in the TechRequest submission, the Government will not evaluate the content.

After proposals are received, the Government will email the contacts submitted by offerors to schedule their virtual presentation, which will be conducted through Microsoft Teams. The order in which offerors are scheduled for oral presentations will be randomly selected by the Government. The presentation may be recorded by the Government. If recorded, the recording is source selection sensitive and will be handled accordingly.

Rules of Oral Presentation Engagement:

The Government will not interact or ask questions with offerors during their oral presentation with the exception of asking an offeror to repeat themselves or pause on a PowerPoint slide to capture notes. Offerors shall pause in between Elements to allow the Government team to capture notes. During this pause, the Offeror's presentation time will be paused as well.

Offerors cannot ask the Government any questions regarding the solicitation or evaluation. Any questions must be directed to the Contracting Officer, and should only be related to the logistics and conduct of the oral presentation.

Offerors shall not distribute any written or electronic materials during the presentation. If offerors choose to display PowerPoint slides (or similar) during their presentation, the PowerPoint slides will not be distributed to the Government.

Offerors shall not reach back by telephone, email, or another means, to any other personnel or persons for assistance during the oral presentation. Pre-recorded presentations are not permitted.

If any technical difficulties occur during the presentation, the Government will pause the time remaining and take appropriate action to ensure offerors receive all of the allotted time for their oral presentation.

Oral Presentation format and agenda:

1. Offerors will make every effort to schedule and complete all Oral Presentations within 20 calendar days following the close of the solicitation. In the event that this timeframe cannot be met, the Government will endeavor to schedule and conduct the presentations at the earliest practicable opportunity thereafter.

2. Government will conduct introductions and reemphasize the rules of engagement.

3. The offeror will be allotted 45 total minutes to present its answers/responses to the Factor A (Technical Understanding) evaluation criteria for Elements A1, A2, and A3. Please note, Offerors presentations must address all three of the elements in the 45 minutes allotted.

4. At the conclusion of the offerors presentation on Elements A1-A3, the Government will ask one (1) on-the-spot scenario question, which will be treated as an additional Factor A element (Technical Understanding Element A4). Offerors will not have access to the Element A4 question until they've completed their oral presentation of Elements A1, A2, and A3. Each offeror will be asked the same on-the-spot question (Element A4), which will be evaluated using the same technical criteria stated in Section M of the solicitation for Factor A (Technical Understanding).

5. Offerors will be allotted 15 minutes to review the question and prepare their response, and 15 minutes to present their response for Element A4. A total of 30 minutes will be allotted for Element A4.

6., Offerors will be allotted 75 total minutes to respond to Factor A (Technical Understanding) Elements A1-A4. If Offerors complete their presentation with time remaining from the 75 total minutes, then the Offeror may go back and address any of the Factor A Elements.

COST FACTOR

Factor B: Cost/Price

The offeror's (prime and subcontractors) Cost/Price Proposal should consist of the following (subcontractor cost proposals are to include the same level of detail as that of the prime):

(1) Cost/Price Proposal Narrative to include:

- An explanation of the Cost/Price Proposal as outlined in Provision L-2, including information required in provision L-329.

Also include rationale for any changes to the Pricing Model.

- Identification and Type of Subcontract(s) - Prime offeror shall specify the type of each subcontract ( ., CPFF, Firm-e.g Fixed-Price (FFP), or Time & Materials (T&M)) proposed as well as the assigned NAICS code for each subcontract.

- Identification of cognizant DCAA and DCMA to include name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

(2) Supporting documentation for data other than certified cost or pricing data also including (Ref Provision L-2) DCAA and/or DCMA correspondence.

(3) Pricing Model for prime and all subcontractors (electronic spreadsheet in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2).

Pricing Model is also to include a statement of the offeror's policy regarding Uncompensated Overtime ( ) (if any Ref FAR 52.237-10).

FAR Clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (FEB 2023)(DEVIATION 2021-O0008 Rev 1) is applicable to this solicitation and any resultant task order. As such, offerors' proposals ( ., Cost/Price Proposal Narrative and prime pricing model) must i.e demonstrate compliance with the requirements established in this clause. Additionally, offerors must provide sufficient information to determine which subcontractors are similarly situated for purposes of the clause.

L-328 LABOR HOURS (Level-of-Effort) (AUG 2021)

Each offeror must provide a completed Attachment 1 (and 2 if applicable). For purposes of evaluation, offerors are to propose the exact labor categories and number of labor hours per labor category for each performance period as set forth in the Pricing Model provided as an Attachment 1. With the exception of adding any additional required labor categories and hours resulting from an offeror's accounting procedures (see provision L-2, Part II (1)), OFFERORS SHALL NOT DEVIATE FROM THE LABOR CATEGORIES AND NUMBER OF LABOR HOURS LISTED FOR EACH PERFORMANCE PERIOD IN THE PRICING MODEL.

If the offeror has reason to believe that the estimated level of effort (labor hours and/or labor categories) may be overstated or understated, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing prior to the closing of the period for questions. Within this notification, the offeror shall provide a detailed basis for the proposed revision(s). If the Government finds the rationale to be sound /compelling, the Government will amend the solicitation accordingly. Proposals that do not reflect the exact labor categories and number of labor hours per labor category prescribed in the Pricing Model may be rejected without further consideration.

NOTE: Actual task order performance may vary from the labor categories/labor mix cited in the Pricing Model.

L-335 ESTIMATED EFFECTIVE AWARD DATE

For proposal purposes the estimated effective date of task order award is . Offerors are requested to allow their offeror 15 June 2026 acceptance period to read at least 180 days.

L-349 SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS (MAR 2001) - ALTERNATE I (MAY 2024)

(a) Offerors (prime and all subcontractors) shall submit their proposals electronically to NIWC Atlantic according to the instructions contained in this provision. Each electronic file shall be clearly named in accordance with solicitation provision L-317 and shall not contain classified data. Paper submissions will not be accepted for this solicitation.

(b) Proposals are due no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on 20 February 2026 Late proposals will not be evaluated and are not eligible for award.

(c) Prime contractors shall upload their proposal via the Solicitation Manager Module embedded in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol /Posting_Offer.pdf. Upon proposal submission, the offeror should receive a system notification of successful proposal submission from PIEE.

Offerors' proposals submitted via the PIEE Solicitation Module shall not contain CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Proposals will be considered "late" unless the offeror's COMPLETE PROPOSAL is uploaded to the Solicitation Module in PIEE and is received prior to the closing date and time for receipt of proposals under this solicitation.

(d) In the event the Solicitation Manager Module in PIEE is not operational, and the offeror is unable to submit their proposal via the module, the offeror shall first try to resolve the issue by contacting the PIEE Helpdesk for assistance.

PIEE Helpdesk: https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorCustomerSupport.xhtml

Phone: 866-618-5988

Email: disa.global.servicedesk.mbx.eb-ticket-requests@mail.mil

If the Helpdesk cannot resolve the issue, the offeror shall notify the Contract Specialist, john.n.stambaugh2.civ@us.navy.mil, prior to the proposal submission deadline and request permission to submit its proposal via email. If the request is approved, proposals may be submitted via e-mail to the Contract Specialist in accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (f) below.

(e) Subcontractors shall submit their unsanitized proposal via PIEE Solicitation Module. Subcontractors will have to work with the prime MAC holders to either receive access as a Proposal Manager to load proposals under their CAGE code or provide the subcontractor proposal directly to the Prime contractor.

Subcontractors shall send a sanitized proposal directly to the prime offeror. The prime offeror shall use the information in the subcontractor's sanitized proposal to include in the Prime's Pricing Model.

(f) In the event proposal submission is necessary via email as discussed in paragraphs (d) and (e) above, proposals may be submitted to the Contract Specialist at john.n.stambaugh2.civ@us.navy.mil and shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth below:

In order to facilitate transmission, it is recommended that proposal submission files be compressed

(zipped) into one, ZIP file entitled "PROPOSAL.PIZ" using WinZip version 6.3 or greater.

NIWC Atlantic's email systems will not accept a .ZIP file, so zipped files must be named with a .PIZ in lieu of .ZIP.

Proposals (prime and subcontractors) must still be received in the Contract Specialist's electronic mailbox by the time specified for receipt of proposals in the solicitation

(g) The period for questions regarding this solicitation ends at . Written questions or requests for 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on 6 February 2026 clarification may be sent via email to the Contract Specialist, john.n.stambaugh2.civ@us.navy.mil by the deadline for questions. Answers to such questions and clarifications will be provided via posting questions and answers (Q&As) and/or RFP amendments on the SAM website (https://sam.

gov). Questions received after the specified period may not be answered.

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