Solicitation - W91QEX26RA001_4.15.26.pdf

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2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

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4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

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7. FOR SOLICITATION

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18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

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17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

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ITEM NUMBER

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

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STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

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12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.

Created On:

15 Apr 2026, 22:43 PM Central Daylight Time

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W91QEX26RA001

CRISTINA TELLECHEA

(305) 437-3474

13 APR 2026

10:00 AM

W91QEX 100

0410 AQ HQ CONTRACT

ACC RCO MIAMI, 9301 NW 33RD STREET

DORAL, FL 33172-1202

UNITED STATES

CRISTINA TELLECHEA, EMAIL: CRISTINA.A.TELLECHEA.CIV@MAIL.MIL

TELEPHONE: (305) 437-3474

561210

USD 47,000,000.00

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52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990):

As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services) by adding one-half of the Offeror's 4th option period prices to the Offeror's total price. Thus, the Offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, option period 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th and one-half of the 4th option period. Offerors are required only to price the base, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th option periods. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential one-half year extension of services period.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

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W91QEX26RA001

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

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

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

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, (c) shall not exceed 58 . months

(End of clause)

This clause does not apply

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

Addendum to 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items

A. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION: Offerors are required to submit a complete proposal package in accordance with the instructions below. Only electronic offers will be received via email. The Offeror shall submit electronic copies of their proposal to the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer, Cristina Tellechea, at cristina.a.tellechea.civ@mail.mil and at Sherwin D. Riley, sherwin.d.riley.civ@mail.mil, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. Proposal packages must be received on or before the solicitation closing date and time as listed on Block 8 of the SF 1449.

Questions and Answer Period:

The Contractor shall submit all questions and concerns in writing via email to Contract Specialist, Cristina Tellechea at cristina.a.tellechea.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Sherwin Riley, Sherwin.d.riley.civ@mail.mil no later than Friday, 24 April 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). The email shall be entitled "Questions for Solicitation W91QEX-26-R-A001". The body of the email shall be numbered per question and contain questions in a clear and concise manner with specific reference to the page number and section of the solicitation, if applicable. No questions will be answered if received after 6:00 p.m. (EST) on 24 April 2026. Answers shall be provided as an amendment to the solicitation notice as issued via SAM website no later than Friday, 1 May 2026 by 5:00 p.m. (EST) and shall be structured as an all-inclusive question/answer document encompassing all of the Contractor's questions and the Government's responses to those questions. No questions or answers shall contain any proprietary, Contractor's names, or otherwise identifying information. When responding to questions, the Government will submit the questions as they were written verbatim if possible, however, if the Contracting Officer determined there are redundant questions, they contain any proprietary information, Contractor's names, contain grammar or spelling errors, or otherwise, the Contract Specialist will redact, re-summarize, and/or exclude redundancies accordingly.

Should the Contracting Officer feel it is necessary; The Government may issue an amendment to add an additional question and answer period anytime throughout the duration of the Solicitation.

Page Limitations and Format: The Offeror shall comply with the following format and page limitations for each respective volume in accordance with the following table.

Volume Number Title Maximum Pages (Excluding Cover Sheet and/or Table of

Contents)

Volume 1 Factor 1: Technical Experience * 15**

Volume 2 Factor 2: Past Performance* 15

Volume 3 Factor 3: Price* Signed SF1449 CLIN Structure***

1. Offerors are cautioned to comply with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Failure to furnish a complete proposal may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and elimination from consideration for award.

(a.) Proposals submitted electronically via e-mail shall be prepared in Microsoft application programs.

Adobe files are acceptable.

NOTE: Offerors are cautioned that due to security protocol and firewall infrastructure regulations, some electronic Microsoft based application attachments with embedded pictures, and other formatting may be cause for the security protocol and firewall infrastructure regulations under US Southern Command's email server may be reject by the server. It is the Contractor's responsibility to verify and certify the Government received an offeror's submission timely.

(b.) Minimum Proposal Acceptance Period - The proposal acceptance period is 90 days. The Offeror shall make a clear statement in its Proposal Documentation that the proposal is valid for a period of not less than 90 days from receipt of offers.

(b.) The solicitation requires the evaluation of price and the following non-cost/price volumes:

Volume 1 -Technical

Sub-factor 1: Experience

Sub-factor 2: Resumes

Volume 2 - Past Performance

Volume 3 - Price

NOTE: The distinction between technical experience and past performance is experience pertains to the types of work and volume of work completed by a contractor which is comparable to the types of work covered by this requirement, in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Past performance pertains to both the relevance of recent efforts and how well a contractor has performed on the contracts.

(d.) With the exception of the first page, the Offeror shall ensure that the company name, logo, or other company identifying information DOES NOT appear in within the Volume 1, Technical.

(e.) Resumes. The number of pages per resume shall not exceed three pages (excluding any associated certification or qualification documents). The three labor categories to submit resumes are: Physical Security Network Engineer, Physical Security System Administrator, and Information Security Specialist

2. Submittal Requirements for price and each non-cost/price volume.

a. Volume 1 - Technical:

i. Sub-factor 1 - Experience: The Offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) contract reference for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. A maximum of three (3) contract submissions will be evaluated. The Government will only consider contracts performed by the contractor not "Key Personnel". The contract reference(s) submitted must provide evidence to support the following:

(1) The Offeror shall submit contract references which demonstrate that the Offeror possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience on recent and relevant service contracts similar in size, scope and complexity to the solicitation requirements in the PWS.

(2) In order for the government to validate the evidence provided in support of this sub-factor, the Offeror must include for the contract reference in the technical experience proposal the following:

Contract Number/Task Order Number; award date; period of performance (base and all option periods), an aggregate cumulative total dollar value of the contract/task order; a general description of the work performed and how it relates to the requirement found in the solicitation;

and at least one accurate point of contact for the contract reference identified to include current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. Failure to submit the minimum requirements as stated above will be considered non-responsive and will result in the non- evaluation of the Offeror's proposal.

In order for an evaluator to make a technical determination per contract reference in relation to the recency, relevancy, size, and scope of an offeror's submittal, the contract reference must contain information of and meet the following minimum criteria:

a. Recency - To be considered recent, the contract reference must have been awarded within the last five

(5) years; or was active within the last five (5) years, at time of proposal submission.

b. Relevancy - The contract reference must hold a minimum aggregate cumulative dollar value (includes base and option period values at time of contract award) of $8,500,000.00. A relevant contract reference can be a competitive or noncompetitive single contract, purchase order, or a standalone task order.

c. Similar Size and Scope: Each contract reference must be similar in size and scope to the requirements in PWS of the solicitation. Each reference shall include a general description of work performed which will be evaluated in terms of how it relates to the requirements found in the performance work statement. In order for a reference to be considered similar in size, each reference must hold an aggregate cumulative dollar value of at least

$8,500,000.00. In order for a reference to be considered similar in scope, each reference shall illustrate an effort working directly with the US Government providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Information Operations as defined in this Performance Work Statement.

ii. Sub-factor 2 - Resumes: The Offeror shall provide resumes which demonstrates the Offeror's ability to successfully accomplish all tasks in PWS Part 5 and meet the necessary security clearance specifications (personnel and facility) according to the attached DD254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specifications Document. At a minimum, the Offeror's documentation shall illustrate the following:

1. (Resumes): The Offeror shall submit the resumes of Physical Security Network Engineer, Physical Security System Administrator, and Information Security Specialist as defined in the PWS. The resumes shall identify the title of each listed in accordance with the PWS as it pertains to the following personnel:

b. Volume 2 / Factor 2 - Past Performance: The Offeror shall submit complete and accurate Past Performance Questionnaires for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) contracts for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. The Offeror must provide a complete and accurate Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), which can be found with instructions as Attachment 1 at the bottom of this document, for each submitted contract reference. It is the offeror's responsibility to assure all identified contract reference PPQ's are filled out entirely and are submitted to the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer before the deadline to submit proposals under the subject solicitation. Contracts identified in the

PPQ must be contracts completed for the Department of Defense.

i. Recency & Relevancy: Each contract references shall be similar in size, scope, and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. A recent contract reference will be considered an active contract within the last five

(5) years at the time of proposal submission. A relevant reference is a contract of approximately the same size and scope as defined in Sub-factor 1, Section C - "Similar Size and Scope" in support of highly specialized technical and operational related functions providing technical, operational, command control, and other specialized services for the US Government.

ii. Other Sources of Past Performance Information: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

NOTE: It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as, current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if at all possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past performance inquiries may preclude the evaluator's ability to assign a past performance rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

c. Volume 3 / Factor 3 - Price:

Proposal Submittal Requirements:

i. Complete SF1449: The Offeror shall submit a completed SF 1449 CLIN structure indicating a unit price and total proposed price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) for the base period accordingly.

ii. Overtime Support Pricing Sheet: A separate after-hours pricing sheet is submitted as part of

Solicitation W91QEX-26-R-A001, "Surge Support Pricing Sheet". The Offeror shall fill out the pricing sheet for each Labor Category for the base and option periods accordingly. The Offeror shall provide a price per hour for all Labor Categories in the event overtime support is needed. The prices proposed will not be evaluated as part of the Offerors overall evaluated price; however, the prices will be evaluated, using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 15.404-1 (see below), in order to determine if the prices are reasonable and balanced.

NOTE: Offerors that submit pricing under the "Surge Support Pricing Sheet" that is determined to be significantly unbalanced or unreasonable may be considered unacceptable under this factor and therefore unacceptable for contract award.

iii. Online Representations & Certifications: Completed Representations and Certifications and ALL System for Award Management (SAM) Requirements accurate and current upon Offerors submission. This submission will not be taken into account for maximum page limitation purposes.

The Offeror can fulfill this requirement through one of the following methods:

(1) 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items.

(2) Via the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at https://orca.bpn.gov/

(3) Via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov

IMPORTANT: An offer submitted without a complete 52.212-3 or ORCA/SAM Record will not be accepted and will be determined ineligible for contract award.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to extend the notification deadline of the solicitation up to the date proposals are initially due. The Government may reject any or all responses if such actions are in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in the submitted offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and make no award. By responding to this solicitation and submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, the Offeror understands that the Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Offeror in response to this solicitation.

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS BASIS FOR AWARD:

This is a competitive 8(a) Trade Off, best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15, Contract By Negotiations, utilizing Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures.

The Government intends to award a single contract under this solicitation.

Noncompliance with the RFP proposal requirement may raise serious questions regarding your technical acceptability and/or pricing. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect your evaluation. By submission of the offer, the offeror agrees that all items proposed (if applicable e.g., Program Manager, subcontractors, etc.) will be utilized for the duration of the contract and any substitutions shall require prior Contracting Officer approval.

Note: The Government intends to award this requirement without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines it is necessary.

EVALUATION FACTORS:

Volume 1 -Technical

Sub-factor 1: Experience

Sub-factor 2: Resumes

Volume 2 - Past Performance

Volume 3 - Price

Volume 1 - Technical

Sub-factor 1 - Experience: The Offeror submission consists of at least one (1) and maximum three

(3) contract reference which demonstrate experience supporting contracts of comparable size and complexity to the requirements of Information Operations requirements described in the solicitation. The contract references combined demonstrates at least five (5) years of revelant experience awarded within the past five (5) years of proposal submission. Contract references combined have a cumulative (base and all option periods) dollar value of $8,000,000.00. Sub-factor 1 Evaluation: The Government will evaluate each Offeror's organizational experience on the basis of it's relevance to the work that will be required under this requirement.

To be determined acceptable, Offerors shall demonstrate at least five (5) years of relevant contract references awarded within the past five (5) years for similar service as described in the solicitation and similar complexity and dollar value.

Sub-Factor 2 - Staffing Plan & Resumes:

The Offeror's shall submit resumes for Physical Security Network Engineer, Physical Security System Administrator, and Information Security Specialist which demonstrates the Offeror's ability to accomplish all tasks in PWS Part 5 The Offerors submission includes the following:

The Offeror's submittal shall include the resumes as defined in PWS. The resumes identify the title of each labor categories listed in accordance with PWS and each proposal meets the minimum criteria as identified in PWS

Sub-Factor 2 - Evaluation: The Government will evaluate each Offeror's Resume for Physical Security Network Engineer, Physical Security System Administrator, and Information Security Specialist which demonstrate the Offeor's ability to accomplish all tasks in PWS Part 5.

To be determined Acceptable, Offerors shall submit resumes of each personnel aforementioned above as defined in PWS and shall meet the minimum criteria as defined of the PWS

d. Volume 2 - Past Assessment: The Offeror shall submit complete and accurate Past Assessment Questionnaires for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) contracts for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. The Offeror must provide a complete and accurate Past Assessment Questionnaire (PPQ), which can be found with instructions as Attachment 1 at the bottom of this document, for each submitted contract reference.

It is the offeror's responsibility to assure all identified contract reference PPQ's are filled out entirely and are submitted to the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer before the deadline to submit proposals under the subject solicitation. Contracts identified in the PPQ must be contracts completed for the Department of Defense.

iii. Recency & Relevancy: Each contract references shall be similar in size, scope, and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. A recent contract reference will be considered an active contract within the last five (5) years at the time of proposal submission. A relevant is a contract of approximately the same size and scope as defined in Sub-factor 1, Section C - "Similar Size and Scope" in support of highly specialized technical and operational related functions providing technical, operational, command control, and other specialized services for the US Government.

iv. Other Sources of Past Assessment Information: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past assessment. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past assessment information retrieved through the Past Assessment Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past assessment information rests with the Offeror.

NOTE: It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past assessment inquiries may preclude the evaluator's ability to assign a past assessment rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will use a common set of adjectival ratings to evaluate non-Cost/Price Factors to include subfactors.

The components of each subfactor will be assessed for significant strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, deficiencies, risks, and uncertainties. Each subfactor will be assigned an adjectival rating based upon those collective findings. The compilation of these subfactor adjectival ratings will form the basis of the factor rating. Each proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Request for Proposal (RFP), utilizing adjectival ratings as shown below:

Utilize the rating methodologies and associated definitions set forth in Chapter 3 of the DoD Source Selection Procedures and the Army Source Selection Supplement for factors and subfactors.

Evaluators will apply the adjectival rating for the definition that most closely matches the evaluation.

Technical Rating: (DoD Source Selection Procedures 3.1.2.2)

The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations shall utilize the combined technical/risk ratings (see Table 5) and risk descriptions (see Table 6) below:

TABLE 5 - Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Definition

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful contract performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

TABLE 6 - Technical Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Description

Low Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor efforts and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

NOTE: It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past performance inquiries may preclude the evaluator's ability to assign a past performance rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

Past Performance Rating: In performing the past performance factor evaluation, evaluators shall apply the following evaluation rating scheme at Tables 8 and 9 will apply:

TABLE 8 - Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Description

Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral) No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror's performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

TABLE 9 - Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Findings Definition:

Significant Strength. An aspect of an offerors' proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Strength. An aspect of an offerors' proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

Uncertainty. Any aspect of a non-cost/price factor proposal for which the intent of the offeror is unclear (e.g., more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission or mistake).

Adverse Past Performance. Past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation.

Volume 3 Price

Proposal Submittal Requirements:

Complete SF1449: The Offeror shall submit a completed SF 1449 CLIN structure indicating a unit price and total proposed price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) for the base period accordingly.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to extend the notification deadline of the solicitation up to the date proposals are initially due. The Government may reject any or all responses if such actions are in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in the submitted offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and make no award. By responding to this solicitation and submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, the Offeror understands that the Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Offeror in response to this solicitation.

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