Combined_Synopsis-Solicitation_SP330017Q0060.pdf

SP3300-17-Q-0060

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items as supplemented with additional information included in this notice per FAR 12.603(c)(2)(i) and in conjunction with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the RFQ number is SP3300-17-Q-0060.

2. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 19 JAN 2017 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20161222 edition and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Current to Revision 5 and PROCLTR 2017-11. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

3. This RFQ is being issued to establish a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution and tenant personnel located at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California (DDJC). The Contractor shall provide all supervision/management, personnel, facilities, equipment, tools, supplies, transportation, tools, equipment, materials, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the IH and Ergonomic Program support services tasks defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall also provide all required audits, checks, laboratory and other tests to perform the IH and Ergonomic Program support services set forth in the PWS. These services shall be performed in accordance with the PWS provided at Attachment 1. Any award resulting from this RFQ will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449

4. This RFQ is solicited as a 100 percent small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541620 and the size standard is $15 million.

5. Period of performance: One (1) Base Year of twelve (12) months and four (4), twelve (12) month Option Years as follows:

Base Year: August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 Option Year 1: August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 Option Year 2: August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020 Option Year 3: August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021 Option Year 4: August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022

6. A technical package is required from all offerors and shall be provided with the quotes.

Please pay special attention to the Instructions to Offerors starting on page 5. The instructions require various items of documentation to submit with your quote. The evaluation criteria, starting on page 10, explains how the offeror’s quote will be evaluated for acceptability/unacceptability.

7. INVOICING AND PAYMENT – Invoicing and Payment will be made via Wide Area WorkFlow.

See DFARS Clauses 252.232-7006 found on page 36 and 252.232-7003 found on page 35 the

RFQ.

8. INSURANCE: Any required insurance certifications must be submitted to the Contracting Officer within ten (10) days after the date of contract award as referenced in FAR 52.228-5.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

9. Contractor shall type company name, address, and CAGE code exactly as it appears in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM) Database.

Company Name: _________________________________ Company Address: _________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________ CAGE Code: _________________________________

EMAIL __________________________________

10. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT – A prospective awardee shall be registered in the

System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov.

11. SINGLE AWARD: The Government intends to award one FFP contract as a result of this solicitation.

12. Questions shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to angel.maldonado@dla.mil.

The Government is not soliciting for the “same old way” of doing business. The Government encourages quotes that will achieve savings through innovative processes. Furthermore, DLA Distribution personnel are working to eliminate unnecessary requirements and negotiating for a reduction in supplies/material prices. Therefore, your assistance is requested in reducing prices and improving our buying processes.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(BASE YEAR, OPTION YEAR 1, OPTION YEAR 2, OPTION YEAR 3 AND OPTION YEAR 4

PRICING)

Unit of Issue:

MO = Month EA = Each

CLIN 0001

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 0001) is for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 F999-V00007584 12.000 MO $ __________ $ __________

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND

ERGONOMIC SERVICES

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018

CLIN 0002

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 0002) is for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 7540-N00002362 1.000 EA $ __________ $ __________

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA) http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:angel.maldonado@dla.mil

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018

*CLIN 1001

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 1001) is for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1001 F999-V00007584 12.000 MO $ __________ $ __________

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND

ERGONOMIC SERVICES

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019

*CLIN 1002

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 1002) is for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1002 7540-N00002362 1.000 EA $ __________ $ __________

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

*CLIN 2001

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 2001) is for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

2001 F999-V00007584 12.000 MO $ __________ $ __________

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND

ERGONOMIC SERVICES

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2019 - 07/31/2020

*CLIN 2002

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 2002) is for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

2002 7540-N00002362 1.000 EA $ __________ $ __________

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

08/01/2019 - 07/31/2020

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

*CLIN 3001

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 3001) is for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

3001 F999-V00007584 12.000 MO $ __________ $ __________

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND

ERGONOMIC SERVICES

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021

*CLIN 3002

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 3002) is for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

3002 7540-N00002362 1.000 EA $ __________ $ __________

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

*CLIN 4001

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 4001) is for Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Ergonomic Program Support Services for DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

4001 F999-V00007584 12.000 MO $ __________ $ __________

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND

ERGONOMIC SERVICES

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

08/01/2021 - 07/31/2022

*CLIN 4002

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

OPTION Contract Line Item Number (CLIN 4002) is for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

4002 7540-N00002362 1.000 EA $ __________ $ __________

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price

ACCEPTANCE AND INSPECTION LOCATION: FOB DESTINATION (DLA DISTRIBUTION SAN JOAQUIN, CA)

08/01/2021 - 07/31/2022

*This line item is an option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation/award.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement Attachment 2 – Common Access Card (CAC) Procedures Attachment 3 – Contractor Supplied IH Items Attachment 4 – Scheduled Emergent Events Attachment 5 – IH Implementation Plan Attachment 6 – IH Risk Assessment Codes Attachment 7 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Attachment 8 – Past Performance Questionnaire

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

Reference paragraph (c) under referenced provision FAR 52.212-1. This paragraph is tailored to read as follows:

(c) Period of acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

The following three (3) paragraphs under referenced provision 52.212-1 are hereby deleted:

(d) Product samples

(e) Multiple offers

(h) Multiple awards

QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Questions shall be submitted by electronic mail to the Acquisition Specialist, Angel D. Maldonado via email at angel.maldonado@dla.mil, appropriate subject: SP3300-17-Q-0060 Solicitation Question.

Question(s) must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern local time on May 10, 2017. Answers to questions will be posted to the FEDBIZOPPS website via an amendment to the solicitation.

The hour and date for receipt of quotes is 3:30 p.m. Eastern Local Time on May 26, 2017. QUOTES

MUST BE RECEIVED ELECTRONICALLY BY ANGEL.MALDONADO@DLA.MIL BY 3:30 PM MAY

26, 2017 to be considered for award. Facsimile and hard copy submissions of quotes will not be accepted.

Offerors must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award.

QUOTE MUST HAVE THIS STATEMENT IN THE FOOTER OR HEADER OF EACH PAGE: SOURCE

SELECTION INFORMATION SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104.

1. ORGANIZATION/NUMBER OF COPIES: The Offeror shall prepare the quote in the English language as set forth in the Quote Organization Table below. The titles and contents for each volume are defined below. A Table of Contents for each volume is required. Quote shall be submitted as three separate Volumes (electronic files) as follows:

(1) Volume I: Technical Quote (Electronic File)

(2) Volume II: Past Performance (Electronic File)

(3) Volume III: Price Quote (Electronic File):

1. Signed and dated quote with all required fill-ins completed. Included Company CAGE code, Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, FAX number; and Solicitation number.

2. Completed Schedule of Supplies/Services for base year and four (4) option years. Prices must be rounded to two decimal points.

3. Completed certifications and representations located at FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.219-1 of the RFQ OR offeror statement indicating that said certifications and representations are current and located in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov.

mailto:angel.maldonado@dla.mil

4. Signed Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract for all amendments, if applicable.

VOLUME I – TECHNICAL QUOTE

The technical quote should be written so that industrial hygiene oriented personnel can make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination as to whether the quote meets the requirements of this solicitation. To this end, the technical quote shall be specific, detailed and complete as to clearly and fully demonstrate that the prospective contractor has a thorough understanding of the technical requirements contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Statements such as “the Offeror understands”, “will comply with the statement of work”, “standard procedures will be employed”, “well known techniques will be used”, and general paraphrasing of the PWS are considered inadequate. The technical quote must provide details concerning what the contractor will do and how it will be done. This includes a full explanation of the techniques, disciplines, and procedures proposed to be followed.

The technical quote shall not contain any reference to price; however, information concerning labor allocation and categories, labor hours, materials, equipment, and other information of interest to technical reviewers shall be contained in the technical quote in sufficient detail so that the Offeror’s understanding of the scope of the work may be adequately evaluated.

The technical quote shall be page numbered, contain a table of contents, be organized in the following sections, and address in detail the following:

INTRODUCTION

This section shall provide any necessary background information and an overview of the quote which the Offeror believes will assist in the understanding and accurate evaluation of the quote.

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL APPROACH

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description of their technical approach in sufficient detail to evidence the Offeror’s understanding of the PWS.

The Offeror shall submit a detailed description of their technical approach to perform each task in the PWS. The Offeror’s technical approach must demonstrate an understanding of the requirements in the PWS and the ability to perform all work requirements listed in the PWS while maintaining quality and timeliness. This cannot be a mere summary of the requirements stated in the PWS, but rather the Offeror’s detailed approach to performing the requirements that clearly demonstrates his understanding of that work. The approach shall also address as a minimum the Offeror’s:

Knowledge of the content of the work in terms of constituent activities, their inputs and outputs, and their interrelationships and interdependencies.

Recognition of the appropriate sequence and realistic duration of the work activities.

Familiarity with difficulties and uncertainties associated with the work.

Discussion of potential problems, such as increasing utilization and present strategies dealing with them.

FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description of their management approach in sufficient detail to evidence the Offeror’s understanding of the PWS.

SUBFACTOR A: MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Offeror shall describe their overall management methodology and how that methodology will translate into successful contract performance. The Offeror shall provide a detailed description of the responsibilities and authorities for operation management of this contract. The Offeror shall include such elements as lines of communication. The discussion shall address the processes for resolving priority conflicts of resources and tasks identified in the PWS.

Additionally, the Offeror shall discuss the following:

The interrelationships of the technical on-site team and the business management. All interfaces with the Government must be clearly delineated.

The organizational structure, policies, procedures, and techniques for efficiently managing the work.

The organizational layout for this contract. The Offeror shall provide an organizational chart specific to this effort, identifying all skill set positions by title. The organizational chart shall also identify the labor categories and the number of productive labor hours proposed per labor category.

SUBFACTOR B: STAFFING PLAN

The Offeror shall list, in matrix format, all personnel proposed for assignment as discussed in the PWS, the labor category that they represent, their years of experience, degree/education, and their personnel qualifications and experience.

The Offeror shall identify proposed individual(s) for each labor position and indicate the tasks for which the person is proposed. Resumes shall be submitted for all key personnel to be assigned to the proposed contract. Resumes shall be marked as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with the Privacy Act requirements. Resumes shall include the relevant qualifications, certifications, background, experience, and accomplishments for all personnel in sufficient detail to demonstrate the capability of such personnel to meet the requirements of the PWS. The work history of each key person should contain experience directly related to the tasks and functions he/she is intended to perform under the proposed contract. Resumes shall also include the labor category, for which the individual is being proposed, citizenship, level of security clearance, education (degrees and date of graduation, other schools and certificates, and training certifications). Additionally, the Offeror shall provide copies of all required licenses and certifications. The Offeror must clearly demonstrate all licensing and certification requirements have been met and are in good standing with the state of California.

Offerors shall indicate limitations on the availability of proposed personnel, if any. If the individual is not currently employed by the Offeror, explain the rationale for proposing that person. If a person is not currently employed by the Offeror or subcontractor, a letter of intent signed by the proposed personnel, contingent upon award of the contract, shall be included with that individual’s resume. Resumes shall be provided for all proposed subcontractor personnel and consultants, and the rationale for their use.

NOTE: If subcontractors are to be used, resumes of the personnel shall be included in this section with the present company affiliation clearly identified. All of the requirements of this section shall apply to the use of subcontractor personnel, as well as the prime contractor’s personnel.

FACTOR 3: QUALITY CONTROL/CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PLAN

The Offeror shall provide an initial Quality Control/Customer Satisfaction Plan (QC/CSP) in accordance with the PWS with their quote. The QC/CSP shall include an approach to maintaining acceptable quality standards throughout contract performance, and should address the methods for meeting the performance standards, customer requirements, and complying with applicable regulations. The plan shall provide the quality control/customer satisfaction methodology, processes, techniques, and tools that will result in meeting or exceeding the performance requirements for quality and timeliness.

The QC/CSP should not be a reiteration of the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), which is the Government’s method for monitoring the quality of the Contractor’s performance;

instead, the QC/CSP should be the Offeror’s approach to ensure that all areas of performance (e.g., all functional areas, all acceptable performance level [APL] and non-APL requirements) are met and that quality is maintained throughout contract performance.

VOLUME II / FACTOR 4– PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror shall describe their background, knowledge and experience related to Industrial Hygiene Support Services. Of particular emphasis is performance that was executed in accordance with the same or similar scope and magnitude that is described in the PWS. Past performance information is used in determining the level of confidence the Government has for successful performance based upon the Offeror’s actions under previously awarded, relevant contracts.

The Government shall only consider relevant past performance data. To be considered relevant, the Offeror must demonstrate past execution of similar contracts in terms of scope, complexity, technology, magnitude of effort, and schedule. The Offeror must demonstrate through past performance an ability to perform the work described in the solicitation. This is done by demonstrating that they have successfully executed contracts of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity within the past five (5) years. (The Government recommends submission of at least three contracts, but will evaluate any and all submitted).

Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation of the relevance of the contracts or efforts to the requirements as defined in the PWS. The references will be evaluated in the aggregate in order to allow Offerors who may not have the entire scope, magnitude, and complexity of the requirement under one individual contract to still be considered relevant if experience with the full scope, magnitude, and complexity of the requirement can be demonstrated within the allotted number of references as described above.

If an Offeror or its subcontractor determines they have no past performance data, they shall provide the following statement in lieu of the information requested below: “(Insert Offeror or subcontractor’s name) has determined that they possess no past performance information in accordance with the RFQ.”

To be compliant with this factor Offerors shall provide the following information for both the Offeror and proposed subcontractors.

(1) An index of previous contract data for the Offeror. The index shall PRIME contracts and SUBCONTRACTS that the Offeror is currently performing or has completed during the last five (5) years.

The index shall include:

- Contractor Name

- Name of the customer/agency

- Contract/Purchase Order Number

- Customer points of contact (minimum of two, provide name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail addresses)

- Length of contract

- Period of performance (dates)

- Initial Contract Price

- Final Contract Price or price as of the last modification

- Description of product/service provided (include sufficient detail to demonstrate the scope and complexity of the product/service provided)

- Discussion of the similarities and differences of experience (include sufficient detail to demonstrate similarities/dissimilarities to the requirements of this solicitation)

- Facilities in which the product/service was performed

- Quality of Past Performance; to include a discussion of actual performance under each contract listed, including problems encountered; how they were resolved; the timeliness of deliverables required; how costs were controlled; business relationships; management of personnel, and any other areas deemed necessary to provide insight into actual performance issues

(2) A narrative synopsis that shall describe the specific nature of the work, similarities with the proposed work and the relevant experience gained. The narrative portion shall also indicate any occurrence of cost growth and/or schedule delays encountered. The appearance of cost growths and/or schedule delays on past contracts must be explained.

(3) An index of Previous Contract Data for all subcontractors containing the information listed in (1) above as it relates to PRIME and SUBCONTRACTS that the subcontractor is currently performing or has completed during the last five (5) years.

(4) Completion of the Past Performance Questionnaire attached to this solicitation. Offerors and all subcontractors shall send this questionnaire to previous customers of prime and subcontracts. All questionnaires shall be submitted to the Government by the quote due date and time identified in the solicitation. All previous contracts the Offeror utilizes for Questionnaire information must be contained in the Previous Contract Data index for the Offeror/subcontractor. The Offeror/subcontractor shall complete the Previous Contract Data index prior to submitting the questionnaire to the customer. The Offeror/subcontractor shall ask the customer to complete the questionnaire and return it directly to the Acquisition Specialist identified in the solicitation. Government evaluation members may contact the named individuals to clarify, obtain additional information, or conduct a telephone survey of past performance. As such, the Offeror/subcontractor shall provide a list of all Questionnaires submitted that provides the following information:

- Name of the customer/agency

- Date submitted to customer/agency

- Contract/Purchase Order Number

- Customer points of contact (minimum of two, provide name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail addresses)

- Whether the Offeror/subcontractor was a Prime or Subcontractor

(5) Offerors and their subcontractors may describe any quality awards or certifications that indicate technical excellence in the service requested. Examples of such awards or certifications include, the Malcolm Aldridge Quality Award, other Government quality awards, and private sector awards or certifications (e.g., the automobile industries QS 9000, Semitic’s SSQA, or ANS/EIA-599). Indicate what segment of the company (division or entire company) received the award or certification and the date. If the award or certification is over three years old, present evidence the qualifications still apply. The Government may utilize the Federal Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), responses received from the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire, data submitted by the Offeror, and any other information available to determine the quality and relevance of the Offeror’s past performance.

VOLUME III – PRICE QUOTE

Price Quote The Offeror’s Price Quote shall be submitted for the period of performance in accordance with the Schedule of Supplies/Services CLIN structure of the solicitation. The offeror shall provide the total price for each year and the total price for all periods of performance. The Price Quote shall also include completed certifications and representations located at FAR 52.212-3 (Aug 2009) and FAR 52.219-1 (OCT 2014) OR Offeror statement indicating that said certifications and representations are current and located in the SAM database which can be found at https://www.sam.gov.

Prices will be evaluated for price reasonableness; therefore, the Price Quote shall include a listing of all burdened labor categories, number of labor hours per labor category, and burdened hourly rates (with the associated build-up of the rates).

The Offeror’s Price Quote shall include a Total Compensation Plan in accordance with FAR 52.222.46 – Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees (Feb 1993) as part of its Price Quote and for any major subcontractors proposed. The Total Compensation Plan shall include salaries, fringe benefits and any data used to support the overall compensation plan.

Any and all subcontracts identified in the Non-Price related quote volumes shall be identified and priced in the Price quote. Subcontracts (regardless of dollar value) shall be adequately documented.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to award one contract to the responsive, responsible offer using the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made on an all or none basis.

Award will be made to the acceptable offeror with the lowest evaluated price, inclusive of options, which is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and which has submitted a quote conforming to the solicitation requirements. The requirements include all stated terms, conditions, completion of representations and certifications, and all other requirements of this solicitation.

The Government intends to make an award based on the initial quotes received; therefore, the initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors must be determined to be responsible according to the standards of FAR Subpart 9 to be eligible for award.

Technical Quotes shall be evaluated for acceptability or unacceptability only and shall not be rated.

Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the non-price factors. Any Offeror who has submitted a technically acceptable quote and who has been found to have an acceptable or neutral past performance will then have the quote evaluated for lowest price. Offerors are advised that unrealistically low price, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a quote from competition either on the basis that the Offeror does not understand this requirement, or has made an incautious quote.

The following non-price factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

Factor 1: Technical Approach

Factor 2: Management Capability Subfactor a: Management Plan Subfactor b: Staffing Plan

Factor 3: Quality Control/Customer Satisfaction Plan

Factor 4: Past Performance Record

Factors 1 through 4 shall be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To be considered acceptable and eligible for award, an offeror must address separately all the factors set forth in accordance with the instructions of this solicitation. A major item and/or gross omission which precludes meeting solicitation objectives that cannot be corrected prior to or during communications without major revision or complete resubmission of the quote will cause a quote to be found technically unacceptable.

This competition is not being conducted using FAR Part 15 procedures. The award decision process is being conducted under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. IAW FAR Subpart 13.106-2(b)(3), the Government does not intend to conduct discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to seek clarifications, i.e., "limited exchanges" between the Government and interested bidders that may allow bidders to clarify certain aspects of their quotes or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

The Government reserves the right to evaluate quotes and may seek to make an award without asking for revised quotes. Accordingly, contractors are encouraged to provide their most realistic and competitive terms with their initial quotes.

If the Contracting Officer does determine it is in the Government’s best interest to conduct communications with offerors, and a contractor is given an opportunity to correct any deficiencies in a quote, and after correction the quote is still determined to be unacceptable, such determinations will be cause for rejection of the quote. No offeror will be given an unlimited amount of opportunities for correction of a quote. The Government reserves the right to make a final determination whether a quote is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the information submitted and proceed without requesting additional information.

Factor 1: Technical Approach

The Offeror’s quote will be evaluated to determine if the Offeror has an acceptable Technical Approach.

To be determined acceptable, the Offeror must demonstrate a complete understanding of the PWS requirements and offeror’s ability to perform all requirements set forth in the PWS.

Factor 2: Management Capability

The Management Capability Factor has two (2) subfactors: Management Plan and Staffing Plan. Both subfactors will be evaluated. The entire factor will be considered unacceptable if either of the subfactors are determined unacceptable. Based on this evaluation, the Factor will be rated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

Subfactor A: Management Plan The Offeror’s quote will be evaluated to determine if the Offeror has an acceptable Management Plan. To be determined acceptable, the Offeror’s Management Plan must reflect a clear understanding of the work required and a reasonable, well-thought-out approach that is likely to yield the required results within the required time frame. This includes: an effective overall management methodology to manage the requirements of the PWS and an effective approach to resolve priority conflicts for the resources to ensure that the requirements of the PWS are met.

Subfactor B: Staffing Plan The Offeror’s quote will be evaluated to determine if the Offeror has an acceptable Staffing Plan. To be determined acceptable, the Offeror’s Staffing Plan must demonstrate a complete understanding of the work required and a reasonable, well-thought-out approach that is likely to yield the required results within the required time frame. This includes: an effective use of personnel to perform the services and an effective approach to fulfill the staffing requirements of the PWS.

Factor 3: Quality Control Plan

The Offeror’s approach to Quality Control/Customer Satisfaction will be evaluated to determine if the approach is acceptable. To be acceptable, the Quality Control/Customer Satisfaction Plan must provide assurance that quality and timeliness will be achieved.

Factor 4: Past Performance

The Government may utilize the Federal Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), data submitted by the Offeror as part of the Past Performance quote volume, and any other information available to determine the quality and relevance of the Offeror’s past performance.

The Past Performance Records will be evaluated to the extent to which the Offeror has demonstrated an ability and willingness to perform: 1) A quality product or service (i.e. the conformance to contract requirements, specifications, and standards of good workmanship); 2) Timeliness of the contract with regard to completion of contract, task orders, milestones, delivery schedules and administrative requirements (e.g., effort that contributes to or affects the schedule variance); 3) Acceptable cost control with regard to the Offeror’s effectiveness in forecasting, managing, and controlling contract cost; 4) Good business relationships with regard to the timeliness, completeness and quality of problem identification and resolution, Offeror’s history of reasonable and cooperative behavior, customer satisfaction, timely award and management of subcontracts, and whether the contractor met their small/small disadvantaged and women owned business participation goals; 5) Management of personnel with regard to demonstration of a commitment to the management of personnel with regard to the Offeror’s performance in selecting, retaining, supporting, and replacing when necessary, personnel; and 6) Regulatory Compliance.

The Government will only consider relevant past performance data of the Offeror and its major subcontractors. A major subcontractor is defined as those providing twenty percent (20%) of total dollar threshold AND/OR twenty-five percent (25%) of total man-hour effort. Subcontractors not meeting the definition of a “major subcontractor” will not be evaluated. To be considered relevant, the Offeror must demonstrate past execution of similar contracts in terms of complexity, technology, magnitude of effort, schedule, and scope. Additionally, the performance must have occurred during the last five (5) years.

Offerors shall be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”. Should the Government discover adverse past performance information to which the Offeror(s) had not had a prior opportunity to respond, the Contracting Officer will conduct communications if deemed appropriate.

If there is an unacceptable rating on any one of the non-price factors this will result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

PRICE QUOTE

If a quote has been determined acceptable under each of the non-price factors listed above, the Government will then evaluate the quote for the lowest price.

The price offered by the Contractor will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness utilizing price analysis techniques. The Government will perform a price analysis to determine the reasonableness of proposed price. The Government will utilize a comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. Normally, adequate price competition establishes price reasonableness (see FAR 13.106- 3(a)(1)). In addition, the Government may utilize a comparison of previously proposed prices and previous Government and commercial contract prices with current proposed prices for the same or similar items, if both the validity of the comparison and the reasonableness of the previous price(s) can be established. The proposed price between offers that are determined to be technically acceptable will be the determining factor in the selection of a quotation for award. If additional information is required, the Government may require a breakdown of the price offered.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s prices to determine if they are sufficiently realistic to permit successful performance of the proposed contract. Evaluation of personnel compensation, in accordance with FAR 52.222-46 will be part of this price realism evaluation. Unrealistic rates, as determined by the

Contracting Officer, may be considered a performance risk if it is determined that the low price is not based on a more efficient method of performing the work.

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to determine that the offeror’s overall fixed price quote represents an unacceptable level of risk and eliminate the offeror from consideration for award, based on the information submitted by the offeror, and/or based on the overall assessment described above.

Award will be based on the lowest priced quote that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for the non-cost factors.

Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-3 – OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(JAN 2017) WITH ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

“Administrative merits determination” means certain notices or findings of labor law violations issued by an enforcement agency following an investigation. An administrative merits determination may be final or be subject to appeal or further review. To determine whether a particular notice or finding is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the DOL Guidance.

“Arbitral award or decision” means an arbitrator or arbitral panel determination that a labor law violation occurred, or that enjoined or restrained a violation of labor law. It includes an award or decision that is not final or is subject to being confirmed, modified, or vacated by a court, and includes an award or decision resulting from private or confidential proceedings. To determine whether a particular award or decision is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the DOL Guidance.

“Civil judgment” means--

(1) In paragraph (h) of this provision: A judgment or finding of a civil offense by any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) In paragraph (s) of this provision: Any judgment or order entered by any Federal or State court in which the court determined that a labor law violation occurred, or enjoined or restrained a violation of labor law. It includes a judgment or order that is not final or is subject to appeal. To determine whether a particular judgment or order is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the DOL Guidance.

“DOL Guidance” means the Department of Labor (DOL) Guidance entitled: “Guidance for Executive Order 13673, ‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ “. The DOL Guidance, dated August 25, 2016, can be obtained from www.dol.gov/fairpayandsafeworkplaces.

http://www.sam.gov/portal http://www.dol.gov/fairpayandsafeworkplaces

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Enforcement agency” means any agency granted authority to enforce the Federal labor laws. It includes the enforcement components of DOL (Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board. It also means a State agency designated to administer an OSHA-approved State Plan, but only to the extent that the State agency is acting in its capacity as administrator of such plan. It does not include other Federal agencies which, in their capacity as contracting agencies, conduct investigations of potential labor law violations. The enforcement agencies associated with each labor law under E.O.

13673 are--

(1) Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) for--

(i) The Fair Labor Standards Act;

(ii) The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act;

(iii) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act;

(v) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act;

(vi) The Family and Medical Leave Act; and

(vii) E.O. 13658 of February 12, 2014 (Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors);

(2) Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for--

(i) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and

(ii) OSHA-approved State Plans;

(4) Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for--

(i) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;

(ii) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; and

(iii) E.O. 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity);

(5) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the National Labor Relations Act; and

(6) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for--

(i) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

(ii) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;

(iii) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and

(iv) Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Equal Pay Act).

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation,” means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

“Labor compliance agreement” means an agreement entered into between a contractor or subcontractor and an enforcement agency to address appropriate remedial measures, compliance assistance, steps to resolve issues to increase compliance with the labor laws, or other related matters.

“Labor laws” means the following labor laws and E.O.s:

(1) The Fair Labor Standards Act.

(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970.

(3) The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

(4) The National Labor Relations Act.

(5) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

(6) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act.

(7) E.O. 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity).

(8) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

(9) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.

(10) The Family and Medical Leave Act.

(11) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(12) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

(13) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

(14) E.O. 13658 of February 12, 2014 (Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors).

(15) Equivalent State laws as defined in the DOL Guidance. (The only equivalent State laws implemented in the FAR are OSHA-approved State Plans, which can be found at www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/approved_state_plans.html).

“Labor law decision” means an administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, which resulted from a violation of one or more of the laws listed in the definition of “labor laws”.

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Predecessor” means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/approved_state_plans.html

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan…