21R0202 - Amendment 0006.pdf

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 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.

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

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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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.

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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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.

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DLA ENERGY-FEPF

ATTN: Daisy Williams/Mark Davis

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Amendment 0006 Solicitation Number SPE608-21-R-0202 Page 1 of 5

This amendment is hereby issued as follows:

A. Factor 4 – Merchant Acceptance with Enhanced Level 3 Data Plan is removed as an evaluation factor and is deleted in its entirety from the Solicitation and Performance Work Statement (PWS).

B. The below changes are made to Section C: DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/STATEMENT OF

WORK of the Solicitation

1. Open Markets:

FROM:

OPEN MARKETS

The Contractor shall provide fuel suppliers the ability to search for open quotes, display quote results, review the Request for Quotes (RFQ) and submit a quote or ‘no quote’ option and a comment section.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to search all RFQs by closing date and visibility of the RFQs closing dates (record the international time zone of the closing date) on the same day.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and download an auto populated SF 1449 (current version) in Sea Card with all information pertaining to an order at the time of the Contracting Officer awards the order.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and download an auto populated SF 1449 (current version) in Sea Card with all information pertaining to the order once the Approving Official (AO) approves the award/order.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and process more than one (1) order for the same vessel in a single day.

The Contractor shall provide the ability for RFQs to remain open more than 30 days or more to make changes or indefinitely when required.

TO:

OPEN MARKETS

The Contractor shall provide fuel suppliers the ability to search for open quotes, display quote results, review the Request for Quotes (RFQ) and submit a quote or ‘no quote’ option and a comment section.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to search all RFQs by closing date and visibility of the RFQs closing dates (record the international time zone of the closing date) on the same day.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and download an auto populated SF 1449 (current version) in Sea Card with all information pertaining to the order once the Accountable Official (AO) approves the order.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and process more than one (1) order for the same vessel in a single day.

C. The below changes are made to Section L 1.2 FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS of the Solicitation

1. Factor 3 – SEA Card® Electronic Access System (EAS)

Factor 3 - SEA Card® Online: Offerors shall submit, at a minimum, an equivalent to the Contractor’s Electronic Access System commercial product and enhanced to meet all of the DLA Energy SEA Card® Program requirements and any additional requirements in using the system, as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. At a minimum, the Contractor shall demonstrate the EAS in alignment with requirements outlined in Performance Work Statement and Factor 3 subfactors to include its development, implementation, and maintenance (mainframes, data bases, operating systems and devices).

Factor 3 - SEA Card® Online: Offerors shall submit, at a minimum, an equivalent to the Contractor’s Electronic Access System commercial product and enhanced to meet all of the DLA Energy SEA Card® Program requirements and any additional requirements in using the system, as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. At a minimum, the Contractor shall demonstrate the EAS in alignment with requirements outlined in Performance Work Statement and items 1-9 as described below to include its development, implementation, and maintenance (mainframes, data bases, operating systems and devices).

D. The below changes are made to Section M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD of the Solicitation

1. FAR 52.212-2 -- EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

The six (6) evaluation factors are 1) Technical Approach, 2) Management Approach, 3) SEA Card® Online, 4) Merchant Acceptance with Enhanced Level 3 Data Plan, 5) Past Performance and 6) Price. To be considered for an award, an offeror must meet or exceed all non-price factors. When combined, the non-price factors of Technical Acceptability, Management Approach, SEA Card® Online, Merchant Acceptance with Enhanced Level 3 Data Plan, and Past Performance are significantly more important than Price.

The six (6) evaluation factors are 1) Technical Approach, 2) Management Approach, 3) SEA Card® Online, 4) Merchant Acceptance with Enhanced Level 3 Data Plan, 5) Past Performance and 6) Price. To be considered for an award, an offeror must meet or exceed all non-price factors. When combined, the non-price factors of Technical Approach, Management Approach, SEA Card® Online, Merchant Acceptance with Enhanced Level 3 Data Plan, and Past Performance are significantly more important than Price.

2. Factor 1 Technical Approach:

Subfactor 1A: The Technical Capability evaluation will assess the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The offeror must produce an overall solution description document that describes the business solution, including how it addresses the functional requirements detailed in the PWS. The offeror must demonstrate the ability of meeting or exceeding each requirement and their success. If the offeror is teaming with subcontractors, the offeror shall explain the relationships, duties, and responsibilities of each subcontractor.

Factor 1A: The Technical Capability evaluation will assess the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The offeror must produce an overall solution description document that describes the business solution, including how it addresses the functional requirements detailed in the PWS. If the offeror is teaming with subcontractors, the offeror shall explain the relationships, duties, and responsibilities of each subcontractor. In addition to the foregoing, the offeror shall:

• Propose purchase solutions for Government consideration with the proposal and during the performance period.

• Submit a comprehensive Contingency Plan for continuity of operations with the proposal. Backup location strategically located so both sites are not impacted by the same catastrophic event.

• The Contractor shall submit a comprehensive Defect Management Plan to document how defects are reported by either the Contractor’s testing or by the customers or fuel suppliers.

3. Factor 3: SEA Card® Online:

Factor 3: SEA Card® Online: The Government intends to evaluate the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to include subfactors under Factor 3 – SEA Card® Online. The Government will assess the offeror’s EAS’s ability to perform auditability functions, contract data acceptance and loading, manage contract and non-contract (open market) fuel and non-contract (open market) ancillary services transactions; fraud prevention, approving official and agency program coordinator tasks.

Factor 3: SEA Card® Online: The Government intends to evaluate the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and addresses all nine (9) items as set out in Section L, page 122 under Factor 3 – SEA Card® Online. The Government will assess the offeror’s EAS’s ability to perform auditability functions, contract data acceptance and loading, manage contract and non-contract (open market) fuel and non-contract (open market) ancillary services transactions; fraud prevention, approving official and agency program coordinator tasks. The offeror’s oral presentation will be evaluated in accordance with L 1.3 Instructions for Oral Presentations and will be evaluated as part of this Factor.

In addition to the foregoing, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposal for the following:

Open Markets.

The Contractor shall provide fuel suppliers the ability to search for open quotes, display quote results, review the Request for Quotes (RFQ) and submit a quote or ‘no quote’ option and a comment section.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to search all RFQs by closing date and visibility of the RFQs closing dates (record the international time zone of the closing date) on the same day.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and download an auto populated SF 1449 (current version) in Sea Card with all information pertaining to the order once the Accountable Official (AO) approves the order.

The Contractor shall provide the ability to generate and process more than one (1) order for the same vessel in a single day.

View Port Fuel Support

The Contractor shall provide users the ability to search for bunker fuel suppliers using port search tools. A map available pre- and post-login to the EAS shall display DLA Energy bunker contract locations and open market (OM) locations on a global map.

DLA Energy Bunker Contract and Retail Fuel Supplier

The contractor shall create a repository and network of DLA Energy bunker contract details and retail fuel supplier details that provide authorized bunker fuel at global port locations in support of the SEA Card® program.

Web Application Security and Systems Security Test Plan

The Contractor shall submit a comprehensive Web Application Security and Systems Security Vulnerabilities Test Plan

4. Factor 6: Price

Factor 6: Price: The Government intends to evaluate the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to include subfactors under Factor 6 – Price. Price evaluation will be conducted for all transactions for the returns in refunds indicated in the pricing structure.

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Factor 6: Price: The Government intends to evaluate the offeror’s approach to meet all stated requirements indicated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to include Factor 6 – Price. Price evaluation will be conducted for all transactions for the returns in refunds indicated in the pricing structure.

5. Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

Combined Capability of the Offeror Subfactors /Risk Rating Adjectival Rating Description

Outstanding

Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many (requirements) to the customer's benefit. Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low. The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with minimal impact for which corrective actions taken by the Contractor were highly effective.

Very Good

Performance meets contractual requirements. Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

The contractual performance of the element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the Contractor were highly effective.

Satisfactory

Performance meets contractual requirements. Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate. The contractual performance of the element being assessed contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the Contractor appear, or were, satisfactory.

Marginal

Performance does not meet contractual requirements. Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The contractual performance of the element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the Contractor has not yet identified corrective actions or the Contractor's proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unsatisfactory

Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element being assessed contains serious problem(s) for which the Contractor's corrective actions appear, or were, ineffective. Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation and, thus, contains one or more deficiencies and is unawardable.

Combined Capability of the Offeror Subfactors /Risk Rating

Adjectival Rating Description

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

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

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

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

Unacceptable (U) 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.

E. All other terms and conditions for this solicitation SPE608-21-R-0202 remain unchanged.