Attachment 0002 - Section L - Submission of Proposals r1.pdf

3 SECTION L: INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

3.1 Proposal Submission

The offeror’s proposal may be submitted in hard copy with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below. Digital copies are required. Hard copies are optional. Proposals shall be submitted IAW the RFP. Some, none or all information in the technical volume(s) and/or the presentation may be incorporated into any resulting contract. The offeror's above-threshold performance and any strengths assessed may be incorporated.

NOTE

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of the following four volumes:

Volume I - Technical Volume II - Cost Volume III - Past Performance Volume IV - Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/

Representations

All proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

The Government anticipates making an award to the offeror who offers the best value to the Government. The Government will determine best value based upon the information contained in the offeror’s proposal. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Failure to provide accurate, reliable data may render the proposal unacceptable.

The offeror must furnish adequate and specific information in its proposal response.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements of the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Further statements that an offeror understands or acknowledges the importance of PWS requirements (or similar statements) do not demonstrate an adequate technical approach for meeting the requirements of the

PWS.

Proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of 180 calendar days after the closing date for receipt of proposals. The offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal is valid until such date in their proposal.

IAW FAR 15.306(d), the Government may hold discussion sessions with each offeror. If discussions are conducted, they will be in a manner prescribed by the contracting officer.

Any formal communication, such as questions and requests for clarification and information concerning the solicitation, shall be submitted electronically via email to the contract specialist, Fletcher A. Seldon, fletcher.a.seldon.civ@mail.mil and copy furnished to the contracting officer, Kenneth Bruton, kenneth.c.bruton.civ@mail.mil.

Please include “RFP W31P4Q-21-R-0029” in the email subject line.

The Government requests that all questions and comments regarding the solicitation be submitted within 10 days after the day the solicitation is issued. Offerors are encouraged to review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the proposal cycle. The Government does not anticipate extending the closing date for receipt of offers. Offerors are cautioned that, for their proposal to be eligible for award, the proposal shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions of the RFP.

The original proposal and copies of the proposal with accompanying electronic files shall be sent to the address below on or before the date/time specified on the front page of the Standard Form (SF) 33. The Government does not authorize submission of telegraphic or facsimile offers for this solicitation.

U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone (ACC-RSA) Attn: Mr. Fletcher A. Seldon/CCAM-MLP Bldg. 5303 Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

Offerors are cautioned to strictly comply with all instructions within the solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Failure to furnish a complete proposal at the time of submission may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and therefore eliminated from consideration for award. The Government will not accept proposals or proposal changes after the closing date of the solicitation.

The expected or approximated date for contract award is 1 July 2021.

Proposal Submission Requirements

Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Copies of volumes shall be numbered in sequence. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its title and copy number (e.g., “copy 1 of 2”).

The offeror shall submit its proposal on standard letter size 8½ x 11-inch paper printed single side. Foldout pages are NOT acceptable. Font shall be 12-point Arial, with top, bottom, left and right margins equal to 1.0 inch. Figures, tables and illustrations may use a reduced font of no less than 8 points and may be landscape. All pages shall be numbered.

The offeror shall submit its proposal in hard copy with accompanying digital copies to the contracting officer per Table 3-1.

Table 3-1. Proposal Submissions

VOLUME

VOLUME TITLE HARD

COPIES

CD ROM

SETS

MAX PAGES

I Technical Original + 1 2 45

II Cost Original + 1 2 N/A

III Past Performance

(excluding questionnaire)

Original + 1 2 25 for Prime and 5 for each

Major Subcontractor

IV Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations

Original + 1 2 N/A

NOTE

Offerors shall comply with the page limitations set forth in the Source Selection Plan. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

Each compact disc (CD) read-only memory (CD-ROM) set shall contain an individual CD for each volume submitted.

The offeror shall include a Requirements Traceability Matrix (Crosswalk) in Volume I, Technical Volume, to identify the location in the offeror's proposal where RFP requirements have been addressed (e.g., Section L, Section M, PWS and CDRLs). The RFP Requirements Traceability Matrix (Crosswalk) is excluded from the page count limitation.

All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume/file. The information in each volume shall be written in the English language and all prices shall be presented in U.S.

dollars. The offerors shall present all proposal material in the specified format and volume. The Government will not be responsible for cross-referencing or locating proposal material not presented in the appropriate location. No cost information or qualifications that bear on, relate to or impact cost shall be presented in any part of the proposal except in Volume II, Cost. All information in the Technical Volumes (direct labor hours and labor category descriptions) must be directly traceable to the same information proposed in the Cost Volume.

Proposals must contain complete, comprehensive, concise and factual information.

General statements indicating that the offeror understands the requirements of the work to be performed, or simple rephrasing or restating of the Government's requirements, will not be considered adequate. Similarly, submittals containing omissions or incomplete responses to the requirements of the RFP, or that merely paraphrase the PWS or use nonspecific phrases such as “in accordance with standard procedures” or “well-known techniques,” will also be considered inadequate.

Deficiencies of this type may be cause for rejection of the offer.

The offerors are fully responsible for the accuracy of all written and electronic data, including mathematical computations, spreadsheet formulas, programs and instructions. The offerors are also fully responsible for ensuring all electronic information is consistent with hardcopy information. The Government is not responsible for identifying and correcting errors or mistakes in the proposal. Failure to provide accurate, reliable data may render the proposal unacceptable.

Hardcopy proposals will receive an initial screening to ensure completeness and compliance with RFP requirements. Proposals failing to meet RFP requirements may not warrant further consideration by the Government.

3.2 Proposal Files

All electronic file contents must exactly match print versions of submitted documents.

If discrepancies exist, the contents of printed documents will prevail. Electronic submissions shall be accompanied by a printed inventory that identifies each CDs with its file contents and electronic formats. All CDs shall be labeled with the offeror's name, RFP number, volume number/title, submission date and the words “Source Selection Sensitive Information.” All proprietary information shall be clearly marked

All files shall be in searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) text format (not a scanned version) and in Microsoft Word format. Narrative portions of the Cost Volume, including all figures, charts, exhibits, tables and graphics, shall be provided in both PDF text format (not scanned) and in Microsoft Word. The Microsoft Excel submissions shall contain all formulae, references, calculations and functions sufficient to compute the offered costs.

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters sufficient to present the proposal in a concise manner and to permit a complete, accurate evaluation of each proposal. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name and RFP number in the header/footer. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

3.3.1 Narrative Discussion

3.3.1.1 Volume I – Technical

The offeror’s proposal shall include a comprehensive plan for AFMC to manage and execute the requirements of the RFP and PWS. The offeror’s comprehensive plan for AFMC shall include the following.

3.3.1.1.1 Organizational Diagrams

Diagrams shall include management and execution levels. The offeror shall provide the position descriptions and qualifications associated with each labor category (to include level of experience, education, qualification, and certifications) as identified in the organizational diagrams. The offeror shall identify the proposed key personnel and qualifications in the organizational diagram within their AFMC comprehensive plan. The offer shall identify the skill mix and man-hours for each identified position by CLIN. The offeror shall identify all teaming and subcontracting arrangements within their AFMC comprehensive plans. The identified arrangements shall include the prime contractor’s plan for managing team members and subcontractors.

3.3.1.1.2 Transition Plan

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s capability to effectively and efficiently transition in and out of the contracted effort. The offeror’s proposed Transition Plan will be evaluated to assess personnel staffing, facility and equipment activation and deactivation, identification of transition risk and proposed risk handling approach during the transition periods.

The prime contractor shall be capable of receiving, executing and successfully completing orders at the time of contract award. For the purposes of this evaluation, the “Transition In” time period shall be considered complete for the prime contractor when Government facilities have been fully occupied, equipment in Government facilities is fully accessible and the contractor facilities and equipment are fully activated. Fully occupied and fully accessible refer to when the incumbent contractor is no longer using on-site Government facilities and equipment. As orders under the incumbent contract are completed, Government facilities and equipment will become available. The Government estimates that the overlap of performance for the two contracts may continue for 30 days after date of contract award, although these orders may not be using Government facilities and equipment.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposed Transition Plan by collectively considering key points through an assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties and deficiencies of the proposal, combined with any risk associated with the proposed approach. The key points that will be considered are Staffing, Facilities and Equipment and Risk.

Staffing. The offeror’s proposed Transition Plan will be evaluated to assess the effectiveness of the proposed staffing plan in acquiring and retaining workers during “Transition In” with respect to the following specific areas:

Personnel staffing plan, including current availability and quantity of prime offeror personnel by skill mix or labor category, and hiring sources, practices and methodologies

Description of training programs to prepare the offeror’s workforce to meet the Government requirement

Facilities and Equipment. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s approach to occupying and activating the facilities (both Government and contractor locations), providing secure facilities and providing a safe work environment for personnel and other resources, as well as the adequacy of the facilities to meet the Government requirement. The Government will also evaluate the appropriateness and adequacy of the offeror’s equipment resources to provide fabrication, integration and qualification support to meet Government requirements. The Government reserves the right to schedule and conduct a site survey of the offeror’s facilities and equipment to ensure the offeror can successfully support the Government requirements, including safety and security provisions. Facilities and equipment will be evaluated with respect to the following specific areas:

Description of training programs to prepare the offeror’s workforce to operate facilities and equipment to meet the Government requirement

Facility and equipment activation plan

The offeror's appropriately sized and rated facilities and equipment, and respective certifications necessary to perform the requirements

The offeror’s plan for occupying Government onsite facilities and use of Government equipment as provided during the “Transition In” time period, and the offeror’s plan for reversing this processing during “Transition Out”

Plan for monitoring and managing the transition time period with other stakeholders

The plan for providing physical security and information technology security at offsite locations

The safety plan applicable to offsite facilities and Government-provided facilities

Risk. The Government will evaluate the following:

The offeror's assessment, identification and rationale associated with the three highest risks anticipated during performance of the “Transition In” and “Transition Out”

The offeror’s plan to accept, mitigate, transfer or monitor those risks

The probability, success, realism, impact and completeness of the risk handling plans

3.3.1.1.3 Price Option Plan

The offeror’s plan shall demonstrate how they will meet a 30-day short-notice activation of the requirements listed in the priced options section of the PWS.

3.3.1.1.4 Sample Task Responses

The offeror’s AFMC sample task responses shall include the step-by-step approach and methodology for accomplishing the work requirements. The offeror’s scenario response will be evaluated on the following:

Their overall interpretation of the PWS requirements

Application of their proposed comprehensive plan to accomplish the scenario effort

Identification of appropriate resources

Application of processes and resources to successfully conduct the sample tasks

Major emphasis should be placed on an understanding of and ability to operate in commercial and Army systems and resources that the contractor intends to employ.

The offeror will provide written responses, not to exceed a total of 20 pages, for all sample tasks identified below. Responses shall demonstrate the offeror’s understanding of and capabilities to perform appropriate logistics actions to successfully accomplish each task.

AFMC Sample Task #1 A team of Field Service Representatives (FSRs) provided by an existing contract has been scheduled for deployment to an OCONUS location within the next 30 days to assist with the installation of HIMARS equipment in-theater. A total of 15 high priority (PRI 02) requisitions have been submitted by the OCONUS field unit for required receipt one week prior to FSR Team arrival in-country. The Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles (STORM) Project Office (PO) is aware of this deployment requirement and the necessity to have the vendor meet the schedule for arrival of assets in-country. As a resolution, the offeror must propose an approach for filling requisitions and delivering the required equipment IAW the

PWS.

AFMC Sample Task #2 Avenger is a fully automated, short-range air defense system and the Army's premier shoot-on-the-move air defense weapon. Avenger is a lightweight, highly mobile, easily transportable surface-to-air missile fire unit with eight Stinger missiles in two missile pods. It acquires, identifies, tracks and engages targets (low-flying rotary or fixed-wing aircraft) from a stationary or moving position.

Figure 3-1 shows a PRI 02 requisition with an expedited Required Delivery Date

(999) received from an Army Unit in the Republic of Korea and released for processing by the item manager. As a resolution, the offeror must propose a detailed approach for filling the requisition and delivering the required equipment IAW the PWS.

National Stock Number (NSN): 5555-01-428-9999 Nomenclature: FLIR Stock on Hand: 100 each in Condition Code A; Purpose Code A

Figure 3-1. High Priority Requisition for Sample Task #2

AFMC Sample Task #3

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) AN/TPY-2 PO has a requirement for pre-positioning radar parts and equipment in short- and long-term storage for contingency operations. The offeror needs to conduct the required tasks in inspecting inventory assets upon receipt at designated storage warehouse, as well as assets issued from storage location:

Use Materiel Handling Equipment to offload and on load assets to and from transportation assets

Move assets to designated storage areas

Produce an inventory receipt or issue report

Provide a copy to the MDA AN/TPY-2 PO upon completion

As a resolution, the offeror must propose an approach for the satisfactory completion of this task.

3.3.1.2 Volume II – Cost

The Cost Volume shall consist of all information required to support proposed costs.

Certified cost and pricing data are not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. The information submitted in this volume shall comply with FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, and the requirements set forth below.

There are no page limitations for this volume.

Files contained on the Cost Volume digital versatile disc (DVD) recordable (DVD-R) may not be password protected. Electronic links are only permissible within the Cost Volume. If files contain links, the links must be intact and maintained through all revisions.

NOTE

Do not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets.

Cost breakdowns and backup documentation shall be in Microsoft Excel compatible readable/writable format and viewable in Microsoft Excel with all formulae used in generating the cost data fully accessible by the Government.

If discrepancies are identified between the electronic proposal and the original hardcopy proposal, the original hardcopy proposal shall prevail.

Offeror shall complete CLIN pricing in Section B and Paragraph B-2 in the RFP. The offeror shall ensure the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts in the SF33.

All information submitted in this volume shall correlate to the other volumes, including proposals submitted by major subcontractors. Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform 10% or more of the proposed effort. Offerors who do not have access to their subcontractor’s direct and indirect rates may have the major subcontractors submit an unsanitized subcontractor proposal directly to the Government at the same time as the prime. Subcontractor information may be provided directly to the Government at the address identified in block 7 of SF33, to protect proprietary data.

The proposal shall set forth a breakout (prime and subs) of the proposed estimated cost with applicable indirect charges and fees for each CLIN.

The offeror shall include a summary of the total proposed cost/price by cost element for the total contract and a cost element summary by contract year and by CLIN, including fee dollars and percentages. The summaries should distinguish between the prime contract and each subcontract.

The direct labor rates used to price the proposal must be identified in the cost proposal only. The proposal shall set forth a complete breakdown of the direct labor and indirect rates by category and by performing contractor (prime and sub) and the rationale therefore. Offerors with no access to their subcontractor’s rates may have the subcontractor submit an unsanitized proposal directly to the Government. The proposal shall clearly and separately address the development of labor rates on a per-hour basis and shall delineate total labor costs for each CLIN by application of each category’s rate. The offeror shall provide documentation to support the proposed rates, as well as a copy of the labor crosswalk required. The same detailed information shall be furnished for all major subcontractors. A copy of the letter of commitment clearly identifying the prospective employee’s salary is required for proposed personnel not currently employed by the offeror. If rates are blended between prime and subcontractors, the supporting calculation for the blended rates shall be provided.

Pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965, the determination by the Secretary of Labor as to the applicable minimum monetary wage and pricing benefits will be made part of any resulting contract. The Government has incorporated a crosswalk between the RFP labor categories and WD categories in the RFP attachments. WD categories for Huntsville, AL (Madison County), Fort Bliss, TX (El Paso County) and Fort Sill, OK (Comanche County) are included.

Offerors are advised that any claims of exemption to the Department of Labor (DOL) wage determination for categories listed as being non-exempt must be substantiated with appropriate documentation as to how the requirements of Title 29, Parts 4 and 541 (particularly 541.303) of the Code of Federal Regulations are satisfied. However, any determination made by the contracting office based on the documentation shall be for evaluation purposes only and in no way ensures compliance with DOL requirements.

For evaluation purposes, in determining probable cost, the Government will evaluate offerors based on a productive year of 2,000 hours per year for labor CLINs. The 2,000 hours are based on a productive year which includes consideration for 10 standard Government holidays. Direct labor rates shall identify the baseline (takeoff point) plus escalation. For evaluation purposes, assume a 3% escalation for WD labor rates.

Labor hours shall be delineated by labor category and broken down by the prime and subcontractor by CLIN. The labor hour delineation must be directly traceable to the same information proposed in the Technical Volume.

Offerors shall refer to FAR 52.237-10, located in Section L-9, entitled “Identification of Uncompensated Overtime (Oct 1997).” IAW FAR 52.237-10, if uncompensated overtime is proposed for employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, the offeror shall compute an estimated hourly rate for each employee based on the total compensated and uncompensated hours that the employee is expected to work during the year, and shall distribute salary costs to all projected tasks/efforts at the estimated hourly rate. A copy of the offeror’s policy addressing uncompensated overtime shall be included in the proposal submission.

Offerors are reminded of the requirements of Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 United States Code (USC) 435), as amended, which limits allowable costs for senior executive personnel compensation to $693,951.

The offeror’s accounting practices used to estimate uncompensated overtime must be consistent with its cost accounting practices used to accumulate and report uncompensated overtime. If proposing uncompensated overtime, an offeror shall adjust the proposed labor rates to cover the extra hours proposed to be worked and submit the calculations as shown in Table 3-2.

Table 3-2. Uncompensated Overtime Calculations (Example)

Labor Category Current Annual

Salary Compensated

Hours/Year Uncompensated

Overtime Hours/Year Total Hours

Average Labor Rate

Program Manager $100,000 1,880 200 2,080 $48.08

The offeror shall identify its proposed burden rates (handling factors) for travel, material and ODCs. For evaluation purposes only, the offeror shall apply its proposed burden (handling rates) against the travel, material and ODC amounts in Table 3-3. The Government will fund these costs (including handling charges); however, any increases in these costs will be funded at the discretion of the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) during performance of this effort.

Table 3-3. Proposed Burden Rates

MATERIAL TRAVEL ODC

BASE EFFORT (DATE OF AWARD - DAY 395) $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00

OPTION 1 - DAY 396 - DAY 760 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00

OPTION 2 - DAY 761 - DAY 1125 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00

OPTION 3 - DAY 1126 - DAY 1490 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00

OPTION 4 - DAY 1491 - DAY 1845 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00

6 Month Bridge – DAY 1846 – DAY 2029 $75,000.00 $75,000.00 $75,000.00

An offeror shall state whether a negotiated Forward Pricing Rate Agreement (FPRA) or Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation (FPRR) exists, and whether the FPRA/FPRR covers direct rates, indirect rates or both. If no FPRA/FPRR is in place, the offeror shall provide supporting documentation for current proposed rates. The offeror should include either a comment on whether this action is included in the proposed rates or an explanation of the possible effect of this action if awarded.

The offeror’s proposed fee dollars will be used to develop the Government’s probable cost. The fee dollars shall not exceed the statutory limitation of FAR 15.404-4(c)(4)(i).

For other CPFF contracts, the fee shall not exceed 10% of the contract’s estimated cost, excluding fee.

The offeror shall provide a complete list of all Government-furnished property required by the offeror's approach, in excess of that identified in Appendix H of the PWS, with the schedule and the following information where available: NSN, quantity, unit price, extended values and availability.

Offerors are advised that fact-finding on the Cost Volume only may be conducted to obtain clarifications and shall in no way be construed as discussions. Revisions to proposals will not be allowed as a result of fact findings.

IAW FAR 16.301-3(a)(3), the contractor must have an accounting system that is adequate for determining costs applicable to the contract. This requirement applies to cost-reimbursement, incentive type, time & materials or labor-hour contracts as stated in the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) 242.7503 and 252.242.7006. The offeror shall provide a summary description of their accounting system, including indirect rate structure, and state whether it is compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The offeror shall provide any known or cited accounting system deficiencies.

The offeror shall provide a copy of the DCAA Audit Report showing adequacy of the accounting system and the DCMA approval letter of the accounting system. The audit report or letter should be dated within four years of the offeror’s cost proposal. The offeror shall submit a completed Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist (provided in the RFP attachments) if DCAA has not audited the offeror or subcontractor’s accounting system, if DCMA has not approved the accounting system or if DCAA has not determined adequacy. Completion of the Pre- award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist is required for ACC-RSA to proceed with a request for a DCAA pre-award accounting system review. This completed form should be submitted with the offeror’s proposal in the Cost

Volume. The contracting officer will forward a copy to the cognizant DCAA office along with the request for audit.

3.3.1.3 Volume III – Past Performance

This volume shall contain Past Performance information regarding similar Government contracts. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages plus 5 pages for each major subcontractor, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms.

Offerors shall submit three Government or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and one for each major subcontractor. Contracts relevant to the efforts required by the solicitation must have been performed or awarded during the past three years from the RFP issue date. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to NAICS code 541614) required by the RFP.

The offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontracts to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the offeror. Letters of commitment shall be included for major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered.

This volume shall be organized into six sections.

3.3.1.3.1 Section I: Summary of Relevant Contract Experience

This section shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts.

The offeror shall provide information for no more than three contracts that meet the criteria set forth above and no more than one contract for each major subcontractor that meets the criteria set forth above. The following information is required:

Contractor/subcontractor place of performance, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number

Government contracting activity, address, telephone and fax numbers

PCO’s name, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number

Government's technical representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) name, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number

Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s (ACO's) name, e-mail address, telephone number and fax numbers

Contract number (Government prime contract number in case of subcontract participation)

Contract type (specific type such as fixed price, cost reimbursement, time & materials)

Awarded price/cost

Final or projected final price/cost

Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work

Final or projected final delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion

3.3.1.3.2 Section II: Contract Descriptions

The offeror shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Volume III, Section I, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is similar to the RFP requirements.

For any contracts that did or do not meet original cost, schedule or performance requirements, the offeror should provide a brief explanation of the reasons(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence. The offeror shall list each time that the delivery schedule was revised and shall provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary.

The offeror shall also provide a copy of any cure notices or Show Cause letters received on each contract listed, along with a description of corrective actions taken in response. The offeror shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for termination.

3.3.1.3.3 Section III: Subcontracts

Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontracts. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware or services, or whose subcontract is for more than 10% of the total effort.

The information provided for the prime offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the following:

The entire company name

Company address

CAGE code

DUNS number

The type of work to be performed (cite the applicable Government PWS subparagraph number)

This section will further include written consent of major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their past performance information to the offeror. Offerors should also include letters of commitment for all major subcontractors.

3.3.1.3.4 Section IV: New Corporate Entities

New corporate entities may submit data on prior relevant contracts involving their officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts.

3.3.1.3.5 Section V: Past Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire

For all contracts identified in Section I, the offeror must complete and submit a Past Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire.

The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire and email the complete questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and the technical representative responsible for the past or current contract (one point of contact (POC) and one contract per questionnaire).

The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the contracting officer, Mr. Kenneth Bruton, at kenneth.c.bruton.civ@mail.mil no later than the proposal due date.

The offerors shall also send to the contracting officer, via email, a list of all POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. The POC list shall be submitted in Microsoft Word table format and include the following fields:

RFP Number

Offeror Company Name

Contract Number

Government Agency

POC Last Name, First Name

POC Title

POC Telephone Number

POC E-Mail Address

Date E-Mailed to the POC (month/day)

3.3.1.3.6 Section VI: Submissions

Offerors are discouraged from providing POCs with another contractor’s facility. For example, an offeror (or one of his/her team members) might be in a subcontract with another contractor who has also submitted a proposal on the RFP. In these situations, offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency POCs in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs.

3.3.1.4 Volume IV – Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations

Each offeror shall complete (fill in and sign) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file provided with the RFP, without modification to the file. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF33 and all certifications requiring original signature. A PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A - Standard Form 33 (SF33), Solicitation, Offer and Award

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Section K - Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in Volume IV – Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations.

3.4 Deployment Guide Websites

Manuals and pamphlets called out in the RFP Deployment Guide may also be obtained electronically by accessing the following websites:

Headquarters (HQ) Department of Army (DA), Field Manual (FM) 3-0 Operations, 27 February 2008. Website: http://downloads.army.mil/fm3-0/FM3-0.pdf, 220 pages

HQDA, FM 100-16 Army Operational Support, 31 May 1995. Website:

http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/docrepository/FM100_16_1995.pdf, 213 pages

HQDA, FM 690-47 DA Civilian Employee Deployment Guide, 1 November 1995.

Website: http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/p690_47.pdf, 19 pages

DA Pamphlet (PAM) 715-16 Contractor Deployment Guide, 27 February 1998.

Website: http://www.aschq.army.mil/gc/files/pam71516.pdf, 20 pages

Army Regulation (AR) 715-9, Contractors Accompanying the Force, 29 October 1999. Website: http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r/715_9.pdf, 39 pages

HQDA, FM 3-100.21, Contractors on the Battlefield, 3 January 2003. Website:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ccap/cc/jcchb/Files/FormsPubsRegs/Pubs/USAFM3 _100.2 1.pdf, 124 pages

AMC PAM 715-18, AMC Contracts and Contractors Supporting Military Operations, 26 June 2000. Website:

http://www.aschq.army.mil/gc/files/pam71518.pdf, 148 pages

If a website cannot be accessed, submit a document request via email no later than 10 days after issuance of the solicitation to Fletcher A. Seldon at fletcher.a.seldon.civ@mail.mil.