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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: The Changes Set Forth In Item 14 Are Made In

The Contract/Order No. In Item 10A.

B. The Above Numbered Contract/Order Is Modified To Reflect The Administrative Changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) Set

Forth In Item 14, Pursuant To The Authority of FAR 43.103(b).

C. This Supplemental Agreement Is Entered Into Pursuant To Authority Of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

SEE SCHEDULE

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Firm Fixed Price

W560MY

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI-C3

BLDG 60 RODMAN AVENUE

ROCK ISLAND , IL 61299-8000

NANCY B. DE BO

EMAIL: NANCY.B.DEBO.CIV@MAIL.MIL

W560MY-16-R-0004

2017FEB02

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: NANCY B. DE BO

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRC-RT/(309)782-7625

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Service Contracts

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THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 4:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, 15 MAY 2017.

SECTIONS L AND M HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED.

PLEASE READ SECTIONS L AND M THOROUGHLY.

1. The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to:

a. Update the Price Matrix to include a plug number for CLIN 0008 News Alert Services for evaluation purposes only

(Attachment 0007) and update the title for CLIN X005 to MOBILIZATION for all option periods.

b. Remove subfactors Quality Control Plan and Mobilization Plan in/Out under Technical Factors. The two subfactors under

Technical Factors are:

1) Management Plan

2) Performance Execution Plan

c. Update the mobilization and transition-in phase from 30 days to 60 days in the Performance Work Statement (attachment

0008).

d. Reference Section L.3.1., redactions shall include all names of employees, supported customers, and subcontractors the redacted version of the Technical Volume II.

e. Request submission of revised proposals based on the updates stated above no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, 15 May

2017.

2. Questions may be submitted no later than 6:00 PM Central Time, 10 May 2017. Questions MUST be submitted in writing by email to the Government POCs identified in the Request for Proposal. Please place the RFP number, W560MY-16-R-0004, in the subject line of the email. In posing questions, contractors must cite the relevant section and page number.

3. Questions should be written in a manner that enables clear understanding of the Contractors questions or concerns. Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquiries and will not receive a response. Further, Contractors are reminded that the Government will not address hypothetical questions aimed at receiving a potential evaluation decision. Written answers will be provided to all prospective Contractors, giving due regard to the proper protection of proprietary information.

4. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. Thomas A. Petkunas, Procuring Contracting Officer, Army Contracting Command-Rock

Island, email: mailto:Thomas.a.petkunas.civ@mail.mil and copy furnish Ms. Nancy DeBo, Contract Specialist, Army Contracting

Command-Rock Island, email: mailto:nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil.

5. Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions remain unchanged and applicable.

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SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

List of Number List of Number

Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________

Attachment 0007 PRICE MATRIX 04-MAY-2017 006

Attachment 0008 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT 08-MAY-2017 033

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with this section. These instructions generally describe the type and extent of information the Offeror should provide and emphasize the significant topic areas to be addressed in the proposal. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal.

The proposals shall clearly and convincingly communicate the capability of the Offeror to perform the work as required. Proposals must not merely repeat the solicitation requirements, but rather must provide convincing documentary evidence of how contract requirements will be met. Clarity and completeness are essential. The Offeror is expected to review the Performance Work Statement

(PWS) contained in Section J of this Request for Proposal (RFP) for further insight into the areas that the proposal must address.

Failure to provide the required supporting documentation may result in your offer being rejected.

The proposal should be detailed and clearly stated to allow an assessment by the Government without the need for additional information. All information and data provided shall be specific to the solicited services and in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation.

The United States Government (USG) intends to make one award using the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria outlined in this solicitation. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposal (RFP), concurrence with the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and contract type.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions (see FAR 52.215-1); consequently, it is your responsibility to submit a proposal that conforms to all of the terms and conditions of the solicitation and this section. It is the Offerors responsibility to present its best technical proposal and prices in its proposal submission. Proposals that do not contain the information requested in the solicitation risk being determined Unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the

Offeror possesses any capability, understanding or commitment not specified in the proposal. Should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15.306, if required. If this occurs, a competitive range will be determined and offerors notified. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency IAW

FAR Part 15.306 (c)(2).

L.2. POINT OF CONTACT. The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) is the point of contact for this acquisition. Any questions or concerns shall be addressed, in English, to the PCO and a copy provided to the Contract Specialist. E-mail is the preferred method of communication.

PCO for this acquisition: Mr. Thomas A. Petkunas

E-mail to: Thomas.a.petkunas.civ@mail.mil

Contract Specialist: Ms. Nancy DeBo

E-mail to: Nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil

L.3. STANDARD PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS. This section specifies the format each Offeror shall use in preparing its proposal. The intent is not to restrict the manner in which proposals are prepared, but rather to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in proposal format for evaluation purposes.

Three separate volumes shall be submitted. These volumes shall be self-contained and shall not be cross referenced, with the exception of the Price Volume. Unless specifically requested, pricing information shall not be contained in any volume except the

Price Volume. Proposals not structured IAW these instructions may be considered incomplete and may not be evaluated. The USG will not assume the duty to search for data or information to cure problems discovered in any proposal submitted. The burden of providing complete and thorough information to address the elements below remains with the Offeror. The proposal shall include the following volumes subject to the limitations discussed below:

Volume Title Page Limit Due Date

I Supplemental Documents No Limit RFP Closing Date

- Completed and Signed Solicitation

And its amendments

- Facility Clearance

- Executive Summary 10 pages RFP Closing Date

II Technical 60 pages RFP Closing Date

III Price No Limit RFP Closing Date

* Exclusions. Each page shall be counted except for the following:

Cover pages

Title Page

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Table of contents List of figures Glossaries

Teaming Arrangements / Joint Ventures / Teaming Agreement

L.3.1. Offerors shall email one electronic copy for Volume I and III of the proposal, which must be virus free. For the Technical

Volume II, Offerors shall include two electronic copies. One electronic copy of the technical proposal and another electronic copy completely redacting all company name/logos/pictures from all pages of the technical proposal with the exception of the volume cover page. This redaction does not apply to Volume I or III. All copies of the proposal shall be submitted using Microsoft

Office (MS) Word, MS Excel (for the Price Volume only) or Adobe Acrobat software. All copies of an individual volume shall be identical. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. An employee of the firm authorized to legally bind the organization shall sign the electronic submission of the Offerors proposal.

L.3.2. Each page is defined as one sheet, one-side. Excess pages will be removed from the end of each volume and will NOT be read or evaluated. The proposal cover and the proposal title pages are excluded from the page count for each volume. Page limitations do not prohibit the USG from requesting additional supporting data.

L.3.3. Offerors shall use 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheets and a 12 pitch or greater Times New Roman font. Font requirements apply to bullets and other special text formatting, including tables and graphic displays. 11 x 17 inch pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11 x 17 inch page counts as two pages.

Maximum e-mail attachment size is 15MB, which includes the email itself and ALL attachments. Complete proposal submittal may take numerous emails. When submitting multiple emails, the emails must be submitted consecutively. In addition, the Offerors must identify the total number of emails to be received (Example: Email 1 of 3, Email 2 of 3, Email 3 of 3) and include the RFP number in the subject line. Please note that self-extracting .exe and .zip files are no longer accepted. Offerors are advised to confirm the receipt of proposals. Failure to do so risks the failure to submit a timely proposal. Note: Receipt means receipt in the e-mail inboxes of the above mentioned email box which will be monitored by the responsible individual, not merely arrival at a

Government server. It is highly recommended that Offerors request a delivery confirmation or other form of acknowledgement to verify the proposal submission was received. Failure to confirm receipt will result in the waiver of any argument of an offer being timely sent, but not delivered.

L.3.4. Proposal Organization. No classified material shall appear anywhere in the proposal.

L.3.4.1. All proposal volumes shall include:

L.3.4.2.1. List of Tables and Figures for each Volume.

L.3.4.2.2. Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms for each Volume.

L.3.4.2.3. Front cover, title page, a table of contents, and the body of the proposal. At a minimum, the proposal cover page and the proposal title page shall contain the following information:

L.3.4.2. Offeror's Proposal in response to Solicitation W560MY-16-R-0004 IAW solicitation instructions.

L.3.4.2.1. Volume Number and Title

L.3.4.2.2. Name, Address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code of Offeror

L.3.4.2.3. Date of Submission

L.3.4.2.4. Offerors Point of Contact information to include Phone Number and e-mail

L.3.5. THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA). FOIA and its amendment have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the USG for copies of contractors' proposals and other documents submitted to federal agencies. If an Offeror's submission contains information that it believes should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that it contains trade secrets and commercial or financial information [5 USC 552(b) (4)], the Offeror should mark its submissions in the following manner.

The following notice should be placed on the title page:

Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the offeror to be privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Material considered privileged or confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s) _________.

Each individual item considered privileged or confidential under FOIA should be marked by placing the text within {brackets} with the following notice placed in the right margin: Privileged or Confidential. Failure to do so may result in an involuntary release via a FOIA request.

L.4. VOLUME I - SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS AND PROOF OF FACILITY CLEARANCE FACTOR.

There is no page limit to this volume, except as noted below:

- Completed and Signed Solicitation and any Amendments

- Facility Clearance Documentation

- Executive Summary (10-page limit)

L.4.1. Facility Clearance. Offerors must provide proof of a current U.S. Facility Clearance at the SECRET level IAW Department of

Defense Directive (DODD) 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. This SECRET level clearance requirement applies to affiliates, team members, subcontractors, etc., that will require access to classified information. Proof of a SECRET

Facility Clearance shall be provided at the time of proposal submission and should include the following information: name of company; company cage code; company facility clearance level; company Facility Security Officer (FSO) contact information (name, phone number, email address). For those Offerors submitting a proposal as a newly formed partnership, Joint Venture, or Limited

Liability Company, the requirement for a current Facility Clearance at the SECRET level can be satisfied through the submittal of documentation evidencing the fact that all of the partners or member companies of the partnership, Joint Venture, limited liability company, etc., currently possess the required SECRET Facility Clearance, or at a minimum, those entities requiring access to classified information possess a current SECRET Facility Clearance.

*** FAILURE TO HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED SECRET FACILITY CLEARANCE BY THE PROPOSAL CLOSING DATE SHALL RENDER THE OFFEROR

INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A CONTRACT AWARD AND, AS A RESULT, THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE EVALUATED ANY FURTHER.

L.4.2. Solicitation. Offerors must provide completed and signed copy of the solicitation including Sections A-K and any

Amendments. An official of the firm authorized to legally bind the Offeror shall sign the electronic submission of the proposal to include the Standard Form (SF) 33, all signed amendment coversheets, SF30, and all certifications requiring signature. Offerors shall complete Box 12 of Standard Form 33, Solicitation, indicating its offer may be accepted within 180 calendar days of the RFP closing date.

L.4.3. Executive Summary. This should be a concise narrative of the entire proposal, including a highlight of any key or unique features, excluding price. The Executive Summary will not be evaluated for purposes of determining contract award. As such, any summary material presented here shall not be considered as meeting the requirements for any portions of other proposal volumes.

The Offeror shall, at a minimum, provide an overview of its proposal and accurately summarize all parts of the proposal, except for the Price Matrix.

L.5. VOLUME II - TECHNICAL FACTOR.

For those Offerors with an Acceptable Facility Clearance, the Government will evaluate its Technical Proposal.

The Offeror's Technical proposal shall include the following two subfactors:

Subfactor 1 Management Plan

Subfactor 2 Performance Execution Plan

A rating of Acceptable for each sub-factor is required to receive an overall Technical Factor rating of Acceptable. The requirement for an acceptable rating is for the Offerors proposal to demonstrate a thorough approach and clear understanding of each of the subfactors. Only offerors whose Technical proposals are determined to be Acceptable will be considered for award.

Incomplete or unclear proposals will be determined to be unacceptable.

L.5.1. Subfactor 1 Management Plan.

The Management Plan shall be specific, detailed, and complete and demonstrate that the Offeror has the resources needed to acquire, train, and maintain staffing to meet the requirements of the PWS. The Offerors proposal shall include a plan for recruiting and hiring the personnel with the skill sets necessary for successful contract execution. It shall:

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1.Include resumes for all labor positions, limited to two pages per position, which demonstrates that the personnel meet the minimum requirements of the position. For the positions of Afghan Linguist/Media Monitor and Dari/Pashto Media Desk Officers, the resumes shall also indicate that those personnel have, at a minimum, S4 or Level 4 language proficiency on the Interagency

Language Roundtable (ILR) scale or equivalent, as outlined in the PWS. The Offeror shall submit employment verification with the resume and be accompanied by the following disclosure statement, signed by the employee:

"I consent to the disclosure of my resume, technical certifications, or other personal data for evaluation purposes regarding the proposal submitted in response to RFP W560MY-16-R-0004.

This information shall not be disclosed to those without a need to know, and shall be used only for evaluation purposes. ALL

EMPLOYEE NAMES SHALL BE REDACTED IN THE PROPOSAL.

2. Describe the plan for the retention of personnel with the proper skill sets in an environment where such skill sets are in high demand. The plan should include the Offeror's tools and any mechanisms to motivate or incentivize outstanding contract performance and the ability to retain staff and quickly fill vacancies in an austere OCONUS environment.

3. Provide a comprehensive and thorough approach for mobilizing personnel and transitioning operations with minimal disruption of services. The approach shall include scheduling, timelines, and sequencing of activities with the out-going Contractor and appropriate Government personnel to be fully mission capable on day 61 after contract award IAW the PWS. It shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of U.S. and Host Country Labor Laws, including Sponsorship and Visa processing, identify the risks associated with its proposed approach, and describe the methods and procedures the Offeror will employ to mitigate such risk.

L.5.2. Subfactor 2 Performance Execution Plan

The Offerors proposal shall detail a sound and comprehensive plan of the Offerors ability to provide Public Affairs Operations support services to meet the requirements. It shall describe the Offeror's depth of understanding of the processes, abilities, and experience necessary to execute all Public Affairs Operations requirements outlined in the PWS successfully. It shall:

1. Demonstrate the capability for performing high quality, responsive, and effective media monitoring that captures and summarizes information according to the specific tasks and qualification requirements detailed in the PWS.

2. Describe the capabilities of the Offerors News Alert Service to provide continuous, real-time, and customized breaking news alerts from local, regional, and global sources, relevant to Afghanistan, from major English-language newswires and media aggregators. The capability shall include a 24/7/365 news service desk staff with the ability to push human-selected alerts immediately.

3. Detail the capability to host, maintain, and manage both content on, and technical aspects of, the USFOR-A/USFOR-A Command

Information website to include maintenance, development, formatting, and redesign on an as-needed basis determined by DCOS COMM.

L.6 VOLUME III - PRICE FACTOR. Proposed fully burdened hourly labor rates will be used by the Government to calculate the total evaluated price and award of the Base Year and exercise of any option year(s). The offeror shall provide proposed prices as follows:

L.6.1. A proposal is presumed to represent the Offerors best efforts in response to this Solicitation. Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between promised performance and cost or price shall be explained in the proposal. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental issue of the offerors understanding of the nature and scope of the work required and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal. The burden of proof as to cost/price credibility rests with the

Offeror. Offerors shall ensure that all sections of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) have been priced.

L.6.2. Offerors are to complete the Pricing sheets for the Base Year and all Option Years. For the Option to Extend Services, the

Total Evaluated Price will be one-half of the Offerors total Evaluated Price for the final option period (Option Period 4). This effort will be awarded under a combination of Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) CLINs/sub-CLINs and Cost Reimbursable (CR) CLINs.

L.6.3. The Government will evaluate offers based on prices proposed for the Base Year and all Option Years and any other price related factors required by the RFP. All prices will be binding.

L.6.4. For the Labor sub-CLINs, Offerors shall enter firm-fixed-prices for the Base Year and all Option Years by completing the

Price Evaluation Sheet found at Attachment 0003. The Offeror shall propose its Fully Burdened Hourly Labor Rate and Total

Productive Hours for the PWS Labor Categories/Skill Sets found in the PWS and noted on the Pricing Sheets. All proposed Fully

Burdened Hourly Labor Rates shall be expressed as a value and be rounded to two decimal places. The Fully Burdened Hourly Labor

Rate will then be multiplied by the proposed Total Productive Hours, which will result in a Total Price for that labor category.

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and News Alert Service under Cost Reimbursable CLINs. The Government will provide funding for these CLINs on a not-to-exceed (NTE)

Cost Reimbursable basis for each performance period. Travel cost will be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.

For evaluation purposes, the Government has provided yearly NTE amounts of $10,000.00 for the ODC CLIN; $20,000.00 for the DBA

CLIN; $5,000.00 for the Mobilization CLIN; $3,000.00 for the R&R CLIN, and $360,000.00 for the News Alert Service CLIN for the

Base Year and all Option Years. These NTE Yearly amounts are for evaluation purposes only and are not a guarantee of the NTE

Yearly amount to be awarded during any performance period. The Offeror shall not add other costs to the Price Matrix for any ODC

CLINs.

L.6.6. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of any data (i.e. cost or pricing data) necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This acquisition will utilize a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Selection Approach authorized at FAR 15.101-2.

Award will be made using a two-step, LPTA approach as described herein. Prior to the evaluation of the Technical factors listed below, the Government will evaluate the acceptability of the Offeror's Facility Clearance. Once an acceptable determination is made regarding Facility Clearances, the Government will evaluate the Technical Proposals of those offerors. The Army Contracting

Command Rock Island (ACC-RI) will make an award to the responsible contractor with an acceptable Facility Clearance, whose offer is determined to provide the lowest price technically acceptable approach to the Government considering price and non-price factors. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability.

The Government reserves the right to limit the competitive range for the purposes of efficiency; award without discussions; and make no award should no Offeror prove to submit an acceptable offer based on the criteria set forth in the solicitation. The

Government will make an award to the responsible (IAW FAR 9.1) contractor whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government.

M.2. NUMBER OF CONTRACT AWARDS: The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all, depending on the quality of the proposals, prices submitted and the availability of funds. The Government intends to award one firm-fixed price contract inclusive of a Base Period of one (1) year, four (4) one-year Option Periods and the Option to Extend Services (FAR 52.217-8) (6 months).

M.3. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS AND PROOF OF FACILITY CLEARANCE FACTOR.

M.3.1. Facility Clearance. In order to be considered for award, an Offeror must provide proof of a SECRET Facility Clearance, IAW

DODD 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program Operational Manual, at the time of proposal submission.

The Offeror will be rated in accordance with the following definitions:

Acceptable: Offeror possesses a SECRET Facility Clearance via the Defense Security Service (DSS) Industrial Security Facilities

Database (ISFD) by the RFP closing Date.

Unacceptable: Offeror does not possess a SECRET Facility Clearance via the Defense Security Service (DSS) Industrial Security

Facilities Database (ISFD) by the RFP closing Date.

M.3.2. Solicitation. The USG will review the completed solicitation and amendments for accurate completion and applicable signatures.

M.3.3. Executive Summary. The Executive Summary will not be evaluated. However, it will be reviewed to assist evaluators in familiarizing themselves with the approach each Offeror will use to meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

M.4. TECHNICAL FACTOR EVALUATION. Offerors Technical Proposal will be evaluated on an Acceptable/ Unacceptable basis. A rating of

Acceptable for each sub-factor is required to receive an overall Technical Factor rating of Acceptable. The requirement for an acceptable rating is for the Offerors proposal to demonstrate a thorough approach and clear understanding of each of the subfactors. Incomplete or unclear proposals will be determined to be unacceptable. Only offerors whose Technical proposals are determined to be Acceptable will be considered for award. Ratings are assigned as follows:

Acceptable: Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

M.4.1 Subfactor 1 Management Plan. The Government will conduct its evaluation of the Offerors Management Plan to determine if it is specific, detailed, and complete and demonstrates that the Offeror has the resources needed to acquire, train, and maintain staffing to meet the requirements of the PWS. The Offerors proposal includes a plan for recruiting and hiring the personnel with the skill sets necessary for successful contract execution and:

1. Includes resumes for all labor positions, limited to two pages per position, which demonstrate that the personnel meet the minimum requirements of the position. For the positions of Afghan Linguist/Media Monitor and Dari/Pashto Media Desk Officers, the resumes indicate that those personnel have, at a minimum, S4 or Level 4 language proficiency on the Interagency Language

Roundtable (ILR) scale or equivalent, as outlined in the PWS. The Offeror submitted employment verification with its resumes and that the signed disclosure statement accompanies them. ALL EMPLOYEE NAMES SHALL BE REDACTED IN PROPOSALS.

2. Describes the plan for the retention of personnel with the proper skill sets in an environment where such skill sets are in high demand. The plan includes the Offeror's tools and any mechanisms to motivate or incentivize outstanding contract performance and the ability to retain staff and quickly fill vacancies in an austere OCONUS environment.

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3. Provides a comprehensive and thorough approach for mobilizing personnel and transitioning operations with minimal disruption of services. The approach includes scheduling, timelines, and sequencing of activities with the out-going Contractor and appropriate

Government personnel to be fully mission capable on day 61 after contract award, IAW the PWS. It demonstrates a thorough understanding of U.S. and Host Country Labor Laws, including Sponsorship and Visa processing, identifies the risks associated with its proposed approach, and describes the methods and procedures the Offeror will employ to mitigate such risk.

M.4.2. Subfactor 2 - Performance Execution Plan. The Government will conduct its evaluation of the Offerors Performance Execution

Plan to determine if it details a sound and comprehensive plan of the Offerors ability to provide Public Affairs Operations support services to meet the requirements. It describes the Offeror's depth of understanding of the processes, abilities, and experience necessary to execute all Public Affairs Operations requirements outlined in the PWS successfully. It:

1. Demonstrates the capability for performing high quality, responsive, and effective media monitoring that captures and summarizes information according to the specific tasks and qualification requirements detailed in the PWS.

2. Describes the capabilities of the Offerors News Alert Service to provide continuous, real-time, and customized breaking news alerts from local, regional, and global sources, relevant to Afghanistan, from major English-language newswires and media aggregators. The capability includes a 24/7/365 news service desk staff with the ability to push human-selected alerts immediately.

3. Details the capability to host, maintain, and manage, both content on, and technical aspects of, the USFOR-A/USFOR-A Command

Information website to include maintenance, development, formatting, and redesign on an as-needed basis determined by DCOS COMM.

M.5 PRICE FACTOR

M.5.1 Cost/Price proposals will not be assigned an adjectival rating. The price proposals will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.404-1, Proposal Analysis Techniques.

M.5.2 All electronic spreadsheets in support of the proposal shall be in Microsoft Excel or a compatible format and contain all working formulas and algorithms to calculate the proposed prices. PDF files are not acceptable, as they do not contain working formulas and algorithms.

M.5.3 The Total Evaluated Price for the Base Year and all Option Years will be calculated by summing the Total Prices for each labor category proposed for all CLINs/sub-CLINs plus the NTE amounts for ODCs, DBA, Mobilization, R&R and News Alert Service.

M.5.4 The Grand Total Evaluated Price is the sum of the Total Evaluated Prices for the Base Year and all Option Years, plus the

Option to Extend Services, as delineated on Attachment 0003-Pricing Sheet.

M.5.5 If an Offeror fails to submit prices for all CLINs/sub-CLINs, Base Year and all Option Years, its proposal may be considered unacceptable and the Government may reject the proposal.

M.6 AWARD DECISION: Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Offeror with a positive responsibility determination IAW FAR Part 9 and based on conformance of the Offerors proposal to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

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