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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER +39.0444.61.7429

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

10:00 AM 17 Aug 2017

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AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

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

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

ARMANDO J. TORRESOYOLA

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

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

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

414TH CSB RCO ITALY

414TH CSB - RCO ITALY

VIA DELLA PACE #197

VICENZA 36100

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A 13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE W800P5 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

HQ USAFRICOM G4

G4 OFFICE

USARAF G4

BLDG 2

CASERME EDERLE

VICENZA 36100

TEL: FAX:

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$15,000,000

NAICS:

541990

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

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QUANTITY UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

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ITEM NO.

W58D2M-17-R-0001

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Vehicle Maintenance Instruction

FFP

Perform on site vehicle maintenance training in Bangui, Central African Republic to include proper diagnostics, trouble shooting, scheduled maintenance, and general repair of each vehicle platform in accordance with the PWS. This CLIN funds instruction for up to 48 participants from Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, and Rwanda.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Vehicle Maintenance Instruction

FFP

Perform on site vehicle maintenance training in Bangui, Central African Republic to include proper diagnostics, trouble shooting, scheduled maintenance, and general repair of each vehicle platform in accordance with the PWS. This CLIN funds instruction for up to 12 participants from Central Africa Republic.

0003 1 Each Defense Base Act Insurance

FFP

The amount listed by the offeror on this CLIN is the estimated DBA insurance premium (estimated payroll of the offeror and its subcontractors times the applicable rate(s)). The DBA insurance premium amount varies with payroll and the nature of services. The actual amount paid by the government under this CLIN will be based on the amount of the invoice submitted by the offeror after contract award. In the event of recalculation of the premium by the insurance agency based on actual payroll amounts, the contracting officer will adjust this CLIN by contract modification to reflect actual premium amounts paid.

7500 1 Job Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Training Instruction in Bangui, Central African Republic via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 and at the end of the contract period of performance for each calendar year.

Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on “Send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A Government 7500 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 POP 11-SEP-2017 TO

20-OCT-2017

N/A HQ USAFRICOM G4

G4 OFFICE

USARAF G4

BLDG 2

CASERME EDERLE

VICENZA 36100

W800P5

0002 POP 11-SEP-2017 TO

20-OCT-2017

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 11-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

7500 POP 11-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

PWS Performance Work Statement

BASIC VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR TRAINING

IN BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)

1. Requirements Summary: The United States Army Africa (USARAF) has a requirement for onsite basic vehicle maintenance and electronic diagnostics training in Bangui, Central African Republic. Training instruction is required for each of the following vehicle platforms: Navistar 7000 Series Trucks, General Dynamics Peace Keeping Security Vehicles (PKSV) and 2015 Ford F250 (diesel), 2015 Ford F350 (diesel), 2015 Ford F450 (diesel), and 2015 Ford F550 (diesel). The training will occur from 11 September to 20 October 2017.

This is a non-personal services performance-based acquisition.

1.1. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall provide 6 instructors, curriculum, diagnostic scanning equipment, mechanics tools, lesson plans, training aids such as spare parts and any other materials necessary to perform on site training in electronic diagnostics, performance of manufacturer’s scheduled maintenance (for vehicles driven in dry, off-road conditions up to the 100,000 service miles), and basic repairs. The instruction shall include a classroom theory portion followed by a hands on period of instruction. Two of each vehicle type will be available onsite for instructional purposes. Course content must also include Interactive Diagnostic Software (IDS) Function and Operation, Electrical Electronics Overview, Diesel Operation and Service. Trainees will consist of participating partner nation forces from the Central African Republic, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, and Rwanda. All instruction provided will be translated into French by Government provided interpreters available on site.

2. Specific Requirements:

2.1. Maintenance/Diagnostic Instruction

2.1.1. Work hours: Monday through Friday from 0800-1800, be able work flexible schedules based on mission requirement.

2.1.2. The training will occur from 11 September to 20 October 2017.

2.1.3. The contractor shall conduct onsite training event for basic maintenance and electronic diagnostics for the following vehicle platforms: Navistar 7000 Series Trucks, General Dynamics Peace Keeping Security Vehicles (PKSV) and Ford F250, F350, F450 and F550.

2.1.4. SUMMARY OF INSTRUCTION: The instruction shall cover the following topics utilizing a classroom theory portion followed by a hands on period of instruction:

Interactive Diagnostic Software (IDS) Function and Operation Electrical Electronics Overview Diesel Operation and Service

2.1.5. The contractor shall be capable of maintaining contact with the COR via cellular phone when required.

2.1.6. SERVICES DESCRIPTION. The course size will consist of not more than sixty

(60) personnel from 5 partner nations. Course format and must include hands-on training after brief classroom instruction.

2.1.7. CONTRACTED INSTRUCTOR: The instructors shall be qualified to provide diagnostics, maintenance and repair instruction on the required vehicle platforms. The instructor must be able to communicate the course material clearly to the students while utilizing the Government-provided French interpreters.

2.1.8. The contractor is responsible for providing meals, water, lodging and any other required support to the instructors.

2.1.9. Neither the DOD or DOS will reimburse the contractor for any materials, or equipment damaged, lost or destroyed by the Contractor.

2.1.10. Teacher student ratio will be not less than one teacher to ten students and not more than one teacher to fifteen students

2.1.11. Two of each vehicle platform, Navistar 7000 Series Trucks, General Dynamics Peace Keeping Security Vehicles (PKSV) and 2015 Ford F250 (diesel), 2015 Ford F350 (diesel), 2015 Ford F450 (diesel), and 2015 Ford F550 (diesel) will be present at the training site in order to facilitate the hands on training

Table 1.

POP: 11 September to 20 October 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Number of instructors

Instructor

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors

Hours per day N/A 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 N/A

3. Deliverables:

3.1. General Requirement Deliverables.

What When Where PWS Paragraph Written list of Program Manager, Contractor and Sub-contractor personnel to work on site

2 days after award.

List must be provided prior to commencement of work.

Email or delivery to the Contracting Officer and

POC

6.0

4.0. Legal Compliance and Certifications: The Contractor shall operate within laws, regulations and other legal statutes governing the conduct of business in the Central African Republic. Non-local national contractor personnel must comply with theater clearance requirements per Foreign Clearance Guide located at https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm.

5.0. Permits: Without additional cost to the US Government, the Contractor shall have all permits, licenses, and appointments required for the execution of work under this contract.

The Contractor shall obtain these permits, licenses, and appointments in compliance with applicable host country laws. Application, justification, fees, and certifications for any licenses required by the host government are entirely the responsibility of the Contractor.

6.0. Personnel Security: Two days after contract award, the Contractor shall provide Contracting Officer, and the COR a written list of personnel, including sub-contractor personnel, who will be conducting work under this contract. The list shall include names, email, job title, and contact number for all contracted and sub-contracted employees. The Contractor shall ensure all employees are eligible for employment under laws of the United States of America and Central African Republic. Contractor employees shall not have negative police reports nor criminal charges that can affect the safety of equipment and personnel participating in the training. The contractor shall provide list prior to commencement of any work. All information to which the Contractor is exposed while in the presence of Government officials shall be considered confidential in nature and shall not be disclosed to other parties. Contractors shall not discuss Government business outside of official forums.

7.0. Information Security: The Contractor and all associated employees shall not disclose sensitive information obtained as a result of working this contract, to include the personal identity of personnel working in support of this training event. The Contractor shall protect Government names, addresses, and contact information from any disclosure.

8.0. Force Protection: The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable local area policies and guidance for access security procedures provided by the US Government. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by the US Government and the host nation(s). In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the force protection condition (FPCON) at any individual facility, installation or location change, the US Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

9.0. Management: The Contractor shall provide a Program Manager (PM) and an alternate (if the PM is not available) who shall be responsible for the daily performance of the work and for daily transportation synchronization. Their contact information shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and POC prior to commencement of work. The Contractor shall provide notice to the Contracting Officer or POC of any change of the PM or his alternate within 24 hours following the change. The PM or alternate shall be physically available during normal duty hours and able to respond in person within two hours of notification by the Contracting Officer or the POC if required. The PM or alternate shall be available telephonically at all times for the duration of the performance period.

9.1. The PM and alternate shall read, write, speak and understand English to the degree that they understand oral and written communications and express themselves clearly in matters pertaining to their duties.

10.0. Contractor Personnel Standards: The Contractor and sub-contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily identifiable as Contractor personnel. All work under this contract shall be performed in a professional manner. All Contractor personnel performing under the contract shall have training, prior work experience, or demonstrated technical skills required to fulfill the specific contract requirements.

10.1. The Contracting Officer may require the Contractor remove from the work site any employee the Contracting Officer deems incompetent, careless, unsafe or otherwise objectionable. The removal from the job site of a Contractor employee does not relieve the Contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the work specified in the contract. Drivers shall be licensed in accordance with local laws for the equipment operated.

10.2. Contractor and sub-contractor personnel are subject to background checks conducted by US Embassy or US Army security personnel as part of force protection at the US Governments sole discretion. Failure to pass a background check is justification for revoking an award or terminating the contract.

10.3. The Contractor shall not allow its employees while on duty to possess, sell, consume, or be under the influence of intoxicants, drugs, or substances that produce similar effects.

11.0. Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP). The United States Government and the United States Department of Defense (DOD) have adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors, subcontractors and their employees shall not: Engage “NO” forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; use forced labor in the performance of the contract.

12.0. Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower including subcontractor manpower required for performance of this contract. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://e-cmra.army.mil/. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative; (2) Contract Number, including task and delivery order number(s); (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identify of Contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub- Contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub- Contractors); (7) Total payments (including subcontractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of Contractor and sub- Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor's systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded for the web site.

Table 2. Performance Requirement Summary (PRS)

Contract Requirement

Performance Objective

Method of Surveillance

Acceptable Quality Level

Performance Standard

1.1.3.

Instructor knowledge

Customer complaint

90% Instructors possess knowledge of all vehicle platforms

1.1.4.

Instruction scope and quality Customer complaint

90% Instructors communicate the required material effectively

1.1.5.

Contact with instructor Random Sampling

100% Contractor responsive when called (PM to respond within 2 hours)

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1: LOCATION

All services will be performed in Bangui, Central African Republic. Specific location details will be provided upon contract award.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFER

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Addendum ADDENDUM Contract 52.212-1 Paragraph (a) Small business size standard does not apply to this solicitation

Paragraph (b) is modified to add the following requirements for submission in response to the solicitation:

1. General Instructions.

1.1. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed necessary. As such, offerors are cautioned to submit proposals that are fully and clearly acceptable without additional explanation of information since the Government may make a final determination as to whether a proposal is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the proposal as presented and submitted without requesting any further information.

1.2. The Response. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the solicitation, concurrence with the PWS, and the proposed contract type.

1.3. These instructions prescribe the format for the Proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of Proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of Contract Proposals.

1.4. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful Contract Proposals.

1.5. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale.

The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial response, as received, without discussion.

2. Contract Proposal Preparation Instructions

2.1. Offeror’s Contract Proposal shall consist of three (3) volumes. The volumes are: Volume I – Technical Capability, Volume II – Past Performance, and Volume III – Price.

2.2. Contract Proposal Format

2.2.2. Contract Proposals shall be organized into separate volumes (separate files). Each volume shall be submitted electronically in Adobe (.pdf) format, clearly labeled with firm name, volume, and solicitation number, and version for example: “ACME Company, Technical Volume, W58D2M-17-R-0001, Initial”. A cover sheet should be present in each volume, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, the solicitation number and the offeror's name. All pages of each response shall be appropriately numbered, and identified with the solicitation number. All text shall be single spaced, 12 point font.

Table 2.2.2

VOLUME TITLE PAGE LIMITS

I Technical Capability 8 pages II Past Performance 6 pages III Price (SF 1449) N/A

2.2.3. Contract Proposal Limitation. Contract Proposals shall not exceed the limits stated above in the table at 2.2.2.

If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall be removed and will not be considered for evaluations. The Government will not accept any changes to the contractor’s Contract Proposal after the closing date of the solicitation.

2.2.4. Page Limit Includes: All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc.

unless specifically excluded in the proposal instructions.

2.2.5. Page Limit does not include covers for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, cross reference indexes, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the Contract Proposal. They will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

2.2.6. What Counts As A Page? A page shall be an 8 ½ X 11” or A4 sheet of paper. Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the offeror but must be easily readable. Fold-outs will be counted as the appropriate number of pages based on an 8 ½ X 11” or A4 sheet of paper. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch side margins. The contractor shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

2.2.7. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of offeror’s proposal/bid or in making any necessary studies for the preparation thereof or for any visit the Contracting Officer may request for the purpose of clarification of the proposal or for preparation of negotiations.

2.2.8 Exceptions/Assumptions (If Any) to identify and explain any exceptions or deviations, or assumptions used in preparing the response. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If the offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, clearly indicate in the applicable volume each exception with an explanation of why the exception was taken, what benefit accrues to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, price, and specific requirements of the solicitation. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. This information shall be provided in the format below. Offers submitted in response to this solicitation must delete, or by explicit language exclude, any conditions (preprinted or otherwise) appearing on the offeror’s letterhead or on the reverse thereof which may be in conflict with any of the general special conditions contained in this solicitation. Failure to eliminate such conflicting conditions may result in rejection of the proposal as unacceptable as such offer would not conform to the solicitation.

Request for Contract Proposal Exceptions

Solicitation Document

Page/ Paragraph

Requirement/ Portion

Rationale & Impact

Identify the document or attachment to which exception is taken

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken

Describe the rationale and impact of the exception

2.3. Proposal Content:

2.3.1. Volume I- Technical Capability:

2.3.1.1. General. The Technical Capability volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important.

The Technical Capability volume will be evaluated against the evaluation factors defined below in the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation, Commercial Items. The Technical Capability volume should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements; the volume shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the Government’s requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their business and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's Proposal.

Volume I must not include pricing information.

2.3.1.2. Format. The Technical Capability volume shall have no reference to the offeror’s name, trademark, logo, or reference that would identify the Offeror except the cover page. Volume shall be prepared in an orderly format and in sufficient detail to enable the Government to make a thorough evaluation of the contractor’s technical competence and ability to comply with the contract requirements specified in the PWS. The Technical Capability volume shall be organized according to the following outline:

- TAB A – Technical Capability

- TAB A1 – Factor 1: Staffing Approach

2.3.1.3. Technical Capability Volume Content – The technical proposal shall include, at a minimum, the following information.

TAB A1 - Staffing Approach. This document must demonstrate the intended methodology for obtaining and maintaining the skills needed in performance of the contract. The staffing approach shall accomplish the following:

(a) Describe and demonstrate the approach to ensuring that the personnel obtained or hired and are qualified with the requisite knowledge, skills, and training to successfully execute the task areas set forth in the

PWS.

(b) Discuss and demonstrate the ability to be fully staffed and operational by the start date of the contract.

Discuss the procedures that will be used to establish and retain a workforce sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Contract.

2.3.2. Volume II - Past Performance:

TAB B - Provide a list of no more than three (3) submittals of the most recent/relevant past performance for federal agencies and/or commercial customers within the last three (3) years. Each submittal shall not exceed (3) pages.

Each past performance submittal shall include:

(i) Your Company’s Name

(ii) Service Description

(iii) Contracting Agency or Customer

(iv) Contract Number (if applicable)

(v) Contract Dollar Value

(vi) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, address, & telephone number of the contracting officer or customer

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

(ix) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer or no in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

(x) If Applicable - Subcontractor Consent: Past Performance information pertaining to a subcontractor (if applicable) cannot be disclosed by the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contract. (Not a counted page)

The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the current acquisition. Offerors may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror corrective actions.

2.3.2.1. The government will evaluate past performance based on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis of offeror's past performance. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and is free to use other sources such as other Federal Government performance databases and commercial sources to assess performance.

2.3.3 Volume III –Price. Offerors are required to submit a price response per the Contract Line Item Schedule beginning on page 3 of the Solicitation. Failure to follow the below Proposal preparation instructions may result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed unacceptable by the Government. The Price Volume shall be organized as follows:

TAB A – The completed SF 1449, to include full Contractor name, address, cage code, and DUNS number, completed Representations and Certifications (unless vendor has updated Reps and Certs in SAM). The contractor shall identify and explain any exceptions or deviations. Additionally, any assumptions used in the Proposal preparation must be identified.

TAB B – PRICE SCHEDULE The contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the Solicitation, if applicable, at the beginning of this section. The Contract Line Item (CLIN) Schedule beginning on page 3 of the Solicitation shall be submitted fully completed, to include Unit Price, Extended Price, and Total Price (Sum of all extended prices offered).

All submittals shall be reviewed and analyzed by the Government IAW the evaluation criteria listed under 52.212-2 and any associated addendums.

NON-US VENDORS ONLY: The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) requires foreign vendors to be vetted through the Foreign Vendor Vetting (FVV) Program prior to award. Participation in this program requires completion of Attachment 1 – Foreign Vendor Information Sheet. Foreign Vendors who intend to submit an offer may submit the Foreign Vendor Information Sheet at any time prior to the closing date of the solicitation. Foreign Vendors who do not participate in the FVV program may not be eligible for award.

QUESTIONS Submit all questions regarding the solicitation by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Estella Juarez, estella.c.juarez.civ@mail.mil with copy to Armando Torres, armando.j.torresoyola.mil@mail.mil. The applicable specifications paragraph number or solicitation reference shall precede questions. The Government requests that you submit questions within 3 days of the closing date of the solicitation to allow the Government sufficient time to respond prior to the closing date. The Contracting Officer may not be able to respond to untimely questions before the closing of the solicitation. Answers to questions will be posted under the solicitation number as a Question and

Answer (Q&A) on FedBizOpps. Offerors are responsible to monitor the website for postings and amendments, answers to questions, and other instructions/information, if any.

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS: Offerors shall submitted by email prior to the closing date listed in Block 8 of the solicitation to the following email address: estella.c.juarez@mail.mil with copy to Armando Torres, armando.j.torresoyola.mil@mail.mil. Offerors are responsible for verifying timely receipt of proposals.

52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMRCIAL

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(a) The Government will award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose response is technically acceptable and the lowest price. Responses that fail to address all the requirements set forth in the Solicitation and PWS will be rejected.

(1) Evaluation Factors and Approach: The award will be based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable evaluation process. Using the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process specified in FAR 15.101-2, the Government will evaluate price and the following non-price factors: Technical Capability and Past Performance. The LPTA process is done through the establishment of minimum requirements to be evaluated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor. Award will be made to the offeror who has the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror.

(2) Award: The Government intends to issue one contract as a result of this Solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate responses and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain their best terms from a price and technical standpoint. If revised responses are requested, they will be evaluated against the same criteria as were the initial responses.

FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED: Technical, Past Performance, and Price

Evaluation criteria consist of two (2) evaluation factors. The Proposals will be evaluated under the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor 1: Staffing Approach

Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Price

Factor 1: Technical Capability

a) The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical capability to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of the PWS and is executable as proposed. In order to be considered for award, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor. A determination will be rendered as to whether the technical proposal is evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as follows:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

b) The Government's technical evaluation team will evaluate responses to determine whether each response, exclusive of pricing considerations, is technically acceptable or technically unacceptable. In order to be technically acceptable, the response for each factor must be determined to be acceptable and must demonstrate a clear understanding of all requirements in this solicitation, including the PWS and any attachments. Responses must demonstrate a practical and functional technical approach that meets the needs described in the solicitation. Failure to meet these criteria will render the response technically unacceptable. All responses that are found technically acceptable will then be evaluated under Factor 2– Price.

i) Factor 1- Staffing Approach – The Government will evaluate the proposed staffing approach to assess the offeror’s understanding of the requirement to provide personnel with the required knowledge, skills, and qualifications to fulfill the requirements of the PWS to include the ability/capability of the personnel to support the designated position. To be rated technically acceptable, the staffing approach demonstrate the offeror’s ability to recruit and retain a workforce sufficient to satisfy the requirements stated in the solicitation and associated attachments and reduce performance risk.

Factor 2: Past Performance Past Performance shall be evaluated using the following ratings:

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

a) The Performance Risk evaluation will be based on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis. The information obtained from the Offeror and from other sources available to the Government will be the basis for evaluation of this factor.

b) The Government assessment will focus on contracts that meet the following conditions:

i) Recency Assessment. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Relevant experience information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

ii) Relevancy – To be relevant, the effort must be similar to the nature of work, size, magnitude, complexity and scope to the work required by this solicitation. The Government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent performance information provided to determine if it is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this solicitation. In determining relevancy for individual contracts, consideration will be given to the effort, or portion of the effort, being proposed by the offeror, teaming partner, or subcontractor whose contract is being reviewed and evaluated.

iii) An evaluation to determine how well the contractor performed on the recent and relevant contracts. The past performance evaluation performed in support of this source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts.

c) Based on the past performance submittals received from the offeror, CPARS reports, and past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the offeror, to include Federal, State and local Government agencies, better business bureaus, published media, electronic data bases and personal knowledge, a determination will be made as to whether the offeror is assigned an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” rating as noted above. Note that no ranking is used for these criteria, only an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” determination.

d) The Government may reject a proposal if it is found that any information that has a negative impact on the offeror’s past performance record has been deleted, misrepresented, or withheld.

e) Offerors may provide information on problems encountered on the contracts identified in their past performance submissions and the offerors’ corrective actions (FAR 15.305). The offeror will have the opportunity to respond to any adverse past performance through communications/discussions, unless the offeror has had an opportunity to respond to the adverse information previously (FAR 15.306(b)(1)(i)).

f) The offeror shall submit, along with the information required in this paragraph, a consent letter, executed by each teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, authorizing release of past performance information to the offeror so the offeror can respond to such information. For each identified effort for a commercial customer, the offeror shall also submit a client authorization letter, authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the offeror's performance.

g) In the event that 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 (FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

Factor 3: Price

a) Only proposals determined to be technically acceptable will be evaluated for price. Total Evaluated Price consists of the sum of the total price offered, including the Option to Extend Services as described below. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The price evaluation will document reasonableness of the total evaluated price. Price proposals determined not to be considered reasonable will result in the offeror being deemed unacceptable for award.

i) Reasonableness: Competition usually establishes price reasonableness. In limited situations, the Government will be required to perform additional analysis to determine price reasonableness. The techniques and procedures described in FAR 15.404-1(b) will be the primary means of assessing price reasonableness. The evaluation techniques described under FAR 15.403-1(c)(1), as determined appropriate, may also be performed in further determining the price reasonableness of the proposal.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct OCT 2015 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2016

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items OCT 2014 52.222-29 Notification Of Visa Denial APR 2015 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015 52.229-6 Taxes--Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts FEB 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party

Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

OCT 2016

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.222-7002 Compliance With Local Labor Laws (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons JAN 2015 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English JUN 1997 252.225-7042 Authorization to Perform APR 2003 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.228-7003 Capture and Detention DEC 1991 252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties JUN 1997 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016)

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of clause)

52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (JUL 2016)

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

Commercial and Government Entity…