Attachment_024_SEMA_Solicitation_Section_L

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

This document incorporates one or more provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFARA.HTM or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFAFARa.HTM

If the provision requires additional or unique information, then that information is provided immediately after the provision title.

Regulatory Cite

Title Date

L-1 52.204-6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS)

NUMBER

APR/2008

L-2 52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE APR/1991

L-3 52.214-35 SUBMISSIONS OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY APR/1991

L-4

L-5

52.215-1

52.215-16

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITVE (JAN

2004) -- ALTERNATE I 1997)

FACILITIES CAPITAL COST OF MONEY

(OCT OCT/1997

JUN/2003

L-6 52.222-24 PREAWARD ON-SITE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

COMPLIANCE EVALUATION

FEB/1999

L-7 52.222-46 EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES

FEB/1993

L-8 52.237-1 SITE VISIT APR/1984

L-9 52.237-10 IDENTIFICATION OF UNCOMPENSATED OVERTIME OCT/1997

L-10 252.204-7001 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE)

CODE REPORTING

AUG/199

L-11 252.234-7001 NOTICE OF EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APR/2008

L-12 52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL

DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND

ENERGY PROGRAM USE

APR/2008

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be [ ] DX rated order; [ X ] DO rated order; certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

(End of Provision)

L-13 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND

INFORMATION OTHER OCT/2010 THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010) --

ALTERNATE IV (OCT 2010)

(a) Submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required.

(b) Provide data described below:

SEE CLAUSE L-29, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, PARAGRAPH 3.c.(ii) FOR COST

SUBMISSION INFORMATION.

(End of clause)

L-14 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT APR/1984

The Government contemplates award of a hybrid Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract consisting of fixed price and cost type elements resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

L-15 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST SEP/2006

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Army Contracting Command ATTN: CCAM-AMB, ________ Sparkman Complex, Bldg 5303 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

L-16 252.211-7002 AVAILABILITY FOR EXAMINATION OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS,

PLANS, DEC/1991 DRAWINGS, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS

The specifications, standards, plans, drawings, data item descriptions, and other pertinent documents cited in this solicitation are not available for distribution but may be examined at the following location:

PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA

(End of provision)

L-17 52.209-4014 UTILIZATION OF SUPPORT CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT

APR/2008

(a) Offerors are advised that employees of the Government support contractors identified below may serve as advisors in the proposal review process. These individuals will be authorized access only to those portions of the proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties.

These support contractors are expressly prohibited from competing on the acquisition which is the subject of this solicitation. Government support contractors who may be involved in review of proposals submitted in response to this solicitation are as follows:

NOT APPLICABLE

(INSERT ALL SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTORS) NAMES, ADDRESSES,

POC'S AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.)

(b) Offerors shall provide written notification to the Contracting Officer prior to proposal submission if, in the Offeror's opinion, any of the Government support contractors listed above should not be allowed to participate in the evaluation process or of any conditions that they consider should be imposed so as to protect the integrity of the procurement process. An Offeror objecting to a support contractor's inclusion or request for Imposition of conditions should clearly state the basis of the Offerors objection to include any subcontractor objections or conditions.

(c) In accomplishing duties related to the proposal review process, employees of the aforementioned contractors may require access to proprietary information contained in the Offeror's proposals to include proprietary information from Offerors' subcontractors. Therefore, pursuant to FAR Part 9.505-4, the support contractors participating in the proposal review must execute a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) with each Offeror that states that it will (1) protect the Offerors' and Offerors' Subcontractors' information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary; (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished and (3) such other reasonable terms as may be requested by Offerors. To expedite the evaluation process, each Offeror is requested to contact the above listed support contractors prior to proposal submission to negotiate and enter into an NDA prior to the submission of proposals. For each agreement executed, Offerors shall provide a copy of such agreements with their SF33 proposal or other authorized proposal submission and shall indicate in the proposal that the support contractor(s) may utilize the Offeror's proprietary data in evaluating the Offeror's proposal for this acquisition.

(d) Offerors shall notify their subcontractors who are submitting proprietary information that the above Government support contractors may require similar access to this information. Any such subcontractors may execute agreements directly with the above government support contractors or may authorize an Offeror to permit such access on such reasonable terms as the subcontractor may provide. For each such subcontract agreement executed, Offerors shall provide a copy of such agreements with their proposal, SF33 Volume information or other authorized proposal submission and shall indicate in the proposal that the Government support contractor(s) may utilize subcontractor proprietary data in evaluating the subcontractor's proposal for this acquisition.

(e) Offerors are advised that the evaluation process may be delayed if they or any of their subcontractors are not able to execute the requested NDAs with the Government support contractors listed above.

L-18 52.211-2 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DATA ITEM

DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION

INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST) JAN/2006

(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(1) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/)

(2) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/)

(3) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(b) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by

(1) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

(2) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2197, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(3) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, and Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

L-19 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB/1998

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer.

Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es):

http://www.arnet.gov/far/ or http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/index.htm or http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFAFARa.HTM

L-20 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS APR/1984

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DoD FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

L-21 52.204-4000 SIGNATURE AUTHORITY (USAAMCOM) OCT/2000

(a) The individual signing this offer must have authority to bind the offeror to a contract. FAR 4.102(a) through

(e) require that the contracting officer have specific evidence of the signer's authority to bind the offeror. This evidence of authority is a condition that must be met before the contracting officer can execute any contract resulting from this solicitation.

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

(b) Offerors must provide evidence, appropriate to their business category, of the signer's authority to bind them on a contract. This evidence may be:

(1) Furnished as an attachment to its offer; or

(2) Identified in its offer by specific reference to an earlier offer submitted to this buying office within the past 12 months, where the signer's authority was confirmed by attachment to that offer; or;

(3) Furnished upon receipt of a specific request for the information from the contracting officer.

L-22 52.209-4006 FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ABILITY (USAAMCOM) OCT/1992

(a) If an offer submitted in response to this solicitation is favorably considered, a Government pre-award survey team may contact the offeror's facility to assess the offeror's ability to perform.

(b) Current financial statements and other pertinent data shall be made available for examination. The survey team may also evaluate the offeror's system for determining the financial and technical ability of any proposed subcontractors.

L-23 52.215-4716 PARTICIPATION IN THE PARTNERING PROCESS (USAAMCOM) MAY/2003

In an effort to most effectively accomplish the objectives of this contract, it is proposed that the Government, the contractor, and its major subcontractors engage in the Partnering process.

Participation in the Partnering process is entirely voluntary and is based upon a mutual commitment between Government and industry to work cooperatively as a Team to identify and resolve problems and facilitate contract performance. The primary objective of the process is providing the American warfighter with the highest quality supplies/services on time and at a reasonable price. Partnering requires the parties to look beyond the strict bounds of the contract in order to formulate actions that promote their common goals and objectives. It is a relationship that is based upon open and continuous communications, mutual trust and respect, and the replacement of the "us vs. them" mentality of the past with a "win-win" philosophy for the future. Partnering also promotes synergy, creative thinking, pride in performance, and the creation of a shared vision for success.

After contract award, the Government and the successful offeror will decide whether or not to engage in the Partnering process. Accordingly, Offerors’ shall not include any anticipated costs associated with the implementation of the Partnering process in their proposed cost/price (e.g., cost of hiring a facilitator and conducting the Partnering Workshop). If the parties elect to partner, any costs associated with that process shall be identified and agreed to after contract award.

The establishment of this Partnering arrangement does not affect the legal responsibilities or relationship of the parties and cannot be used to alter, supplement or deviate from the terms of the contract. Any changes to the contract must be executed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Implementation of the Partnering relationship will be based upon the AMC Model Partnering for Success Process, as well as the principles and procedures set forth in the AMC Partnering Guide.

For information about the Partnering process and procedures the Partnering Success Guide may be found at http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/command_counsel/partnering.html.

L-24 52.219-4000 SUBMISSION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (USAAMCOM) OCT/2000

(a) Offeror's attention is directed to FAR 52.219-9, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan", which is incorporated by reference in Section I of this solicitation. The clause requires large businesses to submit a subcontracting plan for small and small disadvantaged business concerns. Such plans are not required from Offerors that are small businesses.

(b) AMCOM requires five copies of each subcontracting plan. Large businesses may submit these copies of their plans (i) as an attachment to their offer in response to this solicitation; or (ii) after the bid opening/proposal closing date, in response to the Government's telephonic request (in which case the copies must be provided within five workdays of the date of the request).

(c) The contractor shall mark each page of the subcontracting plan with the solicitation number and date. If this is a negotiated acquisition, the Government reserves the right to negotiate any and all elements of the proposed plan during negotiation of cost, technical, and/or managerial features of the proposal.

(d) Failure to submit and, if applicable, negotiate an acceptable subcontracting plan which, in the judgement of the Contracting Officer, provides the maximum practicable opportunity for small business and small disadvantaged business concerns to participate in the awarded contract shall render the offeror ineligible for award. Offerors should be aware of the statutory goal that has been placed on the Department of Defense to award five percent of its total planned subcontracting dollars to small disadvantaged businesses (including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions) at the prime contract and subcontract levels. In view of this Congressional mandate, large businesses shall provide specific explanation as part of any written subcontracting plan furnished in response to this solicitation/contract that identifies a goal for subcontracting to small disadvantaged business concerns and/or Historically Black Colleges and Universities and/or Minority Institutions that, in the aggregate, amounts to less than five percent of the bid or proposal's total subcontracting dollars.

L-25 52.229-4000 CALIFORNIA SALES AND USE TAX (USAAMCOM) AUG/2001

If this contract contains either the clause at FAR 52.245-2, Government Property (Fixed-Price Contracts), or 52.245-5, Government Property (Cost- Reimbursement, Time-and-Material, or Labor-Hour Contracts), California sales tax on the purchase of any tangible personal property for the performance of this contract is not an allowable cost. Such purchases can be made tax-free by giving California vendors resale certificates, the form for which is prescribed by California tax authorities. This California sales tax exemption does not apply to the purchase of any property to be incorporated into real property located in California.

L-26 52.233-4703 AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM MAY/2004

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC- Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to:

HQ Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel

Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to:

HQ Army Materiel Command Office of Command counsel Room ____________ The AMC-level protest procedures are found at:

http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/command_counsel/protest/bidprotest.html If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain

L-26 PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE

A pre-proposal conference is scheduled at Building # TBD at Huntsville AL for the purpose of answering questions regarding this solicitation. The following schedule is provided:

(1) Conference date: TBD. Registration information will be published on WEBSITE_____________________.

(2) Submit the names of all attendees to ____________@us.army.mil no later than TBD. Please limit to three attendees per company.

(3) All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to the above e-mail address. Please submit your questions no later than TBD, in order to be addressed at the Pre-Proposal Conference. The date and time for receipt of offers will not be extended due to untimely submission of questions by Offerors.

(4) Nothing that is said at the Pre-Proposal Conference (or the concurrent site visit) will qualify or modify the terms of the solicitation unless it is formally amended in writing per FAR 15.706(c).

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L-27 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below. The solicitation shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of five volumes. The volumes are I – Mission Capability, II – Cost/Price, III – Past Performance, IV – Small Business Participation Plan, and V – Solicitation Certification, Award Documents, and Certifications/ Representations. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Mission Capability Requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect understanding of the requirement or capability to perform.

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

(a) Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

(b) Printing should be single spaced. All documents should use Arial, 12-point font with single spacing within paragraphs. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size, but no less than 8-point, and may be in landscape orientation.

(c) The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

PRINTED DIGITAL MAXIMUM

VOLUME TITLE COPIES COPIES PAGES

I Mission Capability Original + 4 3 320* II Cost Original + 4 2 25 III Past Performance Original + 4 4 N/A IV Small Business Participation Plan Original + 2 2 25 V Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certification/Representations Original + 4 2 N/A

*Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

- Manpower charts, Small Business commitment documentation, and the Small Business Subcontracting Plan for large business Offerors are excluded from the page count.

-10 pages per scenario response

3. PROPOSAL FILES

(a) Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

Note: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables and graphic representations;

however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

(b) Proposal Digital File Copies. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e.

doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. **

Note: If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern.

(d) Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. 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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I – MISSION CAPABILITY (Technical). The volume shall contain and shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Program Management: The offeror’s proposed organization methodology, rationale, manpower requirements, and processes for management by means of program, business, logistics, and technical disciplines. Sufficient details shall be included to corroborate management’s proposed processes and workforce capacity. At a minimum the Program Management Section shall include:

(a) A Program Management Plan. Specifics should include:

(1) Organizational diagrams for the proposed functional disciplines.

(2) Adequate manpower, OEM engineering services man-year levels of effort to support requirements, personnel, and training requirements to support an appropriate mix of FAA certified technicians skilled in sustaining the Army’s unique Transport CDA systems.

(3) Detailed methods and processes used for recruiting, retaining, training, qualifying, and screening personnel, to include background checks and certifying employees with the appropriate skill sets.

(4) Job descriptions and qualifications of all personnel required to support the program.

(5) Detailed experience and education requirements for key personnel positions within the program management office and beddown bases.

(6) Staffing structure for field support at the assigned beddown bases.

Note: Offerors are advised that marginal levels of overall manpower and skill mix could indicate a lack of understanding of mission requirement and may result in the entire proposal receiving an unfavorable rating and/or being eliminated from the competitive range.

(b) A Transition Plan for a 90-day phase-in during the base period. At a minimum it shall present the following information and/or methodologies:

(1) Recruiting, training, qualifying, screening, and certifying employees.

(2) Detailed schedule of critical milestone events for achieving a successful transition.

(3) Planned aircraft assessment strategy, e.g., configuration, condition, and airworthiness.

(4) Plan to conduct joint inventory and assessment of GFP/GFE for transfer from the outgoing to the incoming contractor.

(5) AR 95-20 Ground & Flight Procedures ready for GFR inspection and approval during transition.

(6) Proposed coordination methods with incumbent contractor to effect transition.

(7) Proposed analysis of resources required to achieve full transition, e.g., materiel push packages (bench stock, special tools, etc).

(8) Plan for final acceptance of equipment, aircraft, and facilities at contract start unless otherwise agreed upon by the Government and contractor.

(9) Projected concept for phase-out at contract completion.

(c) Details of the offeror’s selected method(s) for continuous improvement that promotes/implements innovative change beneficial to the Government, and should include at a minimum:

(1) Tracking sustained outcomes.

(2) Detailed application of the method across the organization.

(3) Reflects personnel involvement, training, and certification.

(4) Provides the details for methods for achievement.

(d) Adequate programmatic processes for fixed wing life cycle services that take into consideration best commercial and Army practices to achieve the required aircraft readiness levels.

Processes should specifically include:

(1) Methods for interfacing commercial and Army practices.

(2) Materiel/supply/equipment support methods to achieve readiness levels.

(e) Adequate quality standards, control processes, and auditing procedures for corrective actions to ensure successful and timely problem resolution. Specifically:

(1) Provide proof of approved/certified quality standards to be implemented.

(2) Demonstrate a realistic process for issue identification and monitoring of corrective actions.

(3) Provide highlights of the intended Quality Assurance Plan and specifically address how the control and audit procedures will be documented.

(4) Process to maintain AR 95-20 Ground & Flight approvals throughout the period of performance, to include the addition of new facilities.

(f) Details of the offeror’s current, approved/certified security management programs and processes capable of supporting Transport platforms and the associated militarized systems’ sustainment, modification, and integration efforts. Details should specifically address:

(1) Current facilities and security level(s) to which facilities are rated.

(2) The management, handling, and storage of classified material up to and including the Secret (S) level.

(3) Handling, transportation, and storage of communications security (COMSEC) equipment and controlled cryptologic items (CCI).

(4) Sufficient personnel with appropriate clearances to support the program.

(2) Section 2 – Life Cycle Services: The offeror’s proposed processes, methodologies, rationale, and manpower requirements to perform logistics management and support services as prescribed in the PWS.

The offeror shall provide information to substantiate the following areas deemed critical to effective logistics management by the Government:

(a) Details of the offeror’s maintenance management processes and planning methodologies for accomplishing field and heavy fixed wing aircraft maintenance in multiple locations (both CONUS and OCONUS). Specifics should include:

(1) An understanding of operations within the US Army’s fixed wing hybrid commercial/military unique worldwide Transport mission.

(2) FAA Part 145 Repair Station certificates with ratings and operation specifications applicable to the PWS.

(3) Documentation of proposed heavy maintenance facilities which demonstrates and substantiates compliance with Ground and Flight Risk Procedures IAW Army Regulation 95-20.

(4) Executing appropriate FAA Part 43, Part 91, and Army DA PAM 738-751 aircraft documentation.

(5) Process for development, approval, and application of non-standard aircraft repairs.

(6) Corrosion Prevention and Control Programs (CPCP) to be administered.

(7) Methods and manner of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) activities to be developed, monitored and executed.

(b) Details of supply chain management processes and planning methodologies to meet global materiel supply chain requirements. Specifics should include:

(1) Management of materiel subcontractors, to include a list of projected subcontractorsto be utilized.

(2) Method(s) to forecast materiel and supply needs for mission accomplishment.

(3) Offeror’s understanding of global restrictions for movement of DoD materiel and how they propose to accomplish the movement.

(4) Offeror’s approach for prepositioning materiel in support of contingency deployments.

(c) Adequate GFP management processes, plans and methodologies for 100% accountability of government assets. Specifics should include:

(1) Implementation of FAR 52-245-1 Government Property.

(2) Proposed internal controls to manage (i.e. store, use, preserve, protect, repair, and maintain) Government property in its possession.

(3) Details of the offeror’s proposed off-BB site storage facilities.

(4) Proposed automated systems for inventory support and audit control procedures.

(d) Details of the logistical resources the offeror intends to use for support of Government-directed elective improvements requiring aircraft/component/system modification, alteration, integration, or technical refresh. Specifics should include:

(1) The offeror’s understanding and ability to logistically support the Army’s four levels of elective improvement.

(e) The offeror’s sound approach and methodology for accomplishing the work requirements in response to the Life Cycle Services Subfactor Scenario (Logistics Requirements), at M-9, to meet the Government’s desired outcomes. Major emphasis should be placed on the following:

(1) Understanding of and ability to operate in commercial and Army standard supply systems

(2) Resources the contractor intends to employ

(3) Section 3 – Modification: The offeror’s proposed methodology, rationale, manpower requirements, and processes to perform elective improvements for aircraft modification/integration of complex ISR sensors and mission equipment packages, focusing on design, certification, and functionality. At a minimum the modification section shall include:

(a) A Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) in response to the Government’s Systems Engineering Process Guide, to include the following:

(1) An adequate systems engineering process for planning, directing, controlling, and evaluating technical requirements.

(b) Details of the offeror’s application of the SEMP as it relates to performing an ISR elective improvement. Specifics should include:

(1) The contractor’s technical team structure aligned with the work to be performed.

(2) Description of SE capabilities and corresponding work products.

(3) Description of measures to monitor and control work.

(c) The overall system certification process, to include airworthiness requirements, resulting in Government acceptance of the final SEMA CDA modification(s). Specifics should include:

(1) An adequate understanding of the Government’s processes.

(2) Testing required to support airworthiness determinations.

(3) Appropriate airworthiness substantiation and documentation requirements.

(d) Operational assessment methodologies for validating the functionality of modification/integration efforts applied to SEMA CDA systems. Specifically:

(1) An adequate understanding of the Government’s processes.

(2) Testing required to substantiate operational determinations.

(3) Appropriate substantiation and documentation requirements.

(e) The offeror’s response to the Modification Subfactor Scenario (ISR Integration), at Appendix A, to meet the Government’s desired outcomes.

(4) Section 4 – Contingency Operations: The offeror’s proposed methodologies, rationale, manpower requirements, and processes to support “over and above” contingency operations as prescribed in the PWS.

The offeror shall substantiate their understanding of the required services necessary to support Government operations during mobilization by providing, at a minimum:

(a) A sound methodology for mobilization in support of Transport operations at a temporary OCONUS deployment site. Specifics should include:

(1) A detailed understanding of how contractors mobilize with the force to set up a temporary beddown base.

(2) The offeror’s understanding of the options available for movement of personnel, materiel, and supply within Government and commercial transportation systems.

(3) The offeror’s approach for addressing personnel issues in a contingency area to include a risk mitigation plan for high personnel turnovers.

(4) The offeror’s methodology for identifying, medically qualifying, and obtaining security clearances for personnel in support of worldwide deployment into austere and/or forward deployed conditions.

(b) A detailed understanding of logistical requirements for OCONUS contingency support.

Specifics should include:

(1) Detailed methods and processes for diverting materiel requirements from fixed beddown location(s) to the area of operational responsibility (AOR).

(2) A sound approach and methodology for accomplishing shipment of required materiel and personnel to the AOR by the most expeditious means.

(3) Provide State Department substantiation of compliance with the International Trade in Arms Regulation (ITAR) export of defense articles and services.

(c) Details for contingency operations security to include:

(1) An approach and understanding of the security requirements necessary to support contingency operations.

(2) Detailed methods for conducting secure operations, and the handling, shipment, and security of controlled cryptologic items and COMSEC equipment.

(3) The offeror’s approach to conducting secure communications with the Government during contingency operations.

(ii) VOLUME II – COST/PRICE.

(1) Cost/Price Digital File Copies: Volume II Cost/Price digital files may not be password protected.

Electronic links are only permissible within the Cost/Price Volume. If files contain links, the links must be intact and maintained through all revisions. Cost breakdowns and backup documentation shall be in Microsoft Office Excel compatible Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Office Excel with all formulas utilized in generating the cost data fully accessible by the Government within the proposal documentation. Do not include pivot tables in excel spreadsheets.

(2) Compliance:

(a) Failure to comply with RFP requirements for cost/price information may result in an adverse assessment of an offeror’s proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award.

(b) The offeror shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF33 and continuation sheets. The submission requirements apply to all subcontractors.

(c) Proposals should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate reasonableness. The offeror is responsible for providing adequate evidence to prove credibility of proposed costs/prices.

(3) General Instructions:

(a) In accordance with FAR 15.402, 15.403-1 and 15.403(a) (1), certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement. Information other than cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available. Information submitted shall be prepared following the instruction in FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1 apply, the offeror may be required to submit additional cost or pricing data. Additionally, in the event that adequate competition is not obtained, the PCO may incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, “Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data,” into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data.

(b) Prime contractors are responsible for ensuring that the requirements of Section L, Cost/Price are flowed down to each of their proposed subcontractors. Subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform on the proposed effort. All proposal submission requirements in Section L Proposal Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors are applicable to all subcontractor submissions. All proposed subcontractors shall submit an un-sanitized proposal to the CO. The Prime contractor is required to provide the contract type arrangement proposed for each proposed subcontractor. The prime contractor shall assure that the proposed contract type arrangement for each subcontractor is the same arrangement provided in the subcontract proposals or shall provide an explanation for the difference.

(c) The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted with any and all information reasonably required to explain the estimating process, including the judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimates, including those used in projecting from known data; and the nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price. The offeror shall provide any other general or specific information that may be beneficial in evaluation of the offeror’s proposal. The offeror’s cost and price estimating practices shall be in accordance with the offeror’s established accounting practices for accumulating, allocating and recording cost to final cost objectives.

(d) The offeror shall identify any deviations from the offeror’s standard procedures in preparing this proposal. If the offeror proposes to absorb a portion of costs, explain the reason and impact on cost and the specific accounting treatment that will be given to those absorbed costs. The offeror shall provide the same information for any subcontractor with which they intend to establish a cost or firm fixed price type subcontract arrangement.

(4) FFP Labor CLINS:

(a) The cost/price proposal shall be based upon prime and subcontractor labor hours, labor rates and indirect rates/factors that are reasonable and achievable. The offeror shall provide sufficient details for the Government to validate the proposed skill mix, applicable base labor rates and the associated indirect rates for each CLIN. Direct labor rates shall identify the baseline (takeoff point) plus projected escalation for each contract year. Direct labor hours and rates shall be delineated by labor category by contract year for the prime and each subcontractor. The labor hour delineation must be directly traceable to the same information proposed in the Mission Capability Volume. The offeror shall provide their productive man-year and full time equivalent by labor category for CLIN 0001 Fleet Support Life Cycle Services for the base and all options.

(b) In addition, 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 profit dollars and percentage. The summaries should distinguish between the prime and each subcontractor.

(c) Cognizant DCMA and DCAA point of contacts (POCs) for the offeror and all subcontractor(s) shall be identified in the proposal, along with their respective e-mail addresses and telephone numbers.

(d) The prime contractor is required to provide a completed Attachment XX, “CAGE Code and Cognizant DCMA/DCAA Information” for themselves and all proposed subcontractors. The Prime contractor shall ensure that all DCMA/DCAA information is current and that the correct DCMA/DCAA Point of Contact (POC) information is provided for the subcontractors.

(e) The offeror shall provide the most current compliance status and date of adequacy/inadequacy determination for their Estimating System and Purchasing System.

(f) Pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965, the determination by the Secretary of Labor as to the applicable minimum monetary wage and fringe benefits will be made part of any resulting contract. For evaluation purposes only, the Government has incorporated the applicable Area Wage Determinations and Collective Bargaining Agreement. The offeror shall provide a crosswalk of the proposed labor categories and labor rates to the appropriate Service Contract Act Wage Determination.

(5) Cost Reimbursable (CR, CPFF, CPIF, and FPIF) CLINs: In accordance with 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-and-materials, or labor-hour contracts as stated in 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/cited accounting system deficiencies. In addition, the offeror shall provide a copy of the DCAA Audit Report showing adequacy of the accounting system, and DCMA approval letter of the accounting system. The audit report or letter should be dated within four years of the offeror’s cost proposal. If DCAA has not audited the offeror or subcontractors’ accounting system or DCMA has not approved the accounting system or DCAA has not determined adequacy, the offer shall submit a completed Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist provided as RFP Attachment xx. Completion of the Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist is required in order for the Army Contracting Command-Redstone 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 CO will forward a copy to the cognizant DCAA office along with the request for audit.

(6) CLIN Structure: The following Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) descriptions apply to the RC-12, MC-12S, EO-5, TO-5, and RO-6A aircraft SEMA CLS contract. All pricing shall be entered in section B, PRICING MATRICES and Exhibit B-1 herein. At the time of award, each CLIN shall be numbered in accordance with the numbering system set forth below. The first (1st) character in each CLIN set forth in a specific contract or modification will correspond to that specific ordering period. (Example: CLIN X001, as set forth below, will be identified in the Base Period as CLIN 0001, Option Period 1 as 1001 and option Period 2 as 2001, etc.).

BASE PERIOD

CLIN Description Contract

Type Plug

Numbers 0001 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Transition Phase In - Base FFP N/A 0002 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Performance Incentive-Base Option RFP

H-22 Yes

OPTION PERIODS

1001 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Beddown Base Support – Labor FFP N/A 1002 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Zero Flying Hour Beddown Base

Support – Material

FFP N/A

1003 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Per Aircraft Flying Hour Support – Material

FFP N/A

1004 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Variable Aggregate (Not Included in CLIN’s 1004/1005) & Damaged Parts/Equipment Caused by Forces Outside the Contractors Control

CR

No Fee

Yes

1005 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Scheduled Routine Maintenance, Overhaul, Replacement, and Service Life Enhancements

FFP N/A

1006 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Engine and Propeller “Unscheduled” Heavy Maintenance/Post Overhaul/Post Inspection Repairs – Labor (Other than Site Labor)

CR

No Fee

Yes

1007 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Engine and Propeller “Unscheduled” Heavy Maintenance/Post Overhaul/Post Inspection Repairs – Materials and Parts

CR

No Fee

Yes

1008 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Over & Above CR No Fee

Yes

1009 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Travel CR No Fee

Yes

SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Elective Improvement - General Customary - Material, Components, Kits, and Parts - (Utilizing Site Labor)

FFP

(Option

CLIN)

Yes

NTE

SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Elective Improvement - Standard Upgrade - Heavy Maintenance - Labor/Material/Components/Parts - (Other Than Site Labor)

FPIF

(Option

CLIN)

Yes

SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Elective Improvement – Specific Modification - Heavy Maintenance - Labor/Material/Components/Parts

CPIF

(Option

CLIN)

SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Elective Improvement – Exclusive Modification/Integration-Designing - Engineering – Testing - Labor/Material/Components/Parts

CPFF

(Option

CLIN)

Yes

NTE

1014 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Performance Incentive Fee (CLIN 1001)

RFP Sec H-22

Yes

NTE

1015 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Data Items NSP N/A 1016 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Transition Phase Out FFP

(Option

CLIN)

Yes

NTE

1017 SEMA Fleet Life Cycle Services, Transition Phase Out - Performance Incentive

RFP Sec H-22 (Option

CLIN)

(7) Proposal Assumptions: For proposal and evaluation purposes only, the offeror shall assume and utilize the following in proposal preparation:

(a) The places of performance, type and quantity of aircraft, as described in Exhibit B-1.

(b) Flextime shall be utilized to support the 24-hour, seven days per week Transport mission(s), per PWS Paragraph 3.4.4.

(c) Over and Above and Elective Improvement CLIN’s; Labor, Material, Parts and Travel costs, inclusive of burdens, profit and fee as shown in CLIN Structure above.

(d) The allocation of these estimated costs by CLIN is provided above. The actual values for these cost reimbursement CLINS will be based on firm operational requirements and will be defined during the course of contract performance.

(e) The Government will utilize plug numbers for the CR and Option CLINS and the offeror shall reflect all burdens associated with CR CLINS.

(f) The offeror shall prepare their proposal based on the use of Government Furnished Property

(GFP), as stated in the RFP Attachment XX and Section H. Any additional GFP required shall be identified in the offeror’s proposal.

(8) The Offeror Shall Propose IAW CLIN B:

(a) Provide an FFP for Transition Phase-In. The proposed price shall reflect the offeror's proposed approach for phase-in efforts. (Section B, CLIN 0001)

(b) Ensure the Base Operations Support is FFP. (Section B, CLIN 1001)

1. Provide pricing per aircraft per month. (Exhibit B-1 Matrix to CLIN 1001)

(c) Provide firm fixed daily care rates that will fund all material for aircraft zero flight hour daily support. (Section B CLIN 1002).

(d) Provide firm fixed flying hour rates that will fund all repair parts, excluding major assembly overhaul and maintenance covered elsewhere in the PWS. (Section B, CLIN 1003)

(e) Provide an FFP for each of the per occurrence items. The FFP shall include labor, parts, and materials for the mandatory replacement actions. (Section B, CLIN 1005)

(iii) VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages plus five pages for each major subcontractor, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to NAICS code 488190) required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price/cost.

(i) Final or projected…