Amended_Sol_15-R-0095-0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Solicitation # W81XWH-15-R-0095 is amended for the follow ing reasons:

1. To add estimated POP dates, location and DoDAAC for all CLINs of the base period and Option Year period 1 to 4..

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 18

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-May-2016

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W81XWH-15-R-0095

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

06-May-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

11-May-2016

CODE

USA MED RESEARCH ACQ ACTIVITY

820 CHANDLER ST

FORT DETRICK MD 21702-5014

W81XWH 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W81XWH-15-R-0095

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule Item has been deleted from CLIN 0001:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

01-OCT-2016 1 WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WRAIR

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

FOB: Destination

W74MYF

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0001:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule Item has been deleted from CLIN 0002:

01-OCT-2016 WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WRAIR

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0002:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0003:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0004:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0005:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0006:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0007:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0008:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 0009:

POP 01-SEP-2016 TO

31-AUG-2017

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1001:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1002:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1003:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1004:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1005:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1006:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1007:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 1008:

POP 01-SEP-2017 TO

31-AUG-2018

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2001:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2002:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2003:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2004:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2005:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2006:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2007:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 2008:

POP 01-SEP-2018 TO

31-AUG-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3001:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

01-SEP-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3002:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A N/A

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3003:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3004:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3005:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3006:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3007:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 3008:

POP 01-SEP-2019 TO

31-AUG-2020

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4001:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4002:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4003:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INST. OF

RESEARCH

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4004:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4005:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4006:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4007:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

The following Delivery Schedule item has been added to CLIN 4008:

POP 01-SEP-2020 TO

31-AUG-2021

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEARCH

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

503 ROBERT GRANT AVE

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-7500 DC 20307

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition is 112990 with a size standard of $ 0.75 M.

(b) The Contract Specialist (CS) is the point of contact for this acquisition. Any questions or concerns regarding this acquisition shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil.

(c) Question Submission Requirements:

1. Offeror's can access via Department of Labor’s Wage Determinations OnLine at (http://www.wdol.gov/for the appropriate wage determination.

2. Offeror's shall submit one set of questions only; multiple e-mails will not be accepted.

Questions not submitted electronically will not be answered. Offerors shall submit questions about the proposal no later than Friday, 13 May 2016 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time to the Contract Specialist at nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil.

3. Answers to all relevant and appropriate questions will be issued via amendment to the solicitation prior to the RFP close date.

(d) Incumbent Personnel:

1. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-17 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers), incumbent personnel must be afforded the opportunity to obtain employment with a successor contractor. Offeror's must submit an e-mail providing the Company Name, Company Point of Contact for Personnel with Contact Information to the Contract Specialist at nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil by the due date of 22 July 2016 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

2. The Contract Specialist will consolidate the contact information and shall provide a list of the vendors expressing interest in the requirement to the incumbent personnel. It is then at the discretion of the incumbent contractor employees to pursue their options with interested offerors.

(e) Submission of offers:

Offeror's shall submit their proposal in accordance with the instructions outlined as stated below.

Failure to submit all documents concurrently and in accordance with these instructions may result in the proposal being removed from the competition. The offeror's proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes. The Volumes are:

I – Business Proposal II – Technical III – Past Performance

IV – Price Proposal

Offeror's are cautioned that regurgitation of the technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform DOES NOT reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offeror's are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

(1) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Proposals shall be electronically submitted to the POC:

Nathaniel Reus – nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil The Business, Technical, and Past Performance proposals shall be submitted in MS Word or searchable PDF format. The Price proposal shall be submitted in MS Word or MS Excel 2000 or higher, but not greater than MS Word or MS Excel 2007 format. The firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files.

(2) Proposal due date is on Monday, 6 June 2016, NLT 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

a. ADMINISTRATIVE FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS:

(1) PAGE LIMITS: Nonprice proposals are limited to 60 single-sided pages.

Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document and not by sections. For any sections of a proposal with a defined page limit, pages exceeding the specified limit will be removed and not forwarded for evaluation. The following sections are not subject to the 60 page limit listed above:

Table of Contents Title page Contractor Award POC Cover Page, Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Property attachment, Past Performance, Resumes/CV’s and letters of intent for Key Personnel Price proposal Small Business Participation Plan Subcontracting Plan, as applicable

(2) FORMATTING: Proposal content shall be no smaller than Times New

Roman size 12 fonts with 1” margins. Exhibits, graphics, charts, captions, etc., shall be no smaller than size 10 font.

(3) Content Requirement: All information shall be confined to the appropriate section. The Offeror shall insure that submissions are clear, specific, complete and limited to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Content shall be indexed (cross-indexed, as appropriate) and logically assembled. Each volume 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 - Business Proposal: The volume shall contain the following documentation:

A. Company Cover Letter B. SF -33 Solicitation, Offer and Award

Representations and Certifications (Section K). Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), CAGE Code, and Tax Identification Number

(TIN)

Contract Administration Data (Section G.4 – this identifies the Prime Offeror’s employee (s) responsible for contract administration.)

Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments Offeror's proposal must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this RFP.

Resumes/CV’s and letters of intent for Key Personnel Factor 4: Small Business Participation Plan. Offerors are instructed to use Attachment 5 to identify their proposed small business participation plan.

Subcontracting Plan. Separate from Small Business Participation Plan, other than U.S.

Small Business offerors must also submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan). Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan.

II. Volume II - Technical: The volume shall include six (6) sections, as follows:

Sub-Section Page Limitation

Tab A - Executive Summary/Abstract 1 Page Tab B - Technical Approach inclusive of Contingency Operations Plan, Animal Breeding Plan/Report, and photos.

Tab B, C, D, E and F combined total of 50 single-sided pages

Tab C – Transition In Plan Tab D - Management / Staffing Approach Tab E- Draft Quality Control Plan Tab F – Task Order Proposal Narrative 10 single –sided pages

A task order proposal narrative, not to exceed 10 single-sided pages, addressing the technical portion of the initial task order shall be evaluated as part of the overall Technical Approach and Management /Staffing Approach and must be consistent with the Offeror’s overall proposal.

Factor 1: Technical Approach The Offeror shall submit a written technical approach which effectively demonstrates the Offeror’s clear understanding of all the tasks and how the approach is likely to yield the required results within the required time frame. The offeror shall provide:

Their understanding of the tasks required to be performed within the PWS and the task order proposal requests, their technical expertise, methodologies and processes that will be utilized in accomplishing the tasks and task objectives as outlined.

How the approach is likely to yield the required results for successful completion of the technical requirements, specifically:

o Knowledge and application of all required standards, regulations, policies, and certifications to successfully perform all tasks, such as but not limited to, AAALAC certification, USDA certification; state and local laws o Animal Breeding Plan / report o Proposed facility that is regulatory compliant, having an environment conducive to maintaining animal health and breeding.

The Transition-In Plan shall:

o Be i) achievable, ii) take custody and responsibility for NHPs, and iii) take responsibility for all administrative functions.

o meet and comply with the requirements in PWS Section 2.1.3 within the prescribed transition time.

Factor 2: Management/Staffing Approach The Offeror shall submit written information that shall describe the Offeror’s management/staffing approach that will lead to the successful accomplishment of the requirement. The offeror shall provide:

a. A management/staffing approach that demonstrates the ability to accomplish the requirement, especially providing NHP care.

b. Management and staffing practices that will contribute in a positive manner to ensuring completion of all tasks (particularly emphasizing staffing with qualified personnel, clinical management of NHP colony, contingency operations management, resource management, and human resource retention, training and development).

c. An approach that reflects an ability to efficiently and effectively manage the contract and implement and execute Task Orders that successfully meet the requirements for support, provision of qualified personnel, contingency operations management, resource management, and human resource retention and development.

d. The ability to coordinate, direct, and effectively manage all subcontractors.

e. An approach to staffing, that will lead to the successful accomplishment of the requirement. The offeror shall include documentation of relevant training, education, and certifications. Key Personnel shall have a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from a College of Veterinary Medicine that is accredited by the American Veterinary Association or a certificate issued by the American Veterinary Association's Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates and be licensed in the state where NHPs are housed; have clinical experience with clinical medicine of NHPs, and knowledge about the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) accreditation process.

f. The complete resume/CV must include current employment verification of individuals employed by the prime contractor, or a Letter of Intent for key personnel not currently employed by the prime contractor.

Factor 3: Quality Assurance/Quality Control The Offeror shall propose a Quality Assurance/Quality Control approach which demonstrates the Offeror’s understanding, approach, methods, and the ability to satisfy the requirements of the solicitation. The proposal shall demonstrate the following:

a. The Offeror’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) documents how the contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards established in the PWS including a self-inspection and an outline of procedures that the contractor will use to maintain quality, reporting accuracy, timeliness, responsiveness, data management, and customer satisfaction to be taken by the Contractor throughout the life of the contract.

III. Volume III - Past Performance: This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts in size, complexity and scope. This volume shall not exceed 20 pages, excluding the past performance questionnaire forms. The Offeror shall submit a listing of no more than (3) references for Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime Offeror and one (1) reference for each major subcontractor during the past three years which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Common aspects of relevance include similarity of service/support, complexity, magnitude of effort, dollar value, and contract type.

Data concerning the Prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. Letters of Intent shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized in the following sections:

A. Section 1 - Contract Descriptions: This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(1) Contractor/Subcontractor’s Name and 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, current address, e-mail address, and telephone/fax numbers).

(2) Government contracting activity, and current address, Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, and telephone/fax numbers.

(3) Government's technical representative/COR, current e-mail address, telephone/fax numbers.

(4) Contract Number

(5) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (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.).

(6) Awarded price/cost.

(7) Final or projected final price/cost.

(8) Period of Performance B. Section 2 - Performance: Offeror's shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this solicitation. For any contracts that did not/do not meet the original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offeror's shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary.

C. Section 3 – Subcontracts: Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government PWS subparagraph number. This section will further include written consent of the subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all subcontractors.

D. Past Performance Questionnaire: A Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix D Enclosure 3) must be provided to all references identified in Section 1, Contract Descriptions.

(1) The Offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire for the past/current contract.

(2) The POCs shall be instructed to electronically submit Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil.

(3) The Offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POC's who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal close date. The POC List shall contain the following information: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Name, Title, Telephone number, e-mail;

and Date the Offeror sent the E-mail to the POC (Month/Day).

IV. Price Proposal: To assist the Government in the pricing evaluation, the solicitation includes an initial task order for firm, fixed pricing with Cost Reimbursement of Other Direct Cost (ODC) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The Government has provided ODC estimates for annual travel and crating material for shipping. These estimates shall be used as plug amounts which the Offeror shall propose to those unknown costs, i.e. administrative fee for the sale of colony NHPs and shipping, mileage or flat rate. The initial task order shall be fully priced in accordance with the Government task order CLIN structure table and accompanied by a task order proposal narrative. Offerors shall submit pricing using the proposed Pricing Tables.

The pricing submitted on the Pricing Tables shall be used for the duration of the contract and for any subsequent task order awards. Offerors shall address, at a minimum, all escalation factors applied. Price information shall be included in Volume IV only and shall not be discussed or exhibited in any other part of the Offeror's proposal.

All Offerors shall price Transition In tasks separately in accordance with their Transition In Plan. A separate Transition In CLIN, as an optional task, may be established as part of the initial task order.

PRICE COMPLETENESS

To be considered complete, the Offeror must provide all the data that is necessary to support the proposal.

PRICE REASONABLENESS

A. Appendix F Pricing Table. NHP Per Diem Pricing and Diagnostics Pricing. Offeror's are instructed to complete this attachment in addition to Initial Task Order proposal.

B. The Offeror shall provide a statement of the methodology and assumptions utilized as the basis for pricing the service. The price must be sufficiently detailed to evaluate the reasonableness. Offeror's shall address, at a minimum, all escalation factors applied.

(1) Task Order Price Submission (Enclosure 5) - The Offeror's proposed price must be sufficiently detailed to evaluate task pricing.

(2) SF 33 Pricing, Certifications/Representations, Small Business Participation Plan and Sub-Contracting Plan (if applicable) shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in Volume I - Business Proposal.

8. Additional Information. Alternate proposals will not be evaluated by the Government.

The incumbent is Covance Research Products, Inc.

GENERAL INFORMATION. In accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussions with each offeror, only those offerors remaining in the competitive range, may be held. Should discussions take place, all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

Instructions for final revisions would be forthcoming at that time.

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