W81XWH-16-R-0035-0001_Amendment_.docx

W81XWH-16-R-0035

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 26-May-2016 09:00 AM to 27-May-2016 04:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.

a. POINT OF CONTACT (POC): Due to the difficulties in receipt of mail through normal postal services, questions and proposals shall be sent via E-mail to the POC, at courtney.f.chase.civ@mail.mil. The Offeror is responsible for ensuring receipt by the POC.

b. PROPOSAL QUESTIONS: Questions may be submitted to the POC via email No Later Than 13 May 2016 at 4:00PM Eastern Time. Follow-up/additional questions will not be accepted after this date. Answers to Contractor submitted questions will be provided via amendment posted to FedBizOpps.

c. PROPOSAL DUE DATE: No Later Than: 27 May 2016 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (also shown in Block 8 of the solicitation).

d. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Proposals shall be electronically submitted to the Point of Contact above. Your submission should include three separate parts: a Price proposal , a Non-Price proposal, and Solicitation/Representations and Certifications. The Non-Price proposal 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 2003 format. The firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files.

PROPOSAL CONTENT AND FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS.

The Offeror’s submission shall include three separate parts: a Price proposal , a Non-Price proposal, and Solicitation/Representations and Certifications.

a. ADMINISTRATIVE FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS:

1. PAGE LIMITS: Non-price proposals are limited to 25 double-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 page limits:

1. Table of Contents

1. Title page

1. Contractor Task Order POC Cover Page

1. Past Performance Questionnaires

1. Transition-In Plan

1. Resumes and Letters of Intent of Key Personnel

1. FORMATTING: Proposal content shall be no smaller than Times New Roman font 12 point. Exhibits, graphics, charts, captions, etc., shall be no smaller than 10 point.

b. NON-PRICE PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS The Offeror’s non-price proposal shall clearly reflect the offerer’s approach to execute and comply with the performance requirements identified in the PWS, regardless of the Government’s estimated effort. Your non-price proposal, including any supporting documentation, is to be clear and concise. The level of effort proposed must be consistent with the proposed solution outlined in your non-price proposal. The proposal must fully document and substantiate a cross mapping of your price approach as it equates to the non-price proposal. If you intend to use any labor categories that you feel are consistent in duties with the level of effort labor categories but are titled differently, in accordance with your cost accounting procedures, you must cross map those labor categories to the Government’s PWS to ensure your proposal receives a proper evaluation. All items should be addressed in the evaluation criteria.

The Offeror’s non-price proposal shall contain the following:

Technical Approach Experience Management Approach Past Performance

Factor 1 - Technical Approach:

The Offeror’s proposed Technical Approach shall demonstrate the excellence and appropriateness of the techniques, methods, and processes the offeror plans to use to successfully accomplish the objectives specified in the Performance Work Statement (specifically “how” the objectives will be accomplished), namely:

1. Financial Management and Analysis Support

1. Business Management and Analysis Support

1. Senior Information Management and Information Assurance Support

1. Human Resource/Personnel Support

1. Transition-In Plan

Offerors shall submit a Transition-In Plan for 30 days of incoming transition support from contract to contract. This plan is not subject to the page limitations.

The Transition In Plan shall describe in detail how the Contractor will transition in to the resultant contract to include being capable of providing full performance on the day after the end of the transition-in period.

The Offeror shall submit a Technical Execution Plan which shall include a brief description of how the objectives in the Task Order 0001 PWS will be accomplished. (See Attachment 8). Although this Technical Execution Plan is not subject to the overall page limitations, the Plan itself shall not exceed 4 pages, excluding price proposal and Key Personnel.

Factor 2 - Experience:

The Offeror’s proposed Experience shall demonstrate experience performance of identical, similar to, or related to performing tasks contained within the Performance Work Statement, as well as contracts of comparable risk - the functions, responsibilities, and control exercised by the Offeror are essentially the same as required under this solicitation.

The proposal shall describe evidence of relevant corporate experience in managing subcontractors and providing personnel with an appropriate mix and balance in education and training relates to the tasks required in the PWS.

The proposal shall also demonstrate evidence of relevant experience of Key Personnel. The Offeror shall provide resumes for all individuals proposed to fill Key Personnel positions at the base contract level as well as for Task Order 0001. For individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of the Offeror’s company or a subcontractor, a signed letter of intent is required.

Factor 3 - Management Approach:

The Offeror’sManagement Approach shall demonstrate an approach to staffing that will lead to the successful accomplishment of this requirement. The offeror shall indicate how their chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensuring the completion of all tasks. The offeror shall discuss their approach to coordinating, directing, and effectively managing sub-contractors, if applicable. The Management Approach shall be comprised of the following:

The Recruitment and Retention Strategy shall demonstrate how the contractor plans to meet the requirement in the PWS specific to staffing and managing qualified personnel. The Offeror’s proposed recruitment and retention strategy shall address their approach to handling unanticipated personnel issues.

The Offeror’s proposed Management Plan shall describe the Offeror’s organizational structure and subcontracting relationships. The proposal shall demonstrate that the offeror’s chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensure the completion of all objectives on schedule and flexibility in allocating resources. The offeror’s proposal shall address methods for managing subcontracts and mitigating organizational conflicts of interest.

The Offeror’s proposed Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall document how the Contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards established in this PWS. At a minimum, the QCP must include a self-inspection plan and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and any other requirements set forth in this solicitation. The Offeror’s quality control approach to quality control shall demonstrate and identify processes, procedures, and metrics which, are likely to result in successful outcome within cost and on schedule.

The proposed Risk Mitigation Plan shall document how the Contractor plans to reduce the risk associated with this requirement.

Factor 4- Past Performance:

A Past Performance Questionnaire has been included (Attachment 5) for offerors to distribute to past customers who offerors had/ have provided similar services in the past 3 years. The Offeror, shall submit NO MORE THAN four (4) past performance references for itself as the prime contractor of relevant CONTRACTS in scope, magnitude of effort, and complexities with this requirement. The Offeror shall also submit NO MORE THAN two (2) references for each subcontractor. The contracts may be past or current as long as the recent performance did not end more than three (3) years prior to the due date for the submission of the Offeror’s proposal, and the referenced contracts may have been with Federal, State, or City agencies and commercial customers. Please note that questionnaires shall be submitted by the customer directly to courtney.f.chase.civ@mail.mil.

In addition, the offeror shall submit a list of references of relevant contracts/orders within the past 3 years. The contracts/orders may be past or current as long as the performance did not end more than 3 years prior to the due date for the submission of the proposal, and the contracts/orders may have been with Federal, State and/or City agencies and commercial customers. Prime-“Relevant” is defined as like service as stated in this solicitation’s Performance Work Statement in terms of similar scope and complexity. Other team member-“Relevant” is defined as like service in terms of scope and complexity to the portion of the solicitation’s Performance Work Statement that it is proposed to perform. References are required for the Prime and subcontractor(s).

The past performance evaluation will examine how the offeror’s past and present performance validates expected performance and customer satisfaction. In the event an offeror lacks a record of past performance, the lack of past performance will be evaluated as an unknown risk having no favorable or unfavorable impact on the evaluation.

(a) REFERENCE CONTENT: It is the offeror’s responsibility to provide valid, current and verifiable references. References must include:

Name of the Organization that will be providing the reference, Name of the Point of Contact (POC), POC Telephone Number, POC Email address, Contract Number, Period of Performance, and Scope of Work.

(b) POCs: The above POCs must be either Government personnel (civil service or military) or employees of private sector clients (such as public or private sector medical facilities) with whom you have provided services. Information provided by or for POCs who work directly for your company, or indirectly (i.e. in a prime or subcontractor relationship), will NOT be considered relevant.

(c) SUBCONTRACTOR CONSENT: If a subcontracting relationship is proposed, the offeror shall submit the consent of its proposed principal subcontractor(s) to disclose their past performance information to the offeror (Prime Contractor) along with the offeror’s proposed submission. If the proposed principal subcontractor(s) consent is not provided at the time of the offeror’s proposed submission, the past performance information for the principal subcontractor(s) may not be considered by the government in assessing the offeror’s past performance.

(d) INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES: The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources. You should ensure that contact information for designated references is accurate and up-to-date.

c. COST/PRICE PROPOSAL CONTENT The Offeror shall submit their proposed COST/PRICE in accordance with this RFP.

(1) OTHER DIRECT COSTS: Estimated ODCs are as follows. The contractor shall include the Government’s estimate of travel costs (provided in the CLIN description) in their price proposal.

(2) PRICING SHEET: The Offeror’s proposal shall include the signed SF1449 with pricing for the base and each option year. The Government estimates an FTE is equivalent to 1920 man hours. The Offeror shall ensure mathematical computations are correct.

1. Offerors shall propose on all contract line items, either by price or “NSP” (Not Separately Priced). A line item price left blank will be considered nonresponsive to this request and the proposal will not be considered for award.

1. Offerors shall complete Attachment 7 – Pricing Sheet with fully loaded labor rates based on the table below. Based on current projections, the Government anticipates requiring the levels of support listed below. Please note that this is a projection and is subject to change. A task order performance work statement has been provided as Attachment 8, which represents the Government’s anticipated level of support required for the first task order. Offerors shall complete Attachment 7 – Pricing sheet with fully loaded labor rates based on the projections outlines in Attachment 8.

1. In addition to the completed SF1449 and Attachment 7, Offerors shall provide a breakdown of each proposed fully loaded rate (for base and option years) which clearly shows how the rates were calculated. Offerors shall submit these breakdowns in an Excel spreadsheet, and leave all formulas for calculations unlocked.

1. Offerors’ proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from the date of submission.

(3) CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR): CMR is a requirement of DOD contracts. Offerors are allowed to include a nominal fee in their price proposal for providing this data. A “nominal fee” is defined as a computation of an administrative assistant equivalent labor category providing approximately 6-8 hours to complete data input. Offerors may opt to not separately price this required annual data input.

FOREIGN TRAVEL

DOD Contractor Foreign Travel (June 2015) (USAMRAA)

Approval of Foreign Travel. Foreign travel under this contract is defined as any travel outside of the continental United States and its territories and possessions. The cost of foreign travel is allowable only when specific written approval of the Contracting Officer is obtained prior to the commencement of the travel. This is a requirement for all DoD contractors traveling on official DoD business.

1. The following requirements will be accomplished by the contractor(s) prior to foreign travel on approval of the Contracting Officer. Allow 90 days for completion of training requirements and approval of the application process. Detailed information can be found on the MRMC website: http://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm?pageid=mrmc_resources.oconus. Select all the links under “Contractor Travel Requirements” and comply with the instructions. Consult the DoD Foreign Clearance Guide https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil

2. Mandatory training and minimum requirements must be met and a copy provided to the contracting officer 15 days prior to scheduled departure.

3. Costs incurred by contractor personnel on official company business, whether foreign travel and/or domestic/local travel, are allowable subject to the limitations in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR clause 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment); incorporated into this contract.

KEY PERSONNEL

KEY PERSONNEL (June 2015) (USAMRAA)

a. The Contractor agrees to utilize the following Key Personnel on this contract:

The Government anticipates the following positions to be Key Personnel on Task Order 0001:

IT/IA Program Manager Human Resources Specialist II

Additional labor categories may be considered key and will determined at the task order level.

b. The above Key Personnel shall be utilized as necessary to fulfill the requirements of this contract.

c. The contractor must provide thorough and detailed documentation of the experience, abilities, and background for Key Personnel under this contract in the form of resumes or equivalent statements of qualifications. Such documentation shall include but not be limited to: name, curriculum vitae, type and description of experience.

d. The contractor agrees that during the contract performance period substitution for Key Personnel shall not be permitted unless such substitution is necessitated by sudden illness, death, or termination of employment. In any of these events, the contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and provide the information required by paragraph (e) below.

e. All requests for substitutions must provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitution(s), a complete resume for the proposed substitute(s), and any other information requested by the Contracting Officer needed to approve or disapprove the proposed substitution(s). All proposed substitutes shall have qualifications that are equal to or higher than the qualifications of the person to be replaced. The Contracting Officer or his authorized representative will evaluate such requests and promptly notify the contractor of his approval or disapproval thereof.

f. If any of the listed Key Personnel are subcontractor personnel, the contractor shall include the substance of this clause in any subcontract which he awards under this contract.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

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

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

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

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

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

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

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, 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 resulting from this solicitation. 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. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

PROPOSAL EVALUATION:

The Government intends to award a single award IDIQ without discussions. Offerors shall provide their best, complete proposal upon initial submission. The Government reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. A Technical Evaluation Panel will evaluate all proposals based on the proposals/documentation provided. The evaluations will be based on the evaluation criteria set forth below.

a. EVALUATION PROCESS: Evaluations will be conducted utilizing the Best Value Tradeoff process.

EVALUATION CRITERIA – BEST VALUE TRADEOFF:

“BEST VALUE TRADEOFF” EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

a. Basis for Award: Award of this contract will be made on a competitive best value basis, using “best value tradeoff” among price and non-price factors. A best value tradeoff process will be used, thus, the Government may elect to award to other than the lowest priced offeror, or other than the offeror with the highest rated non-price proposal. Past Performance will be evaluated independently from the other non-price evaluation factors using different standards. The non-price evaluations factors numbered in descending order of importance, are as follows:

Factor 1: Technical Approach Factor 2: Experience Factor 3: Management Approach Factor 4: Past Performance Factor 5: Cost/Price

Government evaluators will not assume that the offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the proposal.

After each of the above non-price factors is rated individually, an overall rating will be assigned collectively to these factors. If any of the above non-price evaluation factors, less past performance, received an individual rating of “Unacceptable”, the collective overall rating will also be “Unacceptable”. Only proposals receiving an overall rating of “Acceptable” or higher will be considered for award. The non-price factors are more important than price. As the collective non-price factors reach equality in the evaluation, price becomes a more important factor in the tradeoff analysis.

Non-Price Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate the non-price aspects of the proposal.

Factor 1 - Technical Approach: The Technical Approach will be evaluated for the degree to which the Offeror’s Technical Approach demonstrates the excellence and appropriateness of the techniques, methods, and processes the offeror plans to use to successfully accomplish the objectives specified in the Performance Work Statement (specifically “how” the objectives will be accomplished), namely:

Financial Management and Analysis Support Contract Management and Analysis Support Senior Information Management and Information Assurance Support Human Resource/Personnel Support

The Transition-In Plan will be evaluated for the degree to which it will be capable of providing full performance on the day after the end of the transition-in period.

The Offeror’s Technical Execution Plan will be evaluated for the degree to which the Plan demonstrates how the objectives in the Task Order 0001 PWS will be accomplished.

Factor 2 - Experience: The Offeror’s Experience will be evaluated for the degree to which the Offeror’s Experience demonstrates experience performance of identical, similar to, or related to performing tasks contained within the Performance Work Statement, as well as contracts of comparable risk - the functions, responsibilities, and control exercised by the Offeror are essentially the same as required under this solicitation.

The Offeror’s Experience will be evaluated for the degree to which the proposal demonstrates evidence of relevant corporate experience in managing subcontractors and providing personnel with an appropriate mix and balance in education and training relates to the tasks required in the PWS.

The Offeror’s Experience will be evaluated for the degree to which the proposal demonstrates evidence of relevant experience of Key Personnel and whether the Offeror provided resumes for all individuals proposed to fill Key Personnel positions. For individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of the Offeror’s company or a subcontractor, a signed letter of intent is required.

Factor 3 - Management Approach: The management approach will be evaluated for the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal reflects an approach to staffing that will lead to the successful accomplishment of this requirement. The offeror shall indicate how their chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensuring the completion of all tasks. The offeror shall discuss their approach to coordinating, directing, and effectively managing sub-contractors, if applicable.

The Recruitment and Retention Strategy will be evaluated to the degree to which it documents how the contractor will describe their plans to meet the requirement in the PWS specific to staffing and managing qualified personnel. The Offeror will also be evaluated to the degree their strategy addresses their approach to handling unanticipated personnel issues.

The Management Plan will be evaluated to the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal describes the Offeror’s organizational structure and subcontracting relationships. The proposal will be evaluated to the degree that the offeror’s chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensure the completion of all objectives on schedule and flexibility in allocating resources. The degree to which the offeror’s proposal address methods for managing subcontracts and mitigating organizational conflicts of interest will also be evaluated.

The Offeror’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) will be evaluated to the degree to which it documents how the Contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards established in this PWS. At a minimum, the QCP must include a self-inspection plan and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and any other requirements set forth in this solicitation. The Offeror’s quality control approach will be evaluated to the degree to which the Offeror’s approach to quality control identifies processes, procedures, and metrics which, are likely to result in successful outcome within cost and on schedule.

The Risk Mitigation Plan will be evaluated to the degree to which it documents how the Contractor plans to reduce the risk associated with this requirement.

Factor 4- Past Performance: The past performance narrative and questionnaires will be evaluated on the basis of the Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in services that meets the requirements of the PWS. The Government will conduct a past performance risk evaluation and confidence assessment for the Prime and subcontractors that will be based on the relevance, recency, and quality of the Offeror’s past performance on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity within the last three years.

(a) A rating for relevancy will be assigned for each Offeror.

(b) The Government will review the relevant and recent past performance information to determine the risks associated with an Offeror’s likelihood of success in performing the PWS.

(c) An overall performance confidence assessment rating will be assigned for each Offeror based on the relevancy, recency, and performance quality of past performance information.

(d) In the case of an Offeror who has no recent/relevant performance record available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the Offeror will be determined to have “Unknown Confidence” for its past performance evaluation factor.

Other Information

The Government reserves the right to review any information available, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and/or Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).

Price Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate the price aspects of the proposal.

Factor 5 – Cost/Price: Price will be evaluated separately from past performance and other non-cost/price factors, and will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness using Price Analysis techniques. The Government will evaluate all proposed fully loaded labor rates as well as the breakdowns for these rates for the base year and each option year. The price will be evaluated in terms of:

Rating Standards

1. Non-Price Factors (excluding Past Performance)

Technical Factors (excluding Past Performance) will be evaluated utilizing the rating table listed below. Ratings focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, and risks of the offeror’s proposal. The adjectival rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical Evaluation Factor requirements.

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Table

2. Past Performance Ratings Tables

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Table

Performance Confidence Assessments Table

3. Best Value Tradeoff Evaluation Definitions

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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.

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