W81XWH19R0007_-_11.02.2018_(003).pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

1. Issue Date: 11/02/2018 Close Date: 11/19/2018 10:00 PM EST

2. Solicitation Number: W81XWH-19-R-0007

3. Requiring Activity: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

4. Contracting Office: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)

820 Chandler Street

Fort Detrick, MD 21702

5. Point of Contact: Moriah Bartlett

(301) 619-2579

Moriah.S.Bartlett.civ@mail.mil

6. Subject/Description:

This is a non-personal services contract to provide AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services, to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

This an Unrestricted procurement. The relevant NAICS code is 541715 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

The resulting contract is expected to be firm-fixed-price.

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W81XWH19R0007

CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Base Year - Labor

FFP

AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services - Non-personal services to provide Anti Parasitic Drug Animal Testing support services to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0011231970

PSC CD: AJ57

NET AMT

0002 Job Base Year - Travel

COST

NTE - $5,000.00

FOB: Destination

ESTIMATED COST

0003 Job Base Year - CMR

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

0004 Job Base Year - CDRL

FFP

0005 Job Base Year – Transition In – Optional CLIN

FFP

1001 1 Job Option Year 1 - Labor

FFP

AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services - Non-personal services to provide Anti Parasitic Drug Animal Testing support services to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

1002 Job Option Year 1 - Travel

COST

NTE - $5,000.00

1003 Job Option Year 1 - CMR

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

1004 Job Option Year 1 - CDRL

FFP

2001 1 Job Option Year 2 - Labor

FFP

AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services- Non-personal services to provide Anti Parasitic Drug Animal Testing support services to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

2002 Job Option Year 2 - Travel

COST

NTE - $5,000.00

2003 Job Option Year 2 - CMR

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

2004 Job Option Year 2 - CDRL

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

3001 1 Job Option Year 3 - Labor

FFP

AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services - Non-personal services to provide Anti Parasitic Drug Animal Testing support services to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

3002 Job Option Year 3 - Travel

COST

NTE - $5,000.00

3003 Job Option Year 3 - CMR

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

3004 Job Option Year 3 - CDRL

FFP

4001 1 Job Option Year 4 - Labor

FFP

AntiParasitic Drug Testing Support Services - Non-personal services to provide Anti Parasitic Drug Animal Testing support services to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

4002 Job Option Year 4 - Travel

COST

NTE - $5,000.00

4003 Job Option Year 4 - CMR

FFP

Contract Manpower Reporting

4004 Job Option Year 4 - CDRL

FFP

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A Government 1001 N/A N/A N/A Government 1002 N/A N/A N/A Government 1003 N/A N/A N/A Government

2001 N/A N/A N/A Government 2002 N/A N/A N/A Government 2003 N/A N/A N/A Government 3001 N/A N/A N/A Government 3002 N/A N/A N/A Government 3003 N/A N/A N/A Government 4001 N/A N/A N/A Government 4002 N/A N/A N/A Government 4003 N/A N/A N/A Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

01-DEC-2019

N/A WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEA

WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF

RESEA

ROBERT GRANT AVENUE

BLDG 503

SILVER SPRING MD 20910-7500

210-808-2837

W74MYF

0002 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

01-DEC-2019

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1001 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1002 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1003 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2002 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2003 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3002 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3003 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4001 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4002 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4003 POP 02-DEC-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

USAMRAA INSTRUCTION

Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) (June 2015)(USAMRAA Instruction)

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for MPRD via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

https://cmra.army.mil/Login.aspx. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the applicable help desk at: https://cmra.army.mil/Login.aspx.

(End of Instruction)

Key Personnel (June 2015)(USAMRAA Instruction)

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

Senior Biological Scientist

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.

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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.

(End of Instruction)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989 52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

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

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation MAR 2016 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7007 Limitation Of Government's Obligation APR 2014 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7004 Area of Performance DEC 1991 252.237-7018 Special Definitions of Government Property DEC 1991 252.242-7005 Contractor Business Systems FEB 2012 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property DEC 2017 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal DEC 2017

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (AUG 2018)

(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, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative 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) Unique entity identifier. (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 ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(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.

ADDENDUM 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(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).

(b) The Contract Specialist (CS) is Moriah Bartlett and is the point of contact for this acquisition. Any questions or concerns regarding this acquisition shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil no later than 9 November 2018 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Only one set of questions shall be accepted per vendor and no phone calls shall be accepted. Answers to all relevant and appropriate questions will be issued via amendment to the solicitation.

Proposal is due electronically: 19 November 2018 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time and shall be submitted to Ms. Moriah Bartlett at moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil.

(c) Submission of offers. The Offeror shall submit their proposal electronically to moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil in accordance with the instructions outlined below:

Failure to submit all documents concurrently and in accordance with these instructions may render a proposal UNACCEPTABLE. The offeror's proposal shall consist of the volumes below:

• Volume I – Technical http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil mailto:moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil mailto:moriah.s.bartlett.civ@mail.mil

• Volume II – Experience

• Volume III – Past Performance

• Volume IV – Business Proposal including price proposal

Document Format Submission:

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 RFQ number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content 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"

Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial font is required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 10-point and may be landscape.

Proposals must be submitted in a Microsoft 2000 (or newer) program on Microsoft Word. PDF Format is also an acceptable format for electronic submissions.

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in quotes is prohibited. Offerors are cautioned that “reciting” 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. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Content Requirement: All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall ensure 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 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.

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 may be removed and not forwarded for evaluation.

The following are not subject to the page limits listed above:

• Table of Contents

• Title page

• Contractor POC Cover Page

• Key Personnel Resumes and Letters of Intent

Volume Number Page Limitation

Volume I - Technical/Scientific Approach (Factor 1) Non-cost/price proposals are limited to 15 single-sided pages total (including Volumes 2-4) Volume II - Experience (Factor 2)

Volume III - Past Performance (Factor 3)

Volume IV - Business Proposal/ Pricing (Factor 4) No Limit

The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(1) Volume I: Technical/Scientific Approach (Factor 1) shall include:

The offeror shall provide a written narrative specifically addressing

• Developing and optimizing animal models and for drug screening for Malaria, Leishmania, and other antimicrobial drug discovery efforts.

• Expertise in analyzing and interpreting data from IVIS experiments in which luciferase activity is measured and correlated to paresitemia.

• Evidence of the above in published peer reviewed publications.

(2) Volume II: Experience (Factor 2) shall include:

• The Offeror shall submit written information which effectively demonstrates the Offeror’s relevant experience in the following:

o Developing and optimizing animal models and for drug screening for Malaria, Leishmania, and other antimicrobial drug discovery efforts.

o Expertise in analyzing and interpreting data from IVIS experiments in which luciferase activity is measured and correlated to paresitemia.

• The Offeror shall demonstrate an appropriate mix and balance of education and training of key personnel.

• The Offeror shall submit resumes or curriculums vitae (CVs) for Key Personnel. Resumes or CVs for Key

Personnel do not count against page totals. Theses resumes shall include at a minimum, name, abilities, background, a list of relevant training and experience, relevant publications in peer reviewed journals, education, and certifications. Below are the key personnel positions and minimum requirements.

Key Personnel Position Minimum Requirements

Senior Biological Scientist

Knowledge and experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, or cell biology working with both malaria and leishmania in the antiparasitic drug discovery field. Demonstrated knowledge in the field as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications in the field of both leishmania/malaria and drug discovery.

(3) Volume III: Past Performance (Factor 3) shall include:

• The Offeror shall submit no more than 1 reference of relevant contracts within the past 3 years for its own performance. The contracts 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 may have been with Federal, State and/or City agencies and commercial customers. The following information shall be included:

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

o Contractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number.

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

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

o Contract Number o 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.).

o Awarded price.

o Final or projected final price.

o Period of Performance dates.

• Section 2- Performance: Offeror's shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contracts listed in

Section 1, Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(4) Volume IV Business Proposal/Pricing (Factor 4) shall include:

• Company Cover Letter

• Completed SF 1449 - Solicitation, Offer and Award;

• Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable);

• Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3

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

• The Offeror's proposal must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this solicitation.

• Price proposal (Factor 4): The Offeror shall provide in its price proposal a statement of the methodology and assumptions utilized as the basis for pricing the services. The offeror’s proposal shall also include a supplemental pricing sheet that provides a detailed breakdown of their proposed pricing for each task as well as an overall total cost estimate including any additional applicable costs. The price proposal must be sufficiently detailed to evaluate the reasonableness of price. Offeror's shall submit, at a minimum:

o The proposed level of effort in terms of hours, all escalation factors applied, hourly rates for each labor category and build up to the billing rate. (See Attachment 5) o The offeror shall price FAR Clause 52.217-8 for the total available six month option. This does not obligate the government to exercise the six month extention.

o Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(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 Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offeror's. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with those offeror's within the competitive range, if established. If the Contracting Officer determines discussions to be necessary, the Contracting Officer will provide proposal revision instructions to the Offeror's with whom discussions were conducted. Offeror's are placed on notice that their initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a technical and price standpoint. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel who will evaluate only one proposal from each prime Offeror.

This is a Tradeoff Source Selection Process (TSSP) best value procurement. One award will be made based on the best overall value proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government. The Government may select to award to other than the lowest priced proposal, based on the evaluation of the non-priced factors and the best value to the Government. Proposals submitted in response to the Requests for Proposals (RFP) will be evaluated based on the following evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance:

Evaluation Factors:

• Factor 1 – Technical/Scientific Approach

• Factor 2 – Experience

• Factor 3 – Past Performance

• Factor 4 – Price

The non-price factors combined are significantly more important than the price factor however, as the collective non-price factors begin to reach equivalency in the evaluation the price factor becomes more important in the trade-off analysis. If any of the non-price factors receives an individual rating of “unacceptable”, the Offeror’s proposal will be deemed UNACCEPTABLE. Only proposals receiving at least a rating of “acceptable” or higher will be considered for award. Proposals that are unrealistic in terms of non-price factors will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of the Offeror’s failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the contract requirements and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal Offerors are cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest-price Offeror. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposal(s) submitted, award to other than lowest-price Offeror, waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received an award a contract without discussions.

Evaluation Approach

(1) FACTOR 1: Technical/Scientific Approach

The technical approach will be evaluated to the degree to which the Offeror’s technical approach demonstrates and meets the following:

• Developing and optimizing animal models and for drug screening for Malaria, Leishmania, and other antimicrobial drug discovery efforts.

• Expertise in analyzing and interpreting data from IVIS experiments in which luciferase activity is measured and correlated to paresitemia.

• Evidence of the above in published peer reviewed publications.

(2) FACTOR 2: Experience

Experience will be evaluated to the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal demonstrates:

• The Offeror’s relevant experience in the following:

o Developing and optimizing animal models and for drug screening for Malaria, Leishmania, and other antimicrobial drug discovery efforts.

o Expertise in analyzing and interpreting data from IVIS experiments in which luciferase activity is measured and correlated to paresitemia.

• An appropriate mix and balance of education and training of key personnel.

• Resumes or curriculums vitae (CVs) for Key Personnel. Below are the key personnel positions and minimum requirements.

Key Personnel Position Minimum Requirements Senior Biological Scientist

Knowledge and experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, or cell biology working with both malaria and leishmania in the antiparasitic drug discovery field. Demonstrated knowledge in the field as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications in the field of both leishmania/malaria and drug discovery.

(3) FACTOR 3: Past Performance

The Government will conduct a Past Performance evaluation of the Offerors Past Performance as well as that of its subcontractors. Past Performance consists of two aspects for evaluation, past performance relevancy and performance confidence; thus, the Offeror will be assigned two ratings for past performance. First, the Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance references to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the requirement to be acquired through this source selection. Common aspects of relevance include similarity of service/support, complexity, magnitude of effort, dollar value, and contract type. Second, the Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance references to determine the quality of work performed and assess the level of expectation that the Offeror can successfully perform the required effort.

• The Offeror will be evaluated based on the narrative description and type of contract work performed similar in scope and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. Offeror shall provide a brief description of contract work and comparability to the proposed effort. Offerors are required to provide a reference point of contact, dollar value of contract and dates of contract performance. It is not sufficient to state that it is similar in magnitude and scope, a rationale must be provided to demonstrate that it is comparable. Projects completed or in progress described in the narrative will be evaluated for scope and degree of support to DOD, other federal agencies, or other comparable international organizations.

• Offerors will be evaluated on describe problems encountered in the performance of similar services and describe how the problems was/were resolved.

• Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency.

• In the case of an Offeror without a record or no relevant past performance exists within the Offeror’s organization or information on past performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Offeror’s lack of past performance will be evaluated as an unknown/neutral having no favorable or unfavorable impact on the evaluation.

(4) FACTOR 4: Price Analysis

The objective of a price analysis is to ensure that the price is fair and reasonable and consistent with the effort proposed. The price analysis, will not only consider the total price, including options, but also the prices for the individual tasks to ensure that they are not unbalanced. The Price Factor will not be assigned an adjectival rating.

All Offeror’s separately priced line items will be analyzed to determine if the prices are unbalanced. The price will be evaluated in terms of:

• Completeness in the proposed per item costs which are based on the technical approach and reasonable assumptions;

• Fairness and reasonableness in proposed per item costs consistent with the technical approach and which reflect reasonable escalation and economy assumptions for all per item costs proposed.

• Offerors will be placed on notice that any proposals that are unrealistic in terms of Non-Price factors commitment or unrealistically low in price(s) will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of failure to comprehend the complexity and risk of contract requirements, and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.

• Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all option periods to the total price for the base period of performance. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The use of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

• The Government will evaluate offers by establishing a Total Evaluated Cost/Price which will consist of the total cost/price proposed for all base contract line items, option contract line items, and the amount associated with FAR 52.217-8. The amount evaluated under FAR 52.217-8 will be calculated using the rates proposed for the last option period, prorated six months.

Rating Standards for the Non Cost Proposal

Table 1 - Rating Standards for the Non Cost Proposal (Excluding Past Performance) Rating Description

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is not awardable.

Table 2 - Best Value Tradeoff Evaluation Standard Definitions

Clarifications Limited exchanges between the Government and Offerors that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated.

Communications Exchanges, between the Government and Offerors, after receipt of proposals, leading to establishment of the competitive range.

Deficiency

A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weakness in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. See FAR 15.001

Discussions Negotiations conducted in a competitive acquisition. Discussions take place after establishment of the competitive range.

Performance Confidence Assessment

An evaluation of the likelihood (or Government’s confidence that the Offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements; the evaluation is based upon past performance information.

Recency

As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the time that has elapsed since the past performance reference occurred. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant.

Relevancy

As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/teaming or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the source solicitation requirements; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance.

Risk

The potential for unsuccessful contractor performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an Offeror’s proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost (not applicable to firm-fixed price contracts) for degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Strength

A significant strength appreciably enhances the merit of a proposal or appreciably increases the probability of successful contract performance.

Significant Weakness A flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

Strength An aspect of an Offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness A flaw the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

Table 3 - Past Performance Relevancy Rating Standards for the Non Cost Proposal

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Table 4 - Past Performance Confidence Assessments Standards for the Non Cost Proposal Rating Description

Substantial Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offer shall successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

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

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (AUG 2018)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(4) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(5) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

X (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

X (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-

282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div.

C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub.

L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside…