Attachment_02-Compliance_Matrix_Amend0001.xlsx

Master Cross Reference Matrix

The proposal, if mailed, shall be delivered to:

Army Contracting Command – Orlando ATTN: Ms. Jamie Davies/Ms. Isabel Rodriguez/Ms. Jennifer Kimzey, ACC-ORL-OPD 12211 Science Drive

Partnership III Building 3039 Technology Parkway

The Offeror’s proposal shall be organized into four separate folders by Volume number and Title as follows:

Volume I – General Volume II – Program Management (Each sub-factor should be separate files within the volume.)

Volume III – Performance Confidence Assessment Volume IV – Cost/Price The entire proposal (all information/documents limited to four folders as described above) shall be provided on a single DVD+R disk. Offerors shall provide one ORIGINAL of the DVD+R proposal and one COPY of the DVD+R proposal. DVD+Rs shall be labeled accordingly (“ORIGINAL” and “COPY”). The ORIGINAL and the COPY shall be identical (with the exception of the label); if the ORIGINAL and/or the COPY differ, the proposal may be rejected IAW M.3.1.

Each DVD+R shall be labeled with the Offeror Name, Government Primary POC (as identified in L.3.4), Solicitation/Amendment Number, Date of Submission, “ORIGINAL” or “COPY”, applicable proprietary markings, and “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION -- SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104”. Volume II, Program Management is the only paper version that shall be submitted (see L.4.3); any other paper media submitted will not be evaluated.

It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to ensure the electronic files submitted are virus free and can be opened and read by the Government.

Failure to comply with the following general requirements may result in rejection of the proposal unless otherwise stated with “shall”:

• Each page should include the Offeror’s name, proposal volume number, file name, date, solicitation number (and amendment, if applicable), and “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION -- SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104” in the header and/or footer.

• Files shall not be locked, encrypted, or otherwise contain barriers to opening.

• Compressed files (e.g. *.zip) and executable files (e.g. *.bat, *.exe, *.jar, *.vb, *.wsf) will NOT be accepted.

• Arial font is required with 12-point minimum font size., (EXCEPTIONS: headers/footers with administrative information; tables, screenshots, illustrations, and/or images). The exceptions shall not be utilized to encompass excessive amounts of information, i.e. putting the substantial portions of proposal in tables to circumvent using 12-point font. Adobe documents which are exceptions to the Adobe formatting requirements listed below.

• Use the following page setup (EXCEPTION: Volume IV. Also, any Adobe documents which are exceptions to the Adobe formatting requirements listed below, are exempt from the margins, gutter, and header/footer limitations.):

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

• include the Offeror name and corresponding proposal volume;

• NOT include special characters (e.g. ~, #, %, &, *, {, }, \, :, <, >, ?, /, +, |, and ”);

• be 40 characters or less and use “_” instead of spaces when possible; abbreviations are permissable within the file names.

Microsoft (MS) Excel files shall:

• be compatible with MS Office 2013.

• be editable and executable by the Government and shall clearly show the calculations and formulas used in each cell.

• NOT include hidden formulas or protected cells; shall show the formulas used to calculate the rates/factors for each entry and shall not be included as an un-executable, un-editable, or flat file such as an embedded picture (Enhanced Metafile).

• mathematical explanations shall be provided for any embedded macro/extended formula utilized, clearly describing the functioning of the macro or extended formula.

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files shall:

• have the ability to be viewed in Adobe Acrobat.

• be able to be searched for text and shall allow for the Government to copy and paste from the proposal. The Government will not accept scanned documents in lieu of this requirement and will not invoke the text recognition feature within Adobe.

• EXCEPTIONS TO ADOBE FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS: copy of the signed JV Agreement IAW L.6.1.5, copies of SB subcontractor commitments within Volume III, Government documents (e.g., DCAA/DCMA letters, regulations, etc.), pre-existing signed documentation (or the like), screenshots, illustrations, and/or images.

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.