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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-May-2019 03:00 PM to 16-May-2019 03:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

L.1.0 FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SUBMISSION

The Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) solicitation will result in a Single Source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of one base year and 4 option years. Initially, the Government will award the basic IDIQ contract as well as Task Order (TO) 0001.

Introduction. Proposals for the Basic IDIQ and Sample Task Orders shall be compliant with the full solicitation requirements and instructions contained within this section. The Sample Task Order is awardable. Proposal submissions for the Basic IDIQ and Sample Task Orders will be evaluated for consistencies to ensure the Offeror’s understanding of the entire XCTC requirement. The Government will evaluate each proposal in accordance with this solicitation; offerors are required to comply with all requirements stated herein. Any indication that the offeror does not intend to meet all of the requirements may cause the proposal to be evaluated as non-compliant and ineligible for award.

The cumulative total of all TOs awarded against the IDIQ contract may not exceed $555M over the life of the IDIQ contract.

The XCTC requirement is a Full and Open Competition, to be competed among companies qualifying under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), with a size standard of $38.5 Million. The XCTC technical requirements and the details for the IDIQ contract and Task Orders are defined within section J of this solicitation.

It is requested that all questions pertaining to this solicitation and its attachments are submitted via e-mail to the Contract Specialist POCs listed below.

The deadline for submission of questions/comments is on 29 APR 2019, no later than 3:00 P.M. EST. Questions and Comments received after the deadline may not be answered prior to proposal submission or at all. If the Government deems one or more Question/Comment is appropriate, the answer(s)/response(s) will be published through the issuance of an update and/or amendment to the solicitation announcement prior to the deadline for final proposal submissions. Accordingly, Offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the proposal preparation cycle.

If an Offeror perceives its Questions/Comments may reveal proprietary or protected information, it must clearly mark the subject sentence or paragraphs and notify the Government that it considers the information proprietary. If the Government does not agree the information is proprietary the Government may choose not to answer the question. The Government will post the non-proprietary answers/responses, without Offeror identification, to FEDBIZOPPS.

The Government may issue one or more Solicitation Amendment(s) prior to the deadline for final proposal submissions based upon the Questions/Comments received. Questions and/or Comments that result in a change to the solicitation will be published on FEDBIZOPPS as an amendment to the solicitation. However, the Government does not anticipate that the closing date for receipt of offers will be extended.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS/COMMENTS AND THE SOLICITATION, THE SOLICITATION (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS) SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE.

The points of contact (POC) for this solicitation are the Branch Chief/Contracting Officer, Ms. Michelle R. Burrell and Contract Specialist, Mr. Graham K. Oliff as follows:

Primary Mr. Graham K. Oliff/Contract Specialist Phone: (407) 208-3450 Email: graham.k.oliff.civ@mail.mil U.S. Army Contracting Command 12211 Science Drive Orlando, FL 32826-3224

Alternate Ms. Michelle R. Burrell/Branch Chief/Contracting Officer Phone: (407) 384-3544 Email: michelle.r.burrell.civ@mail.mil U.S. Army Contracting Command 12211 Science Drive Orlando, FL 32826-3224

L.1.1 Proposal Due Date: The proposal due date shall be IAW block 9 of the SF33 or on block 11 of the SF30 of any subsequent amendments.

L.1.2 Anticipated Award: The Government anticipates that the award will be made in the 4th quarter of the FY 2019. This information is provided for use as a basis for schedules and burden (labor, overhead, etc.) calculations.

L.1.3 General Information: Pursuant to FAR Subpart 52.215-1, the Government intends to award this contract without discussions to a single awardee. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into discussions at the sole discretion of the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). If discussions are to be conducted, a competitive range will be established and be comprised of only the most highly rated proposals, based upon the ratings of each proposal against all evaluation factors and subfactors of this solicitation. The decision to establish a competitive range will be made at the sole discretion of the PCO. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

Exchanges with Offerors after the establishment of a competitive range determination will be made in writing. At the end of discussions (if conducted), the Government will request Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) from all Offerors still within the competitive range.

All or part of the successful offeror's technical proposal may be incorporated in the contract resulting from this solicitation into Section J. Nothing contained in the successful offeror's technical proposal shall constitute a waiver to any other requirement of the contract. In the event of any conflict between the successful offeror's technical proposal and any other requirement of the contract, the conflict shall be resolved in accordance with FAR 52.215-8 Order of Precedence.

If, after contract award, it is discovered that changes made during discussions were not incorporated in the PWS and/or technical proposal, such changes to the PWS and/or technical proposal shall be considered administrative in nature and shall be made by unilateral modification to the contract, at no change in contract cost or price or other terms and conditions.

L.1.4 The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with Section M of this solicitation.

L.1.5 Offerors shall assume that any data they have previously submitted in response to another solicitation, whether submitted to the ACC-ORL or another agency, will be unavailable during this proposal evaluation and source selection process. Offerors’ proposal data shall not be incorporated into the proposal by referring to another proposal or other source.

L.1.6 Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience; the Government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. In presenting material in its proposal, Offerors are advised that quality information is more important than quantity. Statements that the prospective offeror understands, can or will comply with the PWS, and statements paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof are unacceptable. Elaborate brochures or other presentations, and other documents beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are neither necessary nor desired.

L.1.7 The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated assertions. The proposal shall be specific, detailed and complete as to clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements and associated risks, and is able, willing, and competent to devote the resources necessary to meet the requirements and has valid and practical solutions for all requirements.

L.1.8 The Government requests that the proposal be valid for at least 180 calendar days from the proposal due date. Files shall not contain classified information. Offerors are cautioned that in order for their proposal to be eligible for award, the proposal shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this solicitation.

L.1.9. Any proprietary information submitted separately, for major subcontractors, shall be furnished in the same format, level of detail, and submission due date as prescribed for the prime Offeror. Subcontractor proposals submitted separately are considered part of the offeror’s proposal, including the page count. If subcontractor proposals are submitted separately, directly to the PCO and are late, the entire proposal will be considered late.

L.2.0 PROPOSAL DELIVERY

L.2.1. Format: The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Any pages that are changed (as a result of discussions or proposal revisions) shall have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each cover sheet shall be clearly labeled with its Title and marked copy. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. The signed SF33, SF30 and Section K – Certifications and Representations may be submitted in Adobe.pdf file format. MS Word 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”

The following additional restrictions apply:

Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape.

NOTE: 11X17 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

L.2.2. File Packaging: The DVD/CD-ROM submission (in uncompressed files) shall have a folder for each volume, which will contain one copy of the respective proposal volume in Microsoft (MS) Office 2013. For those documents requiring signature, a “.pdf” of the signed document shall be scanned and filed in the appropriate volume folder. Security permissions on the “.xls” and “.doc” files shall be set to allow the Government to select, cut, paste, and print text and graphics. Each DVD/CD-ROM shall have a label affixed to each DVD/CD and DVD/CD-ROM cover. The label shall include the Offeror's name, solicitation/amendment number, date of submission, and the proposal’s volume number. Digital file names shall include the respective company name and volume example-“Company Name Vol I.docx.” The Offeror shall submit subcontractor proprietary or sensitive information on a separate DVD/CD-ROM (appropriate number of copies according to volume number) in a separate sealed envelope marked with prime and subcontractor identifying information.

L.2.3. Submitting Proposals: Proposals can be submitted by hand delivery or by mail. Submission of telegraphic, facsimile, or email proposals is not authorized for this solicitation. Offerors shall provide two DVD/CD-ROM (one original and one copy) of each proposal volume.

L.2.4. Mailing Proposals: The outside shipping container shall be marked with the Solicitation Number. Proposals shall be mailed to the following address:

Army Contracting Command - Orlando ATTN: Mr. Graham K. Oliff, ACC-ORL Delta Division 12211 Science Dr.

Orlando, FL 32826

L.2.5. Hand Delivery of Proposals: Offerors wishing to hand deliver their proposal shall contact the Primary POC by phone or email to coordinate delivery. If the Primary POC cannot be reached, offerors are advised to contact the alternate POC. Coordination shall be confirmed at least 48 hours prior to delivery of proposals and proposal amendments. The Primary and/or Alternate POC will meet the offeror in the lobby of the Partnership III building. The physical address is:

Partnership III Building 3039 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826

L.2.6. Content Requirement: All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the volume.

Offerors are cautioned that each volume of the proposal is evaluated stand-alone against the criteria set forth in Section M of the solicitation and the evaluators for one volume may be different than the evaluators of another volume. It is incumbent upon the Offerors to ensure they properly submit their proposals. If the data is not contained in the appropriate volume of the proposal it may not be evaluated.

The Government will consider information it requires for proposal evaluation that is not found in its designated volume as the Offeror having omitted it from the proposal.

NOTE: Proposals shall not contain classified information and Proprietary information shall be clearly marked with data use restrictions located in the header/footer area of each page where applicable.

All pages shall be marked: “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION -- SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104” in the footer.

L.2.7. Exceeding Solicitation Requirements: Beneficial features of an offeror’s proposal which offer benefits that exceed the requirements of the solicitation will be incorporated into the awardee’s contract. The offeror will be expected to deliver those beneficial features as part of its contract performance.

L.3.0. Proposal Volumes: The proposal must consist of Volumes I through VI as follows:

Volume I – General:

Section 1- Executive Summary Section 2- Solicitation Documents (SF33, Sections I and K)

Volume II – Management (Factor 1) Subfactor 1.1 – Program Management Subfactor 1.2 – Planning Subfactor 1.3 – Transition Plan

Volume III – Property Management Program (Factor 2)

Volume IV – Past Performance (Factor 3)

Volume V – Small Business Participation (Factor 4)

Volume VI – Cost / Price (Factor 5)

L.3.1. With the exception of Dollar Values required in the Small Business Participation (Volume V), pricing information shall not be included in any volume other than Volume VI, Cost / Price. The titles and contents of the volumes and books shall be as defined in Table 1 below:

Offerors are hereby notified that non-Government participants will have access to the offerors’ proposals. The non-government participants are contracted employees, from Creative Business Solutions Inc., supporting ARNG contract W15P7T-17-D-0100-0002. They will serve as technical advisors to the Government and will be authorized access to only the Offeror’s Volume II – Management (Factor 1), and Volume III – Property Management Program (Factor 2) proposals, which is necessary to enable them to provide specific advice on ARNG XCTC management matters. All non-Government personnel have signed certificates of non-disclosure and financial interest, or their equivalent documents. Non-Government participants will participate in an advisory role only, and will not be included in any applicable consensus discussion or determination.

An offeror’s submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation constitutes approval for disclosure of proprietary information contained within the proposal to non-government participants involved in the source selection. If the contractor is not willing to provide this consent, written notification to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) is required no later than 15 days prior to the proposal due date.

Section 1- Executive Summary Corporate Letter IAW L.4.0 (a)(2) Legal Agreements (joint ventures/major subcontractors/teaming arrangements) FPRA or FPRR, if applicable Small Business Subcontracting Plan Cross Reference Matrix Ground Rules and Assumptions Government Property Section 2- Solicitation Documents (SF33, Sections I and K)

This volume will be examined in accordance with L.4.0 below

Subfactor 1.1 – Program Management Subfactor 1.2 – Planning Subfactor 1.3 – Transition Plan

L.3.2. Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government. Version 2 resumes, that shall be provided within a separate folder within Volume II: Subfactor 1.1 – Program Management, are not subject to the page limitation.

L.4.0. VOLUME I GENERAL

a. Section 1 – Executive Summary. A letter formally transmitting the proposal shall include:

(1) Table of Contents. A list that identifies the location of all major topics provided in each volume.

(2) Statement of Compliance. Each Offeror shall include 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. Any objection, exception, contingency, or addition shall be cross-referenced to the applicable solicitation paragraph(s).

As part of this letter, an authorized official shall sign certifying the following:

A. The proposed pricing within the Pricing Workbook are binding and will be utilized for the life of the contract.

B. Regardless of the involvement in evaluations, all requirements of the base and Task Order PWS’s will be met.

C. The proposed prices for Exercise Planning & Support, Systems, and the Property Management CLINs are sufficient for the XCTC PWS scope and estimated ceiling; additional Exercise Planning & Support, Systems, and Property Management price/costs will not be requested/proposed unless the ID/IQ base PWS scope or ceiling is revised by the Government.

(3) Joint Venture/Teaming or Major Subcontracting Arrangements. Each Offeror shall provide, if applicable, a summary describing the joint venture/teaming or subcontracting arrangement established for this solicitation. Identify each proposed team member by company name and address.

(4) Forward Pricing Rate Agreement (FPRA) or Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation (FPRR). The Offeror and each major subcontractor (defined as one that will be responsible for 10% or more of the yearly proposed XCTC value) shall provide their current FPRA or FPRR by their cognizant ACO in support of future negotiations, if available.

(5) Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Large Business Offerors Only shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the Offeror has a Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan). The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather a requirement for award to a Large Business and will be incorporated into any resultant contract. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments stipulated in the Offeror’s proposed Small Business Participation Commitment Document.

If during the responsibility determination, prior to award, the Government has questions regarding the potential awardee’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the communications and questions are not part of discussions as defined in FAR 15.306, Exchanges With Offerors After Receipt of Proposals. Failure to submit and resolve differences between the Offeror’s proposed Small Business Commitment Document and the Offeror’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan will result in the Offeror’s proposal to be determined to be non-compliant and ineligible for award.

The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated by attachment into any resulting contract award.

(6) Cross Reference Matrix. Each Offeror shall cross reference their proposal. This cross reference shall reference the Volume, Section, and Paragraph where the Offeror has met the requirement to the level considered adequate to depict the Offeror’s proposal. The matrix is only a tool to assist in the proposal evaluation process. The Offeror is ultimately responsible for ensuring all areas are addressed fully and all requested information is contained within the proposal.

(7) Ground Rules and Assumptions: The offeror shall provide an explanation of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the propose price if applicable. The offeror is advised that any assumptions proposed in the Volume II – Management (Factor 1) will be compared to the assumptions provided in Volume VI – Cost/Price (Factor 5). Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to, investments, programmatic variables (e.g., inflation/escalation, prime/subcontractor work share relationships, and business base concerns), etc. Any and all costs that are affected shall have an associated reference to the cost being discussed.

(8) Government Property: The Offeror shall provide the following information—

A. A list or description of all Government property that the offeror or its subcontractors propose to use on a rent-free basis. The list shall identify the accountable contract under which the property is held and the authorization for its use (from the contracting officer having cognizance of the property)

B. The dates during which the property will be available for use (including the first, last, and all intervening months) and, for any property that will be used concurrently in performing two or more contracts, the amounts of the respective uses in sufficient detail to support prorating the rent

C. The amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges.

D. A description of the offeror’s Property Management system, plan, and any customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards to be used by the offeror in managing Government property.

b. Section 2 - Solicitation Documents. Each Offeror shall complete blank lines and provide signatures for the contract sections indicated below without modification to the volumes. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the Standard Form 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Adobe Acrobat file, “.pdf” shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

(1) Section A. SF 33 - Solicitation/Contract Form and any subsequent amendments

(2) Section I. Contract Clauses

(3) Section K. Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors

Note: Any summary material presented in Volume I will not be considered as meeting the requirements for any portions of other volumes of the proposal.

L.5.0 FACTOR 1, MANAGEMENT (VOLUME II)

L.5.1 Subfactor 1.1 – Program Management

The Offeror shall describe its approach to program management that supports weekly/monthly/quarterly events and non-rotational staff support. The Offeror shall provide a staffing solution that demonstrates a reasonable, comprehensive, and feasible approach to successfully manage the PWS requirements. The Offeror shall describe its approach to integrate technological tools to successfully manage the PWS requirements. The Offeror shall provide resumes for the proposed key personnel. Two versions of each resume shall be provided: (1) Version 1 shall be a redacted resume and shall omit the identified key personnel’s first/last name throughout the resume; and (2) Version 2 shall include the identified key personnel’s first/last name throughout the resume. The Version 2 resumes shall be provided within a separate folder within Volume II: Subfactor 1.1 – Program Management. The Offeror shall clearly describe the key personnel’s knowledge, skills, experience, and certifications against the required knowledge, skills, experience, and certifications as described in the PWS.

L.5.2 Subfactor 1.2 – Planning

The Offeror shall describe its approach to plan and support the exercising brigade and JFHQs with training management, resource management, logistical management, personnel and battle-roster management, ammunition requirements, and training lanes development. The Offeror shall describe its approach to plan and execute multiple simultaneous exercises at geographically separated locations. The Offeror shall provide a proposal to successfully execute the sample Task Order using their proposed approach to planning and executing XCTC exercises.

L.5.3 Subfactor 1.3 – Transition Plan

The Offeror shall describe its approach to successfully accomplish all transition-in and transition-out tasks to include hiring, scheduling, staffing and labor mix, contractor’s duties, conducting a joint inventory of GFP, GFP transfer and acceptance, information management transfer and acceptance, and data files transfer and acceptance.

The Offeror shall describe how it will maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) under an RMF compliant system IAW DoD Instruction 8510.01 and Army Regulation 25-2.

L.6.0 FACTOR 2, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (VOLUME III)

L.6.1 The Offeror shall provide its Property Management staffing structure, GFP storage solution, and GFP life cycle management strategy that demonstrates a reasonable, comprehensive, and feasible approach to successfully meet the requirements of the solicitation.

L.7.0 FACTOR 3, PAST PERFORMANCE (VOLUME IV)

L.7.1 The offeror shall provide descriptions for at least two recent projects (and no more than four projects) that are relevant to XCTC. Recent is defined as a contract that is ongoing or has been completed within the past five years from the solicitation issuance date. Relevant is defined as a contract which includes recruitment/retention of a 50+ workforce of contractor personnel (with security clearances) in support of DoD training centers of excellence (or comparable, to include non-DoD) and/or Combat Training Centers. The offeror may include projects from predecessor companies, JV partner, and/or subcontractors. If an offeror (or predecessor companies, JV partner, and/or subcontractors) does not have current or past relevant performance, the offeror shall so state. The offeror shall provide a project description as it relates to XCTC and, if applicable, a brief description of what role the subcontractor referenced will play.

L.7.2 All past performance submitted in response to this solicitation shall have been performed as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or JV partner.

“Prime” contractor means the contractor has privity-of-contract with the Government or with the owner of a project or job, and has the full responsibility for its completion. The prime is responsible for all contractual obligations under a mutually binding legal relationship. When the Government awards a contract to a contractor, the contractor is considered the “prime” contractor. For example, “prime” contractors are identified as such on the cover page of contracts or task orders such as:

· SF 1449 – Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items – (Block 17a identifies the prime contractor)

· SF 26 – Award/Contract – (Block 7 identifies the prime contractor)

· SF 33 – Solicitation, Offer, and Award – (Block 15A identifies the prime contractor)

· Department of Defense (DD) Form 1155 – Order for Supplies or Services (Block 9 identifies the prime contractor)

· Optional Form 307 – Contract Award (Block 7 identifies the prime contractor)

· GSA Form 300 – Order for Supplies and Services (Block 6 identifies the prime contractor)

“Subcontractor” means the contractor has privity-of-contract with a prime contractor. When a prime contractor awards a contract to a contractor, the contractor is considered a subcontractor.

If the offeror represents the combining of two or more companies, a JV for the purpose of this solicitation, the JV will be evaluated as a single offeror. The experience of each JV partner will be evaluated based on each partner’s role in cited past work and in the proposed JV role for this project.

L.7.3 Subcontractor Consent. Past Performance information pertaining to a subcontractor (if applicable) cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent; provide, within the Past Performance Volume, a letter from subcontractors stating their consent to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

L.7.4 The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and is free to use other sources such as other Federal Government offices, databases, and commercial sources, to assess past performance.

L.7.5 All information identified in the list below is required for any project associated with the prime offeror (or predecessor company) and/or subcontractor(s):

· Project/Contract Name, Contract Number, and Location

· Detailed Scope of Services

· Offeror’s Role (prime, subcontractor, JV)

· Contract Type and percentage of work self-performed

· Percentage and Type of Work Subcontracted

· Work conditions and/or challenges overcome

· Awarded price/cost

· Final price/cost (if applicable)

· Reason for the Cost Growth (if applicable)

· Scheduled Completion Date

· Actual Completion Date (if applicable)

· Government PCO or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for Reference (Name, Organization, Telephone Number, Email)

L.8.0 FACTOR 4, SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION (VOLUME V)

L.8.1 The Small Business Participation Commitment Document, required from both Small and Large Business Offerors, shall be completely stand-alone, and not require any reference to another source, volume, or proposal. The information provided should assume that no cross-reference will be checked, and that all claims, approaches, and statements must be clearly articulated in their entirety within the proposal volume being submitted. The Small Business Participation Commitment Document will be incorporated into any resulting contract award.

All Offerors, both Small and Large Businesses, are required to submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document that clearly demonstrates a viable plan for meeting or exceeding the Small Business Participation requirement of no less than 33% of the IDIQ $555M total contract value (cumulative of all TOs) in the 12 month base period and EACH of the four 12 month options with representation from small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB), woman owned small business (WOSB) and Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZones). For example, if the total amount of TOs awarded within a 12 month ordering period have a funded value of $1,000,000, the contractor should satisfy the 33% Small Business Participation requirement of at least $330,000 over this 12 month period. A Small Business Offeror can meet the Small Business Participation requirement through performance as a SB, or a combination of performance and SB subcontracting.

Offerors shall submit a single Small Business Participation Commitment Document IAW DFARS 215.304. The commitment document shall include the following:

a. Type of Business of prime contractor (Check all applicable boxes):

{ } Large { } Small (also check type of SB below):

b. Total Contract Ceiling: $555M

c. Dollar Value performed by offeror as Prime Contractor: $_____

d. Dollar Value and Percentage of Total Contract Value awarded to both large and small businesses. All percentages should use Total Contract Value as a baseline. Include only first tier subcontractors. Fill in all applicable sections of the table below.

Small:

Note 1: Small includes: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Only include once regardless if represented in multiple groups.

Note 2: Include the Prime Offeror’s dollars and percentage(s). When combined, Large and Small Business totals must equal 100% of the Total Contract Value.

e. The Offeror shall populate the following table to identify all anticipated Prime and subcontracted supplies/services. When combined, Prime and anticipated subcontracted totals must equal 100% of the Estimated Contract Ceiling Value of $555M. The sum of the Estimated Total Dollars for Each Service/Supply for the stated SB subcontractors should ultimately lead to achieving the Small Business Participation goal of no less than 33% for the 12 month base period and EACH of the four 12 month options. The Offeror shall create as many rows and tables as necessary to adequately identify all subcontractors for the 12 month base period and EACH of the four 12 month options.

Pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, a concern is Small for subcontracts which relate to Government procurements if it does not exceed the size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that the prime contractor believes best describes the product or services being acquired by the subcontract. In other words, the size of the Offeror’s subcontractors and suppliers is determined by the NAICS code of the subcontract, which may or may not be the same NAICS code as the one for Offeror’s contract with the Government.

Base Period

Prime Offeror:

N/A

Large:

Small:

Option Year 1

Prime Offeror:

N/A

Large:

Small:

Option Year 2

Prime Offeror:

N/A

Large:

Small:

Option Year 3

Prime Offeror:

N/A

Large:

Small:

Option Year 4

Prime Offeror:

N/A

Large:

Small:

The Offeror shall provide a short description of the specific services to be provided and the nature of complexity by each SB, the rationale supporting SB selection(s), and the estimated total dollar value for each service. Complexity is defined as the level of involvement for performance of functions provided by the SB concerns.

The Offeror shall provide an explanation pertaining to the process the Offeror uses for identifying and selecting SBs for subcontracted work and how the process will be used on this contract to meet the Offeror’s SB Participation requirement.

f. Extent of Commitment: The Offeror shall provide documentation regarding individual and enforceable commitments to utilize any SB firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, as subcontractors. Copies of such commitments shall be provided as part of Offeror’s Small Business Participation Volume V.

g. Prior Performance Information: All Offerors shall substantiate past utilization of SBs. This evidence shall consist of three past relevant contracts to include evidence of attainment of Small Business Participation requirements as a percentage of Total Contract Value/Price for the past three calendar years based on date of solicitation for each relevant contract to include requirement identification and achievement. A SB Offeror shall include its own performance in the documentation. Any information concerning long-term relationships with SB subcontractors, such as mentor-protégé relationships, supporting the Offeror's past utilization of SBs on relevant contracts, should be reported. Offerors that do not have three past relevant contracts that had a requirement for attainment of Small Business Participation requirements as a percentage of Total Contract Value/Price shall so state.

h. Prior Performance Information: All Offerors are to provide a description of performance, over the past three calendar years, in complying with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns to include a description and available documentation of the methods employed to promote SB utilization, the internal methods used to monitor such utilization, and any other information substantiating that the Offeror will satisfy the requirements of FAR 52.219-8.

i. Prior Performance Information: Large Business Offerors shall provide proof of compliance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, for the past three calendar years under three separate relevant contracts, including documentation of the requirements such as copies of SF 294 Individual Subcontract Report using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System or SF 295, Summary Subcontract Report if the Offeror has a Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If submitting SF 295 as a result of a Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plan, provide actual achievements that correlate with the past three calendar years under the three separate relevant contracts identified. Large Businesses that have never held a contract incorporating 52.219-9 shall so state.

Offerors consisting of a joint venture (JV) that do not have three past relevant contracts can satisfy the above requirements by submitting the information of that of the managing partner of the joint venture.

L.9.0 FACTOR 5, COST / PRICE (VOLUME VI)

L.9.1 Contractor Business Systems: The Offeror shall establish and maintain acceptable business systems in accordance with DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor Business System. The Offeror shall submit contact information (name, telephone number and email address) for their cognizant Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and cognizant Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) supervisory auditor. If the Offeror is not assigned to DCMA for contract administration or is not assigned to DCAA for contract audit, the Offeror will identify their cognizant federal agency or agencies (and include the individual contact information). If any of the Offeror's business systems were disapproved or deemed to be not adequate, the Offeror will identify all deficiencies along with steps taken, or to be taken, to correct the deficiencies and a timeline to include audit by the cognizant audit agency after corrective action(s) have been implemented. If any of the Offeror's business systems have never been audited by their cognizant federal audit agency, the Offeror shall so state. The Offeror shall submit a copy of the most recent ACO letter regarding the status of their applicable Business Systems. The Offeror shall submit its current Disclosure Statement describing the Offeror’s cost accounting practices and procedures. If the Offeror’s accounting system has never been audited by their cognizant federal audit agency, or the most current audit is more than two years old, a Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist shall be completed and included as part of this volume.

L.9.2 Cost/Price: Proposal Volume VI will consist of both Microsoft Excel and Word files and shall be compatible with Microsoft Office 2013. This volume will include a comprehensive summary of all pricing information for the proposed costs and shall include a model showing the buildup of costs broken out by cost element. The model should also include a breakout of hours by labor category and CLIN. The model must demonstrate the development of costs by element of labor by rates and hours, material, ODC and indirect rates accumulating costs in total and by CLIN. All information relating to pricing must be included in this section of the proposal and defined as pricing data. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in possible rejection of your proposal. This volume shall stand alone in supporting the Offeror’s approach to reasonableness and completeness of the overall price for this effort. The information in this volume shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail and/or adequate supporting documentation enabling the Government to perform an effective evaluation of proposed prices.

It is expected that this contract will be awarded based upon a determination that there is adequate price competition; therefore, the Offeror is not required to provide certified cost/pricing data with its proposal. If, after receipt of the proposals, the PCO determines that adequate price competition does not exist in accordance with FAR 15.403-1, the Offeror shall provide certified cost/pricing data as requested by the PCO. If, after receipt of proposals, the PCO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness then IAW FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness. Note that the determination of competition does not exempt the offeror from providing, “Other than cost and pricing data” in support of the proposal, which is the same level of supporting documentation as certified cost and pricing data, but just not certified by the offeror.

L.9.3 The Offeror shall also provide their price proposal via Microsoft Excel spreadsheets IAW Attachment 14, Pricing Workbook, in Section J of the RFP for price evaluation. The Price Proposal shall be editable and executable by the Government and show all formulas and links. All formulas, lookup tables, and links shall be intact, and no links shall exist to files not included with the submission. Spreadsheets shall not contain hidden worksheets. Offerors may not alter pre-existing formulas within the workbook. No other changes to the workbook are allowed. Utilization of the price workbook is mandatory and “.pdf” files are not acceptable. Failure to use the provided workbook will result in rejection of the Offeror’s proposal. The submitted price workbook shall not be password protected. Failure to comply with these formatting requirements will result in rejection of your proposal. Offerors shall perform a virus check prior to proposal submittal. All pricing shall be complete and error free.

L.9.4 Cost Price Adequacy Checklist. Although competition is expected and as a result certified cost and pricing data will not be required, the Offeror shall complete and comply with all items in the Cost Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7009) and provide with their proposal as appendix A to the Offeror’s Price Volume.

L.9.5 Unbalanced Pricing. Offerors shall avoid presenting unbalanced pricing information. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques per FAR 15.404-1(g). Offerors are cautioned that a proposal may be rejected if unbalanced pricing exists and the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. The Offeror shall include a statement acknowledging their understanding of unbalanced pricing and provide a basis if such pricing exist in the proposal.

L.9.6 The Offeror shall summarize all significant pricing assumptions, scope limitations and/or qualifications of the Price proposal.

L.9.7 The Offeror may use any generally accepted pricing technique to develop their proposal. The Offeror shall provide a summary description of their standard pricing system or methods.

L.9.8 The following option ordering periods apply:

· Base Year: Two months of Transition-In, to run concurrent with initial 12 months of performance,

· Option Year One: 12 months of performance,

· Option Year Two: 12 months of performance,

· Option Year Three: 12 months of performance,

· Option Year Four: 12 months of performance, and

· FAR Clause 52.217-8: Six months of performance under FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

L.9.9 Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The Offeror must propose firm fixed prices for the following FFP CLINs:

· IDIQ:

· Transition-In CLIN 0012.

· Exercise Planning and Support CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001.

· Property Management CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002 and 4002.

· Systems CLINs 0003, 1003, 2003, 3003 and 4003.

· Contractor Manpower Requirement (CMRA) CLINs 0011, 1011, 2011, 3011 and 4011.

· Sample Task Order:

· Exercise Planning and Support CLIN 0001

· Property Management CLIN 0002

· Systems CLIN 0003

· Rotation 20-1, IBCT CLIN 0004

· Rotation 20-2, IBCT CLIN 0005

· Rotation 20-3, IBCT CLIN 0006

· Rotation 20-4, ABCT CLIN 0007

· Rotation 20-5, IBCT CLIN 0008

· Rotation 20-6, ABCT CLIN 0009

· Rotation 20-7, FAB CLIN 0010

· Contractor Manpower Requirement (CMRA) CLIN 0013

· Transition-In CLIN 0014

L.9.10 As needed Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The Government has provided an amount for each period of performance for the below As needed Firm Fixed Price CLINs. The Offeror may not change the amounts.

· IDIQ:

· Opposing Force (OPFOR) Personnel CLINs 0006, 1006, 2006, 3006 and 4006.

· Civilians on the Battlefield CLINs 0008, 1008, 2008, 3008, 4008.

· Foreign Language Role Players CLINs 0009, 1009, 2009, 3009, 4009.

L.9.11 Cost with no fee. The Government has provided an amount for each period of performance for the below Cost Reimbursable with no fee CLINs. The Offeror may not change the amounts.

· IDIQ:

· Travel (excluding rotations) CLINs 0005, 1005, 2005, 3005 and 4005.

· Sample Task:

· Travel (excluding rotations) CLIN 0011

L.9.12 The proposal is assumed to represent the Offeror’s best offer, as final proposal revisions may not be requested.

L.9.13 All proposed prices for this acquisition shall be stated in U.S. dollars.

L.9.14 Total Compensation Plan. Offerors shall submit a single, comprehensive Total Compensation Plan, in MS Word and Excel format, setting forth base salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-46. The Total Compensation Plan shall include details regarding the prime contractor and major subcontractors, as applicable.

(1) The offeror shall describe the methodology to be employed by the offeror to recruit, retain, and develop personnel with the requisite knowledge, skills, education, experience and clearances to ensure successful accomplishment of the PWS and individual delivery/task order requirements.

(2) Offerors shall provide the assumptions used in developing the Total Compensation Plan and explain the market research and indicators used to validate these assumptions in developing its Total Compensation Plan. The offeror shall provide sufficient information to enable the Government to evaluate that the plan reflects a sound management approach and understanding of the contract requirements. The supporting information provided shall be consistent and traceable to the fully burdened labor rates proposed in Attachments 14, under worksheet “Attachment 14b”.

Offerors shall identify if the individual Labor Categories are Exempt or Non-Exempt from Service Contract Labor Standards. Offerors must self-certify exemption status and provide rationale of that status.

L.9.15 For each location identified in the pricing workbook (Attachment 14 – Worksheet 14a), the offeror shall propose labor categories and labor rates for the OPFOR Personnel, Civilians on the Battlefield, and Foreign Language Role Players using the pricing workbook (Attachment 14, Worksheet 14d). The Offeror shall ensure that each labor rate applicable to the Wage Determination (WD) meets the minimum wage requirement for the corresponding labor category identified in Attachments 15 through 30 and 33. The Offeror shall provide supporting documentation that details how the offeror will remain in compliance with annual WD rate changes. The Offeror shall match each proposed Labor Category to the applicable WD Labor Category (identified in Attachments 15 through 30 and 33) and annotate in Attachment 14, Worksheet 14d, Column D:

a. The Offeror shall annotate “Applicable” if it feels the category proposed can be adequately mapped to an appropriate WD category/rate and shall provide the category title and rate, or

b. The Offeror shall annotate “Not Applicable” if the WD is not applicable to an Offeror’s Labor Category. If not applicable the Offeror shall disclose one of the following:

i. The Offeror shall annotate “Exempt” and shall provide a detailed explanation as to why if it feels the proposed category is exempted from the WD, or

ii. The Offeror shall annotate “SF 1444 Requested” if…