W900KK-20-R-0001 Amendment 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to make the follow ing changes:

1. Section J, Attachment 8, Platform Development Kit (PDK) updated to v0.5.1;

2. Section L.B.2.0.b.ii revised instructions on cost information to provide for price realism analysis;

3. Section L.B.2.0.c.i revised required cost information instructions for cost realism analysis;

4. Section L.B.2.0.c.ii revised required cost information instructions for cost realism analysis;

5. Section M.B.2.1.1 revised price realism determination information;

6. Section M.B.2.4 revised consistency evaluation information.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 23-Jul-2020

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W900KK20R0001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11-Jun-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

23-Jul-2020

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ORLANDO

ATTN: BRAVO DIVISION

12211 SCIENCE DRIVE

ORLANDO FL 32826-3224

W900KK 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

PART A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.A.1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation will result in a Single-Source (SS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with an ordering period up to 96 months (60-months base ordering period, one two year option and one, one-year option ordering period). This solicitation will become the basic contract for the Cyber TRIDENT effort.

Requirements will be proposed on the immediate needs of the Government and executed as delivery/task orders during the ordering period. Task Orders (TO) 0001 and 0002 and Delivery Order (DO) 0003 will be awarded under this solicitation along with the basic Cyber TRIDENT ID/IQ contract.

The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 541512, (size standard $30M) Computer System Design Services (planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies).

The source selection process will be conducted IAW FAR 15.101-1 Best Value, Tradeoff approach, where it is in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.

L.A.2.0 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Offeror is required to submit sufficient information concerning the areas identified in Part B, to include the terms and conditions of the entire solicitation, to enable Government personnel to fully ascertain capabilities of the Offeror to perform the requirements. The proposal must be sufficient in detail and scope to permit evaluation and provide the evaluators a clear understanding of the Offeror’s capability to meet or exceed the defined elements as required by the solicitation. All proposals must clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements, associated risks and is able, willing and competent to devote the resources necessary to meet the requirements, and that the Offeror has valid and practical solutions for all requirements considering potential risk areas. Offeror must respond to all Section L requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation. The Offeror has the burden of proof to demonstrate compliance with all the evaluation factors identified in this solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Government may incorporate into the final contract enhancing features included in the Offeror’s proposal deemed beneficial to the Government.

With the exception of the Price/Cost volume and the Administrative Information volume, no cost or pricing information should appear in any volume. Alternate proposals are not acceptable.

In presenting material in the proposal, the Offeror is advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. Clarity, brevity, and logical organization should be emphasized during proposal preparation. The Offeror is responsible to present enough information to allow the Government to evaluate the proposed work effort, support, and approach, as well as the cost/price proposal without opening discussions. Though the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, award may be based upon initial offers. Statements that the prospective Offeror understands, or can and/or will comply with, the specifications, and paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof without supporting information are considered inadequate by the Government, and may render a rating of unacceptable.

The Offeror must include any data that illustrates the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Failure to address a specific factor or element clearly may be considered a deficiency.

Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentation materials beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal is neither necessary nor desired.

The Offeror is expected to comply with all requirements of the RFP. The Government advises the Offeror that taking exception or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may make an offer unacceptable, and the proposal un-awardable, unless the RFP expressly authorizes such an exception or deviation with regard to that specific term or condition.

In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(A)). 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 conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. Should discussions take place, all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed the number of dates stated during in discussion correspondence with the offerors in the competitive range to submit Final Proposal Revisions. The Contracting Officer will schedule the discussions sessions, and each offeror within the competitive range will be notified of the time and place to their discussion session. Appropriate security clearances should be provided by the offerors in sufficient time to process the requests. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notifications. The discussions sessions will take place at a facility of the Government’s choosing in the Orlando, FL area.

Throughout these instructions, a “major subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor who provides at least 20% of the proposed total price/cost (excluding the Offeror’s profit/fee), for the contract. “Team member” is defined as those entities that make up a joint venture or any other legal partnership or teaming arrangement formed for the purpose of responding to this solicitation. A team member also could be a corporate parent, division, subsidiary, or affiliate.

The Government is not responsible for nor will the Government pay any portion of the costs associated with the development of the offeror’s written proposal.

The Government anticipates an award 3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2021. This information is provided for use as a basis for schedules and burden (labor, overheads, G&A, etc.) mid-point calculations. The Government requests proposals be valid for at least two hundred seventy (270) calendar days from the proposal due date.

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 the solicitation.

L.A.2.1 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

All questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the release date (annotated at Block 5 of SF33) of the final RFP. Offerors shall submit questions using the Solicitation Question/Comment Form, Attachment 19, located in Section J. No phone inquiries regarding the RFP will be received or acknowledged. Offerors will received an acknowledgement of their questions via response to the email submission. All inquiry items will be answered via an Amendment to the RFP/Solicitation and posted to www.beta.sam.gov website under the solicitation number.

All questions and answers will be posted without the offeror’s identification. All questions and answers will be posted except for questions that would reveal a potential Offeror’s confidential business strategy, technical solution, or any information that is considered unique to a particular Offeror. All questions and answers that DO NOT reveal a potential offeror’s confidential business strategy, technical solution, or any information that is considered unique to a particular offer will be posted. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received after 15 calendar days after the RFP release date.

L.A.2.2 PROPOSAL FORMAT

The required method of the Cyber TRIDENT proposal delivery is via the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) located at https://safe.apps.mil/. Offerors shall ensure the recipients receiving the proposal submitted via DoD SAFE are as identified in Section L.A.3.0

Offerors are encouraged to test the DoD SAFE proposal exchange methodology by sending a copy of the Cyber

TRIDENT Base SOW to the aforementioned recipients at least 72 hours prior to the proposal due date/time. The Government will confirm receipt, via email, within one business day. If confirmation email is not received, please coordinate directly with the PCO to resolve issue.

If there are any technical difficulties with DoD SAFE, the Offeror shall coordinate an alternate method of Cyber TRIDENT proposal submittal with the recipients, no less than 24 hours prior to the due date and time. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that the entire proposal is received by the Government prior to the proposal due date and time. All proposals submitted must be in compliance with the full solicitation.

LA.2.2.1 Proposal Document Format

Proposals must be formatted as follows:

Using a Times New Roman 12 pt normal font except for font on graphs and tables;

Single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around, and formatted for standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper;

All proposal pages shall be numbered with factor number, factor name, section number and page numbers

(except for supporting/back-up data provided with the Cost/Price proposal) and any applicable data use restrictions as specified in FAR Subpart 52.215-1(e);

When foldout pages are used they must not exceed 11 x 17 inches and will be counted as 1 page. Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size, but should be folded to approximately 8.5 x 11 inch standard size and will count as 1 page;

Graphs and tables shall be presented in no smaller than an 8 pt font and can be a font other than Times New Roman. Graphs and table resolution should be consistent with the purpose of the data presented.

All proposal submissions shall not contain classified data nor shall include hyperlinks in the proposal.

All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, proposal volume number, date, Request for Proposal (RFP) number and “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION -- SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104” in the header and/or footer.

The Offeror will provide a complete proposal to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) as electronic files fully compatible with Microsoft Office 2013 and for information not supported by MS Office products, with the latest Adobe Acrobat reader on a CD-ROM. The Offeror will ensure that the Price/Cost Volume is provided on a separate file. Each file is to be labeled for content and the Offeror’s name and shall be free of any virus or malware.

Data submitted in spreadsheet/workbook format shall be readable by MS Excel 2013. All files shall be clearly identified with a filename appropriate to the content (e.g., Volume I Technical/Management Appendix-A). Please note, self-extracting ".exe" files are not acceptable. Note: Offerors shall submit back-up documentation (e.g. DCAA and/or DCMA rate agreements and vendor quotes), not available in a compatible MS Office 2013 format, in Adobe Acrobat (pdf.) file format.

The Offeror must present proposal information in a manner that facilitates a one-to-one comparison between the information presented and this Proposal Instruction. Proposal information must be structured such that its paragraph number/letter is identical to the Proposal Instructions paragraph number to which it is responding, although the Offeror may add lower tier subparagraphs. The Offeror must provide reasons it will not provide information for a particular paragraph. The proposal information instructions are structured by paragraph numbers where first, second, third, and fourth parts correspond to the volume, book, section, and element, etc., in Offeror’s proposal. If the data is not contained in the appropriate volume of the proposal, it will not be evaluated. For example, if past performance narratives are submitted under the Cost/Price Volume rather than the volume specified, the proposal will be evaluated as if no Past Performance narratives were submitted at all.

L.A.2.2.2 Voice-Over Slide Brief Presentation

A pre-recorded Audio File (.mp3 format) voice-over slide brief with a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx) electronic file shall be submitted by each offeror to augment any or all Factor 1 Technical/Management Approach section elements (at the lowest element level) included in its proposals and will be evaluated in conjunction with the proposal and in accordance with its corresponding Section M criteria. Each offeror shall submit an audio file containing a narrated briefing accompanying the 75 slides, and presenting for no longer than a total of two and one-half hours (2.5 hours). The voice-over presenter(s) should use slides during their presentations (see below for slide count restrictions), and announce in the voice over the slide number and element they are augmenting to when transitioning between slides. Audio file, along with the electronic slide presentation is to be submitted with proposal submission. Slide presentations shall have page numbers and Section L element number and include a presentation cover sheet, proprietary data sheet, and presentation agenda with a time index of the slides. The presentation cover sheet, proprietary data sheet, and presentation agenda are excluded from the slide count. The slides submitted for the voice-over brief presentation must be no smaller than an 8 pt font with no margin restrictions, include no notes and shall be submitted in Microsoft (MS) PowerPoint format (MS Office 2013 compatible).

The voice-over audio file and slide presentation are to be arranged in the order of the elements it is augmenting. The offeror shall have each presenter identify which factor element is being discussed during the voice-over audio file and slide presentation.

The offeror shall identify any and all proprietary items utilized during the voice-over presentation.

Cost/Price data should be provided only in the Cost/Price volume of the written proposal and NOT as part of this brief presentation.

The voice-over brief presentation shall include team members (e.g. program management, technical personnel) who will work or perform a key role on the Cyber TRIDENT effort. Identification of all speaker(s), along with their company name and position, shall be made at the start of the voice-over presentation.

Offerors are advised that there shall be NO embedding of documents, hyperlinks, videos, or tool demonstrations incorporated in the briefing slides or during the voice-over presentations. Slides which are not addressed during the voice-over brief presentation will be removed from the offeror’s proposal and not be considered as part of the proposal submission. Offerors shall not submit backup slides.

If the information presented by the offeror during their voice-over presentation differs from the offeror’s submitted technical/management proposal, a weakness or deficiency may be generated by the Government which may result in an unfavorable adjectival rating. Additionally, in the event of a discrepancy between the voice-over presentation and the technical/management.

The voice-over presentation shall be submitted in mp3 file format. The voice- over brief presentation does not constitute an oral presentation as that term is defined in FAR 15.102.

L.A.2.3 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND VOLUMES

Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted electronically and in the format as specified in the table below. All volumes of the proposal shall be submitted electronically via SAFE to the email address provided in

Section L.3.0 prior to the closing date/time stated in this solicitation. Page limitations for each volume if any, are also specified in the table below and notes 1 and 2. Proposal pages beyond the specified maximum limit will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation.

Volume Volume Title Maximum Page Limit

(See notes 1 and 2)

Factor 1:

Technical/Management

Transition Plan

Voice-Over Brief

75 pages for proposal

15 pages for plan (to include checklists)

75 Slides and 2 ½ hours for voice-over brief

2 Factor 2: Cost/Price

Spreadsheet

Unlimited

3 Factor 3: Past Performance Unlimited

4 Factor 4: Small Business Participation

Unlimited

5 Administrative Information Unlimited

Table 1

Note 1: The proposal’s cover and/or title sheet, table of contents, list of exhibits, labor category (tables) and slides are excluded from the page limitation.

Note 2: Those pages submitted with the proposal that exceed the page count in Table 1 above for the Technical/Management Volume will not be evaluated. The voice-over brief file submitted with the proposal that exceed 2 ½ hours will not be evaluated, along with the slides associated with the voice-over file exceeding 2 ½ hours.

Each volume shall contain the following information:

Cover and/or title page Title of proposal and proposal number as applicable Offeror’s name, address and POC RFP number Proposal volume Copy number Page number Table of Contents (The table of contents must provide sufficient detail to enable easy location of important elements) Use tabs and/or dividers

OFFERORS ARE HEREBY ON NOTICE, A FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED

DOCUMENTATION IN THE MANNER (TIMELINESS AND FORMAT) SPECIFIED IN THE

SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE AND MAY NOT BE

FURTHER CONSIDERED FOR THIS COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.

L.A.3.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Clearly mark electronic files with the solicitation number and markings required as stated above. The submission date for all Volumes shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of Standard Form 33 of the RFP.

Offerors shall submit all proposals via DoD SAFE located at https://safe.apps.mil/ to the personnel listed below.

Offeror shall not submit proposals by United States Postal Service, commercial carrier, facsimile or electronica mail (email).

Army Contracting Command – Orlando Army Contracting Command - Orlando ATTN: Rebeca Gonzalez, Contract Specialist Attn: Jason Jerome, Contracting Officer 12211 Science Drive 12211 Science Drive Orlando, FL 32826-3725 Orlando, FL 32826-3725 Solicitation Number: W900KK-20 R-0001 Solicitation Number: W900KK-20-R-0001

Rebeca.a.gonzalez.civ@mail.mil Jason.jerome3.civ@mail.mil Ph 407-384-3968 Ph 407-208-5868

Proposals are due NLT 2:00pm EST (1600 UTC) on Aug 13, 2020. Submission time is based on drop-off date and time as recorded by DoD SAFE site.

Offerors are hereby notified that non-Government participant(s) will have access to the offerors’ proposals.

The non-Government participants are contracted employees supporting Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract W900KK-17-D-0002, Optimal Solutions and Technologies located at 2101 L St, NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037-1657 and ECS Federal, LLC located at 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031 and support services contract W31P4Q-16-A-0003, Task Order 0002, COLSA Corporation at 6728 Odyssey Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806. They will serve as advisors to the Government and will be authorized access to only the Offeror’s Volume I – Technical/Management Approach, which is necessary to enable them to provide specific advice on Cyber TRIDENT 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.

L.A.4.0 PROPOSAL PACKAGING: Section Removed.

L.A.5.0 CLASSIFIED DATA

All proposals must be UNCLASSIFIED

L.A.6.0 SOLICITATION CHANGES

For any changes and additional information for the solicitation please go to:

https://beta.SAM.gov

L.A.7.0 ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION (GFI):

Technical documentation associated with the solicitation will be posted on www.beta.sam.gov along with the solicitation. For security, several of the attachments will require completing a request form with offeror information in order to obtain documentation. Please following instructions provided on the solicitation page on www.beta.sam.gov.

PART B SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

L.B.1.0 FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT

Note: This volume shall not contain any reference to cost or price aspects of the offer.

In this Volume, the Offeror shall describe the technical proficiency, capabilities, and management approach proposed by the Offeror to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation. Throughout this Volume the Offeror shall demonstrate an understanding of the requirements specified in Section L of the RFP, its SOW references and address its risks and associated risk mitigation plans.

The offeror shall provide all information and data required to conduct a thorough and complete technical evaluation in the written proposal and any augmentation to the elements in their voice-over audio brief and its associated PowerPoint presentation file. The offeror shall address the following in the proposal:

TECHNICAL APPROACH

Elements:

L.B.1.1 – Agile Development Operations (DevOps)

A. The offeror shall describe their agile development operations (DevOps) process as well as their approach to improve and innovate the current PCTE agile development process detailing, at a minimum, each of the below tasks:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Section 3.2 and TO 0002 SOW-2020-011-02, Section 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

i. Agile DevOps process which takes into consideration the existing Government led Agile process as well as the multi-vendor PCTE environment (e.g. Cyber Innovation Challenge contractors, Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) development teams, University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCS)) and Government functional teams (e.g. Development, Platform Operations, Event Operations).

ii. Improvement of offeror backlog task completion rate (velocity) and reduction of incomplete tasks (user story under-delivery) at sprint reviews.

iii. Methods for improving the tracking and visibility of task dependencies between the offeror and the existing PCTE contractors.

B. The offeror shall describe their approach to improve and innovate the continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, detailing, at a minimum, each of the below tasks:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Section 3.2 and TO 0002 SOW-2020-022-02, Section 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

i. Extent to which the CI/CI pipeline is automated to include number of stages, types of testing and testing technologies.

ii. Tools and techniques used to advance software between stages of pipeline including air gaps.

iii. Ensuring common software baselines across multiple RCSs and classificaion instances.

C. The offeror shall provide a complete description of their approach to develop, integrate and test the PCTE platform capabilities in terms of:

References: DO 0003 SOW-2020-011-03, Secton 3.2 and Appendix A

i. Capability Development

ii. Integration

iii. Delivery

L.B.1.2 – Infrastructure/Platform Operations

The Offeror shall describe their approach to support and innovate the operations and sustainment of the PCTE Platform Regional Compute and Storage (RCS) infrastructure and services. The Offeror's approach shall describe, at a minimum, the below aspects of PCTE RCS infrastructure and Platform Operations:

References: Base SOW Section 3.2.5.8, 3.2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, TO 0001 SOW-2020-011-01, Section 3.2

i. Infrastructure and configuration management to support rapid CI/CD, automatic scaling and load balancing of existing PCTE contractor’s software across RCS instances.

ii. Methods and tools used for error reporting and platform monitoring.

iii. Method or technique for collecting user feedback to improve the PCTE application

L.B.1.3 – Cybersecurity Posture

The Offeror shall describe their process for securing the system, maintaining patch compliance, and monitoring the PCTE platform, including any improvements they would apply to the current system. In addition to best practices, the Offeror shall describe their process and methodology for maintaining the integrity of the PCTE platform against a variety of threats. The Offerors shall describe their solutions to these PCTE challenges and issues detailing, at a minimum, each of the below tasks:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Section 3.2 and 3.4, TO 0001 SOW-2020-011-01, Section 3.3, TO 0002 SOW- 2020-02, Section 3.4 and DO 0003 SOW 2020-03, Section 3.3.

i. Storage and risk evaluation of malware before allowing it to run in the environment to prevent cyber hazards from breaching their boundaries.

ii. Protecting the user facing portion of the PCTE platform

iii. Protecting vendor intellectual propoerty from insider threats.

iv. Maintaining patch compliance and secure operations of the PCTE platform installed at data classifications to include Unclassified, Secret and Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).

MANAGEMENT APPROACH

L.B.1.4 – Third Party Integration and Coordination

The Offeror shall describe their process for coordinating, collaborating, and innovating in a multi-vendor environment by maximizing and enhancing third party organization's technology and capabilities into the PCTE program to include:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, TO 0001 SOW-2020-011, Section 3.1.2 and TO 0002, SOW-2020-011, Section 3.1 and .3.2

i. Description of innovation or novel tools and techniques used to enable integration with external capabilities.

ii. Description of how third party organizations and contractors providing PCTE technology insertion will be incorporated into the Agile DevOps process previously described in the offeror’s proposal.

L.B.1.5 – Transition Plan

The Offeror shall describe a detailed transition plan that documents how the Offeror will take responsibility of operations and be fully operational to meet the requirements described in the SOW, and at a minimum, include the following:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Section 3.1.9.1 and 3.1.9.2

i. Description of transition plan, to include integration factory with related milestones/activities with a schedule for project and contract management among existing PCTE contractors and a checklist of required activities.

ii. Detailed plan of Senseitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) implementation with a checklist of required activities for completion of the SCIF.

L.B.1.6 – Management

A. The Offeror shall describe an overall management approach to meet responsibilities and deadlines to include the proposed organizational team structure and working relationships and agreements with partners, subcontrators, the Government, and members of the PCTE user representatives as defined by the following at a minimum:

References: Base SOW-2020-011, Section 3.1 and 3.6

i. Organizational structure demonstrates alignment to interrelationships of PCTE critical program activities

ii. Plan for regular interaction with the PCTE end users that indicates mature knowledge of the user organizational structure and the Offeror's plan to maintain operational relevance for PCTE.

iii. Description of how the offeror intends to administer and control delivery order resource allocation among multiple concurrent delivery orders and core software integration tasks.

iv. Labor Categories, to include education and qualifying experience, with assoicated hours for

Task/Delivery Ordrs 0001, 0002 and 0003. In addition, provide same information for labor categories proposed with the Labor Rate Table not associated with these orders, but included in the table.

B. The offeror shall describe a detailed plan for managing material and facilities associated with the PCTE program to include the following, at a minimum:

References: TO 0001, SOW‐2020‐011‐01, Section 3.4 and DO 0003, SOW‐2020‐022‐02, Section 3.4

i. Procure, maintain and renew software licenses for Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) tools, applications and development products.

ii. Detailed plan to esnure a cost effective approach to evaluating system licensing usage to better enable the Government to make smart licensing procurement decisions.

iii. Implementation and Maintenance of an automated supply managmenet and accountability process for

Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).

L.B.2.0 FACTOR 2 –COST/PRICE PROPOSAL

The Cost/Pricing Data shall be provided by the offeror to enable the Government to perform cost/price analysis and ultimately enable the Government to conduct the analysis IAW FAR 15.404-1. The offeror is required to support and submit cost and pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.408, Table 15-2 (a certificate of cost or pricing data (as defined at FAR 2.101) is not required for competitive acquisition unless adequate competition does not exist). Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. In addition, any narrative that the offeror feels will clarify the proposal beyond the information required can be submitted as part of the cost proposal.

The Cost/Price Volume shall consist of both a narrative providing the pricing content listed below in Sections a. through d. and the cost/price data as stated below demonstrating the computation and buildup of the total proposed costs by cost element in both total and by CLIN for each of the items listed below..

The content for the cost/price volume shall include the following information. (The offeror shall provide rationale for any information not included)

a. List of all major subcontractor or team members (as defined in Section Part A. L.2.0) with cage codes;

b. For Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Basic Contract CLINs 0001, 0002, 0003, 0005 (attachment 4), 0012 and 0013, provide in the cost/price volume as stated below for each CLIN:

i. Post Award Conference (FFP CLIN 0001 of Basic IDIQ): The offeror shall propose in the cost/price volume a unit price for the Post Award Conference as designated in Section B of the solicitation.

Post Award Conference, 1 each $___________________

ii. Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) (FFP CLIN 0002 of the Basic IDIQ) The offeror shall propose in the cost/price volume a unit price for CDRLs A001, B001, B002 and B003 as designated in Section B of the solicitation.

Contractor’s Risk Management Plan, A001, DI-MGMT-81808 1 each, $______________ Software Development Plan (SDP), B001, DI-IPSC-81427B, 1 each, $___________ Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan, B002, DI-MGMT-80934C, 1 each, $_________________ System Security Plan, B003, DI-MGMT-82247, 1 each $____________________.

iii. Task Order 0001, Infrastructure and Maintenance (IAW Base Contract CLIN 0003): The offeror shall propose in the cost/price volume monthly FFP unit prices for contract years one through five along with the total prices filled in using the estimated quantities as designated below. Infrastructure and maintenance pricing includes providing the 24 hour, 95% availability of support IAW SOW-2020-011-01 for TO 0001, to include a 95% maintenance support of all Regional Compute Storage (RCS) equipment at all sites listed in Attachment 10.

Availability time does not include time missed due to unavailability of RCS fielded facilities, network non-connectivity, or awaiting Government provided replacement parts. These times are deleted from the platform availability time.

Contract Year 1 Monthly Unit Price $_____________ x 9 months = $_____________ Contract Year 2 Monthly Unit Price $____________ x 12 months = $_____________ Contract Year 3 Monthly Unit Price $_____________ x 12 months = $_____________ Contract Year 4 Monthly Unit Price $____________ x 12 months = $_____________ Contract Year 5 Monthly Unit Price $_____________ x 12 months = $_____________

The offeror shall propose the FFP unit prices, multiplied by the number of months for each base contract year for an extended price. The Government reserves the right to place an order for Infrastructure and Maintenance services for increments of a month, but for less than an entire contract year.

In addition to the FFP unit prices and extended prices, the offeror shall submit sufficient supporting data in the cost/price volume to enable the Government to understand how the proposed FFP amounts were developed and to perform price realism analysis. All pricing and estimating techniques should be clearly explained in detail (Breakdown of prices, basis of estimates, historical data utilized, etc). For this analysis, the Government is not conducting an in-depth cost analysis or verifying each and every item as reasonable in performing its price realism analysis instead the Government is evaluating the top level cost elements for each unit price to determine if its realistic. All techniques should support the proposed amounts in such a manner that computation and understanding can be accomplished.

Offerors shall provide in Attachment 17, Cost Proposal Spreadsheet, Tab A – Infrastructure & Maintenance, top level cost elements information of the offeror’s proposed unit price for each line items, including indirect cost proposed. The offeror shall include as a part of the cost breakdown the following information:

- Fully Burden Labor rates, labor categories and associated labor hours for each CLIN price proposed;

- Material listing by CLIN unit price and its associated costs;

- Other direct cost proposed and a description of the cost;

- Indirect (in total for the unit price) cost proposed for the task order.

For purposes of the price realism analysis, the offerors’ price proposal shall delineate, in a spreadsheet, all cost elements associated with their proposal. Price realism pertains to the offeror’s ability to project costs which are reasonable, which indicate that the offeror understands the work to be performed, and is consistent with the effort described in the technical proposal, and assess the degree to which the price proposal reflects the likelihood (risk) that the offeror will provide the supplies or services at the proposed price. The price realsim analysis will be determined using the offeror’s proposed pricing for each CLIN and the labor categories and fully burden rates, number of hours used to calculate the unit price, and any other information the offeror submitted for the understanding of the price. All proposed fully burden labor rates lower than the labor rates proposed in Part B, Section L.B.2.0.d shall include information to sufficiently substantitate the reasonableness of the lower fully burden labor rate. Prices evaluated as unrealistically low will not be adjusted upward, but may ultimately render a proposal unacceptable because they represent a high performance risk.

All labor categories and rates shall be consistent or lower than than the proposed rates and categories proposed in Part B, Section L.B.2.0.d., Labor Rate Table below.

Any understatement of price, whether in labor hours, overhead and other direct costs, may be considered a reflection of a lack of understanding of the work required and may be considered in the total evaluated price as an uncertainty, thus the Government will not be able to determine if a requirement is realistic.

iv. Attachment 004, Regional Compute and Storage Price List (IAW Base Contract CLINs 0005, 1005 and 2005)

The offeror shall propose a price schedule in the cost/price volume for the Regional Compute and Storage (RCS) System based on the requirements listed in Attachment 004. The RCS system is being priced as a complete unit, therefore not subject to base SOW Section 3.1.11, Material Acquisition-CHESS Program. The unit price shall include all required labor, material, software, build, assemble and configure a full RCS system, to include contractor and Government testing at the contractor’s site. The unit price for contract year one through eight shall not include delivery or installation of the RCS at the Government site. The prices shall be proposed on a per unit basis and multiplied by the quantity for each contract year listed below. All prices are to be incorporated in Attachment 004 of the pending contract.

Unit Price Extended Price Ordered in Contract Year 1 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 2 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 3 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 4 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 5 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 6 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 7 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________ 2 each for full RCS $______________ x 2 each $___________

Ordered in Contract Year 8 – 1 each for full RCS $______________ x 1 each $___________

v. Transition of Incoming Contractor (FFP CLIN 0012 of Basic): The offeror shall propose a price for requirements IAW base SOW, Para 3.1.9.1 in the cost/price volume for completing all the transition-in activities of the contractor’s proposed transition plan.

Completion of Transition In Activities, 1 each, $___________________.

vi. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) (FFP CLIN 0013 of Basic): The offeror shall propose a FFP price for completion of checklist of the required activities for providing a SCIF for use IAW base SOW, Para 3.1.9.2 in the cost/price volume.

Use of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, 1 each, $____________.

vii. Software Licensing (FFP CLIN 0004): REMOVED

c. Base Contract CLIN 0007 and 0010 Cost Plus Fixed Fee

For orders against Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Basic Contract CLINs 0007 and 0010, provide the information as stated below for each CLIN of delivery/task orders 0002 and 0003. At a minimum, the offeror shall provide the following cost data for each CLIN for delivery/task orders 0002 and 0003:

i. Task Order 0002, Integration Factory (IAW Base Contract CLIN 0010)

A. The offeror shall submit a price schedule in the cost/price volume for the Integration Factory on a Level Effort, Term Form (IAW FAR 16.306 (d)) basis for contract years one through five. This task order will be priced on a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis and shall be IAW contract clause G3 Level of Effort Clause and payment instruction G1, CPFF CLIN Payment Instructions, FAR Clause 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment and FAR Clause 52.216-8 Fixed Fee. This requirement is to support TO 0002, SOW 2020-011-02 on a level of effort basis and is estimated to require 391,200 hours for years one through five.

Contract Year 1 Estimated cost $_______________ Estimated 78,240 hours

Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ____% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 2 Estimated cost $_______________ Estimated 78,240 hours Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ _____% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 3 Estimated cost $_______________ Estimated 78,240 hours Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ _____% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 4 Estimated cost $_______________ Estimated 78,240 hours Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ____% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 5 Estimated cost $_______________ Estimated 78,240 hours

B. The offeror shall submit a cost proposal using the workbook spreadsheet in Attachment 17, Cost Proposal Spreadsheet, Tab B for the Integration Factory support on a Level of Effort, Term Form (IAW FAR 16.306(d)) basis for contract years one through five. The offeror shall include all proposed labor categories and hours that are associated with the technical solution for the task order, to include direct and indirect labor rates proposed for each labor categories. All labor categories and rates shall be consistent or lower than than the proposed ceiling rates and categories proposed in Part B, Section L.B.2.0.d., Labor Rate Table below. The direct labor hours shall include subcontracted labor hours, but do not include holiday, sick leave, vacation and other absence hours. In addition, the offeror shall include amounts in the spreadsheet on each proposed other direct cost; such as direct material, major subcontractors (as defined by Section L.A.2.0), other direct cost, indirect cost, general and administrative, facilities cost of money and fee amount.

In addition to the cost proposal spreadsheet, the offeror shall provide a narrative in the cost/price volume information to sufficiently substantiate the reasonableness of the proposed direct labor rates, indirect rates, as well as any proposed escalation rates to be used. All proposed labor rates lower than the ceiling labor rates proposed in Part B, Section L.B.2.0.d shall include information to sufficiently substantitate the reasonableness of the lower labor rate and/or indirect rate. The order of preference of the information to substantiate the rates and cost are as follows:

- Forward Pricing Rate Agreement (FPRA)

- Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation (FPRR)

In the absence of the above information, the offeror should demonstrate how indirect rates were computed and applied. If none of the above is available, the offeror shall provide the following:

Indirect Rates: Offerors will identify the start and end of their fiscal year and the allocation/application base for each indirect rate. Offerors will provide historical actuals for the most recent three years, 2018, 2019, and YTD 2020 (base, pool and calculated rate). Offerors will state whether or not the prior years' actuals have been audited by DCAA. Offeror will submit forecasted rates for each fiscal year for contract years one through five (base, pool and calculated rate). If the Offeror does not have a budget or detailed forecast for all fiscal years in contract years one through five, only the calculated rate information will be required for those fiscal years. Offeror will submit actual sales for each of the last three years, 2018, 2019, and YTD 2020. Offeror will submit forecasted sales (for the current fiscal year-end and each fiscal year covered by this solicitation). Offerors shall consider the effect of winning this award when forecasting rates and sales. The identified indirect rate information will be submitted for both the Offeror and all major subcontractors.

If an FPRA or FPRR is not provided or if it does not contain direct labor rates, the Offeror shall provide the following:

Direct Labor Rates: Offeror will submit the most recent actual average rate for each and every proposed labor category. Offeror will submit the actual average rate, for 2018, 2019, and YTD 2020, for each and every proposed category. For each category and each year, the Offeror will identify the number of employees in each calculation.

The timing of wage/salary increases will be identified in the Offeror's proposal (i.e., employee's anniversary date, yearly during [month], or other [with explanation]). If the above is not available, the Offeror will provide sufficient justification for the proposed direct labor rates through the most appropriate means available. Note that the supporting justification will be reviewed for Cost Realism Analysis purposes. The direct labor rate information will be submitted for both the Offeror and all major subcontractors.

Note: If the offeror’s fiscal year is not consistent with the contract year, then the offeror may provide blended rates, and demonstrate the calculation of the blended rates.

C. Summary Estimating Methodology. The offeror shall provide an estimating overview section of their cost proposal for all CPFF CLINS that provides the Government evaluation team with the following information:

- Summary of Cost Proposal: The offeror shall provide a cost estimating summary describing the process used to develop the estimates. This section shall include, at a minimum, a summary of the approach used to estimate labor hours and a description of the process used to obtain vendor quotes for purchased equipment and/or material. General statements such as “estimates were derived from engineering judgment” or “estimates were derived from comparisons with similar systems” are not acceptable substantiation unless the details for the engineering analysis and/or similar systems analysis are provided.

- Ground Rules and Assumptions: In estimating the cost, the offeror shall assume the award of the Cyber

TRIDENT contract in their proposed direct and indirect rates. In addition, the offeror shall provide an explanation in narrative form of all ground rules and assumptions that affect the cost estimates. Topics to be addressed include, but are prime/subcontractor relationships, and business base concerns), etc.

ii. Delivery Order 0003, Software Product Development (IAW Base Contract CLIN 0007)

A. The offeror shall submit a price schedule in the cost/price volume for the Software Product Development on a Best Effort, Completion Form (IAW FAR 16.306 (d)) basis for years one through five. This delivery order will be priced on a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis and shall be IAW contract clauses and payment instruction G1, CPFF CLIN Payment Instructions, FAR Clause 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment and FAR Clause 52.216-8 Fixed Fee. This requirement is to support SOW 2020-011-03 and shall be priced for the base year and option years two through five.

Delivery Order 0003: Software Development

Contract Year 1 Estimated cost $_______________ Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ___% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 2 Estimated cost $_______________ Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ___% Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 3 Estimated cost $_______________ Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ___%

Contract Year 4 Estimated cost $_______________

Total Est Cost + Fee Amt $_______________

Contract Year 5 Estimated cost $_______________ Fixed Fee Amt $_______________ ___%

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