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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following have been modified:

G.1. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (See DFARS 204.7108, DFARS PGI 204.7108 DFARS/PGI view)

The table at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/current/PGI204_71.htm#payment_instructions may be applicable to delivery orders with incrementally funded line items.

G.2. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL, PER DIEM, AND SPECIAL MATERIAL COSTS (Applicable to cost-reimbursable CLINs)

(a) Area of Travel. Performance under this contract may require travel by contractor personnel. If travel, domestic or overseas, is required, the Contractor is responsible for making all necessary arrangements for its personnel. These include but are not limited to: medical examinations, immunizations, passports/visas/etc., and security clearances.

(b) Travel Policy. The Government will reimburse the Contractor for allowable travel costs incurred by the Contractor in performance of the contract in accordance with FAR Subpart 31.205-26. Travel required by tasks assigned under this contract shall be governed in accordance with: Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), prescribed by the General Services Administration, for travel in the contiguous United States; Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, and other outlying areas of the United States; and Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas), Section 925, "Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas," prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas not covered by FTR and JTR.

(c) Travel. Travel and subsistence are authorized for travel beyond a fifty-mile radius of the Contractor’s office whenever a task assignment requires work to be accomplished at a temporary alternate worksite. No travel or subsistence shall be charged for work performed within a fifty-mile radius of the Contractor’s office. The Contractor shall not be paid for travel or subsistence for Contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan area in which the tasks are being performed. Travel performed for personal convenience, in conjunction with personal recreation, or daily travel to and from work at the Contractor’s facility will not be reimbursed.

(1) For travel costs other than described in paragraph (c) above, the Contractor shall be paid on the basis of actual amount paid to the extent that such travel is necessary for the performance of services under the contract and is authorized by the COR in writing.

(2) When transportation by privately owned conveyance is authorized, the Contractor shall be paid on a mileage basis not to exceed the applicable Government transportation rate as contained in the JTR or SR. Authorization for the use of privately owned conveyance shall be indicated in the basic contract. Distances traveled between points shall be shown on invoices as listed in standard highway mileage guides. Reimbursement will not exceed the mileage shown in the standard highway mileage guides.

(3) The Contractor agrees, in the performance of necessary travel, to use the lowest cost mode commensurate with the requirements of the mission as set forth in the basic. When it is necessary to use air or rail travel, the Contractor agrees to use coach, tourist class, or similar accommodations to the extent consistent with the successful and economical accomplishment of the mission for which the travel is being performed.

(4) The Contractor’s invoices shall include receipts or other evidence substantiating actual costs incurred for authorized travel. In no event will such payments exceed the rates of common carriers.

(d) Vehicle and/or Truck Rentals. The Contractor shall be reimbursed for actual rental/lease of special vehicles and/or trucks (i.e., of a type not normally used by the Contractor in the conduct of its business) only if authorized in the basic contract or upon approval by the COR. Reimbursement of such rental shall be made based on actual amounts paid by the Contractor. Use of rental/lease costs of vehicles and/or trucks that are of a type normally used by the Contractor in the conduct of its business are not subject to reimbursement.

(e) Car Rental. The Contractor shall be reimbursed for car rental, exclusive of mileage charges, as authorized in the basic contract or upon approval by the COR, when the services are required to be performed beyond the normal commuting distance from the Contractor’s facilities. Car rental for a team on TDY at one site will be allowed for a minimum of four (4) persons per car, provided that such number or greater comprise the TDY team.

(f) Per Diem. The Contractor shall not be paid for per diem for Contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan areas in which the tasks are being performed. Per Diem shall not be paid on services performed within a fifty-mile radius of the Contractor’s home office or the Contractor’s local office. Per Diem is authorized for contractor personnel beyond a fifty-mile radius of the Contractor’s home or local offices whenever a task assigned

(g) Shipboard Stays. Whenever work assignments require temporary duty aboard a Government ship, the Contractor will be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations, Paragraph C4558, Per Diem For Travel By Ship.

(h) Special Material. “Special material” includes only the costs of material, supplies, or services which is peculiar to the ordered data and which is not suitable for use in the course of the Contractor’s normal business. It shall be furnished pursuant to specific authorization approved by the COR. The Contractor will be required to support all material costs claimed by its costs less any applicable discounts. “Special materials” include, but are not limited to, graphic reproduction expenses, or technical illustrative or design requirements needing special processing.

G.3 OPTIONS/RANGE PRICING

The Government reserves the right to exercise Delivery Order options, in accordance with its requirements for Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) provided under the Delivery Order optional CLINs included in the Range Pricing tables within the Attachment 5 Proposed Prices Spreadsheet. The Government reserves the right to exercise none, part, or all of the options at any time during the respective Delivery Order’s period of performance. Any quantity not fully exercised under a Delivery Order Option CLIN/SLIN shall be available for exercise in any later Option CLIN/SLIN at the unit price applicable to that later CLIN/SLIN for the same Delivery Order. This carryover of unexercised options shall be cumulative; however, in no event will the Government exercise Delivery Order options beyond those available under the Delivery Order, except via a bilateral contract modification.

In the event the Government has a valid Delivery Order requirement for additional GTS supplies or services, accelerated option exercise will be utilized within the same Delivery Order. All accelerated options will be converted from the same Delivery Order’s out-year option CLIN/SLIN. All accelerated options will be exercised at the current year contract pricing via a bilateral contract modification.

If an order is placed within (offeror to propose) days [default shall be 90 days if offeror does not propose] of a previous order, the quantity of the current order shall be considered cumulative with the previous order quantity to determine the applicable quantity range for the purposes of range pricing. The latter order will be at the current year pricing.

G.4. SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

(a) Small Business Participation data shall be submitted on a semi-annual basis in accordance with the Small Business Participation Utilization Report requirement outlined within Contact Data Requirements List (CDRL) A0AL (Section J Exhibit A) and the awardee’s proposed Small Business Participation Commitment Document, listed in Section J Exhibit A. The Contractor shall report actual small business utilization achievements relative to proposed small business participation in performance of the contract (including subcontracting dollars/percentages relative to total contract value / total subcontracting). In addition, the report shall include the results of efforts to:

(1) Increase use of qualified small businesses through competition for acquisition of supplies or services, to enhance ability to meet performance specified in the contract.

(2) Engage small businesses, to increase capability and capacity, to serve as alternative sources, and to increase the quality of supplies or services to meet performance specified in the contract.

(3) If applicable, leverage Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program funded technologies with high potential for transition to meet performance specified in the contract. If applicable, include the total number, and dollar amount of each, Phase III SBIR, or STTR contracts.

(b) Awardees proposed Small Business Participation Commitment Document will be incorporated into the resulting contract as a Section J attachment. The Small Business Participation calculations and data shall include contract amounts on all delivery orders placed against all CLINs. The Small Business Participation amounts and percentages shall be measured by comparing the total obligated amount on delivery orders to the total actual amount performed by Small Business concerns on those delivery orders. Failure to meet the overall Small Business Participation of _____(to be completed at contract award) in each 12-month performance period, beginning from contract award, will affect the assessment provided in the Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS) under Utilization of Small Business.

(c) If, at any time during contract performance, the Contracting Officer determines that Small Business participation levels are not being maintained at or above the goal, the Contractor will be required to submit a plan for reallocating resources in a manner that will ensure the goal will be met. The reallocation plan should be submitted no later than 15 days after notice from the Contracting Officer and implementation should begin within 20 days thereafter.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been deleted:

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

L.1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a single-source, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract.

Competition: This GTS single-source IDIQ solicitation is a full-and-open competition action.

Period of Performance: The GTS basic ID/IQ contract will have a five-year ordering period with Orders having the capability of performance for up to 24 months after expiration of ordering period.

Estimated Ceiling Value: $104,512,000.00

Anticipated Award: As a result of this solicitation, the Government anticipates awarding a single base ID/IQ contract and up to four (4) Delivery Orders concurrent with base IDIQ contract award.

NAICS Code: 333318 - Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Size Standard: 1,000 employees

This Section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. The Offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The Offeror shall not submit additional proposal information that is not specifically requested by this Solicitation. Such additional proposal information will not be considered during the evaluation process. The Offeror’s proposal shall be compliant with these submission instructions (Section L). Non-conformance with the instructions provided may result in an Offeror being found non-responsive and ineligible for award.

In presenting material in their proposal, Offerors are advised that quality of information is more important than quantity. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated assertions. Elaborate brochures or presentations, binding, detailed art work and other documents beyond what is sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal, are unnecessary and are not desired. The proposal shall be specific, detailed, and complete as to clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the Offeror has an 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.

The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather, shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet the Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) requirements. Paraphrasing the Statement of Work (SOW), the Specifications or parts thereof is inadequate, as are phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well-known techniques will be used.” Mere reiteration of the requirement or standard reference material is considered inadequate and non-compliant. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to present enough information to be meaningfully evaluated without discussions.

OFFERORS ARE HEREBY ON NOTICE THAT A FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN EXACTLY THE MANNER (TIMELINESS AND FORMAT) SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION MAY CONSTITUTE A BASIS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO REJECT A PROPOSAL AS NON-COMPLIANT AND THEREFORE UNACCEPTABLE, AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE PROCURING CONTRACTING OFFICER (PCO).

L.2. GENERAL INFORMATION

L.2.1. It is requested that all questions pertaining to this solicitation and its attachments are submitted via e-mail to the points of contact (POC) below:

Primary: Nick Mueller, Contract Specialist Email: nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando Partnership II Building, 3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826

Alternate: Helen G. Simpson, Contract Specialist Email: helen.g.simpson2.civ@mail.mil U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando Partnership II Building, 3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826

Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO): Daniel L. Veenstra Email: daniel.l.veenstra.civ@mail.mil U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando Partnership II Building, 3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826

L.2.2. Questions concerning this solicitation shall be received no later than 14 calendar days after the solicitation is released. All questions shall be submitted to BOTH primary and alternate POCs for this solicitation, in writing, via email, utilizing RFP Section J Attachment 7 - Industry Question and Comment Form. The email subject heading must include “RFP W900KK-21-R-0055”. Questions received after the deadline may not be answered.

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 via an amendment to the solicitation, without Offeror identification, to beta.SAM.gov. The Government will not provide responses to questions that would reveal a potential Offeror’s confidential business strategy or technical solution. In the event of any conflict between the responses to questions/comments and the solicitation, the solicitation (including any amendments) shall take precedence.

L.2.3. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due no later than date and time stated on SF33, Block 9. In accordance with FAR 15.208, any proposal, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated Government office after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals is “late” and may not be considered. Offerors are prohibited from submitting multiple or alternate proposals for consideration.

L.2.4. Date of Anticipated Award: The Government anticipates that the award will be made in the 1st quarter of the FY 2022. This information is provided for use as a basis for schedules and burden (labor, overhead, etc.) calculations.

L.2.5. Pursuant to FAR provision 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without conducting discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and non-price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the PCO later determines them to be necessary. In the event the PCO concludes that conducting discussions is in the best interests of the Government, the PCO will establish a competitive range, with approval from the SSA, before entering into discussions.

After evaluating all proposals, in accordance with the evaluation criteria in Section M, the PCO may determine that the number of most highly rated proposals that might otherwise be included in the competitive range exceeds the number at which efficient competition can be conducted. Offerors are therefore advised that the PCO, for purpose of efficiency, may also limit the number of competitive range offerors, at his sole discretion.

Should discussions take place, all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed a minimum of seven (7) calendar days to submit Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs). The Contracting Officer will schedule the discussion sessions, and each offeror within the competitive range will be notified of the time and place at least three (3) business days prior 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 notification. The discussion sessions may take place virtually, telephonically, or at a facility of the Government’s choosing in the Orlando, FL area.

Upon submission of FPRs, the Government DOES NOT intend to conduct further discussions with Offerors, therefore, the Offeror’s FPR should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and non-price standpoint.

L.2.6. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government, in accordance with established criteria in Section M. The Government will utilize the subjective trade-off analysis in determining the best value.

L.2.7 Offerors shall ensure that each proposal Volume submitted contains only the information relevant to that specific, individual Volume. The Offerors are cautioned that each Volume of the proposal is evaluated as stand-alone against the criteria set forth in the Proposal Submission Instructions (Section L) and Evaluation Criteria (Section M). If the data is not contained in the appropriate Volume of the proposal, it will not be evaluated. It is incumbent upon the Offerors to ensure they properly submit their proposals. 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. Information previously submitted to the Government should be assumed unavailable during this proposal evaluation and source selection process.

L.2.8. The Government requests that the proposal be valid for at least 320 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 this solicitation.

L.2.9. If an Offeror believes that the requirements and/or instructions in the solicitation contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the solicitation’s POCs identified in section L.2.1, via email, with supporting rationale.

L.2.10. To be eligible for award, the Offeror must also adhere to the directions and submit the required information under Volume V, Contracting Information. 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 a requirement for award to a Large Business and will be incorporated into the resultant contract. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments stipulated in the Offeror’s proposed Small Business Participation Plan.

L.2.11. 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.

L.2.12. Determination of Contractor Responsibility. The Government may use information other than that provided by the Offeror to make a determination that the Offeror is a Responsible Prospective Contractor as per FAR 9.104. Such information is obtained from sources outside the proposal and may include the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), or various Government databases, in addition to other means. The extent to which the Government uses the financial information in the determination of Contractor responsibility is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

L.3. PROPOSAL DELIVERY

L.3.1. Page Size and Format: A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Pages shall be single spaced with portrait orientation. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document (Section A-K), Arial or New Times Roman fonts shall be no used with no less than 12 point size. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from the default values of the word processing or page layout software.

All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered (X of Y) and shall contain the company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. All pages shall be marked: “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION -- SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104” in the footer. Additional data use restrictions, as specified in FAR 52.215-1(e), shall be located in the header/footer area of each page where applicable.

The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. A Table of Contents shall be created for each volume using the Table of Contents feature in Microsoft (MS) Word. The Table of Contents shall delineate the subparagraphs within the volume. Table of Contents do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes. The signed Standard Form (SF) 33, 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:

Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible and may utilize: 1) 10 point Aerial or Times New Roman font; 2) landscape orientation; and/or 3) an alternate paper size of 11x17, if necessary. Any 11X17 inch page counts as two pages.

Landscape pages may only be used for legible tables, charts, graphs and figures; not for pages of text. For legible tables, charts, graphs and figures, text shall be no smaller than 10 point.

L.3.2. File Packaging: Offerors shall submit, as per Table 1, Section L.4, entire proposal (5 volumes) in electronic format. Each proposal volume shall consist of separate electronic file(s). All files shall be clearly identified with a filename appropriate to the content (e.g., Volume-I_Technical_Appendix-A). Use separate files to permit rapid location of all portions, exhibits, annexes, and attachments, if any.

Offerors shall follow these instructions:

ii. All of the proposal files shall be separate documents in their native format; i.e. xls, doc, ppt. Submit PDF documents using only Adobe Acrobat 9.0 or later. Do NOT submit any documents in PDF format that are copied as “images.”e.g.Teaming Agreements, Letters of Commitment, or other types of signature pages may be submitted in an image format.

iii. All submitted files (MS Office and PDF) shall be created with textual search and copy functions enabled. Non-searchable signature pages are acceptable, but other submitted materials that are not searchable may not be evaluated, and the Offeror may be determined non-compliant, at the sole discretion of the PCO.

** Please note – self-extracting .exe files will not be accepted.

L.3.3. Submitting Proposals: The required method of proposal delivery is via the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) located at https://safe.apps.mil/. Hard copy proposals will not be accepted. Offerors shall ensure the recipients receiving the proposal submitted via DoD SAFE are the GTS RFP Primary POC, Alternate POC, and the PCO, identified in Section L.2.1.

Standard access to DoD SAFE requires personnel to have a Government Common Access Card (CAC). If the Offeror does not have any personnel with a CAC, the Offeror shall contact the aforementioned POCs at least 72 hours prior to the proposal due date/time. The Government will then provide a DoD SAFE link that does not require CAC access within one business day.

Offerors are encouraged to test the DoD SAFE proposal exchange methodology by sending a copy of the GTS SOW to the aforementioned POCs 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 solicitation’s POCs to resolve issue.

If there are any technical difficulties with DoD SAFE, the Offeror shall coordinate an alternate method of GTS proposal submittal with the Primary POC, no less than 48 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.

L.4. PROPOSAL VOLUMES

The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of five volumes as set forth below:

Volume I - Factor 1 - Technical SubFactor 1.1: Technical Elements SubFactor 1.2: Program Management SubFactor 1.3: Product Line Support Volume II - Factor 2 - Past Performance Volume III - Factor 3 - Small Business Participation Volume IV - Factor 4 - Price Volume V - Contracting Information

With the exception of the dollar values required in the Small Business Participation volume (Volume III), pricing information shall not be included in any volume other than Volume IV - Price. The titles and contents of the volumes and books shall be as defined in Table 1 below:

Table 1. Volume Titles and Contents

Page limitation for each volume shall be strictly adhered. The Government will not evaluate any information after the designated page limit of the volume. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

NOTE *The IMS, IMP, NDAs, Proposed Delivery Schedule, DFARS Subpart 252.227-7017, Letters of Consent and Commitment, Teaming Agreements, Cure Notices, Performance Assessment Questionnaires, and Show Cause Letters are excluded from the page count. For each Volume, typical “front-matter” such as the Title Page, Table of Contents, definitions, and Cross-Reference Matrix are excluded from the page limit. An Executive Summary, if provided, shall not exceed one page. These pages will be excluded from the page limit; no content within any of these front-matter, administrative pages will be evaluated.

The Executive Summary, if included, shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Offerors shall complete attachment 8, Cross-Reference Matrix, for Volume I – Technical. Offerors may include their own one-page Cross-Reference Matrix with the other Volumes.

The Offeror must include any data necessary to illustrate the adequacy of the various assumptions, approaches, and solutions to problems. Offerors are encouraged to use quantitative terms wherever possible and avoid the use of qualitative and subjective terms to the maximum extent practicable. Offerors are cautioned that while the Government will not evaluate every SOW requirement for the purposes of the source selection evaluation, the awardee/Contractor will be required to comply with all SOW requirements during performance of the contract. The Government may determine that an Offeror's proposal is non-compliant, and therefore ineligible for award, if the proposal indicates that: it cannot or will not meet any of the SOW requirements; provides an approach that clearly does not meet any of the SOW requirements; or, includes data which prompts the Government to question the Offeror's compliance with any of the SOW requirements. The Contracting Officer may reject all proposals received in response to a solicitation, if doing so is in the best interest of the Government.

Beneficial aspects of an Offeror’s proposal which have merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance may be incorporated into the awardee’s contract, prior to award. The Offeror will be expected to perform based on the entire proposed approach, including any over-and above aspects and/or merits contained within its proposal.

L.4.1. VOLUME I: FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL

a. General – The Technical Volume shall be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity and coherence are important. Offerors’ responses will be evaluated in accordance with Section M of the solicitation. Using the instructions provided below, provide, as specifically as possible, the actual methodology to be used to accomplish/satisfy the Technical factors indicated below. Do NOT reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. There shall be no reference to rates or price in this volume.

b. Format and Specific Content – The Technical Volume shall be organized to follow the outline below. Offerors may use a numbering system that is convenient for the proposal organization; however, to ease the evaluation process, offeror’s proposal sections shall be identified in both SubFactor name and SOW section reference.

Note: The SOW references identified below for each SubFactor apply to the Base ID/IQ SOW and the four variant-specific SOWs (Section J Attachments 1, 10, 15, 19, and 23). The referenced SOW paragraphs include all subparagraphs. “Specifications” as noted throughout Section L refers to the Section J Attachments 13, 14, 18, 22, and 26.

L.4.1.1. SubFactor 1.1, Technical Elements [SOW Refs: 3.2, 3.5, 3.9]

a. The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate their understanding of the nature of the work being undertaken in accordance with the SOW elements and technical specifications for tech refreshes and concurrency upgrades of each legacy system. The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate their competency and technical understanding to successfully accomplish the requirements set forth in the SOWs and technical specifications. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, test, validate, deliver, and install tech refreshes.

b. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, test, validate, deliver, and install production systems of existing gunnery training devices.

c. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach for integrating third party hardware/software products. Successful previous experiences in integration, such as SE Core products, Common Software Libraries (CSLs), Blue Force Tracker (BFT) hardware and software products, and One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) to meet GTS requirements are desired and should be described as part of the technical approach.

d. The Offeror shall describe relevant experiences, not to exceed five, total, for tech refreshes, concurrency updates and production of existing virtual training systems within the past five years.

e. The Offeror shall describe relevant experiences, not to exceed three, total, for accreditation/re-accreditation accomplishments, in certifying systems in accordance with the DoD Cybersecurity requirements.

L.4.1.2. SubFactor 1.2, Program Management [SOW Refs: 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.9]

a. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach and process to ensure successful overall management. The Offeror shall provide the administrative effort necessary to meet requirements of this contract. The Offeror shall identify the top three risk areas associated with its approach/solution and corrective actions and resources required to eliminate or reduce schedule and performance impacts. The Offeror shall describe its understanding of the GTS requirements based on the risk areas and the recommended Courses of Action (COAs) to mitigate the impacts to include management of staffing, resources, and subcontracts.

b. The Offeror shall provide an Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) down to the third level that reflects its understanding of the program requirements for Abrams, Bradley, Stryker and USMC GTS Solicitation Delivery Orders’ efforts that will be performed concurrently. The IMS shall address the Offeror’s identified major milestones, critical paths, development/integration/testing approach to include fielding, Cybersecurity RMF, and subcontractor partnership(s), without negatively impacting any individual delivery order, based on the quantities listed in Section F of each DO GTS Solicitation Delivery Order. Offerors shall propose a delivery schedule substantially the same as the table titled: Offeror’s Proposed Delivery Schedule included in FAR clause 52.211-8, Time of Delivery and include it as part of the technical proposal. ALT III of this clause will be included in the resulting contract.

c. The Government desires a minimum of Government Purpose Rights to all technical data and non-commercial software in order to:

i. Use, maintain, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose technical data within the Government without restriction

ii. Release or disclose technical data outside the Government and authorize persons to whom release or disclosure has been made to use, maintain, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose that data for United States Government purposes

iii. Maintain, repair, modify, and upgrade a GTS using Government personnel and other Government Contractors

iv. Compete future GTS requirements and upgrades

Offerors shall identify the rights in technical data and non-commercial software IAW DFARS Subparts 252.227-7013 and 7014 via completion of solicitation provision DFARS Subpart 252.227-7017. If the Offeror proposes to offer rights less than Government Purpose Rights for technical data or non-commercial software, Offeror must furnish a written explanation that explains the offer of lesser rights. Additionally, the Offeror should describe the process, if any, the Government may use to obtain Government Purpose Rights, or a risk mitigation plan for anything less than Government Purpose Rights.

d. The Offeror shall provide its approach to simultaneously produce and store the amount of systems/kits required by the four initial Delivery Orders requirements included with this solicitation.

L.4.1.3. SubFactor 1.3, Product Line Support [SOW Refs: 3.1.4, 3.2.6.10]

a. The Offeror shall describe its technical approach for common parts/components and interfaces across all GTS platforms/products.

b. The Offeror shall describe its technical solution for leveraging the LT2 tools and their configuration management approach for GTS.

L.4.2. VOLUME II: FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

L.4.2.1. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts for tech refreshes, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing virtual training systems to include experience with image generators, SE Core terrain databases and Common Moving Models, Common Software Libraries, Blue Force Trackers and OneSAF. Offerors shall submit a list of up to five Government and/or Commercial contracts* on which the Offeror served as either the prime, as a major subcontractor, or as part of a Joint Venture, in performance and/or completed during the past five years from the issue date of this solicitation, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Each Delivery/Task Order submitted counts as one contract action. Offerors shall not submit an ID/IQ contract as a past performance reference.

Offerors shall also submit a list of up to five Government and/or Commercial contracts on which its proposed GTS major subcontractor(s) served as either the prime, as a major subcontractor, or as part of a Joint Venture, in performance and/or completed during the past five years, up to a total of five contracts*, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. At least one relevant contract shall be submitted for each major subcontractor.

Major subcontractors are defined as members of an overall team who have provided or will provide for more than 10% of the total price of the specific contract action.

* Offerors are limited to up to a total of 10 contracts combined.

Contract data concerning the Prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Government is not limited to Past Performance information submitted by Offerors in conducting Past Performance evaluations. The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources, but is not compelled to rely on all of the information available.

L.4.2.2. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Section 1 - Contract Descriptions

This section shall include the following information in the following format for the most relevant previous/current Government and/or Commercial efforts:

(1) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime Contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime Contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(2) Government/commercial contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, and telephone.

(3) Government’s technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address and telephone number or equivalent commercial information.

(4) Government/commercial contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address and telephone number.

(5) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include a listing of all of the relevant Task/Delivery Order Numbers.

(6) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.)).

(7) Awarded price/cost.

(8) Final or projected final price/cost.

(9) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(10) Final, or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

Section 2 - Performance

(1) Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

(2) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

Section 3 – GTS Requirements Allocation

Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed major subcontractors. If an Offeror is utilizing past performance information of affiliate/subsidiary/parent company or a major subcontractor, the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor will have meaningful involvement in the performance of this contract. The Offeror shall clearly identify and describe the work that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor will be performing under the GTS contract effort. For each affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor, the Offeror shall identify the total percentage of the proposed price to be completed by the entity. Furthermore, Offerors shall explain how the past performance work specifically relates to the work that will be performed by the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor. Offerors shall provide a description of the work performed by the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor as evidence of relevancy of the past performance information provided for the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company and/or major subcontractor. If the Offeror fails to demonstrate the affiliate/subsidiary/parent company’s and/or major subcontractor’s meaningful involvement in the performance of the resultant contract, the contract or effort will not be considered relevant and will not be evaluated, and may result in an “Unknown Confidence” rating. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government SOW or SRD subparagraph number. Major subcontractors are considered subcontractors providing more than 10% of the total proposed price.

If Offerors are planning to utilize major subcontractors, this section shall also include an explanation of previous contracts the prime and major subcontractor have worked on together and result of contract performance.

Subcontractor Consent. Past Performance information pertaining to a major subcontractor (if applicable) cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent; provide, within the Past Performance Volume, a letter from major subcontractors stating their consent to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. Letters of consent and commitment are excluded from the past performance volume page count.

Section 4 - New Corporate Entities and Joint Ventures

New corporate entities and Joint Ventures may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contract cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above.

Joint Venture offerors not having relevant Government or commercial contracts for the past five calendar years from date of RFP issue can satisfy the requirements to provide recent past performance by submitting recent and relevant contract actions from the individual partners of the Joint Venture.

New corporate entities and Joint Ventures shall identify the primary Officers of the new corporate entity or individual companies that comprise the Joint Venture.

L.4.2.3. Performance Assessment Questionnaire Form. For all contracts identified in Volume II Section 1, Performance Assessment Questionnaire Forms (as specified in Attachment 6) must be completed and submitted as follows:

(1) The Offeror shall complete Part A of the Performance Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) Form and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government/commercial contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. If a past performance contract reference submitted in support of this Volume was performed in the capacity as a major subcontractor, then the PAQ shall be completed by the prime Contractor’s technical representative.

(2) The individuals shall be instructed to electronically complete Parts B and C of the questionnaire and submit it Not Later Than (NLT) the solicitation closing date to the Primary and Alternate POCs identified in the solicitation (See Section L.2). Offerors are responsible for coordinating with their references to ensure that completed PAQs are submitted to the Primary and Alternate Contract Specialists no later than the solicitation closing date. PAQs received late may be accepted and reviewed at the discretion of the PCO, if he/she determines that it will not cause an undue delay to the procurement process. PAQs that are returned late that the PCO determined will not be reviewed and those not returned at all, will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the Past Performance evaluation.

If a PAQ is submitted for a subcontractor, the Offerors shall insure that its (Prime Offeror) name is referenced on the PAQ so that it can be matched to the Offeror. Any PAQs submitted by other than the Government Agency or commercial entity will not be considered.

The Offeror is to advise the reporting Government Agency or commercial entity that the completed PAQ is to be considered source selection sensitive in accordance with FAR 3.104.

(3) The Offeror shall attach each PAQ sent out for execution to this Volume with Part A completed.

L.4.3. VOLUME III: FACTOR 3 - SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

L.4.3.1. 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 by attachment into any resulting contract award.

All Offerors, both large and small business, are required to submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document that clearly demonstrates a viable plan…