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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No. 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Req No. 5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code) 9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 amendments: (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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: 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 data, 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.)

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) 16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

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

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: TONY ADAMS

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCAP-DDV/(703)704-0849

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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1. Description of Supplies/Services:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) aligns with Attachment 0001 - PPDS SOW and Attachment 0002 - PPDS Purchase Description, aiming to procure the Prime Power Distribution Systems (PPDS). The PPDS will ensure reliable distribution of medium voltage electric power (4160

Volt Alternating Current (VAC), and transformation to standard user (120/208 VAC or 277/480 VAC).

2. Program Objective/Needs:

This requirement seeks a Firm Fixed-Price commercial contract for the development and acquisition of four primary PPDS components: the

Improved Primary Switching Center (iPSC); model # MEPDS-1031; a dual input voltage (4160 VAC or 13.8KVAC) Improved Secondary

Distribution Center (iSDC-1), model # MEPDS-3131; a fixed voltage (4160 VAC) Improved Secondary Distribution Center (iSDC-2) model #

MEPDS-3132; and the Tactical Prime Power Transformer (TPPT)), model # MEPDS-2131. The PPDS will modernize and replace existing power distribution equipment, upgrading the Primary Switching Center to the iPSC and replacing the Switching Distribution Center with both variants of the iSDC. The Tactical Prime Power Transformer (RAT) will be replaced with the TPPT.

3. Range Quantities and Delivery:

Details regarding quantities, associated deliverables, and delivery schedules are outlined in Section B of this solicitation. Request

Offerors utilize only Attachment 0003 - Price Model to enter CLIN prices.

4. Contract Phases and CLINS:

The contract spans a 5-year Base Period with three 12-Month base production ordering period and one 5-Year Optional Ordering Period.

The 10-year contract is organized as illustrated below:

One 5-Year Base Period._______________________

a. Base Design and Prototype, CLINS 0001-0004, 12-Months (0-365 Days After Award (DAA)).

b. Base Prototype Testing, CLIN 0005, 12 Mos (366-730 DAA).

c. Base Production, CLINS 0006-0041, 36 Mos (731-1825 DAA).

One 5-Year Optional Ordering Period IAW FAR 52.217-9 - Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract.__________________________________________________________________________________________________

d. After the five-year base effort, there is one Optional Ordering Period that extends for five years (1826-3650 DAA), encompassing

CLINS 1001-1060.

Note: The one 5-Year optional ordering period mentioned above will need to be timely exercised after properly notifying the contractor of the Government's intent. One EPA clause at Section H of this solicitation is applicable between the base and option period.

5. Period of Performance:

The total period of performance with the aforementioned 24-month development and testing of prototypes is 120 months. In total, there are 96-months of ordering periods that includes eight possible ordering years with three in the base and one five-year optional ordering period if exercised. The optional 5-Year ordering period may be executed pursuant to FAR 52.217-9 (contained in Section I). In no event shall the total ordering periods of the contract exceed 96 months.

CLINS 0006 0017 Year 3, Base Ordering Period One

CLINS 0018 0029 Year 4, Base Ordering Period Two

CLINS 0030 0041 Year 5, Base Ordering Period Three

CLINS 1001 1012 Year 6, Optional Ordering Period 1

CLINS 1013 1024 Year 7, Optional Ordering Period 2

CLINS 1025 1036 Year 8, Optional Ordering Period 3

CLINS 1037 1048 Year 9, Optional Ordering Period 4

CLINS 1049 1060 Year 10, Optional Ordering Period 5

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The period of performance for individual DO's shall be negotiated prior to each respective DO award.

6. Funding:

There will be no funding applicable to this Single-Award IDIQ. Rather funds will be made available for the guaranteed minimum detailed in Paragraph #15, which will be applied to the first Delivery Order. Other funding will be allocated to the individual delivery orders as planned and if available. Funding for optional ordering periods (Years Six to Ten) is contingent upon justified needs and approved funding allocation prior to exercising the option. Any optional ordering period funding will be applied to the applicable delivery orders for the given period.

7. Proposal Evaluation and Scope:

Proposals will be evaluated based solely on the information submitted. The Government will not consider extraneous information or details beyond the scope outlined in Sections L and M of this solicitation.

8. Quality Assurance Requirements:

All inspection and acceptance will adhere to the standards outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW), Section J, Attachment 0001.

9. Contract Type:

This RFP seeks a single-award Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, covering hardware deliveries for First Article Testing (FAT), testing, and production across the base and optional ordering periods.

10. Contract Format:

Both the First Article and Production phases under the IDIQ contract will be Firm Fixed-Price (FFP). The individual delivery orders later will specifically spell out what will be delivered, at the price evaluated in the base contract, and when.

11. Source Selection Methodology:

The Government intends to award a 100% Small Business Set-Aside contract in accordance with FAR Part 19.5.

12. Funding Instruments and Locations:

Detailed DODAACS and shipping addresses are provided in Section F, with flexibility for new customer locations based on evolving mission requirements. More detailed delivery order information and funding will be specified in the individual respective delivery orders.

13. Questions and Communication:

Offerors must submit all questions/queries by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time no later than 10 calendar days from the date of RFP release.

Responses will be provided by the Government as soon as practical after legal review. Questions shall be submitted in the Microsoft

Excel format specified in Attachment 0004 and emailed to Contracting Officer Danny W. Lester at danny.w.lester.civ@army.mil and Contract

Specialist Tony D. Adams at tony.d.adams10.civ@army.mil.

14. Attachments:

Refer to the following Attachments applicable to the RFP:

Attachment 0001 - PPDS Statement of Work

Attachment 0002 - PPDS Purchase Description

Attachment 0003 - PPDS Price Proposal

Attachment 0004 - PPDS Questions Template

Attachment 0005 - Past Performance Assessment--Questionnaire

(Updated in Amendment 0001)

Exhibit A - PPDS CDRLS

15. Minimum Guarantee:

At the time of contract award, the Government will issue Delivery Order 0001 to cover the development and testing of four primary components: the Improved Primary Switching Center (iPSC), model # MEPDS-1031; a dual input voltage (4160 VAC or 13.8 kVAC) Improved

Secondary Distribution Center Version 1 (iSDC-1), model # MEPDS-3131; a fixed voltage (4160 VAC) Improved Secondary Distribution Center

Version 2 (iSDC-2), model # MEPDS-3132; and the Tactical Prime Power Transformer (TPPT), model # MEPDS-2131. The amount will be determined during contract evaluations.

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16. Maximum Guarantee:

The Government estimates that the maximum value (i.e., the ordering ceiling) of this IDIQ contract, including the optional ordering period, will be $90M. This amount may be adjusted upwards or downwards at the time of award, based on offers received (see FAR 52.216-

19(b)). This may be used either for efforts funded by the USG for the PPDS requirements. This estimated contract ceiling is an estimate only to inform potential Offerors of the magnitude of this contract opportunity.

This estimate is not intended for use in any way by potential Offerors in preparing their price proposals. The Government will not presume that a proposal submitted below that estimated amount indicates that the proposal prices are fair and reasonable. The actual contracts order ceiling will be established at the time of award based on the final, negotiated amount for the single award. Still, the

Government has no obligation to issue any order(s) beyond the minimum guarantee. The Government may however, at its own discretion, issue more delivery orders at any time during the base or exercised optional ordering period as needed to fulfill any emerging PPDS requirements.

17. Contractor Support:

Government personnel exclusively developed the solicitation documentation. While contractor support was not utilized for this phase, their involvement in the evaluation phase may be considered if approved by the Contracting Officer with a signed declaration. Further, any non-governmental/contractor support personnel would have to complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement and receive the evaluation briefing

/ Ethics Counseling Training from our Legal Counsel as all evaluators must receive.

18. Intellectual Property and Data Rights:

Intellectual property (IP) is defined as a product of the human mind which is protected by law. It includes, but is not limited to, patents, inventions, designs, copyrights, works of authorship, trademarks, service marks, technical data, trade secrets, computer software/ firmware, unsolicited inventive proposals, and technical know-how. The intangible rights in such property are described as intellectual property rights.

Data and Software Rights

Data and Software rights are covered under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses including, but not limited to: 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data - Non-commercial Items; 252.227-7014, Rights in Noncommercial Software and

Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation; 252.227-7015, Technical Data Commercial Items; 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends; 252.227-7027, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software; and 252.227-7030, Technical Data Withholding of Payment. The following types of data generated or developed by the Awardee while performing under this contract shall be provided to the Government with Unlimited Rights: form, fit, and function data, interface control documents, application program interfaces; data necessary for operation, maintenance, installation, interfacing, or training purposes; studies, analyses, test data, or similar data; and computer software documentation. See DFARS ___

252.227-7013(b)(1).

All data deliverables shall meet the requirements of Section 3.7 of the SOW.

Data/Software Rights Assertions_______________________________

Pursuant to the content and formatting requirements for Data and Software Rights Assertions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7017, Offerors are required to specifically identify Data/Software Rights Assertions related to all technical data and software deliverables (at the base contract level and task order level). As indicated in DFARS 252.227-7017(e), an Offeror's failure to submit, complete, or sign the aforementioned Data and Software Rights Assertions with its offer may render the offer ineligible for award.

Marking Requirements____________________

All non-commercial technical data and software deliverables shall be properly marked in accordance with the marking requirements set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013(f) and DFARS 252.227-7014(f), respectively. Technical data and software deliverables with non-conforming restrictive markings shall be rejected and corrected by the Contractor at the Contractor's expense, in accordance with DFARS 252.227-

7013(h)(2) and DFARS 252.227-7014(h)(2), respectively.

Commercial Software Licenses____________________________

The Government's rights in commercial software are governed by the licensor's commercial software license agreements. However, the

Government will not agree to commercial software license terms that are inconsistent with Federal procurement law or do not otherwise satisfy user needs, in accordance with DFARS 227.7202-1(a).

Specifically, the Government shall not award any contract (or order) unless the corresponding commercial software license agreements are reviewed and approved by the Contracting Officer. Commercial Software License terms that are unacceptable to the Government include (but

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are not limited to) indemnification provisions (and other types of provisions that include unauthorized or unbudgeted funding obligations), attorney's fees provision, state or foreign choice of law/jurisdiction provisions, binding arbitration provisions, and injunctive relief provisions.

Patent Rights_____________

FAR clauses 52.227-1 ALT I, Authorization and Consent; 52.227-2, Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement;

52.227-3, Patent Indemnity; 52.227-6, Royalty Information; and 52.227-9, Refund of Royalties; as well as FAR clause 52.227-11, Patents Rights - Ownership by the Contractor, and DFARS clauses 252.227- 7038, Patents Rights--Ownership by the Contractor (Large

Business), and 252.227-7039 Reporting of Subject Inventions, cover patent rights.

Copyright_________

Works Created Solely by Contractor: Contractor retains all ownership to copyrights for original works of authorship created solely by

Contractors employee(s) in the course of performance of work under this contract. Contractor grants to the Government a fully paid up, royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, modify reproduce, distribute, perform, release, or display all works created solely by Contractors employee(s).

Jointly Created Works: Ownership to copyrights for original works of authorship created jointly by a Government employee and a

Contractor employee during performance of work under this contract is vested in Contractor. Contractor grants to the Government a fully paid up, royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, perform, release, or display all jointly created works.

Copyright Statement: Contractor shall include the following statement on any text, drawing, mask work or other work of authorship that may be copyrighted under Title 17 of the US Code, which is created in the performance of this Agreement: The U.S. Government has a copyright license in this work pursuant to Contract No. TO BE DETERMINED AT AWARD. _________________________

Flow Down Articles TO BE DETERMINED AT AWARD IF APPLICABLE__________________________________________________________

The Contractor shall include this Article in all subawards issued in performance of this contract.

Specially Negotiated License Agreements (SNLAs) Option (If applicable)_______________________________________________________________________

The Government and the parties have negotiated terms and pricing software__________developed by subawardee __________and _________ for their respective ________and ________products. The _____SNLA is incorporated as Appendix___; the ______SNLA as Appendix ____. As contemplated in Article ____, the Government may exercise either or both options at any time. Upon notification of the Governments intent to fully fund and exercise an option, the parties shall co-sign the SNLA; the fully signed version will be incorporated into this contract via a unilateral modification, at which time the SNLA shall be in perpetual force and effect.

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION F -- SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION.__________________________________________________

SECTION F -- SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION.

During the initial phase for the prototype build and testing, the first eight (8) prototype components must be shipped to Aberdeen Test

Center, identified by DODAAC W81C5M as detailed in CLINS 0001-0005.

The Contractor is responsible for covering transportation costs to move these eight (8) prototypes from the manufacturing facility to the test facility, using the destination specified in the CLINS.

Should any issues arise during testing that cannot be resolved at the test facility, shipments may need to travel back and forth between the test facility and the manufacturing site. In such cases, the Contractor must bear these transportation costs as part of the prototype build and test phase.

Upon transition to production of the Prime Power Distribution Systems (PPDS), the vendor will deliver, but not exclusively limited to, the following locations:

DoDAAC: W56KDU, USAPPS, Fort Leonard Wood MO

DoDAAC: W910PX, A Co, Schofield Barracks HI

DoDAAC: W91TY5, B Co, Fort Liberty NC

DoDAAC: W90SGL, C Co, Fort Belvoir VA

DoDAAC: W810AG, D Co, Fort Belvoir VA

DoDAAC: W81C5M, Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

DoDAAC: W81YWL, PM E2S2, Fort Belvoir, VA

DoDAAC: W504TV, D Co, Rhode Island, Eq. Storage, Fort Belvoir, VA

For contract planning, in addition to the above requirements, prospective offerors should incorporate these considerations into their pricing, including delivery to ports on the West Coast and East Coast.

Specific shipping location(s) and sufficient funding for production or service CLINS during base or optional ordering periods one through six will be provided via the funding instrument at the order-level, as required.

PRICING NOTE: For contract planning, in addition to the above requirements, prospective offerors should incorporate these considerations into their pricing, including delivery to ports on the West Coast and East Coast. Specific shipping locations for production CLINS during base or optional ordering periods one through six will be provided via the funding instrument at the order level, as required.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. The Offeror proposal shall be submitted electronically via electronic mail (e-mail) addressed to the Contracting Officer

(danny.w.lester.civ@army.mil) and the Contract Specialist (tony.d.adams10.civ@army.mil) in the files set forth below. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated.

b. Each paragraph should be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted.

TABLE 1 PROPOSAL VOLUMES.

VOL I Technical 1 Copy Maximum Pages 30 (to include any pages that are submitted exclusive of schedule

VOL II Price 1 Copy No Page Limit (PRICE MODEL-

EXCEL)

VOL III Past Performance 1 Copy Maximum of 25 Pages including a (max of two (2) pages for those Major Subcontractors

(limit of two Subcontractors) which are being proposed in an

Offeror's proposal).

VOL IV Solicitation 1 Copy No page limit

Offer and Award

Documents, and

Certifications/Representations

NOTE: No price information shall be presented in Volumes I, III, or IV. Each volume shall consist of a title page, a table of contents, and the body of the proposal. Pages that exceed the page limits above will not be evaluated. The page limits are applicable to graphs, tables, drawings, and any other attachments submitted with the proposals and not specifically excluded by the solicitation. The title page, table of contents, index, glossary, or integrated master schedule for each volume, the supporting documentation and supporting data appendices will not be included in the page count limit.

EXCEPTIONS: The following categories of data are expressly exempt from the above page count limitations:

- Requirements Compliance Matrix (RCM), to include any supporting documentation such as excerpts from reference documents cited as supporting evidence of a requirements compliance.

- Test data, to include supporting documentation such as test conditions, conversion factors, or vendor test reports and any associated analyses or approvals of such reports. This exemption applies regardless of whether the data are included in the main body of, or in an unclassified or classified appendix to, Volume I.

- Fold-out pages (e.g., 11 by 17) are acceptable in order to display complex graphical or tabular information (e.g., technical drawings, figures, and schematics; pricing data), with each sheet counted as a single page. Any schedule information so displayed is exempt from the page count limitations.

d. All questions shall be due NLT 10 business days by 2 PM EST after release of the proposal. The question template at Attachment 0004 shall be used.

e. All proposals shall be evaluated by a team of Government personnel with assistance from non-Government advisors if KO approval is previously granted. Offerors shall advise the contracting officer as soon as possible of any concerns / questions regarding the use of non-Government advisors from the cited firms of (CACI and SERCO). Any Offeror who is affiliated with or who is contemplating or currently has a contractual relationship with the cited firm (CACI and SERCO) must notify the Contracting Officer by the date of proposal submission. Offerors must make arrangements with any Business for execution of the nondisclosure agreements required by FAR

9.505-4(b). See Proposal Submission Requirements Volume 5, above.

2. PROPOSAL FILES

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a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. At a minimum, all pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in the latest version of Microsoft (MS) Word. MS Word (.docx) 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

b. File Names. The titles for each file are shown in the following table:

TABLE 2 - PROPOSAL VOLUME FILE NAMES

VOL/SECTION 1 TECHNICAL, SPECIFIC

FILE-TECH.PDF 30 PAGE LIMIT

PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS

AND PRODUCTION INTEGRATED

PRODUCT SUPPORT (IPS)/

ENGINEERING DATA AND

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

SCHEDULE (FILE NAME--SCHED XLSX).

SECTION II PRICE METHODOLOGY No Page Limit

PRICETXT.PDF

PRICE SPREADSHEET No Page Limit

PRICE.XLSX

SECTION III PAST PERFORMANCE 25 Page Limit

PASTPERF.PDF

SUBCONTRACTS 2 Pages per Sub

SUBCON.PDF

POC LISTING No Limit

POC.XLSX

SECTION IV SOLICITATION, OFFER No Limit

AND AWARD DOCUMENTS,

AND CERTIFICATIONS/

REPRESENTATIONS

OFRREP.PDF

c. It is the Government's intent to make an award without discussions. IAW FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive

Acquisition. The Government reserves the right, however, to conduct discussions if determined necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. Therefore, Offerors are cautioned that the initial proposal should contain the Offerors best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

The following additional restrictions apply:

d. File Packaging. All proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file titled Proposal Zip using the latest WinZip version, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e., docx, xlsx, pptx, etc. All price breakdown information to aid in the price evaluation shall be submitted in MS Excel Read/Write format and viewable in the latest version of MS Excel and MS Word. NOTE: Self extracting .exe files are not acceptable.

e. Content Requirements. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal and provide adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

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(i) VOLUME I Technical. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 Subfactor T1 Specific Performance Parameters and Production.

- This subfactor evaluates the Offerors response to meeting the technical requirements as it applies to the specific paragraphs from the

Purchase Description as provided in Section L, Volume I-Technical, Table L-1.

- Offerors shall provide a complete and detailed description of the overall concept, specific design approach and description of the production facilities to be used to support compliance with subfactor T1. Offerors shall discuss, and provide supporting analysis on, how the design and implementation plan will meet the requirements per PD 6110-0136.

- Offerors shall discuss the maturity of the proposed design in order to demonstrate the capability to achieve compliance with the schedule requirements for delivery of the eight (8) PPDS First Article end items IAW SOW paragraph 3.1. Additional information to support compliance of Subfactor T1 includes the following:

- Offerors shall provide a Design Concept and Component Layout for each PPDS end item configuration and a detailed discussion and technical description of the major components for each PPDS end item to include at a minimum: the transformer; the control system; high and low temperature operation, electrical inputs/ outputs; the enclosure housing; and transportability, with respective commercial maturity. This section shall also provide the approach to minimize set weight, set dimension, cube, comply with altitude operation requirements, and increase reliability. Offerors should discuss the selected transformers with emphasis on continued availability projections of a minimum of ten (10) years AFTER contract award. Offerors should address their approach and design for the controls for each end item. Offerors should provide a comprehensive design and implementation plan to meet all required performance parameters.

- Offerors shall describe the facilities to be used in the design, development, and production of the PPDS end items to demonstrate the capability to deliver all testing hardware required, within the prescribed timeframes of the SOW, during the first article phase of the contract; and assemble, test, paint and package production units within the delivery timeframes detailed in the SOW, during the

Production Phase Options. The proposal should include all information needed to demonstrate capability to make production deliveries of up to a basic quantity of 10 total PPDS end items on a monthly basis for a period of up to 12-months beginning within 6-months after receipt of a delivery order.

(2) Section 2 Subfactor T2 Integrated Product Support (IPS) / Engineering Data.

- Offerors shall provide a complete and detailed description of the overall approach to demonstrate compliance with the total IPS supportability, sustainment logistics support and data requirements of the PPDS program as detailed in the SOW. Offerors shall discuss their overall IPS approach and management structure, with particular emphasis on the following:

- Offerors shall discuss the approach and processes taken to (1) address the level of commonality of parts between each PPDS end item

(PD 6110-0136, paragraph 3.4), and (2) address the System Modularity/Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) concept (PD 6110-0136, paragraph

3.13.4b).

- Offerors shall describe the approach to be used for development of the Maintenance Plan, including the operation, maintenance, and support functions of the PPDS end items. The following should be addressed for each end item: (1) the Failure Mode, Effects and

Criticality Analysis (FMECA) concept as it relates to maintenance task development as detailed in SOW paragraph 3.20.5.5b; (2) the Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) concept and experience with the Army COMPASS Level of Repair analysis as detailed in the SOW paragraph

3.20.5.5a; (3) the development and structure of the Family Tree from the end item down to the lowest repairable assembly as detailed in

SOW paragraph 3.20.2; and (4) the development and the concept for the Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC), specifically how the MAC incorporates the Armys two-level of maintenance concept outlined in SOW paragraph 3.20.5.8.

- Offerors shall describe the approach to be used for Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) analysis and provide available supporting data to include supporting calculations and methodologies to be used in the prediction analyses, to demonstrate compliance with the 3400 hours Mean Time Between Essential Function Failures (MTBEFF) at an 80 percent confidence level as required in the PD 6110-

0136, paragraph 3.2.

(3) Section 3 Subfactor T3 Program Management. The Offeror shall submit a Program Management Plan that demonstrates the Offerors understanding of the managerial process and tools that they intend to use in accomplishing the Governments requirements for this acquisition in terms of risk, cost, schedule, and performance, to include a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with an Integrated

Master Schedule (IMS) saved as adobe.pdf file. The Offeror shall include information on their proposed management team; how it (as the

Prime) intends to assign work on the effort to include major subcontractors and its plan for communications with the Government.

The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weakness, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

(ii) VOLUME II - Price. The Contract Specialist will evaluate the offeror's proposed price model and price narrative utilizing the price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR Part 15.404-1. The Contracting Officer is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of the offered prices. The analytical techniques and procedures described in FAR 15.404-1 may be used, singly or in combination with

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others, to ensure that the final price is fair and reasonable. For evaluation purposes, the Government will use Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 for Freight on Board (FOB) Destination through the following instructions:

(1) Electronic Copy. Electronic links are only permissible within Volume II. If files contain links, the links shall be intact and maintained through all revisions. The Offeror shall not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets. The Offeror shall submit at a minimum two (2) files under Volume II as follows: their Price Methodology narrative fully describing the detailed makeup of all CLIN prices, and also a completed Attachment 0003 - Price Model instead of entering prices in Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices.

(2) Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Price information may result in an adverse assessment of an Offerors proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award. Offerors shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the Offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF33 and continuation sheets.

- Offerors are reminded to identify any uncompensated or partially compensated overtime included in the proposal per FAR 52.237-10.

- Pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965, the determination by the Secretary of Labor as to the applicable minimum monetary wage and fringe benefits will be made part of any resulting contract. Any proposals including positions covered under Service Contract Act will be required to comply with applicable Wage Determinations.

- Offerors are reminded of the requirements of Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. section

1127, formerly 41 U.S.C. section 435), as amended, which limits allowable costs for senior executive personnel compensation to $646,000 per year.

(3) General Instructions. IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data shall not be provided since this acquisition has been determined "commercial." IAW FAR 15.403-1(b), the Government reserves the right to request that the Prime Contractor and Subcontractors provide Information other than certified cost or pricing data as defined in FAR 2.101 as needed in the contractor format to support a determination of a fair and reasonable price. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume that is not directly related to prices or costs will be disregarded.

This volume shall consist of total price and unit price information, and associated supporting data, for the efforts listed in section B at the CLIN level. The price for the Prime shall be provided for the individual price elements (highlighted in yellow) on the worksheet at Attachment 0003 - Price Model instead of entering prices within Section B of the solicitation and each spreadsheet provided shall include formulas and broken down by any subcontractor support in separate worksheets. Excel workbooks, files and spreadsheets shall contain all formulas and calculations; no read-only or file protected spreadsheets will be accepted.

Offerors shall propose against all CLINs/SLINs per Section B of the Solicitation as part of the Price volume of the proposal, unless specified as Not Separately Priced or NSP. All pricing shall be submitted independently of other proposal volumes utilizing the Price

Model at Attachment 0003. Prices shall not be entered within Section B of the solicitation. The Offeror shall not propose other than what the RFP requires.

The prices for both the FFP 5-Year base and one optional 5-Year Ordering Period shall be provided to the Government for automated analyses by completing the Attachment 0003 - Price Model. Every separate tab should be completed by each prospective Offeror. The Price

Model consists of one (1) 5-Year base plus one optional 5-Year Ordering Period where prices shall be entered in the yellow highlighted fields in the Excel workbook shown as Attachment 0003 Price Model, that also includes an introduction/Summary rollup and CLIN & CDRL

Descriptions tabs. Offerors shall input the appropriate data into the Price Model tables (i.e., only yellow-colored cells are editable by the Offeror). After following these instructions and IAW any additional guidance included within the model, the Offeror shall provide the Government with the completed Price Model Excel file as an integral part of their Price volume submission IAW all applicable instructions in the RFP. Offerors shall additionally explicitly support any rates or costs from their price model that are otherwise not clear or demonstrated within their Volume II - Price.

(4) Price Analysis Techniques. In order to perform the price analyses of the proposals FFP elements, the Government will use techniques consistent with FAR 15.404-1. The price analysis will examine and evaluate a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit. Various methods will be used as per FAR 15.404-1(b)(2) that may include a comparison of prices, comparison of historical pricing for similar efforts, comparisons of prices to the independent government estimate, and/or a comparison of prices obtained through market research. Adequate support shall be provided for all your proposed prices (e.g. catalog pricing, GSA

Contracts, and other contracts with similar pricing, quotes), etc.

For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance is 4 December 2024, and the expected or approximate date for exercise of PPDS optional ordering periods will be in accordance with the planned period of performances.

(iii) VOLUME III Past Performance. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding no more than two (2) relevant contracts that may be a Federal, State, or Local government or any other commercial type contract (clearly showing if the Offeror performed as a prime and/or major subcontractor) for recently awarded contracts during the past five (5) years from the issue date (23

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August 2024) of this RFP, as long as they are relevant to the efforts required by this Solicitation. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages that includes two pages for each major subcontractor (limit of 2 subcontractors), excluding any associated CPARS reports that represents past performance information. With appropriate parameters to assess past performance recency, relevancy, and quality of the

Offerors Past Performance (considering all the Recent and Relevant past performance references together, as well as any other information relied on by the Government) to determine how well the Offeror has previously performed. Past performance is a discriminating factor in this source selection. IAW the DoD SS Procedures 2022, paragraph 3.1.3.1 and IAW FAR 15.305(a)(2), the recency and relevancy of the information shall be considered. In this solicitation, a recent contract is a contract under which any performance, delivery, or corrective action has occurred within the following time standards: performance within five (5) years prior to this solicitations release date, even if the contract award date is outside this five-year window. Likewise, relevancy will be defined in terms of scope, magnitude, and complexity as follows. Relevant scope means contracts involving: 1) development of power distribution or transformation end-items and supporting equipment; and 2) packaging of end-items for use in tactical environments. Relevant magnitude means contracts with an estimated annual value equal to or greater than $350K or equal to or greater than $1M for the total period of performance. Contracts with less than the aforementioned values are not relevant and will not be considered. Relevant complexity means contracts for distribution and transformation of power to standard user voltages. The Relevancy Ratings can be found in TABLE 6 of the

Section M Evaluation Criteria.

The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offerors past performance references (see

FAR 15.304[c][2]). The past performance evaluation conducted in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offerors past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts. Requirements for considering history of small business utilization are outlined at FAR 15.304(c)(3)(ii) and DFARS 215.305(a)(2). The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review all past performance references collected and determine the quality of the offerors performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment (see paragraph 3.1.3.3). A separate quality assessment rating is not required; rather, the past performance rating, whether using the confidence assessment rating or

Acceptable/Unacceptable, is based on the offerors overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

For the purposes of this requirement, a major subcontractor is defined as a member of an Offerors overall team who will be providing critical hardware / services (e.g., PPDS Support Hardware, Primary Switching Center, Secondary Switching Center or Parts) or whose subcontract is for more than 20% of the total proposed effort. Any Offerors shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) major subcontractors for the purposes of Past Performance. Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractors past performance information to the Offeror. This letter shall allow the release of their present and past performance information to the Offeror. Failure to include written consent from each major subcontractor and joint venture partner will result in the Governments inability to contact the Offeror to communicate the findings from its past performance evaluation as related to those companies. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. Lastly, Offerors shall specify the relationship with the subcontractor (i.e. teaming agreement with prime, joint venture, plain subcontractor, etc..) and provide supporting evidence of this relationship with their subcontractors. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor shall show their place of performance, and provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 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).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officers name, e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

(c) Governments technical representative/Contracting Officers Representative and current email address, telephone, and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officers name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activitys Pre-Award Monitors name, and current e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include

Delivery Order Numbers that include a maximum of two (2) relevant orders.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of

Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded cost / price.

(i) Projected or final cost / price.

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

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

(2) Section 2 Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract

Descriptions, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(a) 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 copies 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 of, and reasons for, the termination. If provided, the page limit for the above requests in this paragraph (a) is allotted five additional pages.

(b) For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND) failures, number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offerors delivered product.

(3) Section 3 Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the Offerors corporate entity and among any proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, the Unique Entity Identification(UEI) at SAM.GOV and the type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government Statement of Work (SOW) / PWS subparagraph number. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware / services (e.g., PPDS Support Hardware, Primary Switching Center, Secondary

Switching Center or Parts) or whose subcontract is for more than 20% of the total proposed effort. This section will further include written consent of major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractors past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors.

(4) Section 4 New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its offices 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 contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

(5) Section 5 Past Performance Assessment-Questionnaire, Attachment 0005 will be used in the absence or when the Offeror has less than one Final CPARS Report that is completed and submitted on CPARS.Gov by the Government within three (3) years prior to the time proposals are due for this solicitation. This is because CPARS data is only actively available for three years. For all contracts identified in

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