W9115123R0024 Amendment 0005.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to consolidate all changes to the solicitation that have incorporated as result of the answ ers to the questions from Industry. The changes are highlighted in yellow and revise the follow ing:

a. References to the solicitation closing date are 22 March 2023.

b. Contract Minimum and Maximum updated to contract maximum amount $80,000,000.00 .

c. Task Order Minimum and Maximum updated to delivery order maximum amount $50,000,000.00.

d. Font size is updated to no larger than 12 point and no smaller than 10 point.

e. References to the page count are 130 pages.

f. Reference to the proposal validity is 365 days.

g. References to the major subcontractor definition is updated to 10% or more.

h. Complete document of Government Responses to Questions is posted. Revised answ ers and new answ ers are highlighted in light orange.

The Government w ill not accept further questions.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 23

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 15-Mar-2023

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W9115123R0024

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

23-Jan-2023

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

15-Mar-2023

CODE

MICC - FORT HOOD (901ST CBN)

36000 SHOEMAKER LANE, ROOM 1300B

FORT HOOD TX 76544-5025

W91151 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

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W9115123R0024

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The delivery order maximum amount $50,000,000.00 has been added.

The contract maximum amount $80,000,000.00 has been added.

The following have been modified:

1. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be solicited as an 8(a) competitive and will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single Award contract.

2. Any comments, questions and concerns may be submitted to the Contract Specialist’s (CS) and Contracting Officer’s (KO) email address: lesa.m.crockett.civ@army.mil and dianne.k.grimes.civ@army.mil, not later than 08 February 2023, 1:00 pm Central Time. Please reference the solicitation number on the email for all correspondences pertaining to this RFP.

3. Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/. A maximum size file of 1.95 GB is allowed and only files submitted in the following formats will be accepted: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel. Offeror’s proposal is due by 1:00 pm Central Time, 23 February 2023 22 March 2023. No hard copies or CDs will be accepted. The Offeror will be responsible for ensuring its proposal is transmitted and received through this website by the closing date. In the event that PIEE is not operational, or experiences technical difficulties, or a Offeror is temporarily unable to access or use PIEE, the Offeror shall utilize the Mailbox - usarmy.hood.acc-micc.mbx.micc-hood-asd@army.mil. The attachment size for acceptance by an email server would be a cumulative attachment size of 10 MB or less per email, not per individual file attached to a single email. The Offeror is NOT to submit the proposal to both PIEE and Mailbox, the Mailbox is ONLY to be used in situations where the Offeror cannot access PIEE.

4. The ordering period for the resulting contract will be sixty (60) months. The resulting contract will include FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

5. Task orders will only be issued by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Hood, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Support Division.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0006

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance is required IAW PWS paragraph 1.6.15. Contractor must provide DBA insurance within 10 days before commencing performance under an OCONUS Task Order, The Government-provided DBA insurance plug figure shall be inputted in the cost proposal for evaluation purposes. The amount inputted by the Offeror shall include any indirect expenses applied for both the Offeror and its subcontractors. The Government estimated DBA insurance plug figure is $31,054 plus any indirect expense applied, for both the Offeror and its subcontractors.

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To:

Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance is required IAW PWS paragraph 1.6.15. Contractor must provide DBA insurance within 10 days before commencing performance under an OCONUS Task Order. The Government provided DBA insurance plug figure shall be inputted in the cost proposal for evaluation purposes. The Government estimated DBA insurance plug figure is $31,054.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The changes for Amendment 0005 are as follows: In the following list of documents, the documents which have been revised have their titles stricken through and the name of the revised document is listed in red text. The documents that are listed in black text which has not been stricken through have not been revised.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION TOTAL PAGES

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A Performance Work Statement, Dated 20230301 83 Exhibit Aa TETSS PWS Deliverable Schedule Dated 20230228 02 Exhibit B Performance Requirements Summary 04 Exhibit C Monthly Progress and Financial 08 Exhibit D Task Implementation Plan 03 Exhibit E Emergency Contact List 01 Exhibit F Test Plans Procedures Reports 03 Exhibit G Technical Manuals 06 Exhibit H Software Documentation 01 Exhibit J Personnel Training Status 01 Exhibit K AMDTD Base Tar Final Dated 20230301 Rev 3 18 Exhibit L FSTD Base TAR Rev Dated 20230224 15 Exhibit M DD Form 254 TETSS Dated 20230301 04 Exhibit Ma DD Form 25 Addendum 1 20230224 Recompete 02 Exhibit Mb DD Form 25 Addendum 2 02 Exhibit Mc DD Form 25 Addendum 3 01 Exhibit N 20230223 Government Property List 01 Exhibit P Plan of Action and Milestones 01 Exhibit Q DD Form 441 DoD Security Agreement 02 Exhibit R Wage Determination 2015-5229 Rev 20 Ft Bliss 12 Exhibit S Wage Determination 2015-5313 Rev 20 Ft Sill 14 Exhibit T CDRL A001-A004 02 Exhibit U CDRL A005-A008 02 Exhibit V CDRL A009-A011 02 Exhibit W Sensitive Item Inventory 01 Exhibit X Common Access Card Log 01

ATTACHMENTS DESCRIPTION TOTAL PAGES

Attachment 1 TETSS Sample Test TAR 20230224 11 Attachment 2 Past Performance Questionnaire Rev 20230216 06 Attachment 3 Historical Staffing Ft Bliss 01

Attachment 4 Historical Staffing Ft Sill 01 Attachment 5 Cost Volume Workbook 01 Attachment 5 Cost Volume Workbook Revised 20230308 01 Attachment 6 Proposal Compliance Matrix Rev 20230228 01

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT: Failure to follow the below proposal preparation instructions may cause a proposal to be deemed unacceptable by the Government and thus eliminated from the competition without further consideration.

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries.

1. Proposals shall be received electronically no later than 1:00 pm Central Time on 8 MARCH 2023 22 March 2023. No hard copies, Facsimile copies, and Compact Disc’s (CD) s will be accepted. NO HAND DELIVERY IS

ALLOWED.

2. Address all questions or concerns to the Contracting Officer (KO), Dianne K. Grimes at dianne.k.grimes.civ@army.mil and Contract Specialist (CS), Lesa Crockett at lesa.m.crockett.civ@army.mil. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email not later than 1:00 pm Central Time 08 February 2023

3. Questions submitted after the specified date/time will not be accepted by the Government. Responses to the questions will be incorporated into an amendment to the solicitation and posted to https://piee.eb.mil/ for viewing by all potential Offerors. Industry questions and answers may or may not have a bearing on the substantive content of the solicitation or the contract requirements, and it shall NOT be assumed that the date set for receipt of proposals will be extended.

a. Proposals shall be submitted via the PIEE Solicitation module, in accordance with the module procedures no later than 1:00 pm Central Time on 8 March 2023 22 March 2023. The Offeror shall submit each volume in electronic format, unclassified only. Attachments which are provided in support of a section shall be included in the electronic file for that section. The Offeror’s file name shall be “Company Name, Volume - Initial” for the first submission. File name of later submissions (if necessary), shall be “Company Name Volume - Revision X” with X indicating the number of the revision. A maximum size file of 1.95 GB is allowed and only files submitted in the following formats will be accepted: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel.

b. The Solicitation module is a vendor portal for solicitation within the PIEE platform to automate and secure the process for capturing solicitations, attachments, and responses from industry. The Solicitation module allows vendors to retrieve and respond to solicitations and communicate directly with Solicitation Managers in a secure environment. Vendors choosing to submit an offer/proposal in the Solicitation module must register in PIEE, establish a “Proposal Manager” account, and submit a request for the “Proposal Manager” role.

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c. Offerors are strongly encouraged to plan accordingly, submit proposals well in advance of the designated submission deadline, and ensure affirmative receipt of proposals. After successfully submitting the offer, a success message of the submission will be displayed in the Solicitation module and the offer display will collapse. The “message of submission”, a red lined box, will be your confirmation and should state e.g.

“The offer was submitted on 2022-09-22 10:51:07 AM EDT (2022-09-22 15:51:07 UTC) by Proposal Manager. Please print this page and maintain for your records.” The Solicitation module automatically tracks the date and time of all submissions. Proposals not received by the designated submission deadline will be regarded as “late” and will not be accepted by the Government, subject to the provisions of FAR 15.208.

d. Electronic Reference Documents. All referenced documents for this solicitation can be found on the PIEE Solicitation module at https://piee.eb.mil/. All vendors can view solicitations in the Solicitation module by selecting “SOLICITATION SEARCH” in the Award section or “Solicitation Search” under the SUPPORT section at the bottom of the page. -Search for W9115123R0024 postings. The SAM.gov website will reference back to this module.

e. It is the Offeror's responsibility to be fully knowledgeable and capable regarding PIEE. Offerors shall not rely on the Government to assist Offerors in understanding how to use PIEE or transmit proposals within PIEE. Offerors must fully familiarize themselves, far in advance of the proposal submission deadline, with the system: both for retrieving information and to enable them to submit their Offerors in a timely manner. Offerors may contact the Contacting Officer if they are unable to locate any of the referenced material, but it is the Offeror's responsibility to plan far ahead of the proposal submission deadline, anticipating potential PIEE connectivity delays.

1) In the event that the Solicitation Module within the PIEE system is not operational, or Offeror experiences technical difficulties, or Offeror is temporarily unable to access or use the system, then the Offeror shall utilize the Mailbox - usarmy.hood.acc-micc.mbx.micc-hood-asd@army.mil. The attachment size for acceptance by an email server would be a cumulative attachment size of 10 MB or less per email, not per individual file attached to a single email.

The Offeror is NOT to submit the proposal to both PIEE and the Mailbox. The Mailbox is ONLY to be used in situations where the Offeror cannot access PIEE.

2) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if the use of the Mailbox is needed. The provisions of FAR 15.208 for electronic submission apply. The contractor’s notification shall be in writing, verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient. The Offeror shall obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer to use the Mailbox for proposal submission. If the Contracting Officer approves the use of the Mailbox for proposal submission, Offerors are responsible for ensuring electronic copies are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before submission. If proposals are not received by the designated submission deadline due to technical difficulties the provisions of FAR 15.208 determine acceptability.

B. General Instructions:

1. The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing source selection procedures as delineated in FAR Subpart 15.3 Source Selection. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Noncompliance with Section L may cause the Offeror’s proposal to be determined nonresponsive and may result in elimination of the proposal from further consideration for the contract award.

2. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the Offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposal (RFP), concurrence with the Performance Work Statement, and contract type.

The proposal shall remain valid for at least 270 365 days from the closing date specified in the solicitation.

3. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical proposal and costs in their initial proposal submission. However, in accordance with (IAW) FAR 15.306, https://piee.eb.mil/ should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions. If this occurs, a competitive range will be determined, and Offerors notified. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR 15.306(c)(2). If discussions become necessary, correspondence will take place using Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (ASSIST).

a. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (ASSIST):

1) During the conduct of this acquisition, the Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (ASSIST) will be used by the Government to support the proposal evaluation and source selection process. A separate tool, the ASSIST2Industry, will be used in conjunction with ASSIST to accomplish all exchanges with Offerors after receipt of proposals pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.306. ASSIST2Industry provides the ability for the Government to issue, and the Offerors to receive and respond to, all Evaluation Notices (ENs) in a secure online environment. ASSIST2Industry also provides the ability for the Government to issue, and the Offerors to receive letter correspondence. Contractors cannot respond to letter correspondence; but, can acknowledge receipt of the letter(s).

2) In order to initiate the use of ASSIST2Industry, the Government requires the names, company titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses of two (2) individuals that the Offeror has designated as responsible for receiving and responding to Government ENs through ASSIST2Industry. The designation of two (2) individuals is for the purpose of insuring availability of one individual if the other individual is not available. The required information regarding these two (2) individuals must be submitted with the Offeror’s proposal and included in the cover letter. Those two (2) individuals, if selected in ASSIST, will also be the Contractor POCs to receive letter correspondence from the Government. Therefore, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the information provided at proposal submission is accurate and up to date throughout the source selection process. If letter correspondence is sent by the Government via ASSIST, Contractor POCs will receive email notification informing them that they have correspondence, and that they must login to ASSIST2Industry and acknowledge receipt of the correspondence.

3) After the solicitation’s closing date, the Government will establish an account in ASSIST2Industry for each individual identified by the Offeror that has submitted a proposal in response to this solicitation. The two individuals named by the Offeror will be authorized access to that account. Two (2) separate system generated emails will be sent to each individual. One of the emails will contain the individual’s ASSIST2Industry username. The other email will contain the individual’s temporary password. Using the provided username and temporary password, each individual can then go to https://ASSIST2Industry.army.mil to access the account. NOTE: The first time a user logs in, the user will be required to change the temporary password before the user can proceed to use the site.

4) Whenever the Government issues ENs to the Offeror through ASSIST2Industry, the Government’s Contracting Officer will notify the Offeror through either ASSIST2Industry or a medium independent of ASSIST2Industry (e.g., e-mail) that the Offeror has ENs in ASSIST2Industry waiting for a response. There will be no ENs in ASSIST2Industry until such notice is issued by the Contracting Officer.

5) All Offerors are advised that ASSIST2Industry has been updated and it is now the responsibility of PRIME Contractors to establish accounts for their SUBCONTRACTORS to respond to Government ENs. A separate area within ASSIST2Industry has been created to allow authorized subcontractor POCs to upload proposal files only. Subcontractors will not be able to access any other information on the ASSIST2Industry website (e.g. Questions/Evaluation Notices, Responses, etc.). Once a subcontractor has been added, they will receive a user ID (e.g.

subcontractor0001) and password (an initial password) that will be sent via two separate system generated e-mails. A subcontractor will have one user ID for all PRIMES and solicitation https://assist2industry.army.mil/ responses, i.e. if you are a subcontractor to multiple Prime Contractors and multiple solicitation responses, you will only have one user ID. Once an account has been established for the subcontractor, go to https://ASSIST2Industry.army.mil to access the account. Prime Contractors will only be able to see the number of files submitted by their subcontractors; but, will be UNABLE TO VIEW the subcontractor’s files.

b. Accessing ASSIST2INDUSTRY Prime/Subcontractors

1) Access to ASSIST2Industry will require a two factor authentication for each Prime and subcontractor user. All ASSIST2Industry users are required to have a username/password (first authentication) and may select one of the following three methods for implementing the second authentication to access the site:

1. Use an authenticator application on your cell phone (e.g. Google or Microsoft Authenticator) to receive a QR Code;

2. Receive a code via an SMS Text Message to your cell phone; or

3. Receive a code via e-mail.

2) If you have any other problems accessing your account, contact the Army Enterprise Service Desk (AESD) at the number listed below:

Phone: 1-866-335-2769 (ARMY), # Option 1 (Unclassified Systems and Services) and 3 (Procurement Systems).

NOTE: Identify the Business Service as VCE.

3) Please be prepared to provide the following:

1. Contractor POC Name;

2. Telephone Number;

3. Email Address;

4. Procuring Contracting Officer and/or Contract Specialist Name and Telephone Number;

5. ASSIST Source Selection/Program Name; and

6. Solicitation Number.

Contractor POCs shall not provide any additional information than what is noted above.

NOTE: Both Prime Contractors and subcontractors are instructed to review the ASSIST2Industry User’s Guide, located under the “Getting Started” tab on the website. The guide has been updated and provides step by step instructions on how to perform functions and navigate the website.

THE OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE SYSTEM GENERATED EMAILS REFERRED TO ABOVE

ARE INTENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE OFFEROR IN

ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.306(A), (B), OR (D) (I.E., CLARIFICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR

DISCUSSIONS). ALSO, RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DOES NOT SIGNIFY THAT A COMPETITIVE

RANGE DETERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.306(C) HAS BEEN MADE OR THAT THE

OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE WHEN THAT

DETERMINATION IS MADE. ALL NOTIFICATIONS THAT ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE

OFFEROR HAS COMMENCED AND THE OFFEROR HAS EVALUATION NOTICES (ENS) AVAILABLE TO

RESPOND TO, OR ANY NOTIFICATION THAT THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN

OR EXCLUDED FROM THE COMPETITIVE RANGE, WILL BE SENT TO THE OFFEROR BY THE

CONTRACTING OFFICER INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ASSIST2INDUSTRY.

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c. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contracting Officer via the Contract Specialist. Address all questions or concerns the Offeror may have to the Contract Specialist, Lesa Crockett at email: lesa.m.crockett.civ@army.mil or Dianne K. Grimes, Contracting Officer at e-mail: dianne.k.grimes.civ@army.mil. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email not later than 1:00 p.m. CT on 08 February 2023 to the KO and CS identified above.

4. These instructions prescribe the format for the proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals. Hyperlinks are prohibited.

5. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise deemed unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

6. In accordance with FAR 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain a copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

7. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the website at https://piee.eb.mil/. Potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

8. Debriefings. The KO will promptly notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing. Debriefings will be in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 (Preaward Debriefing of Offerors) or FAR 15.506 (Postaward Debriefing of Offerors), as applicable.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions:

1. Offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) separate volumes: Mission Capability, Past Performance, Cost and General.

2. Proposal Format

a. The Offerors shall submit their proposal through PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/. A maximum size file of

1.95 GB (PIEE) is allowed and only files submitted in the following formats will be accepted: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel. PIEE is the mandatory submittal application for this Solicitation. The alternative email provided can be used only under specific circumstances that prevent the Offeror from using PIEE and the contracting officer is notified. The attachment size for acceptance by an email server would be a cumulative attachment size of 10 MB or less per email, not per individual file attached to a single email. Hard copy submission will NOT be accepted. Digital copies shall be provided in separate documents– one (1) copy for each volume title. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer.

b. Exceptions. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If the Offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the Offeror shall clearly identify the applicable Volume and exceptions with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken, what is the benefit to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. This information shall be provided in the Table 1 – Request for Proposal Exception Format below.

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Table 1 – Request for Proposal Exception Format

Solicitation Document Page/ Paragraph Requirement/ Portion Rationale & Impact Section B, PWS, Section L&M, etc.

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken

Describe the rationale and impact of the exception

c. Volume I and Volume II shall be submitted in one of the following formats: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel. Microsoft Office extension files shall be compatible with MS Office 365.The Cost Narrative for Volume III may be submitted in other formats, e.g., Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel. The Cost Proposal must be submitted using Attachment 5 Cost Volume Workbook. Documents shall be in Arial and 12- point font size text size of the font size will be no larger than 12 point and no smaller than 10 point. File names shall be “Company Name, Volume - Initial” for the first submission. File name of later submissions (if necessary), shall be “Company Name Volume - Revision X’ with X indicating the number of the revision. Page limitations are as follows:

Table 2 – Volumes and Page Limitations

Volume Title Digital Copy Maximum Pages

I Mission Capability 1 70 130 II Past Performance 1 3 pages per reference III Cost 1 No page limit IV General 1 No page limit

d. Proposal Limitation. The proposal shall not exceed the limits stated above. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall be removed from the digital copy, unread. The Government will not accept any changes to the Offeror’s proposal after the closing date of the solicitation (See FAR

15.208 for further information regarding late proposals). If discussions become necessary, page limitations may be placed on responses to ENs. The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the Offerors.

e. What Counts As a Page? A page shall be an 8 ½” X 11” size of paper, no exceptions. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Letter size Font size will be 10 point and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the Offeror but must be easily readable The text size of the font size will be no larger than 12 point and no smaller than 10 point.

Illustrations and tables can overflow on to more than one page, however, they are counted as the number of pages they occupy. Margins shall be at least one (1) inch on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch on the side.

The Offeror shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event an Offeror creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting.

f. Page limit includes all appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs and drawings. Page limit does not include covers for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, cross reference indices, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. Pages will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

g. Indexing. Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections. The Offeror shall determine the best means of indexing proposal contents with the intent of easing the readers’ ability to locate parts/sections of the proposal.

h. Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with a definition for each.

3. Proposal Files: Each volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(i) VOLUME 1 – Factor 1 – Mission Capability.

(1) The Mission Capability Volume shall be prepared in an orderly format, be clear, concise, cover the understanding of the work, and include sufficient detail of the Offeror’s method to attain contract objectives and the Government’s ability to make a thorough evaluation of the Offeror’s technical competence and capacity to comply with the contract requirements specified in the PWS. The Offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology they will use for accomplishing the requirements of the factors under evaluation. The Mission Capability proposal shall enable technical personnel to make a thorough evaluation and determination as to whether the method proposed and described will satisfy the requirements of the Government. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, artwork or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. The Mission Capability proposal shall be specific, detailed, concise but comprehensive, to completely and fully demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the Government’s requirements. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements. The Mission Capability proposal shall also address inherent technical problems, the achievement of the specifications and work program and have a valid and practical solution for any sample problem. Data previously submitted will not be considered, therefore such data shall not be incorporated in the Mission Capability proposal by reference. Statements that the Offeror understands, can or will comply with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) (including referenced publications, technical data, training, etc.); statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof (including applicable publications, technical data, etc.);, and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used,” “standard training will be employed,” etc., will be considered insufficient and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from further consideration for contract award. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the facilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

(2) Each section of the Mission Capability Volume shall clearly reference the applicable instruction and evaluation criteria addressed in Section L and M of the RFP and include PWS citations to support any discussion regarding the execution of tasks. The Mission Capability Volume shall not contain any pricing data.

(3) Offeror The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

TAB A: Table of Contents.

TAB B: Exceptions/Assumptions (if required). Any exceptions or assumptions used in proposal preparation must be identified in this tab. Provide identification and explanation of exceptions or assumptions in Volume I.

TAB C: List of Table and Drawings; Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

TAB D: Cross Reference Matrix. Offeror shall use the Government-provided TETSS Attachment 6, Proposal Compliance Matrix, to cross reference CLINs/Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)/Performance Statement of Work (PWS) paragraph/ Sections L & M/ Offerors Proposal Paragraph and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) references. Offeror may add or delete rows as needed but shall not add columns/headings.

TAB E: Executive Summary. The Offeror shall provide an executive summary of the proposal that describes the significant attributes and theme of its proposal. The summary shall address any significant tradeoffs and risks, and highlight any key or unique features of the team and/or proposal, excluding cost. The Offeror shall provide a list with the addresses and point of contacts (PoC), of all companies participating on the Offeror’s team, including the prime Contractor, any partners, subcontractors, etc. Any material presented in this summary shall not be considered as meeting the requirements for any other parts of the proposal.

TAB F: Factor 1 Mission Capability Subfactors.

Subfactor 1 –Base Operations

a. The Offeror shall provide Task Implementation Plans (TIPs) for each Base Task Authorization Request (TAR) in support of Base Operations Support for Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate (AMDTD) located at Fort Bliss, Technical Exhibit (TE) K and Base Operations Support for Fires Support Test Directorate (FSTD), Fort Sill, TE L, and PWS 5.1, IAW the TIP format listed as TE D – Task Implementation Plan Revision 20220106.

b. The Offeror’s proposal shall discuss in its organizational structure its on-site program management staff, supervisor to employee ratios, and use of technical leads to execute the Base Operations Support requirement at Fort Bliss, TX, and Base Operations Support requirement Fort Sill, OK. The Offeror shall provide an organizational structure chart that identifies all personnel by labor category, the functions each labor category shall support, the number of personnel for each labor category, and all labor hours (i.e., full or part-time labor hours for each labor category) required to support the Base Operations Support TAR at Fort Bliss, TX, Base Operations Support Fort Sill, OK, and IAW PWS paragraphs 1.6.11.1 and 5.1. The offeror’s proposal shall discuss in its organizational structure its on-site program management staff, supervisor to employee ratios, and use of technical leads to execute the Base operations Support requirement at Fort bliss, TX, and Base Operations Support requirement at Fort Sill, OK.

c. The Offeror shall describe their management controls to include methods of recruitment, retention of personnel with requisite knowledge, skills, training, and experience to execute the requirements for sufficiency and feasibility if using teaming arrangements, partnering agreements, and/or joint ventures to support the requirements throughout the contract performance period IAW PWS Section 1.6.11.2.

**A cost proposal is required for the Base Operation TAR for Fort Bliss, TX, (TE K) and Fort Sill, OK, (TE L) and shall be submitted in the Offeror's Attachment 5, Cost Volume Workbook, included with the Volume III for Factor 3 Cost.

Subfactor 2 – Key Personnel

The Offeror shall provide resumes IAW PWS paragraphs 1.6.10 through 1.6.10.1.4 of Government identified Key Personnel with the clearance level, education, qualification, experience, and ability to support the requirement as part of the management organization. If the Offeror has identified Key Personnel in addition to paragraph 1.6.10, their resumes shall also be provided. The resumes shall not exceed five (5) pages for each designated Key Personnel. This does not count toward the Volume I, 70 130 page limit.

Required Resume Information:

• Name

• Proposed Assignment: Title, Company Name, Job Description, and Organizational Responsibilities

• Current Position (Beginning Date: Month/Year)

• Significant experience

• Previous positions

• Education - Degrees, dates, majors, schools

• Other educational training (month/year)

• Licenses or certificates

• Security clearance and investigation type and date (if any)

• Unique qualifications (summarize any relevant, unique experience, education, or personal characteristics that may not be evident from the above information.)

Subfactor 3 – Test Support Operations

a. The Offeror shall provide a Task Implementation Plan (TIP) for Test Support Operations, Sample Test TAR (Attachment 1), using the TIP format listed as TE – Task Implementation Plan Revision 20220106.

The Offeror’s TIP shall provide its technical approach IAW the entire PWS Section 5.2 and demonstrate their ability to perform pre-test services, test execution, and post-test services. The Offeror shall include their workload shifts for personnel management at multiple locations IAW Attachment 1.

b. The Offeror shall address in their methodology Fluctuating Test Workloads, mitigation strategies for handling surge and lull periods for test support and releasing or reassigning test support personnel. The Offeror shall address approaches to minimize disruption to on-going activities and minimize cost to the Government. The Offeror shall describe its methodology when changes in priorities to the Sample Test TAR support operations occur.

The Offeror shall include their methodology for the Sample Test TAR when:

• The test support timeline slips 90 days.

• The amount of Systems Under Test (SUT) equipment increases by 1/3.

• Multiple test events and locations that must execute simultaneously, resulting in overlapping SUTs.

**A cost proposal is not required for the Sample Test TAR and shall not be included in Attachment 5, Cost Volume Workbook Volume III for Factor 3 Cost.

(ii) VOLUME II – Factor 2 - Past Performance.

The Offerors past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successful performance IAW the PWS.

This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts.

1. Submission Requirements. The Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

TAB A: Table of Contents.

TAB B: Exceptions/Assumptions. Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations in Volume II. Additionally, any assumptions used in the proposal preparation must be identified.

TAB C: Summary Page. The Offeror shall include a summary describing the role of the Offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or Joint Venture (JV) partner. The summary shall include any contractor for which Past Performance Information was submitted. The summary shall also include a cross-reference matrix depicting the Offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or JV partner with reference to the past performance projects cited for each team member and the associated tasks from the PWS represented by each project. Offerors shall disclose any information regarding terminations, cure notices and show cause notices in their past performance regardless of whether those contracts are relevant to the current solicitation. The disclosure shall be clearly and easily identifiable in the Past Performance Volume.

TAB D: Consent Letters. The Offeror shall submit consent letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or JV partner, authorizing the release of past performance information so the Offeror can respond to such information. This is in addition to the page count in Table 2.

TAB E: Client Authorization Letters. For each identified effort for a commercial customer, the Offeror shall submit Client Authorization Letters authorizing release of any requested information on the Offeror’s performance to the Government. This is in addition to the page count in Table 2.

TAB F: Organization Structure Change History. Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized the divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant present or past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this proposal volume a "roadmap" describing all such changes in the organization of the company and of proposed team members. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts you identify for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider present and past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the Offeror(s), the "roadmap" shall be both specifically applicable to the efforts you identify and general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

TAB G: Specific Relevant Contracts Format. The offeror shall provide documentation in accordance with Table – 2, Volume II shall not exceed three (3) pages per reference, and this however does not include either the Subcontractor/Teaming Partner Consent or Past Performance Questionnaire Forms (Attachment 2 Past Performance Questionnaire).

a. The Offeror shall provide documentation outlining the Offeror’s past performance with contracts, as a prime or subcontractor. The Offeror shall include documentation regarding relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation.

b. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime Offeror and each major (providing 10% or more of the tasks) subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three (3) years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this RFP.

The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources but is not compelled to rely on all the information available.

c. The Offeror SHALL NOT go back any farther than three (3) years from the date of solicitation issuance for the submitted data. Past Performance information is also required for any subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or JV partner that performs a major or critical task(s) of the requirement, which impacts the overall success of the Prime Contractor. Past Performance information may be submitted for any other subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or JV partner that demonstrates the Offeror’s capability to meet one or more of the PWS functional areas. The submittal shall include rationale supporting the assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation.

Offerors are required to explain what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant to the proposed effort, and to what aspects of the proposed effort they relate. Discuss in concise detail the quality in performance of each identified relevant contract.

d. For the contracts identified on each Specific Relevant Contract Reference, the Offeror shall forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2) to the points of contact responsible for monitoring performance under such contracts. The points of contact shall email the questionnaires directly to Lesa Crockett, CS, at lesa.m.crockett.civ@army.mil and Dianne K. Grimes, KO, at dianne.k.grimes.civ@army.mil not later than 1:00 pm Central Time, 08 MARCH 2023 22 March 2023. Any questionnaires not emailed directly to the CS and KO will not be reviewed or evaluated.

The information contained in the questionnaires will be used to evaluate the Offeror’s past performance. New entities that have no past customers shall annotate on the Summary Page that they have had no previous clients and that questionnaires cannot be provided.

2. Contract Description. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(a) Contractor/subcontractor place of performance, Commercial and Governmental Entity (CAGE) Code and Unique Entity ID 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, current address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, and telephone numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative name, current email address, and telephone numbers.

mailto:lesa.m.crockett.civ@army.mil

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

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name, current e-mail address, and telephone numbers.

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

(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 price/cost.

(i) Final or projected final price/cost.

(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.

3. Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in the Contract Description, 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 indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(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), number of failures attributable to Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror’s delivered product.

4. Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical services at least 10% of the incurred cost. This section will further include written consent of subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror.

(iii) VOLUME III – Factor 3 - Cost.

This volume shall consist of all information required to support proposed costs. There are no page limitations for this volume. The Attachment 5, Cost Volume Workbook shall be completely fill out. All information relating to the proposed cost including all required supporting documentation shall be included in Volume III.