W911Nf-15-R-0019_Amendment_03.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to add Section L.2.4.9 Additional Questions and Answ ers and Section L 2.4.10 Revised Attachment 2:

Cost Summary Sheet.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 12

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 16-Oct-2015

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 W911NF-15-R-0019

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

14-Sep-2015

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

16-Oct-2015

CODE

US ARMY ACC-APG-RTP W911NF

4300 S. MIAMI BLVD

DURHAM NC 27703

W911NF 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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See Item 6

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W911NF-15-R-0019

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been added by full text:

L 2.4.10 REVISED COST SUMMARY

Proposed Cost

Company Name: [Insert company name]

CAGE: [Insert CAGE code]

*REPLACE with type of indirect rate as applicable for your company (e.g. fringe, overhead, G&A, etc.)

**NOTE: Offeror may edit the sheet as necessary for additional indirect rates or to comply with Offerors disclosure statements.

Cost Element Rate Hours Dollars Cost Element Rate Hours Dollars

Direct Labor Direct Labor

Program Manager $ - 100 $ - Program Manager $ - 100 $

Technical Manager $ - 100 $ - Technical Manager $ - 100

Logistics Planner $ - 100 $ - Logistics Planner $ - 100

$ - 100 $ - $ - 100 $

Subtotal Direct Labor $ - Subtotal Direct Labor $

Indirect Expenses Indirect Expenses

Indirect 1* 0% $ - Indirect 1* 0% $

Indirect 2* 0% $ - Indirect 2* 0% $

Indirect 3* 0% $ - Indirect 3* 0% $

Subtotal Indirect Expenses $ - Subtotal Indirect Expenses $

Total Cost Input $ - Total Cost Input $

Fee (RDT&E) 0% $ - Fee (NON RDT&E) 0% $

Total (RDT&E) 400 $ - Total (NON RDT&E) 400 $

L 2.4.9

L.2.4.9 Additional Questions and Answers

Question 13. If a subcontractor performs on a citation, does the government still require a PPQ from government POCs (contracting activity and technical representative), or will an evaluation from the Prime contractor’s representatives suffice? An evaluation from a Prime contractor is usually more useful in these situations as they monitor subcontractor’s performance, rather than the contract performance on the whole.

Answer13: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) should only be submitted for work performed as a Prime Contractor or as a partner in an Established Joint Venture Agreement. (See RFP W911NF-15-R-0019 Section L.2.4.1) The Government does not want PPQs for work performed as a subcontractor.

Question 14. The solicitation provides position descriptions for three labor categories (Program Manager, Technical Manager, and Logistics Planner.) Attachment 2 Cost Summary Sheet includes two additional labor categories, “Electrical Engineer, Intermediate" and "Operational Analyst" and does not include "Technical Manager”.

Please clarify that we are only to bid the three labor categories found in L.2.3.2.3. If we are required to bid the “Electrical Engineer, Intermediate” and "Operational Analyst" labor category, please provide labor category descriptions for “Electrical Engineer, Intermediate” and "Operational Analyst." Also, please confirm if the proposed “Electrical Engineer, Intermediate” and "Electrical Engineer" rates will be used for evaluation purposes only (as stipulated for the other labor categories) and not incorporated into the contract.

Answer 14: For proposal and evaluation purposes only, offerors shall bid the three labor categories of Program Manager, Technical Manager and Logistics Planner. Electrical Engineer, Intermediate and Operational Analyst were mistakenly included. Attachment 2 Cost Summary Sheet has been revised to correct this error. See RFP W911NF-15-R-0019 Section L.2.3.2.3

The following have been modified:

L.1 General Instructions

L.1.1 Each offeror shall submit one (1) proposal via email to the Contracting Officer Kathryn McManus at:

usarmy.rtp.rdecom-aro.mbx.nvesd-qrb-umc-source-selections@mail.mil prior to the date and time specified in Block 9 of the Standard Form 33. Offeror’s proposals are due by 4:00 PM in Durham, NC (Eastern Time) on 29 October 2015. Amendments to the Solicitation may not result in an extension of proposal due date. Offerors shall NOT submit proposals via the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) or FedBizOpps websites. The size per email shall not exceed 9MB. When submitting proposals the subject line shall include the phrase "ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION Proposal". If submitting multiple emails, the subject line shall include " Email 1 of 2"," Email 2 of 2", as appropriate to the number of emails submitted (e.g. ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION Proposal Email 1 of 2), as appropriate to the number of emails submitted. Offerors shall not submit compressed or .zip files. If the offeror does not receive confirmation of receipt, it is the responsibility of the offeror to contact Ms. McManus to confirm their proposal has been received.

L.1.2 All questions shall be submitted via email to usarmy.rtp.rdecom-aro.list.nvesd-qrb-umc-source-selections@mail.mil no later than 4:00 PM in Durham, NC (Eastern Time) on 30 September 2015. Offerors shall NOT submit questions via the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) or FedBizOpps websites. When submitting questions the subject line of the e-mail shall be "Questions submitted by ENTER NAME OF KTR"'.

L.1.3 All communications shall be conducted only in writing and directly to the Contracting Officer as identified in the Standard Form 33. Offerors shall not contact any other Government personnel other than the Contracting Officer identified. Contacting any other Government personnel other than the Contracting Officer identified may result in an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) and may result in an offeror being excluded from competition and award.

The offeror shall disclose any potential OCI situations with itself, subcontractors, partners or any other offeror as it applies to this solicitation for the ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION task order contract to the Contracting Officer as soon as the OCI is identified; including if identified prior to proposal submission, or the offeror shall submit an affirmation statement in its proposal that they are not aware of any OCI in accordance with L.2.1. The disclosure shall include the facts and an analysis of the actual or perceived conflict and recommend an approach to neutralize, mitigate, or avoid the potential conflict. The Contracting Officer will determine if resolution is necessary and promptly respond to resolve any potential conflicts, which may include notifying an offeror of their exclusion from the competition. If an offeror fails to submit either a disclosure of potential OCI situations or an affirmative statement that the offeror is not aware of any OCI, the offeror may be considered non responsive in accordance with, Phase I – Pre-Evaluation Screening Compliance as discussed in Section M entitled Basis for Award.

L.1.4 Costs associated with the preparation and submission of the technical proposal or bid in response to this solicitation are the responsibility of the offeror.

L.1.5 Each offerors entire proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of 180 days from the date of proposal receipt by the Government. If an offeror states in their proposal that the proposal is valid for any period less than 180 days, the proposal shall not be considered for award.

L.1.6 Offerors shall not submit any assumptions, terms, conditions, caveats, or exceptions with proposals. All concerns shall be addressed by submitting questions by the date specified in this solicitation. If an offeror includes any assumptions, terms, conditions, caveats, or exceptions with proposals, the proposal may not be considered for award.

L.1.7 The e-mail proposal submittal shall consist of separate files as set forth and named below. Microsoft Office 2007 software or higher and Adobe software if applicable, shall be used to create the required files. If the Government is unable to access the documents, the proposal may not be considered for award. Proposals shall not contain any classified data or information. No password protected files will be accepted.

Offerors shall replace xxxx with the company name and MMDDYY with the date of the proposal. For example, Offeror A CORP 021515.doc(x).

Volume Title Maximum Pages File Name Convention*

1 Cover Letter 3 Volume 1 xxxx Cover Letter

MMDDYY.doc 2 Technical 50 Volume 2 xxxx Technical

MMDDYY.doc 3 Cost N/A Volume 3 xxxx Cost

MMDDYY.doc and Volume 3 xxxx Cost

MMDDYY.xls 4 Past Performance See paragraphs L2.4 for page count Volume 4 xxxx Past

Performance MMDDYY.doc

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

*Resumes, Written Consent of Major Subcontractors, Letter of Commitment, Manpower charts (Organizational chart), and Past Performance Questionnaires are excluded from the page count.

In order to reduce proposal size, proposals shall be limited to the number of pages outlined above for each volume.

Page limit is viewed as total pages within a file including, but not limited to, table of contents, cover page, glossary page, etc. All proposal information shall be confined to the appropriate file. Pages containing text shall be typewritten using the standard letter size (8.5 x 11) in Microsoft Word. Text shall be in a minimum of twelve (12) point Times New Roman font and the page layout shall have no less than one inch (1) margins. Drawings or other graphics shall be reduced only to the extent legibility is not lost using the standard letter sixe (8.5x11) in Microsoft Word. Any table or graphic shall have a minimum of ten (10) point Times New Roman font. All pages shall be appropriately numbered and marked with the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header or footer.

L.1.8 Cost/price information shall not be included in Volumes 1, 2, or 4.

L.1.9 For proposal purposes only, the anticipated ordering period is two (2) years.

L.1.10 Phase I - Pre-Evaluation Screening Compliance The complete proposal submission consists of four Volumes. The Offeror will be responsible for ensuring its proposal is transmitted and received as specified in paragraph L.1

L.1.11 Phase II - Evaluation Includes:

Volume 1: Cover Letter Volume 2: Technical Volume 3: Cost Volume 4: Past Performance

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical Requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

L.2 Proposal Contents

All information the offeror intends to have considered shall be submitted with the initial proposal. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient information to permit a complete, thorough, and accurate evaluation of the submitted proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

L.2.1 Volume 1: Cover Letter

Offerors shall submit a cover letter on company letterhead. The cover letter shall not exceed three (3) pages, excluding the attachment of the Standard Forms 30 and 33. The following information shall be included in the cover letter:

a. The point of contact for the proposal, including the individuals name, company position/title, phone number, and e-mail address.

b. An affirmative statement that the identified point of contact has the authority to enter into an agreement on behalf of the offerors company.

c. An affirmative statement of agreement to all terms, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation and that the proposal does not include any assumptions, terms, conditions, caveats, or exceptions.

d. An affirmative statement that the offeror is not aware of any OCI with itself, subcontractors, partners or any other offeror as it applies to this solicitation for the ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION base contract awards, or an affirmative statement that any OCI that the offeror is aware of for any offeror as it applies to this solicitation has been disclosed to the Contracting Officer and the date it was disclosed, including if disclosed with proposal submission.

e. An affirmative statement that the entire proposal will remain valid for a minimum of 180 days from the date of proposal submission.

f. The offerors CAGE code, DUNS number, and cognizant DCAA and DCMA offices.

g. Signed copy of the Standard Form 33; digital signature or handwritten signature on scanned copy will be acceptable.

L.2.1.1 Offerors shall attach to the cover letter any submissions required in accordance with Section K of this solicitation. Submission requirements for Section K are not included in the page limit for the cover letter.

L.2.1.2 Offerors shall attach to the cover letter signed copies of all SF 33 and SF 30 forms. SF 33 and SF 30 forms shall be signed as required in accordance with FAR 4.102. Digital signatures or handwritten signatures on a scanned copy are acceptable. Submission of the SF 33 and SF 30 forms is not included in the page limit for the cover letter.

L.2.2 Volume 2: Factor 1 - Technical

The Technical Volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the Offeror’s proposal. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Offeror’s responses will be evaluated against the technical factor with four subfactors. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. The volume shall be organized into the following sections and the proposal shall address the following as a minimum:

Subfactor 1: Mission Capability Approach

The Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate an understanding of the PWS requirements with specific emphasis found in PWS paragraph 3. The Offeror's proposal shall demonstrate technical capabilites that support the PWS requirements to include assessment of emerging equipment, subsystems and systems in an operational setting.

The Offeror must demonstrate that it has necessary access to resources required to support the PWS.

Subfactor 2: Contract Management

The proposal should demonstrate how it plans to manage all personnel at different locations, coordinate execution of multiple technical requirements, and respond to potential problem areas internal to both the corporate structure and the Government (those which impact successful contract performance). The Offeror should discuss its rationale for using the proposed management structure. The Offeror shall describe the cross-utilization of personnel with the goal of optimizing core experience and expertise across the task orders. Offeror demonstrates access and understanding necessary to provide programmatic and operating support required under this contract. Offeror demonstrates management skills and processes and organizational processes and capabilities to execute the full requirements of this task in a global environment. The Offeror shall demonstrate how the contract management capabilities, processes and all necessary facilities equipment, tools, and systems necessary to conduct all tasks requirements for the term of the PWS.

Subfactor 3: Corporate Experience and Teaming Arrangements

The Offeror’s proposal must demonstrate available skilled and capable personnel to meet all task requirements under the PWS for the full term of the PWS.

The Offeror shall identify its direct corporate experience relevant to the requirements contained in the PWS and the expertise, knowledge and capabilities that will enable the proposed corporate entity to successfully perform the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offerors shall demonstrate ability to support mission requirements in the United States and out to various Theatres. The Offeror should address all teaming arrangements it plans to use to support ART throughout the contract period. The importance of the teaming partners and their value added should be discussed and detail how its corporate strengths and depth, and the strengths and depth of its subcontractors and team members, will be utilized to the benefit of the resultant contract. The documentation of any teaming, partnering or joint venture agreement shall be included only in Volume II entitled “Technical" In addition, the cohesiveness of the team should be discussed, including whether those teaming partners will fill any key management positions within the proposed management structure. Offeror shall detail how it’s corporate strengths/depth and the strengths/depth of corporate subcontractor/team members will be utilized to the benefit of the resultant contract.

Letters of Commitment must be provided by all teaming arrangements as defined by FAR subpart 9.6. Any corporate experience of a company that in the future might, but has not yet, become part of the offeror's company, including but not limited to any pending novation agreements, mergers, and acquisitions, will NOT be considered.

Any corporate experience of a predecessor company or division divested away from the offeror also will NOT be considered.

Subfactor 4: Key Personnel

The Government has identified the following four (4) functional key areas:

(1) Logistical Support to Experiments/Assessments

(2) Integration

(3) Field Service

(4) Assessment Support End Items

The Offeror shall propose one person for each key functional area to serve as key personnel.

However, Offerors should identify any other positions within their proposed organizational structure, which they consider to be key and summarize the duties and responsibilities of those positions. The Program Manager (PM) is designated by the Government as Key Personnel and shall have a Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance or other clearance based on a background investigation (SSBI) that supports at least that level of access.

The Offeror shall provide a resume not to exceed three (3) pages for each employee or prospective employee designated to fill a key position. The resumes shall be provided in the following format and provide sufficient information for the Government to be able to assess Key Personnel capabilities with respect to technical knowledge and expertise and management leadership and experience: A key area to address is the proposed management structure for planning, assigning and executing work to include the autonomy of the Program Manager.

The Offeror shall provide the following information for all employees designated as Key in the following resume format:

1. Name

2. Proposed Assignment: Title, Job Description and Organizational Responsibilities

3. Current Position (Beginning Date: Month/Year)

a. Firm

b. Significant Experience

c. Specific Projects

4. Previous Positions (at least 10 years)

a. Firm and period of employment

b. Significant Experience

c. Specific Projects

5. Education

a. Degrees, Dates, Major and School

b. Other Educational Training (month/year)

c. Licenses or Certifications

6. Professional Activities and Achievements

a. Awards

b. Significant Publications

c. Licenses or Certifications

7. Security Clearance and Investigation Type and Date

8. Unique Qualifications (Summarize any relevant, unique experience, education, or personal characteristics that may not be evident from the information above)

9. Letter of Commitment

L.2.3 Volume 3: Factor 2 – Cost

L.2.3.1 Part 1 – Fee

Fee shall not be applied to travel or equipment costs. Contractors will be allowed fixed fee on subcontract costs, excluding equipment and travel costs. A maximum nominal Fixed Fee for Prime contractors will be allowed on Other Direct Costs for subcontracts as follows:

Subcontract Costs Maximum Nominal Fee Small Business Subcontracts 5% Other Than Small Business Subcontracts 3%

L.2.3.1.1 For Part 1, Offerors shall complete and submit Attachment 1, entitled "Fee Only." Offerors shall rename Attachment 1 as xxxx FEE MMDDYY.doc(x) replacing xxxx with the company name and MMDDYY with the date of the proposal.

L.2.3.1.2 One of the criteria required to be considered in Phase I (Pre-Evaluation Screening Compliance as discussed in Section M entitled Basis for Award) of the evaluation is to propose a fee of 12% OR LESS for RDT&E (8% OR LESS for Non RDT&E) for cost plus fixed fee task orders and cost plus fixed fee contract line item numbers (CLINs). Offerors that propose a fee above 12% for RDT&E (8% for Non RDT&E) shall not be considered for award.

L.2.3.1.3 For offerors that receive a contract award, the offerors proposed maximum fee rate will be incorporated in Section H of the base contract as a maximum allowable fee on all cost plus fixed fee task orders and/or cost plus fixed fee contract line item numbers (CLINs) for the base ordering period and any orders that extend beyond the expiration of the ordering period. NOTE to Offerors: The Government estimates that less than 10% of orders will be issued entirely on a firm-fixed-price basis and profit will be negotiated on FFP task orders at the task order level.

Therefore offerors are advised that the majority of orders will be issued on a cost reimbursement basis and the offeror's proposed maximum fee rate will be the maximum allowable fee on those orders.

L.2.3.2 Part 2 - Cost/Price FOR PROPOSAL EVALUATION ONLY

L.2.3.2.1 Offerors shall submit the cost proposal in the format specified in Attachment 2 of this solicitation, entitled Cost Summary Sheet. Offerors shall rename Attachment 2 as xxxx COST MMDDYY.xls(x) replacing xxxx with the company name and MMDDYY with the date of the proposal.

L.2.3.2.2 Sample labor categories will be used to evaluate costs. Offerors shall submit a direct labor rate (PRIME CONTRACTOR ONLY) for each of the sample labor categories described below. For each labor category, offerors shall submit a summarization containing direct labor, direct labor rates, indirect labor rates, G&A, if applicable, total costs, and fee. The offeror shall use 100 hours for each of the 3 skill classifications listed below, for a total of 300 hours. The fee rate proposed in Attachment 2 shall exactly match the maximum fee rate proposed in Attachment 1. Offerors are advised that the proposed direct labor and indirect cost rates will not be incorporated in the contract awards as ceiling rates. The labor categories below are for evaluation purposes only.

L.2.3.2.3 For proposal and evaluation purposes only, offerors shall assume the location of performance is on a Government site at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and that the period of performance is during the first year of performance (1 November 2015- 30 October 2016) of the ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION contract. For the purposes of pricing the Offeror shall assume a 1 November 2015 start date.

a. Program Manager

Description: Organize, direct, and coordinate planning and implementation of all and program support activities. Interface with government personnel. Determine and monitor project costs. Ensure conformance and mange direct project personnel to ensure contract objectives and performance standard are met. Interpret contracts, policies, purposes, and goals of the organizations organization. Identify, acquire, and use company resources to achieve project technical objectives. Requirements: Bachelors degree. Minimum (may substitute additional six years of related experience for a Bachelors Degree).

Masters degree desired (may substitute additional four years of experience for a Masters Degree.

Minimum six years of experience in management and support to NVESD Quick Response, ASA(ALT), TRADOC, Army Research Development and Engineering Centers (RDECs) including conducting live quarterly experiments at various venues such as: Camp Roberts, CA; Fort AP Hill, MD; Camp Blanding, FL; Playas, NM; Stennis, MS; Helena, MT, and/or Quantico, VA. Recent knowledge of organizational processes, risk management, quality processes and quality management, schedule and cost control, basic contracting law. Familiar with Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations and Army Federal Acquisition Regulations Top Secret with SCI Security Clearance.

b. Technical Manager Description: Provide technical expertise, management skills and leadership abilities for activities.

Demonstrate proficient in handling the most complex of technical development concepts, latest software tools and technologies, strong database concepts and designing techniques. Understands different programming languages and ability to solve problems in coding, testing and deployment. Possesses good knowledge of different software systems, client/server architectures and various compatibility requirements. Experience in troubleshooting, software development processes and ability to understand and implement client requirements. Requirements: Four year Bachelors’ Degree with at least six years’ experience in a technical focus areas working on DOD or similar problem sets.

c. Logistics Planner: Plans the execution and continuous improvement of standard logistic processes on current operations and planning within and across theater and actual theater environments.

Logistics functions encompass maintenance, supply, transportation and logistics plans. Inherently included as logistics tasks are program formulation, policy planning, coordination, inspection, integrated logistics processes, joint planning logistics, acquisition and wholesale logistics, product support, asset visibility, material management and supervision. Works on tasks where analysis of data requires an evaluation of various factors. Implements established guidelines, procedures and policies. Ensures project schedules, and performance requirements are met. Requirements: Four year Bachelors’ Degree with at least six years experience within and across theater locations and actual theater environments.

L.2.3.3 Part 3 - Cost Narrative

Offerors shall submit a cost narrative with sufficient documentation necessary to adequately support and explain the costs proposed. There is no page limitation for the cost narrative.

L.2.3.3.1 Offerors shall provide whatever information is necessary for the Government to determine why the proposed direct labor rates are realistic.

L.2.3.3.2 In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b), data other than certified cost or pricing data is required to support cost realism and cost reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.404-1.

L.2.3.3.3 In support of proposed direct labor the offeror shall provide documentation to include at least one of the following: 1) a copy of the most recent Forward Pricing Rate Agreement (FPRA), 2) Forward Pricing Rate Recommendation (FPRR), 3) a DCAA or DCMA report or memorandum containing the most recent finalized DCAA/DCMA audit or review, or other statement of current rates to include documentation to validate the proposed direct labor rates.

L.2.3.3.4 Documentation for any proposed direct labor rates may be recent actual direct labor rates supported by payroll records and/or paystubs, or market salary survey data. If providing a salary survey, salary survey information at a minimum shall include: the source of data used to develop the salary ranges, the job title and description being surveyed, the geographic location for which the survey data is valid, and a range of salary amounts with reference to applicability of amounts. When salary surveys are used to support proposed direct labor rates, offerors are encouraged to propose a direct labor rate for each category within the range of the 25th to 90th percentiles of the survey data. If an offerors proposed direct labor rate is either higher or lower than this range, the proposed cost may be determined not fair and reasonable and/or not realistic. Offerors are advised that in order to be considered for award, proposed costs shall be determined fair, reasonable, and realistic in accordance with FAR 15.404-1.

L.2.3.3.5 If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines there is insufficient information available to determine cost reasonableness and cost realism and none of the exceptions identified in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the offeror shall be required to submit certified cost and pricing data. Offerors shall provide evidence that the Government has determined the offerors disclosure statement under FAR Part 30 to be adequate. In addition, offerors shall provide evidence of an adequate accounting system. Evidence may include emails, letters, or reports from DCAA or DCMA.

L.2.4 Volume 4: Factor 3 - Past Performance

Subfactor 1 - Past Performance

Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

L.2.4.1 Except as stated in L.2.4.3, Offerors shall submit three (3) recent (past 3 years) and relevant past performance examples. Past Performance Information shall only be provided by Prime Contractor and/ or an Established Joint Venture Agreements that are being proposed in response to this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to the ART INTEGRATION, ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION Performance Work Statement).

Each example shall not exceed two (2) pages and shall include the following:

a. Contract number, task order number if applicable, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, DUNS number, and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code

b. Government contracting activity, Contracting Officer name, telephone number, and email address

c. Government Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or technical representative, telephone number, and email address

d. Government contract administration activity, Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) name, telephone number, and email address

e. If offeror performed as a subcontractor, prime contractor company name, point of contact name, telephone number, and email address

f. Contract type, and in the case of indefinite-delivery contracts, primary type and secondary type (for example, indefinite- delivery indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee)

g. Awarded price/cost

h. Final or projected final price/cost

i. Awarded period of performance

j. Final (actual) or projected final (if ongoing) start and end dates of the period of performance

k. Percentage of effort, based on the total cost of the work performed, performed as a prime contractor or subcontractor at the time of proposal submission

l. Description of the specific tasks or activities performed by the offeror itself under the contract

m. Narrative: Offerors shall provide a narrative for each past performance example. The narrative shall describe the contract listed, the contract objectives achieved, and how the contract is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

n. Self-assessment: Offerors shall provide a self-assessment for each past performance example. The self assessment shall address performance, including if the contractor met the schedule and technical requirements within the original estimated cost. If the original cost, schedule, or technical requirements of the contract were not met, the offeror shall provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) the original requirements were not met and any corrective actions taken by the contractor. The offeror shall identify each time the schedule (period of performance) or cost ceiling was revised and provide an explanation of why each revision was necessary.

L.2.4.2 Offerors shall submit copies of any and all of the following received on any contracts or task orders within the past three (3) years, including those not proposed in response to this solicitation:

a. Notice of termination (including the settlement agreement) (Refers to Termination for Default Only)

b. Termination for default (including the settlement agreement)

c. Notice of default (including the settlement agreement)

d. No-cost settlement (including the settlement agreement)

e. Show cause notice

f. Cure notice

g. Suspension or Debarment

h. Security violations and/or incidents

i. Notifications received for violations of FAR 32.006

Offerors shall include a narrative explaining each event above, including any corrective actions taken, not to exceed one (1) page per event. If none of the above were received within the past three (3) years, the offeror shall state so in the proposal.

L.2.4.3 Offerors shall state if they have no recent or relevant past performance.

L.2.4.4 Corporate entities, intra-divisional companies, joint ventures, and partnerships. If any past performance example was performed by a corporate entity, intra-divisional company, or partner other than the corporate entity or intra-divisional company that will perform the work described in this solicitation, identify them, describe the relationship, and indicate which entity or company will perform this effort. This information shall not exceed one (1) page.

L.2.4.5 Predecessor companies. If the proposed past performance was performed by a predecessor company, provide the information for the recent and relevant contract of the predecessor company and document the history of the evolution from the predecessor company. Any corporate experience of a company that in the future might, but has not yet, become part of the offeror's company, including but not limited to any pending novation agreements, mergers, and acquisitions, will NOT be considered. Any corporate experience of a predecessor company or division divested away from the offeror also will NOT be considered.

L.2.4.6 New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior 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.

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