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AMENDMENT 0002 CHANGES

The following changes are incorporated into solicitation W911PT-18-R-0032:

1) CLIN 0004 Option Quantity – The reference to CLIN 0007 in the Stepladder Pricing has been corrected to STEPLADDER PRICING CLIN 0004

2) Paragraph L.5.9.4 of SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS is updated to read:

Breakout: The Offeror shall break out the Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals for:

(a) The basic contract (one breakout for the aggregate of CLINS 0001 and 0002)

(b) The option (CLIN 0004)

(c) the total roll up of basic and option (CLINs 0001, 0002 & 0004)

3) Paragraph M.4.2.2.1 (a) of Section M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD is updated to read:

(a) The Total Proposed Price as calculated in Attachment 0001– Pricing Workbook, “Multiple Award” Worksheet, Cell G23. The Total Proposed Price in Attachment 0001 equals the Proposed Extended Price for CLIN 0002 plus the Proposed Extended Price for CLIN 0004 (Option).

4) The response date of solicitation is extended to March 10, 2020, 2:30 PM Eastern Time

5) Note: Section L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS and Section M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD have been updated accordingly and are provided in their entirety.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 03-Mar-2020 02:30 PM to 10-Mar-2020 02:30 PM.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0004

The stepladder pricing structure has changed from:

To:

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 General Proposal Information

L.1.1 The Offeror's proposal, subject to the Submission, Modification, Revision and Withdrawal paragraph of FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions, shall be submitted in the format and quantities as set forth below. All information necessary for the review and evaluation of a proposal is to be contained in the proposal volumes set forth below. Section M of the solicitation sets forth the evaluation criteria and delineates the Factors to be evaluated. The offeror's proposal, as required by this section, shall be evaluated as set forth in Section M of this solicitation. The Government will not assume the offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in its proposal. It is an offeror's responsibility to submit a well-written proposal with adequately detailed information which clearly demonstrates an understanding of and the ability to comply with the RFP requirements to allow for a meaningful evaluation. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals.

L.1.2 Minimum Acceptance Period This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this solicitation (e.g. SF 33 Box 12).

ACCEPTANCE PERIOD means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers.

L.1.2.1. The Government specified minimum acceptance period of is 180 calendar days.

L.1.2.2. The offeror shall clearly state in its Administrative volume the proposal acceptance period. Offerors may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum acceptance period stated above.

L.1.2.3. An offer that proposes less than the established minimum acceptance period, or fails to provide a proposal acceptance period, may be rejected.

L.2 Proposal Content, Format and Instructions

L.2.1 Proposal Content L.2.1.1 All proposals shall be in English (American Standard) and shall be in US dollars. Proposals not in English or in US Dollars may be rejected. The proposal shall include all information specified and shall address all requirements outlined in Section L. The offeror's proposal shall be submitted in three separate volumes and in the quantities as set forth below. The offerors proposal shall consist of the following volumes:

Volume

L.2.1.2 A Proposal Executive Summary or transmittal letter is optional. It will neither be considered as part of the volumes required, nor will it be evaluated. If a Proposal Executive Summary is submitted, it must be submitted as part of the Administrative volume above and it should be no more than four pages in length.

L.2.2 Proposal Format and Instructions

L.2.2.1 Each volume listed above shall be submitted to the following email address with your proposal:

usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.contractoffers@mail.mil

L.2.2.1.1 Each Volume shall be labeled so it is easily identifiable for evaluation purposes (example: Volume II, Price Factor). Each volume shall include a (i) title page, (ii) table of contents, and (iii) list of tables and figures. Each page of the proposal shall be numbered, and each paragraph of the proposal shall have a reference number. A list of all attachments and substantiating data shall be provided in the table of contents. The table of contents shall be organized as set forth below. The table of contents shall include the following information for each Factor, attachment, and for all substantiating data listed:

L.2.2.1.2 Acceptable File Formats. All electronic information provided in response to the solicitation must be provided in Microsoft (MS) Office 2013 compatible or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format or except as noted in instructions for individual volumes. For files in PDF format, scanners should be set to 200 dots per inch. The proposal shall not contain citations for, or active links to live Internet sites or pages. All linked information shall be contained within the electronic proposal. Any linked information that is not contained in the proposal will not be accepted.

L.2.2.1.3 Electronic Files. The proposal electronic file name should not exceed 50 characters in length (not including the file extension). Ensure the file name does not contain any periods.

L.2.2.1.4 Unless otherwise specified, it is recommended that the proposal be formatted for 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper with a minimum font size of 10 pt. and with a minimum of 0.5 margins. Schedules, drawings and other documents more appropriate to larger size shall be formatted for no larger than 8.5 inch x 14 inch dimensions.

L.2.2.1.5 Maximum size of each e-mail shall be 10 megabytes. You may use multiple e-mail messages for each bid/submission, however, you must annotate the subject lines as Volume X Message X of X. The above volumes may be submitted in compressed form.

NOTE (Compression): The above formats may be submitted in compressed form using Winzip*. NOTE: Winzip file(s) will need to have an extension of .zzz in order to be received at Watervliet Arsenal.

L.2.2.1.6 Ensure that filenames of attachments DO NOT contain spaces to limit virus scanners rejecting the email as unscannable.

L.2.2.1.7 Provide spreadsheets that include all formulas, function, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the proposed amounts. For each workbook, all Rows, Columns, Cells, and Worksheets are to be visible. Do not include Zero height and zero width rows and columns in Worksheets. Do not format Worksheet cells with font color equal to the fill color. If Workbooks or Worksheets are password protected, then the passwords must be provided. Do not submit print image files or pictures or files containing only values are not acceptable. Failure to provide fully functional excel spreadsheets in the proposal may result in the proposal being rejected (See Section M.2.1(a)).

L.2.2.1.8 The offeror shall make every effort to ensure that the proposal is virus-free. Proposals (or portions thereof) submitted which indicate the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in electronic transit, shall be treated as "unreadable" as described in FAR 15.207(c).

L.2.2.2 Submission Due Date

The offeror must ensure its proposal, in its entirety, reaches the required destination before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation set forth in Block 9 on the SF 33 front page of the solicitation.

L.2.2.2.1 Lateness

The lateness rules for submitted proposals are outlined in FAR 52.215-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition," and are incorporated into this solicitation.

L.2.2.3 Method of Submission for Unclassified Proposal

Proposals shall be submitted to the email address below.

usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.contractoffers@mail.mil

No CDs or BETA SAM proposals submissions will be accepted

L.2.2.4 Proposal Modifications vs Proposal Revisions.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitations closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

L.2.2.4.1 Offerors may submit proposal modifications at any time before the solicitation closing date and time as permitted by the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

L.2.2.4.2 Offerors may submit proposal revisions only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

L.2.3 Single Proposal Submission

Offerors are limited to submitting one proposal with one approach to meeting all the requirements of this solicitation. Proposals that contain alternative terms and conditions will be considered as taking exception to the requirements of the solicitation. See Section M.2.

L.2.4 Organizational Conflict of Interest

L.2.4.1 The provisions of FAR 9.5, Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI), apply to any award under this Request for Proposal (RFP). Potential offerors should review their current and planned participation in any other Government contracts, subcontracts, consulting, or teaming arrangements where they may be in a position of actual or perceived bias or unfair competitive advantage.

L.2.4.2 Offerors shall disclose any potential OCI situations to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) as soon as identified including prior to proposal submission. The disclosure should include the facts and an analysis of the actual or perceived conflict and a recommended approach(s) to neutralize or mitigate the potential conflict. The preferred approach to potential conflicts is to negate/obviate the conflict. Mitigation is considered only if it is not practical to negate/obviate the conflict. The PCO will promptly respond to resolve any potential conflicts.

L.2.5 Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data.

Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall:

L.2.5.1 Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Governments right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

L.2.5.2 Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

L.3 All or None

Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for all the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offers submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation may be rejected or ineligible for award.

L.4 Evaluation Factors

Offeror proposals shall address the following 2 Factors:

a. Experience Factor

b. Price Factor

L.4.1 Volume I Experience Factor

L.4.1.2 Experience

For the Experience Factor, provide information for a total of 1 Recent Contracts performed by the offeror as the prime contractor. These may include foreign, federal, state, local and private industry contracts. The burden of providing thorough and complete experience information remains with the offeror. It is the offeror's responsibility to submit detailed and complete information so the Government may evaluate its Experience volume. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from internal and external sources other than the proposal, the burden to provide thorough and complete experience information rests with the offeror. The below instructions are provided to advise offerors as to the information required by the Government to assess the contractor’s Recent experience. Since this information constitutes a basis of the Government's review, it is imperative that the offeror present its experience in a clear and complete manner. Failure to provide the information requested under paragraph L.4.1.3 and L.4.1.4 (if applicable) below may result in an assessment that the offeror does not possess a record of Recent and comparable experience.

For the purpose of this Factor, a Contract is defined as a written instrument that requires the performance of a distinct effort and demonstrates the distinct effort was actually performed. Written instruments containing supplies or services that can be ordered but typically do not demonstrate actual performance, such as Indefinite Delivery Contracts (FAR 16.5), Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), and Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) do not meet the definition of a Contract. Written instruments considered to demonstrate actual performance may include a single task or delivery order, a single work directive, or a single definite quantity contract provided it demonstrates a distinct effort was actually performed. An offeror may submit, or the Government may require, written instruments that enhance the Government’s understanding of the distinct effort actually performed if it is not identified on the Contract itself. It is incumbent upon the offeror to demonstrate that a distinct effort was actually performed.

L.4.1.3 The Government will only consider recent experience. Recent experience is defined as tasks completed on a Contract determined to be recent. Recent contract(s) are those performed within twenty years of the date of issuance of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

L.4.1.4 The Government will evaluate the extent to which the proposed recent experience is comparable to the following statement of work activities in scope:

i. Producing Rotary Forge Preforms forgings per drawing 11579755 Revision A.

L.4.1.5 Contract Information: Refer to the definition of a Contract above (L.4.1.2). The offeror’s proposal shall substantiate what distinct effort was required and actually performed under each of the proposed Contract(s). For each Contract(s) submitted, provide the following information:

(a) Prime Contractor name and address;

(b) Contract Number (and delivery/task order number if applicable);

(c) Government or private industry contracting activity address, telephone number and e-mail;

(d) Procuring Contracting Officers (PCO) and/or Contract Specialist’s name, or point of contact for private industry entity responsible for signing or administering the Contract, telephone number and e-mail;

(e) A description of the work performed by the offeror, which shall include a narrative describing the similarities between (1) the comparable work performed under the statement of work requirements of the offeror’s cited Contract(s) and

(f) Contract period of performance;

(g) Copy of the prior contract with sections B and C displaying line item nomenclature and TDP of referenced preforms produced under the contract requirements.

L.4.1.6 Associated Entity, Predecessor Company, and Joint Venture. As stated above (L.4.1.2), only Contracts performed by the named offeror will be considered, however the Government may consider the experience of an associated entity, a predecessor company, or joint venture as explained below.

L.4.1.6.1 Associated Entity. The Government may consider the experience of an associated entity if the offeror successfully demonstrates meaningful involvement by the associated entity in the proposed effort.

a) An associated entity may include a parent company, separate corporate division within the same parent company, subsidiary company, a legally affiliated company, etc. The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that explains the offeror’s relationship to the associated entity. The offeror shall support the narrative with legal documentation, including but not limited to corporate papers, establishing the legal nexus between the offeror and the associated entity.

b) The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that explains the meaningful involvement the associated entity will provide to the proposed effort – i.e. the work to be performed by the associated entity. Meaningful involvement may include a description of the associated entity’s resources, such as its workforce, facilities, and/or other resources that will be provided or relied upon in the proposed effort. A Contract will not be considered unless the offeror successfully establishes meaningful involvement by the associated entity in the proposed effort.

L.4.1.6.2 Predecessor Company. The Government may consider the experience of a predecessor company if the offeror demonstrates the experience of the predecessor company is reasonably predictive of the offeror’s performance under the proposed effort.

a) A predecessor company may include a company which was acquired by the offeror or merged with the offeror. It may also include other instances where the predecessor company was reorganized, restructured, or otherwise altered. A predecessor company does not include an entity which remains separate and distinct from the offeror. The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that explains the offeror’s relationship to the predecessor company. The offeror shall support the narrative with documentation evidencing the offeror’s status as the successor company.

b) The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that explains why the predecessor’s experience is predictive of the offeror’s performance under the proposed effort. Evidence may include, but is not limited to, continuity of operations such as the continued employment of the predecessor’s employees and the transfer of assets including buildings, furnishings, and fixtures.

L.4.1.6.3 Individual Partners of a Joint Venture. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, the Government may consider experience of each partner of the Joint Venture and any work performed by the Joint Venture itself previously. The offeror must successfully demonstrate meaningful involvement by the partner to the proposed effort.

i. The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that discloses the individual partners of the Joint Venture and shall provide documentation evidencing the Joint Venture.

ii. The offeror shall provide to the Government a narrative that explains the meaningful involvement the Joint Venture partner will provide to the proposed effort. Meaningful involvement may include a description of the partner’s resources, such as its workforce, facilities, and/or other resources that will be provided or relied upon in the proposed effort. A Contract will not be considered unless the offeror successfully establishes meaningful involvement by the partner in the proposed effort.

L.4.2 Volume II Price Factor

In accordance with FAR 15.403-5(a)(1), certified cost or pricing data is not required for initial proposal submission. However, after initial proposal submission, if only one offer is received, the Government reserves the right to request certified cost or pricing data in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7008. In the event certified cost or pricing data is required, the offeror may submit a written request for exception based on the applicable clauses contained herein.

For initial proposal submission, provide the data other than certified cost or pricing data outlined below to permit a determination that the proposed price is reasonable.

L.4.2.1 Proposed prices are to be stated in United States (U.S) dollars only.

L.4.2.2 Proposal Structure: The Price factor volume includes data to support the reasonableness of the proposed price. Offerors may submit any other additional cost, price, and financial information it considers to be helpful in the Government's evaluation of its price proposal.

L.4.2.3 Attachment 0001– Pricing Workbook

Submit your completed Attachment 0001- Pricing Workbook with your proposal. Complete the attachment in accordance with the instructions included within the attachment. Submit the attachment in Microsoft Excel format.

Do not enter any proposed prices into Section B of the RFP.

L.4.2.4. In addition to the above information, the Government reserves the right to request additional or more detailed cost or pricing information to support its evaluation.

L.4.2.5 Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property (if applicable):

L.4.2.5.1 If the offeror is proposing to utilize Government-Furnished Property (GFP) on a rent-free basis in performance of this contract, then the offeror must provide a list of GFP that includes the following for each item:

- Acquisition cost;

- Age;

- Type of GFP;

- The accountable contract under which the property is held;

- The dates during which the property will be available for use (including the first, last, and all intervening months) and, for any property that will be used concurrently in performing two or more contracts, the amounts of the respective uses in sufficient detail to support prorating the rent;

- The amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges;

- Evidence that it obtained authorization for its rent-free use from the contracting officer having cognizance of the property; and

- Any additional information required in accordance with Attachment 0002 – Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property.

L.4.2.5.2 The offeror is to obtain any rental equivalent amounts (or any other data required) from the cognizant contracting officer necessary to determine the GFP Price Adjustment calculated in accordance with Attachment 0002 – Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property.

L.4.2.5.3 The offeror shall identify the total GFP Price Adjustment (for all classifications of property) that it calculated in accordance with Attachment 0002– Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property, and provide all calculations showing how the total GFP Price Adjustment was developed. If applicable, the offeror is to also identify the rationale for any allocations to each CLIN.

L.5 Volume III Administrative. The offer shall submit the following information:

L.5.1 Signature Actions/offeror Fill-Ins. The offeror shall submit a scanned image of a signed copy of the SF33 cover page, a copy of all completed fill-ins for Sections A through K, and (if applicable) a signed copy of all Amendments to the solicitation. System for Award Management (SAM) certifications need not be separately submitted; however, all offerors must be successfully registered and valid in SAM prior to award.

L.5.1.1 Where certifications and approved systems are required for an offeror, if the proposal is being submitted by a Joint Venture (JV), certifications and approved systems for the principals (partners) of the joint venture will be considered as valid for that offeror providing the necessary documentation from all principals (partners) is provided with the proposal.

L.5.1.2 JV: To be recognized as a JV and eligible for award, the membership arrangements of the JV must be identified and the company relationships fully disclosed in the offeror's proposal in accordance with FAR 9.603. A copy of the agreement establishing the JV must contain the signatures of all of the members comprising the JV.

L.5.2 The offerors proposal acceptance period in terms of calendar days from the date for receipt of offers specified in the RFP (See Section L.1.2).

L.5.3 Statement of Acknowledgement. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions of the RFP, and a statement of agreement to furnish and deliver the items or perform services set forth in the RFP in consideration for offerors proposed price(s) set opposite each item or service. Any disagreement with the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be determined to be a Deficiency and grounds for the PCO to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference Section M.2.1).

L.5.4 Assumptions. The offeror shall consolidate and identify all offeror's generated "assumptions" contained anywhere in the proposal. The offeror shall include a statement that none of the "assumptions" contradict or take exception to any terms, conditions, or requirements of the solicitation. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be determined to be a Deficiency and grounds for the PCO to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference Section M.2.1).

L.5.5 Assertion of Restrictions. The offeror shall include in its proposal submission, each of the following: Non-Commercial Technical Data, Non-Commercial Computer Software and Software Documentation, Commercial Technical Data, and Commercial Computer Software and Software Documentation on its Assertion of Restrictions listing required under DFARS 252.227-7017. Omission of restrictions applicable to Commercial Technical Data and Commercial Software and Software Documentation from the DFARS 252.227-7017 Assertion of Restrictions listing will bar the offeror from asserting such a restriction upon delivery of the data, unless the omission would analogously qualify for the allowable post-award presentations based on the conditions provided in subsection (e) of either DFARS Provision 252.227-7013 or 252.227-7014. The offerors assertions list will be incorporated into the contract at time of award.

L.5.6 The offeror shall provide an affirmative statement that the offeror does not have an OCI as it applies to this solicitation. (Reference Section L.2.4)

L.5.7 If Government Property (as defined in 52.245-1) will be utilized in the performance of this contract, provide a description of your property management system, plan, and any customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards to be used by you in managing Government property in accordance with 52.245-1.

L.5.8 First Article Test (FAT)

L.5.8.1 FAT will be a requirement of this contract. A waiver of the FAT requirement may be granted prior to the closing of the solicitation if you have produced and delivered any production quantity of this same item (Rotary Forge Preform 11579755 Revision A) to Watervliet Arsenal within the last 36 months with zero non-conformances or you have produced an acceptable First Article sample of this same item in the past 36 months.

L.5.8.2 To receive this waiver you must request it 20 days prior to the closing of the solicitation by emailing Giuseppe Tropiano at: giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil and Lauren Scripps at: lauren.a.scripps.civ@mail.mil Include in your request the contract number that you delivered the production quantities with zero non-conformance or the letter from the Government accepting the First Article sample.

L.5.8.3 Include in your request the contract number that you delivered the production quantities with zero non-conformance or the letter from the Government accepting the First Article sample. You will receive a response letter, within 10 days of receiving the request, notifying you if your request for waiver of FAT is approved for this solicitation.

L.5.8.4 The offeror shall provide the FAT waiver letter for solicitation W911PT-18-R-0032 in the administration volume in order for the FAT requirements to be removed from the contract. If a FAT waiver has not been approved or provided in the administrative volume, FAT will be required.

L.5.9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan

L.5.9.1 If the Offeror is an Other-Than-Small-Business (OTSB) concern as defined by the NAICS code applicable to this solicitation shall submit an acceptable small business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 and its ALT II and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Clause 252.219-7003 and provide this plan as part of the proposal submission. Offerors are encouraged to review the DoD checklist at http://business.defense.gov/Acquisition/Subcontracting/Small-Business-Professionals-Government-and-Industry/. Note that such a plan is not required if the Offeror qualifies as a small business.

L.5.9.2 The plan shall be submitted as a stand-alone document to the proposal in response to this solicitation, as part of Volume 5.

L.5.9.3 Each page of the subcontracting plan shall be marked with the solicitation number and date, and may also be marked with other codes or identification symbols to aid in later identification.

L.5.9.4 Breakout: The Offeror shall break out the Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals for:

a. The basic contract (one breakout for the aggregate of CLINS 0001 and 0002)

b. The option (CLIN 0004)

c. The total roll up of basic and option (CLINs 0001, 0002 & 0004)

L.5.9.5 If the Offeror participates in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) described in DFARS 219.702, an approved DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan may be submitted with the proposal. DFARS 252.219-7004 will be added to any contract that incorporates a DoD Comprehensive Plan.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 Basis of Award

M.1.1 GENERAL The Government plans to award up to two (2) Firm Fixed type contracts for Rotary Forge Preforms as a result of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to choose not to award a contract if such action is in the Government’s best interest.

M.1.1.1 There are 2 evaluation factors:

a. Experience Factor

b. Price Factor

The relative order of importance of these Factors are described in Section M.4 below.

M.1.1.2 It is the Government’s intent to award up to 2 contracts. Award will be made using the Trade-Off source selection process IAW FAR 15.101-1, which states award may be made to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror that is eligible for award. The Government will follow the source selection process set forth in Section M.3 below.

M.1.1.2.1 One Award

The Government will consider one award for the total quantity of 614 each only if in the event that only one responsive and eligible offer is received in response to this solicitation. If the Government is to make one award for 614 each rotary forge preforms, the subsequent award will be against CLINS 0001. Vendor will price CLIN 0001 based on whether FAT is required or not required as determined by the Government. .If two awards are made, each award will be for 307 each Rotary Forge Preforms. Vendors are REQUIRED to price CLINs 0002 and 0003 the same. The vendors pricing of these CLINs should be based on FAT required or waived per the Government’s determination. One vendor would be awarded CLIN 0002 and the other vendor would be awarded CLIN 0003.

M.1.1.2.2 Two Awards

If two awards are made, each award will be for 307 each Rotary Forge Preforms. Vendors are REQUIRED to price CLINs 0002 and 0003 the same. Vendors pricing of these CLINs should be based on FAT required or waived per the Government’s determination. One vendor would be awarded CLIN 0002 and the other vendor would be awarded CLIN 0003.

M.1.1.3 Importance of Price. Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government and is otherwise eligible for Award. This may not be the Offeror with the lowest evaluated Price Factor. However, the closer the Offeror's evaluations are to each other in those Factors other than the Price Factor, the more important the Price Factor becomes in the decision. Notwithstanding the relative order of importance of the two evaluation Factors stated herein, price may be controlling when:

(a) Proposals are otherwise considered approximately equal in non-price factors; or

(b) The advantages of a higher rated, higher priced proposal are not considered to be worth the price premium.

M.1.2 Eligibility for Award. Award will only be made to an offeror who is eligible for award. To be eligible for award:

a. The offeror must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (see provision 52.204-7 for North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code 332111 and

b. The offeror must be determined responsible (See Section M.3.6); and

c. The proposal must not contain a Deficiency(s) (per FAR Part 15.001);

M.2 REJECTION OF OFFERS

M.2.1 The Government may reject any proposal if doing so is in the Government's best interest at any time after receipt of proposals. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following proposal conditions:

a. The proposal fails to meaningfully respond to the instructions in Section L of this solicitation (i.e. a proposal provides some data, but omits significant material data and information required by Section L, fails to follow proposal key proposal instructions or format requirements in Section L); or

b. When a proposal merely offers to perform work according to the RFP terms or fails to present more than a statement indicating its capability to comply with the RFP terms and does not provide support and elaboration as specified in Section L of this solicitation.

c. The proposal proposes exceptions to the solicitation requirements, attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or solicitation terms and conditions; or

d. The proposal contains one or more OCIs that cannot be avoided or mitigated. Refer to Section L.3 of this solicitation, "Organizational Conflict of Interest."; or

e. The proposal is unbalanced as to price. See Section M.4.2; or

f. The proposal’s acceptance period does not meet the Government’s required minimum acceptance period (Refer to Section L.1.2); or

g. The proposal is not in English (American Standard) or in US Dollars; or

h. A proposal submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation;

M.3 Source Selection Process.

M.3.1 Compliance Review. After receipt of proposals, but prior to the evaluation process, the Government will perform a compliance review of the offeror's proposal to determine the extent of compliance to the solicitation instructions, and whether the proposal meets any of the conditions listed in M.2, Rejection of Offerors.

M.3.2 Evaluation Process Evaluated proposals which are eligible for award will be subject to the Source Selection Trade-off process, considering both the evaluation factors and their relative order of importance as cited in Section M.4, to identify the proposal which represents the best value to the Government. The Government will weigh the evaluated proposals (other than the Price Factor) against the total evaluated price to the Government. As part of the best value determination, the relative strengths and weaknesses of each offeror's proposal shall be considered, as specified below, in addition to the other evaluation methods described below. Selection of the successful Offeror shall be made following an assessment of each proposal, based on the response to the information requested in Section L of this solicitation and against the solicitation requirements and the evaluation criteria described in Section M.

M.3.3 Source Selection Authority (SSA). The SSA is the official designated to direct the source selection process and select the Offeror for contract award.

M.3.4 Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). An SSEB has been established by the Government to evaluate proposals in response to this solicitation. The SSEB is comprised of technically qualified individuals who have been selected to conduct this evaluation in accordance with the evaluation criteria for this solicitation. Careful, full and impartial consideration will be given to the evaluation of all proposals received pursuant to this solicitation.

M.3.5 Award without Discussions: This RFP includes FAR Provision 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition in Section L which advises offerors that the Government intends to make award without conducting discussions. Where awards will be made without discussions, exchanges with offerors are limited to Clarifications as defined in FAR 15.306(a). Therefore, the offerors initial proposal should contain the offerors best terms from a Price and non-Price Factor standpoint. However, under FAR 52.215-1(f)(4), the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, if necessary. If the PCO 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 PCO 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.

M.3.6 Determination of Responsibility. Per FAR 9.103, the Government will place a contract only with an Offeror that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible or refer the matter to the SBA per FAR 19.602. A prospective Offeror, in order to be eligible for award for this acquisition, must be able to demonstrate it meets the standards of responsibility set forth in FAR 9.104. As a part of this determination, the Contracting Officer may utilize the Offeror's proposed prices, as well as other information, to determine if the prospective contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract. The Government reserves the right to conduct a Pre-Award Survey on any or all Offeror(s) or its subcontractors to aid the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of each Offeror's proposal and ensure a selected Offeror is responsible. To verify an Offeror meets the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104, the Government reserves the right to request additional information, to include, but not limited to the following:

(a) Arrange a visit to the Offeror(s) plant and perform a necessary Pre-Award Survey; or

(b) Request an Offeror provide financial, technical, production, or managerial background information. If an Offeror does not submit the requested information within seven working days from the date of the receipt of the request, or if an Offeror refuses to provide the Government access to its facility, the Government may determine the Offeror to be non-responsible. If the Government visits the Offeror's facility, the Offeror shall ensure current data relevant to the proposal is available for Government personnel to review.

M.3.7 Consistency. Each volume of the offerors proposal shall be consistent with the other proposal volumes and shall demonstrate the understanding and ability to perform according to the statement of work of the contract. The offeror should provide supporting documentation in sufficient detail to permit a complete evaluation of the proposal. The Government may conduct a crosswalk between the information provided in offerors proposal volumes to assess whether the offeror submits consistent proposal information. Any inconsistency between proposal volumes, which indicates the offeror has an inherent misunderstanding of the requirements or an inability to perform the resultant contract, may result in an offeror being assessed with increased risk in one or more Factors and/or ineligible for award.

M.4 Evaluation Factors. The Government will assess each Offeror in 2 factors: (1) Experience (2) Price.

a. Factor 1: Experience (M.4.1)

b. Factor 2: Price (M.4.2)

The relative order of importance is Experience is significantly more important than Price. As required to be defined by FAR 15.304(e), the non- cost/price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost/price.

M.4.1 Volume I Experience Factor

M.4.1.1 The Experience Factor will assess the risk associated with the offer successfully performing the required effort based on the offeror’s recent experience identified and substantiated in the offeror's proposal, and the extent to which the recent substantiated experience is comparable to the scope of work activities listed in L.4.1.3.

The Government will only consider recent experience in the evaluation, as defined in Section L.4.1.3, and in the Section L.4.1 definition of a Contract.

M.4.1.2 When assessing the risk associated with recent comparable experience to the scope of work activities listed in L.4.1.3, more comparable substantiated experience will be assessed as lower risk, which may be assessed as a strength(s), while less comparable substantiated experience may be assessed as higher risk, which may be assessed as a weakness(s) or significant weakness(s). Recent experience that is not comparable or not substantiated with the information requested in Section L may be assessed with increased risk to the Government, which may be assessed as a weakness(s) or significant weakness(s). Offers that do not propose any experience will not be assessed with a deficiency in the evaluation, but may be assessed with one or more significant weaknesses(s).

M.4.1.3 The offeror may also be evaluated on experience information based on internal Government or private source information and reserves the right to use any information received as part of its evaluation. The Government may contact any of the references the offeror provides, and reserves the right to use any information received as part of its evaluation.

M.4.1.4 Experience which is identified in the offeror’s Experience Factor volume but is not supported with the information requested in Section L may result in the proposed experience being discounted in the evaluation, which may result in being assessed with higher risk. In addition, if any other proposal volume indicates the Government will not realize the benefit of the cited experience during contract performance, may result in the proposed experience being discounted in the evaluation, which may result in being assessed with higher risk.

M.4.2 Volume II Price Factor

M.4.2.1 The Price Factor evaluation will consider the Total Evaluated Price to the Government. The Government will also evaluate the offeror’s price proposal for price reasonableness and unbalanced pricing.

M.4.2.1.1 Total Evaluated Price:

The Price Factor evaluation will result in a determination of the Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price equals the sum of the following:

(b) The Total Proposed Price as calculated in Attachment 0001– Pricing Workbook, “Multiple Award” Worksheet, Cell G23. The Total Proposed Price in Attachment 0001 equals the Proposed Extended Price for CLIN 0002 plus the Proposed Extended Price for CLIN 0004 (Option).

NOTE: CLIN 0003 is for administrative purposed only, and therefore the Proposed Extended Price for this CLIN will not be included in the Total Proposed Price.

AND;

(b) If applicable, any other price adjustments, for evaluation purposes only, that are required in accordance with the (i) FAR; (ii) DFARS; or (iii) RFP (to include RFP attachments).

M.4.2.1.2 Weighted Average Unit Price:

For each CLIN with range pricing, the Government will calculate a weighted average unit price by first multiplying the unit prices proposed for each quantity range by the weighting percentages as stated in Attachment 0001- Pricing Workbook. Weighted average unit prices will be the summation of the proposed unit prices for each range multiplied by the weighting percentages. The proposed price of each such CLIN will then be based on multiplying the weighted average unit price by the CLIN quantities as stated in Attachment 0001 - Pricing Workbook.

M.4.2.1.3 Price Reasonableness:

The Government will evaluate whether or not the offeror’s proposed price is reasonable. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business. The Government may make a determination of reasonableness by any means allowable under FAR 15.404-1.

M.4.2.1.4 Unbalanced Pricing:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal for unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items or ranges is significantly over- or understated as indicated by the application of cost and price analysis techniques. Offerors are cautioned that a proposal the Government assesses to be unbalanced as to price, may either be rejected or determined unacceptable for award. See FAR 15.404-1(g) for more information on unbalanced pricing.

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