Executive_Summary_0002.pdf

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. This is a formal amendment to solicitation W911QX-17-R-0003. Amended versions of this Executive Summary, Basic PWS, Section L, and Section M, and the updated 2018 Wage Determinations, are attached to this solicitation amendment and supersede previous attached versions. Previous iterations of the Sample TO PWS, Appendix A Labor Categories, Past Performance Questionnaire, DOL WD Map, Task Order Guidelines, DD1423 CDRL, Base DD254 Draft, and DD254 Collateral Addendum shall be referenced in response to this subject amendment as no changes have been made to those documents as a result of this amendment.

2. This is a competitive, 100% 8(a) small business set-aside acquisition for a multiple award (MA) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Term contract(s) and Task Order (TO) 0001, that is anticipated to be issued soon after the base award. This is a best value trade-off source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Award(s) will be made based on the best overall proposal(s) that is/are determined to provide the best value trade-off to the Government with appropriate consideration given to the Go/No Go Criteria and three (3) evaluation factors: (I) Technical; (II) Past Performance; and (III) Cost described in the Section M Evaluation Approach. The Go/No Go criteria described in Section M are the minimum criteria that an offeror’s proposal must meet before advancing in the proposal evaluation process. As described in Section M, if an offeror advances in the proposal evaluation process, the Technical Factor is slightly more important than the Past Performance Factor. The Past Performance Factor is slightly more important than the Cost factor. However, the factors are sufficiently close that as the cost increases, it diminishes the relative benefit of higher ratings in technical and/or past performance. Offerors are thus cautioned that award(s) may not necessarily be made to the lowest cost offered.

3. It is the intention of the Government to award at least two (2), but no more than four (4) MA IDIQ CPFF contract(s) with a shared ceiling up to $45,960,411.42. In addition, the Government anticipates TO 0001 will be issued to one (1) of the MA CPFF IDIQ contract awardees, soon after the base award. In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D), the guaranteed minimum award for the basic IDIQ contracts is $3,500.

4. In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(E), the Contracting Officer may issue sole source TOs over the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), if the order is equal to or less than the thresholds identified at FAR 19.805- 1(a)(2).

5. The ordering period for each MA IDIQ CPFF contract will be five (5) years from the date of award.

6. The Government intends to evaluate proposals in accordance with the Go/No Go Criteria and three (3) evaluation factors: (I) Technical; (II) Past Performance; and (III) Cost and make award(s) without discussions. If discussions are to be conducted, a competitive range will be established and comprised of all of the most highly rated proposals (unless the range is further reduced for purposes of efficiency pursuant to FAR 15.306(c)(2)) based on the evaluation criteria identified within Section M of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

After completion of discussions with each offeror in the competitive range (if conducted) and in accordance with FAR 15.307(b), all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed a specified period to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

7. The RFP includes a Basic Performance Work Statement (PWS), to include Appendix A - Labor Categories, as well as a Sample Task PWS. Offerors must be able to perform all areas of the Basic PWS to be eligible for a MA IDIQ CPFF contract award. It is imperative that offerors expressly provide that their proposal(s) is valid for a 90 day period after the date of the RFP response date.

8. 8(a) small businesses must be eligible pursuant to FAR Part 19. Proposals received from offerors that do not qualify as small business concerns under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541611 (size standard $15.0M) shall not be considered for the RFP. All small businesses will be evaluated using the same evaluation criteria identified in Section M of the RFP.

9. Offerors must hold an active facility clearance at time of award. If an awardee does not hold an active facility clearance at time of award, the Government is willing to sponsor the awardee after award. The awardee will not be eligible for any Task Order awards if their facility clearance is not approved by the time a Task Order Request is issued. If the subcontractor employees also require clearances, then the Subcontractor must also hold an active facility clearance or otherwise request to be sponsored for one. ARL will sponsor a vendor for a facility clearance once they are awarded a contract that includes the requirement for a facility clearance through the issuance of a DD Form 254.

10. The Solicitation will close at 10:00AM ET on 06 February 2018. No proposals will be accepted after that time.

If the Offeror experiences technical difficulties when submitting their proposal, the Contracting Office should be notified in writing prior to the Solicitation closing for assistance.

11. This summary is provided solely as an administrative convenience. It is not intended in any way to alter the terms and conditions of this RFP. Any inconsistency between this Executive Summary and the RFP shall be resolved in favor of the RFP. Additionally, this RFP is the controlling document and takes precedents over all other documents.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY