W911QY-21-R-0014 - Draft Request for Proposals v2.pdf

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W911QY21R0014

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

508-206-2092

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

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CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

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17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

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INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

JEREMY DEORSEY

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

W6QK ACC-APG NATICK DIVISION

BLDG 1 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK MA 01760-5011

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

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CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

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12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

508-233-5700FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$41,500,000

NAICS:

541330

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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ITEM NO.

W911QY21R0014

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This Request for Proposal is a DRAFT ONLY.

This does not commit the Government to a contract award nor commit the Government to issue a formal solicitation.

The purpose and intent of this draft is to conclude market research and seek out feedback from industry for a potential requirement.

The Government seeks the following information from Industry:

Input on the Requirement Input on competitive approach Questions regarding this requirement

Final Intent: It is the intent to receive feedback and questions to allow the Government to finalize a solicitation to minimize the Q&A requirements historical to the competitive process, and to best describe the requirement to allow maximum understanding of all potential offerors.

All questions and feedbck will be required to be submitted on Attachment 05 –Questions and Feedback from Industry.

Input on the Requirement:

Any input, feedback, or recommendations on the elements of the PWS.

Input on Competitive Approach:

1. Input on chosen NAICS Code

2. Input on selected Set-Aside

3. Input on potential further set-aside (e.g. WOSB, SDVOSB, etc…)

4. Input on Evaluation Factors and Evalution Approach

5. Areas on confusion on Instructions to Offerors or Evaluation of Offers Addendums

6. Any other recommendations.

Questions regarding this requirement:

Potential Offerors are encouraged to submit questions. Areas of confusion should be addressed. The Governent will take reasonable steps to answer these questions either in an amendment to this draft or by addressing the issue with the final solicitiation.

Questions and Responses on this DRFP shall be submitted using the attached Responses from Industry Document.

All questions, concerns, or clarifications shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Trisha Scott, at trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil.

Questions and input will only be accepted via emailed response. All submissions are due by 1100 (Eastern) on Friday, 15 January 2021.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ORDERING PERIOD

This requirement is to establish a single award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for a five (5) year contiuous ordering period.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 UNDEFINED Biweekly Labor (RDT&E Funding)

FFP

Labor will be executed IAW with the requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This CLIN is reserved for efforts funded with RDT&E Funding.

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED Biweekly Travel (RDT&E Funding)

FFP

Travel will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR). All travel costs are subject to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED Biweekly ODCs (RDT&E Funding)

FFP

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR).

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 UNDEFINED Biweekly Labor (O&M Funding)

FFP

Labor will be executed IAW with the requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This CLIN is reserved for efforts funded with O&M Funding.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 UNDEFINED Biweekly Travel (O&M Funding)

FFP

Travel will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR). All travel costs are subject to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003 UNDEFINED Biweekly ODCS (O&M Funding)

FFP

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR).

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2001 UNDEFINED Biweekly Labor (Other Funding Types)

FFP

Labor will be executed IAW with the requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

This CLIN is reserved for efforts funded with Other Funding Typrs.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2002 UNDEFINED Biweekly Travel (Other Funding Types)

FFP

Travel will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR). All travel costs are subject to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

This CLIN is reserved for efforts funded with Other Funding Types

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2003 UNDEFINED Biweekly ODCs (Other Funding Types)

FFP

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) will be issued on an as-needed basis with prior approval from the Contracting Officer Representitive (COR).

This CLIN is reserved for efforts funded with Other Funding Types.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government JUN 2020 52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

JUN 2020

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct JUN 2020 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

JUN 2020

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-

Delivery Contracts

OCT 2016

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities.

JUL 2018

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

OCT 2020

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

AUG 2020

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

JUN 2020

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding

Responsibility Matters

OCT 2018

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (NOV 2020) Alternate I

OCT 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Deviation 2018-O0021)

NOV 2020

52.216-18 Ordering AUG 2020 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity OCT 1995 52.216-24 Limitation Of Government Liability APR 1984 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards OCT 1995 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services NOV 1999 52.219-6 (Dev) Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION

2020-O0008).

NOV 2020

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns OCT 2018 52.219-9 (Dev) Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Deviation 2018-O0018) JUN 2020 52.219-14 (Dev) Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008) MAR 2020 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan JAN 1999 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation NOV 2020 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUN 2020 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Labor

Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option Contracts)

AUG 2018

52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards And Service Contract Labor Standards- Price Adjustment

MAY 2014

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons OCT 2020 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification OCT 2015 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 NOV 2020 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance

Plan.

OCT 2020

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 JAN 2017 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

JUN 2020

52.224-3 Privacy Training JAN 2017 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

OCT 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors JAN 2017 52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General AUG 2019 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. FEB 2019

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors

MAY 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

DEC 2019

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2020 252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019 252.225-7043 Antiterrorism/Force Protection Policy for Defense

Contractors Outside the United States

JUN 2015

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.243-7999 (Dev) Section 3610 Reimbursement. (DEVIATION 2020-O0021) AUG 2020 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items OCT 2020

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) (JUN 2020)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

Information contained in the successful or unsuccessful Offeror's technical/management or price proposal must be released under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) upon request from the public after contract award except to the extent it contains trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information. If the Offeror's proposal contains material meeting this description which is customarily maintained in confidence in the course of the Offeror's business and is not otherwise publicly available, and if the Offeror does and is not otherwise publicly available, and if the Offeror does not want it disclosed to the public, they shall mark the title page with the legend that follows:

"This proposal, furnished in response to Solicitation No. W911QY-21-R-0014 contains trade secrets and/or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information. This information is maintained in confidence in the course of the Offeror's business and is not otherwise publicly available. The Offeror submits this information to the Government in confidence and understands that it is received with that intent. This information shall not be released or disclosed outside the Government under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) or under any other circumstances."

Proposals so marked will be accepted by the Government in confidence and will not be released provided the Offeror and/or Government can show, upon request under the Freedom of Information Act, that the disclosure would either impair the Government’s ability to obtain necessary information in the future, or cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the offeror.

1.1 This is an all-electronic solicitation release. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Notifications and Amendments to the solicitation will be posted to https://beta.sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of each Offeror to review the webpage for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to current information. Proprietary information submitted in response to this solicitation will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by Subsection 27 of the Office of Procurement Policy Act as amended (41 U.S.C. Sections 210-2107) and as implemented in the FAR. Proposals shall be unclassified and treated as Source Selection Sensitive Information (see FAR 2.101 and 3.104).

1.2 Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation. Any commitments made in the proposal, to include, but not limited to the Transition and Management Plans called for in this solicitation, shall become part of the resultant contract. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental issue of the Offeror’s understanding and/or ability to perform the contract. This may be a basis for rejection of the proposal. In no case shall statements similar to “we will comply with the requirements of the contract” or equivalent statements be acceptable to meet all the requirements of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

However, the proposal shall include a declaration statement that acknowledges and accepts, without exceptions, all performance work statement (PWS) requirements. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an Offeror’s proposal being considered nonresponsive or noncompliant, and therefore ineligible for award.

1.3 Interested parties shall submit questions regarding this solicitation by electronic mail only to trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil with the solicitation number, “W911QY-21-R-0014”, contained within the subject line of the email. The Government will answer all questions through the issuance of a solicitation amendment prior to the deadline for final proposal submissions, provided it receives those questions no later than 14 calendar days prior to the date of the solicitation. Questions received after the deadline may not be answered prior to proposal submission.

The Government does not anticipate extending the closing date for receipt of offers.

1.4 The Government does not intend to engage in discussions, but reserves the right to do so should it be in the best interest of the Government. Therefore, Offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the Offerors best terms.

1.5 Pre-Contract Costs: The Offeror shall not be reimbursed for any costs incurred prior to the effective date of the contract.

1.6 The proposal shall be valid for not less than 210 calendar days from the proposal due date. The Offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal is valid until such date (dd/month/yr). Offerors WILL NOT include any pricing information in any section of their proposal except within Volume 5: Price Proposal. If found elsewhere, the proposal will be deemed noncompliant.

1.7 The Government intends to award one contract, with or without discussions, based on the evaluation results.

1.8 Proposals shall not contain classified information. Offerors are cautioned that the aggregation of normally unclassified information can result in a document becoming classified. The most common situation where this occurs is in Key Personnel resumes.

1.9 The Government will perform a virus scan on all electronic files provided by the Offerors. Any submittal failing the virus scan or found to be unreadable shall be rejected, returned to the Offeror and not considered or evaluated.

1.10 Proposal Submission.

Proposals shall be sent to the Trisha Scott, trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil, utilizing electronic delivery via the DoD SAFE website at: https://safe.apps.mil/. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that its’ Proposal Package is received by the date and time specified in this solicitation. In using the DoD SAFE website, you must first request a “Request Code” from Trisha Scott, trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil, not earlier than, HHHH on DD MMMM YYYY, 14 days prior to proposal submission. Offerors shall ensure that their proposal files are marked with the Volume number, Title, RFP number, classification, and Offeror’s name. Proposals shall be marked with the appropriate classification “Solicitation Sensitive”. Proposals shall be received at the location, date and time specified herein.

1.11 Proposal Format: Format of the proposal Volumes shall be as follows:

a. Text size shall be no smaller than what is equivalent to Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, 10 point, uncompressed font.

b. Resumes and Past Performance may be single spaced and shall be no smaller than equivalent to Times New Roman 10 Point.

c. Spacing for tables, text boxes, charts, and similar items are to be no smaller than the equivalent to Times New

Roman 8 point with single spacing permitted.

d. An electronic page is defined as one 8 ½ x 11-inch paper with printing on one side of the page. Line spacing settings shall be at least one and one-half (1½) line spacing. Margins on all four (4) edges of each page will be at least 1-inch. Pages shall be dated and numbered sequentially by volume as follows: Prime identifying information shall be in header at left margin, solicitation number shall be in header at right margin (header is a single line), date shall be in footer at left margin, and volume number-page number shall be in footer at right margin (footer is a single line. Company Logos/Emblems are to be on the cover page only, not on each individual page. The use of the USSOCOM or any subordinate unit logo on proposals is expressly prohibited.

e. Elaborate format and color representations are not desirable.

f. Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used when necessary to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. There is no margin requirement for 11 x 17 inch pages. Proposal volumes shall not be supplemented by a package or reference documents except has permitted below. All volumes shall be submitted in a searchable PDF format or MS Excel format as specified below.

g. Each Volume shall be organized in the following order and submitted as a single file with the exception of volume attachments:

Cover Sheet. The cover sheet shall be clearly marked as to Volume number, title, solicitation identification, and the Offeror’s name. The cover sheet will not count against page counts.

Table of Contents. The Table of Contents shall include a list of all charts, illustrations, tables and required attachments for the Volume. The table of contents will not count against page counts.

Volume Narrative. The narrative is subject to page count limits specified for the respective volume.

Blank pages will not count against page counts.

Glossary. The glossary shall contain all abbreviations and acronyms used in the volume with an explanation for each. The glossary will not count against page counts.

Appendixes required or authorized for the respective volume. Each appendix shall be submitted as a separate file. Appendixes will not count against page counts.

h. Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be submitted in PDF format. Volume 5 shall be submitted as a “Read Only”

Microsoft Excel file, showing all formulas and links using the attached PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model (Attachment X).

i. Any changes to the proposal (as the result of Discussions/Final Proposal Revisions) shall have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the left or right margin of the page, circling if changing data in a chart, and/or highlighting (yellow shading) in a worksheet cell. The Offeror shall clearly indicate on each page the data/information that has been revised via track changes or other acceptable method.

j. All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in Price Proposal and Contract Documentation, Volume 5 (also referred to herein as Price Proposal). Labor hour estimates and material types and quantities may be used in other volumes only as appropriate for presenting rationale for alternatives or staffing decisions.

1.12 Proposal Due Date: All volumes of the proposal will be due to the Government not later than

11:00AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on TBD.

Failure to meet these due dates will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisitions—Alternate I.

1.13 Proposal Submission Requirements and Page Limitations:

Volume I – Administrative o Format: Searchable PDF.

o Page Limit: No Limitation

Volume II – Technical (Factor 1) o Page Limit: 15 page limit.

Volume III – Transition Plan and Key Personnel (Factor 2) o Page Limit: 15 page limit for the Transition plan. Resumes and Letters of Intent shall be an appendix to Volume 3. Each Resume is limited to 2 pages. Each Letter of Intent are limited to 2 page.

Volume IV – Past Performance (Factor 3) o Page Limitation: Each Past Performance Information Sheet shall not exceed three (3) pages. The

Table of Contents, Consent Letters, if required, do not count against the page count. Past Performance Questionnaires are exempt from page limit.

Volume V – Price (Factor 4) o Format: MS Excel PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model (Attachment X), Excel with Price Narrative o Page Limitation: No Limit, only Excel Template allowed.

1.14 Incorporation of Proposal Information: Any feature of an Offeror’s proposal may be unilaterally incorporated in the contract in full text, as an attachment or by reference as a contract requirement.

2.0 Volume I: Administrative. This volume shall not be evaluated using adjectival ratings. All Offerors are to be compliant in all aspects of this volume or their proposal will be deemed incomplete and therefore unawardable.

2.1. Contract Forms and Certifications: Include the following data in Administrative Data in the format indicated.

a. Proposal cover letter or proposal cover page (include names, office phone and facsimile numbers, if applicable, cell phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for proposal POCs). The cover letter shall include a list of names and telephone numbers of persons authorized to conduct negotiations on behalf of the Offeror. Within the letter, all Offerors shall acknowledge and accept, without exceptions, all statement of work requirements. Offerors shall confirm no organizational conflict of interest exists, or list any conflicts and steps taken to mitigate the conflict.

Offerors shall include a statement that all terms and conditions, pricing and aspects of its proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of 210 days from the proposal submission due date. Offerors shall also include their CAGE, DUNS and Tax ID.

b. A copy of this RFP with the original signature of an official authorized to contractually bind the Offeror in Block 30 of the SF 1449.The Offeror must complete the following sections within the RFP for these criteria:

Solicitation, Offer and Award (Standard Form 1449), Blocks 30a – 30c.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items 52.20-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representations Signed acknowledgement of All amendments posted to beta.SAM.gov

2.2. Excluded Parties List. The Offeror shall provide valid documentation that it is not currently on the Excluded Party List at the time of initial proposal submission.

2.3. Cross Reference Matrix: The Offeror shall submit a Cross Reference Matrix (CRM) for Volumes 2 and 3, similar to the example below, to help ensure that all solicitation requirements are addressed and to facilitate the Government’s review of the Offeror’s proposal. The CRM should be a single integrated matrix and will cross-reference the proposal volumes and paragraphs to specific solicitation requirements, as well as other parts of the proposal that contain relevant information. The Offeror’s CRM may be limited to information in the example below or revised to add columns to indicate the page number on which information may be found, identify where other relevant information in the proposal is located, or provide other comments.

SAMPLE:

Reference Table

PWS

Section

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors, Section L Section

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors for Award, Section M Section

Proposal Reference

Factor 1: Technical Refer to your proposal volume and Page #s

Factor 2: Transition Plan and Key Personnel

2.4. Master Table of Contents. Include a Master Table of Contents of the entire proposal to include Lists of Tables, Figures, and/or Drawings.

3.0 Volume II: Technical (Factor 1). The Technical Volume will be evaluated using the Adjectival Ratings referenced in the Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 – Evaluation of Offers.

3.1. Management Plan. The Offeror’s Plan should describe how the Offeror will monitor and manage performance of the requirement spelled out in (Attachment X), Performance Work Statement, in the key functional areas including:

(1) A detailed explanation of processes for hiring, recruitment, retention, and marketing that are currently in place or planned to identify qualified labor categories as described in the Performance Work Statement for this effort.

This plan shall include all aspects of recruitment from prospect mining to actual deployment to customer locations and any steps in between. This includes but is not limited to; first contact, screening, interview, and security/credential verification. This plan will include average time (in calendar days) from recruitment to actual deployment to customer location. This plan shall describe the Offerors ability surge to meet emerging requirements and effectively conduct crisis management.

(2) The Offeror will describe the average washout rate (the number of proposed candidates vs. the number approved by the security screening process) the Offeror has experienced historically for the labor categories described in this solicitation, and any mitigation strategies they will use to maintain acceptable fill rates per the Performance Work Statement.

(3) A detailed explanation of how the prime contractor will manage its subcontractor(s). Provide the number of years that the Offeror (not including partners/subcontractors) has been managing subcontractors and include any contracts (by contract number) spanning the provided number of years.

(4) A detailed description of how the company will train new employees in compliance with the Performance Work

Statement requirements.

(5) Details on how the Offeror will successfully manage rotation/turnover of personnel during performance of the contract while maintaining maximum fill rates and minimizing degradation in services provided to the customer to include, knowledge transfer (while minimizing overlap of resources), accounting for leave periods and end of tour rotations, and emergency situations.

(6) Technical capability of the firm. The offeror shall describe their firm’s familiarity with the scope of this effort as outlined in the Performance Work Statement and their experience managing contracts of this nature within the SOF community.

3.2 Facility Clearance. The Prime Offeror must have a Top Secret Facility Clearance as accredited in the National Industrial Security System (NISS) at the time of initial proposal submission, and shall meet all requirements of the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), showing proof of clearance and applicable personnel eligibility. An approved Department of Defense Security Agreement (DD Form 441/441-1) must be provided with proposal submittal as proof of current Facility Clearance.

4.0. Volume III: Transition Plan and Key Personnel (Factor 2).

4.1 Transition Plan. The Offeror’s proposal shall be written clearly and contain the pertinent information necessary for the Government to determine if the proposal meets/does not meet requirements of this solicitation. The Offeror’s transition plan details their plan to staff and transition the requirement from Contract Award. The Performance Work Statement and Table 1 below details the anticipated initial Task Order requirements to be fulfilled by labor category, location, and Full time Equivalent (FTE) count. The below requirements are estimates only and are not a binding requirement. The Government will issue a Task Order Request (TOR) after the base contract is awarded for the Initial Task Order.

Table 1: Anticipated Initial Task Order Requirements Performance

Location Labor Category Subject Matter Expertise FTEs Clearance

Key Personnel

Fort Belvoir, VA Budget Analyst Senior Budget Support 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Logistics Analyst – Senior Logistics 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Network Engineer - Principal Software 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Software 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Communications 2 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Mobility 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Procurement 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Weapons 1 TS\SCI No Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Enhanced Optics 1 TS\SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Communications 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Electronic Warfare 4 TS\SCI Yes Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Science & Tech 5 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Administrative Support - Senior Administrative 8 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Budget Analyst Senior Budget Support 8 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Network Engineer - Principal Cyber Security 4 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Network Engineer - Senior Help Desk 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Communications 2 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Knowledge Mgmt 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Mobility 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Procurement Support 7 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Systems Administration 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Weapons 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Software Engineer - Senior Cyber Security 2 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Software Engineer - Senior Systems Administration 1 TS\SCI No Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal Explosive Ordnance 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal Science & Tech 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal System Integrator 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Advanced Technical Ops 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Breaching 5 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Communications 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Cyber Security 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Electronic Warfare 2 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Future Systems 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Global Video Surveillance

Activity 1 TS\SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Operations 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Signature Reduction 2 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Target Engagement Systems 1 TS\SCI Yes Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Unmanned Systems 4 TS\SCI Yes Fort Eustis, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Electronic Warfare 1 TS\SCI Yes Lexington, KY IT Systems Administrator - Principal Logistics 1 TS\SCI No Lexington, KY Logistics Analyst - Senior Logistics 1 TS\SCI No Lexington, KY Personnel Security Specialist Logistics 1 TS\SCI No Lexington, KY Program Analyst - Senior Logistics 1 TS\SCI No Nattick, MA Contract Specialist Contracting Support 1 Secret No

(1) The Offeror shall address and provide a schedule with milestones by labor category and location that demonstrates its capability to execute a phase-in/transition leading to assumption of full contractual responsibility 60 days from contract period of performance start date. Milestones shall be established at the 30th, 45th, and 60th day from performance start.

(2) This Transition Plan shall include management expertise, ability to meet all security requirements (facility and personnel), procedures and policies, risk mitigation techniques, flexibility, and planned activities to minimize disruption of services and ensure continuity of effort that when viewed collectively demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to successfully execute a contract phase-in. The Offeror in its transition plan shall:

a. Identify all major activities,

b. Explain how each activity would be assured of timely completion, and

c. Describe its approach for interfacing with the incumbent contractor.

(3) Offerors shall describe its plan for insertion of non-incumbent employees in the event incumbent employees decline employment with the Offeror’s company or subcontractors, or are otherwise unavailable for work under this requirement.

(4) The Offeror shall describe if/how it will assimilate incumbent contract employees (those currently performing under the existing contract) into its operations. The Offeror shall provide details of any previous corporate experience on accomplishing succession from performance by a legacy contractor to its own performance.

4.2 Key Personnel. The Offeror shall provide a resume for each labor category listed as Key Personnel in Table 1 in section 4.1 above. For each proposed candidate the Offeror shall include a resume that includes but is not limited to the following information: current Security Clearance Level held, practical experience, educational…