SOLICITATION_W911QY-18-R-0017_FINAL_dated_30JAN2018.pdf

Solicitation Number W911QY-18-R-0017

I. COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

A. INTRODUCTION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with procedures at FAR Subpart 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is W911QY-18-R-0017 and this solicitation is hereby issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation including any attachments may be downloaded from FedBizOpps (FBO) at website https://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-27.

The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-aside procurement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for this set-aside procurement are contained within Sector 31-33 Manufacturing, Subsector 333 Machinery Manufacturing. The most applicable NAICS codes associated with this project, all of which have a corresponding small business size standards of 500 employees, are as follows:

333249 Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 333514 Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig and Fixture Manufacturing 333515 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing 333519 Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as a Small Business with a NAICS code that is under 500 employees.

This written solicitation is issued in accordance with the FAR Subpart 12.603(b) – Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Items. A Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items) will not be used for issuing this solicitation, however the Government anticipates awarding one Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract from this solicitation using the SF1449.

The Government anticipates award will be made to the “responsible” Offeror whose proposal represents the best overall value to the Government, based on the results of a complete and thorough Government evaluation of proposals in accordance with (IAW) the evaluation criteria set forth herein.

(See FAR Subpart 9.104 for a description of the standards prospective contractors must meet to be determined “responsible”.) The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions, therefore the initial offer should contain the best offer, however the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. The Government also reserves the right to not award any contract in the event that no proposals are considered to be in the best interest of the Government.

The Delivery Date is estimated to be within seven months of contract award. Prior to delivery of the press, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) employees will visit the manufacturing site for visual inspection and testing of the full capacity pressing force, electrical https://www.fbo.gov/ heating, steam heating and control system. Place of delivery, Acceptance and free on board (FOB) points are the NSRDEC, General Greene Avenue, Natick, Massachusetts. The duration of the contract period will extend through the warranty period.

Proposals in response to this solicitation are due on 14 February 2018 by 4 PM Eastern Time, and shall be submitted electronically to Michael Quinlan at michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil, Colleen Bertone at colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil and John Conlin at john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TIMELY PROPOSAL EXACTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL BEING REJECTED AS UNACCEPTABLE OR

NONCOMPLIANT AND THEREFORE INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD CONSIDERATION.

Attachments to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation include:

1. 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press Requirements;

2. DD Form 1423-1, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL);

3. Wage Determination No.: 2015-4055, Revision No.: 6, dated 1/10/2018;

4. Past Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire (PPQ); and

5. FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items.

B. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

A list of contract line item numbers (CLINs) and items, quantities, and units of measure for this solicitation are as follows:

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT OF AMOUNT

MEASURE

CLIN 0001 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press 1 JOB $ _________

Contract Type: FFP Delivery Date: ASREQ Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION

FOB: DESTINATION

Descriptive Data:

The Contractor shall supply the 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press including but not limited to all labor, material, equipment, and transportation of the press to the U.S.

Army Natick Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC), General Greene Avenue, Natick, Massachusetts, IAW the requirements document (Attachment 1). The item is to be delivered to the final installation location (Building 5) at the same time inspection, acceptance and installation is scheduled (see CLIN 0002). The specific delivery date for the press will be identified upon contract award but shall be within seven months of contract award. The Contractor shall supply the full product warranty, of at least one year, that is customary in the commercial marketplace for this item as identified in applicable provisions and clauses of this procurement. The Contractor shall provide a manual that reflects the hardware configuration of this 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press as described in CDRL Data Item Description (DID) Number DI-TMSS- 80527C (A001) with all supplemental data required for the equipment to comply with mailto:michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil mailto:colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil mailto:john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil the contract prepared in accordance with (IAW) CDRL DID Number MIL-PRF-32216A.

During normal business hours of 8 AM to 4 PM, the Contractor shall provide email and phone customer service and support by an expert user of this equipment throughout the warranty period.

CLIN 0002 Installation, Rigging, and Supervision 1 JOB $ _________

Contract Type: FFP Start Date: ASREQ Completion Date: ASREQ Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION

FOB: DESTINATION

Descriptive Data:

The type of services the Contractor shall provide under this CLIN include, but are not limited to, all personnel, labor, material, equipment, travel and transportation of the press to the final installation location, and installation of the press to include any rigging and supervision necessary to properly move and install the press in place. The Contractor shall have the necessary employees on site at NSRDEC, General Greene Avenue, Building 5, Natick, Massachusetts, for supervision of any installation and rigging processes that will be completed. The specific start and completion date for these services will be identified upon contract award.

FOB: Destination

CLIN 0003 Start-up and Training 1 JOB $ _________

Start Date: ASREQ Completion Date: ASREQ Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION

FOB: DESTINATION

Descriptive Data:

The Contractor shall ensure start-up to include initial on-site training at the final installation location for approximately four press operators for two days or more. The Contractor shall have the necessary employees on site at NSRDEC, General Greene Avenue, Building 5, Natick, Massachusetts, to support the start-up and training processes that are to be completed. The specific start and completion date for these services will be identified upon contract award.

CLIN 0004 Data – Not Separately Priced (NSP) 1 LOT NSP

Inspection: DESTINATION Acceptance: DESTINATION

FOB: DESTINATION

Descriptive Data:

This CLIN is established for the purpose of delivering data as required by the DD Form 1423-1 CDRL (Attachment 2). This CLIN is used in conjunction with the data required to be delivered in support of CLIN 0001. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced (NSP).

C. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 0003 Destination Government Destination Government 0004 Destination Government Destination Government

D. DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN ESTIMATED QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

DELIVERY DATE

0001 Within Seven Months 1 NSRDEC W56YHK

After Receipt of Order TONY KAYHART

(ARO) BUILDING 5

GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK MA 01760-5002

508-233-4187

0002 In Conjunction with 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION) W56YHK CLIN 0001 FOB: Destination

0003 In Conjunction with 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION) W56YHK CLIN 0001 FOB: Destination

0004 In Conjunction with 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION) W56YHK CLIN 0001 FOB: Destination

E. CONTRACT ADMINSTRATION

252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (MAY 2013) (NOTE: Applicable information in paragraphs (f) and (g) will be populated upon contract award.)

II. 52.212 – ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

A. The provision at 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL (JAN 2017), applies to this acquisition.

The following ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 is hereby included:

1. The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division, General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA 01760, on behalf of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1550_216204

Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC), has a requirement for a 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press that will be used to consolidate ballistic composites in a compression molding process. The press will be used for processing Research and Development in personal protection material applications whereby force, temperature and mold parameters will be constantly changing. Chilled water, air and steam will be provided on site. Steam is provided to the press at pressures of 125-175 psi up to 263 lbs/hr. House air is provided up to 115 psi. Chilled water is supplied at 60 degrees F. The facility is located indoors at ambient temperatures at the NSRDEC in Natick, MA. A complete list of details on physical characteristics of the press to include the control system, tooling and ancillary items is described in the requirements document included with this RFP. The Government will provide the personnel to perform the electrical, water, steam, etc., connections.

2. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-aside procurement. The most applicable NAICS codes associated with this project are listed below. The small business size standard is 500 employees.

333249 Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 333514 Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig and Fixture Manufacturing 333515 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing 333519 Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

3. Questions, if any, are due by 5 February 2018 by 4PM EST and must be submitted electronically via email to Michael Quinlan at michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil, Colleen Bertone at colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil and John Conlin at john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil. The Government will provide answers to a consolidated listed of unattributed questions within two business days or as soon as possible via amendment through the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) at www.fedbizopps.gov.

4. Proposals in response to this solicitation shall be valid for 60 calendar days. Please annotate the last day the proposal will be valid. Firms will not be reimbursed for proposal preparation costs.

5. This requirement is subject to the Service Contract Act Wage Determination (SCA WD) No.: 2015- 4055, Revision No.: 6, dated 1/10/2018 (Attachment 3) applies to this acquisition.

6. Any Offeror that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation must be registered in SAM IAW FAR Clauses 52.204-7, 52.232-33 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Clause 252.204-7004 Alt A prior to contract award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov or https://www.acquisition.gov.

7. The Offeror shall submit a proposal consisting of four (4) sections. These four sections shall be labeled, Section I – Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factor 1); Section II – Past Performance (Evaluation Factor 2); Section III – Pricing Proposal (Evaluation Factor 3); and Section IV – Administrative Proposal.

No Pricing Information shall be submitted in Section I.

(a) Section I – Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factor 1) – The Offeror shall provide a technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the RFP, including how the 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press Requirement will be successfully accomplished. The Offeror’s proposal shall address each of the below areas:

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• Technical Capability - The Offeror shall describe the technical specifications and capabilities of the item offered in relation to the requirements set forth in the requirements document. The Offeror shall provide Finite Element Analysis to show the press will meet the requirements. The Offeror shall submit a manual that reflects the hardware configuration of this 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press as described in CDRL A001 with all supplemental data required for the equipment to comply with the contract prepared IAW CDRL DID Number MIL-PRF-32216A. The manual shall contain all technical information on the assembly, installation, operation, parts and maintenance, etc. of the commercial equipment.

• Proof of Insurance - The Offeror shall provide proof of comprehensive/liability insurance IAW FAR clause 52.228-5, incorporated herein. Prior to commencing any work at the NSRDEC, Natick, MA, facility, the Contractor shall have and maintain during the entire life of this contract the following minimum amounts of insurance:

WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS LIABILITY – $100,000.00

AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY –

$200,000.00 PER PERSON

$500,000.00 PER OCCURRENCE

$500,000.00 PER OCCURRENCE FOR BODILY INJURY

$20,000.00 PER OCCURRENCE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE

GENERAL LIABILITY – $500,000.00

• Warranty - The Offeror shall provide warranty information on each warranted item/part with its offer as required in the DFARS provision 252.246-7005 and DFARS clause 252.246-7006. The Government shall be offered the same warranty terms of at least one year, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. The Contractor shall provide detailed warranty information, including warranty repair procedures and procedures for obtaining repair and replacement of failed items that are within and those that are outside the scope of the warranty, as an addendum to their warranty manual.

(b) Section II – Past Performance Proposal (Evaluation Factor 2) – The Offeror shall submit up to five (5) past or current contracts over the past five (5) years that are similar in nature to the item being delivered and past or current experience of installers, riggers and trainers that will be supporting this acquisition. Offerors shall also submit up to five (5) recent and relevant examples of past performance for each subcontractor and include as part of their offer a letter of consent from each subcontractor allowing the Government to disclose the subcontractors’ past performance, including adverse information, to the Offeror during negotiations.

Past performance information shall include:

- Role as prime or subcontractor

- Place of performance, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, and the Data Universal

Numbering System (DUNS) number

- Contracting activity, current address, telephone and facsimile numbers (verify that these are current)

- Procuring Contracting Officer's name, current telephone and facsimile numbers

- Technical representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) name, current telephone and facsimile numbers

- Contract Number

- Contract Type

- Awarded Cost/Price

- Final or projected final cost/price

- Original delivery Period of Performance

- Final or projected final Period of Performance

- Effectiveness of actions taken to resolve past and ongoing performance problems.

The Offeror shall request that each of these five recent and relevant past performance points of contact (POC) complete a Past Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaire (Attachment 4) and submit it electronically via email to Michael Quinlan at michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil, Colleen Bertone at colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil and John Conlin at john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil prior to the proposal due date and time. The Offeror shall provide a list of the POCs that received the PPQ (including name, phone number, email address) as part of their Past Performance Section.

Offerors shall clearly describe how the effort is similar to the requirements of this solicitation, and briefly describe the reasons for any shortcomings with regard to cost, schedule or technical performance and corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence. Offerors shall also include contracts terminated, or any part thereof, during the past five (5) years to include cure notices, show cause letters and/or corrective action taken.

(c) Section III – Pricing Proposal (Evaluation Factor 3) – As part of this section, the Offeror shall include a completed Schedule for CLINs 0001-0003 (fill in the dollar amounts) and an offer signed by an official having the authority to bind the firm contractually. If this person is not an officer of the company, the offer shall be accompanied by written evidence of the individual’s authority to bind the company.

(d) Section IV – Administrative Proposal – As part of this section, the Offeror shall:

- Include the offeror’s name and address on the cover page of its offer,

- ensure the offer is signed by an official having the authority to bind the firm contractually,

- list the offeror representatives authorized to discuss matters regarding this proposal,

- list assumptions, if any (if none state none),

- list exceptions to terms or conditions, if any (if none state none),

- annotate compliance with the stated inspection and acceptance terms,

- identify the proposal validity period of at least 60 days from the date specified for receipt of offers,

- annotate compliance with the delivery date and duration of the contract,

- acknowledge wages are in accordance with the identified SCA WD,

- provide all administrative information as required throughout this RFP,

- complete all required provisions and clauses, including representations and certifications,

- identify the predominant place where manufacturing will occur or where procured finished products will be taken out of inventory,

- include the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address,

- acknowledge any amendments to this RFP, mailto:michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil mailto:colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil

- include its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, and

- include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

8. Proposals in response to this solicitation are due on 14 February 2018 by 4 PM Eastern Time, and shall be submitted electronically via email to Michael Quinlan at michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil, Colleen Bertone at colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil and John Conlin at john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil.

9. INCORPORATION OF PROPOSAL:

Portions of the Offeror’s Section I Technical Proposal, as negotiated and accepted by the Government, may be incorporated by reference into the resultant contract. Some or all of the information furnished by the Contractor may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). For this reason the Contractor shall identify information contained in the proposal which the Contractor believes is proprietary.

Notwithstanding any rights the Government will receive under the contract to the data being protected under the solicitation, any request for information received under the FOIA (5 U.S.C 552) for the resulting contract, including any portion of the proposal that was incorporated into the contract, will be reviewed in accordance with the FOIA statute. The Government will contact the Contractor to identify what information, if any, contained in the contract they believe should be withheld from release to the public. The Contractor will then have to demonstrate that the information is a (1) a trade secret or (2) confidential, commercial information. In case of the latter, the Contractor would have to demonstrate, in detail, that disclosure would (1) impair the Government’s ability to obtain necessary information in the future or (2) cause substantial harm to the Contractor.

Any changes in these arrangements are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer in advance for approval. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between the Contractor's Technical Proposal and the Government's Requirements Document, the requirements document takes precedence.

B. The provision at 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition.

The specific evaluation criteria ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 paragraph (a) is hereby included:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following Section/Evaluation Factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

I. Section I – Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factor 1) - Technical capability and quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement and an updated manual reflecting the hardware configuration and O&M requirements;

proof of comprehensive/liability insurance; warranty information;

II. Section II – Past Performance Proposal (Evaluation Factor 2);

III. Section III – Pricing Proposal (Evaluation Factor 3); and mailto:michael.j.quinlan3.civ@mail.mil mailto:colleen.m.bertone.civ@mail.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1610_228067

IV. Section IV – Administrative Proposal

Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

I. Section I – Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factor 1)

• Technical Capability – Offerors shall provide a technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the RFP. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror adequately described the technical specifications and capabilities of the item offered in relation to the requirements set forth in the Requirements document. The Government will also evaluate the manual submitted IAW CDRL A001 with all supplemental data required for the equipment to comply with the contract. The existing COTS manual updated with supplemental data for this 1,000 Ton 4-Post Hydraulic Press shall be evaluated using the criteria found in Appendix A of CDRL DID Number MIL-PRF-32216A.

• Proof of Insurance - The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal to ensure that the Offeror has and maintains the appropriate comprehensive/liability insurance coverage in accordance with FAR clause 52.228-5, incorporated herein, prior to commencing any work at the NSRDEC, Natick, MA, facility, in at least the minimum amounts required.

• Warranty - The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror submitted warranty information on each warranted item/part with its offer as required in the DFARS provision 252.246-7005 and DFARS clause 252.246-7006. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s warranty offered to ensure the same warranty terms of at least one year, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice are being included. The Government will evaluate the detailed warranty information, including warranty repair procedures and procedures for obtaining repair and replacement of failed items that are within and those that are outside the scope of the warranty, which the Contractor was instructed to include as an addendum to their warranty manual.

II. Section II – Past Performance Proposal (Evaluation Factor 2)

The Offeror’s and subcontractor’s past performance with Government and industry will be evaluated.

The Government will evaluate customer satisfaction, responsiveness to customer needs, and past demonstration of providing quality and timely services. Emphasis will be on recent, relevant experience in the past five (5) years. The past performance factor considers each Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in services that meet the contract requirements. One rating is assigned for each Offeror based on recency, relevancy and confidence assessment. Offerors with no relevant performance history will be given a rating of Neutral Confidence.

The Government will focus its inquiries on the Offeror's and subcontractors' record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including cost, schedule, performance and management. A significant achievement, problem, or lack of relevant data in any element of the work can become an important consideration in the evaluation process. Therefore, Offerors will be reminded to include the most recent and relevant efforts (within the past five years) in their proposal. Absent any recent and relevant past performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror will be assigned a Neutral confidence rating. The Government may use data provided by the Offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State or Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services.

The Government will also use the Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaires to evaluate the Offeror's Past Performance.

III. Section III – Pricing Proposal (Evaluation Factor 3)

The Government will evaluate cost or price in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.305(a)(1) to ensure that prices for CLINs 0001-0003 are fair and reasonable. Price analysis will be conducted and prices will be evaluated on a comparison of proposed prices from all Offerors received in response to the solicitation or with previously proposed prices for the same or similar items. The Government will follow the pricing policy at FAR Subpart 15.402 in establishing reasonableness of the offered prices. If it is concluded that additional information is necessary to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price, the Contracting Officer may request data other than certified cost or pricing data to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price.

IV. Section IV – Administrative Proposal

The Government will also evaluate the administrative information submitted to verify the offer:

- Includes the offeror’s name and address on the cover page of its offer,

- is signed by an official having the authority to bind the firm contractually,

- lists offeror representatives authorized to discuss matters regarding this proposal,

- lists assumptions, if any (if none state none),

- lists exceptions to terms or conditions, if any (if none state none),

- complies with the stated inspection and acceptance terms,

- identifies the proposal validity period of at least 60 days from the date specified for receipt of offers,

- annotates compliance with the delivery date and duration of the contract,

- acknowledges wages are in accordance with the identified SCA WD,

- provides all administrative information as required throughout this RFP,

- includes completion of all required provisions and clauses, including representations and certifications,

- identifies the predominant place where manufacturing will occur or where procured finished products will be taken out of inventory,

- includes the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address,

- acknowledges any amendments to this RFP,

- includes its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, and

- includes a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

V. EVALUATION PROCESS:

The technical panel will provide a detailed evaluation and assign a combined technical/risk rating for the Technical Section. The Past Performance Section will receive only a past performance confidence rating.

The Price Proposal Section will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the evaluation criteria established in Section III.

The Government technical evaluation panel will evaluate proposals in accordance with the process and evaluation criteria stated herein, and will document the evaluation by providing a narrative discussion of the evaluation of each proposal in terms of the evaluation criteria and proposed strong points (strengths), weak points (weaknesses), and deficiencies. This narrative discussion shall be incorporated into a report, which will be presented to the Contracting Officer. Clarifications or communications may be conducted IAW FAR Subpart 15.306 (a) and (b). If discussions are necessary, a competitive range will be established IAW FAR Subpart 15.306(c) and to the extent deemed necessary at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer, written discussion items (DI) will be issued to Offerors in the competitive range, using control numbers, to further investigate any weaknesses, deficiencies, or other areas identified by the technical panel as germane to the evaluation process. These DIs are considered exchanges/discussions in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.306(d). The Contracting Officer may also issue DIs relating to any matter that requires written revisions to a proposal for which a binding agreement is required/desired. The technical panel will be responsible for keeping the Contracting Officer informed at all steps of the evaluation process.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

VI. RATING METHODS/DEFINITIONS:

(a) TECHNICAL FACTOR: One of the following combined technical/risk ratings will be assigned:

TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Definition Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk or unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is not worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

Definitions:

Strength – an aspect of an Offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness – a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Deficiency – a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

(b) QUALITY/PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT: Assess the quality of the Offeror's past performance on those recent efforts that were determined relevant by determining how well the contractor performed on the contracts. Documented results from Performance Risk Assessment Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment. Once the Relevancy and Contract Performance of the past performance contracts has been established, the Offeror will be assigned one Performance Confidence Rating:

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATINGS

Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

PAST PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE RATINGS

Rating Description Substantial Confidence

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

(c) PRICE FACTOR: Price proposals will not be given an adjectival rating, but will be evaluated to determine fair and reasonableness, and to determine that the price offered is consistent with the effort proposed.

C. The provision at 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2017) ALT 1 (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition.

Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, Alt I with its offer. This single, consolidated list of representations and certifications for the acquisition of commercial items is attached to this solicitation for offerors to complete and submit with its offer.

D. The clause at 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017), applies to this acquisition.

E. The clause at 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (NOV 2017), applies to this acquisition.

The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause are incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006) -- Alternate I (OCT 1995) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2016) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015) 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013) 52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (NOV 2016) 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (JAN 2017) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (OCT 2016) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances (JUN 2016) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-1 Buy American – Supplies (MAY 2014) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (JUL 2013) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1624_229919 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1941_275262

The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (c) of the clause are incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) 52.222-42 Statement Of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires (MAY 2014) 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017)

III. ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS OR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A. The following additional contract requirements, terms and conditions are determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition:

1. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

2. If the Offeror does not have a representation in SAM for a NAICS code applicable to this solicitation, the Offeror is required to complete the following representation as part of the proposal:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under a NAICS Code assigned to solicitation number W911QY-18-R-0017, but does meet the small business size standard of 500 employees. [Offeror to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title].

3. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

B. The following additional solicitation provisions and contract clauses are determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition:

1. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm or https://www.acquisition.gov/.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm or https://www.acquisition.gov/.

52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground Natick Contracting Division

Attn: John Conlin 10 General Greene Avenue

Natick, MA 01760

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of Class Deviation- 2013-O0019, Commercial Item Omnibus Clauses for Acquisitions Using the Standard Procurement System, contains an authorized deviation to FAR Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (NOV 2017) as indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the clause name.

2. ADDITIONAL PROVISION/CLAUSES CONTAINING GOVERNMENT FILL-IN INFORMATION

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (MAR 2016)

(c) Unique item identifier.

(1) The Contractor shall provide a unique item identifier for the following:

(i) Delivered items for which the Government’s unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more, except for the following line items: None.

3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS/CLAUSES REQUIRING CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATION OR CERTIFICATION

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

(b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (FEB 1999)

The offeror represents that --

(a) It [_] has, [_] has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

(b) It [_] has, [_] has not filed all required compliance reports; and

(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.

4. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (OCT 2010) 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2016) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2016) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016) 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (MAY 2011) 52.228-5 Insurance -- Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997) 52.229-3 Federal, State and Local Taxes (FEB 2013) 52.232-17 Interest (MAY 2014) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 9DEC 2013) 52.237-1 Site Visit (APR 1984) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.242-13 Bankruptcy (JUL 1995) 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price (AUG 1987) 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies -- Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) 52.246-4 Inspection of Services -- Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (APR 2012) 52.251-1 Government Supply Sources (APR 2012) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (JAN 1991) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (SEP 2013) 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011) 252.204-7002 Payment for Subline Items Not Separately Priced (DEC 1991) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992) 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A (FEB 2014) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (OCT 2016) 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (MAY 2016)

252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (OCT 2015) 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JUN 2013) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance Of Payments Program—Basic (DEC 2017) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (DEC 2017) 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (DEC 2017) 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications (DEC 1991) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (DEC 2012) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 9JUN 2013) 252.246-7005 Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items (MAR 2016) 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items (MAR 2016) 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts (DEC 2017) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (APR 2014) 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000)