W911QY20R0020 Amendment 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The follow ing has been updated as a result of this Solicitation Amendment:

1. Section A has been updated.

2. Section J has been updated to attach by reference additional Questions and Answ ers received concerning the solicitation.

3. Section K has been amended to add a provision.

4. Section L has been updated.

5. Section M has been updated.

6.The required response date/time has changed from 04-Aug-2020 03:00 PM to 07-Aug-2020 03:00 PM.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 24

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 24-Jul-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W911QY20R0020

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Jun-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

24-Jul-2020

CODE

W6QK ACC-APG NATICK

CONTRACTING DIVISION

BLDG 1 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK MA 01760-5011

W911QY 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W911QY20R0020

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 04-Aug-2020 03:00 PM to 07-Aug-2020 03:00 PM.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT B

EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT D

EXHIBIT E

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT DOCUMENT (SBPCD)

SMALL BUSINESS SBPCD WORKSHEET (REVISED 07/24)

CFSET PRICE PROPOSAL WORKBOOK (REVISED 07/24)

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (PPQ)

WAGE DETERMINATION (REVISED 07-17)

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 0001 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORTS

ATTACHMENT 0002 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

PHASE OUT PLAN

ATTACHMENT 0003 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

PHASE IN PLAN

ATTACHMENT 0004 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVIELLENCE PLAN (QASP)

ATTACHMENT 0005 CFSET SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS W911QY20R0020

(ADDED 07-17)

ATTACHMENT 0006 CFSET SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO W911QY20R0020

AMENDMENT 0001 (ADDED 07-24)

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been added by reference:

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

DEC 2019

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS

L.1. INTRODUCTION

L.1.1.This requirement is subject to the availability funds.

L.1.2. Offer expiration date is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the closing date of the solicitation.

L.2. PRE-AWARD SURVEY’

L.2.1. A Pre-Award Survey may be conducted to examine the Offeror's record of integrity and business ethics (which includes satisfactory compliance with the law including tax, labor and employment, environmental, antitrust, and consumer protection laws), technical ability, production capacity, management structure, quality, financial capability, accounting systems, security controls/clearances, labor resources, performance record, and ability to meet required schedules.

L.3. PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

L.3.1.The Contractor shall not be reimbursed for any costs incurred prior to the effective date of the contract.

L.4. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION

L.4.1. Questions concerning Amendment 0002 of this solicitation shall be submitted to Jeananne Russell at Jeananne.M.Russell.civ@mail.mil no later than 29 July 2020 with a Subject Line of “Questions: CFSET Solicitation W911QY20R0020 (Offeror’s Company Name). The questions shall be submitted as an email attachment in either a Microsoft Word or PDF format with the following document naming convention: “Questions:

CFSET Solicitation W911QY20R0020 (Offeror’s Company Name). The Government will not guarantee a response to any question and/or clarifications after the submission deadline.

L.5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.5.1. The proposal shall be complete, shall arrive by the date and time indicated, and shall undergo a review of proposal compliance with all instructions. The offeror shall refer to Section L (Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors) for proposal preparation. Non-conformance with the instructions in Section L may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation, or be cause for rejection. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors and/or areas. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The offeror shall clearly state how they intend to meet the requirements. Mere acknowledgment or restatement of a requirement or task is not acceptable. The information contained in each proposal shall be presented in a clear, coherent and concise manner.

Vague or terse statements such as "will comply," "noted and understood," etc. are not acceptable. The proposal shall be limited to the information that is necessary to convey a point and shall not be overly elaborate.

L.5.2. Email and faxed copies of proposals shall NOT be accepted.

L.5.3. All proposal documents delivered in response to this solicitation shall reflect the following in the subject line: Solicitation Number – Contractor Name.

L.5.4. Please do not submit a transmittal letter with your proposal. Such a letter is unnecessary and statements therein frequently create conflicts or ambiguities, raising the possibility that your proposal takes exception to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Therefore any transmittal letter will not be evaluated.

L.5.5. All cost or pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Cost/Price Proposal Volume.

L.6. DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL

L.6.1. Information contained in the Offerors technical, management or price proposal must be released under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) upon request from the public except to the extent it contains trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information. If the Offerors proposal contains material meeting this description which is customarily maintained in confidence in the course of the Offerors business and is not otherwise publicly available and if the Offeror does not want it disclosed to the public, the offeror shall mark the title page with the legend that follows: "This proposal, furnished in response to Solicitation W911QY20R0020, contains trade secrets and/or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information. This information is maintained in confidence in the course of the Offerors 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."

L.6.2. Proposals so marked will be accepted by the Government in confidence and will not be released provided that the Offeror and/or the Government can show upon request under the Freedom of Information Act, that disclosure would either (1) impair the Government's ability to obtain necessary information in the future or (2) cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the Offeror.

L.7. DISCLOSURE OF UNIT PRICE INFORMATION

L.7.1. This constitutes notification pursuant to Executive Order 12600, Pre-Disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information (June 23, 1987) of our intention to release unit prices of the awardees in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased. We consider any objection to be waived unless the Contracting Officer is notified of your objection to such release prior to submission of initial proposals.

L.8. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DURING PROPOSAL EVALUATION

L.8.1. The Government shall employ Best Value techniques to evaluate proposals, conduct negotiations/discussions, and determine the successful offer in this acquisition. "Offer," for the purposes of this solicitation, shall be defined as a response to the solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offerors to perform the resultant contract. Offerors can expect the following conditions and responses during the proposal evaluation and negotiation/discussions:

L.8.2. Upon receipt, the proposals shall be reviewed for completeness and compliance with the RFP requirements.

The proposals shall receive a detailed evaluation employing the process and criteria identified in Section M of this

RFP.

L.8.3. In accordance with FAR 15.306, the Government may conduct exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals, prior to award or leading to the establishment of the competitive range. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms. Exchanges with the offerors may enhance the Government's understanding of proposals; allow reasonable interpretation of the proposal; or facilitate the Government's evaluation process. Such communications shall not be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal, and/or otherwise revise the proposal. Such communications may be considered in rating proposals for the purpose of establishing the competitive range.

Furthermore, such communications do not and shall not permit offeror's to modify, revise, or otherwise change any element of their proposal. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to award a contract based on initial submission without oral presentation, exchanges and/or discussions.

L.8.4. If applicable to this acquisition the Government will render a competitive range determination and will conduct discussions with only those offerors remaining in the competitive range. In accordance with FAR 15.306(c), the competitive range will consist only of those offers that are the most highly rated offers, however, in accordance with FAR Part 15.306(c)(2) the number of proposals in the competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency.

L.8.5. Should a competitive range be established, offerors shall be prepared to enter into discussions. For those offerors in the competitive range, the Government shall submit Discussion Items and Evaluation Notices, which shall be answered by the offerors.

L.8.6. Additional competitive range determinations may be made as needed during discussions. A request for Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) shall be received from those offerors remaining in the competitive range at the conclusion of discussions. The Contracting Officer shall establish a common due date and time for the submission of FPRs. The final proposal revision shall be requested in the following format: Regarding your offer submitted in response to the above referenced solicitation, discussions with offerors are now concluded. You have the opportunity, if you so desire, to submit a best or final offer by TBD AM/PM on TBD, 2020. Major revisions are not expected, but should you revise your offer in any way, complete and detailed support for the revision and any other affected part of your proposal must accompany the revision. In the event the price is revised, a complete price breakdown setting forth the revisions and basis thereof, shall be submitted with the revised offer. The Government reserves the right to reject any proposal data specified above if not submitted with a revision or, if submitted, is inadequate to establish the acceptability of the revised offer. Any revision received after the closing time and date shall be considered a late offer in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)(ii)(A), Instructions to Offerors, Competitive Acquisition.

L.8.7. If FPRs are requested, the offeror's FPR shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in Section M. Unexplained or inadequately explained departures from the previous submission may significantly impact the evaluation of the offeror's proposal. The information in the FPR should be presented in a clear, coherent and concise manner. Vague or terse statements such as "shall comply," "noted and understood," etc. are NOT acceptable.

L.9. GENERAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.9.1. These instructions provide a description and guidance regarding the suggested approach for the development and presentation of the data proposed in response to this solicitation.

L.9.1.1. The proposal shall include all of the information requested in these instructions. Failure to fully comply with these instructions may be cause for proposal rejection.

L.9.1.2. The offerors should clearly describe how they intend to accomplish this contract effort. Mere acknowledgment or restatement of requirements is not acceptable. Relevance to this acquisition effort is critical.

L.9.1.3. The information in the proposal(s) should be presented in a clear, coherent, and concise manner. Vague or terse statements such as "will comply", "noted and understood", etc. are not acceptable. The presentation shall be limited to the information that is necessary to convey a point and should not be overly elaborate.

L.9.1.4. SUBMITTALS

L.9.1.5. The entire proposal shall be submitted as five (5) electronic files (MS Excel, MS Word or PDF) as broken down in section L.9.1.7.

L.9.1.6. Each volume shall be a standalone document and shall clearly and completely describe the effort which the offeror is proposing to accomplish under the contract. Volumes I, II, and III shall not contain any price proposal information.

Each Proposal shall be submitted as set forth below and all information shall be confined to the appropriate part to facilitate independent evaluation. The Proposals shall contain and clearly identify the following five (5) volumes in file format:

VOLUME I – Administrative: Executed RFP Documents. This section will include the Offeror’s Representations and Certifications, and Joint Venture Agreement and/or subcontracting agreements if applicable.

VOLUME II – Technical: The Offeror shall identify the technical approach it proposes to accomplish the scope of work and how it will be successful. Offeror shall provide information relevant to the administration of the project. Volume II SHALL NOT contain the Offeror’s name or any markings that would readily reveal the Offeror’s name.

VOLUME III – Past Performance: The Offeror shall submit a narrative description of overall past performance for the same or similar requirements covering the breadth of the project, anticipated completion and actual completion, and how it relates to the current scope of work.

VOLUME IV – Cost/Price: The Offeror shall include in this section their Cost/Price proposal and other pricing information. The Offeror’s Cost/Price Proposal shall include the prime and its subcontractors (if applicable).

VOLUME V – Small Business (Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) and Worksheet and Small Business Subcontracting Plan): The offerors (both small and other than U.S. small businesses) shall submit a SBPCD in accordance with the SBPCD proposal format provided (Exhibit A, and Worksheet, Exhibit B). The SBPCD proposal format is designed to streamline and bring uniformity to responses and evaluations for Small Business Participation (FAR 15.304).

Other than U.S. small business concerns shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, DFARS 252.219-7003 (for reference, please see FAR 19.704 and DFARS 219.704), DFARS 252.219-7004 (if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan), and AFARS 5119.705-4.

The subcontracting plan shall include all fifteen required elements IAW FAR 19.704

L.9.1.7. Proposals shall be submitted electronically no later than 3:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) 04 August 2020 to the DOD SAFE.

Offerors submitting proposals must follow the uploading instructions below in order to receive a link to drop off the proposal no later than (NLT) five (5) business days prior to the due date.

No paper copies, CD-ROMs or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Bid Submission is required through the Army’s Electronic File Sharing Service, DOD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil). There are no user accounts for SAFE. Authentication is handled via email. Anyone has access to DOD SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone. The SAFE “Getting Started Guide” has information on how to utilize the system (https://safe.apps.mil/about.php).

Instructions for uploading are as follows:

1. Send an email to the Contract Specialist to receive the link to drop off your proposal. This will need to be completed five (5) business days prior to the due date. Jeananne Russell, Contract Specialist at Jeananne.M.Russell.civ@mail.mil

2. You will receive an email with the link to submit your drop-off.

3. Short Note to the Recipients: Click the Add Files or Drag and Drop your files. For file description, enter W911QY20R0020-CONTRACTORNAME. 4. Click Upload button to send documents.

a. The submission shall consist of six (6) separate files correlating to the Volumes/Areas listed in the table below.

b. The submitted files shall be compatible with the Windows 10 operating system. Microsoft Office products shall be used (i.e. MS Excel shall be used to create .xls files, MS Word shall be used to create .doc files, and MS Project shall be used to create .mpp files). Adobe Acrobat shall be used to create the .pdf file.

c. The titles for each file are shown in the table below.

d. Each file name will be preceded by a three digit designation to indicate the offeror's company, e.g.

ABC Company shall submit the file ABC TECDEVAPP.doc, ABCPP.pdf, etc.

e. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine its submissions to essential matters sufficient to define the proposal and to provide an adequate basis for evaluation.

f. Files shall not contain classified data.

L.9.1.8. Page Limitations. Page limitations and number of copies for each volume shall be as specified below.

Submission shall be limited to the number of pages specified herein, inclusive of any drawings, charts, etc. Type shall be no smaller than a font size of ten (10) and shall be single spaced or greater. Page size shall not exceed 8 1/2" x 11". An index may be included but will not be counted towards the page limitations. No information within the index will be evaluated. An index may contain a cover page, table of contents, and list of figures.

L.9.1.9. Fold-out illustrations required for reader ease are allowed, however, illustration shall be counted in 8 1/2" x11" increments (e.g. 11" x17" document will count as two pages). The evaluators will read and evaluate only up to the maximum number of pages specified below. Sections for which no page limitation is specified shall contain information only applicable to that section. Any additional information not related to the section will not be evaluated. All offerors must apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed IAW FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information. The contents of each proposal volume are described in Section in the table and Section L.10 below.

VOLUME AREAS PAGE LIMIT FILE NAME

I - Administrative:

Section I: Executive Summary Section II: Solicitation Documents Section III: Company POC's, DCMA POCs, CAGE, DUNs and TIN Section IV: Representations & Certifications.

Section V: Financial Documentation Section VI: Signed Teaming Agreements

Sec I: 5 page limit Sec II: No page limit Sec III : No page limit Sec IV: No page limit Sec V: No page limit Sec VI: No page limit

ADMIN

II - Technical (Evaluation Factor) 1. Recruitment Competency

15 TECRC

2. Management Plan 15 TECMP

III - Past Performance (Evaluation Factor) 30 PASTPERF

IV - Contract Price (Evaluation Factor) None CP

V - Small Business (Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD), worksheet and Small Business Subcontracting Plan (If Applicable) (Evaluation Factor)

None SBUP

L.10. PROPOSAL CONTENT

L.10.1. Volume I Administrative

L.10.1.1. Section I: Executive Summary: A letter shall include:

a. Master Index. A master index that identifies the location of all major topics provided in each volume.

b. Statement of Compliance. Each offer shall include a statement indicating complete compliance with the solicitation in the Administrative volume, or detailed analysis of any objections, exceptions, contingencies, or additions.

c. Authorized Negotiators. Offerors shall provide a list of authorized negotiators with their position title and their phone/email contact information.

L.10.1.2. Section II: Solicitation Documents. Each offeror shall complete blank lines and provide signatures for the contract sections indicated below without modification to the files. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the Standard Form 33, amendments and all certifications requiring original signature. If this individual is not an officer of the company, the proposal shall be accompanied by some form of written evidence of the individual's authority to bind the company, under contract, to a particular course of action. This might include such evidence as a written delegation of said authority, signed by an officer of the company. An Adobe Acrobat file, ".pdf" shall be created to capture the signatures for submission in the Administrative volume.

a. Originating RFP section: A signed and completed Solicitation/Contract Form and any subsequent amendments.

b. Contract Administration Data Section G: Insert the required information in the spaces provided.

a. Section H: Complete "Contractor's Organization and Key Personnel".

b. Section K: Provisions/Clauses: Complete all the required certifications, representations, and acknowledgments for the prime contractor

L.10.1.3. Section III: Company POC's, DCMA POCs, CAGE, DUNs and TIN for Prime and subcontractors.

In this section of the Administrative volume, the offeror shall provide the Prime and subcontractor's cognizant DCMA POC information for each of the respective offices. Also, in offeror format, this section shall list the Prime and subcontractor's CAGE, DUNs and TIN.

L.10.1.4. Section IV: Representations and Certifications.

The offeror shall complete representations and certifications in System for Award Management (SAM). In SAM, the offeror shall enter the NAICS code for this effort and complete the Representations and Certifications information appropriately. Then print the Representations and Certifications documentation for the volume. Offerors must be registered in the SAM under the applicable NAICS for this requirement, to be determined responsive and responsible at time of proposal submission. Please refer to the website: https://www.sam.gov/. The offeror shall provide confirmation that they are in compliance with 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. Offerors shall provide confirmation that they have filed their VETS-4212 Report for the applicable reporting period. A copy of the Vets-4212 submission confirmation shall be provided.

L.10.1.5. Section V: Financial Documentation.

In order for the Government to determine Financial Responsibility, offerors will submit the Prime Contractor's past fiscal year and current reporting period as of the date of the proposal financial statements to include a Balance Sheet;

Income Statement; Cash Flow Statement; and Statement of Retained Earnings. Also, a copy of the Prime's Line of Credit and its current status at the time of proposal submission shall be provided.

L.10.1.6. Section VI: Teaming Agreements.

If applicable, the offeror shall provide a copy of all pages within signed teaming agreements with subcontractors.

The agreement should outline the type of work, complexity and approximate percentage level of work assigned to the subcontractor. Also, it must identify the business size and socioeconomic status category the subcontractor qualifies for based on the size standard for the NAICS code identified by the prime contractor that best describes the supplies or services being procured (e.g. Small Business (SB), Other Than Small Business (OTSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone SB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)) as well as the subcontractor's POC with the address, phone, email and CAGE for verification.

L.10.2. Volume II Technical

Volume II SHALL NOT contain the Offeror’s name or any markings that would readily reveal the Offeror’s name.

L.10.2.1. Area 1. Recruitment Competency:

Offerors shall demonstrate their ability to stand up a highly qualified workforce that corresponds with the requirements identified within the Statement of Objectives (SOO). A detailed recruitment process shall be provided, to include the interview and selection of qualified current employees and new hires, the strategy to contact and secure qualified incumbents, and the approach to retain contingent hires (e.g., letter of intent, etc.) until the Start of Work date. Offerors shall also describe how they plan to ensure that its workforce is qualified and capable of fulfilling the contract and task order requirements outlined in the SOO. Additionally the offeror shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of the technical requirements, in the context of relevant experiences. This is not to be confused with the past performance volume. Instead, the offeror shall explain its previous experience in successfully recruiting personnel with similar requirements. Evidence of successful recruitment may include, but is not limited to, the offerors ability to meet contract requirements (e.g., quantity and quality of personnel, at varies CONUS/OCONUS locations, etc.) by the start of work date. The offeror may list specific contracts and/or describe requirements for which it has recruited personnel and provided support relevant to the SOO.

L.10.2.2. Area 2. Management Plan:

The offeror’s proposal will clearly and concisely describe their program management plan, which shall include identification of key personnel. The proposal shall describe the responsibilities of those individuals who will participate in management communications and how they will maintain a working relationship with the contracting officer and the contracting officer representative. The proposal will outline the use of subcontractors; the extent to which they will be responsible for accomplishing SOO tasks and how they will be integrated into the overall management structure that supports this effort. Offerors shall outline how they plan to meet the contract and task order requirements outlined in the SOO of management, manpower, tools, equipment, travel, and other resources for successful contract and task order completion.

L.10.3. Volume III Past Performance Proposal

L.10.3.1 Each offeror shall submit a past performance volume with its proposal, containing past performance information. This information is required on the offeror and all subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners who are proposed to perform 30% or more of the proposed effort based on the total proposed price or perform aspects of the effort the offeror considers critical to overall successful performance. The Government will use data provided by each offeror in this volume and any data obtained from other sources in the evaluation of past performance. Additionally, the offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionaire (PPQ) in accordance with “Exhibit D Past Performance Questionaire.” The offeror shall submit with its proposal the applicable subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner letter(s) of consent allowing the Government to disclose the past performance to the offeror during negotiations.

L.10.3.2. Experience: The offeror shall provide a description of up to five (5) current and past contracts as a prime or for a major subcontractor, over the past three (3) years, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. The Government may choose to investigate contractors prior to the past three (3) years for the purpose of the evaluation, but not more than ten (10) years prior. In addition, any and all contracts terminated in whole or in part during the past five (5) years, to include those currently in the process of such termination are considered relevant and the offeror shall provide past performance information for those contracts. Information shall include the following:

a. Role as prime or subcontractor

b. Place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS numbers

c. Contracting activity, current address and telephone numbers

d. Procuring Contracting Officer's name and current telephone number

e. Technical representative/COR name and current telephone number

f. Contract Administrative Activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s (ACO) name and telephone number

g. Contract Number

h. Contract Type

i. Awarded Cost/Price

j. Final or projected final cost/price

k. Original delivery schedule

l. Final or projected final, delivery schedule

m. Business size – large or small

n. History of compliance with Government requirements for reports and responding to inquiries.

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

L.10.3.3. Performance: For each of the contracts described above the Offeror shall describe the objectives achieved detailing how the effort is similar to the requirements of this solicitation. For any contracts which did not/do not meet the original requirements with regard to original cost, schedule, or technical performance, the Offeror shall provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for such shortcomings and any demonstrated corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence. The Offeror shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised, and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. The Offeror shall also provide a copy of any cure notices or show cause letters received on each contract listed and description of any corrective action taken. For any terminated contracts, the Offeror shall indicate the type and reasons for the termination. The Government may choose to investigate contracts prior to the past three (3) years for the purpose of the evaluation, but not more than ten (10) years prior. In addition, any and all contracts terminated for cause in whole or in part during the past five (5) years, to include those currently in the process of such termination are considered relevant, and therefore the offeror shall provide past performance information for those contracts. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the offerors, it is incumbent upon the offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided. The Government reserves the right to use alternative resources to gather past performance information. Other resources may include but are not limited to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS); the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR) databases; questionnaires; and interviews. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other resources, the burden of showing good past performance rests with the offeror.

L.10.3.4 The Government requests the offeror send out Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (Exhibit D Past Performance Questionnaire to the solicitation) to each of the Points of Contact (POCs) identified in the Past Performance Volume. The POCs will submit completed questionnaires directly to the Government POC: Jeananne Russell at Jeananne.M.Russell.civ@mail.mil no later than the proposal submission deadline specified in the solicitation. The Subject Line of the emailed questionnaire submission shall be: "PPQ: CFSET Solicitation W911QY20R0020 (Offeror's Company Name)" as specified in the questionnaire. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ's) are considered source selection sensitive and not releasable to any offeror. Copies of the PPQ's shall not be included in the offerors proposal. Preferred points of contact are, in order of descending preference: The program manager, PCO, or ACO. For work performed on a Government contract, questionnaires shall be sent to a Government POC, regardless of the offeror's participation in the referenced contract as a prime- or sub-contractor. For non-government contracts, the suggested order of precedence is Contractor program or project manager followed by contract manager. Offerors shall include in the past performance volume a list of all the Points of Contact who were sent questionnaires. The Point of Contact List shall be submitted in Table Format to include the following fields:

a. Solicitation Number

b. Offeror Company Name

c. Contract Number

d. Government Agency

e. Point of Contact Last Name, First Name

f. Point of Contact Title

g. Point of Contact Telephone Number

h. Point of Contact e-mail address

i. Date the questionnaire was e-mailed to Point of Contact (month/day).

L.10.4 Volume IV Contract Price

L.10.4.1 Cost or Pricing Data Requirements

L.10.4.1.1. Adequate price competition may not be the sole evaluating factor in determining price reasonableness. If it is concluded that additional information is necessary to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price, the Contracting Officer may request information to determine the price reasonableness. In accordance with FAR15.403- 1(b) and 15.403-3(a), data other than certified cost or pricing data may be required to support a determination of price reasonableness. Data shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403-5. If, after receipt of proposals, the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient data available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the offeror shall be required to submit additional cost or pricing data. If the Contracting Officer otherwise determines that adequate price competition does not exist, and determines that none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1(b) apply, the government will require the offeror to provide certified cost and pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4.

L.10.4.1.2.The offeror shall complete the following as part of the price proposal:

CONTRACT PRICE PROPOSAL

(1) Pricing Schedule shall be submitted IAW the provided pricing workbook: This Section constitutes the offerors price proposal for this acquisition. Offerors complete the excel workbook that has been provided as Exhibit C to the solicitation titled “CFSET Price Proposal Workbook (Revised).” All offerors are required to provide a completed excel workbook in its entirety as part of their proposal. All proposed prices shall be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP).

(2) Offerors may also provide a cost narrative with additional details to assist the Government to determine fair and reasonable pricing.

L.10.5 Volume V Small Business (Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) and Small Business Subcontracting Plan)

a. Subcontracting Plan

b. Small Business Participation Plan

L.10.5.1. Small Business Subcontracting Plan: This requirement is only applicable to other than U.S. small businesses. Other than U.S. small business concerns shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, DFARS 252.219-7003 (for reference, please see FAR 19.704 and DFARS 219.704), DFARS 252.219-7004 (if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan), and AFARS 5119.705-4. The subcontracting plan shall include all fifteen required elements IAW FAR 19.704.

L.10.5.2. Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD): All offerors (both small and other than U.S. small businesses) shall submit a SBPCD in accordance with the SBPCD proposal format provided (Exhibit A, and SBPCD Worksheet, Exhibit B). The SBPCD proposal format is designed to streamline and bring uniformity to responses and evaluations for Small Business Participation (FAR 15.304).

a. The offeror shall submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD), Exhibit A, and SBPCD Worksheet, Exhibit B in order to identify the extent to which U.S. small businesses will participate in the performance of the proposed acquisition relative to the Government's small business objectives.

b. Other than U.S. small businesses may achieve their proposed small business participation commitments through subcontracting to small businesses. Small businesses may achieve their proposed small business participation commitments through their own performance/participation as a prime and also through a joint venture, teaming arrangement, and subcontracting to other small businesses. Note: Non-U.S. Based subcontracts are NOT exempt from the total contract value for the purpose of the SBPCD calculations. It is the Government’s expectation that the offeror will meet or exceed their proposed small business participation commitments during contract performance. Failure to meet or exceed proposed small business participation commitments will be reported in CPARS and may also result in contract default procedures. Offerors should thereby note that this is distinctly different than the Small Business Subcontracting Plan required for other than U.S. small businesses only.

c. Small Business Subcontracting Plan: In addition to the Small Business Participation

Commitment Document, other than U.S. small business offerors must also submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, DFARS 252.219-7003, DFARS 252.219-7004 (if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan), and AFARS 5119.705-4. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall detail small business subcontracting goals that the offeror strives to meet during contract performance.

Such goals must be equal to or greater than the commitments proposed in the Small Business Participation Commitment Document and must be challenging, realistic and attainable. It is the Government’s expectation that the goals proposed will be sought with good faith effort. Failure to meet or exceed proposed goals without sufficient justification in terms of the good faith efforts applied may result in the offeror paying liquidated damages to the Government IAW FAR 52.219-16 “Liquidated Damages – Subcontracting Plan”. Small businesses specifically identified in the Small Business Participation Commitment Document shall also be listed in any Small Business Subcontracting Plan submitted pursuant to DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(C). It is important to note that Small Business Subcontracting Plans are not evaluated as part of the source selection. Rather, they are reviewed only if the offeror’s proposal is selected as the apparent successful offeror representing the best value to the Government upon conclusion of source selection. Failure to submit and negotiate an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan may result in the offeror’s ineligibility for award.

L.11. INCORPORATION OF PROPOSAL

L.11.1. All or portions of the Contractor's 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. For this reason the contractor shall identify information contained in the proposal which the contractor specifically does not want to be incorporated by reference.

L.11.2. Notwithstanding any rights the government shall receive under the contract to the data being protected under the solicitation, any request for information received under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C 552) for the resulting contract, including any portion of the proposal that was incorporated into the contract, shall be reviewed in accordance with the FOIA statute. The government shall contact the contractor to identify what information, if any, contained in the contract should be withheld from release to the public. The contractor shall then have to demonstrate that the information is (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.

L.12. ARMY MATERIAL COMMAND, AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM If an interested party have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that an interested party first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, an interested party can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to:

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command

Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil

The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/Connect/Legal-Resources/

If Internet access is not available contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

L.12.1. Protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be submitted to the address designated in FAR Clause 52.233-2 of the solicitation or in the paragraph entitled "Remedies" of the AMC-Level Protest Procedures whenever Internet access is not available to the contractor. For all protests filed with the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer shall continue to serve as the Protest Decision Authority.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government anticipates awarding a contract as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP), based on the results of a complete and thorough Government evaluation of proposals in accordance with this section. However, the Government reserves the right to not award any contracts in the event that no proposals are considered to be in the best interest of the Government. The ultimate contract award decision will not be made by the application of a predefined formula, but rather by the conduct of a tradeoff process among the Factors identified below and by the exercise of the sound business judgment of the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority.

Any award issued will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the government, with appropriate consideration given to the four (4) evaluation factors:

a. Technical

b. Past Performance

c. Contract Price

d. Small Business (Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD), Worksheet and Small

Business Subcontracting Plan

The Technical Factor is of greater importance than the Past Performance factor, which is more important than the Contract Price factor, which is more important than the Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) and Small Business Subcontracting Plan factor. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. During this best value procurement, the government reserves the right to make an award to other than the offeror who submits the lowest total evaluated price. A contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR (See FAR 9.104, which describes the standards prospective contractors, must meet to be determined "responsible"), as supplemented, whose proposal is responsive in that it conforms to the solicitation's requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Section L of this solicitation), and is determined based on the evaluation factors to represent the best value to the Government. The Government seeks to award to the offeror who gives the Army the greatest confidence that it will best meet, or exceed, the requirements of this solicitation. This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors, and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) reasonably determines the best value in accordance with business judgments and tradeoffs. The SSA will base the source selection decision on an integrated assessment of proposals against the factors in the criteria described below in the solicitation. The tradeoff process is selected as appropriate for this acquisition. Award may be made to other than the lowest priced offerors or other than the highest technically rated offerors. In determining the best value to the government, the Technical and Past Performance Evaluation Criteria, when combined, are more important than the evaluated price. The Government is more concerned with obtaining a proposal with superior technical merit than making a selection at the lowest evaluated price. Thus, the closer or more similar in merit that the offerors' technical proposals are evaluated to be, the more likely the evaluated price may be the determining factor in selection for award. However, the government will not make an award at a price premium that it considers disproportionate to the benefits associated with the higher technical merit. In determining the best value to the government, the government need not quantify the tradeoffs that led to the best value decisions.

M.1.1. NUMBER OF CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED: One contract will be awarded at the government's discretion. However, the government reserves the right to not award a contract in the event that no proposals are considered to be in the best interest of the government. This contract shall cover the Services required for the following types of PM FSS Technical Support:

Program Manager Support Program Administrator Support Technical Assistance Team (TAT) Support Future Capabilities Integration Lab (FCIL) Technicians Fielding and Logistics Support (FLS) Technicians

M.1.2. RATINGS: To receive consideration for award offerors shall demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirements of the solicitation. An Adjectival Rating of no less than "Acceptable" must be achieved for the Technical Factors. A Confidence Assessment Rating of no less than "Neutral Confidence" must be achieved for the Past Performance Factors. The Contract Price Factor will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness and price competitiveness, and will not be given a combined adjectival risk rating.