W911QY-21-R-0014 - Amendment 0001.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 purpose of this amendment is to: update FAR 52.212-5; update block 28 of the SF 1449; update Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (Section 3.13(3)); update the Minimum Guarantee table; update Attachment 3 – PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model dated 1 February 2021 w ith Attachment 3 dated 26 February 2021; and add Q&A 1 to the RFP.

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 26-Feb-2021

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 W911QY21R0014

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

12-Feb-2021

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 is extended, X 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

26-Feb-2021

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

Questions and Answers 26 February 2021

Q.1 What is the name of the incumbent contractor?

A.1 The Mayvin Consulting Group, Inc.

Q.2 What is contract number for the incumbent contract?

A.2 W911QY-18-D-0204

Q.3 What was the award amount of the incumbent contract?

A.3 $47.7 Million

Q.4 PWS Section 8.1, page 13 states Work performance shall also take place at the Contractor’s facility. Which positions are expected to work from the contractor’s facility?

A.4 Currently there is not a requirement for work to be performed at the contractor’s facility. The Government desires to have contractor site labor rates established in case this becomes a requirement in the future.

Q.5 Please explain conduct crisis management on RFP Section 3.1(1), page 62 of 75.

A.5 The Government wants to know how the contractor manages risks and issues in the following areas:

Legal or contractual issues with SETAs Internal investigations Security violations/investigation Proprietary issues with USG contracts Congressional investigations Sexual Harassment/Assault Workplace violence/hostile work environment

Q.6 RFP Section 1.11(c), page 59 of 75 states Spacing for tables, text boxes, charts, and similar items are to be no smaller than the equivalent to Times New Roman 8 point with single spacing permitted. Does this mean offerors can use a font size of 8 in tables, text boxes, charts and similar items?

A.6 Yes

Q.7 Will the Government consider extending the proposal deadline until April 1, 2021 to allow vendors to tailor responses to Questions and Answers?

A.7 No

Q.8 In section 3.2 3.2 Facility Clearance, it is mentioned "The Prime Offeror must have a Top Secret Facility Clearance as accredited in the National Industrial Security System (NISS) at the time of initial proposal submission". Is it a mandatory requirement for the subcontractor to also get a Facility Clearance?

A.8 Yes, a subcontractor must have a Top Secret facility clearance if they have any personnel occupying a position that requires a Top Secret clearance.

Q.9 FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards is checked on page 50, but in the draft RFP Q&As it said that the Service Contract Act did not apply, and no Wage Determination was provided with the final RFP. Please confirm that this clause should not be checked.

A.9 Correct, this clause should not be checked. The Service Contract Act does not apply.

Q.10 RFP Page 58 paragraph 1.1 says this is an all electronic submission, but in block 28 of the 1449 it says that two copies of the form shall be returned with the proposal. Are two electronic copies needed?

A.10 No, only one electronic copy is required.

Q.11 Page 62, Paragraph 3.1(3) – requests a list of all contracts in the cited number of years that the prime contractor has managed subcontractors. This is an excessive and time-consuming requirement – can the government please limit it somewhat (suggestion – performed within the past five years)?

A.11 Yes, 5 years is sufficient. Page 62, Paragraph 3.1(3) of the RFP is updated to the following:

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

Q.12 Page 65, Paragraph 4.2 requires resumes for a minimum of 30 Key Personnel (out of 40). This requirement creates an unfair competitive advantage for the incumbent contractor. Please reduce the number of positions considered Key.

A.12 The work provided by the positions identified as Key Personnel are critical to the successful execution of PMSP’s and USSOCOM’s mission; therefore the government does not plan to reduce the number of positions considered key.

Q.13 RFP Pages 74-75 states that “The minimum guarantee for this effort is the listed Key Personnel from the anticipated first task order. Final dollar value will be the value of this effort, established at award.” There are 38 listed, but Table 1, pages 63-64 lists a total of 40 Key Personnel. Please reconcile.

A.13 The positions listed in Table 1 on pages 63-64 are correct. The table on pages 74-75 has been updated in the RFP:

Q.14 Attachment 1, Paragraph 2.5 refers to vacant positions and adjustments to invoiced amount for vacancies in excess of 30 days. This is inconsistent with Firm Fixed Price task orders. The contractor’s performance should be evaluated based on meeting requirements, not staffing metrics.

A.14 Each task order (TO) issued under the IDIQ will have a specific requirement for specific positions in accordance with the TO Performance Work Statement (PWS); those positions must be filled to meet the requirement of the task order.

Q.15 Attachment 1, Paragraph 3.1 states that the government will provide all facilities, administrative and office equipment, materials, and logistics required in the performance of this contract at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

If this is accurate, why are offerors requested to provide both on-site and off-site rates?

A.15 Currently there is not a requirement for work to be performed at the contractor’s facility. The Government desires to have contractor site labor rates established in case this becomes a requirement in the future.

Q.16 Attachment 1, Appendix 1: Request that the government allow a tradeoff of years of experience for education.

A.16 The Government will not consider a tradeoff. The requirements are as stated in Attachment 1, Appendix 1.

Q.17 Recommend the Government consider adding a requirement for pricing upon request for any OCONUS work that may become part of the contract tasking.

A.17 There is no requirement for permanent OCONUS work. As per section 8.2 of the PWS, The Contractor shall be required to travel in a TDY status to specific locations which are sensitive in nature and actual locations shall be provided within the individual task orders. Traveling OCONUS is rare for Contractors and usually shall consist of Contractors traveling (3+) three trips in a fiscal year. All travel shall be managed similarly to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

Q.18 Within section 5.1, the RFP states in item e) “Contract Number (in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery/Task Order Numbers)” and in item f) “Contract Type (specified type, such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, or Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).” Our interpretation of the Government’s instructions is that the use of “in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts”, “include Delivery/Task Order Numbers”, and “in the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts” indicates that the Government is allowing offerors to use an IDIQ contract with a collection of awarded Task Orders as a single Past Performance Reference. As section

4.0 of Evaluation Factors for Award in the RFP states “The Government will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the Offeror’s past experience or performance on contracts that are of the same or of similar size, scope, and complexity as the effort required by this solicitation”, in order for offerors to show relevance in size/magnitude to PMSP, would the Government confirm that offerors may propose an IDIQ contract with a collection of awarded task orders as a single past performance reference, as long as the offeror provides all required information in Section 5.0 for that IDIQ contract and any referenced awarded task orders?

A.18 Yes, Offerors may propose an IDIQ contract with a collection of awarded task orders as a single past performance reference.

Q.19 Section 4.0 of the Evaluation Factors for Award of the RFP states “The Government will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the Offeror’s past experience or performance on contracts that are of the same or of similar size, scope, and complexity as the effort required by this solicitation”. The Government’s instructions for relevancy of scope and complexity are clear. However, it is unclear with the current language of Section 4.0 how the Government is assessing magnitude/size relevancy of past performance references. With a projected ceiling of $95M, would the government please clarify if an individual reference must be similar to the ceiling value of PMSP to be considered relevant in size/magnitude, or if the Government will consider the combined value of an offerors submitted past performance references as being relevant in size/magnitude to the PMSP ceiling?

A.19 The Government will consider size, scope, and complexity of contracts submitted by the Offeror compared to the number of FTEs listed in Table 1 and the work to be performed as listed in Section 5.0 of Attachment 1.

Q.20 Table 1 indicates that there are 40 Key personnel and the table starting on page 74 under the "MINIMUM GUARANTEE"" title indicates there are 38. When you compare the of Subject Matter Expertise titles between these two tables the list of key personnel does not match. Can government please clarify which table contains the right key personnel count and which table is to be used to obtain the correct list of key personnel expertise so the offeror can obtain the correct mix of key resumes?

A.20 Refer to answer to Q13 above.

Q.21 The pricing template does not list any Administrative Support - Seniors for Fort Belvoir. Table 1 under section

4.1 indicates there is one (1) Administrative Support - Senior. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Administrative Support - Seniors at Fort Belvoir? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.21 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.22 The pricing template lists two (2) Budget Analyst - Seniors for Fort Belvoir. Table 1 under section 4.1 indicates there is only one (1) Budget Analyst - Senior. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Budget Analyst - Seniors at Fort Belvoir? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.22 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.23 The pricing template lists one (1) Logistics Analyst - Seniors for Fort Belvoir. Table 1 under section 4.1 does not list any Logistics Analyst - Seniors. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Logistics Analyst - Seniors at Fort Belvoir? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.23 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.24 The pricing template list seven (7) Budget Analyst - Seniors for Fort Bragg. Table 1 under section 4.1 indicates there are eight (8) Budget Analyst - Seniors. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Budget Analyst - Seniors at Fort Bragg? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.24 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.25 The pricing template lists one (1) IT Systems Administrator - Senior for Fort Bragg. Table 1 under section 4.1 does not list any IT Systems Administrator - Senior Logistics Analyst - Seniors. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for IT Systems Administrator - Seniors at Fort Bragg? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.25 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.26 The pricing template lists four (4) IT Systems Administrator - Principals for Fort Bragg. Table 1 under section

4.1 does not list any IT Systems Administrator - Principals. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for IT Systems Administrator - Principals at Fort Bragg? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.26 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.27 The pricing template does not list any Network Engineer - Seniors. Table 1 under section 4.1 list one (1) Network Engineer - Senior. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Network Engineer - Seniors at Fort Bragg? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.27 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.28 The pricing template does not list any Network Engineer - Principals. Table 1 under section 4.1 lists four (4) Network Engineer - Principals. Can government please clarify which is the accurate count for Network Engineer - Principals at Fort Bragg? This is to ensure the offeror can correctly determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and obtain an accurate list of proposed task order personnel.

A.28 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

Q.29 The government has stated that if the Offeror who is planning on supplementing their own labor work force to fulfill the requirements of the resulting contract with subcontractors they must identify those categories specifically and provide fully burdened hourly rates for each labor category where subcontractor personnel are being proposed.

The only place provided in Attachment 3 to indicate the subcontractor is on Tab A Contract Rates and not on the Tab B Evaluation Purposes.

A.29 Correct. Please list the names of any planned subcontractor’s in the space indicated on Tab A of Attachment 3.

Q.30 Can the government please clarify that the Offeror only needs to identify which labor categories from the IDIQ contract level on Tab A may be shared with subcontractor at the task order level and that the FBLR provided is the rate at the IDIQ contract level? Can the government please clarify that the offer DOES NOT need to indicate which positions and how many on TAB B that may be supplemented by the subcontractor?"

A.30 Correct, the Offeror only needs to identify which labor categories from the IDIQ contract level on Tab A may be shared with a subcontractor at the task order level and that the FBLR provided is the rate at the IDIQ contract level. Correct, the offer does not need to indicate which positions and how many on TAB B that may be supplemented by the subcontractor.

Q.31 The RFP Volume V format instructions states that the page limit for volume V is 10 pages, instructions in section 6.2.1 states that the volume shall including any Teaming Arrangements/Agreements from subcontractors.

Most Teaming Arrangements/Agreements are over ten page by themselves. Can the government please change page count requirement for volume V to unlimited or exclude the TA from the page count."

A.31 The page limit for Volume shall remain at 10 pages. However, an Offer may include any Teaming Arrangements / Agreements as an attachment to Volume V.

Q.32 Where is the COR located for this requirement?

A.32 The COR is located at PMSP on Fort Belvoir, VA.

Q.33 The DD Form 441/441-1 does not provide proof of “current” Facility Clearance. The DD Form 441 and 441-1 provides status at the time the Facility Clearance (FCL) was granted and renewed (respectively). This is a form that is provided by DCSA and updated forms are not provided as needed upon Contractor request. We believe what the Government is looking for is the FCL Report found in National Industrial Security System (NISS) under “12.View My Facility Clearance Report” – Contractors can generate and include this report in their proposals which provides the current (as of that day) status of the FCL (active status, clearance level, safeguarding level, date granted, class PO mailing, etc.). Please confirm that this FCL report is what is required to be submitted with our proposal.

A.33 The Government only requires Offerors to submit the DD Form 441. The Government will validate that the TS Facility Clearance is still valid based on the information included in the DD 441.

Q.34 There is a discrepancy in the number of FTEs in Table 1 of the RFP and Tab B of the Pricing Model. Table 1 indicates 87 FTEs and Tab B indicates 88 FTEs. We believe the difference is the call for 1 Budget Analysis Senior at Fort Belvoir in Table 1, whereas Tab B calls for 2 Budget Analysis Senior. Please clarify.

A.34 The requirement in Table 1 is correct and the pricing template has been updated and published.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.6 The proposal shall be valid for not less than 90 calendar days from the proposal due date. The Offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal is valid until such date (dd/month/yr). Offerors WILL NOT include any pricing information in any section of their proposal except within Volume V: Price Proposal. If found elsewhere, the proposal will be deemed noncompliant.

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

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

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

1.10 Proposal Submission.

Proposals shall be sent to the Trisha Scott, trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil, utilizing electronic delivery via the DoD SAFE website at: https://safe.apps.mil/. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that its’ Proposal Package is received by the date and time specified in this solicitation. In using the DoD SAFE website, you must first request a “Request Code” from Trisha Scott, trisha.r.scott.civ@mail.mil, no earlier than 14 days prior to proposal submission. Offerors shall ensure that their proposal files are marked with the Volume number, Title, RFP number, classification, and Offeror’s name. Proposals shall be marked with the appropriate classification “Solicitation Sensitive”. Proposals shall be received at the location, date and time specified herein.

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

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

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

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

Roman 8 point with single spacing permitted.

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

e. Elaborate format and color representations are not desirable.

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

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

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

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

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

Blank pages will not count against page counts.

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

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

h. Volumes I, II, III, and IV shall be submitted in PDF format. The Price Proposal included in Volume V shall be submitted as a “Read Only” Microsoft Excel file, showing all formulas and links using the attached PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model (Attachment 3). The Price Narrative included in Volume V shall be submitted in PDF format.

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

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

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

11:00AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 17 March 2021.

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

1.13 Proposal Submission Requirements and Page Limitations:

Volume I – Administrative o Format: Searchable PDF.

o Page Limit: No Limitation

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

Volume III – Transition Plan and Key Personnel (Factor 2) o Page Limit: 15 page limit for the Transition plan. Resumes and Letters of Intent shall be an appendix to Volume III. Each Resume is limited to 1 page. Each Letter of Intent is limited to 1 page.

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

Table of Contents, Consent Letters, if required, do not count against the page count.

Volume V – Price (Factor 4) o Price Proposal Format: MS Excel PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model (Attachment 3) o Price Narrative Format: Searchable PDF.

o Page Limitation: 10 page limit.

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

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

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

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

Offerors shall include a statement that all terms and conditions, pricing and aspects of its proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from the proposal submission due date. Offerors shall also include their CAGE, DUNS and Tax ID.

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

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

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representations Signed acknowledgement of All amendments posted to beta.SAM.gov

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

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

SAMPLE:

Reference Table

PWS

Section

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

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

Proposal Reference

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

Factor 2: Transition Plan and Key Personnel

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

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

3.1. Management Plan. The Offeror’s Plan should describe how the Offeror will monitor and manage performance of the requirement detailed in the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1) in the key functional areas below:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 1: Anticipated Initial Task Order Requirements Performance

Location Labor Category Subject Matter Expertise FTEs Clearance Key

Personnel

Fort Belvoir, VA Administrative Support - Senior Logistics 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Budget Analyst Senior Procurement 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Acquisition Strategy 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4)

2 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Procurement 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Tactical Vehicles and Vehicle Armor Systems

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Technical Targeting 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Project Manager - Senior Visual Augmentation Systems/Fire Support

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Belvoir, VA Network Engineer - Principal Cyberspace Network Operations (CNO)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Breaching Operations 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Contracting 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Science and Technology (S&T)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Principal Testing 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Electronic Warfare (EW) 3 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior EW \ CUAS 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems (ISR)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Belvoir, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Science and Technology (S&T)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Administrative Support - Senior Administrative 8 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Budget Analyst Senior Contracting 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Budget Analyst Senior Procurement 7 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Network Engineer - Principal Cyberspace Network Operations (CNO)

4 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Network Engineer - Senior IT Help Desk 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4)

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems (ISR)

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior IT Systems Administration 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Procurement 7 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Software Sustainment and Maintenance

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Tactical Vehicles and Vehicle Armor Systems

1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Project Manager - Senior Target Engagement Systems 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Software Engineer - Senior Cyberspace Network Operations (CNO)

2 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Software Engineer - Senior IT Systems Administration 1 TS/SCI No

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal Explosive Ordinance Disposal

(EOD)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)/Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Principal Cyberspace Network Operations (CNO)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Breaching Operations 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Counter Proliferation Breaching Operations

4 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Breaching Photography and Testing

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)

4 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Cyberspace Network Operations (CNO)

1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Electronic Warfare 2 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Information Operations (IO) 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Sensitive Activity Operations 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Science and Technology (S&T)

2 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Signature Reduction 2 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Bragg, NC Subject Matter Expert - Senior Target Engagement Systems 1 TS/SCI Yes

Fort Eustis, VA Subject Matter Expert - Senior Electronic Warfare 1 TS/SCI Yes

Lexington, KY IT Systems Administrator - Principal Logistics 1 TS/SCI No

Lexington, KY Logistics Analyst - Senior Logistics 1 TS/SCI No

Lexington, KY Personnel Security Specialist Logistics 1 TS/SCI No

Lexington, KY Program Analyst - Senior Logistics 1 TS/SCI No

Natick, MA Contract Specialist Contracting 1 SECRET No

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

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

a. Identify all major activities,

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

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

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

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

4.2 Key Personnel. The Offeror shall provide a minimum of 30 resumes for the positions identified as Key Personnel in Table 1 in section 4.1 above. For each proposed candidate the Offeror shall include a resume that includes but is not limited to the following information: current Security Clearance Level held, practical experience, educational experience, certifications, tenure with current employer, and technical competencies. Each resume shall clearly identify the specific Labor Category, area of expertise, and location the proposed Key Personnel is intended to support. The qualifications and experience for each labor category expected to be utilized during the course of this contract are specified in Tab C of the PMSP Labor Rate Pricing Model (Attachment 3). A resume template (Attachment 4) is provided for reference, however resumes submitted by the Offeror are not required to be in this format. A brief description of the work to be performed for the key personnel positions listed in Table 1 is included in the Key Personnel Position Descriptions (Attachment 5).

5.0. Volume IV: Past Performance (Factor 3) The Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Proposal for recent and relevant actions that the Government will evaluate to develop an overall confidence rating. The Offeror shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) contracts as a Prime or Subcontractor for work similar in scope to the effort described within this solicitation. Each contract will be part of one Past Performance Information Sheet and will contain the information listed below in sections 5.1 and 5.2.

5.1. Contract Descriptions: For each Government contract identified in this section include the following information:

a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the prime contract number (if known), the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

b) Government contracting activity, current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

c) Government’s technical representative/COR, current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

d) Government contract administration activity, the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, current e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers (if different from procuring contracting officer).

e) Contract Number (in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery/Task Order Numbers).

f) Contract Type (specified type, such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, or Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

g) Award contract price.

h) Final or projected final price.

i) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

j) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

5.2. Performance Descriptions: Offerors shall provide a narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section

5.1. This narrative shall describe the objectives achieved and detail how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors shall include all performance aspects of schedule, ability to meet requirements, and a customer focused approach. For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, Offerors are to provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. Also, the Offerors shall provide a copy of any Cure Notice or Show Cause Letter received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror or proposed subcontractor. Additionally, the Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

Additional past performance information may be obtained, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

Offerors who do not have any past performance information shall submit a…