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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

15 Day Phase-In

FFP

15 Day Phase-in

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Program Management

Program Management for e-Learning Support in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

Courseware Licenses & eBooks

Courseware Licenses & eBooks in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) - NTE

ESTIMATED COST

Travel

COST

Travel (NTE) - Reimbursement for travel will accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 31.205-46 on a "not to exceed" basis. Travel will be approved in advance.

ESTIMATED COST

Contractor Manpower Reporting

Conractor Manpower Reporting

NET AMT

FFP

Program Management for e-Learning Support in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

FFP

NET AMT

COST

ESTIMATED COST

COST

Travel (NTE) - Reimbursement for travel will accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 31.205-46 on a "not to exceed" basis. Travel will be approved in advance.

ESTIMATED COST

FFP

Contracting Manpower Reporting

NET AMT

FFP

Program Management for e-Learning Support in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

FFP

NET AMT

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

ESTIMATED COST

COST

Travel (NTE) - Reimbursement for travel will accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 31.205-46 on a "not to exceed" basis. Travel will be approved in advance.

ESTIMATED COST

FFP

Contractor Manpower Reporting

NET AMT

FFP

Program Management for e-Learning Support in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

FFP

NET AMT

COST

ESTIMATED COST

COST

Travel (NTE) - Reimbursement for travel will accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 31.205-46 on a "not to exceed" basis. Travel will be approved in advance.

ESTIMATED COST

FFP

Contrator Manpower Reporting

NET AMT

FFP

Program Management for e-Learning Support in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

NET AMT

FFP

NET AMT

COST

ESTIMATED COST

COST

Travel (NTE) - Reimbursement for travel will accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 31.205-46 on a "not to exceed" basis. Travel will be approved in advance.

ESTIMATED COST

FFP

Contractor Manpower Reporting

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

30-SEP-2016

EUDLS TERESA DANSBERRY

ATTN ATZ-SF-DL

11846-B ROCK LANDING DRIVE

NEWPORT NEWS VA 23606

757 369 2917

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201.

(b) The Contractor shall account for all forms of Government-provided identification issued to the Contractor employees in connection with performance under this contract. The Contractor shall return such identification to the issuing agency at the earliest of any of the following, unless otherwise determined by the Government:

(1) When no longer needed for contract performance.

(2) Upon completion of the Contractor employee's employment.

(3) Upon contract completion or termination.

(c) The Contracting Officer may delay final payment under a contract if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts when the subcontractor`s employees are required to have routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. It shall be the responsibility of the prime Contractor to return such identification to the issuing agency in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of Clause)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

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

(1) The solicitation number;

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

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

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

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

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

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

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

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

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

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

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

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

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

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

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

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

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

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

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

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

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

FAR 52.212-1 Addendum

Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercia Items

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO RESPONDERS

1. Responses and Submission Format

A. General.

This acquisition provides the products and services to continue the Army e-Learning Program. The Army e-Learning Program consists of a library of Web-based Commercial IT/Information Assurance/Certification preparatory courses, business courses, and self-development courses. Commercially available e-Books relevant to the course library, learning programs and knowledge centers are made available to users.

This acquisition provides a 30-day Phase-In and 5-month full performance base period and four 1-year option periods. The solicitation package will include a Performance Work Statement (PWS), Performance Requirements Summary (PRS), and bid instructions. The Government anticipates a full and open competition resulting in a Firm-Fixed Price Contract.

When submitting your response, ensure that all of the information requested below is submitted in the identified format. Responses shall be presented in such a manner that it clearly addresses the requirements of the PWS for this Contract and the PRS. Responses that are overly verbose or include marketing material may distract from the evaluators ability to ascertain compliance with the RFP.

B. Due Date. Proposals shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time identified SF 1449, by 2:00 P.M. EST on 26 August 2016.

C. Delivery Address. Proposals shall be e-mailed to the following:

Ms. Ronda D. Wilson

Email address: ronda.d.wilson2.civ@mail.mil

Telephone: (757) 501-8192.

D. Communications with Offerors. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best mission capability proposal and prices in their initial proposal submission. However, IAW FAR Part 15.306, should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold them.

E. Proposal Format: Request Microsoft Office ® software products are used for documentation submitted by the contractor to the Government.

(1) VOL 1 - Past Performance. Offerors shall submit a list of no more than three contracts for the prime contract which has been performed in the last 3 years and are relevant to the effort required by this solicitation and no more than three current and relevant contracts for each of its major subcontractors under which the major subcontractor (performing more than 10 percent of the effort) has performed services or related tasks similar to those that it will perform under the Army e-Learning contract.

The Offeror shall provide the following information for each contract (may be in table format):

(a) Contract Descriptions. The description of each contract and subcontract shall include the following information in the order listed:

a. Contract number.

b. Title of Program/Project.

c. Contract type.

d. Period of performance.

e. Awarded price/cost.

f. Final or projected final price/cost.

g. Original delivery schedule.

h. Final or projected final delivery schedule.

i. Government/Commercial Contracting activity, address, telephone and FAX numbers, and e-mail address.

j. Annual dollar value.

k. Status on referenced contract (prime or major subcontractor)

(b) Narrative. The Offeror shall address relevancy of referenced contracts as well as similarity to the effort contemplated by the solicitation. For major subcontractors, the discussion of similarity should include a description of services or related tasks similar to those that it will perform in support of Army e-Learning. In addition, provide the following information:

· Identify information on significant achievements. Describe any challenges or obstacles that were encountered during contract performance and the measures taken to overcome them.

l. Include a discussion of the events or circumstances affecting any termination decision and/or performance litigation for any contracts/subcontracts identified as fully or partially “Terminated for Convenience or Default”, or was subject to litigation regarding performance.

m. Indicate if you anticipate that reference(s) will identify unfavorable performance; identify the circumstances of the unfavorable performance and the corrective actions taken to satisfy the customer.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to use data provided in the Offeror’s proposal and data obtained from other sources. To ensure inclusion of all references in the evaluation process, the Offeror is encouraged to provide the Government with the most current data on each reference. Please note that references provided on classified contracts cannot be verified. Also, it is recommended that Offerors limit references for performance as a first tier subcontractor unless it cannot be avoided. In both of these cases, the Government could be limited to the amount of data available to perform the evaluation process.

(2) VOL 2 – Mission Capability. The Mission Capability Volume shall at a minimum consist of 12-point legible font (one page equals one 8.5 x 11” side of a sheet of paper). Number all pages. Graphs and tables included in the Mission Capability proposal need not be double-spaced, but to ensure legibility, the text shall be no smaller than 10-point type. Inclusion of any graphs or tables is counted within the page limitation. Any pages submitted in excess of the 50-page limit will not be evaluated but will be returned to the Contractor. Contractors are cautioned that failure to follow these instructions may result in an incomplete evaluation of the proposal.

The Mission Capability Volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the factors defined in Section 9, Evaluation Factors for Award. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Statements that the Offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.); statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof (including applicable publications, technical data, etc.); and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques shall be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

The Mission Capability Volume shall, at a minimum, be prepared in a form consistent with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the evaluation criteria for award set forth in Section 9 Evaluation Factors for Award. The Mission Capability Volume shall be prepared in an orderly format and in sufficient detail to enable the Government to make a thorough evaluation of the contractor’s technical competence and ability to comply with the contract task requirements specified in the PWS. The Offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing the PWS requirements.

The Mission Capability Volume shall consist of the following Tabs:

(a) Tab 1 – Cover Sheet and Executive Summary. The Mission Capability Volume shall include an executive summary that provides the following information: Name, title, email address, street address, telephone and facsimile transmission number of the person(s) to be contacted concerning any questions regarding the proposal. Organization Conflicts of Interest (OCI), Proposal Risks with Risk Mitigation Plans and Teaming Arrangements (including Sub-Contractors) shall be identified.

(b) Tab 2 – Technical Approach Narratives. The Technical Approach narrative shall demonstrate a full understanding of the required services and provide a sound approach to performing the work as identified in the PWS.

The Offeror’s overall technical approach narratives shall discuss the following areas:

· The capabilities to support the Army e-Learning program interface with AKO, ATRRS, and third party developed courseware.

· Approach to effective and efficient licensing of users.

· The range and variety of courses offered in order to meet the required curricula described in the PWS as well as the amount of courses that are American Council on Education (ACE) certified for accreditation and/or accredited/certified by colleges and universities. Approach to providing additional compliant/certified/accredited courses over the life of the contract.

· Assessment of the range and variety of technical services offered to meet the PWS requirements including, support of knowledge centers and the ability to access and create special learning curricula/programs.

· Approach to providing data on student progress, records managements, and course completion.

· Approach to customizing courses into training groups or specialized curricula.

· The extent to which the proposed system meets key performance capabilities in the areas of usability, scalability, and availability.

· Consideration of operations, to include backup and restoration implementation, technology refreshment, and system maintenance, oversight, and control.

· Approach to Information Assurance and Physical Security.

· Approach to accessing online courses and hosting of third party courses.

· Approach to the distribution, tracking, and updating CD-R/DVD versions used where online access is not available.

· Approach to implementing help desk coverage.

(c) Tab 3 – Phase-In Plan. The Phase-In Plan shall outline the tasks and processes required to ensure that complete transition of services from the current Contractor to the new Contractor is accomplished during the Phase-In Period and completed prior to start of Full Performance by the new Contractor.

(d) Tab 4 – Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall address in detail the performance of all key control elements, deliverables and metrics. The QCP shall address the requirements described in the PWS.

(3). VOL 3 – Courseware, Knowledge Centers, and e-Books (no page limits).

The Offeror shall provide a full listing of courseware and e-Books proposed to be offered.

(a) Tab 1 – Courseware. This Tab shall be used to identify the courses the Offeror shall provide. The courses must be:

· Listed by title,

· Associated with the required catalog curricula shown in Technical Exhibit 1, and

· Related to the appropriate knowledge center(s).

(b) Tab 2 – Accreditation. This Tab shall be used to identify the courses or group of courses that have American Council of Education (ACE) accreditation including the number of college credits for each accredited course.

(c) Tab 3 – Knowledge Centers. This Tab is used to identify the knowledge centers the proposed courses shall support. Each proposed knowledge center must list supporting courseware by title.

(d) Tab 4 – e-Books. This Tab shall be used to identify the titles of the e-Books the offeror proposes to provide. The titles shall be associated with each of the required categories shown in Technical Exhibit 3.

(4). VOL 4 – Price/Cost Proposal (no page limits).

The Price Proposal shall consist of the following Tabs:

(a) Tab 1 – Pricing Notes. This Tab shall be used to explain the Offeror’s Price Proposal, e.g., discounts offered, remittance address, explanation of Contractor-site rates, and no-cost (not separately priced) pricing data etc.

(b) Tab 2 – Total Life-Cycle Price (TLCP) Summary. The TLCP consists of a 12-Month base period (30 days of Phase-In and 11 months full performance) and four 12-month option periods. Travel costs are estimated to be $7,500 for each performance period and will be evaluated as part of the TLCP. The Offeror shall indicate the price to be charged for each contract line item number (CLIN) including the optional CLINs. Insert proposed unit price, and extended prices for the appropriate CLINs in the Pricing Schedule for the base period (Phase-In and full performance) and each of the four option years.

(c) Tab 3 – Labor Rates. The proposed labor categories, rates, and hours will be evaluated. It is the responsibility of each Offeror to propose information which it deems necessary to size the work-force and to determine the skill set which it deems necessary to perform the contract.

For evaluation purposes:

· The anticipated contract award date is 21 September 2016.

· The period of performance for the Phase-In is from 15 September 2016 through 30 September 2016. Base period (11 months) is from 1 October 2016 through 14 September 2017.

· The First Option Year, if exercised, will begin on 15 September 2017 and run through 14 September 2018. The total term of the Contract, including all options, is from 15 September 2016 through 14 September 2021.

Certified cost or pricing data is not anticipated for the award of contracts as a result of this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to request such information should it become necessary consistent with FAR Subpart 15.4, Contract Pricing, or to request Information other than cost or pricing data if required to determine the proposed price fair and reasonable.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

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

Factor 1: Mission Capability

Element A: Technical Approach

Element B: Phase-In

Element C: Quality Control

Factor 2: Courseware, knowledge centers and e-Book products

Element A: Courseware

Element B: American Council of Education (ACE) credits

Element C: e-Books

Element D: Knowledge Centers

Factor 3: Past Performance

Factor 4: Price

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2:

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

a. Basis for Contract Award

(1) This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer.

(2) Trade-offs between cost/price and non-cost/price factors are not permitted. The Government will evaluate proposed prices for reasonableness using price analysis techniques. Unreasonably high/unrealistically low, unbalanced, inaccurate or incomplete price proposals may be the grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

b. Award for All of the Work. The Government intends to award one fixed price contract as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number of items listed in the Bid Schedule will be considered ineligible for award. As set forth in FAR 52.215-1 (f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a), Clarifications and award without discussions). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In the event that discussions are held, a competitive range determination will be made. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

c. Evaluation Criteria

(1) Evaluation criteria consist of four (4) factors and subfactors. The proposals will be evaluated under Mission Capability, Courseware and e-Books, past performance, and price evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Mission Capability

Element A: Technical Approach

Element B: Phase-In

Element C: Quality Control

Factor 2: Courseware, knowledge centers and e-Book products

Element A: Courseware

Element B: American Council of Education (ACE) credits

Element C: e-Books

Element D: Knowledge Centers

Factor 3: Past Performance

Factor 4: Price

(2) Factor 1 – Mission Capability Factor. The Government will evaluate the following three (3) Elements under Mission Capability. The three (3) Subfactors will be evaluated as follows.

(a).

Element A: Technical Approach: The Technical Approach must demonstrate a full understanding of the required services and provide a sound approach to performing each of the requirements. The overall technical approach will be evaluated in the following areas:

1) The degree of understanding of the technical requirements of the PWS and technical approach to delivering the volume of user licenses to access the courseware, knowledge centers, and e-Books.

2) The understanding and approach to interfacing with Army Knowledge On-line and Army Training Requirements and Resources System.

3) The capability of the Learning Management System to monitor student enrollment, completion, and progress.

4) The approach to providing responsive help desk support.

5) The approach to marketing the Army e-Learning

6) The approach to customizing courses to support specialized learning groups or specialized curricula.

(b).

Element B: Phase-In: The Offeror’s Phase-In Plan must outline the steps that will be taken to ensure a complete transition is accomplished prior to contract start date.

(c).

Element C: Quality Control: Quality Control Plan (QCP) details how all key control elements, deliverables and metrics set forth in the PWS will be measured, monitored, and reported.

The Technical Factor will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below. The subfactor ratings will be used to determine an overall rating for the factor.

Table 1. Mission Capability Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

(3) Factor 2 – Courseware, Knowledge Centers, and e-Books Products. The Government will evaluate Factor 2 based on the following four (4) Elements; courseware, ACE credits, knowledge centers, and e-Books. Factor 2 will be evaluated as follows.

(a).

Element A: Courseware: The courseware offered must meet the required curriculum, be associated with the required knowledge centers, and support the established core competencies.

(b).

Element B: ACE Credits: The curriculum offered must meet the minimum required level of ACE certification credits.

(c).

Element C: e-Books: The e-Books offered must support the required subject categories and be associated with curriculum when applicable.

(d).

Element D: Knowledge Centers: Each required knowledge center must be fully supported with offered courses.

Table 2. Courseware and e-Books Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

(4) Factor 3 – Past Performance. The Past Performance evaluation will assess the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by that offeror’s record of past performance. Past Performance is assessed at the factor level after evaluating aspects of the offeror’s recent past performance and focusing on performance that is relevant to the services being procured under this solicitation. Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the performance risk assessment, the Government may use data provided in the offeror’s proposal and data obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or similar systems and State Department Watch Lists. Past performance areas of evaluation include:

- Quality of Service

- Customer Satisfaction

(a) Each offeror will receive a performance confidence assessment rating based on the Offeror’s recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the Contract requirements.

(b)

Recency Assessment. An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past 3 years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

(c)

Relevancy Assessment. To be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of work, size, and complexity. The Government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine if it is the same or similar in nature of work, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this solicitation. Recent past performance is defined as not more than 3 years from the RFP release date; relevant in terms of similar nature of work, size and complexity.

A relevancy determination of the offeror’s (including joint venture partner(s) and major and critical subcontractor(s)) past performance will be made. In determining relevancy for individual contracts, consideration will be given to the effort, or portion of the effort, being proposed by the offeror, teaming partner, or subcontractor whose contract is being reviewed and evaluated. In establishing what is relevant for the acquisition, consideration should be given to what aspects of an offeror’s contract history would give the most confidence that the offeror will satisfy the current procurement. The past performance information provided in the proposal and obtained from other sources will be used to establish the relevancy of past performance.

(d)

The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment.

(e)

Assigning Ratings. The Past Performance Factor will be assigned one of the ratings defined below.

Table 3. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

(f)

Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

(5) Factor 4 – Price. Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1(b). Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete and balanced.

(a) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). As part of price evaluation, the government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offeror's final option period price to the offeror's total price. Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, 1st option, 2nd option, 3rd option, 4th option, and 1/2 of the 4th option. Offerors are not required to enter a price for the 6-month period.

(b) Unbalanced Pricing. Unbalanced Pricing may be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), as applicable, to assess potential performance risk which could result in unreasonably high prices

(c) Definitions.

Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Completeness/Accuracy. The offeror’s proposal is in compliance with the Price Volume instructions in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2016)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (r) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision --

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) Concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management,…