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W911S025RDL1W

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 the extend the solicitation closing date from 1 July 2025 to 7 July 2025.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

Y 1 21

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 30-Jun-2025

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 W911S025RDL1W

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-May-2025

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 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

30-Jun-2025

CODE

MICC - FORT EUSTIS

705 WASHINGTON BLVD

FORT EUSTIS VA 23604

W911S0 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 01-Jul-2025 10:00 AM to 07-Jul-2025 10:00 AM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L: PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Each volume shall be submitted electronically via email prior to the closing date and time identified on Standard Form (SF) 33 to both the following addresses:

EDWARD.W.WOJTAN2.CIV@ARMY.MIL and

REGINALD.J.WYNN.CIV@ARMY.MIL.

Paper copies will not be accepted. Electronic submissions via email are the only acceptable submission method. Offerors are encouraged to add Delivery and Read receipts to emails, and/or follow up with the individuals identified to ensure the Government’s receipt of proposals.

The Government will not automatically respond confirming receipt and confirmation shall be responsibility of the Offeror. For purposes of time stamps, the Government email system time stamp serves as the official receipt time.

b. Subject line of emailed proposals shall include the solicitation number, company name, and language group. Proposals may be submitted in more than one email but shall be titled appropriately (e.g. Email 1 of 2, Email 2 of 2, etc). It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure submissions are received in a timely manner.

Attachments included in emails should not contain a period (.) in its title as the document may be stripped during transmittal. The maximum size of any email shall not exceed 20 megabytes. The Government will not accept proposals via Zip file format. Offerors shall perform a virus check prior to proposal submitted to ensure Offerors’ submittals shall be free of viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other malicious code for which appropriate detection and removal/ quarantine software exists.

c. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated.

Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5) and language group.

d. Each paragraph should be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required.

Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

e. Submissions shall be sent to the points of contacts listed below. The points of contact responsible for receiving proposal submissions, supplying additional information and answering all inquiries are the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Submit your proposal and address questions or concerns regarding this solicitation, including the attachments, to:

EDWARD.W.WOJTAN2.CIV@ARMY.MIL and REGINALD.J.WYNN.CIV@ARMY.MIL by 7 July 2025 10:00 AM EST.

f. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Title Digital Copies Maximum Pages File Type

I Mission Capability/ Gate Criteria 1 35 PDF

II Instructional Personnel & Staffing 1 25 PDF

III Past Performance 1 25 PDF

IV Small Business Participation 1 No page limit PDF

V Price 1 No page limit Excel

VI Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications/Representations

1 No page limit SF 33/ PDF

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations shall not be evaluated.

Additional pages over the maximum allowed shall be removed, not read, and shall not be evaluated by the Government.

2. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled.

Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word.

MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be submitted as separate uploads in their native format, i.e., doc, xls, ppt, etc. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF extensions. All price breakdown information to aid in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. The Government will assess the offeror’s ability to successfully conduct foreign-language training in response to DoD requirements. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide rationale and supporting services to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities, past performance, and facilities. The government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's proposal – the proposal must stand on its own. Statements that the offeror understands; statements that it can or will comply with the Performance Work Statement (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 will be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Elaborate brochures or documentation, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are not necessary nor desired. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I – Mission Capability/Gate Criteria.

The Mission Capability Volume shall, at a minimum, be prepared in a form consistent with the PWS and the evaluation criteria for award set forth in Section M of the solicitation. The section shall be prepared in an orderly format and in sufficient detail and specificity 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 evaluation will provide an assessment of the offeror’s capability to satisfy the Government’s requirements. Factor 1 will be a gate criteria and rated as “Acceptable” / “Unacceptable. The government will continue evaluations only with acceptable offerors, information from no other section of contractor’s proposal shall be consulted. The government will focus on the following from the offeror's proposal:

(1) Institutional Management (PWS para 1.5.4). The Government will assess the qualifications of the personnel charged with day-to-day management of training, including supervision, as defined in the PWS. The Government will assess the offeror’s institutional management process and procedures for ensuring adherence to the terms of the contract, identifying discrepancies, taking corrective action, and addressing areas for improvement Offerors must submit the following:

a) Supervisor and Academic Advisors’ resumes to include proof of the highest degree obtained. For foreign degrees, offeror must provide an explanation (or documentation, if available) of equivalency to US degrees.

b) A detailed duty description of the above personnel and how they affect the daily operations of the school.

c) Three actual student observation and counseling forms (personal student information deleted) that provide meaningful feedback on student performance, areas of strengths and weaknesses, and action plan.

(2) Methodology and Materials (PWS para 5.2.2). The Government will assess the offeror’s ability to demonstrate a mastery of and commitment to current methods, including integration of instructional technology and principles underlying proficiency-oriented language instruction. The Government will assess the degree to which the Offeror’s statement of methodological approach demonstrates an understanding and ability to apply those principles elaborated in the PWS to the classroom. The Government will also assess the offeror’s ability to identify and procure culturally based language learning materials appropriate to the requirements of the contract. The Government will assess the breadth (full span of knowledge or capability) and depth (intensity, complexity, strength, how deep is the knowledge or skill, how detailed) of the offeror’s capability in the contract’s respective language grouping below:

Language Group 1

Afrikaans Hebrew Bulgarian Hungarian Czech Latvian Danish Lithuanian Dutch Macedonian Estonian Norwegian Finnish Polish French Serbian/Croatian German Slovak Greek Slovenian Haitian-Creole Swedish

Offerors must demonstrate the ability to provide language training in all of the languages from this group.

Language Group 2

Albanian Portuguese (European & Brazilian) Armenian Romanian Azerbaijani (Azeri) Russian Chechen Spanish Georgian Tadjik Kazak Ukrainian Korean Uzbek Kyrgyz

Language Group 3

Arabic (Modern Standard and all Dialects (e.g. Egyptian, Levantine Libyan, Maghrebi, Saudi, Sudanese, Yemeni)

Malay

Baluchi Mongolian Bengali Nepali Burmese Pashto Cambodian Sinhala Chinese -- Mandarin & Cantonese Somali Farsi (Persian)/Dari (Persian) Swahili Hindi Tagalog Indonesian Thai Italian Turkish Japanese Urdu Kurdish Vietnamese Lao

a) Offerors shall submit the following for review and evaluation:

1) A detailed description of the proposed technical (i.e., methodological) approach for executing the requirements specified in the PWS.

2) A detailed description of the offeror’s instructional technology plan to include the Learning Management System (LMS) that will be provided by the offeror for DLI students’ use, and additional learning applications subscribed to by the offeror. IAW paragraph 2.32 of the PWS.

i. Offeror must describe how the LMS and additional learning applications will be used to enhance student learning.

ii. Offeror should explain how student data is stored and the security settings used to protect student identity and privacy in compliance with OPSEC best practices.

iii. Include information about the use of LMS and video conference tool.

3) Three sample basic course packages;

LANGUAGE GROUP 1

(i) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in French language for a one-on-one class for a student assigned to France as an Army Defense Attaché;

(ii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in German for a group class (assume four students of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). The students are a mix from all Services with various military specialties. NONE of the students are cryptologic linguists. Assume 200 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for the class.;

(iii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Hebrew for a group class -- assume six students (two sections of three) of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). These students are cryptologic linguists who are re-languaging from a variety of languages into Hebrew. Assume 300 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for each section (600 total) for this class; and

(iv) Initial acquisition program for a Foreign Area Officer who previously studied Dutch and scored a 2 LC /2+ RC/ 1+ SP and was assigned to the Netherlands. The FAO is now enrolled in a full basic course for Polish and who must achieve a minimum 2LC/ 2RC /1+SP. This will be a one-on-one course.

LANGUAGE GROUP 2

(i) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Spanish language for a one-on-one class for a student assigned to Buenos Aires as an Army Defense Attaché;

(ii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Portuguese

(Brazilian) for a group setting (assume four students of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). They students are a mix from all Services with various military specialties.

NONE of the students are cryptologic linguists. Assume 100 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for the class.;

(iii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Russian for a group setting -- assume six students (two sections of three) of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). These students are cryptologic linguists who are re-languaging from a variety of languages into Russian. Assume 300 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for each section (600 total) for this class; and

(iv) Initial acquisition program for a Foreign Area Officer who previously studied French and scored a 2 LC /2+ RC/ 1+ SP and who was assigned to France. The FAO is now enrolled in a full basic course for Ukrainian and who must achieve a minimum 2LC/ 2RC /1+SP. This will be a one-on-one course.

LANGUAGE GROUP 3

(i) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Turkish language for a one-on-one setting for a student assigned to Ankara as an Army Defense Attache;

(ii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Italian for a group setting (assume four students of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). They students are a mix from all Services with various military specialties. NONE of the students are cryptologic linguists. Assume 100 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for the class;

(iii) Initial acquisition training (Full Basic Course) in Chinese/Mandarin for a group setting -- assume six students (two sections of three) of varying language aptitude and/or language backgrounds). These students are cryptologic linguists who are re-languaging from a variety of languages into Chinese. Assume 400 Enhancement Instructional (EI) hours were awarded for each section (800 total) for this class; and

(iv) Initial acquisition program for a Foreign Area Officer who previously studied French and scored a 2 LC /2+ RC/ 1+ SP and who was assigned to Morocco. The FAO is now enrolled in a full basic course for Modern Standard Arabic and who must achieve a minimum 2LC/ 2RC /1+SP. The officer is assigned to Saudi Arabia.

This will be a one-on-one course.

i. Each basic course package (3i, 3ii, & 3iii above) will include:

a. Overall class syllabus – Each syllabus shall include the language skills, cultural skills, and regional area studies objectives, a list of the instructional materials and content areas and how they are sequenced in the course, and a student in-course assessment plan.

b. For group classes: Provide a detailed plan describing how to accommodate students’ different language learning experiences and proficiency levels. Detail how such disparity will be handled within the group class setting.

c. Weekly schedules (grid format preferable) for the first three weeks of the course, the two middle weeks, and the last two weeks – assume this is a full basic course for 3i, 3ii, and 3iii above. Must include learning objectives for language, culture, and regional area studies, references to specific materials used, activity and skill focus for each hour, grammar points and area studies (where relevant), assessment, and homework. These submissions must demonstrate an understanding of the methodological requirements laid out in Section 5 of the PWS.

d. A sample of an in-course test designed to assess the three modalities, listening, reading, and speaking (L/R/S), at a level of 1+/1+/1 for the basic course above.

e. A description of one immersion with objectives and descriptions that focus on intercultural communications and cultural knowledge acquisition. This is separate from field trips.

f. A sample plan for one field trip with objectives, pre and post activities.

4) The Offeror must demonstrate the ability to identify and procure learning materials in all media appropriate to the variety of languages and levels anticipated for the mission. The Offeror must submit a list of instructional materials, including course books, references and authentic materials, either on hand or readily accessible, and e-learning tools, which are proposed for use in carrying out the work (PWS para 5.1). As a reflection of the breadth and depth of the offeror's capability in terms of both languages and levels of instruction, this listing should be as complete as possible, rather than a sampling.

5) Facilities (PWS 1.5.4): The Government will assess the offeror’s ability to provide the facilities, oversight, and management experience required to perform the duties as defined in the PWS. The Government contract requires the use of established, professional foreign language schools. The Government will assess the location, capacity, and furnishings of the offeror’s facility, their suitability for intensive language learning, and readily available access to equipment (i.e. computers, internet, and audio/video support IAW Section 1.3.1 of the PWS). The Government will not only assess the physical plant but will also evaluate the offeror’s overall experience with the day-to-day operations of a professional language school. The Government reserves the right to visit proposed facilities as part of the evaluation process.

a) The offeror shall submit a detailed description of the facilities proposed to be used for carrying out the work of the contract, including specific location and physical address.

1) Management, oversight, and infrastructure must be sufficient to support at least thirty (30) task orders (i.e. full-time individual and/or group classes ranging from 30 to 150 students) simultaneously.

2) Due to the nature of this contract as an IDIQ, offerors must show capability for surge or expansion as needed due to increased requirements in awarded languages with possible heavy concentration in one or a small number of languages.

b) If the offeror has the required experience in running a professional foreign language school but such facility is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (as defined in PWS para 2.78) offeror must submit:

1) A video of their current language school facility that clearly shows the classroom space and other common space. Use of Vimeo is preferred but not required.

2) A plan to establish a facility, as required, in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area with a detailed timeline showing how the offeror will comply with this requirement by the start of the period of performance.

(ii) VOLUME II: Factor 2 – Instructional Personnel and Staffing.

The evaluation will provide an assessment of the offeror’s ability to provide personnel with the educational credentials and successful relevant experience to perform all the tasks indicated in the PWS for all languages located in each contract’s language grouping. The evaluation will focus on the offeror's proposal with focus on the following:

(1) Recruiting and Retention(PWS para 1.9): The Government will assess the offeror’s methods of recruiting, training, and retaining instructors and Key Personnel and orienting them to the needs of the government.

(2) Instructor Qualifications and Experience(PWS para 5.3.1).: The Government’s assessment of the education and experience of cited instructors will include level and relevance of both academic credentials and work experience

a) Resumes of instructional personnel (by language) who will be available to teach under the contract. Instructor information should not exceed one page per instructor and must clearly convey the academic credentials (including degrees granted and fields of concentration), foreign language teaching experience (type of programs and students, locations, and dates), other relevant work experience, and professional publications and awards. For foreign degrees, offeror must provide an explanation (or documentation, if available) of equivalency to US degrees (does not count as part of the one-page limit). Resumes will not count towards the maximum pages (25) requested for this volume.

1) For instructors whose background does not clearly demonstrate their status as an educated native speaker of the target language, the offeror must provide other supporting documentation (e.g. oral proficiency interview scores from a known testing agency, secondary and post-secondary education in the country, etc.).

2) As an indicator of the breadth and depth of the offeror's capabilities, this portion of the submission should be as complete as possible, rather than a sampling of available personnel. The number and ability to address the mix of languages stated in PWS para 5.1.3 and for which the offeror indicates capability to provide training will be a factor in the award.

b) A detailed description of recruiting, training, and retention strategies and practices to include procedures for ongoing instructor performance evaluation.

1) Pre-service training plan and all supporting instructional materials.

2) A list of instructor in-service training events offered within the last year and the outline and materials used for two such events.

(iii) VOLUME III: Factor 3 - Past Performance.

This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contract numbers for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611630) required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide 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 number).

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

(c) Government’s technical representative/Contracting Officer’s

Representative and current email address, telephone numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone numbers.

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

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

(i) Each task order performed under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) contract shall be considered a separate past performance reference unless the Offeror can demonstrate that the Offeror received more than one task order award consecutively for the same requirement that required the same level of performance.

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

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

(2) Section 2 – Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this

RFP.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(b) For all contracts, the offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offeror’s delivered product.

(3) Section 3 – Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, UEI and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government PWS subparagraph number. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing services or whose subcontract is for more than 30% of the total proposed price. This section will further include written consent of major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor’s past performance information to the offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors.

(4) Section 4 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its offices and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

(5) Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). For all contracts identified in

Section 1, Contract Descriptions, a PPQ must be completed and submitted. The offeror shall complete Part I of the PPQ and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to EDWARD.W.WOJTAN2.CIV@ARMY.MIL and REGINALD.J.WYNN.CIV@ARMY.MIL. The offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer / Contract Specialist a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields:

Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day).

Any questionnaires not returned directly to the contracting personnel identified above will not be reviewed and evaluated. The information contained in the questionnaires will be used to evaluate the offeror’s past performance. If any negative past performance information is received, the contractor will be given an opportunity to provide rebuttal. A maximum of three (3) Questionnaires must be received by Contract Specialist prior to the date and time established for the RFP closing. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that contracting has received a maximum of three (3) questionnaires prior to that date/time. Questionnaires will be counted in the order they are received. Any questionnaire above the maximum of three shall not be reviewed and will be destroyed.

(6) Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors’ facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency POCs in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

(7) Small Business Participation Past Performance. All offerors shall submit information substantiating the offeror’s past performance in complying with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-8 and/or FAR 52.219-9 subcontracting requirements.

Offerors shall provide a statement indicating whether any negative information has been reported in the past three (3) years concerning the offeror’s past compliance with FAR 52.219-8 and/or FAR 52.219-9, if applicable, for those past performance references cited in this volume. If any such negative information has been reported, the offeror may submit explanations or comments responding to such negative information. Offerors with no prior contract containing FAR 52.219-8 and/or FAR 52.219-9 shall certify the same.

For Other than Small Business offerors, include SF 294 information for references cited in this volume and SF 295 (or Individual Subcontracting and Summary Subcontracting Reports in eSRS) information for DOD contracts with these reporting requirements for the last three (3) years.

Any information concerning long-term relationships with small business subcontractors, such as mentor-protégé relationships should also be provided.

(iv) VOLUME IV: Factor 4 - Small Business Participation.

1. All Offerors (both small and other than small businesses) are required to submit a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) individually addressing the following areas:

a. The extent to which such firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified in the

SBPCD.

b. The extent of commitment to use such firms (and enforceable commitments will be considered more favorably than non-enforceable ones).

c. Identification of the complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform.

d. The extent of participation of small business prime Offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the percentage of the Total Contract Value (TCV). The Minimum Quantitative Requirement (MQR) for Small Business Participation is 30%.

TCV, for the purpose of this solicitation, is defined as the proposed price of all Time and Materials (TM) CLINs; plus the proposed price/cost total of Ordering Year 5 multiplied by 0.5 for the purpose of evaluating FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

For estimating purposes at the IDIQ Contract Level, offerors shall use the $121M IDIQ ceiling over the five (5) year ordering period and assume an even distribution of funded work annually. Offerors shall provide a Basic IDIQ Contract-Level

Summary of their proposed small business participation including percentage and associated total contract dollars for each of the five ordering periods.

3. The SBPCD applies to both small and other than small businesses and will be incorporated and conformed into any resultant contract. Small business prime offerors may achieve small business participation (meet or exceed MQRs) through their own performance/participation as a prime and also through subcontracting to other small businesses. The following shall be submitted as evidence of small business participation:

a. Type of Business of Prime Contractor: Check all applicable boxes { } Other than small business { } Small (also check type of Small Business below) { } Small Disadvantaged Business { } Woman-Owned Small Business { } Historically Underutilized Zone Small Business { } Veteran Owned Small Business { } Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Of the proposed TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE, not total subcontract value, identify the proposed dollar value and percentage of anticipated awards to small business. All percentages shall use TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE as a baseline. Include only first tier U.S. subcontractors. If the prime Offeror including any U.S. small business concerns who are proposing as part of a JV or teaming arrangement is itself a U.S. small business concern under NAICS 611630 so state. In that case, the Offeror's own participation as a SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB will also be considered small business participation to the extent it is qualified under NAICS 611630 for the purpose of this evaluation.

Dollar Value** Percentage of Total Contract Value

Large Business $ % Small Business $ % Total Contract Value $ 100%*

Note:

*Include the prime Offeror’s dollars and percentage. When combined, large and small business totals must equal 100% of Total Contract Value.

**Provide a summary chart for the basic contract period and each option, to include the six month option to extend services under FAR Clause 52.217-8.

b. Small Business Participation: Please indicate the total percentage of participation to be performed by each type of small business subcategory. All percentages should use TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE as a baseline. Small businesses that qualify in multiple small business categories may be counted in each category. This is a competitive requirement; therefore, the

Offeror should propose its BEST EFFORT for the socioeconomic categories

Socioeconomic Category

Dollar Value* Percentage of Total Contract Value

SDB $ %

Women-Owned SB $ %

HUBZone SB $ %

Veteran-Owned SB $ %

Service Disabled Veteran-Owned SB

Note:

*Provide a summary chart for the basic contract period and each option, to include the six month option to extend services under FAR Clause 52.217-8.

c. List principal supplies/services to be performed by Small Businesses: Small business primes and small business subcontractors that qualify as small businesses in multiple small business categories should be listed in each applicable small business category.

Name of Company (Include CAGE Code) Type of Service/Supply

Small Business:

Small Disadvantaged Business:

Women-Owned Small Business:

Historically Underutilized Business Zone:

Veteran-Owned Small Business:

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business:

d. Extent of commitment: Describe the extent of commitment to use small businesses (for example, what types of commitments if any are in place for this specific acquisition either – small business prime, written contract, verbal, enforceable, non-enforceable, JV, mentor- protégé, etc.)

Provide documentation regarding commitments to small business for this effort including teaming agreements. Copies of such agreements should be provided as part of the SBPCD and will not count against the page limitation.

(v) VOLUME V: Factor 5 - Price. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Electronic Copy. Electronic links are not permissible. The offeror shall not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets. The offeror shall provide a completed Section B Supplies or Services and Prices and shall complete an Individual Language Grouping Pricing Matrix. The Contractor is solely responsible for the accuracy of all formulas in this spreadsheet.

(2) Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Price information may result in an adverse assessment of an offeror’s proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award. Offerors shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF33 and continuation sheets.

(3) General Instructions. IAW FAR 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available.

Information submitted shall be prepared following the instruction in FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1 apply, the offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data.

Additionally, in the event that adequate competition is not obtained, the Contracting Officer may incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, “Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data,” into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

(4) Offerors shall provide a crosswalk and mapping of all labor categories found in Attachment 0002 – Price Matrix to the corresponding Government Standard eCRAFT Labor Categories within the narrative section of the Price Volume. Offerors shall propose Standard eCRAFT Labor Categories based on the descriptions listed at:

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC- Newport/Partnerships/Commercial-Contracts/Labor-Categories/ for all Exempt labor categories found in Attachment 0002 – Price Matrix. For labor categories that provide for various levels (I, II, III, IV), Offerors shall select the level that best matches the specific labor category. For Service Contract Act (SCA) labor categories (if applicable), or Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) labor categories, Offerors shall crosswalk a SCA labor category listed in the SCA Directory of Occupations at:

http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts/sca.htm, but shall not propose against a CBA labor category as labor rates have already been established and entered into Attachment 0002 – Price Matrix.

(5) Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in Proposal Evaluation

(6) Use of AI tools in Support of Evaluations: The Government will employ AI as a tool to assist in the analysis and review of offeror proposals. AI tools may be used to support tasks such as summarizing proposal content, identifying compliance with request for task order proposal / solicitation requirements, and highlighting areas of potential strength, weakness, or risk.

(7) Maintaining Inherently Governmental Functions: Notwithstanding the use of

AI tools to support the evaluation process, all final evaluation judgements, including the assignment or assessment of adjectival ratings, best value determinations, and source selection decisions, will be made exclusively by duly appointed Government personnel.

The Government retains sole responsibility for all inherently governmental functions and will not delegate decision making authority to any AI tool.

(8) Offeror Confidentiality and Data Protection: The AI tools utilized by the Government will be employed in a manner consistent with applicable regulations that govern the protection of proprietary and source selection sensitive information. The AI tool will be an output-only system. Any generated report data is not saved. No proposal data will be transmitted to or processed by external, non- Government systems without appropriate safeguards and authorizations in place.

(vi) VOLUME VI – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND

AWARD DOCUMENTS AND

CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

Certifications and Representations – Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A – Standard Form 33 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award Section G – Contract Administration Data Section K – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in VOLUME VI – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND

AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS

/REPRESENTATIONS.

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