W91247-20-R-0043 Amendment 5.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 Solicitation Amendment 5 is to 1) Extend proposal submission deadline date from 4 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 to allow the Government to incorporate revisions to the Solicitation documents and provide answ ers to all questions from the Request for Information (RFI) in the upcoming Solicitation Amendment. The Government's answ ers to the RFIs w ill be posted in the next Solicitation Amendment and 2) To change the offerors proposal submission from DOD SAFE ACCESS EXCHANGE (SAFE) to EMAIL ONLY directly to the Contracting Officer: A. Carlos Lopez, abelardo.c.lopez.civ@mail.mil and Contract Specialist: Wilveria Sanders, w ilveria.a.sanders.civ@mail.mil.

All changes are highlighted in RED.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 9

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 02-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 W9124720R0043

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

28-Dec-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02-Feb-2021

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2-1731 C ARMISTEAD STREET

FORT BRAGG NC 28310-5000

W91247 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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W9124720R0043

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 04-Feb-2021 12:00 PM to 25-Feb-2021 12:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

L.1. General Instructions

a. The Contracting Officer Mr. Abelardo C. Lopez is the central point of contact for this acquisition. Address all questions or concerns you may have to the Contract Specialist and courtesy copy the Contracting Officer at the email addresses provided below:

Contracting Officer: abelardo.c.lopez.civ@mail.mil Contracting Specialist: wilveria.a.sanders.civ@mail.mil

b. Submissions – Offers shall be submitted via EMAIL ONLY directly to the Contracting Officer: A. Carlos Lopez, abelardo.c.lopez.civ@mail.mil and Contract Specialist: Wilveria Sanders, wilveria.a.sanders.civ@mail.mil

i. EMAIL ONLY submission instructions. Offerors shall submit proposals to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, by 12:00 pm EST on contract closing date. The email shall include contact information such as email address, phone number, name, first and last name of the individual submitting the proposal.

ii. This is an electronic solicitation release. No hard copies will be mailed.

c. Site Visit. The Government will hold an on-site visit on 13 January 2021 at 1:00 pm EST. All interested firms may attend with a limit of two attendees per firm. Please submit, in writing, the names of attendees three days prior to the site visit to the Contracting Officer. All Contractors shall meet at the DPW Classroom building 3-2239 at 1:00 pm EST. A map has been provided for direction and may be found under Section ‘J’, titled Site Visit Location.pdf.

Technical questions shall be submitted in writing no later than COB 19 January 2021 to Ms. Wilveria Sanders, Contract Specialist, wilveria.a.sanders.civ@mail.mil and Mr. Abelardo C. Lopez, Contracting Officer, abelardo.c.lopez.civ@mail.mil. If the Government responses to technical questions affecting the Statement of Work (SOW) or any other portion of the solicitation, then an Amendment of Solicitation will be issued.

d. The selection of a offerors shall be conducted using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach 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). Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under Section M, “Evaluation Factors for Award.”

Noncompliance with the Request for Proposal (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL) requirements may hamper the Government's ability to properly evaluate the proposal and may result in elimination of the proposal from further consideration for contract award.

e. The Offer. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, concurrence with the SOW, and contract type.

f. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best proposal in their initial submission. However, in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15.306, should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold them. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best proposal in their initial submission if this occurs, a competitive range will be determined and offerors notified.

g. Instructions outlined below, prescribe the format for the proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals.

h. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise deemed unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the CONTRACTING OFFICER in writing with supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

i. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

j. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the beta.SAM.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

k. Debriefings. The CONTRACTING OFFICER will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. The CONTRACTING OFFICER will notify offerors who were in the competitive range but were not selected for award in accordance with FAR 15.503(b). Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.506.

L.2. Proposal Submission, Preparation Instructions, and Content.

The following instructions prescribe the format for the proposal and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals.

L.3.1. Proposal Submission. Submit signed and dated offer at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation.

Failure to provide all required documents or information may exclude the Offeror(s) from further consideration.

Only proposals submitted by email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist shall be excepted. Failure to provide all required documents or information may exclude the Offeror(s) from further consideration.

L.3.2. Proposal Preparation Instructions.

a. The proposals shall be organized into four (4) volumes. A cover sheet shall be clearly marked as to volume number, title, solicitation identification and the offeror's name. All text shall be single spaced and printed black on white paper (Black and white requirement does not apply to graphics, photos, etc., Company stationery and logos are acceptable). Cross-references should be utilized to preclude unnecessary duplication of data between sections.

Volume’s I through III shall be in a protected format. Page limitations are as follows:

VOLUME TITLE FORMAT

NUMBER OF

COPIES

MAXIMUM PAGE

LIMIT

Volume I

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Documents:

TAB A – Signed Solicitation, Offer, and Award (SF 1442) and any Amendments

MS Word 2013 or earlier

1 electronic copy

None

TAB B – Section K TAB C – Transmittal

Summary Letter TAB D – Responsibility

Statement TAB E – OCI Mitigation

Plan (if applicable)

Volume II

Factor 1: Technical Volume:

TAB A – Table of

Contents TAB B – Glossary of

Abbreviations and Acronyms

TAB C – List of Table and Drawings and/or cross reference matrix (if applicable)

TAB D – Sub-factor 1 – MA IDIQ Contract Management Approach

TAB E – Sub factor 2 – Concept for MA IDIQ Contract Notional Seed Project Response

TAB F – Sub factor 3 – Bonding Capacity

MS Word

30 page count

Volume III

Factor 2 – Past Performance TAB A - Table of

Contents TAB B – Summary Page TAB C – Consent

Letters TAB D – Specific

Relevant Contracts

MS Excel 2013; if narrative is included:

MS Word

3 page per past performance reference(see paragraph L.2 C.2 (iv) below)

Volume IV

Factor 3 – Price TAB A - Table of

Contents TAB B – Glossary of

Abbreviation and Acronyms

TAB C – Pricing Schedule for the Notional Seed Project

MS Excel 2013; if narrative is included:

MS Word 2013 or earlier

1 electronic

None

b. Proposal Limitation. The proposal shall not exceed the page limits identified above. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall be removed and returned, unread, to the offeror. The Government will not accept any changes to the offeror’s proposal after the closing date of the solicitation (See FAR 15.208 for further information regarding late proposals). If discussions become necessary, page limitations may be placed on responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the offerors.

c. Page Limit Includes. All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc. All Appendices, Charts, Graphs, Diagrams, Tables, Photographs, Drawings or fold-outs used for charts or tables (8.5 x 14 fold-outs) will count as one (1) page; 11 x 17 foldouts are permissible up to 10 pages and are excluded from page count).

d. Page: A page shall be an 8 ½ X 11” sheet of paper. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the offeror but must be easily readable. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch side margins. All pages of each proposal shall be identified with the solicitation number W91247-20-R-0043. Printing shall be easily readable (Font: Times New Roman; Minimum Font Style: Regular: Minimum Size: 10 point on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.) The offeror shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event offeror creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

e. Indexing. Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

f. Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each.

g. All pricing spreadsheet documents shall be in Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets will not contain hidden worksheets.

All formulas, lookup tables, and links shall be intact, and no links shall exist to files not included with the submission. PDF or flat files will not be considered adequate.

C. Proposal Preparation Instruction.

L.2. PROPOSAL CONTENT

A. Volume I – REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Documents. Part I must be clearly marked “VOLUME I - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL W91247-20-R-0043.” Volume I shall not include pricing. Offerors are required to submit a completed SF 1442 (including acknowledgment of Amendments), Section K, Transmittal Summary Letter, Responsibility Statement, Bid Guarantee and OCI Mitigation plan (i applicable).

Failure to follow the below REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Document Proposal preparation instructions may cause Offerors proposal to be determined unacceptable by the Government. The REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Documents Volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

(1) TAB, A - SF 1442. The SF 1442 shall be submitted fully completed. The offeror is cautioned that the SF

1442 shall contain an original signature in block 20B of the form. Acknowledgment of amendments can be made on the face of the SF 1442.

(2) TAB, B - Section K (Representation, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors). The offeror shall ensure that Section K is submitted with all blocks in each certification/representation being completed truthfully and completely.

(3) TAB, C - Transmittal Summary Letter. The Offeror shall submit a summary cover letter to the proposal with the following: (1) The name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact, who is authorized to make decisions with respect to the proposal and obligate the company contractually, (2) Identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government, (3) A list of the proposal package contents and (4) A listing of subcontractors and/or teaming partners that the offeror historically uses when involved in contracts of this type or magnitude.

(4) TAB D – Responsibility Statement. The Offeror shall submit a statement of their responsibility signed by their financial institution in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. This will be used in the Government’s determination of responsibility for the Offeror.

(5) TAB, E - Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan (if applicable). Offerors shall submit a

Mitigation Plan, if required, to satisfy the requirements of FAR 9.5 “Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of

Interest”. Potential OCI conflicts that may exist include Unequal Access to Information, Biased Ground Rules, and Impaired Objectivity. The OCI Mitigation Plan shall include a description of the actual or potential OCI, a description of the action that the responder has taken or proposes to take to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the conflict, and any other relevant information that would assist the Contracting Officer in determining whether the Mitigation Plan is in fact acceptable or unacceptable. The Contracting Officer will review any mitigation plans submitted in response to this Request for Proposal prior to award. The Contracting Officer will determine whether there is an OCI issue based on the information submitted and if the mitigation plan resolved any OCI concerns. If the Contracting Officer determines that there is an OCI issue and that it cannot be mitigated, the Contracting Officer will inform the Offeror that the proposal will not be evaluated or considered for award. The Contracting Officer and Offeror must resolve any OCI issues prior to the evaluation and consideration for award.

B. Volume II – Technical Volume – (shall not include pricing information)

1. The Technical Volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the Offeror’s proposal. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Offerors responses will be evaluated against the Technical factors defined in Section M, 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 SOW (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.);

statements paraphrasing the SOW 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. 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 artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

2. The Technical Volume shall, at a minimum, be prepared in a form consistent with the SOW and the evaluation criteria for award set forth in Section M of this solicitation. The section 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 SOW. The offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing the SOW tasks. The volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

(1) TAB A - Table of Contents

(2) TAB B – Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

(3) TAB C – List of Table and Drawings and/or cross reference matrix (if applicable)

3. Factor 1 – Technical Capability. The Technical Proposal should be clearly marked, “VOLUME II”. The Technical Proposal shall consist of a written narrative that is the offeror’s response/proposed solution to the Notional Seed Project and the MA IDIQ Statement of Work. Please note that the Notional Seed Project will not result in an awarded task order. The Notional Seed Project is for evaluation purposes only. Volume II shall have NO pricing information included. The Technical Proposal 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. Offerors responses will be evaluated against the Technical Acceptability elements defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award.

(a) Subfactor 1 – MA IDIQ Contract Management Approach: A management plan for on-site staff including the identification of proposed key management positions with regards to safety management, quality control management, and site superintendent to be in compliance with the SOW. Management plan shall also include executive support by the home and/or corporate office. The offeror shall identify which positions are deemed as key management and provide the proposed job title, specific duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for each position.

The offerors management plan shall demonstrate how the offeror intends to provide contract support to include communication and reporting with the project managers. The management plan should reflect the offerors understanding of all jobs specified in Section C of the solicitation and describes an approach to satisfy this requirement. In addition, the offeror shall submit a plan to demonstrate the offeror’s ability to manage and coordinate multiple (no more than fifteen) task orders simultaneously, to include a list of multiple (no more then fifteen) Task Orders in progress at the same time on other contracts. The offeror shall identify their task order tracking system used to ensure that deadlines are met. At a minimum, offerors shall provide/address the following:

(i). Offeror shall provide an organization chart identifying specific functions and levels of authority for management, design, and construction teams. The organizational chart shall thoroughly demonstrate the offerors capabilities to comply with the MA IDIQ requirements.

(ii). Offerors must provide a management plan with key management personnel and key personnel who will be assigned to perform the duties of managing the contract. The Key Program Management details should be broad enough to address responsibility for proposal preparation, subcontract management, surveillance of work, acceptance, rejection, documentation and resolution of deficiencies, trend analysis and shall include corrective actions, and interface with government inspectors and engineers at each stage of design and construction.

(iii). Offeror shall explain how the organization structure will affect current Contracts/Task Orders and responses to future Task Orders. The key program management shall include the key personnel proposed and shall demonstrate the offeror has the requisite qualifications and experience to perform under the contract and on future Task Orders.

(b) Subfactor 2 – Concept for MA IDIQ Contract Notional Seed Project Response. The Notional Seed Project (Attachment 1 thru Attachment 3 and Attachment 5) is intentionally general in nature and contains all of the information that shall be provided. For the purposes of the Notional Seed Project only, all offerors shall assume all work is performed during normal working hours. The offeror shall propose items which, based on their knowledge and experience, provide the optimum balance among functionality and quality. This shall include:

(i). Offeror shall provide a thorough list of potential and/or previously utilized sub-contractors, joint venture partner(s), and suppliers and rationale behind Offerors choice of sub-contractors, joint venture partner(s), and suppliers.

(ii). Offeror shall submit a brief narrative describing their project schedule and any recommendations/ideas considered in order to complete the project with an estimated value between $1,000,000.00 to $5,000.000.00.

(iii). Offeror shall thoroughly describe scheduling technique and project planning methodology used in completing the Notional Seed Project. Offeror shall provide a proposed project schedule to include the number of days for project completion. Any scheduling format will be acceptable.

(iv). Offeror shall provide a detailed narrative thoroughly demonstrating how the project will be accomplished utilizing the proposed project schedule and the rationale for selecting the proposed project schedule.

(v). Offerors must identify automated scheduling systems you have used and describe Offerors understanding of events that must be considered in the schedule associated with but not limited to submittals, inspections and closeout.

(vi). Offerors shall thoroughly describe procedures, processes and methods for managing the progress of the project and interacting with the Government from beginning to end.

(vii). Offerors shall prepare a complete, but unpriced, line item breakdown of tasks required, to include all material and labor categories. Offerors shall present sufficient line item details that clearly demonstrates to the Government that the Offeror fully understands the complexity of the work to be performed. Proposals not conforming to the major work categories identified below, may deemed unacceptable. An UNPRICED copy of this breakdown shall be included in Volume II.

(ix). Offeror shall provide a narrative thoroughly detailing their ability to acquire the necessary personnel to satisfy the Notional Seed Project. (Job qualifications associated with each key non-design labor category should be submitted to demonstrate the skills considered necessary. Job qualifications shall include applicable work experience (list of major projects/contracts, including brief scope, magnitude, and duty), education, and license/certification. Additionally, key personnel information shall be submitted to show offeror clearly understands all tasks specified.

(d) Subfactor 3 – Bonding Capacity: At a minimum, offerors shall provide/address the following: Offeror shall demonstrate their ability to obtain sufficient bonding of $6 million. The offeror shall submit information showing minimum available bonding capacity of $25 million aggregate with verification from the Securities or Bonding Company (to be completed by Surety Company and submitted by Offeror). The information shall include how long the Surety Company has provided bonding for the Contractor and the bonding limit for a single project, aggregate amount, and current available bonding.

C. Volume III – Past Performance: The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an Offeror's recent and relevant Past Performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation and as defined in Section M. A list of no more than six (6) of the Offeror’s most recent and relevant past performance information on projects: similar in size, scope, and complexity to the services being procured under this solicitation), performed for Government agencies and/or commercial customers within the last six (6) years from the solicitation release date.

1. The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance data from other sources than those identified by the Offeror in evaluating past performance. This includes, 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. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by Offerors in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate the Offerors past performance. The CONTRACTING OFFICER may also evaluate Past Performance based on direct knowledge of the Contractor’s performance on current or recent contracts. However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested in this paragraph remains with the Offerors. All past performance received will be taken into account and could affect the overall rating. The overall past performance evaluation is a subjective decision based on the whole of all data received. In the case of an Offeror 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 (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

2. Content. Past Performance Submission Requirements. The Offeror shall submit Past Performance information within the past six (6) years that is both recent and relevant in the following format: (a) Submission Requirements.

The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

(i). Tab A - Table of Contents

(ii). Tab B - Summary Page describing the role of the Offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or joint venture partner. The Offeror is required to provide Past Performance Specific Relevant Contract Reference Sheets for the past performance experience in accordance with Specific Relevant Contracts Sheet provided at the end of this section.

(iii). Tab C - Consent Letters executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, authorizing the release of past performance information so the Offeror can respond to such information. A sample consent letter is attached at the end of this section.

(iv). Tab D - Specific Relevant Contracts Format. Sheets in accordance with the format provided below and are limited to 3 pages per reference. The Offeror shall provide documentation outlining the Offeror’s past performance with contracts, as a prime or major subcontractor, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this Solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting Offerors assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation. Offerors are required to explain what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant to the proposed effort, and to what aspects of the proposed effort they relate.

D. Volume IV – Price – The offeror shall complete the Notional Seed Project Price Schedule (Attachment 2) and encompass the entire statement of work. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.

1. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition for this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review pricing and if, adequate price competition exists, no additional pricing information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if there are unusual circumstances where it is concluded that additional data are necessary to determine the reasonableness of price, the Contracting Officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, obtain the additional data from sources other than the Offeror. The Price Volume shall be submitted fully completed and error free. The Price Volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information:

TAB A – Table of Content

TAB B – Glossary of Abbreviation and Acronyms

TAB C – Pricing Schedule for the Seed Project

(a) Notional Seed Project Price Proposal shall be completed in accordance with the following:

The offerors shall prepare their pricing for the Seed Project providing a complete line item price breakdown of tasks.

The line item breakdown must show inclusion of all MAIDIQ Key Personnel, G&A and Profit utilizing the cap rates.

Offerors shall also complete Attachment 4 – MA IDIQ CAP RATES to include G&A and Profit and using the MA IDIQ CAP Rates fill out the Attachment 2 – Price Schedule .

The binding MA IDIQ CAP rates identified above and submitted in response to this Notional Seed Project Price Proposal identify the maximum binding rates that an awardee cannot price above on future task orders for the entire ordering period. These binding CAP rates will become part of the resulting contracts.

(b) Support: For the purpose of price evaluation, the Offeror shall include a Pricing Matrix in contractor-own format which details the calculation of its proposed project fixed prices for each priced CLIN in the Notional Seed Project.

The Offeror shall submit fully all material and labor rates for each proposed cost element to complete the Notional Seed Project. The information provided shall be utilized to facilitate a technical cross-walk. The pricing Matrix shall be prepared using MS Excel 2013 or earlier; the narrative shall be prepared using MS Word 2013 or earlier.

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