W91247-21-R-9003-0001 Amendment to Extend Closing Date.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 for this Amendment is to extend the closing date to 9 March 2021 @12 PM ET and to extend the date for receipt of questions for this solicitation to 26 February 2021@ 2pm ET. Further, FAR 52.212-2 has been incorporated by Full Text.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 11

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-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 W9124721R9003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08-Feb-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer 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

18-Feb-2021

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 23-Feb-2021 12:00 PM to 09-Mar-2021 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Request for Proposals (RFP) Instructions.

1. Replace paragraph (b) with the following instructions:

Submission of Offer. 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 from further consideration.

Only an offer submitted on the SF 1449 will be accepted. Additional proposal information can be provided as stated below. The proposal content is as follows and must be submitted and arranged in the following sequential order. Failure to provide all required documents or information may exclude the Offeror from further consideration.

2. IAW FAR 52.212-1, replace paragraph (c) with the following instruction:

(b) Period of acceptance of offer. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals.

3. IAW FAR 52.212-1, delete paragraphs (d), (e), (h) and (l) in their entirety.

4. IAW FAR 52.212-1, add paragraphs (m)(1):

(m)(1) OMSOC Support Services: CLIN’s 0001, 0002,0003, 1001, 1002, 2001 and 2002. The Offeror shall separately price the mentioned.

RFQ Documents and Price Quote: Quote must be clearly marked “RFQ DOCUMENTS AND REQUEST FOR QUOTE, RFQ W91247-21-R-9003". The following documents must be presented with the offerors quote:

a. SF 1449. The offeror must include all applicable information and must submit an original signed and dated SF 1449. Only a response submitted on the SF 1449 will be accepted.

b. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments. The offeror must submit a signed SF 30, Solicitation

Modification, an acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if applicable.

c. Schedule of Pricing. The offeror must submit a quoted price for contract line items 0001, 0002, 0003, 1001, 1002, 2001 and 2002.

1. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Offers SHALL be delivered by the deadline for the submittal of offers indicated in the solicitation. All offers shall be emailed to meredith.a.johnson24.civ@mail.mil and anna.m.walker.civ@mail.mil. Contractors are to ensure that they reach out to Mrs. Meredith Johnson or Mrs.

Anna Walker to ensure that complete offer has been received. The Government will not reach out to the contractor to confirm complete proposal submittal. NO HARDCOPY PROPOSALS SHALL BE

ACCEPTED.

a. The points of contact for this acquisition include the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) – Mrs. Anna Walker.

Any questions submitted will need to identify the pertinent document (Performance Work Statement (PWS), Solicitation Attachment, Solicitation Technical Exhibit, etc.) and include the applicable page number, paragraph number, and/or reference with each question. Questions regarding specific verbiage or content in the solicitation package shall include excerpts or examples from the subject matter to ensure the question is clearly conveyed.

Question may be submitted to the PCO at anna.m.walker.civ@mail.mil and to the Contract Specialist meredith.a.johnson24.civ@mail.mil. The deadline for the submittal of any questions is 26 February 2021 by

2:00PM ET.

2. General Instructions.

a. The selection of an offeror for award purposes will be conducted utilizing source selection procedures as outlined in FAR Part 15.3. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria outlined in ADDENDUM TO FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items.

b. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposal (RFP), concurrence with the Performance Work Statement, and contract type.

c. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical approach and pricing 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. If this occurs, a competitive range will be determined and offerors notified. The Contracting Officer may limit the competitive range for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR Part 15.306(c)(2).

d. Instructions outlined in paragraph (3) below, prescribe the format for the offer and describes the approach for the development and presentation of data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of offers.

e. If an offeror believes 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 offer, as received, without discussion.

All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the beta.SAM web site at http:// 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.

3. Offeror Preparation Instructions.

a. Offeror’s proposal shall consist of three (3) volumes: RFP Documents, Technical Capability, and Price.

b. All pages of each offer must be appropriately numbered and identified with Solicitation Number: W91247- 21-R-9003 in the header and/or footer of each page. If RFQ page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will be removed and not evaluated.

c. Electronic copies of all volumes shall be provided. Page limitations are indicated in the chart below:

Volume Title Format Page Limit

Volume I RFP Documents Executive Summary, Solicitation, Offer and Award

FAR 52.212-3, 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 (Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors)

MS Word 2013 or earlier compatibility or

Adobe PDF

None

Volume II Factor 1:

Mission/Technical Capability Subfactor 1: Management Plan Subfactor 2: Staffing Plan/Supporting Data Subfactor 3: Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan

MS Word 2013 or

Volume III Factor 2: Price Completed Schedule B Contract Pricing Schedule and Pricing Matrix

MS Word or

Spreadsheet 2013 or

None

d. Offer Limitation. The offer shall not exceed the limits stated 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 contractor’s offer after the closing date of the solicitation (See FAR 15.208 (Submission, Modification, Revision and Withdrawal of Proposals) for further information regarding late offers). If discussions become necessary, page limitations may be placed on responses Evaluation Notices (ENs). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the Offerors.

e. Page Limit Includes: All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc.

f. Page Limit does not include the labor category descriptions, technical experience submission, covers for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, cross reference indices, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. They will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

g. What counts as a 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. Fold-outs will be counted as the appropriate number of pages based on an 8 ½ X 11” sheet of paper. Margins shall be at least 1 inch on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch on the side. The Contractor shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

h. Indexing. Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume.

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

j. All 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.

4. Proposal Content.

a. Volume I – RFP Documents. Offerors are required to submit a completed SF 1449 (including acknowledgment of all Amendments. Failure to follow the below Contract Offer preparation instructions may cause your offer to be deemed unacceptable by the Government. Volume I will be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

Executive Summary. Provide an executive summary that introduces the contractor team and offer submission, to include a list of team members and subcontractors and the task areas they are designated to provide support. The executive summary shall also include a list of the offeror’s package contents.

Solicitation, Offer and Award. The SF 1449 will be submitted fully completed. The offeror is cautioned that the SF 1449 must contain an original signature in block 30a of the form. The contractor will acknowledge all amendments to the RFQ in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1449 and with Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items. The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your offer and who can obligate your company contractually. Offeror shall identify their Point of Contact named who shall have the authority to negotiate and enter into contractual agreements on behalf of the company.

Banking Information. The offeror shall submit the name and address of the responder’s bank or financial institution, and the name, title, and telephone number of the offeror's point of contact. The banking information will be used, in part, to determine responsibility. The Government may request information from the offeror's financial institution to determine that the responder has adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain the resources, to perform the contract requirements. The offeror should submit a statement authorizing the financial institution to release applicable information.

FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL

ITEMS, (Oct 2018) (Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors) – The offeror shall ensure that all identified certs and reps clauses are submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely. Offeror Representations and Certifications that are in beta.SAMS registration verification can be submitted in lieu of completing 52.212-3.

FAR 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (Oct 2020) and 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (Oct 2020). Offeror is to ensure representation is received for both of these clauses.

For each of the below required elements of a MECSP, set forth by DFARS 252.237-7024, offerors must respond with a narrative description of how the proposed MECSP provides the required information.

b. Volume II – Factor 1: Technical Capability. The Technical Capability volume shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the Offeror’s quote. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical factors defined in Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items. The Offeror should address, as specifically as possible, the actual methodology used for accomplishing the PWS tasks. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather should 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 will be used,” etc., will raise questions regarding an Offeror’s technical ability to perform the services contained herein and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from further consideration for contract award. Offerors should assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience, and that it will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s offer.

Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. Submission of resumes are not required.

The Technical 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 Addendum of FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, 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 PWS. The offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology to be used for accomplishing the PWS tasks. The Technical Capability volume shall be organized according to the following general outline.

- Table of Contents

- Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

- List of Table and Drawings and /or Cross Reference Matrix (if applicable)

- Factor 1, Technical Capability

– Subfactor 1: Management Plan

– Subfactor 2: Staffing Plan

- Subfactor 3 – Mission-Essential Contractor Services

Factor 1: Technical Capability Volume. The Technical Capability Volume shall include, at a minimum, the following information.

Subfactor 1: Management Approach. The Offeror shall:

a. Demonstrate an approach to complete all requirements of the PWS and its Technical Exhibits.

b. Describe methodology to generate and produce reports of outcomes associated with PWS Technical

Exhibits 7.3 listing.

c. Provide an organizational chart which identifies the management structure of key personnel, including a description of roles and responsibilities.

d. Describe approach to ensure all personnel possess and maintain certifications required by the PWS.

Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach. The Offeror shall provide:

a) The staffing approach shall identify adequate staffing,including all required education and qualifications of key personnel, and include the proposed labor categories and number of personnel proposed to successfully perform the tasks in the solicitation. This plan should also include offerors’ intended methodology for accomplishing the following: accommodating fluctuating workloads, minimizing personnel turnover, recruiting and retaining qualified and experienced personnel, cross-training and cross-utilization of personnel.

b) Provide Phase-In Plan.

c) Provide an unpriced staffing matrix which identifies each labor category, quantity of labor category proposed, and a crosswalk of this labor mix to each task identified in the PWS.

Subfactor 3: Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan. The Offeror shall provide:

In accordance with DFARS 252.237-7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services; DFARS 252.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services; and FAR 52.212-1 of the RFP, offerors are required to submit a Mission Essential Contractor Services Plan (MECSP). FAR 52.212-1 of the RFP also requires that offerors on the subject procurement complete and submit their plan.

All contractor services performed under this contract are essential contractor services in support of mission-essential functions. For each of the below required elements of a MECSP, set forth by DFARS 252.237-7024, offerors must respond with a narrative description of how the proposed MECSP provides the required information. References to the section and page number of the MECSP in which the requirement is addressed must also be provided. If the required information is not included in the proposed MECSP, the response provided in the below worksheet will be considered an addendum to the proposed

MECSP.

Address how you will continue to perform the essential contractor services during periods of crisis. Identify provisions made for the acquisition of essential personnel and resources, if necessary, for continuity of operations for up to 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed. Address:

i) The challenges associated with maintaining essential contractor services during an extended event, such as a pandemic that occurs in repeated waves;

ii) The time lapse associated with the initiation of the acquisition of essential personnel and resources and their actual availability on site;

iii) The components, processes, and requirements for the identification, training, and preparedness of personnel who are capable of relocating to alternate facilities or performing work from home;

iv) Any established alert and notification procedures for mobilizing identified “essential contractor service” personnel; and

v) The approach for communicating expectations to contractor employees regarding their roles and responsibilities during a crisis.

c. VOLUME III – Price. Pricing must be provided for all line items in order for an offeror to be considered for award. Those offerors not providing pricing for all line items will be removed from consideration for award.

a) Contract Pricing Schedule & Pricing Narrative. The Offeror shall separately price CLINs. The pricing schedule shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the Offeror’s prices for the established Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) which shall be based upon fully burdened rates inclusive of Project Management Support IAW the PWS. Offerors shall provide the proposed prices for all CLINs in the Schedule, including those associated with the Phase-In, Base Year, Option Period 1, and Option Period 2. Subtotal CLIN prices for each year and the total of all CLIN prices shall also be provided. The Offeror shall provide a total price at the bottom of the Pricing Schedule for all CLINs.

b) For the purpose of price evaluation, the Offeror shall include a Pricing Matrix in contractor-own format, by contract performance period that details the calculation of its proposed monthly fixed prices for Phase- In, Base Period, and subsequent option periods.

c) Pricing Matrix: The offeror shall provide a pricing matrix as stated above. The pricing matrix shall include, the labor classifications, the total number of full time equivalents (FTEs), and hours required to perform this requirement similar to the unpriced staffing matrix). The pricing matrix shall also include a detailed breakdown of any cross-utilization of personnel to perform specific or related functions/tasks of the PWS. Contractor shall provide supporting quote documents to support other than cost and pricing data

(price breakdown that includes a labor price matrix excel spreadsheet – unprotected) detailing the direct labor, hours, fringe, overhead, G&A, and profit rates used to develop the pricing in accordance with the following CLIN: 0001, 0002, 0003, 1001, 1002, 2001 and 2002. The pricing matrix shall identify all labor categories, including Occupational Code/Title.

The following were previously included by reference and are now included by full text:

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

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

Factor 1, Technical Capability

– Subfactor 1: Management Plan

– Subfactor 2: Staffing Plan

- Subfactor 3: Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan

Factor 2, Price

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

A Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach will be used; the evaluation criteria are described herein. The policies and procedures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items in combination with FAR Part 15, Competitive Negotiations and FAR Part 19, Small Business Program, will be utilized for this procurement.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible Contractor whose quote conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government.

A basis for trade-offs between cost/price and non-cost/price factors are not permitted.

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote is deemed complete, technically acceptable (technical capability) and offers the lowest price.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical proposal to determine whether it satisfies the minimum for successful contract performance. In order to be considered for award, offerors offer must receive an “acceptable” rating in every non priced factor and subfactor.

The Contracting Officer will make a determination of responsibility in accordance with the standards of FAR 9.104. In order to be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet all standards of FAR 9.104-1.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

Award will be made to the offeror whose quote is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors described below.

The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal:

Factor 1: Technical Acceptability

Subfactor 1: Management Plan Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach Subfactor 3: Mission-Essential Contractor Services Plan

Factor 2: Price

FACTOR 1 - Technical Capability: The Technical Submission evaluation provides an assessment of the offeror’s capability to satisfy the Government’s requirements.

All submitted documentation should demonstrate the offeror’s capability to meet the technical standards listed below. Any offeror that fails to provide proper documentation of their ability to meet the below standards will receive an unacceptable rating for Technical Acceptability, and will not be considered for award.

Subfactor 1: Management Approach. To be deemed Technically Acceptable, the Offeror’s Management Approach must be complete, meet all PWS requirements, show a good understanding of the requirements, and must demonstrate:

a. The offeror’s plan described each of the requirements of the PWS and Technical Exhibits and how the offeror’s management plan meets all PWS requirements.

b. The offeror described an adequate methodology to successfully generate and produce reports of outcomes associated with PWS and Technical Exhibits.

c. The management plan demonstrated an organizational chart that identified an appropriate management structure of key personnel, including a description of roles and responsibilities.

d. The offeror’s plan provides a good approach to ensuring all personnel possess and maintain the required certifications in accordance with PWS.

Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach. To be deemed Technically Acceptable, the Offeror’s Management Plan must be complete, meet all PWS requirements, show a good understanding of the requirements, and must demonstrate:

a. The staffing plan provides adequate staffing and includes appropriate labor categories and appropriate number of personnel proposed for successful performance of all PWS tasks;

including all required education and qualification of key personnel. Offerors provided a feasible methodology for successfully accomplishing the following: accommodating fluctuating workloads, minimizing personnel turnover, recruiting and retaining qualified and experienced personnel, cross-training and cross-utilization of personnel.

b. Phase-In Plan meets PWS requirements and is feasible.

c. The provided staffing matrix is complete and identifies all appropriate labor category, in appropriate quantities of each labor category proposed, and the labor mix is able to be adequately cross-walked to each task identified in the PWS in a manner that demonstrates successful performance of all PWS requirements.

Subfactor 3: Mission-Essential Contractor Services. To be deemed Technically Acceptable, the Offeror’s Mission-Essential Contractor Services must be complete, meet all PWS requirements, show a good understanding of the requirements, and must demonstrate the requested areas noted in the instructions above from in DFARS 252.237-7024, inclding how the offeror will continue to perform the essential contractor services during period of crisis, how the Offeror plans on maintaining contractor personnel for an extended event, how quickly the Offeror can have people on site, process and requirements for personnel trained and capable of relocating to alternate facilities, identified the alert notification process for mobilizing personnel, and approach for communicating roles and responsibility of their personnel during a crisis.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2 –Price.

(a) Price will not be scored or rated. In accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106, evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques identified in FAR Subpart 15.404-1. Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable and complete. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s total price, to include the base period, first option period, second option period and third option period. The contracting officer will evaluate each price proposal using price analysis techniques delineated in FAR 15.404-1 in order to establish a Fair and Reasonable pricing. Price proposals that fail to follow instructions, are incomplete, or are contradictory internally or with other portions of the proposal, may be determined to be ineligible for award. The government reserves the right to fix minor clerical errors within the price proposal without entering discussions.

(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).

As part of Price Evaluation: the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR 52.217- 8) by adding six (6) months to the offeror’s total price. Offeror is required only to price the phase-in, the base, and two (2) 12 month option periods. Offeror shall not submit a price for the potential six (6) month extension of services period. The Government may choose to exercise the Extension of Services at the end of the option period, utilizing the same rates as the last six months of the last option period.

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

Definitions.

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

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.

(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.

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