W91249-18-R-0011_Answers_to_Questions.pdf

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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:

1. Provide answ ers for questions.

2. Update 52.212-1.

3. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

4. See further detail starting on page 2.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 8

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 20-Apr-2018

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 W9124918R0011

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Apr-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

20-Apr-2018

CODE

MICC - FORT GORDON

271 HERITAGE PARK LANE

BLDG. 35200

FT GORDON GA 30905

W91249 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9124918R0011

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

ANSWER TO QUESTIONS

Questions and Answers W91249-18-R-0011

1. PWS: The Offeror shall provide the names of all personnel performing under this contract and proof of their certifications, security clearances and other qualifications required for their designated positions.

Please clarify if this requirement is only for key personnel.

Government Response: This is not only for key personnel only. The Offeror shall provide the names of all personnel performing under this contract and proof of their certifications, security clearances and other qualifications required for their designated positions. The Offeror shall provide resumes for all personnel.

2. PWS: The Offeror’s staffing plan shall describe its plans for recruiting personnel to manage and conduct simultaneous moves. The proposal must address management approach, to include program management and the ability to manage personnel across numerous geographical locations. Our reading of the PWS is that positions are in Ft Gordon. Please clarify “across numerous geographical locations.”

Government Response: The positions will all be on Fort Gordon.

3. I am hoping to find out if there is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services or if this is a new requirement. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the contract number?

Government Response: This is a new requirement

4. Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted as solicitation number W9124918R0011 on FBO contain requirements similar to a existing contract or will this be a new requirement? If possible, please provide the current contract number.

Government Response: This is a new requirement

5. The Wage Determination that was attached is for D.C. Please confirm that the rates are as follows:

15090 – Technical Instructor $22.12

15095 – Technical Instructor/Course Developer $27.38

Government Response: Wage Determination No. 2015-4465 attached with the Solicitation is for Area:

Georgia Counties of Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond South Carolina Counties of

Aiken, Edgefield.

6. Our current facility clearance has been inactivated due to no current contracts requiring a clearance, can we still bid on this opportunity since our clearance only needs to be reactivated if awarded this contract?

Government Response: At the time of award facility clearance have to be activated.

7. We would like to confirm that there is 1 Cyber Specialist (MS Server) Instructor/Writer and 2 Cisco

Instructor/Writers?

Government Response: confirmed.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries.

1. Proposals shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time identified on SF 1449, to the following address:

Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Gordon

Attn: Sherrilyn Rice

271 Heritage Park Lane

BLDG. 35200 Room #135

Fort Gordon, GA 30905 or by email to sherrilyn.u.rice.civ@mail.mil

2. Electronic submission via facsimile will not be accepted. Offers shall be submitted via electronic email or shall be hand carried or mailed through a commercial/Government carrier.

3. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the

Contracting Officer via the Contract Specialist. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email no later than 18 April 2018. Address all questions or concerns the offeror may have to the

Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, Sherrilyn Rice sherrilyn.u.rice.civ@mail.mil and Tara McAdoo at tara.l.mcadoo.civ@mail.mil.

4. Site Visit. N/A

B. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

1. The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing source selection (negotiated) procedures as delineated in FAR Part 15.3. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under Addendum 52.212-2, “Evaluation Factors for Award.” Noncompliance with the Request for Proposal (RFP) 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.

2. The Offer. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the RFP, concurrence with the Performance Work Statement, and contract type.

3. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical proposal and prices in their initial proposal 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 mailto:tara.l.mcadoo.civ@mail.mil competitive range will be determined and offerors notified. The competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR Part 15.306 (c)(2).

4. Instructions outlined in paragraph C 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.

5. 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 KO 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.

6. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

7. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities

(FedBizOpps) website at https://www.fbo.gov/. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

8. Debriefings. The KO 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 KO 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.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions

1. Offerer’s proposal shall consist of 3 volumes: (1) Technical, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price.

2. Proposal Format

(a) Offerors shall submit one copy via email or through commercial mail system.

(b) If submitting through the commercial mail system the proposals shall be organized into 3 volumes. Each volume of the proposal should be separately bound in a coil-bound or spiral-bound binder. A cover sheet should be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification and the offeror's name. The same identifying data should be placed on the spine of each binder. All text shall be single spaced and printed black on white paper (Black and white requirement does not apply to graphics, photos, etc., Company stationary and logos are acceptable). Printing shall be easily readable (12-pitch type or 10 point proportional spacing.) Cross-references should be utilized to preclude unnecessary duplication of data between sections. For submitting electronic copies via email the file name shall be “Company Name – Initial” for the first submission. The file name of later submissions (if necessary), shall be “Company Name – Revision X’ with X indicating the number of the revision. Page limitations are as follows:

Table 2

VOLUME TITLE NO. HARD

COPIES (Applies to

Hand Carry and

Mail Offer)

NO. OF Email

Copies

PAGE LIMITS

I Technical 1 Original 1 (20)

II Past Performance 1 Original 1 3 pages per reference

III Price 1 Original 1 N/A

(c) Proposal Limitation. The proposal 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 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.

(d) Page Limit Includes: All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc.

(e) Page Limit does not include 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. Pages 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.

(f) 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. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

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

(h) Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with a definition for each.

3. Proposal Content

(b) Volume I – Technical Volume

(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. Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical factors defined in Addendum

52.212-2, Evaluation Factors for Award. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.); statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof (including applicable publications, technical data, etc.); and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques 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 art work, 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

Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the evaluation criteria for award set forth in Addendum 52.212-2 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 you would use for accomplishing the PWS tasks. The volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

-Table of Contents

-List of Table and Drawings

Factor 1: Technical Capability consists of two Subfactors:

Subfactor 1A: Technical Ability

Subfactor 1B: Management Approach

SUBFACTOR 1A: Technical Ability

The Offeror’s overall technical approach shall demonstrate its knowledge and understanding of this requirement and its capability to perform all tasks in the Performance Work Statement. The Offeror’s technical approach shall also concisely and clearly address the Offeror’s approach to plan, organize, control and perform the major performance objectives below:

Provide sound technical instruction.

Provide student administration.

Conduct all required training instruction for Microsoft Server and CCNA and its associated curriculum.

Develop and update Training Curriculum.

Adhere to training schedules and cross branch coordination for classroom instruction

Maintain required instructor certifications

Account for equipment and maintain classroom lab.

SUBFACTOR 1B: Management Approach:

The Offeror’s management approach shall describe the extent to which subcontractors and/or teaming partners

(hereafter referred to as “personnel”) shall be used to meet the requirement. The Offeror’s management approach shall address its procedures to monitor and manage performance by all personnel to ensure timely quality work and performance. The Offeror’s staffing approach shall identify its proposed labor categories. The Offeror’s staffing plan shall describe its plans for recruiting personnel to manage and conduct simultaneous moves. The proposal must address management approach, to include program management and the ability to manage personnel across numerous geographical locations. The offeror shall provide a risk analysis of proposed personnel as it relates to the maximum student loads. It must also address a staffing approach, to include proposed staffing and retention plan.

Key personnel must also be identified and letters of intent must be provided and signed within sixty days of submission of proposal. The designations (degree, certifications/licenses, relevant experience) and qualifications of the key personnel are adequately stated in the proposal to support the efforts of the PWS. Proposal clearly defines roles and responsibilities for all key personnel. Resumes and letters of intent for Key Personnel are not included in the page count. The Offeror shall provide the names of all personnel performing under this contract and proof of their certifications, security clearances and other qualifications required for their designated positions. The Offeror shall provide resumes for all personnel. Resumes are not included in the page count. Résumés must conform to the following format:

(1) Name

(2) Education (Degree/discipline/year attained, educational institution)

(3) Certifications (certification member ID; expiration date)

(4) Security Clearance (List clearance(s) currently held)

(5) Proposed Labor Category

(6) Experience

(7) Present Position

a. Company and title of position

b. Dates of employment (month/year to month/year or to “present”)

c. Brief description of duties and responsibilities, including supervisory experience

d. Number and type of personnel supervised

(c) Volume II - Past Performance. Offeror shall identify and submit recent and relevant performance/experience information from at least three (3) but no more than five (5) Federal, State, or Local

Government task orders or contracts that the Offeror has performed. Recent is defined as within the past three (3) calendar years from the closing date of this RFP. Relevant is defined as work performed that is similar to that anticipated by the PWS. Each narrative shall also include contract number and amount: the name, telephone number, and email address of the Government representative who can verify 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 Addendum 52.212-2

Past Performance information described herein is required on the offeror and all subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners proposed to perform 50% of the proposed effort based on the total proposed price.

1. The offeror shall include documentation regarding their relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation. The offeror SHALL NOT go back any farther than 3 years for services for the submitted data. The past performance data shall document a successful history of past contract performance.

2. In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the offeror’s Past Performance Volume and information obtained from other sources, such as the Past

Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or similar systems, Defense Contract Management Agency

(DCMA) and commercial sources. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by offerors in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate offeror past performance. However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested in this paragraph remains with the offerors. Proposals that do not contain the information requested by this paragraph risk rejection or a less than acceptable performance rating by the Government. All past performance comments 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.”

4. Submission Requirements. The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

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 your 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 III- Price – The offeror shall complete SF1449 – Continuation Sheets -- Supplies or Services and

Prices/Costs section of the solicitation.

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.

(End of Summary of Changes)