Amendment W9124J-21-R-0023-01 BRAC PM LSIA.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 this amendment is:1) to provide Technical Questions & Answ ers under Attachment 07 w ith associated changes to the Solicitation and Attachments; 2) to provide update the PWS (Attachment 05), Pricing Matrix (Attachment 04); 3) Proposal due date and time is extended from 4 October 2021, 03:00 PM CDT, to 6 October 2021,3:00 PM CDT.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

Y 1 14

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 16-Sep-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 W9124J21R0023

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Sep-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 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

16-Sep-2021

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MICC - FSH

ATTN: MICC - FSH

2205 INFANTRY POST RD

210-466-2145

FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-1361

W9124J 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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W9124J21R0023

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 04-Oct-2021 03:00 PM to 06-Oct-2021 03:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1

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

ITEMS

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries

1. Proposals shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time which is NOT LATER THAN -03:00 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME on Wednesday 6 October, 2021.

2. Offerors shall review the solicitation and its amendments (if applicable) and submit only written questions and/or comments with the Subject Line Reference: Questions/Comments/Exceptions for Base Realignment & Closure Services, W9124J-21-R-0023. All inquiries, questions and or comments shall be directed to the attention of both the following:

CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Mr. Benjamin Guerrero e-mail: benjamin.guerrero.civ@mail.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Ms. Salameya Paulouskaya, e-mail: salameya.paulouskaya2.civ@mail.mil

The deadline for the submittal of all Questions/Comments/Exceptions is Monday, 20 September 2021 at 01:00 P.M. CDT. Questions shall be submitted on and in the format delineated in Attachment 07, Questions &Answers Matrix.

3. Time for Acceptance: Unless the offeror annotates a different period of time within the proposal, the proposal shall remain valid for 180 days after the receipt date of the solicitation.

4. Site Visit: N/A

B. General Instructions

1. The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection (negotiated) procedures as delineated in FAR Part 12, “Acquisition of Commercial Items,” in conjunction with FAR Part 15.3, “Source Selection” as authorized in FAR 12.203 and supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). This acquisition is a Full and Open Competition under NAICS 541618, Other Management Consulting Services. Only Firms not exceeding the revenue size standard of $16.5M are eligible to submit an offer. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under Addendum to FAR Clause 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, the Performance Work Statement and the contract type.

3. It is the Government's intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical proposal and price in their initial proposal submission. However, in accordance with 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. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals pursuant to FAR Subpart 15.306(c).

4. As this requirement will be competed as full and open, it will be subject to the requirements in FAR 19.1307, FAR 19.1309, and FAR clause 52.219-14 (DEVIATION 2019-O0003) which provides for a HUBZone preference that will be considered during the evaluation process.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Contract Opportunities Website (Previously known as FBO) at https://sam.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time email notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

8. 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 of the source 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 FAR 15.506. The Contracting Officer will notify Offerors who are not selected for award in writing.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions

1. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of five (5) volumes:

Volume I - General

Volume II- Technical Capability

Volume III- Past Performance

Volume IV – Cost/Price

Volume V – Small Business Subcontracting Plan

2. Proposal Format

(a) NEITHER MAILED, HAND-DELIVERED, FAXED NOR E-MAIL PROPOSALS OR AMENDMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Offerors shall submit their proposals electronically via the DOD SAFE file exchange website (safe.apps.mil) ONLY. Offerors must provide an email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist by 12:00 p.m. (Central), Monday, 20 Sep 2021, which states their intention to propose.

Passwords/links to the DOD SAFE website will then be sent to those Offerors NLT 12:00 p.m. (noon) (Central), Wednesday, 22 Sep 2021. DOD SAFE file exchange website passwords/links will not be provided prior to 20 September 2021. Proposals can be uploaded to the DOD SAFE file exchange website at any time after the Offeror receives their password/link, up to the proposal submission deadline. Subcontractors/teaming partners, etc., submitting proprietary documentation must follow the same procedures as delineated above, as proposal documentation will ONLY be received through the DOD SAFE website. Separate passwords/links will be provided to the subcontractor/teaming partner, etc. Offerors are responsible for verifying that any subcontractor or partner submitting additional information has complied with these instructions, and the Government has received the files electronically before the proposal due date and time. NOTE: No DOD SAFE file exchange website passwords/links will be provided to any Offeror who does not provide an e-mail to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist by 12:00 p.m. (Central), Monday, 20 September 2021, stating their intent to propose. The Government strongly encourages Offerors to ensure they can access the DOD SAFE website as soon as possible. Failure to follow the proposal submission instructions may deem an Offeror non-compliant with the RFP.

(b) Exceptions. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors found in Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors for Award. Failure to meet any requirement in this solicitation may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Any assumption, exceptions, or deviations must be addressed and communicated to the Contracting Officer prior to the closing date of this solicitation which is Wednesday, 6 October 2021 03:00 P.M. (CDT). If the Offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the Offeror shall clearly identify the applicable exception(s) with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken, what benefit accrues to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, price, and specific requirements of the solicitation.

Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. Offerors are cautioned that taking an exception without prior approval from the Contracting Officer may render the offer ineligible for award. All exception(s) shall be submitted electronically in the format below.

Table 1 – Solicitation Exceptions

Solicitation Document Page/ Paragraph Requirement/ Portion Rationale & Impact

Section B, PWS/SOO/SOW, Section L&M, etc

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken.

Describe the rationale and impact of the exception.

(c). The proposal shall be organized into five (5) volumes. All text shall be single spaced and black font on white background. Black and white requirement does not apply to graphics, photos, Company stationary and logos. Times New Roman or Arial font required. Text shall be a minimum font size of 12. Cross-references should be utilized to preclude unnecessary duplication of data between sections. Page numbers, headers and footers may be outside the page margins and are not bound by the 12 font size, but shall be no smaller than 8-point. Additionally, fonts as small as 8-point can also be used in tables, charts, graphs, and figures as well as used in callout boxes and figure captions. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. All text pages shall be oriented in portrait. Landscape orientation is acceptable for tables and/or charts if required to properly present the information.

Margins shall be at least 1 inch on the top and bottom and ¾ inch on the sides. The Offeror shall number each page.

In the event the Offeror creates an ambiguity in their numbering, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages. The proposal shall not exceed the following page limits:

Volume I General: No Page Limit.

Volume II - Technical Capability: 75 pages (excluding resumes). Provide 2 copies, 1 shall be sanitized.

Volume III- Past Performance: 25 pages

Volume IV – Cost/Price: No Page Limit

Volume V – Small Business Subcontracting Plan: no page limit (d) 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 not be evaluated. 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 are 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 offerors.

(e) Page limits includes all appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, and other information provided in the proposal.

(f) Page Limit does not include resumes, covers for volumes, table 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.

(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 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.

(h) Indexing. Each volume shall contain a 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 a definition for each.

3. Proposal Content:

(a) Volume I – General. Offerors are required to submit a completed solicitation (including acknowledgment of Amendments), and complete all Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors. All final monetary extensions shall be in whole dollars only. Failure to follow the below Contract Proposal preparation instructions may cause your proposal to be deemed unacceptable by the Government. The General Volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

TAB A, Exceptions/Assumptions (if required) - Identification and explanation of any Contracting Officer approved exceptions or deviations. Additionally, any assumptions used in the proposal preparation must be identified.

TAB B, Solicitation, Offer and Award - The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

TAB C, Section B (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs) - Section B shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the offeror’s prices for the established Contract Line Items Numbers

(CLINS).

TAB D, (Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors) – The offeror shall ensure each certification/representation is completed truthfully and completely. Complete FAR Provisions 52.212- 3—Offeror Representations and Certification—Commercial Items and 52.222-22—Previous Contract and Compliance Reports. The Offeror shall ensure that these provisions are submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely.

TAB E, In the event the Offeror is a joint venture, the Offeror shall provide a copy of the JVA signed by all partners. The JVA shall specify the rights and responsibilities of each partner and shall identify the managing partner. In addition, the Offeror shall provide a summary narrative that specifically delineates what each partner will do in regard to performing the contract. The responsibilities of the managing partner are significantly more important than the responsibilities of all other partners combined.

TAB F Organizational Conflicts of Interest (If Applicable). The offeror shall disclose all organizational and/or personal conflicts of interest of this solicitation to the Contracting Officer as soon as possible so that potential conflicts can be analyzed in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5.

(b) Volume II—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 to FAR Clause 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, 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 and the evaluation criteria for award set forth in Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2, “Evaluation Factors for Award.” 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 offeror’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 used for accomplishing the PWS tasks. Any assumptions, exceptions or deviations must be addressed and communicated to the Contracting Officer no later than instructed above. The volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

-Table of Contents

-List of Tables and Drawings

-Cross Reference Matrix (if any)

- Exceptions/Assumptions (Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations). Additionally, identify any assumptions used in preparing the proposal

Factor 1: Technical Capability:

a. Subfactor 1: Technical Approach. Responses to this subfactor must demonstrate understanding of the tasks outlined in the PWS. At a minimum, the proposal must demonstrate and address each of the following specified requirements:

i. Resource Management: the proposal shall provide evidence and a detailed description of the Offeror’s knowledge, experience, capabilities and personnel to provide financial and resource management support develop IAW PWS 5.2.

ii. BRAC Environmental Support: the proposal shall provide description of the personnel’s qualifications and demonstrate technical approach to support

(a) environmental technical oversight for their assigned sites;

(b) development of Installation Action Plans and supporting budget/program, as approved by the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC); supporting initiation, modification, monitoring, validation and closeout of the Environmental Services Cooperative Agreements (ESCA) cleanup efforts;

(c) coordination of site characterization and restoration;

(d) coordination of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) cleanup efforts;

(e) input to and review of Army Environmental Databases;

(f) development of exit strategies for environmental cleanups which will be approved/accepted by the government BRAC PM; (g) interface with local, state, and federal regulators and Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs); and

(g) interface with local, state, and federal regulators and Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs);

(h) coordination of cultural and historic preservation requirements IAW the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), implementation of Section 106 regulatory process and compliance with 36 CFR Part 800 as per PWS 5.3.

iii. Property Conveyance: the proposal shall provide description of the personnel’s qualifications and demonstrate technical approach to support Army property conveyance program management to convey real and personal property IAW PWS 5.4

iv. Explosive Safety: the proposal shall provide evidence and a detailed description of the Offeror’s knowledge, experience, capabilities and personnel to support military munitions and explosives programs IAW PWS 5.5.

v. Program Management: the proposal shall demonstrate technical approach to provide program and project management IAW PWS 5.6.

vi. Environmental Management: the proposal shall provide evidence and a detailed description of the Offeror’s knowledge, experience, capabilities and personnel to provide environmental management support IAW PWS 5.7.

vii. Communications: the proposal shall provide evidence and a detailed description of the Offeror’s knowledge, experience, capabilities and personnel to prepare reports, briefings, after action reports, progress reports, minutes, in-progress reviews , as well as provide outreach support and event management IAW PWS 5.8

viii. Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis/Army Basing Study: the proposal shall demonstrate technical approach to provide support for Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis/Army Basing Study IAW PWS 5.9

b. Subfactor 2 - Staffing Plan/Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience. Responses to this subfactor must demonstrate Offeror’s understanding of the necessary qualifications required of personnel to adequately execute the requirements of the PWS 1.6.13.

i. Provide the resumes for the key personnel, which is Program Manager (PM) and Alternate Program Manager (AltPM), Task Leads for Resource Management, BRAC Environmental Coordinators, Property Conveyance and Explosive Safety Expert IAW PWS 1.6.27. Resumes shall contain the assigned specific duties/responsibilities and the necessary background, qualifications, and credentials to successfully accomplish the tasks within the PWS. Resumes shall demonstrate relevant experience associated with the position being fulfilled IAW PWS 1.6.27, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4

ii. Provide a commitment letter signed by the individual for key personnel not currently employed by the offeror.

iii. The offeror shall submit Staffing Plan and estimated hours of the proposed personnel to adequately minimize risk and successfully complete the requirements of the PWS.

c. Subfactor 3: Transition Plan. Responses to this subfactor must provide the Transition Plan as follows:

i. The proposal shall include a narrative explaining in detail the Offeror’s approach and processes that clearly demonstrate their ability to successfully transition into full contract performance within the designated periods IAW PWS 1.6.1, 1.6.31, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4

(c) Volume III – Past Performance: The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an offeror’s recent Past Performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort.

(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 5 (five) years 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 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or similar systems, DCMA and commercial sources.

(3) 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. In the case of an offeror without any relevant past performance history, Offeror’s without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and, as a result, will receive an “Neutral Confidence” rating for the Past

Performance factor. A strong record of relevant present and past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government than a “Neutral Confidence” rating.

(4) 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. Offerors with no past performance may provide the equivalent information on company officials and/or personnel proposed for this action. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, they will be rated as “Neutral Confidence” rating.

(5) Submission Requirements. The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

Table of Contents

Summary Page: describe the role of the offeror, and of each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or joint venture partner that will perform a significant portion of this requirement.

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.

Client Authorization Letters for each identified effort for a commercial customer authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the offeror’s performance.

Specific Relevant Contracts Format - The offeror shall provide documentation outlining the offeror’s, and the proposed partners’ that will perform over a significant portion of this requirement, 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. A minimum of three (3) similar contracts and no more than five (5) contracts shall be provided as part of this submission.

Past Performance Questionnaire – See Attachment 02 - Past Performance Questionnaire. The offeror shall forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire for each of the contracts identified on the specific relevant contract reference to the points of contact responsible for monitoring performance. The points of contact shall return the questionnaires directly via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist at the following email addresses:

salameya.paulouskaya2.civ@mail.mil and benjamin.guerrero.civ@mail.mil no later than the proposal due date. Questionnaires not submitted directly to the Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist will not be reviewed and evaluated. The information contained in the properly executed and returned questionnaires will be used to evaluate the offeror’s past performance.

New entities that have no past customers shall annotate on the Summary Page that they have no previous clients and that the minimum number of questionnaires cannot be provided.

(d) Volume IV—Price: Price will not be scored or rated. The Offeror shall submit prices for the BTAC PM & LSIA services as identified in the Solicitation Attachment 04 - Pricing Matrix.

(1) All information relating to the proposed price must be included in electronic format. Electronic versions of the price proposal shall be submitted in a format compatible with Microsoft Office (2007 or earlier) and files should not be read only or password protected. All Excel formulas, lookup tables, and links should be intact, and no links should exist to files not included with the submission. Excel workbooks should not contain hidden spreadsheets. PDF or flat files will not be considered adequate for pricing. Failure to comply with these formatting requirements may result in rejection of your proposal.

(2) Certified Cost or Pricing data is not anticipated for the award of this contract due to expected competition; however, the Government reserves the right to request such information should it become necessary for the Offeror to submit. The Government also 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.

(3) FAR clause 52.217-8 will be included in the resulting contract. In order to evaluate this option price, the Government will include in the total evaluated price an amount equal to half, or six months, of the price proposed by offerors for the last option period. The actual price paid for performance of services and for supplies will be in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(e) Volume V – Small Business Subcontracting Plan

(1) Small Business Subcontracting Plan

(i) Offerors (other than small businesses) shall also submit a Small Business Subcontracting

Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 Alt II.

(ii) The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather, a requirement for award to other than small business (e.g., large business, Government entities, non-profit organizations, etc.) and will be incorporated and conformed into any resultant contract. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will not count against the page limitation for this volume.

(END OF ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1)

ADDENDUM FAR CLAUSE 52.212-2

ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERICAL ITEM

A. Basis for Award

1. This is a best value source selection conducted in in accordance with FAR Part 12, “Acquisition of Commercial Items,” in conjunction with procedures as delineated in FAR Part 15.3, “Source Selection” as authorized in FAR 12.203 and supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Award will be made to a single Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications) and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specificed in this solicitation represents the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offer.

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

3. Proposals will be evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

B. Award for All of the Work: The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with Travel & Materials (T&M) CLINs as a result of this Request for Proposal. Offers received for less than the stated number of items listed in Section B will be considered ineligible for award. As set forth in FAR 52.215-1(f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a), Clarifications and award without discussions). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In the event that discussions are held, a competitive range will be established. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

C. Evaluation Criteria:

1. Evaluation criteria consist of factors and subfactors. The proposals will be evaluated under three (3) factors and three (3) subfactors:

Factor 1: Technical Capability:

Subfactor 1: Technical Approach Subfactor 2: Staffing Plan/Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience Subfactor 3: Transition Plan

Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Price

2. Factor 1 – Technical Capability. The proposal will be evaluated on the clarity and reasonableness of the technical approach to accomplish the complexity and magnitude of the Government’s requirement. The offeror shall demonstrate a technical approach that successfully accomplishes the PWS requirements.

a. Subfactor 1: Technical Approach. This subfactor will evaluate the Offeror’s ability to perform and satisfy all contractual requirements of this solicitation. The proposal must demonstrate a high level of understanding of the tasks outlined in the PWS. The Government will evaluate:

i. the Offeror’s expertise and ability to demonstrate their understanding to provide financial and resource management support develop IAW PWS 5.2

ii. the Offeror’s expertise and ability to demonstrate their understanding to support

(a) environmental technical oversight for their assigned sites;

(b) development of Installation Action Plans and supporting budget/program, as approved by the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC); supporting initiation, modification, monitoring, validation and closeout of the Environmental Services Cooperative Agreements (ESCA) cleanup efforts;

(c) coordination of site characterization and restoration;

(d) coordination of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) cleanup efforts;

(e) input to and review of Army Environmental Databases;

(f) development of exit strategies for environmental cleanups which will be approved/accepted by the government BRAC PM;

(g) interface with local, state, and federal regulators and Restoration Advisory

Boards (RABs); and

(h) coordination of cultural and historic preservation requirements IAW the

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), implementation of Section 106 regulatory process and compliance with 36 CFR Part 800 as per IAW PWS 5.3

iii. the Offeror’s expertise and ability to demonstrate their understanding of the Army property conveyance program management to convey real and personal IAW PWS 5.4

iv. the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate their understanding to support military munitions and explosives programs IAW PWS 5.5.

v. the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate their understanding to provide program and project management IAW PWS 5.6.

vi. the Offeror’s expertise and ability to demonstrate their understanding to provide environmental management support IAW PWS 5.7.

vii. the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate their understanding to prepare reports, briefings, after action reports, progress reports, minutes, in-progress reviews , as well as provide outreach support and event management IAW PWS 5.8.

viii. the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate their understanding to support for Large Scale Infrastructure Analysis/Army Basing Study IAW PWS 5.9.

b. Subfactor 2 - Staffing Plan/Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience. This subfactor will evaluate the Offeror’s understanding of the necessary qualifications required of personnel to adequately execute the requirements of the PWS. The Government will evaluate:

i. completeness in submitting the resume for the key personnel, which is Program Manager (PM) and Alternate Program Manager (AltPM). Task Leads for Resource Management, BRAC Environmental Coordinators, Property Conveyance and Explosive Safety Expert IAW PWS 1.6.27. The resumes will be evaluated for the required qualifications IAW PWS 1.6.27, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.

ii. completeness in submitting the a commitment letter signed by the individual for key personnel not currently employed by the offeror

iii. completeness in providing Staffing Plan and estimated hours of the proposed personnel to adequately minimize risk and successfully complete the requirements of the

PWS.

c. Subfactor 3: Transition Plan. The proposal must provide the Transition Plan. To be considered acceptable, the proposal shall include:

i. the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate to successfully transition into full contract performance within the designated periods IAW PWS 1.6.1, 1.6.31, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4.

d. Rating Schemes: Technical Rating. The Technical Factor will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below. The subfactor ratings will be used to determine an overall rating for the factor. Each Technical Capability Subfactor will receive one of the ratings defined below and then there will be an overall roll-up rating at the Factor level. An Unacceptable rating in any Sub-factor renders the Technical Rating unacceptable. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an acceptable rating in every non-price factor/subfactor.

Table 1. Technical Ratings

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirement of the solicitation

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

3. Factor 2 - Past Performance. The past performance evaluation will assess the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by that offeror’s record of past performance. Past performance is assessed at the factor level after evaluating aspects of the offeror’s recent past performance and focusing on performance that is relevant to the services being procured under this solicitation. Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the performance risk assessment, the Government may use data provided in the offeror’s proposal and data obtained from other sources available to the Government to include, 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, and may be obtained from other sources available to the Government, such as Defense Contract Management Agency, and interviews with program managers, contractors, or fee determining officials. Past performance areas of evaluation include:

Quality

Schedule Management Regulatory Compliance

a. Each offeror will receive a past performance assessment rating based on the offeror’s record of recent and relevant past performance information that pertains to solicitation requirements.

b. Recency Assessment. An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past five

(5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

c. Relevancy Assessment. To be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of work, size, and complexity. The Government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine if it is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this solicitation. Recent past performance is defined as not more than five (5) years from the RFP release date;

relevant in terms of similar nature of work, size, and complexity to the effort (as compared to NAICS code 541618 Other Management Consulting Services, required by the RFP.

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

d. The past performance evaluation team will review the past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the performance assessment.

e. Assigned Ratings. The Past Performance Factor will be rated on an acceptable or unacceptable basis using the ratings defined below:

Table 2 - Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

f. 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 (FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)).

Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or neutral) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered acceptable.

4. Factor 3 – Price. Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1(b). Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete and balanced. The offeror’s total proposed price and each CLIN will be evaluated for reasonableness, and balance.

a. 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. The existence of adequate price competition is expected to support a determination of reasonableness. Other price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b) may be used to further validate price reasonableness. If adequate price competition is not obtained or if price reasonableness cannot be determined using price analysis of Government obtained information, additional information in accordance with FAR 15.402(a) may be required from the offeror to support the proposed price. Unreasonably high proposed prices may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

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

c. Balanced Pricing – Offerors are cautioned against submitting an offer that contains unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items (including all option years) is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. Offers that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

d. Options: As part of price evaluation, the government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offeror's final ordering perdion price to the offeror's total price.

Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the Ordering Period One, Ordering Period Two, Ordering period Three and ½ of the Third Ordering Period. Offerors are not required to enter a price for the six-month period.

e. Total Evaluated Price (TEP): The Total Evaluated Price will be based off the Overall Total Proposed Price for each ordering period. And will include the price for option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8.

(END OF ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-2)

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