W9124Q-17-R-0001_Amendment_0001.docx

W9124Q-17-R-0001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

W9124Q-17-R-0001/AMENDMENT0001

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

1. The solicitation closing date is CHANGED from January 4, 2017 to January 18, 2017, 11:00 am CST.

2. UPDATE Technical Exhibit B to correct an error in the title. The title on the document changed from the incorrect “Technical Exhibit 2” to the correct “Technical Exhibit B.”

3. REVISE PWS paragraphs: 1.6.7.8, 1.6.7.13, 1.6.9, 1.6.10 and 2.1.17 to remove the phrase, “but not limited to.”

4. REMOVE the page limit restriction on Volume I General changing the page limit from “15” to “N/A.”

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

FAR Provision 52.212-1 is tailored as follows:

Para (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The period of acceptance of offers is changed from 30 days to 90 days. This paragraph now reads: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Para (d) is deleted.

Para (e) is deleted.

I - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

NOTICE: Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.252-1, "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE," the following provisions are incorporated herein by reference:

A. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

II - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

NOTICE: The following provisions are hereby incorporated in full text:

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision; and

(D) Have [ballot], have not [ballot], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(a) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(b) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(c) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(d) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

MICC – Fort Hood, Texas Attn: Mr. Worner O. Heath Building 1001

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and www.acquisition.gov/far.

(End of provision)

III-PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Submittal and Inquiries.

1. Proposals shall be submitted prior to the closing date and time identified on the SF1449 to the following address:

Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Hood (MICC-FH) ATEC Support Division ATTN: Worner Heath, Contracting Officer Bldg. 1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave, Rm. W113 Fort Hood, TX 76544-5025

2. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contracting Officer. Address all questions or concerns the offeror may have to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is Mr. Worner Heath at worner.o.heath.civ@mail.mil or (254) 287-5762. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email not later than 1:00 PM CST 9 December 2016 to the Contracting Officer. Questions submitted after the specified date/time will not be accepted by the Government. Responses to the questions will be incorporated into an amendment to the solicitation and posted to FBO for viewing by all potential offerors. Industry questions and answers may or may not have a bearing on the substantive content of the solicitation or the contract requirements, and it should NOT be assumed that the date set for receipt of proposals will be extended.

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, Source Selection. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under “Factors to be Evaluated.” 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 (Exchanges with Offerors After Receipt of Proposals), 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 competitive range may be limited for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR Part 15.306 (c)(2) (Competitive Range).

4. Instructions outlined in Section 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) web site at http://www.fedbizopps.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 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 (Preaward Debriefing of Offerors). The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506 (Postward Debriefing of Offerors). Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

C. Proposal Instructions

1. Proposal Requirements

a. Offerors shall submit their proposal on a CD-ROM in digital format only. Hard copy submission will not be accepted. Digital copies shall be provided a separate media of one (1) copy for each volume title.

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. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If the offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, clearly indicate in the applicable Volume each such exception 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, cost, 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 may render the offer ineligible for award. This information shall be provided in the format outlined below in Table 1.

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 proposals shall be organized into four (4) separate volumes. Each volume shall be submitted on a seperate CD-ROM disk in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and/or Excel version 2007 or earlier. Documents shall be easily readable (12-pitch type or 10 point proportional spacing.) File names shall be “Company Name, Volume – Initial” for the first submission. File name of later submissions (if necessary), shall be “Company Name Volume – Revision X’ with X indicating the number of the revision. Page limitations are as follows:

Table 2 – Volumes

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 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 (includes amendments) (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.

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

f. 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. 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. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

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

2. Proposal Content

(a) Volume I – General: Offerors are required to submit a completed SF 1449 (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items) including acknowledgment of Amendments and FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification --Commercial Items. 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 exceptions or deviations. Additionally, any assumptions used in the proposal preparation must be identified.

TAB B, Solicitation, Offer and Award - The SF 1449 shall 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 shall acknowledge any amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1449 and with FAR 52.215-1(b), Instruction to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition. 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 (1449 Continuation Sheet Supplies/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, FAR Clause 52.212-3 (Offeror Representation and Certifications) – The offeror shall ensure that this clause is submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely.

(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 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.

1. 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 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 volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

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

-Evaluation Criteria

(3) Volume II, Technical Volume, shall contain all information as outlined below necessary to support the assessment of the subfactors described herein.

Subfactor 1 – Personnel Qualifications. The offeror shall provide written documentation in the form of certificates/certifications, diplomas, resumes, etc. that prove that all skill categories required for performance of this contract meet the qualifications described below. For the Senior UXO Supervisor, the offeror shall describe the authority level of this position.

--Senior UXO Supervisor qualifications: shall have 10 years or more EOD/UXO experience, 5 years supervisory experience, and be a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18. See Technical Exhibit A. The SUXO shall perform management and supervision in accordance with PWS 1.8.1.

--UXO/EOD Technicians as level III qualifications: shall have 8 or more years EOD/UXO experience and be a graduate a military EOD school of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18.

- UXO/EOD Technicians as level II qualifications: shall have three (3) or more years EOD experience or in munitions response actions or range clearance activities and a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States or a graduate of a military EOD school of Canada, Great Britain, Germany or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18.

- Provide evidence that all proposed personnel have minimum of a secret clearance, or that a clearance is currently being requested. The offeror must provide proof that the Senior UXO Supervisor has a Top Secret Clearance.

Subfactor 2 – Staffing Approach and Equipment.

· Staffing: The Offeror shall provide a detailed Staffing Plan that addresses the ability to obtain, retain, and maintain the depth and breadth of qualified staff necessary to accomplish the work in a safe and efficient manner. The staffing plan shall place emphasis on the following:

· The process for conducting clearance and recovery performed immediately after a mission while ensuring the safety of individuals on the range before, during and after a mission.

· Staffing approach based upon the projected workload data in Technical Exhibit A that reflects the Offeror’s proposed skill mix and labor hours necessary to perform the required services described in the PWS.

· Approach the offeror intends to use to hire and retain employees with the qualifications described under Personnel Qualifications.

· Approach for surge requirements.

· Equipment: The offeror will provide a detailed description of the equipment that will be used in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall provide a full description of the item or class of items as well as age and condition. The contractor shall also provide a narrative discussing the approach to providing the equipment necessary to satisfy this requirement.

Subfactor 3 – Safety Record.

· The offeror shall submit the previous three years OSHA 300A Summary Logs, in accordance with 29CFR Part 1904, Subpart B (a) (2). The offeror also shall calculate and submit their Days Away Restricted or Transfer (DART) rating and Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) for the previous three years.

(c) Volume III - Past Performance Volume. 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.

Past Performance information described herein is required on the offeror and all subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners proposed to perform greater than 20% of the proposed effort based on the total proposed price. See Attachment 4 - Past Performance Questionnaire. The offeror shall submit, along with the information required in this paragraph, a consent letter, executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, authorizing release of adverse past performance information to the offeror so the offeror can respond to such information. For each identified effort for a commercial customer, the offeror shall also submit a client authorization letter, authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the offeror's performance.

1. Early Proposal Information. The offeror is requested to submit the Past Performance Volume fifteen (15) calendar days after the RFP issuance date, to the Contracting Officer at the following email addresses:

worner.o.heath.civ@mail.mil

2. 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 three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation for the submitted data. The past performance data shall document a valid history of past contract performance.

3. 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:

· Table of Contents

· Summary Page describing the role of the offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or joint venture partner that the offeror is required to provide Past Performance Specific Relevant Contract Reference Sheets for the past performance experience in accordance with Attachment 1.

· Organization Structure Change History - Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized their divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant present or past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this proposal volume a "roadmap" describing all such changes in the organization of your company. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts you identify for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider present and past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the offeror(s), your "roadmap" should be both specifically applicable to the efforts you identify and general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

· Specific Relevant Contracts – Identify relevant contracts in accordance with Attachment 4 and are limited to 3 pages per reference. The offeror shall provide documentation outlining the offeror’s past performance with contracts, as a prime or major subcontractor, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting 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

Past Performance Questionnaire - See Attachment 3. For the contracts identified on each Specific Relevant Contract Reference, the offeror shall forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire to the points of contact responsible for monitoring performance under such contracts. The points of contact shall return the questionnaires directly to worner.o.heath.civ@mail.mil not later than 18 January 2017. Any questionnaires not returned directly to the KO will not be reviewed and evaluated. The information contained in the 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 had no previous clients and that questionnaires cannot be provided.

5. The past performance volume shall contain the following information:

- Provide recent and relevant past performance on two (2) contracts having demilitarized munition and performing scrap metal sales.

- Provide recent and relevant past performance on two (2) contracts having performed work on a Major Range and or Test Facility Base (MRTFB) as identified in DoD Directive 3200.11.

Offerors are encouraged, but not required, to submit Volume III – Past Performance Information, in advance of the remaining Volumes to facilitate and expedite Past Performance Evaluations.

(d) Volume IV- Price – The offeror shall populate and submit prices for the established Contract Line Items (CLINS) on the solicitation.

This is a commercial acquisition and adequate price competition is anticipated; therefore, the Offeror is not required to submit cost or pricing data. However, the Contracting Officer may require the Offeror to submit information other than cost or pricing data after receipt of its proposal to support its proposed price in accordance with FAR 15.403-3.

Non-exempt Labor: Wage Determination 15-2511, Revision 2, dated 09/01/2016 (TE B) applies to this solicitation for the proposed non-exempt labor classifications. All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall reflect, at a minimum, the latest wages and fringe benefit rates for all non-exempt labor positions proposed.

Exempt Labor: Since the Service Contract Labor Standards (formerly titled Service Contract Act) does not apply to exempt employees, escalation of labor for exempt employees/personnel for each contract year is recommended.

The apparent Awardee will be requested to complete Technical Exhibit D – Pricing Spreadsheet. This attachment requires the following information be completed:

Line Item Number Labor Category Direct Labor Rates Fully Loaded Rates Productive Hours

6. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (ASSIST):

During the conduct of this acquisition, the Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (ASSIST) will be used by the Government to support the proposal evaluation and source selection process. A separate tool, the ASSIST2Industry, will be used in conjunction with ASSIST to accomplish all exchanges with Offerors after receipt of proposals pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.306. ASSIST2Industry provides the ability for the Government to issue, and the Offerors to receive and respond to, all Evaluation Notices (ENs) in a secure online environment.

In order to initiate the use of ASSIST2Industry, the Government requires the names, company titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses of two (2) individuals that the Offeror has designated as responsible for receiving and responding to Government ENs through ASSIST2Industry. The designation of two (2) individuals is for the purpose of insuring availability of one individual if the other individual is not available. The required information regarding these two (2) individuals must be submitted with the Offeror’s proposal and included in the cover letter.

After the solicitation’s closing date of 18 January 2017 the Government will establish an account in ASSIST2Industry for each individual identified by the Offeror that has submitted a proposal in response to this solicitation. The two individuals named by the Offeror will be authorized access to that account. Two (2) separate system generated emails will be sent to each individual. One of the emails will contain the individual’s ASSIST2Industry username. The other email will contain the individual’s temporary password. Using the provided username and temporary password, each individual can then go to https://ASSIST2Industry.army.mil to access the account. NOTE: The first time a user logs in, the user will be required to change the temporary password before the user can proceed to use the site.

Whenever the Government issues ENs to the Offeror through ASSIST2Industry, the Government’s Contracting Officer will notify the Offeror through a medium independent of ASSIST2Industry ( e.g., e-mail) that the Offeror has ENs in ASSIST2Industry waiting for a response. There will be no ENs in ASSIST2Industry until such notice is issued by the Contracting Officer.

All Offerors are advised that ASSIST2Industry has been updated and it is now the responsibility of PRIME Contractors to establish accounts for their SUBCONTRACTORS to respond to Government ENs. A separate area within ASSIST2Industry has been created to allow authorized Subcontractor POCs to upload proposal files only. Subcontractors will not be able to access any other information on the ASSIST2Industry website (e.g. Questions/Evaluation Notices, Responses, etc.). Once a Subcontractor has been added, they will receive a user ID (e.g. subcontractor0001) and password (an initial password) that will be sent via two separate system generated e-mails. A Subcontractor will have one user ID for all PRIMES and solicitation responses, i.e. if you are a Subcontractor to multiple Prime Contractors and multiple solicitation responses, you will only have one user ID. Once an account has been established for the Subcontractor, go to https://ASSIST2Industry.army.mil to access the account. Prime Contractors will only be able to see the number of files submitted by their Subcontractors; but, will be UNABLE TO VIEW the Subcontractor’s files.

NOTE: Both Prime Contractors and Subcontractors are instructed to review the ASSIST2Industry User’s Guide, located under the “Getting Started” tab on the website. The guide has been updated and provides step by step instructions on how to perform functions and navigate the website.

Offerors can contact Adam Rothschild at (609) 562-7050 or the ASSIST2Industry helpdesk at (609) 562-5988 for any technical assistance that may be needed.

THE OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE SYSTEM GENERATED EMAILS REFERRED TO ABOVE ARE INTENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE OFFEROR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.306(A), (B), OR (D) (I.E., CLARIFICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR DISCUSSIONS). ALSO, RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DOES NOT SIGNIFY THAT A COMPETITIVE RANGE DETERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.306(C) HAS BEEN MADE OR THAT THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE WHEN THAT DETERMINATION IS MADE. ALL NOTIFICATIONS THAT ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE OFFEROR HAS COMMENCED AND THE OFFEROR HAS EVALUATION NOTICES (ENS) AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO, OR ANY NOTIFICATION THAT THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN OR EXCLUDED FROM THE COMPETITIVE RANGE, WILL BE SENT TO THE OFFEROR BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ASSIST2INDUSTRY.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

FAR Provision 52.212-2 is tailored as follows:

The proposals will be evaluated using the evaluation factors as follows:

a. Basis for Contract Award

(1) This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. A decision on the technical acceptability of each Offeror’s proposal will be made. For those Offerors which are determined to be technically acceptable, award will be made to that vendor with the lowest overall price. While the Government will strive for maximum objectivity, the technical go/no go process, by its nature, is subjective; therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the evaluation process.

(2) Trade-offs between cost/price and non-cost/price factors are not permitted. Unreasonably high/unrealistically low, unbalanced, inaccurate or incomplete price proposals, may be the grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition.

(3) Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals received that meet the acceptable standards of the non-price factors identified in this synopsis/solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract 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 determination will be made. 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. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, technical requirements, and also provides the best value to the Government based on the results of the evaluation described in paragraph (c) below.

(4) To receive consideration for award the Offeror shall possess a Secret facility clearance and have the ability of obtain a TOP Secret facility clearances with Government sponsorship.

b. Evaluation Criteria

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

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

Factor 2 – Past Performance Factor 3 – Price

(2) Factor 1 - Technical Factor - The Technical Factor evaluation provides an assessment of the offeror’s capability to satisfy the Government’s minimum requirements. An offeror must be found acceptable in all sub-factors in order to be considered acceptable for the factor.

SUBFACTOR 1 – PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

1. The Government will evaluate the suitability of the proposed personnel based on their demonstrated qualifications, education, and experience. (PWS 1.8.4)

To be found Acceptable:

a. The Offeror shall provide Senior UXO Supervisor with ten (10) or more years Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)/ Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) experience, five (5) years supervisory experience, and a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States or a graduate of a military EOD school of Canada, Great Britain, Germany or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18. The SUXO shall be available during the hours of the Range (0700-1630 Monday thru Thursday and 0700-1530 on working Fridays). This individual shall be responsible for the overall management and coordination of this contract and shall act as central point of contact with the Government. This individual shall have authority to act or make decisions for the contractor on all matters pertaining to this contract.

b. The Offeror shall provide UXO/EOD Technicians III with eight (8) or more years EOD and/or commercial UXO experience in munitions response actions or range clearance activities and a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States or a graduate of a military EOD school of Canada, Great Britain, Germany or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18.

c. The offeror shall provide UXO/EOD Technicians II with three (3) or more years EOD experience or in munitions response actions or range clearance activities and a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States or a graduate of a military EOD school of Canada, Great Britain, Germany or Australia or a graduate of a formal training course of instruction or EOD assistant courses as described in chapter 3 of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) Technical Paper (TP) 18.

d. All personnel will have a minimum of a secret clearance (or be in the process to obtain one) with the Senior UXO Supervisor having a Top Secret Clearance.

SUBFACTOR 2 - STAFFING APPROACH & EQUIPMENT

1. Staffing Approach: The Government will evaluate the Staffing Plan to determine the adequacy of the offeror’s staffing approach to meet the requirements of the PWS. This will include an assessment of the following:

2. Equipment: The offeror’s proposed equipment and supplies listing will be evaluated to determine whether the proposed equipment and supplies are realistic and adequate to satisfy PWS requirements and that it reflects the type of equipment typically used. See Technical Exhibit B.

SUBFACTOR 3 – SAFETY RECORD

The offeror's required safety data will be evaluated to determine if the company's safety record compares favorably to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Industry Standard using the NAICS code 562910 Remediation Services or the code used on previous OSHA Logs. To be acceptable, the offeror's TCIR and DART rates averaged over the three year period must be equal to or less than the most recent published BLS Industry Standard.

Technical will be evaluated using the following ratings:

TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATINGS

(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, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or similar systems and State Department Watch Lists. Past performance areas of evaluation include:

- Quality of Service

- Schedule

- Cost Control

- Customer Satisfaction

(a) Each offeror will receive a performance confidence assessment rating based on the Offeror’s recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the Contract 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 3 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 of work, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this solicitation. Recent past performance is defined as not more than 3 years from the RFP release date; relevant in terms of similar nature of work, size and complexity.

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 past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the following areas:

1. The Offeror’s proposals shall demonstrate an understanding of the process required to operate the Range Residue Accumulation Point (RRAP) and the process for preparing range residue for maximum sale prices. (PWS 5.2.1)

To be found Acceptable: The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance on two (2) contracts having demilitarized munition and performing scrap metal sales.

2. The Offeror’s proposal shall show EOD related past performance on test ranges since many weapons are still in the RDT&E stage and requires working closely with the developer of the weapons. (PWS 5.5.1)

To be found Acceptable: The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance on two (2) contracts having performed work on a Major Range and or Test Facility Base (MRTFB) as identified in DoD Directive 3200.11. This directive lists all MRTFB’s.

(e) Assigning Ratings. The Past Performance Factor will be assigned one of the ratings defined below.

PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS