W912CM-16-T-0005_Amendment_0001.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to revise:

a. revise Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors, paragraph 2.3.2 Subfactor A - Experience, recent changed from three years to five years

b. revise Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors, paragraph 2.4.1 Past Performance, recent changed from three years to f ive years

c. revise FAR 52.212-2, Factor I - Technical, Evaluation Approach Subfactor A - Experience, recent changed from three years to five years

d. revise FAR 52.212-2, Factor II - Past Perfomance, recent changed from three years to five years

e. clarify the magnitude threshold in the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-2

f. Delete duplicate FAR clause 52.225-13

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 8

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-Feb-2016

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 W912CM-16-T-0005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Feb-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

11-Feb-2016

CODE

ECC RCO WIESBADEN

KO DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING

KONRAD-ADENAUER-RING 39, BLDG. 5301

65187 WIESBADEN

GERMANY

W912CM 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

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W912CM-16-T-0005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

FAR 52.212-1 is hereby amended to reflect the changes shown below as to the specific paragraph being revised.

Para (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. This does not apply to this solicitation.

Para (b) Submission of Offers: This paragraph is hereby revised to include:

1. Quotes shall be received not later than the date and time in Block 8 on page 1 of the Standard Form 1449.

2. Offerors shall submit quotes via email only. Submissions shall be emailed to all of the following email addresses:

a. Joan Ahuja, Contract Specialist: joan.ahuja1.ln@mail.mil (NOTE: Name, then number 1, ln = lima/November)

b. Jeannie Botteri, Contracting Officer: jeannie.m.botteri.civ@mail.mil

c. RCOW Email Bid Box: usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-wie-bids@mail.mil

Subject of e-mail shall be “Submission of Quote W912CM-16-T-0005”.

NOTE: The size restriction for attachments to emails on the US Government server is 8 MB.

Failure to submit quote to ALL email addresses above may result in an offer that will NOT be considered for award.

Faxed and mailed quotes are not authorized and may be rejected.

3. Questions shall be submitted in writing to all email addresses above. Subject of email shall be “Questions W912CM-16-T-0005”. The Government requests that questions be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 10 calendar days before submission date of quotes. Questions received prior to the closing of this solicitation, but less than 10 calendar days prior to the closing date of this solicitation, will be answered on a good-faith, best effort basis by the Government. However, the Government cannot guarantee questions asked during this time will be answered prior to the closing of the solicitation. Questions shall annotate a reference to the specific part of the solicitation (for example, page number and paragraph number) to which they pertain. Answers to questions will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/ under the solicitation number. It is the Offerors’ responsibility to monitor the web site for posting of amendments, answers to questions, and other instructions, if any.

4. Data previously submitted to the Government, if any, will not be used in the evaluation of your response to this RFP. Previously submitted data shall not, therefore, be included in your quote "by reference."

2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF QUOTES

2.1 The Government will award a single contract on a lowest price technically acceptable basis pursuant to the award evaluation criteria stated in FAR 52.212-2. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror's initial quote should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotes received.

2.2. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each original volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages shall be single-spaced. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall be no less than 10 point. Use 1-inch margins on all sides of each page.

Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. Page limitations apply in accordance with Table D-1 below.

Table D-1: Organization of Quotes

2.2.1. Content Requirements: All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The Government will not consider information found in other volumes. Offerors shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal and provide adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2.2.2. Compliance with all the Submission Requirements: Incomplete submission, including those that failed to provide required material information, may be excluded from further evaluation. The Government may also determine a quote unacceptable if the offeror takes any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the RFP or imposes conditions.

2.3. VOLUME I – TECHNICAL

2.3.1. The technical volume shall not exceed 20 pages single-spaced. The technical volume must clearly describe the Offeror’s proposed capabilities to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation. The PWS describes the services that will be acquired through this solicitation.

2.3.2. The technical volume shall consist of the following three subfactors:

Subfactor A – Experience

Subfactor B – Personnel Qualifications Subfactor C – Contractor Self-Certification

Volume Title Page Limitation

I Technical to include:

Subfactor A: Experience Subfactor B: Personnel Qualifications Subfactor C: Contractor Self-Certification

Maximum Total 20 pages

II Past Performance

1 Questionnaire form for each reference of Volume I

III Price to include:

Price Schedule Monthly prices for all line items for the base year and four option years

N/A

IV Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations Note: Offerors registered in SAM need only complete paragraph b of the 52.212-3, if applicable.

RFP documents plus 10 pages, if necessary

Subfactor A - Experience: The Offeror shall submit an individual Reference Information Sheet (Attachment 1) for three (3) reference contracts within the last five (5) years (1 Jan 2011 through the issue date of the solicitation), that clearly demonstrates that the Offeror has provided services relevant and recent to those required in the PWS of subject solicitation.

Recent is considered as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years.

Relevant means similarity to work contemplated under this RFP with respect to complexity, length of performance, scope, type of work, and value (minimum of Euro 1,000,000. Magnitude threshold of EUR 1,000,000.00 is an aggregate of up to three (3) Reference Information Sheets".).

Subfactor B – Personnel Qualifications: The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate the availability of qualified personnel in order to perform the tasks set forth in the PWS, and that all personnel used to perform the contract are qualified in accordance with PWS paragraph 1.4.8.5.

Subfactor C - Contractor Self-Certification: The Offeror shall submit a signed and dated copy of the Contractor Self-Certification provided at Attachment 3 to the Solicitation, certifying that in performing the requirements of the PWS and the resulting contract, they do not have any potential or actual Organizational Conflicts of Interest.

2.4 VOLUME II – PAST PERFORMANCE

2.4.1. The Government will evaluate recent and relevant past performance information that relates closely to the requirements set forth in the PWS. Recent is considered as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years. Relevant means similarity to work contemplated under this RFP with respect to complexity, length of performance, scope, type of work, and value (minimum of Euro 1,000,000. Magnitude threshold of EUR 1,000,000.00 is an aggregate of up to three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires.

The offeror shall submit the Past Performance Questionnaire at Attachment 2. A total of three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted for the prime. For each subcontractor or proposed teaming partner included in the offeror’s quote, an additional three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires are required.

2.4.2. The Offeror shall complete page 1 of each Past Performance Questionnaire, and email or otherwise provide the questionnaire to the contracting activity's or commercial firm's point of contact or technical representative, responsible for the contract. The referenced contracting activity or commercial firm shall be instructed to complete the questionnaire and email the entire questionnaire to the Government no later than the due date of the quote.

Completed Questionnaires shall be emailed to:

a. Joan Ahuja, Contract Specialist: joan.ahuja1.ln@mail.mil (NOTE: Name, then number 1, ln = lima/November)

b. Jeannie Botteri, Contracting Officer: jeannie.M.botteri.civ@mail.mil

c. RCOW Email Bid Box at usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-wie-bids@mail.mil

Once the Past Performance Questionnaires are completed by the POCs, the information contained therein shall be considered sensitive and will not be released to the Offeror.

2.4.3. The references submitted under this subfactor should be able to provide information about the quality of your past performance and will be used to evaluate past performance. The Offeror shall ensure the contact and contract information contained in each Reference Information Sheet is accurate. The Government will only evaluate contracts, in performance or completed within five (5) years (01 Jan 2011 through the issue date of subject solicitation), which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation.

Relevance means similarity to work contemplated under this RFP with respect to complexity, length of performance, scope, type of work, and value (minimum of Euro 1,000,000. Magnitude threshold of EUR 1,000,000.00 is an aggregate of up to three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires.)

2.4.4. For any contracts that the Offeror did not meet or is not meeting the original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence (see FAR 15.305 (a) (2). Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. Offerors shall identify which, if any, of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

NOTE: Proprietary information shall be marked as such.

2.5. VOLUME III –PRICE. The Offeror shall complete all pages of the pricing schedule (line items 0001 through 7504).

2.6. VOLUME IV – SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS /

REPRESENTATIONS. Certifications and Representations - Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and sign) the solicitation sections indicated below using the document (without modification to the document) provided with the solicitation.

2.6.1 An authorized official of the firm shall complete the SF 1449 in blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c.

2.6.2 RFP FAR 52.212-3 “Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 2015)" completed by the Offeror. Offerors registered in SAM need only complete paragraph b of the above clause, if applicable.

2.6.3 Acknowledgment of Amendments to the RFP (if any amendments are released).

2.6.4. The completion and submission to the Government of the above items will constitute the quote. The quote shall communicate the Offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions in this RFQ, including any attachments and documents incorporated by reference. The Offeror’s failure or refusal to assent to any of the terms and conditions of this RFQ or the Offeror’s imposition of additional conditions or any material omission in its quote may constitute a deficiency which will make the quote unacceptable to the Government.

2.6.5 Any deficiency in an offer will render the quote unacceptable. The only way to correct a deficiency is through discussions (see FAR 15.306(d)). However, the Government intends to award a contract without discussions as permitted by FAR 15.306(a) and 52.215-1. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and to permit Offerors to revise their quotes if the Government thinks it is in its interest to do so.

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

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical

a. Subfactor A - Experience

b. Subfactor B – Personnel Qualifications

c. Subfactor C - Contractor Self-Certification

(ii) Past Performance

(iii) Price

The basis for award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

(b) A rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for all non-price factors and sub-factors.

Receiving a rating of “Unacceptable” in any of the non-price evaluation factors and sub-factors as listed above will result in a rating of “Unacceptable”. The only way to correct an “Unacceptable” rating is through discussions. If discussions are held, the Government will select the most highly rated proposals to participate in discussions.

Offerors not invited to participate in discussions will be eliminated from competition and receive notice required by FAR 15.503(a) (1). The non-price evaluation will consist only of determining the acceptability of each offer. Offers will not be ranked based on the acceptability evaluation.

(c) The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. This amount will be the total evaluated price. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

(e) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

EVALUATION APPROACH

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL: The Government will evaluate offers based on documentation provided. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s understanding of the Government’s requirements to determine the likelihood that the offeror will be able to perform the contract successfully.

Subfactor A – Experience.

This sub-factor is met when the proposal clearly describes and verifies that the offeror did submit an individual Reference Information Sheet (Attachment #1) for three (3) reference contracts within the last five (5) years (01 Jan 2011 through the issue date of subject solicitation), and clearly demonstrates that the offeror provided services relevant and recent to those required in the PWS of subject solicitation.

Recent experience is considered as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years.

Relevant experience means similarity to the work contemplated under this solicitation’s PWS in terms of complexity, scope, type of work, and magnitude (minimum of Euro 1,000,000. Magnitude threshold of EUR 1,000,000.00 is an aggregate of up to three (3) Reference Information Sheets). The Government is not bound by an Offeror's opinion of the relevance of its organizational experience.

Subfactor B – Personnel Qualifications.

This subfactor is met when the offeror clearly demonstrates the availability of qualified personnel in order to perform the tasks set forth in the PWS, and that all personnel used to perform the contract are qualified in accordance with PWS paragraph 1.4.8.5.

Subfactor C – Contractor Self-Certification.

This sub-factor is met when the offeror provides a proposal that includes a signed and dated copy of the Contractor Self-Certification (Attachment 3), certifying that in performing the requirements of the PWS and resulting contract, they do not have any potential or actual Organizational Conflicts of Interest.

Technical Factor and Subfactor Rating Definitions:

Acceptable - Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

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

FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the ability of the offeror to successfully perform the required efforts of the PWS. The information presented in the Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 2) and information obtained from other available sources other than those identified by the offeror (such as past performance information obtained from Federal, State and local Government agencies, better business bureaus, published media, and electronic data bases available to the Government) will be the basis for evaluation of this factor.

Past performance is a measure of the degree of quality to which an offeror has satisfied customers in the past, and complied with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. To be acceptable, information obtained from the offeror, POCs, or other sources must be from recent and relevant performance, and the quality of service is predominantly positive to provide the Government a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Recent experience is considered as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years (01 Jan 2011 through the issue date of subject solicitation).

Relevant means the efforts were similar in size, scope and magnitude (minimum Euro 1,000.000. Magnitude threshold of EUR 1,000,000.00 is an aggregate of up to three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires) to the services required by this solicitation. The Government will determine recency and relevancy by using the data provided in the responses from the questionnaires.

Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the past performance assessment, the Government will use data provided in the offeror's proposal and data obtained from other sources.

The Government may reject a quote if it is found that any information that has a negative impact on the offeror’s past performance record has been deleted, misrepresented, or withheld.

Offerors shall provide information on problems encountered on the contracts identified in their past performance submissions and the offeror’s corrective actions (FAR 15.305). The Government will consider all this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror's past performance.

Past Performance Factor Rating Definitions:

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 has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: 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.”

FACTOR III – PRICE

The Government will evaluate proposed prices for fairness and reasonableness using one or more of the price analysis techniques described in FAR subpart 15.404-1.

After determination of technical and past performance acceptability, each offer will be evaluated and award made to the lowest Total Evaluated Price (TEP) determined to be reasonable, complete (all items are priced) and balanced.

Offerors are required to price the Phase-in, base period, 1st Option Period, 2nd Option Period, 3rd Option Period, and

4th Option Period for all CLINs listed in the schedule, by providing all unit prices and extended prices. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential 6-months extension of services period. The successful Offeror will be contractually bound to all proposed prices and rates. Offerors must ensure there are no rounding errors to the nearest tenth. The Government will evaluate Total Evaluated Price (TEP) offered for award purposes as shown below.

TEP consists of the total price offered for all CLINs in the price schedule for the Phase-in, Base Period and Option Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4.

PLUS

Clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (maximum six months): the Government will take the price for all CLINs of the final option period, and prorate it to a six-month value.

4. OPTIONS The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. To account for the option period possible under Clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (maximum six months), the Government will take the price for all CLINs of the final option period, prorate it to a six-month value, and add it to the sum of all CLINs (base plus all option periods). This amount will be the total evaluated price. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

(End of provision)

The following have been deleted:

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

(End of Summary of Changes)