B.08.03 Amend 0004 - W912DQ21R3003 (20210401).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 and details of changes are incoprorated on the Continuation Page for Amendment 0004.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

U 1 11

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 01-Apr-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 W912DQ21R3003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

23-Feb-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

01-Apr-2021

CODE

USACE, KANSAS CITY +

FEDERAL BLDG CT-H 601 E 12TH ST RM 647

KANSAS CITY MO 64106-2896

W912DQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DQ21R3003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been modified:

1. The purpose of Amendment 0004 is to change the following:

A. Request for Proposal (RFP) due date has been adjusted from April 1st, 2021 at 4:30 pm Kansas City local time to April 8th, 2021 at 4:30 pm Kansas City local time.

B. Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors (changes in red).

Edited text under 3.4.2

2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

(End of Summary of Changes)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1.1 There are no drawings associated with this Solicitation. Copies of the solicitation are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents and amendments thereto will be made available for viewing on https://beta.SAM.gov. It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments. Offerors should read the entire solicitation prior to submitting a proposal.

1.2 To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein.

The offeror’s proposal should be legible, clear, concise and prepared simply and economically. Offerors are discouraged from providing information not required by the Solicitation. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

1.3 The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost or pricing data will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition, the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit cost or pricing data to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine a fair and reasonable price.

1.4 Offerors must clearly identify any exceptions to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Exceptions taken to terms and conditions of the solicitation, to any of its formal attachments, or to other parts of the solicitation shall be identified. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost and specific requirements of the solicitation. This information shall be provided in the format and content of Table 1 listed below. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award.

Table 1 - Solicitation Exceptions

Solicitation Document

Paragraph / Page

Requirements / Portion

Rationale

SOW,

Attachment, Figure, other

Applicable Paragraph & Page

Identify the Requirement

Justification

1.5 Inquiries/Questions.

Prospective Offerors shall submit contracting and technical inquiries via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

The Solicitation Number is: W912DQ-21-R-3003 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: UIRFHD-PU72ZG

To submit and review bid inquiry items, the offeror will need to be a current registered user. To self-register, go to the aforementioned web page and click “register.” Select “USACE” as the Agency. Then, select “Contractor” as the Site. Then, enter the required information to complete the registration.

Once the user is registered, bidder inquiries can be accessed using the Quick Add key provided above.

A prospective offeror who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective offeror once the reply is available for viewing. Offerors are requested to review the Solicitation in its entirety and review existing bidder inquiries for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

***Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries after 12:00 PM (NOON) Local Time on March 16, 2021 in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

Instructions for first-time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Instructions for future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret

Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system

The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. Email to staff@projnet.info.

1.6 If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately email Brian Winters at brian.h.winters@usace.army.mil with the Subject Heading starting with the Solicitation Number.

1.7 The Government will not reimburse the offeror for any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation. Issuance of this solicitation is not to be construed as authority to proceed with any work or to incur any obligation chargeable to the Government.

2.0 SPECIFIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Each offeror shall submit a proposal that consists of two (2) Volumes:

Volume I – Company Experience and Performance Confidence Volume II – Cost/Price Information (Factor 3), Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

2.2 The offeror shall submit one (1) electronic copy of each proposal volume via email (using encryption protocols) or via DOD SAFE (see 2.3). The electronic copies of Volume 1 shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF) compatible with Adobe Reader. The electronic copies of Volume 2 shall consist of electronic files in the following format: Attachment 1 (Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule) using Microsoft Excel, Attachment 10 Sample Project Price Schedule) using Microsoft Excel, and the text portion of Volume 2 in PDF.

Each Volume shall include, as a minimum, the following:

(a) Volume number on proposal cover.

(b) The prime, consortium, or joint venture’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address shall appear in the lower left corner of the proposal cover, title page and table of contents of any document/volume to be evaluated.

(c) Proposal volume cover format is at the offeror’s discretion so long as the information required by this paragraph and subsequent paragraphs are met.

(d) Table of contents and a cross-reference to the solicitation paragraphs.

(e) List of tables/figures.

(f) Each volume shall be organized by factors

(g) Volume number, factor and date submitted shall appear in the bottom right corner of each page (along with the revision number for the amended page, if necessary).

2.3 The offeror shall submit a complete proposal, with all requested information specified in this section of the solicitation by the due date and time indicated on Standard Form 33. The proposal shall be emailed to Brian.H.Winters@usace.army.mil and Joan.E.Clarkston@usace.army.mil or the offeror may email Mr. Winters and request a DOD SAFE link for uploading the proposal. Requests for DOD Safe Link must be submitted a minimum of two business days prior to the solicitation closing in order to guarantee receipt of login account information prior to the close of the solicitation.

2.4 Time for acceptance by the Government of Proposals: All offerors submitting proposals in response to this solicitation agree that the Government shall have not less than 365 calendar days to accept any proposal, after the date indicated for receipt of proposals. ** NOTE – Please insert 365 days in block 12 of the SF 33 ** In the event the Government cannot award a contract within this 365-day period, any or all offerors may, at their option, extend the date for acceptance of their proposal.

2.5 Page Format Restrictions and Limitations:

2.5.1 Page Limitations: Page limitations shall include typewritten text pages, charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, and schematics, outlines and other similar information, aside from those items specifically stated as exempt from the page count. The contractor’s proposal for Volume I, Factor 1 shall not exceed seven (7) pages (1 page per project).

The offeror shall use a single page for each project submitted in Volume 1, Factor 1. Pages that exceed this limitation will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

2.5.2 Pages Counted: Each page submitted for Volume I, Factor 1 will be counted toward the page limitation.

(Note: Cover Pages, Table of Contents, lists of tables/figures, indexing/tabs, letters of commitment or signed teaming agreements will not count towards the total page count of the proposal.) Separator tabs shall only be marked with section / subsection identifiers. Any other information placed on the separator tabs will not be reviewed.

2.5.3 Page Size: For Volume 1, Factor 1, the offeror shall use 11” x 17” page size. For the remainder of the proposal, the offeror shall use 8.5” x 11” size pages. The font size shall be no less than 10 point. A smaller type may be used on footnotes, charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, and schematics to accommodate a “make to fit” software capability; however, all text shall be legible and easily read. Margins on all four edges of each sheet will be at least one-half (0.5) inch. Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can fall within the defined margin area. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

2.5.4 Indexing: Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to delineate proposal sections by evaluation factor.

2.5.5 Format: The offeror shall submit all required electronic copies of their proposal in the format shown below (Table 2). Elaborate or lengthy presentations are not necessary and are not desired.

Table 2 – Proposal Format

Proposal Document Maximum Page Count

Volume I: Company Experience & Performance Confidence Information Executive Summary - Not Evaluated Not to Exceed 2 Pages

Tab 1: Factor 1 – Company Experience 7 Pages – 1 Page per project (PDF)

Tab 2: Factor 2 – Performance Confidence Exempt from Page Count (PDF)

Attachments: Joint Venture Arrangements, Contractor Teaming Agreements, and/or Subcontractor Letters of Commitment (Not Evaluated)

Exempt from Page Count (PDF)

Volume II – Cost/Price Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors.

Volume II, Cost/Price Information (Factor 3) Exempt from Page Count

Tab 1: SF 33 – Cover Letter, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Section A) Not Evaluated

Exempt from Page Count (PDF)

Tab 2: Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors (Section K) Not Evaluated

Exempt from Page Count (PDF)

Tab 3: Accounting/Audit/Earned Value Management System Information. Not Evaluated

Exempt from Page Count (PDF)

Tab 4: Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule (Fully burdened rates including escalation for all years of the period of performance)

Exempt from Page Count.

Attachment 1 (Excel) and Supporting Documentation (PDF)

Tab 5: Cost Proposal (ERS Sample Project Cost/Price Schedule and Sample Project Approach)

Attachment 10 (Excel) and Sample Project Approach (PDF)

3.0 Volume I Contents – Company Experience and Performance Confidence Information:

3.1 Executive Summary. Volume I of the proposal shall include an Executive Summary which should include an introduction of the proposal team. The Executive Summary shall not exceed two (2) pages in length. The Executive summary will not be evaluated.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall consist of the contents required in the sub-paragraphs described below:

3.2 Volume I, Factor 1 – Company Experience

Provide up to seven (7) examples of projects which demonstrate the Offeror’s (prime contractor or joint venture member) and its team subcontractor’s experience performing work relevant to the evaluation criteria listed in Section M. See Paragraph 3.4 below for additional information regarding documentation required for Joint Ventures and Teaming Arrangements.

Projects must demonstrate experience within the last ten (10) years from the proposal due date. Only work performed within the last 10 years regardless of the percent of completion will be evaluated. Project descriptions must clearly detail the performance dates of the specific work activities. A project is defined as work perfomed at one site or at a single installation. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) is not a project. A project may contain work performed under multiple Task Orders or Contracts if they are from the same site or installation and they are for the same remediation effort such as multiple phases of one project.

If awarded a contract, the prime contractor must self-perform a minimum of 50% on each order in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting.)

3.2.1 The following information should be included in the presentation of previous experience. Contractors shall organize the requested information into individual boxes for each item numbered below in a format of their choosing.

1) Project #: Name and location of project. Include City, County, and State, or military installation name and State, as appropriate.

2) Name of the contractor that performed the work. Provide the Contractor’s role on the submitted project (Prime, JV Partner, or Team Subcontractor) and the contractor’s role in this proposal (Prime, JV Partner, or Team Subcontractor).

3) Client Organization name and address. Also include the name and telephone number of the Client’s Point of Contact.

4) Contract number(s) under which company performed the work. Include the Task Order number for work done under an Indefinite Delivery Type Contract.

5) The type of contract under which the work was performed for the project (Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, Time and Materials).

6) The project obligated amount Including all modifications (refer to the definition of a project in paragraph 3.2), award date of original contract, and contract period of performance.

7) Percent complete (as measured by invoice amount) for the project.

8) The percentage of the project amount performed by the prime offeror, JV member, or team subcontractor identified in item 2 above.

9) Please include the following for the project identified in item 4 above:

A brief site description and an overview of the contractor’s work performed on the project as it relates to remediation services and construction associated with Long-Term Response Actions and Remedial Actions projects, or equivalent Removal Actions and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Actions. Additionally, indicate the dates that the described work was performed.

Describe the project activities that demonstrate the Offeror’s (prime contractor or joint venture member) and its team subcontractor’s experience performing work relevant to the evaluation criteria listed in Section M. Describe the project characteristics including magnitude, complexity, challenges and accomplishments as it relates to the evaluation criteria. Present project constraints such as site restrictions, cost and schedule, customer and stakeholder requirements, and any other unique considerations as they relate to the Section M evaluation criteria.

3.3 Volume I, Factor 2 –Performance Confidence

3.3.1 Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ)

For each of the projects submitted under Factor 1, Company Experience, the offeror should provide existing documentation of the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s performance by including a PPQ. If no existing PPQ exists for the project, or if new information is required in the offeror’s opinion, the offeror should provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) to a representative of the owner that can provide the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s past performance for the project. The PPQ form (Form PPQ-0) to be used is provided as Attachment 11 of this solicitation. A sample cover letter to accompany the PPQ and instructions for completing the PPQ are also included in Attachment 11. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the owner’s point of contact.

For each project, Offerors and/or its JV team members and/or its subcontractors should submit the PPQ form to the client and request that the form be completed and returned to the offeror before the closing date of the solicitation. If the client requests, PPQs may be submitted directly to the Contracting Division using the following e-mail address:

Brian.H.Winters@usace.army.mil and Joan.E.Clarkston@usace.army.mil

The only information in the email subject line MUST be the solicitation number W912DQ-21-R-3003. NOTE:

All PPQs submitted directly to the Contract Specialist must be received No Later Than the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. Offerors should not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other Solicitations. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the performance confidence evaluation.

Offerors should compile the PPQ for each project submitted under Factor 1 and should organize the information by project, and in the same order as the projects submitted in Factor 1. This will allow the reviewers to match the Past Performance information with the associated Factor 1 project. Only one PPQ should be submitted for each Factor 1 project and if more than one PPQ is received, only the first PPQ will be evaluated.

The Government may contact and interview the customer’s representative on the PPQ and reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the customer’s representative, if the customer’s representative is not available.

At no time during this process, during the debriefing, or after award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information directly to the Government about an offeror’s past performance be revealed to the offerors or to any other party. If discussions are held, offerors may be afforded the opportunity to respond to adverse comments made by references in accordance with guidelines identified in FAR Part 15.306(b) (4). In this case, comments will be extracted and provided to the offeror.

3.3.2 CAGE Codes and DUNS Numbers

The offeror should provide the CAGE Codes and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers for the Prime Contractor, any Joint Venture members, and/or any team subcontractors whose experience is being relied on for Factor 1 and 2. This information will be used by the Government to access past performance information in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS).

3.4 Additional Information to be Provided in Volume I

3.4.1 Joint Venture Team Arrangement.

No contract may be awarded to a Joint Venture that is not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The joint venture must have its own Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and register as such. All offerors proposing a Joint Venture, shall submit the following information:

1) A certified copy of their Joint Venture agreement in accordance with FAR 19 and Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

2) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

a. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

b. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the Joint Venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

c. The structure of the joint venture and decision-making responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

d. The bonding responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties.

e. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the Joint Venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the Joint Venture.

f. Identification of party maintaining the Joint Venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the Joint Venture.

g. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

h. Identification of party having overall control of the Joint Venture.

Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual Joint Venture parties and identify the party or hired as employees of the Joint Venture.

The Joint Venture parties’ experience and/or past experience will be included as the experience and/or past experience of the Joint Venture. All offerors proposing a Joint Venture, shall submit the required information in paragraph 4.1.a.

3.4.2 Contractor Team Arrangement Other Than Joint Venture.

If an offeror wishes to receive credit for the experience or past performance of a subcontractor, the offeror must submit a letter of commitment or signed team agreement to use the proposed subcontractor on the project. The commitment letter or signed team agreement must be submitted even if the subcontractor is in some way affiliated with the offeror (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the joint venture partner is also a subsidiary). Include the subcontractor letters of commitment or signed team agreement in Volume 1, under “Attachments: Joint Venture Arrangements, Contractor Teaming Agreements, and/or Subcontractor Letters of Commitment. Subcontractor letters of commitment or signed team agreement will not be counted towards the page limit for that Factor. (Note: letters of commitment or signed team agreement are only required if the offeror is submitting a subcontractor project for consideration under 3.2 and 3.3 above.)

Offerors relying on subcontractor experience shall submit the following information:

a. Provide a listing of the team arrangement members’ corporate name (no abbreviations), address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS Number, and Cage Code.

b. Submit a copy of the signed team arrangement agreement or binding letter of commitment between each team member. All team arrangement agreements and letters of commitment shall:

(1) clearly identify the expected relationship, roles and responsibilities between the firms, Prime contractor, and of the subcontractor or other entity (type and proportion of work to be performed); and

(2) shall be signed by the appropriate individual(s) of each firm.

4.0 Volume II Contents – Cost/Price Information (Factor 3), Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors:

4.1 Volume II, Tab 1 – Cover Letter, SF33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Section A)

The offeror shall provide the following information:

a. A cover letter containing

1) Solicitation Number

2) Name, address, email, telephone number, and fax number of the offeror or JV (if applicable)

3) CAGE Code

4) DUNS Number

5) Names, Title, email, telephone number, and fax number of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this Solicitation.

6) Name, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal

7) Name, phone number, and email address of all individuals the firm would like to be notified of all subsequent Task Orders issued under this MATOC.

8) A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in this Solicitation.

b. The SF 33 duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company. Include the offeror’s CAGE and DUNS number in Block 15.

c. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the Solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard

Form 30 (Amendment Form) and in block 14 of the SF 33 Form

4.2 Volume II, Tab 2 – Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors (Section K)

In accordance with FAR 4.1102, all offerors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted. The offeror shall fill out in its entirety all of Section K that applies to the offeror. The offeror’s responsibility will be reviewed in accordance with FAR Part 9. Annual Representations and Certifications will be obtained through the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

4.3 Volume II, Tab 3 Accounting/Audit/Earned Value Management System Information

a. Accounting System: Due to the proposed contract having the potential for cost-reimbursable orders, all offerors must have an adequate accounting system in order to be eligible for a MATOC award. All offerors shall provide a recent adequacy determination from either (1) a Federal Government Cognizant Audit Agency or (2) any commercially recognized auditing or accounting firm stating that the offeror's accounting system is adequate. The determination should include a completed Standard Form 1408 "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System" signed in Blocks 3 and 4. The offeror must also confirm that the accounting system has not changed since the issuance of the determination. An offeror that does not have a recent accounting system adequacy determination should include with its proposal a completed "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist"; a copy of the checklist is provided as Attachment 12. The Contracting Officer will use this completed checklist to request a DCAA preaward survey of the offeror's accounting system.

b. The offeror shall submit for themselves statements identifying the most recent year for which final indirect cost rates have been determined by the offeror’s cognizant Federal agency/auditor. Additionally, the offeror shall provide the status of any incurred cost audits for any year(s) for which final indirect cost rates have not been determined. The offeror shall provide a point of contact by name and telephone number for the agency official responsible for establishing final indirect cost rates and cognizant auditor.

c. In accordance with the provision 252.234-7001 Notice of Earned Value Management System, the offeror shall provide documentation that the Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) has determined that the proposed Earned Value Management System (EVMS) complies with the EVMS guidelines in the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748, Earned Value Management Systems (ANSI/EIA-748). If the offeror proposes to use a system that has not been determined to be in compliance with those requirements, the offeror shall submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748. See 252.234-7001 for requirements to be included in the plan.

4.4 Volume II, Tab 4 Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule

The offeror shall complete the Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule (Attachment 1) in its entirety. The maximum labor rates provided shall be inclusive of all direct costs and applicable indirect costs (direct labor, fringe expenses, overhead, general and administrative expenses, etc.). The maximum labor rates shall not include an allowance for profit. Profit will be determined reasonable at the time of any potential award of task orders and through competition. The basis for the annual escalation shall be provided.

Offerors (including Joint Ventures) shall show only one (1) rate per labor discipline in Attachment 1. All labor categories shall have a rate provided; none of the labor categories may be left blank. These maximum rates are applicable to any potential subcontractors. Offerors may not have all labor disciplines covered by its personnel therefore, if those personnel are subcontracted, their rates shall be provided in the table as well. All subcontracted personnel shall be identified on the table by including “SUB” after the title of the discipline.

The Binding Capped Labor Rates will be legally binding and shall be the maximum rates that the offerors will use on all task orders and modifications issued during the five (5) year ordering period and any extensions of the contract (base and option terms).

4.5 Volume II, Tab 5 Cost/Price Proposal

The Offeror shall review the ERS Sample Project Scope of Work for a cost-plus-fixed-fee Scenario and complete the associated Price Schedule on Attachment 10. Utilizing the information provided, the offeror shall complete the Price Schedule Detail Sheet for the Sample Project to calculate a total project cost. The offeror shall follow the instructions in Attachment 10.

(End of Summary of Changes)