Solicitation Amendment W912DR21R0042 0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment is to:

1) Incorporate information on utilizing ProjNet for Request for Informaiton (RFI) into Section A and revise the RFI submision due date from 20 October 2021 to 13 October 2021.

2) Provide an update to the language in Section L - Proposal Submission.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 11

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 05-Oct-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 W912DR21R0042

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

24-Sep-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, 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

05-Oct-2021

CODE

USACE, BALTIMORE

2 HOPKINS PLAZA

BALTIMORE MD 21201

W912DR 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DR21R0042

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

SITE VISIT AND REFERENCE INFO

VIRTUAL SITE VISITS

A series of Virtual Site Visits will be held for this contract on the following dates and times (eastern):

Hanscom AFB, Tuesday, 05 October 2021. 0800-1200 New Boston SFS, Wednesday, 06 October 2021. 0800-1000 Rome Labs, Wednesday, 06 October 2021. 1300-1500 JBMDL, Thursday, 07 October 2021. 0800-1200

The Virtual Site Visits will be hosted and moderated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Webex but technical material will be covered by AFCEC/ISS/Installation Project Managers. The meetings will cover the technical topics in the same order as the PWS.

The meeting platform is as follows:

Webex link:

https://usace1.webex.com/meet/julia.m.rupp

Join by phone:

+1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free +1-669-234-1177 US Toll Access code: 199 012 9591

Global call-in numbers:

+1-844-800-2712,,1990129591## US Toll Free +1-669-234-1177,,1990129591## US Toll

USACE requests that attendees RSVP no later 1500 eastern on 01 October 2021 for an accurate attendee list. All materials presented and attendee list will be uploaded after Virtual Site Visits are complete to the System for Award Management (SAM) solicitation posting. Submit RSVPs via email to Contract Specialist, Aaron Jones at aaron.g.jones@usace.army.mil and Project Manager, Julia Rupp at julia.m.rupp@usace.army.mil. Include the company name and name of attendees, including job titles.

In accordance with FAR clause 52.237-1, Site Visit, in no event shall failure to inspect the site (i.e. attend the virtual site visit) constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS REQUEST

Reference documents listed in Section J of the Solicitation can be requested for download from DOD SAFE https://safe.apps.mil.

To request the download of the reference documents, please email Contract Specialist, Aaron Jones, at aaron.g.jones@usace.army.mil no later than no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the proposal due date. Email subject line should be “Solicitation W912DR21R0042 – Reference document request”. Provide one email address for the point of contact to receive the reference documents.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure receipt of all listed Reference Documents.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 11:00 A.M. (EST), 13 October 2021. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor 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 vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: PKR8G9-388GF3

Specific Instructions for 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. This should be marked as 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.

Specific 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. This should be marked as 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 call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of bids.

****** NOTE: QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN PROJNET ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL AN

AMENDMENT IS ISSUED. *******

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

This is a competitive Small Business Set-aside acquisition for the award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for Fence to Fence (F2F) environmental compliance services at four (4) Air Force (AF) installations. A contract will be awarded to the Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. This determination will be made based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. The evaluation factors applicable to this procurement are:

FACTOR 1: Technical and Management Approach FACTOR 2: Past Performance FACTOR 3: Price

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Each volume shall be submitted electronically as a separate file utilizing the naming convention indicated below via the SAFE site https://safe.apps.mil. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of discussions and/or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated. The proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes (illustrated below). Offerors shall submit their proposals using the link, https://safe.apps.mil, to the Contract Specialist, Aaron Jones, at aaron.g.jones@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Nicole Brookes, at nicole.c.brookes@usace.army.mil, for this procurement.

b. ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE SAFE SITE.

Submission shall be in searchable Adobe PDF format and legible. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2 GB). If you have a large number of files, it is recommended that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

c. REQUEST FOR UPLOAD CODE: Offerors must email the Contract Specialist, Aaron Jones, at aaron.g.jones@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Nicole Brookes, at nicole.c.brookes@usace.army.mil, no later than five (5) business days prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Please note that SAFE site codes are only valid for 14 days. Offerors that fail to email for a request code five (5) business days before proposal submission date or that have codes that expire without requesting a new code five (5) days before the proposal submission date, may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to the recipient you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.)

d. INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC, the option to access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for the recipient. For this solicitation, the recipient is the Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Aaron Jones, aaron.g.jones@usace.army.mil. The email address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Proposer must enter the email address for the Contract Specialist. After entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your response. When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipient you added.

NOTE: Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts.

Even if you successfully upload your proposal to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the Government recipient until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. A Proposer can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

e. RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS. For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the Government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

All proposals shall be submitted no later than the time and date specified on SF 33, block 9. Offeror’s proposal received after the required time and date deadline will not be evaluated. Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposals after submitting it in response to the original Solicitation, and so any submissions should be submitted on the best terms possible and free of errors.

f. Each paragraph should be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, legible, 12-point minimum font size applies. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode. A page is considered one single sided 8.5” by 11” unless otherwise noted.

g. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Table 1. Proposal Volumes and Page Limits Volume Title Digital

Copies Maximum Pages

I Technical and Management Approach 1 25

II Past Performance 1 10

III Price 1 No page limit

IV Solicitation, Offer, and Award Documents 1 No page limit

For Volume I, the 25-page Technical and Management Approach limitation excludes table of contents, cover page, schedule, and organization chart. JV and/or teaming agreements, subcontractor agreements, written consent of teaming partners or major subcontractors, and letters of commitment shall be submitted with Volume I and are excluded from the page limitation.

For Volume II, the page limitation excludes Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) and CPARS reports.

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations noted above will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

2. PROPOSAL FILES

a. 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 volume shall be appropriately numbered (i.e., page x of x) and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. Files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files may be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal_Offeror Name_Solicitation Number.zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Files should be created in Word, Excel, or other software and saved accordingly, then converted to PDF files. Only Adobe files shall be submitted for Word files. Excel files must be submitted in both formats – Excel and Adobe. All price breakdown information to aide in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format; all calculation formulas must be accessible by the USACE team during evaluations. USACE utilizes Microsoft Office 365. Ensure all files are compatible and viewable in Microsoft Office 2013 format. Self-extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

All narratives must contain sufficient detail to demonstrate technical capability. The narratives must address RFP submission requirements as detailed herein. The following shall be included in the submission for each Factor identified above:

3. VOLUME I – FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH

The Offeror shall submit a narrative that demonstrates the Offeror’s basic understanding of the RFP requirements and approach taken to address the unique complexities, challenges, opportunities, and constraints inherent to this project. The narrative shall address the following areas as part of the overall project approach. These areas will not be rated separately but will be evaluated as a part of the overall technical approach. Offerors shall provide a narrative that outlines their proposed approach to execution to include:

Overall Corporate Management & Structure

F2F Approach, Contract Transition and Execution Plan and Narrative

Risk Management Approach and Narrative

Scheduling Approach and Narrative

(A) Overall Corporate Management & Structure: Describe the overall corporate management structure of the Offeror’s team. If the Offeror is made up of more than one firm, describe the business relationship(s), the authorities of the team members, and the delegation of authorities, if any, within the team to include partnering firms and subcontractors.

(1) Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed teaming partners or subcontractors. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed teaming partner or major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government PWS subparagraph number. This includes all teaming partners or subcontractors who will be providing critical services or whose subcontract is for more than 10% of the total proposed price.

Include teaming agreements and subcontractor arrangements, plus written consent of teaming partners or major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors. The agreement(s)/commitment(s) shall:

i. Identify the legal name(s) and cage code(s) of all entities.

ii. Describe the nature of each entity’s relationship (partnership, joint venture, prime/sub or mentor/protégé) and their role on this project as a part of their proposal. The Offeror will be expected to maintain that arrangement during performance of any contract awarded to that Offeror under this RFP. Details of the arrangement must be included for the Government to review.

iii. The estimated percentage of work to be completed by each member submitted for the RFP.

(2) Provide a narrative description of the roles and responsibilities of the key personnel (name/title/firm) and include an organizational chart depicting the hierarchical structure of the team members responsible for project execution. Key personnel are identified as: Program Manager, Project Manager, Hazardous Waste (HW) contract support personnel, Hazardous Materials (HM) personnel, Air personnel, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO).

Include a 1-2 paragraph description of the experience of each key personnel demonstrating required PWS qualifications for the position. All key personnel must be employed by the prime Offeror, partnering firms, and/or major subcontractors. Outline how the key personnel will interact and provide leadership for the Offeror’s team.

Briefly describe a retention plan to ensure key personnel are available for the duration of the project.

(3) At a minimum, Offerors shall describe their approach for the following key components of the management of the project:

Occupational Safety Quality control, to include document control Project Schedule Controls Risk Management/mitigation approach to project implementation to include initiation of the project and transition from the incumbent, seeking regulatory involvement, and concurrence as well as reporting

Project controls and change management Approach to project communication and reporting

The narrative should discuss the strength and expertise of the team proposed to include the expertise the identified key personnel bring to the project and how the overall corporate structure will achieve project execution success.

(B) F2F Environmental Compliance Approach, Execution Plan and Narrative: The Offeror shall describe its approach to complete the F2F including which team members will be engaged in the F2F Environmental Compliance Program. The narrative shall state why the Offeror’s team is uniquely qualified to undertake this project and how the plan to execute the PWS requirements. The narrative must describe the team’s approach to implementing an integrated team with the government plus how the Offeror will work with external stakeholders.

(C) Risk Management Approach and Narrative: The Offeror shall identify risks, mitigation strategies, and risk management strategies. The narrative shall identify the technical risks, performance risks, schedule risks, and then identify mitigation strategies. The narrative shall identify risk events, with an initiation event, and possible impacts.

(D) Scheduling Approach and Narrative: The Offeror shall provide a narrative description of how it plans to schedule activities to execute this project. The Offeror must describe and discuss its plan to sequence and manage key activities such as project initiation and transition from the incumbent contractor, planning, F2F environmental compliance, and project close-out. The Offeror shall clearly articulate any assumption made in its plan to sequence and manage key activities and any constraints that may be levied on the proposed schedule.

The Offeror shall include an activity-based schedule which outlines the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) activities down to WBS Level 2, identifies deliverables and milestones defined at the appropriate detail level, and is logically sequenced to support and manage completion of the performance objectives for the work to be performed as indicated in your Project Approach. The Schedule should be submitted as a .pdf document formatted to fit 11 x 17 paper. The Schedule will not be included in the page limit for Factor 1.

4. VOLUME II – FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

(A) Submit minimum of three (3) but up to a maximum of five (5) projects demonstrating recent, relevant experience of the Prime Offeror’s team.

(1) Projects submitted must meet the following criteria to be evaluated:

i. One project must be greater than $10M in total project costs.

ii. Each project must have been completed within the last 7 years from the date the Solicitation is issued; or for ongoing projects, 75% of the major/significant milestones must be completed by the date the Solicitation is issued. It is up to the offeror to provide justification as to why a milestone is significant or major.

(2) Each project must demonstrate at least two of the following minimum requirements:

i. An example of performance by the Offeror as a Prime Contractor.

ii. Relevant experience between the Prime and any named key subcontractors.

iii. Relevant experience completing Environmental Compliance Programs at multiple sites concurrently.

iv. Relevant experience completing Environmental Compliance Programs.

v. Relevant experience executing a F2F Environmental Compliance project in accordance with

AFCEC program requirements.

vi. Relevant experience achieving regulator concurrence on Environmental Compliance reporting in the northeast region, especially MA, NH, NJ, and NY.

vii. Relevant experience completing firm fixed price performance-based contracts.

viii. Relevant experience executing work at multiple installations under one task order or C contract.

Individual task orders and C contracts issued and completed as stated above will be evaluated as projects. Project descriptions that do not clearly describe the Offeror’s or team member’s experience, scope of the project or periods of project performance will not be considered.

(3) Provide the following information for each project, which shall not exceed 2 pages per project:

i. Project Title

ii. Project Location

iii. Contract Number/Task Order Number

iv. Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time &

Materials (T&M), etc.).

v. Role of Offeror: Indicate type and percentage of work performed by the Offeror or Offeror’s team member.

vi. Total Dollar Amount: Indicate nature of the work – investigation, feasibility study, design, remediation, etc., and total dollar amount of that work.

vii. Project Start and Completion Dates: Project must be complete or substantially complete. If an

Offeror presents a project that is substantially complete (more than 75%), the proposal must include an explanation of why that project should be considered.

viii. Brief Description of Project: Address how the project experience is relevant and similar size, scope, and complexity to the F2F scope described in the PWS. Indicate type of Environmental Compliance and/or F2F work, regulatory environment in which the work was executed, how the objectives were achieved, and how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this RFP.

Description shall quantitatively define success, such as, successfully implementing environmental compliance programs, achieving regulatory concurrence on environmental compliance programs, and/or achieving or exceeding the objective within the original Period of Performance.

Description shall indicate if any proposed team members and/or key personnel identified in Factor 1 worked on the project.

ix. Customer Primary Point of Contact: Name, relationship to project, agency/firm, phone number, and e-mail address. The Government may contact and interview project references. Reference information will not be revealed to other parties.

x. Procuring Activity Point of Contact: Name, relationship to project, agency/firm, phone number, and e-mail address. The Government may contact and interview project references. Reference information will not be revealed to other parties.

(4) An Offeror that relies upon the experience and performance history of a member, members, or affiliates of a proposed contractor team arrangement must provide a teaming agreement or commitment (in the case of any affiliates) signed by all parties (reference paragraph 1b above).

In the case of affiliates, past performance of an Offeror’s “affiliate,” a term defined in FAR 2.101, will be evaluated (as described within this section) if the Offeror demonstrates a firm commitment that the affiliate will participate meaningfully (e.g., roles, responsibilities, etc.) in the performance of the contract. This commitment, nature of each entity’s relationship and meaningful participation shall be described in a document signed by authorized representatives of both the Offeror and its affiliate. If a teaming agreement or commitment is not provided, the projects and experience of any team members outside of the Prime Offeror will not be considered.

The contractor team agreement/commitment shall be provided at the beginning of the Offeror’s technical proposal Volume I, prior to Factor 1, and will not be included in the overall page count.

The following are to be used in determining the status of the Offeror’s team for the evaluation of project submissions:

i. In the case of contractor team arrangements involving a Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), where the Prime Contractor submits the proposal in response to this RFP, the Prime Contractor is considered the “Prime Offeror”.

ii. In the case of joint ventures, the “Prime Offeror” experience is limited to entities with signed agreements.

iii. In the case of mentor/protégé relationships, the relationship must be established by the two Offerors and approved by the chosen Government Agency prior to proposal submission. The “Prime Offeror” experience is limited to entities with signed agreements. The approved mentor/protégé document from the Government Agency must be submitted along with the teaming agreement.

iv. In the case of additional projects submitted by subcontractors, the subcontractor must submit the final cost of their portion of the project along with total project cost and all other required information.

v. In the case of Offerors that are large, multi-function firms (consisting of subsidiaries), experience must only be submitted by the segment of the firm (e.g., division, group, and unit) that is submitting a proposal in response to this RFP.

vi. In the case of affiliates, past performance of an Offeror's "affiliate," a term defined in FAR 2.101, will be evaluated (as described within this section) if the Offeror demonstrates a firm commitment that the affiliate will participate meaningfully in the performance of the contract.

This commitment and meaningful participation shall be described in a document signed by authorized representatives of both the Offeror and its affiliate.

If a teaming agreement or commitment is not provided, the projects of any team members outside of the Prime Offeror will not be considered. If the Joint Venture/Mentor Protégé is a Small and Large Business, the Small Business will be evaluated as the Prime Offeror.

(5) For all projects submitted, submit a copy of the official CPARS evaluation. For projects that do not have a CPARS evaluation, a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) must be completed and submitted (See Solicitation Attachment 1). Additionally, Offerors shall provide a list of POCs who were sent a questionnaire with their proposal submission. The POC List shall be submitted in a Table Format to include the following fields:

Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day). The PPQ is provided as Attachment 1.

Submit completed PPQs with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from an owner for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

Previously completed PPQs may be submitted provided that the documents do not reference any other RFP.

Submitted PPQs must only reference this RFP.

Submit copies of Federal/DoD/Navy/Army performance reviews even if they may be in the agency’s databases or likely within the agency’s arm’s reach, i.e., Contractor’s copy of CPARS evaluations for each of the projects submitted, to ensure the agency has all relevant past performance information.

Provide the DUNS number(s) and CAGE code(s) for the prime contractor and all teaming partners, e.g., design firms, key subcontractors, joint venture partners, whose experience is included in this Factor. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate, and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

The Government may contact and interview the owner’s representative identified on the Past Performance Questionnaires and reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the owner’s representative if the owner’s representative is not available. In addition, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance.

Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Owners, Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency.

At no time during this process, or during any debriefing, or after any award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information 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 15.3. In this case, relevant comments will be extracted and provided to the Offeror.

5. VOLUME III – FACTOR 3: PRICE

This is a FFP services contract. Offerors shall propose on all line items in bid schedule provided as Solicitation Attachment 2.

This volume shall consist of all information required to support proposed prices. The Government anticipates competition thus, certified cost and pricing data are not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. The information submitted in this volume shall comply with FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, and the requirements set forth below. There are no page limitations for this volume.

For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance is approximately January 23, 2022.

6. VOLUME IV – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER, AND AWARD DOCUMENTS

Certifications and Representations – Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A – Standard Form 33 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award Section G – Contract Administration Data Section K – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors Attachment 3 – EFT UFC Form 23 Direct Deposit Authorization Attachment 4 – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF LLL (Rev. 7-97)

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