W912EF18R0020-0001_Solicitation_Amendment_Development_Training_and_Facilitation_Services.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 incorporate revisions . The proposal submission date and time remain unchanged.

Please refer to the summary of changes for additional information. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

If you are submitting an offer, ensure that you acknow ledge receipt of the amendment by completing Block 8 and 15A, 15B, and 15C and include it w ith your proposal submission.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 29

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 29-Jan-2018

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 W912EF18R0020

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Jan-2018

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

24-Jan-2018

CODE

USAED, WALLA WALLA - CONTRACTING DIV.

HILLARY A. MORGAN

201 N. THIRD AVENUE

WALLA WALLA WA 99362

W912EF 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912EF18R0020

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by reference:

52.222-54

The following have been added by full text:

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Solicitation Amendment Summary of Changes are outlined below:

Added FAR Clause 52.222-54 Change in section Discussions, paragraph 1, General Information, reference to FAR clause 52.215-1 has been changed to FAR clause 52.212-1 In the performance Work statement the following changes have been made:

In section 6. LDP BASIC COURSE

6.10 Regional Field Trips changed from three hour day to three 8-hour day and five days to five 8-hour days

In section 7.0 LDP ADVANCED COURSE

7.10 Regional Field Trips changes made from three hour day to three 8-hour days and five days to five 8-hour days In section 8.0 LDP SUPPORT COURSE

8.9 Field Trips – wording changed from one day to one 8-hour day and three days to three 8-hour days In Section 10.0 Other Direct Costs, paragraph 10.2 Subconsultant Handling/Markup was removed.

In Basis for Award, section C, Evaluation Approach, Factor 1- Experience the following changes have been made to the description removing the wording, “ for each area below that collectively demonstrate…”

The following have been modified:

BASIS OF AWARD

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will award a contract to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation with the lowest price proposal that is determined to be technically acceptable with appropriate consideration given to the three (3) evaluation factors: Experience; Past Performance; and Price. For a proposal to be considered technically acceptable, an Offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and receive a rating of acceptable for all non-cost factors. Contract award will be made as a whole to one offeror.

B. FACTORS AND SUBFACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal provides the Government the best value on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals that meet or exceed the acceptability for the non-cost evaluation factors described below.

FACTOR 1- EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 3 - PRICE

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB)

FACTOR 1 - EXPERIENCE

The Goal of this Factor is for the offeror to demonstrate recent experience within the last five (5) years by submitting three (3) examples that collectively demonstrate each of the elements identified below:

Federal Government Leadership Development program lasting 6 months to one year in length.

Education level of trainer/facilitator of the prime and sub-contractor(s) should be a Master’s Degree or above.

Experience with facilitation of small groups, 12 participants or less and large groups, 13 participants or more.

Evaluation Standard

Rating Definition

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

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

Submit all information relating to this Factor on the attached Offeror Experience Form (Appendix E Enclosure 3). If the prime contractor proposes self-performing the experience, ensure the proposal is clear that the Offeror will be performing this function. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor for experience, the offeror shall submit a Letter of Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal in order for the experience to be evaluated.

FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: Recency, Relevancy (including context of data) and Quality (including general trends in the contractor performance and source of information).

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the scope of work.

a. The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror’s (and major subcontractor’s) record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including price, schedule, performance and management of sub-contractors. Major sub-contractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed effort. A significant achievement, problem or lack or relevant data in any element of the work can become an important consideration in the evaluation process. Therefore, offerors are reminded to include the most recent and relevant efforts (within the past five years) in their proposal. Absent any recent and relevant past performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will be assigned an “acceptable rating” and the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State, or Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services as compared to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 611430, Professional and Management Development Training. Data submitted by the offeror or gathered from other sources by the government in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past five years prior to the issue date of the request for proposal, but may include performance data generated during the past five years without regard to the contract award date.

b. Offerors should submit all Government and/or commercial contract numbers and descriptions for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past five years, from the issue date of this request for proposal, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation.

c. The past performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated current and relevant past record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements.

d. RECENCY: The Government will evaluate recency by examining the offerors’ record of past performance and to assess the time period during which the offeror’s past performance is considered relevant.

e. RELEVANCY: The Government will conduct a performance assessment based on the relevancy of the Offeror's current and past performance, as well as that of its major subcontractors and fabricators, as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. These efforts include all aspects of schedule, performance and customer support, and the Offeror’s record of: 1) Maintaining program execution within price; 2) Adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; 3) Businesslike concern for the interest of its customers; and 4) Establishing and maintaining adequate management of subcontractors.

f. QUALITY: The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance. The quality past performance evaluations conducted gathers information from offeror’s customers to determine how well the offeror performed those past contracts. This quality assessment will be reflected in the overall assessment described below.

g. The final step is for the team to arrive at a single consensus assessment for the offeror. Because this source selection requires a greater level of discrimination with the past performance evaluation, evaluators shall use the ratings in the chart below.

This rating considers the assessed quality of the relevant/current efforts gathered (documented results from Past Performance Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment). Ensure the rationale for the conclusions reached are included.

Evaluation Standard

Rating Definition

Acceptable

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

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

Offerors are reminded that the Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any source available. At no time during this process, during the debriefing, or after 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.

FACTOR 3 - PRICE

An evaluation will be performed on the proposed prices. The evaluation will not be assigned an adjectival rating, yet it will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness as follows:

a. Completeness - To be complete, the Offeror shall provide all data that is requested and necessary to evaluate the price/cost. The Government will assess the extent to which the proposed prices comply with the content and format requirements set forth in this solicitation.

b. Reasonableness - The Offeror's proposal is evaluated through price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.305(a) (1). For Price to be reasonable, it shall represent a Price that provides best value to the Government when consideration is given to prices in the market, (market conditions may be evidenced by other competitive proposals), technical and functional capabilities of the Offeror. The Offeror's price will be evaluated to determine if any are unreasonably high or low in relation to the anticipated work under the contract, as well as with current industry standards.

Basis for Award: Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price (sum of all CLINs) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

BIDDER INQUIRY:

Bidder/Offeror Solicitation Questions:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-site that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org)

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 the comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

TIMING OF BIDDER INQUIRIES: Bidders are encouraged to submit their bidder inquiries promptly. The Government will make every effort to answer all bidder inquiries; however, the closer to the solicitation due date an inquiry is received, the less likely it is that a timely response can be provided.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 2JC22Y-WURNJ7

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.

Instructions for Entering Questions:

1. After you are logged in click on the "post new inquiry", it is on the left side of the window under the Word "Submit" a.) This is the window where you will enter your questions b.) Comment Classification: Click on the down arrow to the right of the words “Please select from below”, select “Public” c.) Discipline: This is where you select who this question should be directed to. Example; if the question is about an electrical drawing or specification select: “Electrical” from the pull down list.

d.) Sheet. Enter the sheet number of the drawing you are asking about.

e.) Detail. Enter the detail name of the detail shown on the drawing that you are asking about.

f.) Specification. Enter the Specification number and paragraph number.

g.) File. Use this if you are going to attacha pdf file.

h.) Question. Enter your question here.

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.

For questions about the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428- HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). Bidder inquiry help questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@projnet.info

NOTICE: All bidders/offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in Bidder Inquiry prior to proposal submission. Nothing is changed in the solicitation unless an amendment is issued.

Offerors are cautioned to clearly print prices for all line items.

Your proposal must be good for 60 days. Please include shipping costs in the proposed price of each item.

Registration at www.sam.gov is required. If not registered, please do so. Step-by-step help information on how to register is detailed on the website, along with frequently asked questions (FAQs). Lack of registration in the SAM database may make an offeror ineligible for award.

Completion of the required FAR 52.212-3 Alt. I, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items is required. When you complete your SAM registration, the link to complete your Reps and Certs is also available.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or the SAM web site if you need assistance or have questions.

In accordance with FAR 52.229.3, State and Local Taxes, and per Title 4 of the US Code 104-107, the Government is exempt from paying local and state taxes. Exempt Tax Identification Number 91-0828090.

General Contract Information:

Delivery Date________________________________________________

Offeror’s Name (Printed) _________________________________________

Offeror’s Contact Telephone Number_______________________________

Offeror’s Email Address___________________________________________

Federal Tax Identification No. ____________________________________________

CAGE Code __________________ DUNS No. ______________________________

Is your company registered on-line in SAM (www.sam.gov)? YES NO

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Submission of Price Proposal – Contractor shall submit the following in 1 copy:

1. Signed and dated Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation / Contract / Order for Commercial Items).

2. Signed and dated Standard Form 30, if applicable, for any Amendments to the Solicitation

3. Completed schedule (pricing information) for all line items listed in the solicitation / amendments.

4. Completed Clause 52.212-3 and Alt I, “Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Item’s” As noted above.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Introduction. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below. The RFP shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal. The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes. The Volumes are:

Volume I - Experience, Past Performance Volume II -Price, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations.

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Proposals must be submitted in hard copy AND in electronic format. The electronic files shall contain identical information to the hard copy files.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2. Proposal Submission Requirements.

a. Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

b. Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required.

Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE

PRINTED

COPIES

ELECTRONIC

COPIES

Volume I Original +5 1 Volume II Original + 1 1

3. 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 and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. All files created in MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

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

NOTE: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aid in the Price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. **The electronic files shall contain identical information to the hard copy files.

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. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

( i ) VOLUME I, TAB 1 -Experience

Use Attached “Offeror Experience Form” to describe the projects in which the Offeror has relevant experience as defined in Factor 1, Experience. Project experience shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation.

( i i ) VOLUME I, TAB 2 – Past Performance.

This tab shall contain current and past performance information regarding similar contracts.

Offerors shall submit Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major contract currently in performance or awarded during the past five (5) years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort required by the RFP.

Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, signed letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This tab shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format. Ensure all information is current and accurate.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS

Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, (or private firm) and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Technical representative/Contreacting Officer’s Representative (COR) and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative

Contracting Officer’s name, current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award point of contact name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order/Task Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

(k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 – Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 - Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet 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. The 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. The offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(3) Section 3 – Subcontracts. 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 subcontractors. The information provided for the prime offeror and each proposed 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 technical specification. This includes all subcontractors, fabricators, and suppliers who will be providing critical services or whose subcontract is for more than 10% of the total proposed Price.

(4) Section 4 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited to demonstrate the relevancy of experience and past performance with this solicitation. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Signed Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered. Letters of Commitment must be signed both by the company official and the employee.

(5) Section 5-Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1 - Contract Descriptions, complete a Past Performance Questionnaire for any project that has not received a formal Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and E-mail the questionnaire to the technical representative responsible for the current and past contract. The Point of Contacts (POCs) shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to Hillary.A.Morgan@usace.army.mil. The offeror must submit, with its proposal, a list of all the POCs who were sent questionnaires. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows 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).

(6) Section 6-Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors’ facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency points of contact (POC) in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

(iii) VOLUME II, TAB 1 – Price. This tab shall consist of all information, required to support proposed prices.

Data other than certified pricing data is not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. There are no page limitations for this tab.

The offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this tab is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF1449 and continuation sheets.

(iv) VOLUME II, TAB 2– SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND

CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

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 SF1449 and all certifications requiring original signature.

An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A – Standard Form 1449, Solicitation, Offer and Award Section K – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be submitted separately from that submitted in VOLUME II – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD

DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS /REPRESENTATIONS.

DISCUSSIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION. In accordance with FAR provision 52.212-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND FACILITATION SERVICES

USACE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District has a requirement for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single-Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) to provide non-personal services for development training and facilitation services for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District. This includes, but is not limited to, professional leadership development training, team building training, and facilitation services Work will vary in scope and size and will be awarded by individually negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services under any awarded task order. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervisions, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform work as defined in the performance work statement included in subsequent task order except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.

The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

This procurement is a SBA Woman-Owned Small-Business set-aside. The Government will award a contract to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation with the lowest price proposal that is determined to be technically acceptable with appropriate consideration given to the three (3) evaluation factors: Experience; Past Performance; and Price. For a proposal to be considered technically acceptable, an Offeror shall submit a proposal that clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and receive a rating of acceptable for all non-cost factors. Contract award will be made as a whole to one offeror.

The primary NAICS code for work under this procurement is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training and the small business size standard is $11,000,000 in average annual receipts.

2. DEFINITIONS

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL). A predetermined value selected and used by the Government Quality Assurance inspector to distinguish between satisfactory and unsatisfactory performance.

Contracting Officer (CO or KO). “Contracting Officer” is the person executing this contract on behalf of the Government.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). An individual designated in writing by the Contracting Officer responsible for administration of the contract.

CONTRACTOR. The term CONTRACTOR refers to the prime CONTRACTOR and all CONTRACTOR employees and personnel. The prime CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring all SUB-CONTRACTORS comply with the provisions of this contract.

Defective Service. A service or output that does not meet the standard of performance requirement specified in the contract for that service.

Performance Requirement. The point that divides acceptable and unacceptable performance of a task according to the PWS and the Inspection of Services clause.

Quality Assurance. A planned and systematic pattern of all Government actions necessary to provide confidence that adequate technical requirements are established; products and services conform to established technical requirements; and satisfactory performance is achieved. For purposes of this contract, quality assurance refers to actions by the Government assurance functions for a contracted service.

Quality Assurance Representative (QAR). An individual designated to inspect the CONTRACTOR’S performance.

Quality Control. Those actions taken by a CONTRACTOR to control the production of outputs to ensure that they conform to the contract requirements.

2. PERFORMANCE:

A. Recognized holidays: The Contractor is not required to perform services on Federal Holidays, as listed below:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day Washington’s Birthday Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

B. Place of Performance: The location of work to be performed under this contract will be outlined in the task orders. Place of Performance will be at various sites throughout the USACE Northwestern Division

(NWD).

3. OBJECTIVES

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

One aspect of this contract is to provide leadership development training. This training is focused on building participants’ skills and competency to address complex issues and challenges in the current and future workplace environment. The training will be provided through the USACE, Walla Walla District, and Leadership Development Program (LDP). Class learning activities will be guided to address these issues. The LDP is divided into three sub-programs tailored to develop a specific set of participants. These sub-programs are LDP Support, LDP Basic, and LDP Advanced. The LDP class participants will achieve the following objectives:

STANDARD TO ALL LDP SUBPROGRAMS:

Apply leadership principles to direct the efforts of a team.

Function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Organize and deliver effective verbal, written, virtual, and graphical communications.

Demonstrate the ability for self-directed learning.

Analyze a situation involving multiple conflicting professional and/or ethical interests to determine an appropriate course of action.

Analyze an organization using an appropriate systems approach.

Recognize and evaluate personal and organizational change.

Apply strategic planning concepts and conduct stakeholder analyses.

Develop and maintain professional relationships.

Identify Corps culture, values, initiatives and priorities.

LDP SUPPORT:

Program consists of Orientation, Initial Retreat, Academic Sessions (5), and Field Trips (2).

Orientation and Initial Retreat which includes Personal Assessments.

Academic Sessions (5) with Required Reading Assignments. Academic Sessions focus on Interpersonal

Skills, Attitude and Self-Awareness, Conflict Management, Time Management, Communication Skills, Microsoft Office Skills and Business Writing.

Team Projects with a focus on administrative improvements for the District.

Field Trips (1-2) – Day trips to local Walla Walla District project to understand how the District and the

Project works together to coordinate work and resolve issues.

Mentoring by and Shadowing Senior Leaders within the Walla Walla District.

LDP BASIC:

Program consists of Orientation, Initial Retreat, Academic Sessions (5), and Field Trips (2).

Orientation and Initial Retreat which includes Personal Assessments.

Academic Sessions (5) with Required Reading, and Presentation Skills Training – Academic Sessions focus on Interpersonal Skills, Team Building, Emotional Intelligence/Conflict Management, Decision Making/Coaching Skills, and Diversity/Life Balance.

Development of Leadership Plans.

Two Field Trips (Boise and Portland).

Team Projects.

Mentoring by and Shadowing Senior Leaders (predominantly in the Walla Walla District).

LDP ADVANCED:

Participants must have completed Basic District LDP Program or equivalent at least two years prior to application for Advanced LDP.

Program consists of Orientation, Initial Retreat, Academic Sessions (5), and Field Trips (3).

Academic Sessions focus on The National Policy Process, Leading Change, Leading People, Advanced

Decision Making, and Building Coalitions (SES Core Qualifications).

Field Trips would consist of Washington DC (Congressional, USACE HQ, Other Agencies – in conjunction with the National Policy Process); Omaha and/or Kansas City Districts to enhance regional understanding; to understand partnership and magnitude of Bureau of Reclamation Relationship.

Continuing to build on Leadership Plans developed in previous LDP Programs.

Program will require assigned readings or books with each academic session and other potential homework.

Mentoring by and Shadowing Senior Leaders (may include senior leaders within Walla Walla District, as well as Northwest Division and other districts).

Each class will accomplish these objectives through a variety of learning experiences, which may include retreats, assignments, team projects, classroom sessions, and dialogue sessions with senior leaders, field trips, VIP visits, and personal coaching and mentoring. Arrangements shall be made for small group discussions, retreats, guest speakers, presentations by senior leaders, or online tutorials when necessary. Instructional facilities will be located at Federal Government-owned facilities.

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing design updates, instructional materials, planning and developing curricula, appropriate post-secondary school training on a variety of subjects; and clear and candid constructive feedback to participants.

FACILITATION SERVICES

Facilitation services are aimed at providing trainers, team builders, meeting leaders, managers and/or communicators to add content, process, and structure to meet the needs of an individual, group, or team.

Facilitation services include but are not limited to:

Leading or facilitating group briefings and discussions including after action review meetings, enabling focused decision-making

Leading teambuilding exercises to increase the participants understanding of team dynamics, as well as improving team communication and collaboration

Recording discussion content and related facilitation support services Preparing and providing draft and final reports relating to the facilitated issues

3.0 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:

3.1 LDP Participant Development: Participants will develop personally, interpersonally, and organizationally.

Participants will attend each course/session. They will complete all assignments including the team project.

3.3 Learning Methodology: It is required (unless prior approval is received) that any training sessions under this Contract be held in a federal conference or classroom and be conducted by a variety of qualified teachers and facilitators, both internal and external to the Corps of Engineers. The COR shall be responsible for making all arrangements for instructional facilities for the LDP Program. An appropriate Corps employee, as identified to the Contractor in the task order, will coordinate facilities for all other types of training.

3.3.1 Arrangements shall be made for small group discussions, field trips, retreats, presentations by senior leaders, and tutorial sessions when necessary. All instructional facilities shall be located within the

USACE NWD.

3.3.2 Note: Some LDP team projects may require close coordination with the District Training Committee and the Corporate Board members. Guest speakers, field visits, retreats, team building exercises, presentations by senior leaders, and tutorial sessions may also be employed. The COR will be available to assist with this type of coordination.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION

4.1 Quality Control: The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services performed under task orders are in accordance with the base contract in addition to the task order performance work statement. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures for each task order to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he/she assures that his/her work complies with the requirements of the task order. The quality control plan will be delivered within 30 days after task order award. After acceptance of the quality control plan, the Contractor shall obtain the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the quality control system. At minimum, the plan will require the Contractor to seek feedback from the participants using evaluation forms. Following each event the Contractor shall seek feedback from the participants using a participant evaluation form. The Contractor will provide a summary of these evaluations to the Training Officer and shall describe any follow-on action he/she plans to take in response to the feedback to ensure a high standard of program quality. The Contractor will provide a summary of the evaluations to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) monthly during the task order period of performance. The summary will describe what follow-on action he/she has taken in response to the feedback to ensure a high standard of program quality.

4.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under each task order in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the government must do to ensure the Contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards.

It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

4.3 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will be identified at award of each task order by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance;

maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract;

monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the base contract or task order.

4.4 Contractor Travel: Local travel will be required within the USACE NWD. Contractor may be required to travel CONUS during the performance of this contract to attend meetings and training. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR. Contractor travel charges will be invoiced in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Cost. Fee/profit on travel is not allowed.

5. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Contractor personnel performing work under task orders resulting from this contract do not need a security clearance. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor’s employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Institute Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13) applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures ( provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available) or at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

For entry into the Walla Walla District Headquarters Building all personnel shall submit the following information:

employee name, Social Security number, date of birth, place of birth, driver’s license number and issuing state ( or other Security Officer approved form of identification) and SF 85, page 6 (Authorization For Release of Information). Contractor personnel performing work under task orders resulting from this contract will not be granted access to government information systems.

5.1 Foreign Nationals In addition to the requirements in the above paragraphs, in accordance with Engineers Regulation, ER 380-1-18, Section 4, foreign nationals who work on USACE contracts or task orders shall be approved by the HQUSACE Foreign Disclosure Officer or higher before beginning work on the contract/task order.

This regulation includes sub-contractor employees. The contactor shall submit to the District Contract Office, the names of all foreign nations proposed for performance under each task order, along with documentation to verify that he/she was legally admitted into the United States and has authority to work and/or go to school in the U.S.

Such documentation may include a U.S. passport, Certificate of U.S. citizenship (INS Form N-560 or N-561).

Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), foreign passport with 1-551 stamp or attached INS Form 1-94 indicating employment authorization, Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (INS Form 1-151 or 1- 551), Temporary Resident Card (INS Form 1-688), Employment Authorization Card (INS Form I-688A), Reentry Permit (INS Form 1-327), Refugee Travel Document (INS Form 1-571), Employment Authorization Documentation issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS I-688B).

Pre-screening Candidates Using the E-Verify Program: The Contractor must pre-screen candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Contractor must ensure that the candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible candidates must be provided to the Contracting Officer (KO) no later than 3 business days after the award of a task order.

5.2 Security Training:

5.2.1 Anti-Terrorism Training.

All Contractor employees, to include sub-contractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level 1 awareness training within 30 calendar days after task order award or effective start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable.