A07.23_W912HZ-16-R-0034-0005.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

This amendment is to provide question and answ ers and revise Section L. This amendment also extends the proposal response date.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 15

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 24-Oct-2016

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912HZ-16-R-0034

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

30-Sep-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

24-Oct-2016

CODE

ERDC CONTRACTING OFFICE

3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD

VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199

W912HZ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912HZ-16-R-0034

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been modified:

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

The following questions and answers are provided for informational purposes only:

Question 1: Can you tell me if these services are currently being performed by a contractor? If so, could you please provide the incumbent name as well as the contract number?

Answer: This requirement has been satisfied through the use of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract W912HZ-15-D-0007 ($9,900,000.00, SES Partners, LLC).

Question 2: Who is the incumbent on the above referenced pre-solicitation?

Answer: Please see question 1.

Question 3: Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under solicitation number W912HZ16R0034 contain requirements similar to a current contract? If possible, please provide the current contract number. Or, is this a new requirement for the government?

Answer: Please see question 1.

Question 4: We don’t have Top Secret Facility Clearance. Can you waive this requirement for us and us one of our Teaming Partners Top Secret Facility Clearance to conduct this project?

Answer: No.

Question 5: According to the SBA rule, in order for a JV to claim past performance and experiences, it must be SBA approved JV prior proposal submission. Could you please confirm?

Answer: Yes.

Question 6: Would the government please confirm the offeror is required to have a Top Secret Facility Clearance (FCL), prior to proposal submission?

Answer: Yes.

Question 7: Please clarify whether the facility clearance (FCL) is required for the 8A set aside program?

Answer: Yes, it is required.

Question 8: Will the Government sponsor the prime contractor in obtaining the FLC after contract award?

Answer: No. Please see revised PWS.

Question 9: May we hand-deliver the proposal? If so, to what address?

Answer: Yes.

Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office, Building 1003 ATTN: Allison Hudson 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

Question 10: Should the time the proposal is due be 12:00PM vs. 12:00AM?

Answer: Please see Amendment 0001.

Question 11: Is the SF33 included in the RFP to be used instead of the SF1449 as stated in RFP Section 3.10?

Answer: Please see Amendment 0004.

Question 12: Is there a preferred format for the Sample Task Order Pricing?

Answer: It is up to the vendor on how to propose the sample task order.

Question 13: Are the cover page, table of contents, introduction, and resumes excluded from the page limit?

Answer: Please see Amendment 0004.

Question 14: If our references choose to submit the PPQ directly to the Govt. may we include the first page of the PPQ in Volume IV as a placeholder for the completed PPQ?

Answer: Yes. Please see section L, paragraph 3.9.

Question 15: Will the Govt. extend the proposal due date by one week (to 11/8/2016) to allow offerors to incorporate answers to questions that are due 5 days before the proposal due date (which is 11/27/2016) because any answers will be provided very close to the proposal due date?

Answer: No. Please see Amendment 0004.

Question 16: Section L, Section 3.6.8, Subfactor 5: Corporate Experience. Can the Government please clarify the difference between Volume I: Subfactor 5: Corporate Experience and Volume II – Past Performance Proposal? Specifically, does Volume II, Past Performance contain ONLY the completed past performance questionnaires? Or does the Government intend that the Offeror provide a narrative regarding relevancy, similar to Subfactor 5 of Volume I?

Answer: Volumes I and II are separate and will be evaluated separately. Please see section L 3.9 “Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by Offerors in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate Offeror past performance. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided.”

Question 17: Section L, Section 3.7 Volume II – Past Performance Proposal. If the Offeror has experience beyond three years and provides a description of this in Volume II, is the Offeror required to submit a past performance questionnaire from the named reference?

Answer: Yes.

Question 18: 4.7 Key Personnel – Could the Government please specify the work location expectations for key personnel?

Answer: Vicksburg, MS

Question 19: Section L, Section 3.6.4, Subfactor 1: Technical Approach. In order to provide a comprehensive technical approach that addresses all of the PWS areas and a complete Quality Control Plan, will the Government increase the page limitation of Subfactor 1 from 10 to 20 pages?

Answer: yes, please see Amendment 0005.

Question 20: Section L – Section 3.8, Volume III, Price Proposal. Can the Government please confirm that requirement for a “fully completed SF1449” is intended to read “fully completed SF33”.

Answer: Please see Amendment 0004.

Question 21: Section L – Section 3.8, Volume III, Price Proposal. Can the Government clarify if the “fully completed Attachment A pricing table instructions” should be copied and pasted into the Volume III or should the Offerors submit a separate Excel document?

Answer: Please submit a separate excel document.

Question 22: 3.6.7 Subfactor 4: Key Personnel. Could the Government please specify the required clearance level for key personnel?

Answer: Please see Attachment D of the Solicitation.

Question 23: General – Due to the changes in production from Amendment 3 and the timeline for submitting questions, would the Government please consider extending to proposal due date to allow offerors time to address the Amendment 3 changes and incorporate answers to the questions?

Answer: Yes. Please see Amendment 0005.

Question 24: Sample Task Order 001 – What is the place of performance for the Sample Task Order (Tasks 1.1 Host Based Security, 1.2 Virtualization Management and 1.3 Network Management)?

Answer: Vicksburg, MS

Question 25: Can the government provide LOE/cost for historical task orders?

Answer: Previous awards are performance based, firm fixed price task orders with specified deliverables. Firm fixed price task orders do not specify a specific type or number of personnel/FTE.

Question 26: What is the Government estimated Full Time Equivalent hours – 1920 or 1880 hours?

Answer: 1920.

Question 27: What is the Governments Estimated amount for CLIN 0002 Other Direct Cost (ODCs), CLIN 0003 Travel and CLIN 0004 Training?

Answer: Section B will be completed by the Government at time of award. Other Direct Costs is $1,500,000.00. Travel is $5,000,000.00. Training is $1,500,000.00.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 01-Nov-2016 03:00 PM to 04-Nov-2016 03:00 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Proposals shall be mailed to: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Contracting Office, ATTN: CEERD-CT, Mrs. Allison Hudson, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 39180-6199, USA.

1.2 In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.1102, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the award of a contract. You may register at the SAM website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

1.3 Offeror's Responsibility. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness and accuracy of his or her proposal. Corrections will not be made by the Government. Errors in the proposal will be considered, among other factors, as a reflection of the offeror's technical and management capability.

1.4 Policy on Requests by Prospective Offerors for Assistance in the Preparation of Proposals. It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to not provide any assistance to prospective offerors in the preparation of their proposals. However, this is not meant to preclude offeror's requests for information or clarification. Information will be provided if it is available and releasable, while clarification will be provided in all cases.

1.5 Offerors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Offerors are cautioned not to alter or disassemble the solicitation.

1.6 The written proposal will be the primary basis on which the Government will determine the capability of the Offeror to perform this work. It shall be specific, detailed, complete, thorough, and clear. It must address each requirement stated in the Performance Work Statement for the Base Award and Sample Task Order 0001. The Government reserves the right to award Sample Task Order 0001 as the first task order under the resulting contract if determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

1.7 The proposal shall not merely offer to comply with the Government's requirements by simply restating them, but shall specifically describe the means of accomplishment. The proposal in its entirety shall be specific, detailed, complete, through, and clear to demonstrate that the Offeror has a thorough understanding of the solicitation requirements. Non-detailed statements such as “the Offeror understands, can or will comply with the requirement listed in the Performance Work Statement”, statements that paraphrase the Performance Work Statement, or ambiguous phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used” may be considered unacceptable.

1.8 Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper or bindings, and expensive visual or other presentation aids (with the exception of technical drawings and figures) are neither necessary nor desired. The proposal shall contain all the pertinent information in sufficient detail in the one area of the proposal where it contributes most critically to the discussion. When necessary, the Offeror shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within its proposal.

1.9 Please see clauses 52.203-2, Certification of Independent Price Determination and 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees

2.0 Communications Concerning the Solicitation

All questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted to the Government via email to Allison.B.Hudson@usace.army.mil. The Government will not accept questions past 27 October 2016. The Government will respond to all questions by 28 October 2016. Answers to questions will be provided via amendment to the solicitation document.

3.0 Proposal Preparation Instructions

3.1 Overall Arrangement of Proposal –The overall proposal shall consist of five (5) physically separated volumes (Vols. I, II, III, IV, and V) individually titled as stated below. In addition, the Offeror shall submit one (1) copy of all proposal materials in electronic format on compact disc (CD). In case of conflict between the paper copy of the proposals submitted and the CD, the paper copy shall take precedence. The proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) days and shall not contain classified data/information.

3.1.1. Proposal Volume and Titles

Volume I – Technical Proposal Volume II – Operational Proposal Volume III – Corporate Experience Proposal Volume IV – Past Performance Proposal Volume V – Price Proposal

3.2 Original and Copy requirements.

Volume I – Original and three (3) copies Volume II – Original and three (3) copies Volume III – Original and three (3) copies Volume IV - Original and three (3) copies Volume V - Original and two (2) copies

3.3 Page Limitation and Volumes:

Volume Number Page Limitation Volume I – Technical Proposal

Cover As Required Table of Contents As Required

Introduction As Required Base IDIQ Technical Approach 15 Sample Task Order Technical

Approach

Volume II – Operational Proposal Cover As Required Table of Contents As Required Introduction As Required Management Approach 10 Organizational Structure / Teaming

Arrangements

Key Personnel 5 Transition 5

Volume III – Corporate Experience Proposal Cover As Required Table of Contents As Required Introduction As Required Corporate Experience 10

Volume IV – Past Performance As Required Volume V – Price

• Fully Completed SF 33 As Required

• Copies of legal documents outlining joint ventures or partnering arrangements if applicable

As Required

• Fully Completed Attachment A Pricing Table

As Required

• Price Proposal for Sample Task Order

As Required

3.4. Formatting and Page Limitations:

Volume I, II, and III - Technical Proposal, Operational Proposal, and Corporate Experience Proposal shall be typed in Times New Roman font type and font size 12 for text pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches for text pages, and a maximum of 11 x 17 inches for spreadsheets, charts, tables, diagrams, or design drawings; font type and font size shall be appropriate for spreadsheets, charts, tables, diagrams, or design drawings. Pages larger than

8.5 x 11 inches shall count as two pages for determining page limits. Page margins shall be a minimum of one inch at the top, bottom and each side. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

3.5. Contents and Formatting

Each Offeror’s proposal shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, separate section, each section fully addressing the relevant requirements of the solicitation. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each major section shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A suggested outline follows:

3.6. Volume I – Technical Proposal

Offerors shall submit their Technical Proposal following the format below. Proposals not conforming to this format may not receive as high an evaluation as a properly formatted proposal would because the information is not as easily located, extracted and analyzed by the Government. This is a large section and it shall be subdivided as appropriate. NO PRICE

INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN VOLUME I.

3.6.1. Cover

The cover shall indicate the following:

Title of the proposal Solicitation number Name and address of Offeror Identification of original signature copies Classified CAGE code

3.6.2. Table of Contents

The Table of Contents shall provide detail sufficient to allow the important elements to be located easily. The use of tabs and dividers is encouraged, but not necessary.

3.6.3. Introduction

The introduction shall briefly state the purpose and content of the proposal.

3.6.4. Factor 1: Base IDIQ Technical Approach

The proposal shall demonstrate the offeror’s capability to provide a high quality technical approach to meet the requirements of the PWS and satisfy the needs outlined for each specific performance objective. The proposal shall include a discussion on how the offeror will perform the technical requirements of the PWS. The Offeror shall describe the approach for scaling the cited capability to provide the full range services for a large and complex network of at least 3,000 users. The proposal shall include a Quality Control Plan (QCP) assuring that requirements of the contract are met across functional requirements outlined in the PWS.

3.6.5. Factor 2: Sample Task Order Technical Approach

The proposal shall include a technical approach that meets all of the requirements of the Sample Task Order PWS. The proposal shall include a staffing solution stated in terms of labor categories and level of effort (hours) only. The technical proposal for Sample Task Order 0001 shall contain NO contractual price information. Sample Task Order 0001 pricing shall be submitted in Volume V, Price proposal.

3.7 Volume II - Operational Proposal

Offerors shall submit their Operational Proposal following the format below. Proposals not conforming to this format may not receive as high an evaluation as a properly formatted proposal would because the information is not as easily located, extracted and analyzed by the Government. This is a large section and it shall be subdivided as appropriate. NO PRICE

INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN VOLUME II.

3.7.1. Cover

The cover shall indicate the following:

Title of the proposal Solicitation number Name and address of Offeror Identification of original signature copies Classified CAGE code

3.7.2. Table of Contents

The Table of Contents shall provide detail sufficient to allow the important elements to be located easily. The use of tabs and dividers is encouraged, but not necessary.

3.7.3. Introduction

The introduction shall briefly state the purpose and content of the proposal.

3.7.4 Factor 1: Management Approach

The proposal shall demonstrate the offeror’s capability to provide an efficient and effective management approach. The proposal shall include a discussion that fully describes the procedures for planning, executing and administering the entire effort. The discussion shall describe how the offeror will allocate and control resources for the contract award, as well as, describe the process for scheduling, budgeting and accumulating expenditures. The discussion shall address the process for timely incorporation of subcontractor/team member technical, schedule, and financial performance data into the prime’s monthly reports if subcontractors will be used. The proposal shall demonstrate a competitive methodology to effectively attract, retain, and motivate a highly qualified workforce, employ major subcontractors, and provide an effective management plan to accommodate shortfalls. The proposal shall demonstrate an approach to accommodate short-term requirements for unique skills and capabilities (surge) and reacting to new situations requiring the timely reallocation or reduction of resources.

3.7.5 Factor 2: Organization Structure / Teaming Arrangements

The offeror shall propose an organizational structure and staffing concept that demonstrates an effective approach to organize, staff, lead, plan, coordinate, and control resources to meet the requirements of the PWS. The proposal shall discuss organizational business practices and management of subcontractors that will be implemented to facilitate the successful execution of the Government’s requirement.

3.7.6 Factor 3: Key Personnel

The proposal shall identify the following for key personnel:

• Name

• Security Clearance and Date Granted

• Education

• Colleges attended, Major, Dates of Attendance, and Degree Attained and/or Hours

Completed

• Special Training

• Experience (In reverse chronological order, list the inclusive dates, employer, and brief description of the task performed, and job title)

• The most significant managerial accomplishment in the last five years related to this effort.

• The most significant technical accomplishment in the last five years related to this effort.

• Planned percentage of time to this effort

• Date of availability

The proposal shall discuss the qualifications of the key personnel, specifically addressing experience in efforts similar to this effort in terms of technical scope and contractual complexity and magnitude. The discussion shall include qualifications (education and experience) as it relates to the functional area requirements of the PWS and demonstrate how these qualifications meet or exceed the applicable minimum qualifications. The proposal shall identify the proposed location and staffing support for key personnel and explain how the key personnel will interface/coordinate to manage operations and services.

3.7.7 Factor 4: Transition Plan

The proposal shall demonstrate the offeror’s past experience successfully transitioning as outgoing and incoming contractor to and from a non-affiliated entity on an effort of similar technical scope, contractual complexity, and magnitude. The proposal shall discuss how the past experience can be scaled to transition the full range of services required by this solicitation.

The proposal shall provide a Transition Phase-In approach and plan to address the offeror’s approach from ramping up the effort to hiring or assigning personnel to fully staffing the effort ensuring a seamless transition. The proposal shall describe how the transition will be accomplished providing uninterrupted service during transition and into steady state. The proposal shall discuss the intentions, if any, concerning incumbent contractor personnel. The transition plan shall include transition period length and key activities. The proposal shall identify any risks associated with the proposed timeline.

3.8 Volume III – Corporate Experience Proposal

Offerors shall submit their Corporate Experience Proposal following the format below. Proposals not conforming to this format may not receive as high an evaluation as a properly formatted proposal would because the information is not as easily located, extracted and analyzed by the Government. This is a large section and it shall be subdivided as appropriate. NO PRICE

INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN VOLUME III.

3.8.1. Cover

The cover shall indicate the following:

Title of the proposal Solicitation number Name and address of Offeror Identification of original signature copies Classified CAGE code

3.8.2. Table of Contents

The Table of Contents shall provide detail sufficient to allow the important elements to be located easily. The use of tabs and dividers is encouraged, but not necessary.

3.8.3. Introduction

The introduction shall briefly state the purpose and content of the proposal.

3.8.4 Factor 1: Corporate Experience

The proposal shall identify up to seven (7) of its most relevant projects within the last three years. The proposal shall provide a comprehensive description of the offeror’s significant capabilities and relevant corporate experience performing projects similar to the PWS requirements. Relevant corporate experience is experience within the last three years that is of the same or similar technical scope to the work described in the Performance Work Statement, and is of the same or similar contractual complexity (contract type) and magnitude (performing services that, on an annual basis, are at least half the dollar value estimated to perform the Performance Work Statement’s requirements). Each description shall clearly identify the correlation between the identified capability and relevant corporate experience and the specific PWS functional area requirements(s) to which the capability/experience applies. Each description of relevant corporate experience shall clearly specify the following:

Contract/Task Order number (If a subcontract, also include the prime contract number) Title of Effort

Total potential dollar value (If a subcontract, also include the amount of the prime contract) Performance Period Contractor role (prime or subcontractor) and percentage of work performed in that role Description of the effort

The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for every project identified as relevant corporate experience. PPQ is included in the solicitation as Attachment C.

If the Offeror has limited experience within the past five years, but does have relevant experience beyond five years in the past, a full description of this past experience must be given along with a narrative describing why this past experience is still relevant and what steps have been taken over the intervening time span to retain the necessary technical expertise and capability to fulfill the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

3.9 Volume IV - Past Performance Proposal

The Offeror shall demonstrate relevant past performance or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts or efforts within the past three years that is of the same or similar scope, complexity, and magnitude to that which is described in the solicitation (as explained under the Corporate Experience subsection).

If the Offeror has limited experience within the past three years, but does have relevant experience beyond three years in the past, a full description of this past experience must be given along with a narrative describing why this past experience is still relevant and what steps have been taken over the intervening time span to retain the necessary technical expertise and capability to fulfill the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by Offerors in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate Offeror past performance. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in the proposal. The burden of providing thorough and complete Past Performance information remains with the Offerors.

Proposals that do not contain the information requested risk rejection or a less than acceptable rating by the Government.

Past Performance Questionnaire - The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) included in the solicitation as Attachment C is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Volume II, Past Performance Proposal. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment C), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Mrs. Allison Hudson via email at Allison.B.Hudson@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

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.

New Corporate Entities -- New corporate entities may submit data on prior relevant and recent contracts (within the last 3 calendar years) 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. Past performance information on work for state and local governments, private sector clients, and subcontractors that are similar to the Government requirement will be evaluated equally with similar federal contracts. Offerors shall submit information on key personnel, major subcontractors, and work performed as part of a team or joint venture and other previous reincarnation of its current organization.

3.10 Volume V – Price Proposal

Offerors shall submit the Price proposal in the following format. Conformance with the requested format for a proposal demonstrates ability to follow directions and understand requirements.

A cover sheet shall be submitted with the offeror's name, the volume number, and the solicitation number. The second sheet shall be an index/table of contents.

Price proposals shall consist of the following basic components:

Fully completed SF 33. The Government will complete section B at time of award.

Copies of legal documents outlining joint ventures or partnering arrangements if applicable.

Fully completed Attachment A Pricing Table. Labor Rates - Fully loaded labor rates must be provided for all FFP labor categories in Attachment A for the five year ordering period and the Option Period.

Other Direct Cost (ODC) Related Information - The offeror may propose a maximum percentage to be applied to other direct costs. The percentage may be negotiated to a lower rate for subsequent task orders, but may not exceed rate proposed for duration of the ordering period.

Price Proposal for Sample Task Order 0001- Proposal must include:

Breakdown of labor skill/mix, rates and totals for performance requirements based on rates taken from Attachment A.

Any other direct costs associated with performance of Sample Task Order 0001

The on-site labor category rates proposed in Attachment A shall be based on contract performance in Vicksburg, MS. The offeror shall also propose Factor for other ERDC sites listed below. The purpose is to provide a Factor that can be multiplied by the Vicksburg, MS labor rates to convert those rates to the other geographical locations listed.

LOCATION FACTOR

Vicksburg, MS 1.0 Hanover, NH Alexandria, VA Champaign, IL

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