A22_-_W912P8-17-R_0033_Amend_0004.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 above numbered solicitation for Armed Security Guard Services, USACE, MVN, New Orleans, LA is amended as follow s:

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 30-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 W912P8-17-R-0033

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Nov-2017

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

30-Jan-2018

CODE

USACE, CONTRACTING DIVISION

ATTN: CEMVN-CT, ROOM 172

7400 LEAKE AVE.

NEW ORLEANS LA 70118-3651

W912P8 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912P8-17-R-0033

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

AMENDMENT SUMMARY

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

AMENDMENT 0004

The following items are applicable to this Amendment:

1.) Proposal due date remains unchanged, Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 2:00PM, CST.

2.) Amended Sections L & M. Revisions are shown in red for this amendment.

3.) There are no other changes as a result of this amendment.

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0004 L & M

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERS & EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

L - Instructions, conditions, and notice to Offerors or respondents.

L.1. Introduction – Preparation of Proposals. Reference Contract Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-- Commercial Items. It is the intent of the Government to award a single contract from this solicitation without discussions. Award shall be made utilizing the Best Value Continuum using the Tradeoff process prescribed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101. This section provides all proposal submission requirements necessary in order to be considered for award of the resultant contract. Offerors should refer to Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award for the process by which the Government will evaluate proposals and make its award decision as a result of this solicitation.

Offeror’s proposal shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail to enable the Government to fully evaluate the proposal. Information should be formatted as instructed so that the information may be easily located, extracted, and analyzed by the Government.

All Offerors shall be required to submit a proposal with the minimum content as specified herein. Proposals without the minimum content required may be determined non responsive and removed from further consideration.

Proposals must be received no later than the date and time indicated on Standard Form (SF) 33. Offerors may submit their proposal packages via mail or courier to the following address:

U.S. Army Engineer Corps of Engineers ATTN: Contracting Division (Ms. Missee Koehn) 7400 Leake Avenue, Room 172 New Orleans, LA 70118-3651

The POCs for this Solicitation are Ms. Jenifer Bordelon and Missee Koehn, who can be contacted at e-mail:

jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil and Melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil . All questions regarding this solicitation and its attachments shall be submitted in writing to the designated point of contact. The Government requests that all written questions about the solicitation be submitted via e-mail to jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil and Melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil

All Offerors are required to submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of Volumes I and II, and one (1) original and one (1) copy of Volume III. Each proposal should contain a cover sheet as the first page which identifies the following: (1) the Offeror’s name, (2) the Offeror’s address, (3) the Offeror’s phone number, fax number, and e-mail address, (4) the Offeror’s point(s) of contact including contact information, (5) the Offeror’s authorized signer(s)/negotiator(s) including their contact information, (6) the Offeror’s cage code and duns number, (7) the volume number, and (8) the acquisition’s Solicitation number, and (9) the proposal’s period of validity. The second sheet should be an index/table of contents. Note: All proposals must be valid for a minimum of 60 days.

All proposals shall be tabbed for each of the evaluation factors. Information contained in the proposals shall be typed on 8-1/2 x 11-in. paper with a minimum of a 1-in. left margin to allow for binding perforations. An Offeror’s response to Volume I only of this Solicitation is limited to one hundred (100) 8.5” x 11” pages excluding tabs, Table of Contents, resumes, cover sheet, and indices with the font size no smaller than 12pt. Drawings or other graphics shall be reduced only to the extent legibility is not lost. A page printed on both sides will be counted as two

(2) pages. Pages shall be consecutively numbered.

Do not submit any materials not required by this solicitation (such as company brochures and marketing material).

The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will utilize the required data listed below for evaluation and in accordance with the Evaluation Factors. In order to effectively and equitably evaluate proposals, the SSEB must mailto:jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil mailto:Melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil mailto:jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil mailto:Melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil receive information sufficiently detailed to clearly describe the Offeror's capabilities to successfully perform this project

L.1.1 Proposal Format & Submittal Requirements. Proposals shall be submitted in three (3) volumes as listed below, as well as an electronic version of the entire submission to be included in PDF format on a CD.

a) Volume I – Tab 1 – Factor 1 – Management Plan Tab 2 – Factor 2 – Emergency Reponses Plan Tab 3 – Factor 3 –Technical Experience

b) Volume II – Factor 4 - Past Performance

c) Volume III – Factor 5 - Price

Relative Importance of Evaluation Criteria: The non-price factors (1, 2, 3, & 4) are approximately equal and when combined, are significantly more important than price evaluation factor (5).

More favorable ratings will be given for Offeror’s whose proposal indicates proven and exceptional experience in the management of Armed Security Services; highest aggregate level of training and weapons qualifications;

responsiveness during emergency events; and proven track record of providing Armed Security Guard services to commercial/industrial client sites and/or federal, state, municipal Government agency client facilities with a minimum of 300 on-site client personnel.

L.2. Technical Proposal Content – Volume I

L.2.1. Offerors must adhere to the following content and format requirement when submitting their Technical Proposal. Offerors shall furnish, as a minimum, the following information with their proposal:

L.2.2. Section/Tab 1 – Management Plan (Volume I – Factor 1)

Describe your approach and methodology, which includes your visions and goals, to plan and execute the task of providing an armed security force to MVN AOR including MVN-HQ Building, IHNC Lock, Mailroom, Shops, Warehouse, and Castle Kids Child Development Center during normal, routine operations. Your Management Plan must be clear and concise and demonstrate a complete and adequate understanding of all of the contract performance requirements. Your plan shall address the following elements, at a minimum:

a. Understanding of Performance Work Requirements.

Provide information which reflects your approach and methodology and depth of understanding of the contract performance requirements for management, supervision, manpower and equipment resources, quality control/assurance, and safety.

b. Project Management Organization Plans.

Provide your Project Management organization structure, including organization chart, reflecting home office, on-site, and any proposed subcontracting. Discuss management plan for control and integration of the contract performance requirements to include, at a minimum, personnel management policies and procedures.

c. Staffing Plan.

Provide the number of your current personnel and their personnel job classifications to be provided for home office and on-site work performance for this contract; if personnel currently employed can be integrated into this contract; and if so, how many, and the method in which they will be integrated into the contract. Provide plans to supplement current employees, if needed, to meet all contract staffing requirements.

d. Staff Qualifications. Provide the qualifications of the proposed staff. Offerors shall furnish, as a minimum, the following information:

1. List the key personnel that will be committed to this contract and their level of experience, and any applicable licensing/certifications and/or training, in the field of Armed Security and Law Enforcement.

Offerors shall include resumes for key personnel, such as, PM and FTO, in accordance with paragraph C.2.0.

2. List SSSG and CSG qualifications (licensing/certifications, and/or formal training) for the applicable employee categories (guards) and skill levels to be used for this contract to include, at a minimum, those for on-site personnel, in accordance with paragraph C.2.0, Personnel, (2.2).

e. Quality Control Plan.

The Offeror shall provide a copy of his/her Quality Control Plan developed for this contract meeting all requirements specified at Paragraph 9.4 of the Performance Work Statement. The plan must address routine operations and also address maintaining quality performance during potential situations requiring sudden workload changes as discussed in the solicitation.

L.2.3. Section/Tab 2 – Emergency Response Plan (Volume I – Factor 2).

Describe your approach and methodology to plan and execute the task of providing a security force to MVN and other offices as necessary during emergency conditions which shall include but are not limited to 1) natural disasters, 2) civil disturbances, 3) terrorist attacks, and 4) changes in Force Protection Conditions. Your Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall address the following elements, at a minimum:

a. Demonstrate your ability to provide additional Security Guard support including CSGs within 4 hour notice for natural disasters, civil disturbance, terrorist attack, and changes in Force Protection Conditions.

b. Demonstrate your unique knowledge and experience responding to emergency conditions by providing relevant armed Security Guard support, including responding to natural disasters such as tropical storms, hurricanes, and flooding. Provide any experiences responding to emergency conditions such as loss of personnel and resources and how you plan to address such issues if you were awarded this Contract.

c. Describe your current security guard operations for emergency conditions and address any specific corporate plans or protocol for responding to natural disasters, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, and changes in Force Protection Conditions.

L.2.4. Section/Tab 3 – Technical Experience (Volume I – Factor 3).

Provide your technical experience in performing armed Security Guard services which are relevant to the services required by this Solicitation for to commercial/industrial client sites and/or federal, state, municipal Government agency client facilities. Special notation should be made to contracts that were performed for municipalities, state agencies, and/or federal agencies including documentation with reference to the applicable contract and awarding agency, and amount of the contract. As a minimum, the following shall be furnished with the Offeror's proposal:

a. Contract number and dollar amount;

b. Client Name/Organization (Company/Firm/Government Agency) and Address of Site (where services performed);

c. Detailed description of scope of work including brief narrative on how it’s relevant to this Solicitation

(scope and magnitude);

d. Your Firm’s Role as a Prime Contractor on contracts awarded within the past eight (8) years - Must have a minimum of five (5) years relevant technical experience

e. Length of contract duration including periods of performance (include the start and completion dates by month or indicate if contract is ongoing)

f. Number of security personnel used and classifications.

g. Other experience indicative of the Offeror’s ability to perform this requirement.

L.3. Past Performance Proposal Content (Volume II – Factor 4)

L.3.1. Offerors must adhere to the following content and format requirement when submitting their Past Performance Proposal. Offerors shall furnish, as a minimum, the following information with their proposal:

Offeror shall submit a description of Security Guard Service contracts performed or awarded within the past ten (10) years as a Prime Contractor, which are relevant to the services required by this Solicitation. Offerors shall submit no more than five (5) past contracts for this factor. Offerors are cautioned to take care in selecting relevant contracts for review that are both relevant and accurately reflect the Offeror’s past performance capabilities. Please note that if the Offeror chooses to provide more than five (5) contracts, the Government will evaluate only the first FIVE (5) contracts submitted under this evaluation factor. Any additional contracts submitted beyond the FIVE (5) requested will NOT be evaluated. For past performance to be considered relevant, Offerors shall include its past performance history that demonstrates a record of providing armed Security Guard services to commercial/industrial client sites and/or federal, state, municipal Government agency client facilities with a minimum of 300 on-site client personnel, to include point of contact including name, telephone number, e-mail address for each contract/project reference included in the proposal.

The Government may retrieve the Offeror’s Past Performance information from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), www.sam.gov, www.fapiis.gov and through communications with past customers.

NOTE: An Offeror’s performance on prior contracts as a subcontractor will not be evaluated.

L.3.2. Past Performance Questionnaire. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3) is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client for each project included in its proposal for Factor 4, Past Performance. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client’s point of contact, complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). The project point of contact for the listed references shall complete the questionnaire and email it directly to Ms. Jenifer Bordelon and Missee Koehn, Contract Specialist, at jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil and melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil , to be received no later than the closing date for receipt of proposals stated in the Solicitation but preferably 3 days in advance of the closing date. Offerors are encouraged to follow up on the submittal of past performance questionnaires to ensure that all questionnaires have been emailed to the Government successfully. The Government is not precluded from utilizing other sources in the past performance evaluation.

L.3.3 New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior relevant and recent Contracts (within the last ten (10) 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. Offeror may submit information on key personnel, joint venture and other previous reincarnations of its current organization. Entities submitting as a JV shall submit their JV agreement.

L.3.4. If an Offeror has no relevant past performance history, the Offeror shall affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant, directly related, or similar past performance. Refer to Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award on evaluation of Offeror’s with no relevant past performance.

L.4. Price Proposal Content (Volume III - Factor 5)

Offerors shall submit the following information in their proposal:

http://www.fapiis.gov/ mailto:melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil

1. Cover letter containing:

a. Solicitation number;

b. Name, address, email address and telephone number of the Offeror; and

c. Names, title, email and telephone number of persons authorized to sign the proposal/contract

(and negotiate) on the Offeror’s behalf, on company letterhead.

2. Proposal submittal:

a. SF33, completed and signed by an authorized person from the company, inclusive of completed Pricing Schedule - Section B. The Offeror shall insert its proposed price for all CLINs or subCLINs in the spaces provided in the Price Schedule including subtotals and total;

b. Acknowledgement of all Amendment(s) issued for this solicitation – Include fully executed copies of all amendments;

c. Completed Section K – Representations and Certifications; and

d. Joint Venture (JV) Agreements, and/or Teaming Agreements, if applicable.

NOTE: If the Joint Venture Offeror is an 8(a) small business entity, SBA must have approved the JV Agreement at time of proposal submission to be JV certified and approved for a contract award. A teaming agreement is an arrangement in which a potential Prime Contractor agrees with one or more companies to have them act as its subcontractors (only the Prime Contractor’s experience and performance will be considered under Factors 3 and 4), or a teaming agreement may be a JV agreement.

L.5. Site Visit. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the sites where services are to be performed to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event, shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Scheduled site visit was conducted on 12/12/17, 10AM, CST, as established by Amendment 01 (dated 11/30/17) Requests for accompanied site visits may be directed by email to edward.j.bradley@usace.army.mil and jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil However, any accompaniment by Government officials is subject to their availability as determined by the Security Manager. Also, during all site visits, Offerors shall not solicit advice or assistance from any Government employee pertaining to Solicitation preparation, scope, or content. Any advice or assistance provided by a Government employee pertaining to Solicitation preparation, scope, or content shall not, in any way, be binding upon the Government. Questions during site visit shall be written and presented to the Government representative. Questions may be answered at that time;

however, it is not binding until answered through an amendment. All questions concerning this Solicitation, before and after site visit, should immediately be sent to Ms. Jenifer Bordelon or Missee Koehn at the following e-mail address: jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil and melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil

NOTE: Questions to be submitted not later than Wednesday, 12/13/17, as established by Amendment 01 (dated 11/30/17).

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

mailto:edward.j.bradley@usace.army.mil mailto:jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil mailto:melissa.k.koehn@usace.army.mil

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Attn: Charles R. Zammit, Jr.

CEMVN-CT-W, Room 172 7400 Leake Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118-3651

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any FAR/DFARS provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

End of Section L http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1. Introduction. This section provides for the process by which the Government will evaluate proposals and make its award decision as a result of this Solicitation. It is the intent of the Government to award one (1) firm-fixed price Service Contract from this solicitation without discussions for Security Guard services for MVN AOR.

Therefore, it is imperative that Offerors submit their best price and technical terms in their proposal. Award shall be made utilizing the Best Value Continuum using the Tradeoff process prescribed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101.

M.1.1 Basis for Contract Award.

For a proposal to be considered for award, the proposal must, at a minimum, meet all proposal submissions requirements, Performance Work Statement requirements, and all other terms and conditions as provided in the Solicitation. An assessment will be made of each Offeror’s proposal based upon the non-cost and cost evaluation factors listed herein and discussed below: 1) Management Plan, 2) Emergency Response Plan, 3) Technical Experience, 4) Past Performance, and 5) Price.

M.1.2 Source Selection - Reference Solicitation provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. Evaluations shall be made utilizing the Best Value Continuum – Tradeoff process prescribed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101. Ultimately, the Government intends to select for award, without discussions, the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be the Best Value to the Government. Subjective judgment is implicit throughout this process.

As a part the Government’s evaluation of each Offeror’s proposal, each non-cost evaluation factor will be rated using the adjectival descriptions in the tables that follow.

Government evaluators will apply the appropriate adjective to each criterion rated. As each criteria or factor is evaluated, an assessment of risk will also be made. This section describes the adjectival ratings, along with the associated risk assessment, that will be used in order to determine an Offeror’s rating for each of the evaluation factors.

M.1.3

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

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

Factor 1 – Management Plan Factor 2 – Emergency Reponses Plan Factor 3 –Technical Experience Factor 4 - Past Performance Factor 5 - Price

Relative Importance of Evaluation Criteria: The non-price factors (1, 2, 3, & 4) are approximately equal and when combined, are significantly more important than price evaluation factor (5).

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The solicitation contains the Option at CLIN 0006 to Extend the Term of the Contract for up to 6 months beyond the scheduled completion date of the contract. This option is being evaluated in the award decision/

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

M.2. Evaluation of Technical Proposals (Volume I and II).

M.2.1 The term “technical” as used herein, refers to non-price factors other than past performance. The purpose of these factors is to assess whether the Offeror’s proposal will satisfy the Government’s minimum requirements. The technical aspects of the proposal will be evaluated based upon the following technical factors: Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, and Technical Experience.

M.2.2. Management Plan.

As discussed in Section L, for an Offeror’s Management Plan to be considered satisfactory it must, at a minimum, accomplish the following: Meet all submittal requirements required in Section L. The proposal must meet all Solicitation and Performance Work Statement requirements, including adherence to the proposal submission instructions. The Management Plan must be clear and concise and demonstrate a complete and adequate understanding of all of the contract performance requirements. The Management Plan must demonstrate that the Contractor has an acceptable approach to fulfilling the Security Guard services for MVN AOR in terms of management, supervision, manpower and equipment resources, quality control/assurance, and safety.

To be considered satisfactory at a minimum, the Offeror’s proposed Project Management structure, must describe the organizational structure for this requirement in accordance with the submission requirements and instructions provided in Section L. It shall adequately demonstrate its management plan for control and integration of the contract performance requirements to include, at a minimum, work plans, personnel management policies and procedures.

A staffing plan that is commensurate with the performance requirements in terms of number and classification of personnel (including on-site), and a clear plan for current personnel integration, if applicable. To be satisfactory, the Management Plan must at a minimum meet all submittal requirements required in Section L. Include Staff Qualifications, in accordance with Section C.2. The Offeror must demonstrate that the Offeror possesses sufficiently experience and knowledgeable management personnel to carry out the work.

The Management Plan shall include at a minimum a Quality Control Plan that discuss performance requirements for supervision, inspection, and control; how will they be tracked, recorded, and reported; safety plans, and how performance requirements for sudden workload changes (increases/decreases) will be met. All in accordance with the submittal requirements and directions of Section L.

M.2.3. Emergency Response Plan.

For an Offeror’s emergency response plan to be considered satisfactory it must, at a minimum, accomplish the following. The proposal must meet all Solicitation and Performance Work Statement requirements, including adherence to the proposal submission instructions of Section L. The Emergency Response Plan must have a clear and concise approach and shall demonstrate Offeror’s ability to provide CSG services for MVN, including MVN Headquarters located at 7400 Leake Ave, IHNC and other offices as necessary during emergency conditions which shall include but are not limited to 1) natural disasters, 2) civil disturbances, 3) terrorist attacks, and 4) changes in Force Protection Conditions. The Plan shall also demonstrate the Offeror’s unique knowledge and experience providing relevant armed Security Guard support during emergency conditions, including specific knowledge and experience responding to emergency support in emergency conditions by providing relevant armed Security Guard support, including responding to natural disasters such as tropical storms, hurricanes, and flooding. Provide any experiences responding to emergency conditions such as loss of personnel and resources and how you plan to address such issues if you were awarded this Contract.t. It shall describe your security officer operations for emergency conditions and address any specific corporate plans or protocol to responding to natural disasters, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, and changes in Force Protection Conditions.

M.2.4. Technical Experience of Firm.

With regards to Section L.2.4, for an Offeror’s Technical Experience to be considered satisfactory, it must, at a minimum, discuss/demonstrate that the Offeror has at a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience providing armed Security Guard services. Relevant experience is described as providing armed Security Guard services to commercial/industrial client sites and/or federal, state, municipal Government agency client facilities within the same general scope, magnitude and complexity.

Technical Experience: The Offeror shall provide not more than five (5) contract/project examples for this factor, that are similar in terms of scope, magnitude, and complexity, including a list of contracts relevant to the proposed Contract, which your firm or joint venture has completed within the last eight (8) years, or is currently working.

Provide the project name, a short description, the size and dollar value, the owner’s name and telephone number, the date of completion and the percentage of the project self-performed, and where the Offeror performed as the Prime Contractor. Information regarding the type and extent of work completed under the contract shall be included.

Demonstrate how contracts you submit are comparable in scope and complexity to the project descriptions. If two

(2) or more firms wish to propose as a Joint Venture, refer to paragraph L.4. “NOTES” for additional requirements.

M.2.5. Technical Factors Evaluation Ratings Table – Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

Proposals shall be evaluated and assigned a rating based upon their content utilizing the following table.

Technical/Risk Evaluation Ratings (Volume I, Factors 1 – 3) Rating Description Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. And contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is un-awardable.

Note: The Government will not award to an Offeror that receives an Unacceptable rating in Technical factor.

M.3. Evaluation of Past Performance (Volume II).

M.3.1. The Offeror’s past performance record will be evaluated to determine the Offeror’s probability of successfully performing the Contract requirements. This assessment is based upon the Offeror’s record of relevant, recent, and successful past performance providing armed Security Guard services. Relevancy is defined as providing armed Security Guard services to commercial/industrial client sites and/or federal, state, municipal Government agency client facilities with a minimum of 300 on-site client personnel for a duration of not less than one year. Recency is defined as past performance information within the last eight (8) years. The Offeror’s past performance information will be evaluated on the relevancy, recency, and quality/success of similar work performed within the last eight (8) years using the evidence provided by the Offeror (including questionnaires) and other sources.

Other Sources of Past Performance Information including, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PIPRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases may be used by the Government to obtain past performance information regarding the quality of the contractor’s performance on completed or ongoing contracts.

Offerors shall submit no more than five (5) past contracts for this factor and shall provide the information outlined in Section L for each project. Offerors are cautioned to take extreme care in selecting contracts for review that are both relevant and accurately reflect the Offeror’s past performance capabilities. If the Offeror chooses to provide more than five (5) contracts, the Government will evaluate only the first FIVE (5) contracts submitted under this evaluation factor. Any additional contracts submitted beyond the FIVE (5) requested will NOT be evaluated.

NOTE: Sub-contractor’s performance will not be evaluated.

M.3.2. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). See Section L.3.2 for detailed information on submitting the PPQ(s). Submitting PPQs does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

M.3.3. New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior relevant and recent Contracts (within the last ten (10) 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.

Offeror may submit information on key personnel, joint venture and other previous reincarnation of its current organization.

M.3.4. 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), 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.

The Government may also use other tools to gather information regarding an Offeror's qualifications and past performance.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of proof rests with the Offerors to provide past performance information that is accurate, detailed, current, and complete.

M.3.5. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Table

Past performance will be evaluated to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. Common aspects of relevancy include similarity of service/support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of teaming.

The Offeror’s Past performance for relevancy shall be evaluated and assigned a rating utilizing the following table.

Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings (Volume II, Factor 4)

Adjectival Rating Description Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

The quality of the Offeror’s recent/relevant past performance efforts will be evaluated. An Offeror’s past performance will also be evaluated to determine how well the Offeror performed on recent/relevant past contracts.

Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Method

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings (Volume II, Factor 4)

Adjectival Rating Description Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (See FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance and shall receive a rating of Neutral Confidence.

The Government will not award to an Offeror that receives a rating of No Confidence in this factor.

M.4. Evaluation of Price Proposals

Price: Offeror’s price proposals submitted in response to this Solicitation will not be rated but will be subjectively evaluated to determine reasonableness and completeness to ensure all price elements have been addressed and the adequacy of the proposal in fulfilling the requirements of the Solicitation The Price/Cost Proposal Schedule submitted in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with Price Analysis procedures listed in FAR 15.404-1(b).

M.5. Offeror’s Responsiveness. It is the Offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness and accuracy of his or her proposal. Excepting any apparent clerical or arithmetic mistakes found in the bidding schedule (Section B), corrections will not be made by the Government. Any proposal that modifies or fails to conform to the requirements of this Solicitation will be considered non-responsive.

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