W912PB-18-Q-3036_U0003_Ammendment_Modified.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

SEE SUMMARY OF CHANGES

CHANGES TO EVALUATION CRITERIA (NOW PRICE ONLY) AND EXTENSION OF SOLICITATION

ALL CHANGES TO PWS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 13

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 07-Jun-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 W912PB18Q3065

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11-Apr-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 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 0 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

07-Jun-2018

CODE

RCO BAVARIA

AMERIKANISCHE BESCHAFFUNGSSTELLE

GEB 542

92655 GRAFENWOEHR LAGER

GERMANY

W912PB 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912PB18Q3065

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 10-May-2018 08:00 PM to 08-Jun-2018 05:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDA

Addendum to provision 52.212-1:

The following shall apply to this solicitation in addition to those terms and conditions in FAR provision 52.212-1. The specific paragraphs of FAR provision 52.212-1 affected are shown below:

Paragraph (a) - Small business size standard does not apply to this solicitation.

Paragraph (b) - A single contract will be awarded on an ALL OR NONE basis. Any exceptions made to any of the items and conditions of the offer must be stated in a separate letter of transmittal that is to accompany the offer. The person signing the proposal must initial any erasures, cross outs or changes made. All information should be typed or neatly in ink. Exceptions, as offered, if accepted by the Government, become part of the contract.

Paragraph (c) - Period for Acceptance of Offers is changed to read:

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Paragraph (h) - Multiple awards: ONLY ONE CONTRACT AWARD will be made.

Paragraph (i) - Availability of Requirements document cited does not apply to this solicitation.

Paragraph (m) is added to incorporate the following with respect to the information and documents required for submission in response to this solicitation:

- Award of this contract will be on a LOWEST PRICE basis pursuant to the award criteria stated in FAR provision 52.212-2.

Evaluation Criteria

Price:

The total evaluated price shall be the sum of all CLIN prices listed in the schedule for the base year and all option years. This amount will be the total evaluated price. 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).

Since it is the Government’s intent to award without discussions, per FAR provision 52.212-1(g), offerors are cautioned to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that their proposal contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete in all respects. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if determined necessary.

- Complete blocks 17 and 30 of the Standard Form 1449.

- Enter CLIN (and ELIN, if any) price information in the Schedule. The price proposal shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions, and will be evaluated in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 as contained in this solicitation. The offeror’s price will be calculated by adding the total of all CLIN/SLIN/ELIN extended prices. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held to the intended offer and the total recomputed accordingly. If the offer provides a total amount for a contract item but fails to enter the unit price, the amount divided by the specified quantity will be held to be the intended unit price.

- If this contract require Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR). Offeror will determine in Schedule of Supplies- Services, CLIN(s), to price or not-separately-price (NSP) the CMRA requirement. CLIN(s) 75xx shall be the CLIN(s) under which the contractor shall bill for all costs associated with the CMRA requirement. If the offeror proposes to report this data at no additional costs to the Government, the offeror shall indicate “NSP” in the space provided in Schedule of Supplies- Services for the CMRA CLIN(s). No entry will be considered “NSP” and “0.00” will be used for evaluation purposes.

- Offerors registered in SAM shall complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov, unless and acception applies at FAR 4.1102

- This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of your proposal or in making any necessary studies for the preparation thereof, or for any visit the Contracting Officer may request for the purpose of clarification of the proposal or for preparation on negotiations.

- All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted by E-mail to the Point of Contact stated elsewhere herein. The applicable PWS/SOW paragraph numbers or solicitation reference shall process questions. The Government requests that questions shall be requested no later than 5 working days after the issuance of the solicitation to allow the Government sufficient time to respond prior to the closing date. The Contracting Officer may limit the number of questions answered.

Answers to questions may be posted as a Solicitation Amendment to Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) (https://www.fbo.gov/). Offerors are responsible to watch the web site for postings of amendments, answers to questions, and other instructions/information, if any.

- Offers are due at the ISSUED-BY office, shown in block 8 as stated in the “OFFER DUE DATE” block on page 1 of this document.Local Time means Central European Time (or Summer Time, as appropriate).

- Offerors are responsible to provide their proposals to this office before the specified date and time.

Proposals will NOT be picked up by RCO personnel at the Gate. Offerors are encouraged to submit offers via email. FAX submission is also authorized; however, offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offer is actually received by this office.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Poland Commercial Long Haul Services

USAREUR G6

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

1.1 Description of services/ Introduction: This is a non-personal services contract to provide uninterrupted, twenty four hours a day, seven (7) days a week (24/7), Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connections and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with three (3) digit end dial services for United States Army at designated locations in Poland. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.2 Background: US Army Europe has dynamic points of presence in Poland that require 24/7, uninterrupted, Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with 3 digit end dial services to support command and control oversight for the locations identified in Technical Exhibit C.

1.3 Objectives: The purpose of this contract is to allow personnel supporting US Army operations at designated locations in Poland access to U.S. Army Enterprise Services: The contractor shall establish Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with three (3) digit end dial services and provide 24/7 connectivity restoral services for locations and speeds identified in Technical Exhibit C.

1.4 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and two (2) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year: 28 June 2018 – 27 June 2019 Option Year 1: 28 June 2019 – 27 June 2020 Option Year 2: 28 June 2020 – 27 June 2021

1.5 General Information:

1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): The contractor shall develop and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor's QCP is the means by which it assures that the work provided complies with the requirements of the contract. At a minimum, the QCP must include the following to be acceptable:

a. A chart showing the organizational structure and lines of authority, the names, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and classification of each member of the contractor's Quality Control Team.

b. How the contractor will monitor work to ensure that performance complies with all timelines, deadlines, and goals.

c. How the contractor will monitor work to ensure that performance complies with all specifications and requirements of the contract, including clauses.

d. How the contractor will monitor and ensure staff qualifications remain current and valid throughout contract performance.

e. How the contractor will inventory and track maintenance of all Government Provided Equipment / Materials.

f. How the contractor will identify, investigate, and correct any non-conforming performance and prevent similar deficiencies in the future

g. How the contractor will file and save all Quality Control related documents for the life of the contract plus 5 years.

A proposed Quality Control Plan shall be sent to the COR within five (5) calendar days after contract award. A final QCP shall be submitted to the KO through the COR for review and acceptance within ten (10) calendar days after date of contract award. After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor will receive the KO’s acceptance in writing.

Any changes to the accepted QCP will be required to be resubmitted for acceptance within five (5) calendar days.

The Contractor shall bring identified issues or potential problems that might affect future performance to the attention of the COR within 24 hours. Verbal reports will be followed up by written reports within five (5) calendar days.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that 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).

1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: N/A

1.5.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business 24-hour from Monday thru Sunday regardless of any local or national holidays, except when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.5.5 Training Holidays: USAREUR has historically granted military personnel Training Holidays as compensation for time that they spent in field training. These are typically combined with regular holiday leave schedules (for example, Christmas half days or day on day off schedules). Training Holidays may affect access to military operated facilities. If scheduled work or access to facilities is required, coordination with occupants will be necessary or the work in affected facilities shall be rescheduled after the training holiday. However, announced training holidays or exodus of military personnel may provide the contractor with an opportunity for unrestricted access to facilities and areas. The Contractor shall take full advantage of such opportunities by planning maintenance or actions that are better accomplished when such areas are vacant.

1.5.6 Place of Performance: Please see Technical Exhibit C

1.5.7 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fixed price contract.

1.6 Security Requirements: Reserved.

1.6.1 Security Program: Reserved.

1.6.2. Personnel Security Clearance Requirements: Reserved

1.6.3 Installation Access: Reserved

1.6.4 Background Checks: Reserved

1.6.5 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use IAW AR 190-13, ‘The Army Physical Security Program’.

1.6.6 Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: Reserved

1.7 Key Control: Reserved.

1.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.9 Key Personnel: Reserved

1.9.1 Special Qualifications: English-speaking supervisor and English- speaking 24/7 customer support specialist (see para 5.2.7)

1.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractor personnel identification shall be easily identifiable through the display of badges IAW AER 27-715 Contractor Identification

1.11 Contractor Travel: Reserved.

1.12 Other Direct Costs: Reserved.

1.13 Data Rights::Reserved.

1.14 Non-Disclosure Requirements Reserved

1.15 Non-Disclosure Statements Reserved.

1.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCI as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.17 Phase In /Phase Out Period: Reserved

1.18 Safety: Reserved

1.18.1 Safety Plan and Program: Reserved

1.19 Environmental Compliance: Reserved

1.20 Environmental Compliance Plan and Program: Reserved

1.21 Required Training: Reserved.

1.21.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training: Reserved

1.21.2 OPSEC Training: Reserved

1.21.3 iWATCH Training: Reserved

1.21.4 Information Assurance (IA) Training: Reserved

1.21.5 Contract requiring performance of delivery in a foreign country:

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

Contractor - A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government.

The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Contracting Officer - A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) - An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

Defective Service - A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable - Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Key Personnel - Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

Physical Security - Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

Quality Assurance - The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) - An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

Quality Control - All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Subcontractor - One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

Work Day - The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

Work Week - Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2 Acronyms:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence

CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer MBPS Megabits per second OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. Government Furnished Items and Services

3.1 Services: Reserved

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide the location/building necessary to properly execute Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with 3 digit end dial services.

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide the electricity necessary to power the contractor provided equipment necessary to properly execute the Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with 3 digit end dial services.

3.4 Equipment: Reserved

3.5 Property Management: Reserved

3.6 Materials: Reserved

3.7 Training: Reserved

3.8 Common Access Cards (CAC): Reserved

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Reserved

4.3 Materials: The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to provide the services outlined in Section 5 of the PWS.

4.4 Equipment: The Contractor shall provide all equipment necessary to provide the services outlined in Section 5 of the PWS to include the equipment necessary to execute the Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection services at each designated location.

4.5 Common Access Cards (CAC): Reserved

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5.1 Basic Services: The contractor shall provide all services necessary to provide uninterrupted, 24/7, Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 (1.4 Mbps) trunk with 3 digit end dial services at designated United States (US) Army locations in Poland supporting US military operations (See Technical Exhibit C).

5.2 Task Heading: The contractor shall provide the following services and tasks:

5.2.1 High Speed, broadband network services: The Contractor shall provide 24/7, uninterrupted, Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection services and E1 trunk services at the locations and speeds identified in Technical Exhibit C.

5.2.2 Uninterrupted Services: The contractor shall maintain Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 trunk services connectivity IAW contract within at least 99.4% uptime. The government will measure uptime at a biweekly (every 14 days) period starting on a Sunday at 0001 hours until Saturday 2400. If the total downtime exceeds 60 minutes (one [1] hour), then the contractor shall be deemed non-compliant with this performance requirement. Downtime shall be defined as a total disruption to service or a degradation of more than 50% of the bandwidth specified in this contract. The government POC will use a screenshot from an internet speed test web site to document the time and degree any service degradation. The speed test web site to be used shall be proposed by the vendor and will be approved by the government upon establishment of the circuit and an initial test to validate specified service levels.

5.2.3 Customer Support Services: The Contractor shall provide technical support services necessary to ensure that degradation, and interruption and/or malfunction of Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 trunk services is remediated. Services shall include but are not limited to: 24/7 Helpdesk support, The Contractor shall provide onsite repair technician and issue remediation affecting available bandwidth or connectivity within four (4) hours of notification by the onsite unit S6 via a phone call to the help desk.

5.2.4 Network Services: The contractor shall provide Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 trunk services and network support at designated United States (US) Army locations in Poland (See Technical Exhibit C) supporting US military operations. The uninterrupted, Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection services will support no less than 20 mbps and up to 100 mbps up link and down link depending on the location (See Technical Exhibit C). The contractor shall furnish a minimum of two publicly routable TCP/IP addresses. The contractor shall provide all configuration information within 5 business day after a new installation or modification to the existing network to the COR via mail. The contractor shall test all Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 trunk services and ensure connectivity is established.

5.2.5 Service Management: The Contractor shall provide service management that encompasses all the administrative and technical functions necessary to maintaining all Commercial Long Haul (Circuits) connection and E1 trunk services at designated United States (US) Army locations in Poland identified in Technical Exhibit C.

5.2.6: Reserved

5.2.7 The Contractor shall respond to equipment malfunction within one (1) hour of notification and repair or replace malfunctioning equipment within two (2) hours. The Contractor shall provide a 24 hours contact number, with an English Speaking responder, to the COR and the on-site unit S6 for emergency repairs and service impediment. The Contractor shall provide rapid break/fix dispatch and repair on-site with adequately trained technician.

5.2.8 The contractor shall provide the following reports to the COR by the 5th business day of the month for each preceding month:

5.2.8.1 Bandwidth Utilization Report to identify consumption at each of the service locations identified in Technical Exhibit C.

5.2.8.2 Network Uptime and Downtime Report for each of the service locations identified in Technical Exhibit C.

5.2.8.3 Monthly Activity Report to provide a management summary of services and any issues with resolution that were encountered with over the previous month.

5.3 Meetings, Conferences, and Briefings: The Contractor shall attend, participate in, and furnish input to scheduled and unscheduled meetings, conferences, and briefings that relate to the functions and services herein as required by the Government to provide effective communication and impart necessary information. The Project Manager or designated representative shall attend meetings as requested by the Government. Meeting attendees shall at times include Contractor managerial, supervisory, and other personnel knowledgeable of the subject matter.

Meetings may start or end outside of regular duty hours.

5.4 Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (eCMRA): The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Long Haul Circuits via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with2018. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mill.

If contract period of performance ends prior to September 30, the contractor has 30 calendar days from end date of the contract to complete the eCMRA requirement.

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:

1. PRICE (LOWEST PRICE)

Price:

a. The total evaluated price shall be the sum of all CLIN prices listed in the schedule for the base year and all option years. This amount will be the total evaluated price.

b. Currency: Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of local currency or U.S.

Dollars. The Government shall use the daily exchange rate of the solicitation closing date to convert local currency offers into U.S. Dollar for evaluation. Evaluation of foreign currency offers will be in accordance with FAR clause 52.225-17. All supporting documentation shall reflect the same currency established in the price proposal.

c. Each offeror’s proposed price will be evaluated to determine whether it is fair and reasonable as per FAR 13.106-3.

(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).

(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.

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