W9133L-13-R-0015_MNS_NCAS.doc

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

MATERIALS

FFP

Materials, Maintenance Warranty and Sustainment

FOB: Destination

SIGNAL CODE: A

NET AMT

LABOR

NONPERSONAL SERVICES; Professional Services

NET AMT

ODC

Material, supplies required in the execution of SOO tasks. All requirements required to be approved by the COR in advance of purchase.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: F9WFC42257AC05

NET AMT

TRAVEL

All reimbursable travel shall be approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) prior to expenses being incurred. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations. All travel arrangements shall be made by the traveler during normal business hours. No G&A or other overhead shall be charged on Travel and ODC. No travel expenses in excess of the standard per diem rate or most economical airfare (Economy/Coach) shall be reimbursed without the written approval of the Contracting Officer (KO) in advance of expenses being incurred.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: F9WFC42257AC05

NET AMT

FFP

Maintenance Warranty and Sustainment

NET AMT

FFP

Maintenance Warranty and Sustainment

NET AMT

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES (APR 1984)

(a) The Contractor warrants that no person or agency has been employed or retained to solicit or obtain this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a contingent fee, except a bona fide employee or agency. For breach or violation of this warranty, the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or, in its discretion, to deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of the contingent fee.

(b) "Bona fide agency," as used in this clause, means an established commercial or selling agency, maintained by a contractor for the purpose of securing business, that neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds itself out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.

"Bona fide employee," as used in this clause, means a person, employed by a contractor and subject to the contractor's supervision and control as to time, place, and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.

"Contingent fee," as used in this clause, means any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is contingent upon the success that a person or concern has in securing a Government contract.

"Improper influence," as used in this clause, means any influence that induces or tends to induce a Government employee or officer to give consideration or to act regarding a Government contract on any basis other than the merits of the matter.

(End of clause)

52.232-23 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS (JAN 1986)

(a) The Contractor, under the Assignment of Claims Act, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 15 (hereafter referred to as "the Act"), may assign its rights to be paid amounts due or to become due as a result of the performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency. The assignee under such an assignment may thereafter further assign or reassign its right under the original assignment to any type of financing institution described in the preceding sentence.

(b) Any assignment or reassignment authorized under the Act and this clause shall cover all unpaid amounts payable under this contract, and shall not be made to more than one party, except that an assignment or reassignment may be made to one party as agent or trustee for two or more parties participating in the financing of this contract.

(c) The Contractor shall not furnish or disclose to any assignee under this contract any classified document (including this contract) or information related to work under this contract until the Contracting Officer authorizes such action in writing.

(End of clause)

52.233-1 Disputes. (JUL 2002)

(a) This contract is subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended (41 U.S.C. 601-613).

(b) Except as provided in the Act, all disputes arising under or relating to this contract shall be resolved under this clause.

(c) “Claim,” as used in this clause, means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to this contract. However, a written demand or written assertion by the Contractor seeking the payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim under the Act until certified. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim under the Act. The submission may be converted to a claim under the Act, by complying with the submission and certification requirements of this clause, if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.

(d)(1) A claim by the Contractor shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated in this contract, submitted within 6 years after accrual of the claim to the Contracting Officer for a written decision. A claim by the Government against the Contractor shall be subject to a written decision by the Contracting Officer.

(2)(i) The Contractor shall provide the certification specified in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this clause when submitting any claim exceeding $100,000.

(ii) The certification requirement does not apply to issues in controversy that have not been submitted as all or part of a claim.

(iii) The certification shall state as follows: “I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the Contractor believes the Government is liable; and that I am duly authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the Contractor.”

(3) The certification may be executed by any person duly authorized to bind the Contractor with respect to the claim.

(e) For Contractor claims of $100,000 or less, the Contracting Officer must, if requested in writing by the Contractor, render a decision within 60 days of the request. For Contractor-certified claims over $100,000, the Contracting Officer must, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the Contractor of the date by which the decision will be made.

(f) The Contracting Officer’s decision shall be final unless the Contractor appeals or files a suit as provided in the Act.

(g) If the claim by the Contractor is submitted to the Contracting Officer or a claim by the Government is presented to the Contractor, the parties, by mutual consent, may agree to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR). If the Contractor refuses an offer for ADR, the Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer, in writing, of the Contractor’s specific reasons for rejecting the offer.

(h) The Government shall pay interest on the amount found due and unpaid from (1) the date that the Contracting Officer receives the claim (certified, if required); or (2) the date that payment otherwise would be due, if that date is later, until the date of payment. With regard to claims having defective certifications, as defined in FAR 33.201, interest shall be paid from the date that the Contracting Officer initially receives the claim. Simple interest on claims shall be paid at the rate, fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in the Act, which is applicable to the period during which the Contracting Officer receives the claim and then at the rate applicable for each 6-month period as fixed by the Treasury Secretary during the pendency of the claim.

(i) The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, appeal, or action arising under the contract, and comply with any decision of the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

AIR NATIONAL GUARD MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (MNS)

NET-CENTRIC ALERTING SYSTEM (NCAS)

1. Introduction:

This Statement of Objectives describes the basic objectives of the Air National Guard(ANG) Net-Centric Alerting System (NCAS) and is provided in lieu of a Government written Statement of Work (SOW). This approach provides potential offerors the flexibility to develop cost effective solutions and the opportunity to propose innovative alternatives meeting the stated objectives. It also presents the Government with an opportunity to assess the offeror’s understanding of all aspects of the effort to be performed by eliminating the “how to” instructions to accomplish the required effort normally contained on the SOW the Government provides to prospective offerors.

2. Program Goal:

The Air National Guard must be able to rapidly and reliably inform appropriate personnel about anti-terrorism/force protection conditions (FPCON) (including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats), hazardous weather conditions, and many other critical events through the use of NCAS.

3. Program Objectives A. The NCAS shall be capable of sending alert messages to end-users (recipients) via multiple delivery methods, including:

a. Audio-visual network alerts to desktops and laptops via desktop pop-up

b. Text alerts to mobile phones and pagers

c. Text alerts to electronic mail (e-mail) clients

d. Audio alerts to phones

e. Audio alerts to existing indoor/outdoor PA/giant voice systems

f. Network alerts to XMPP-based Chat rooms or any other IP-connected devices via standard XML and CAP protocols

B. The NCAS shall be capable of sending alert messages to target recipients according to:

a. Hierarchical organizational structure (as would be imported from an LDAP or Active Directory)

b. Organizational roles

c. Specific distribution lists (e.g., hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response teams)

d. Dynamic groups created through on-the-fly queries of the user directory

e. Geographical locations (e.g., entire bases, zones within bases)

f. IP address

C. The NCAS must be capable of interoperability with other notification systems and organizations hosting those systems, for example, but not limited to NOAA, FEMA and Army National Guard through Common Access Protocol (CAP)

D. The NCAS shall be able to centrally track, in real-time, all alerting activities for each individual recipient, including sending, receiving, and responding to alerts, and be able to generate reports based on tracked information

E. The Air National Guard Enterprise Network (ANGEN) is comprised of VMware virtual server infrastructure; therefore any NCAS solution must leverage virtualization.

a. Exclusion: 2 ANG Locations require NCAS be installed on existing physical servers

4. Considerations A. Acceptable proposals must include the ability to rapidly and reliably provide the NCAS program objectives to all users within the ANGEN to include main operating bases and geographically separated units.

a. Exclusion: Host bases with tenant ANG organizations are responsible for providing NCAS to those ANG units within the host base area of responsibility

B. Leveraging existing resources/capabilities to achieve program objectives could be included in the offeror’s proposal

C. All aspects of the proposed solution (hardware/software) must:

a. Comply with applicable DISA STIGS

b. Have approval to connect to DOD networks

c. Must meet DOD/AF certification and accreditation criteria

5. List of Applicable Documents

· AFSSI 8502, Organizational Computer Security

· AFSSI 8551, Ports, Protocols, and Services (PPS) Management

· AFSSI 8520, Identification and Authentication

· AFI 33-210, Air Force Certification and Accreditation Program

· AFI 33-200, Information Assurance Management

· AFI 33-115V1, Network Operations

· DoD IA STANDARDS

SECTION L

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

Interested Offerors shall contact the Contract Specialist at willie.l.holmes2.ctr@mail.mil to obtain an alphanumeric offeror code as its identification code during the procurement process. This code is to be used throughout your proposal in lieu of your company’s name or logo (Documents within Volume V should use the company’s legal name). The code shall be clearly identified on each Volume of your proposal. Please note that a separate cover sheet shall accompany your redacted proposal that contains your company’s contact information. Offerors may propose any code convention for any subcontractors; however, the Offerors must incorporate its own alphanumeric code (e.g. XXXX-01).

L.1.1 GENERAL

The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of five (5) volumes. The Volumes are I – Mission Capability, II – Past Performance, III – Small Business Participation, IV – Cost/Price, and V – Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. An offeror's failure to provide in its proposal the information specified below might result in that proposal not being considered by the Government for award. The proposal shall represent the offeror's best effort to respond to the solicitation.

All supporting data required for development of the proposal shall be included or summarized in each proposal within the stated page limitations. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the SOO with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

Mere statements that the Offeror understands the requirements and can or will comply with the requirements without supporting information are not acceptable and may be reason for determining a proposal to be unacceptable. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

L.1.2 SUBMITTAL OF SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

Communications and questions concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification shall be made in writing to Mr Willie L. Holmes, Jr., Contract Specialist.

NOTE: The Government intends to make contract award(s) without discussions in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(f)(4) Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition.

During the evaluation process, the Government may, at its discretion enter into clarifications or communications as needed. The Government need not enter into communications or clarifications with all offerors. In evaluating the proposals, the Government may establish a Competitive Range to reduce the Offerors participating in the competition to only those Offerors most likely to receive the award. Any Offeror eliminated from further consideration will be notified officially in writing.

Discussions: If the Government enters into discussions, it will be with those Offerors considered to be within the Competitive Range. During the negotiation process all proposal revisions must be submitted electronically in MS Word track changes format and accompanied by a complete electronic resubmission of the electronic file.

THE DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS RFP is Wednesday, 13 March 2013 1200 PM EST.

As soon as an Offeror is aware of any problems or ambiguities in interpreting the specifications, terms or conditions, instructions or evaluation criteria of this solicitation, the Contract Specialist shall be notified.

Electronic submission of questions and comments shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist at willie.l.holmes2.ctr@mail.mil. Electronic mail attachments, if included, shall be prepared using Microsoft Office.

When submitting questions and comments, please refer to the specific text of the RFP in the following format:

Subject: RFP No. W9133L-13-R-0015

Reference: RFP Section ___, Paragraph(s) ____, Page(s) ____.

All questions will be answered via amendment and provided to all Offerors on the internet at www.fbo.gov and will not attribute the questions to the submitting Offerors.

L.2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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

b. Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME I – Mission Capability

TAB A – Overall Capability

TAB A.1 – Corporate Experience

TAB A.2 – Corporate Resources

TAB A.3 – Continuous Quality Improvement Plan

TAB A.4 – Quality Control Plan

TAB A.5 – Representative Task

VOLUME III – Small Business

TAB A – Small Business Participation Plan

VOLUME IV – Price

Notes:

1 For XXXX use the Offeror’s assigned alphanumeric code.

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

L.3 PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the alphanumeric code assigned to the offeror, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (.docx) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1”

Gutter – 0”

From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5”

Page Size, Width – 8.5”

Page Size, Height – 11”

NOTE: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are no longer accepted. ** If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. The Government will base its evaluation exclusively on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal, except for information the Government obtains to evaluate the Past Performance Factor. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I – MISSION CAPABILITY

Offerors shall submit all necessary information to permit evaluation of the factor in this volume. No pricing information is to be provided in the Mission Capability Volume. The volume shall be organized as follows:

(1) TAB A - Factor 1, Overall Capability

· Mission Capability Offerors shall describe recent similar experience at the corporate and service delivery level in demonstrating value relative to MNS/NCAS and in working with customer organizations to understand and meet their needs. The proposal will describe comparable experiences in providing the types of services applicable to MNS/NCAS to include the contract number, site, period of performance and size of effort. The contracts identified shall demonstrate the organization’s performance or responsibility for performance of services similar to those described in the SOO. Demonstration of experience in the ability to control cost and schedule, and to identify problems or potential problems in a timely manner in the performance of the contract / task. At a minimum, the proposal will identify the technical approach , overall capability of the proposed team, risk assessment of the representative tasks, ANG Support tasks proposed for the technical solution, compliance with DoD IA standards, overall business approach, relevant management experience (including Mass Notification System/Net-Centric Alerting System) and identify the extent to which the management experience relates to the current requirement. Offerors will provide clear, definitive and verifiable examples in which it has voluntarily adjusted or proposed and implemented novel solution arrangements in order to better meet effort / requirements and create efficiencies in the previous three (3) years. The offeror shall provide, describe in detail its approach to tracking and reporting the information required by SOO Paragraph 3 and 4.

(ii) VOLUME II - PAST PERFORMANCE.

The Government will evaluate past performance of three (3) current or previous contracts for relevancy based on how well the contractor performed on projects of similar dollar value, scope, and complexity. Offerors are advised that the Government may use past performance information obtained from centralized past performance databases and sources other than those identified by the offeror and the information obtained may be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision. The absence of past performance data will be rated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Contracts listed may include those entered into with Government agencies or private sectors. For contractors with limited or no relevant corporate past performance, the three (3) current or previous contracts submitted may reflect information regarding the past performance of predecessor companies, key personnel with relevant past performance, or subcontractors that will perform key aspects of the requirement. The Government will evaluate the Past Performance Elements specified in the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment J-7). Offeror shall distribute the questionnaire included in the solicitation as an attachment to their references so the form can be completed and submitted directly to the Government.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Part 1 - Contract Descriptions

This section shall include the following information formatted as indicated:

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

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

(c) Government’s technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(e) Government contract administration activity's Pre-Award Monitor's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

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

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

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

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

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

(2) Part 2 - Performance

Offeror’s shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offerors or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(3) Part 3 – New Corporate Entities/Joint Ventures

New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offerors shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Joint ventures may submit past performance data for all partners.

(4) Part 4 - Past Performance Questionnaire.

The Offerors shall initiate the Past Performance Questionnaires for each of the three (3) projects selected above. The Offeror’s shall complete Part 1 of the form. The Offeror’s shall request that the owner’s representative most knowledgeable of the project complete Part 2 of the form and have that individual submit the Past Performance Questionnaires directly to: National Guard Bureau – (NGB-ZC-AQ), (Air Guard Branch/Mr Willie L. Holmes, Jr), 3501 Fetchet Ave, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762. Completed questionnaires can be faxed to Mr Holmes at (240) 612- 7501 or, preferably, e-mailed to willie.l.holmes2.ctr@mail.mil. Regardless, all responses shall be received by the date and time that proposals are due. NGB is not responsible for responses that are not received for any reason. The Questionnaire shall be forwarded to this designated point of contact, not back to the offeror. Offeror’s are also required to submit a Point of Contact (POC) List. The POC List shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-Mail Address; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day). Offeror’s are responsible for ensuring that the telephone numbers provided for the owner’s representative indicated on each Relevant Project Summary are accurate and that the representative is aware that the NGB may contact them regarding the questionnaire and the Offeror’s past performance.

(iii) VOLUME III – SMALL BUSINESS

All offerors must submit a Small Business Participation Plan Matrix with their proposal.

(1) TAB A – Small Business Participation Plan

The offeror shall submit Small Business Participation Plan information in accordance with DFARS 215.304 that shall include the following:

(A) Type of Business of Prime Contractor:

Check all applicable boxes

{ } Small (also check type of Small Business below)

{ } Small Disadvantaged Business

{ } Woman-Owned Small Business

{ } HUBZone Small Business

{ } Veteran Owned Small Business

{ } Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

(B) Small Business Participation Goals: Use the matrix below to propose your small business participation goals. Each participation percentage below shall be accompanied by detailed supporting documentation. An explanation is required as to why a goal(s) specified by the Government in a solicitation cannot be met or exceeded. Failure to provide an explanation to the Government may adversely affect the offeror’s small business participation rating under this factor. The sum of the percentages in matrix categories for small business (E thru I) may exceed 100% since individual subcontractors may be counted in more than one category.

A. TOTAL COMBINED VALUE OF REPRESENTATIVE TASKS:

This value should include all options, etc. and match the TOTAL COMBINED VALUE OF REPRESENTATIVE TASKS you have proposed in your price proposal volume.

100%

B. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF YOUR PARTICIPATION AS PRIME CONTRACTOR:

If you are a small business offeror, you receive credit for participation as a prime contractor. (%=B÷A)

C. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF SUBCONTRACTS

PLANNED FOR LARGE BUSINESS (%=C÷A)

D. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR SMALL BUSINESS:

This is the sum of all subcontracts to Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, Women Owned Small, HUB Zone Small, Veteran Owned Small, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. If the offeror is any of these Small Business categories, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above. (%=D÷A)

E. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB) This should reflect the value of all subcontracts planned for SBA CERTIFIED SDB (as verified in CCR/Dynamics Small Business Search). If the offeror is an SBA CERTIFIED SDB, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above. (%=E÷A)

F. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS:

This should reflect the value of all subcontracts planned for Women Owned Small businesses. If the offeror represents itself as a Women Owned small business, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above.

(%=F÷A)

G. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE (HUBZONE) SMALL BUSINESS:

This should reflect the value of all subcontracts planned for SBA CERTIFIED HUB Zone Small businesses as verified in CCR/Dynamics Small Business Search. If the offeror is an SBA CERTIFIED HUB Zone small business, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above. (%=G÷A)

H. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS:

This should reflect the value of all subcontracts planned for ALL Veteran Owned small businesses including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses (SDVOSB). If the offeror represents itself as a Veteran-Owned small business, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above. (%=H÷A)

I. DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION/SUBCONTRACTS PLANNED FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB):

The value of all subcontracts planned for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses (SDVOSB).If the offeror represents itself as a SDVOSB, include the dollars reflecting participation as the prime contractor from B above. Total should be equal to or less than H. (%=I÷A)

(C) List principal supplies/services to be subcontracted to. Be as specific as possible (i.e. references to statement of work, etc) which will demonstrate variety and complexity of work.

Name of Company (including its *CAGE code) Type of Service/Supply

Large:

Small:

Small Disadvantaged:

Woman-Owned Small:

HUB Zone Small:

Veteran Owned Small Business:

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small:

(*CAGE: Commercial and Government Entity)

(D) Prior Performance Information:

(1) Provide any information substantiating the offeror’s track record of utilizing small business on past contracts (include at least the contract number, description of work, and the small business category);

(2) Provide descriptive historical information for ALL small business categories;

(3) Provide any information concerning long-term relationships with subcontractors, such as mentor-protégé relationships, etc.

(E) Extent of Commitment: Provide documentation regarding signed commitments for this effort including teaming agreements. Copies of such agreements should be provided as part of your small business participation plan.

In order to comply with the requirements for the Small Business Participation Plan, please be sure you have:

a) Based your percentages on TOTAL COMBINED VALUE OF REPRESENTATIVE TASKS,

b) Included detail documentation supporting the goals you have proposed and a valid reason why goal(s) specified by the Government in the solicitation cannot be met or exceeded, and

c) Included detail documentation regarding your historical performance with all small businesses.

(iv) VOLUME IV - PRICE

There is no page limit for this tab. The contract type for this award is contemplated to be a Firm, Fixed-Price (FFP CLINs). Section B should not be completed/filled in by offerors. The contract line item structure provided at Section B is provided for informational purposes only.

(1) Part 1 – Representative Task Price Proposals

The Offeror shall provide price proposals for each of the designated representative objectives. Thus, the offeror’s total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period and all option periods. Offers are required only to price the base and option FFP CLINs. Part 2 - Price Model

(v) VOLUME V - Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Certifications/ Representations and OCI Questionnaire/Survey

(1) Part 1 – Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Certifications/Representations

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

(a) Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation Offer, and Award. The Offeror shall submit a completed and signed SF 33

(b) Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

(c) Acknowledgement of Amendments - SF 30s. The Offeror shall submit signed copies of all SF 30s issued by the contracting officer to amend this solicitation. Additionally, shall complete Block 14 of the SF 33 annotating all amendments to the extent that provided space allows.

(d) Section I, fill-in only clauses

(e) Exceptions/Alternatives (Requirements/Terms and Conditions) Offerors are cautioned that they take exception to any requirements (including objectives and constraints) or terms and conditions of the solicitation at their own risk. The Government may, at its option, reject an offer which contains any such exceptions.

Nonetheless, any exception taken by the Offeror, at its own risk, shall be identified in this tab. The Offeror shall clearly identify the paragraph and requirement or term or condition to which the exception is being made and include appropriate rationale for any such exception.

Suggested, optional wording changes (to include clarifications and addenda) to any requirement or terms and conditions of the solicitation shall be identified in this part. The Government may at its option accept or reject any such changes. If accepted, it may be necessary to amend the solicitation and to discuss the changes with other offerors.

If no exceptions are taken, the Offeror shall include the following statement in this part of the proposal:

“[Name of Offeror] takes no exception to any requirement or terms and conditions of Solicitation No W9133L-13-R-0015.”

(2) Part 2 – Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Questionnaire/Survey

Offerors shall include the OCI Questionnaire/Survey found at Attachment J-6 as part of their proposal submission.

L.4 DELIVERY OF OFFERS

Offerors shall send the specified number of hard copies of offers, as well as electronic copies of proposals as specified in the Proposal Submission section at the beginning of Section L.

The RFP due date is listed in the SF 33.

Offerors shall use one of the following methods for delivering offers:

EXPRESS MAIL/COMMON CARRIERS/COURIERS: Offers submitted by express mail services (FEDEX, UPS, DHL, etc.) shall be submitted to:

AIR National Guard Bureau – (NGB-ZC-AQ)

(Air Staff Branch/Mr Willie L. Holmes, Jr.)

3501 Fetchet Ave

Room 8100

Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

NOTE: If the offeror intends to use express mail service, it is recommended to have delivery scheduled for one to two days BEFORE the RFP due date.

U. S. POSTAL SERVICE CHANNELS (Highly discouraged): Offers submitted through US Postal Service shall be mailed to the following address:

Air National Guard Bureau – (NGB-ZC-AQ)

(Air Staff Branch/Mr Willie l. Holmes, Jr.)

3501 Fetchet Ave

Room 8100

Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

NOTE: Because of tightened security measures, this method of delivery is strongly discouraged. Packages arriving through postal service are screened and are opened prior to receipt at NGB. These actions and other uncertain delays are probable and outside the control of NGB. Any package received by NGB through postal channels after the due date will be returned to the offeror in the same condition in which it was received. The contents will not be evaluated and therefore, be ineligible for award.

HANDCARRIED OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

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 (See page 1 Issuing Office).

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

(End of provision)

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/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/far1toc.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/dfars/dfar1toc.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/af_afmc/affars/affar1toc.htm

(End of provision

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

SECTION M

VALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1

BASIS FOR FIRM FIXED PRICE AWARD

(a) The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that are determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the four (4) evaluation factors. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and sub-factors described below. The Government intends to determine best value by conducting a trade-off analysis of Price and Non-Price factors with respect to the relative order of importance described in paragraph M.3.

(b) The following evaluation factors and sub-factors will be used to evaluate each proposal:

Factor I – MISSION CAPABILITY

Factor II - PAST PERFORMANCE

Factor III - SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Factor IV - PRICE

(c) To receive consideration for award, an offer must receive no less than an “Acceptable” rating for the Mission Capability Factor.

(d) Offerors are cautioned that an award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offeror; or, if non-price factors are evaluated as comparatively equal between two or more offerors, price may become a determinative factor.

(e) Evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the Statement Of Objectives (SOO). A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph M.4. of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

M.2

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

(a) The Source Selection Team (SST) will conduct an evaluation of all proposals.

(b) A price analysis will be conducted comparing the prices proposed by the offerrors only after other Factors are evaluated.

(c) The Government intends to award the contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the following factors:

Factor I – MISSION CAPABILITY

Factor II – PAST PERFORMANCE

Factor III – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Factor IV - PRICE

(d) The contracting officer will conduct a separate tradeoff analysis using the ratings established by the process at M.2(a) and the price analysis at M.2(b) in order to determine contract awardee.

M.3

FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE

(a) RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TERMINOLOGY. An evaluation of all offers will be made in accordance with the criteria set forth below. Evaluation criteria consist of factors. In order to provide the Offeror with an understanding of the significance assigned by the Government, the factors are assigned a relative order of importance. The following terminology is used:

(1) Significantly More Important. The factor is substantially more important than another factor. The factor is given far more consideration than another factor.

(2) More Important. The factor is greater in value than another factor, but not as much as a significantly more important factor. The factor is given more consideration than another factor.

(3) Equal. The factor is the same in value as another factor.

(b) RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS.

(1) Factor Order of Importance

a) The Mission Capability Factor is More Important than the Past Performance Factor.

b) The Mission Capability Factor is Significantly More Important than the Small Business Participation Factor.

c) The Past Performance Factor is More Important than the Small Business Participation Factor.

d) The Past Performance Factor and Small Business Participation Factor are each More Important than the Price Factor.

e) All non-Price evaluation factors, when combined, are More Important than the Price Factor.

M.4

EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST).

1. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFP.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven devices and techniques. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

M.5

EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.5.1

FACTOR I - MISSION CAPABILITY

M.5.1.1 Overall Capability.

1) Mission Capability The Government will evaluate the proposed review of the technical approach within the proposal, including, but not limited to the following elements: overall capability of proposed team, risk assessment of the Representative tasks – ANG Support Tasks proposed for the Technical solution, overall business approach, and compliance with DoD IA standards.

In order to provide the offeror with an understanding of the value assigned by the Government, the criteria is being included below. The evaluation methodology to be used is the Combined Technical/Risk Rating. A single rating for the Mission Capability Factor will be assigned which includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies. From the single ratings, an overall Mission Capability Factor rating will be determined.

The following adjectival rating scale will be used to evaluate Factor I – Mission Capability and Factor III – Small Business Participation.

TABLE 1 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

M.5.2

FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE

The Government will evaluate an Offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the SOO.

The Government will provide a past performance confidence assessment based on the recency and relevancy of the Offeror’s past performance, as well as that of its major subcontractors, if applicable. The source of information regarding past performance, the context of the data, and general trends in performance may also be considered. The Government will focus its inquiry on the quality of the Offeror’s past performance for any recent and relevant efforts by determining how well the contractor performed on those contracts.

The Government will use the adjectival ratings below to assess the relevancy of each contract reference:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings