W9133L20R1000 Amd 0001 SF30 14FEB2020.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 purpose of this modification is to:

1) Provide Industry Question and Answ ers;

2) Revise any applicable sections in response to Industry Questions;

3) Provide PWS Attachment J-7 ANG Wing Locations; and

4) Extend the RFP due date to 28 February 2020 at 10am, Eastern Time.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 14-Feb-2020

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 W9133L20R1000

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

21-Jan-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

14-Feb-2020

CODE

NGB-AQ - W9133L

111 SOUTH GEORGE MASON DR

BLDG. 2, 4TH FLOOR

ARLINGTON VA 22204-1373

W9133L 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9133L20R1000

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT DESCRIPTION

J-1 Price Proposal Matrix IDIQ

J-2 Price Proposal Matrix ARNG

Sample TO J-3 Price Proposal

Matrix ANG Sample TO

J-4 Past Performance Questionnaire

J-5 ARNG Sample TO

PWS

J-6 ANG Sample TO

PWS

J-7 ANG Wing Locations

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1 INTRODUCTION. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in digital copies, as set forth below. The RFP shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1 The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of six volumes. The Volumes are: I - Technical Approach; II - Management Approach; III - Past Performance; IV - Small Business Participation Plan, V - Cost/Price; and VI - Solicitations, 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 may result in that proposal not being considered by the Government for award.

All supporting data required for development of the proposal shall be included or summarized in each proposal within the stated page limitations. 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.

Offerors are required to extend the validity of proposals for at least 120 days from the due date of offers.

2.1.1 Submittal of Solicitation Questions

Communications and questions concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification shall be made in writing to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Cole Cook and Ms. Annie Nguyen. The due date for communications and questions will be 1200 hours (Eastern Time) on 7 Feb 2020. 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 Offeror should promptly notify the Contracting Officer.

Electronic submission of questions and comments shall be submitted to the Contract

Specialists at cole.p.cook.civ@mail.mil and an.t.nguyen26.civ@mail.mil. Electronic mail attachments, if included, shall be prepared using Microsoft Office 2000 (or greater). It is preferred that only one set of questions be submitted by each Offeror instead of multiple sets of questions. When submitting questions and comments, please refer to the specific text of the RFP in the following format:

Subject: RFP No. W9133L20R1000 Reference: RFP Section ___, Paragraph(s) ____, Page(s) ____.

All questions will be answered via amendment and provided to all vendors on https://beta.sam.gov/.

2.1.2 Discussions

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make award without discussions.

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. If the Government determines discussions are necessary, the Government will establish a competitive range and begin negotiations with those firms 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.

3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

3.1 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.

3.2 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.

3.3 The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE MAXIMUM

PAGES

I Technical Approach N/A

I a. –Subfactor I – Overall IDIQ contract Technical

Approach

I b.- Subfactor II – ARNG Sample TO PWS Technical

Approach

I c. – Subfactor III – ANG Sample TO PWS Technical

Approach

II – Management Approach 30 II a. OCI Risk Mitigation

Plan* N/A

III – Past Performance N/A IV – Small Business

Participation N/A

V – Price N/A I. a. IDIQ Pricing N/A

I b. ARNG Sample TO Pricing

N/A

I c. ANG Sample TO Pricing N/A VI – Solicitations, Offer and

Award Documents and Certifications/Representations

N/A

*The OCI Risk Mitigation Plan will not count against the Page Limitations above.

NOTE: 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.

3.4 Proposal Files.

3.4.1 Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) 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.

3.4.2 Restrictions. The following additional restrictions apply:

(a) File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be separate uploads in PDF format. 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 file shall be labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self-extracting exe files are not acceptable. **

(b) Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file.

The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion.

The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

(a) Proposal Due Date and Time. The entire and complete proposal, composed of Volumes I through VI, shall be submitted by 1000 hours (Eastern Time) on 28 Feb 2020. Any proposal, modification, or revision received by the Government after the proposal due date and time will be considered “late” and, at the Government’s discretion, may not be considered.

(b) All Offerors are required to submit an electronic proposal to the Contract Specialists: Mr.

Cole Cook at cole.p.cook.civ@mail.mil and Ms. Annie Nguyen at an.t.nguyen26.civ@mail.mil.

Upon receipt of an Offeror’s proposal, the Contract Specialist will e-mail the vendor a confirmation of receipt of the proposal and the Government’s ability to open all attachments. No hard copy proposal submissions will be accepted.

4. VOLUME I – TECHNICAL APPROACH.

Subfactor 1: This subfactor evaluates the offeror’s proposed Overall IDIQ contract Technical Approach. Evaluation emphasis will be placed on:

Accomplishment of the Requirements of the IDIQ contract PWS. The Government will evaluate the technical approach in terms of how the methodology proposed will accomplish the requirements of the PWS and how effectively the proposal describes, in detail, how the offeror intends to meet the requirements of the overall IDIQ contract.

Proposals that provide a clear and thorough explanation regarding how the offeror will provide a quality solution to the requirements outlined in the PWS will be rated more favorably than offers that provide limited detail (including merely restating the requirements in the PWS).

Understanding of the IDIQ contract Requirements. The Government will evaluate how the offeror demonstrates a clear understanding of the overall IDIQ contract requirements as it relates to the mission and role of the National Guard as a whole. Further, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s understanding of their role, as potential awardee, in support of this IDIQ contract.

Subfactors 2 & 3: This subfactor evaluates the offeror’s ARNG & ANG Sample Task Order Proposals.

Evaluation emphasis will be placed on:

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical approach in terms of how well the methodology proposed will accomplish the requirements of the Sample Task Order PWS and how effectively the proposal describes, in detail, how the offeror intends to meet the requirements of the sample task. Proposals that provide a clear and thorough explanation regarding how the offeror will provide a quality solution to the requirements outlined in the PWS will be rated more favorably than offers that provide limited detail (including merely restating the requirements in the PWS).

The Government will evaluate the offeror's unique processes and/or approaches to overcome performance risks in performance of the Sample Task Orders. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s detailed explanation of how their process and/or approach will deliver timely and effective services. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s process to how they will manage changing customer needs and requirements.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposed labor mix to provide staffing for the Sample Task Orders to ensure appropriate labor resources (levels of effort and labor categories) are commensurate to the tasks outlined in the Sample Task Orders.

5 VOLUME II – MANAGEMENT APPROACH.

This volume shall be organized as follows:

The Offeror shall discuss completely and in detail its proposed approach for the management of the requirement including the following:

a) The implementation of proposed solutions with reference to the timely delivery of reliable, secure, flexible, responsive, and compliant services;

b) The approach to managing and coordinating its subcontractor efforts;

c) The processes for internal team communication, monitoring team performance, and resolving team conflict;

d) The organizational approach to the extent that it demonstrates clear lines of communication with delegated authority, which allows for timely accomplishment of tasks, timely submission of deliverables, immediate resolution of task discrepancies and establishes corrective action plans;

e) The approach and methodologies to the planning, execution, tracking, and reporting of the tasks under this contract demonstrating sound and logical business practices;

f) The project management approach and methodology for ensuring that cost, schedule and performance objectives are controlled, reported, and managed;

g) The approach for managing tasks, demonstrating knowledge and application of project management disciplines, including: the tools and methodologies for planning the activities of its team(s), scheduling, organizing, and deploying resources, controlling the execution of the task, monitoring progress, status reporting, resolving critical issues, and planning for subsequent phases of work;

h) The approach to monitor, inspect, and correct deficiencies relating to execution of requirements in the PWS; and

i) The approach to recruiting, training and retaining high quality personnel.

The Government will evaluate the offeror's OCI Risk Mitigation Plan. The mitigation plan must minimize any potential conflict to an acceptable risk level. An Offeror that fails to submit an acceptable plan will be ineligible for award.

6 VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE.

Past Performance Questionnaire. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment J-4 and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete all other sections of the questionnaire and e-mail the completed questionnaire to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than the proposal due date. The offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist a list of all the POC’s who were sent a questionnaire. The contractor shall submit past performance data when the effort is either ongoing or has been performed during the past three years from the date of issuance of the RFP. Past performance data is relevant if it is performed under a single contract or order that is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this RFP to include joint venture partner(s) and major and critical subcontractor(s) past performance. The offerormust submit at least three but no more than five past performance references/questionnaires. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. The POC List shall be submitted in MS Word (doc) or MS Excel (xls) Table Format to include the following fields: Company Name; Contract Number;

Government Agency; POC’s Name, Title, Telephone Number and E-mail Address.

7 VOLUME IV – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PLAN. All Offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation

Proposal. Offerors should propose the level of participation of small businesses (as a small business prime and/or small business subcontractors) in the performance of the acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area.

8. VOLUME V – PRICE. The offeror shall, at a minimum, fully complete Attachments J-1, J-2, and J-3 - Price Proposal Matrices and provide necessary additional narrative to support the proposed pricing. The cost/price volume is the only volume that shall include cost and price data.

In addition to this, all subcontractors that the offeror contemplates to utilize shall submit Attachment J-1 – Price Model with tab 1.a.7. - Rate Buildup completed to account for their (the subcontractor's) proposed personnel; this is in order establish a complete price proposal for all anticipated services under this contract. The proposal shall consist of all information to support proposed cost and prices. The cost/price volume shall clearly state the labor categories traceable to the task defined in the PWS, hours proposed and wages/rates. The offeror shall include data supporting forward pricing rate agreements or final indirect costs, if applicable. The offeror proposal shall include a narrative in support of; and explain any assumptions made in the proposed price. The cost/price excel sheet (Attachment J-1, J-2, J-3) shall contain a summary total and a final total for contract price. Prices shall be rounded to the nearest dollar in calculation. Certified cost and pricing data are not required; however, the Government reserves the right to request additional information other than certified cost and pricing data prior to award.

8.1 The offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF33 and continuation sheets.

8.2 The proposal shall set forth a summary of the total estimated price-by-price element and shall provide a breakdown of the proposed estimated pricing of each CLIN separately, including all direct and indirect charges and fees. In order to maintain a minimum level of commonality between proposals, each offeror is required to complete (in entirety) the Price Proposal Matrices provided in Attachments J-1 thru J-3. The pricing summary spreadsheets shall be provided for the base effort and each option year. All documentation furnished to support the cost summaries are to be provided in a format chosen by the offeror that is easily traceable to the cost summary sheets.

8.3 For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance is 26 Mar 2020.

8.4. The offeror shall submit a complete breakdown of price by major subcontractor. A major subcontractor is defined as a member of the offeror’s overall team who is expected to perform 20% or more of the proposed effort.

9. VOLUME VI – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND

CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

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

9.2 Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in Volume VI.

(End of Summary of Changes)