GFEBS 2026 Solicitation Amendment W91CRB26RA0140001 SF 30.pdf

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of theoffer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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0001 30 MAR 2026

W91CRB

W6QK ACC-APG

6515 INTEGRITY COURT, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD 21005-5001

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-5001

UNITED STATES

KRISTENA BURLEIGH, EMAIL: KRISTENA.M.BURLEIGH.CIV@ARMY.MIL TELEPHONE:

520-671-0994

SCD: PAS:

W91CRB26RA014

20 MAR 2026

SEE CONTINUATION

See Schedule

HEATHER CAUGHORN

30 MAR 2026

SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The purpose of AMD 0001 is for the Block 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification):

following:

1) Add Option CLINs 0014 - 0018 for Surge Labor during each performance year.

2) Revise Solicitation Attachment 2 - GFEBS 2026 PWS, Revisions are highlighted in yellow.

3) Revise the Proposal Submission Instructions (Section L). Revisions are highlighted in yellow .

4) Provide Solicitation Attachment 3 - 2026 GFEBS Solicitation Questions/Answers.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Solicitation closing date and time remain unchanged.

Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

The following CLIN(s) / SLIN(s) / ELIN(s) were added:

W91CRB26RA0140001

Continuation of Inspection and Acceptance

The inspection and acceptance locations for the following CLIN(s) / SLIN(s) / ELIN(s) were added:

Continuation of Deliveries or Performance

The delivery information for the following CLIN(s) / SLIN(s) / ELIN(s) were added:

The delivery information for the following CLIN(s) / SLIN(s) / ELIN(s) were modified:

Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

1. INTRODUCTION: This requirement is a small business set aside under NAICS 541513, small business size standard of $37M. The solicitation shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal. Proposals shall remain valid for a period of at least 90 days of the closing date of the solicitation.

Proposals must be submitted by electronic mail to the Contract Specialist, Kristena Burleigh at kristena.m.burleigh.civ@army.mil and copied to the Contracting Officer, Heather M. Caughorn, at heather.m.caughorn.civ@army.mil. It is the responsibility of the offeror to allow adequate time to submit proposal files before the submission deadline. Any proposal that is received by ACC-APG after the appointed deadline is "late" and may not be considered for award.

In order to be considered for award, each offeror must submit their proposal in accordance with these instructions. Failure to adhere to these instructions may result in rejection of the offeror's proposal without evaluation or consideration for award. All proposal information submitted shall be concise, complete and demonstrate that the offeror understands and meets the requirements established in the solicitation for all factors and sub-factors. The Government will consider how well the offeror complied with the instructions when evaluating the offeror's ability to perform the requirements of the solicitation . The Government will consider an Offeror's non-compliance with these instructions, or any attempt to take advantage of loopholes in these instructions, to be indicative of the type of conduct that it may expect from the Offeror during contract performance.

As this requirement is a small business set-aside, there are no subcontracting goals and a subcontracting plan is not required.

The offeror's proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes below. Each volume shall be contained in a separate electronic file. Proposals shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

VOLUME 1: FACTOR 1 - COMBINED TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT

Sub-factor 1a: Technical Approach

Sub-factor 1b: Staffing

Sub-factor 1c: Experience

VOLUME 2: FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

VOLUME 3: FACTOR 3 - COST/PRICE

VOLUME 4: FACTOR 4 - REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Offerors are cautioned that "parroting" of the Technical requirements or the PWS 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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Offerors are cautioned that "parroting" of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) 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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Offerors shall submit a written proposal before or by the date and time specified in the Standard Form (SF) 1449. Along with their proposal, offerors must submit fully completed copies of any FAR certifications appearing of this solicitation .

Cost information shall not appear in any document other than Volume 3. Proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) days and shall not contain classified data /information.

Text of the proposal 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.

The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE MAXIMUM PAGES

Volume 1 - Factor 1: Combined Technical/Managment 50

Volume 2 - Factor 2: Past Performance 25

Volume 3 - Cost/Price NO LIMIT

VOLUME 4 - Solicitation , Offer And Award Documents And Certification

NO LIMIT

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. PROPOSAL FILE FORMAT & ELECTRONIC COPIES

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 complete company name, date and solicitation 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.

b) Electronic file Packaging. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Each proposal volume shall be submitted in separate 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 2016 or higher. **Please note Self extracting exe files are not acceptable**.

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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. Within the Technical Factor Volume, Sections for each sub-factor within the Technical Volume shall be clearly identified.

The following information shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

VOLUME 1- FACTOR 1: COMBINED TECHNICAL/MANAGMENT

In accordance with the PWS and all other requirements outlined within the solicitation, Offerors shall address the following within their proposals:

The volume shall be organized into the sections as listed below.

Sub-factor 1a -Technical Approach -

1. Provide plan that demonstrates that the offeror can support all requirements outlined in PWS Section 3, Performance Requirements. Include methodology for ensuring that cost, schedule, and performance is controlled, reported, and managed to the Government's PWS requirements.

Submit for evaluation a technical cross reference table index that provides proposal content location for the PWS Performance Requirements at Paragraph 3 and subparagraphs. Evaluators will use the cross reference table index to locate proposal content during evaluations. (This index will not count toward page count.)

2. Provide approach to recruit, retain, and replace personnel with the requisite skill sets, knowledge, security clearances, and expertise necessary to support the PWS. Describe approach to fill personnel vacancies within 30 calendar days. Describe ability to minimize turnover. Describe approach to ensure personnel meet minimum qualifications (PWS 2.5) before hiring.

3. Describe how the offeror plans to manage all personnel, given the variety of support required at HQ ATEC, APG MD; and multiple temporary duty performance sites.

Sub-factor 1b -Staffing -

Provide a proposed company organizational chart including proposed personnel. Additionally, the offeror must provide a resume for the position listed below in sub paragraph "Personnel".

Personnel included in the proposal considered as "Key Personnel" are anticipated to fulfill the position at the time of contract award. Resumes shall be no more than three (3) total pages, single-sided. The resume shall provide experience, duties and responsibilities that were held in previous positions that are relevant to the PWS. The minimum qualifications for Personnel are provided in the Performance Work Statement at paragraph 2.5.3.1.

Personnel:

Provide for evaluation one resume for personnel position ERP Business/ Architectural Specialist, On Site/Remote at ATEC HQ, APG, MD.

Sub-factor 1c - Experience The Experience section of the proposal shall provide information related to personnel specific experience performing GFEBS support as required under Paragraph

2.5 of the PWS to provide GFEBS Help Desk Support. The contractor shall have at least 7 years of experience in the use of GFEBS transactions related to the following seven (7) core GFEBS functionalities: Financial (FI), Spending Chain (SC); Fund Management (FM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Accounts Receivable (AR), Reimbursable Accounting (RA), and Controlling (CO). The seven (7) years of experience must be within the last 10 years from the date when the COR receives the resume IAW PWS section 2.4.1.

Proposal Development Guidance: Sub Factor 1c (Experience) under Factor 1 and Factor 2 (Past Performance) are separate evaluation areas and will be evaluated independently. Proposal content submitted for one will not be used in evaluating the other. However, offerors must submit the same experience and contract examples for both Sub Factor 1c and Factor 2. When describing experience, offerors must indicate the minimum years of directly applicable experience of the entity, measured by elapsed time, not by accumulated personnel time.

VOLUME 2: FACTOR 2 -PAST PERFORMANCE

<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" color="#000000">Offerors shall submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of six (6) contracts in performance or awarded during the past ten years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the portion(s) of the PWS expected to perform. The performance submission requirement applies solely to Factor 2.

Offerors should submit no more than six (6) past performance efforts total. Relevancy is defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the work described in the PWS that the contractor is expected to perform under the resultant award. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding recent and relevant contracts. The narrative should clearly identify the contract reference number, name of the contractor, contract title, annual dollar value, period of performance, duration (in years), a description of the work performed, and the labor categories that were used that are similar to this solicitation. References for past performance shall be provided IAW the above section 2, proposal submission requirements.

Offerors shall comply with FAR 52.219-14(e)(1) LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. If Offerors cannot comply with FAR 52.219-14(e)(1), then subcontracting plan shall not be evaluated by the government.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 - Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(a) Contractor Name, POC email, POC phone number, place of performance, CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID Number.

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

(c) Government's technical representative/COR, current email address, and telephone numbers.

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

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

(f) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (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.).

(g) Awarded price/cost.

(h) Final or projected final price/cost.

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

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

(2) Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed above in Volume 2, Section 1, a contract description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant in size and complexity to the PWS task area(s) that the applicable contractor is expected to perform.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet the original schedule, technical performance requirements or cost estimates, 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 copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror's record of performance as it relates to the requirements of the PWS and/or NAICS 541513 that the Offeror is proposed to perform, including cost, schedule, performance. Offerors are reminded they must include the most recent and relevant efforts.

VOLUME 3: FACTOR 3 - COST/PRICE

a. Price will not be adjectivally rated. Each offeror is to submit a price proposal in an Excel format.

A copy of a totaled Section B shall be included as part of the offeror's price proposal. For the purposes of this solicitation, Section B refers to the 'Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs section within this solicitation. The price proposal shall include a narrative and supporting documentation, loaded labor rate schedules, etc. to establish price reasonableness of the proposed loaded labor rates and total prices. Certification of the submitted data is not currently required in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b)(3).

b. Offeror price proposals will be evaluated for price reasonableness in accordance with the criteria in FAR 12.209, FAR 15.404-1(b), and FAR 15.403-3(c). The analytical techniques used to determine price reasonableness will be determined by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(a)(1). In accordance with FAR 15.404-3(c) each offeror shall submit the following as part of their price proposal:

1. Any current catalogs or price lists supporting the proposed commercial loaded labor rate prices.

2. History of prior sales to governmental and non-governmental customers, including proposed loaded labor rates, for the last two years for the same or similar being proposed. Explain any differences with respect to similarity.

c. CLINs with an ESTIMATED normalized amount for travel are specified for proposal purposes.

Each Offeror is to include the below amounts in their proposals and Section B. Since Travel are estimated amounts that may or may not occur, no profit shall be proposed or accepted. Please use these exact amounts in your submitted proposal.

Travel Transition - $2,000.00

Travel Base Yr - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 1 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 2 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 3 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 4 - $10,000.00

4. VOLUME 4 - FACTOR 4 - Solicitation , Offer and Award Documents and Certification

Offerors shall provide a proposal cover letter inclusive of the contractor's CAGE code, DUNs Number, Tax Identification number.

Certifications and Representations - Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the language) provided with the solicitation. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1449 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission. Every offeror shall provide a single page cover letter that provides point of contact information for individuals authorized to represent the offeror. Offeror's shall also provide signed copies of any RFP amendments (SF 30s), if any solicitation amendments are released/published.

a. Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449), Solicitation for Commercial Items.

b. Services and Prices (CLINs). (Shall correlate with Volume III)

c. Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors. Provide a fully completed copy of all representations and certifications for the subject solicitation .

- FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (This provision will be included in the resultant contract.)

- FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

Notice to Offerors.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Military and/or Government civilian personnel. The Government intends to use evaluated underling cost/price data when making a responsiveness determination concerning an offeror's compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting. Clause paragraph 52.219-14 (e)(1) states "Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs are excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the contract and cannot be obtained from small business concerns." The Government shall use fully burdened labor costs to determine if the Prime small business offeror is in compliance with the FAR Clause. An Offeror proposal found not in compliance with aforementioned clause shall be determined non-responsive and is not eligible to receive the award.

During post award performance there is some risk that in-scope contract modifications may be necessary under the changes clause to accomplish new, revised, or additional (un-anticipated) GFEBS tasks that are logical follow-on tasks that ATEC HQ requires to keep GFEBS supportable.

B. BASIS FOR AWARD (Section M)

The award will be made to a single responsible small business Offeror whose proposal is determined to be the lowest price, technically acceptable offer (FAR 15.101-2). To receive consideration for award, an "Acceptable" rating must be achieved for the Combined Technical /Management factor (to include all sub factors) and the Past Performance factor. The Cost/Price factor will not be rated, but will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness and for realism as specified in this solicitation. Any proposal receiving a rating of "Unacceptable" in any non-price Factor will not be eligible for award. The evaluation criteria detailing the Factors and Subfactors are contained in Section M of the solicitation and are herein incorporated by reference.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, offerors will be cautioned to ensure that their proposals contain all required information and are complete in ALL respects.

FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and sub factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made based on the lowest price of the proposal that is deemed technically acceptable.

A detailed explanation of the criteria for evaluation is set forth in the "Evaluation Approach," paragraph C of this section. During evaluation of each proposal, the Government will assign each factor/sub factor, excluding Price, an Acceptable/Unacceptable rating. Each sub factor will be evaluated to determine if the proposed approach associated with each sub factor meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirements. To receive an overall "Acceptable" factor rating, all sub factors must receive an "Acceptable" rating.

This analysis may include, but is not limited to, determining if 1) the costs are realistic for the work to be performed, 2) reflect a clear understanding of the contract requirements, and 3) are inclusive of all services requested. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the "Evaluation Approach", Paragraph C of this section.

Factor 1: Combined Technical/Management:

The Combined Technical/Management factor is further divided into the following sub-factors:

Sub-factor 1a: Technical Approach

Sub-factor 1b: Staffing

Sub-factor 1c: Experience

The sub-factors are of equal importance. Each sub-factor will be evaluated to determine whether the proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Each sub-factor will be rated as acceptable or unacceptable and combined for an overall Factor 1 Technical rating.

Factor 2: Past Performance:

Each offeror's past performance will be reviewed to determine whether the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown. This assessment shall be based on the offeror's record of relevant and recent past performance information pertaining to the services outlined in the SOLICITATION and a determination of how well the offeror performed on those contracts.

Factor 3: Cost/Price:

a. Price will not be adjectivally rated. Each offeror is to submit a price proposal in both hard copy and electronic Microsoft Word and Excel formats. A copy of a totaled Section B shall be included as part of the offeror's price proposal. The price proposal shall include a narrative and supporting documentation, loaded labor rate schedules, etc. to establish price reasonableness of the proposed loaded labor rates and total prices. Certification of the submitted data is not currently required in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b)(3).

b. Offeror price proposals will be evaluated for price reasonableness in accordance with the criteria in FAR 15.404-1(b), and FAR 15.403-3(c). The analytical techniques used to determine price reasonableness will be determined by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(a) (1). In accordance with FAR 15.404-3(c) each offeror shall submit the following as part of their price proposal

i. Any current catalogs or price lists supporting the proposed commercial loaded labor rate prices.

ii. History of prior sales to governmental and non-governmental customers, including proposed loaded labor rates, for the last 5 years for the same or similar being proposed. Explain any differences with respect to similarity.

c. CLINs with an ESTIMATED normalized amount for travel are specified for proposal purposes.

Each Offeror is to include the below amounts in their proposals and Section B. Since Travel are estimated amounts that may or may not occur, no profit shall be proposed or accepted. Please use these exact amounts in your submitted proposal.

Travel Transition - $2,000.00

Travel Base Yr - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 1 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 2 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 3 - $10,000.00

Travel Option Yr 4 - $10,000.00

d. The Government shall use evaluated underling cost/price data when making a responsiveness determination concerning an offeror's compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting. Clause paragraph 52.219-14 (e) (1) states, "Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs are excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the contract and cannot be obtained from small business concerns." The Government shall use fully burdened labor costs inclusive of profit to determine if the Prime small business offeror as the concern meets the at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance during each period of performance. An Offeror proposal found not in compliance with aforementioned clause shall be determined non-responsive and is ineligible for award.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by an evaluation team. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors and sub-factors is the adequacy of the offeror's 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 if each requirement has been addressed in accordance with the proposal submission instruction section of the RFP.

Keep in mind that mere promises to comply with contractual requirements are an insufficient basis for an acceptable rating. Offerors are cautioned that "parroting" of the technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions;

therefore, Offerors are cautioned to ensure that their proposals contain all necessary information and are complete in ALL respects.

Factor 1: Combined Technical/Management

The offerors shall address each of the sub-factors within its technical proposal. Offerors must receive a rating of acceptable in each of the sub-factors to receive an acceptable rating for factor

1. The technical factor is divided into the following sub-factors, all of which are of equal importance:

Sub-factor 1a: Technical Approach

Sub-factor 1b: Staffing

Sub-factor 1c: Experience

Each sub-factor within Factor 1 will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. The ratings for the sub-factors will then be summarized and one overall rating will be given for Factor 1 of either Acceptable or Unacceptable. The proposal content shall clearly address the topics listed in Section L. If an offeror receives a rating of Unacceptable for any of the individual sub-factors in Factor 1, the entire factor will be rated as Unacceptable. Factor 1 ratings are defined as follows:

Table 1 - Combined Technical/Management Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2: Past Performance

Each offeror's past performance proposal will be rated as either "Acceptable or Unacceptable" and is based on an assessment of the past performance submitted by the offeror and the Government's expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. This assessment is based on the offeror's record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the services described in the solicitation . The Government will evaluate whether the offeror's present/past performance is relevant or not relevant to the services the contractor is expected to perform as described in the solicitation. The Government will also evaluate how well the offeror performed on the contracts detailed in the offeror's proposal.

The Government will focus its evaluation on the information provided by the Offeror in its proposal and may consider data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance Government contracts for same or similar services that are relevant and recent.

Under this factor, the Government may evaluate third party references provided as to each Offeror's relevant and recent efforts, to verify the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar in size and complexity to the portion(s) of the PWS that the contractor is proposed to perform. Recent efforts are defined as those performed during the last ten years, from the issue date of this RFP.

Marginal ratings in CPARS may be considered Unacceptable. Where a reference indicates that an Offeror's performance was Unacceptable or Marginal in a particular area, the Government will consider any information provided by the Offeror to explain or rebut any Unacceptable or Marginal performance in a particular area. The burden is on the Offeror to identify in its proposal any and all extenuating circumstances which may bear on the Government's evaluation of unfavorable reference information.

For the past performance factor, offerors will be evaluated in accordance with the chart below. This rating considers the assessed quality of the relevant/recent efforts gathered.

Table 2 - Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

Acceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort or the Offeror's performance record is unknown

Unacceptable Based on the Offeror's performance record, the Government has little to no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or "neutral") past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral ratings shall be considered "acceptable."

Years of experience are measured by elapsed time of directly applicable experience on the part of the entity and not the equivalent accumulated time of personnel on staff.

Marginal ratings in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) may be considered unacceptable.

Factor 3: Cost/Price

Adjectival ratings shall not be used for offerors' Cost/Price proposals. The Government will fully evaluate and negotiate all priced Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for award. For award purposes, the total proposed price for all CLINs will be added together into a total sum (contract ceiling). The evaluation of ordering period CLINs will not obligate the Government to place more than the minimum order. A copy of a totaled Section B shall be included as part of the offeror's price proposal. The price proposal shall include a narrative and supporting documentation, loaded labor rate schedules, etc. to establish price reasonableness of the proposed loaded labor rates and total prices. Certification of the submitted data is not currently required in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b)(3). In accordance with 15.404(b)(2) The Government shall use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price. Examples of such techniques include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. Normally, adequate price competition establishes a fair and reasonable price

2. Comparison of the proposed prices to historical prices paid, whether by the Government or other than the Government, for the same or similar items. This method may be used for commercial products or commercial services including those "of a type" or when requiring minor modifications for commercial products.

i. The prior price must be a valid basis for comparison. If there has been a significant time lapse between the last acquisition and the present one, if the terms and conditions of the acquisition are significantly different, or if the reasonableness of the prior price is uncertain, then the prior price may not be a valid basis for comparison.

ii. The prior price must be adjusted to account for materially differing terms and conditions, quantities and market and economic factors. For similar items, the contracting officer must also adjust the prior price to account for material differences between the similar item and the item being procured.

iii. Expert technical advice should be obtained when analyzing similar items, or commercial products or commercial services that are "of a type", or requiring minor modifications for commercial products, to ascertain the magnitude of changes required and to assist in pricing the required changes.

3. Use of parametric estimating methods/application of rough yardsticks (such as dollars per pound or per horsepower, or other units) to highlight significant inconsistencies that warrant additional pricing inquiry.

4. Comparison with competitive published price lists, published market prices of commodities, similar indexes, and discount or rebate arrangements.

5. Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates.

6. Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items.

7. Analysis of data other than certified cost or pricing data (as defined at 2.101) provided by the offeror.

If the contracting officer determines that information on competitive proposed prices or previous contract prices is not available or is insufficient to determine that the price is fair and reasonable, the contracting officer may use any of the remaining techniques as appropriate to the circumstances applicable to the acquisition in accordance with 15.404-1(c) where the review and evaluation of any separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror's or contractor's proposal, as needed to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism, and the application of judgment to determine how well the proposed costs represent what the cost of the contract should be, assuming reasonable economy and efficiency.

c. CLINs with an ESTIMATED normalized amount for travel are specified for proposal purposes.

Each Offeror is to include the below amounts in their proposals and Section B. Since Travel are estimated amounts that may or may not occur, no profit shall be proposed or accepted. Please use these exact amounts in your submitted proposal.