W91QEX26R0001 - Solicitation EDA IDIQ -Amendment - 22Dec2025.pdf

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305-437-1993

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11:00 AM 05 Jan 2026

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INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

JOHNSON, TONYA K. (RCO MIAMI)

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30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

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% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

410TH CSB - RCO MIAMI

9301 NW 33RD ST

DORAL FL 33172

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RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS

NORBERTO SANTIAGO

9301 NW 33RD STREET

DORAL FL 33172

TEL: 305-437-3900 FAX:

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VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

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BUSINESS

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$34,000,000

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541519

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

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24.22.21.19.

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ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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Please note, one of the biggest amendments to the solicitation is:

Senior Program Specialist (SPS) & Senior Software Developer (SSD) have been removed from the solicitation.

Resumes will not be evaluated and has been removed from the solicitation.

Key Personnel will be identified at the Task Order level once IDIQ holders have been established.

Thus resumes will be required and evaluated at the Task Order level once the requirement is submitted and competed amongst awarded IDIQ holders.

Please review the Question & Answers and see all updated changes to the solicitation on applicable pages on this amendment

Section I - Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 JUN 2020

52.203-3 APR 1984

52.203-12 JUN 2020

52.203-17 NOV 2023

52.204-13 OCT 2018

52.204-19 DEC 2014

52.209-10 NOV 2015

52.209-11 FEB 2016

52.209-12 OCT 2020

52.212-4 NOV 2023

52.217-8 NOV 1999

52.219-28 JAN 2025

52.222-42 MAY 2014

52.222-43 AUG 2018

52.222-55 JAN 2022

52.222-56 OCT 2020

52.232-39 JUN 2013

52.252-5

Definitions Gratuities Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights System for Award Management Maintenance Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law Certification Regarding Tax Matters Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Products and Commercial Services Option To Extend Services Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation Statement Of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Labor Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option Contracts) Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.

Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Authorized Deviations In Provisions

NOV 2020

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

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____ (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (JAN 2025) of 52.219-9.

____ (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

____ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

____ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

XX (26) (i) 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

____ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). ____

(30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

XX (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

____ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2025) (E.O. 13126).

XX (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

XX (34)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

____ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

XX (35)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

XX (36)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

____ (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O.

13496).

XX (39)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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Amendment to add an additional question and answer period anytime throughout the duration of the Solicitation.

Page Limitations and Format: The Offeror shall comply with the following format and page limitations for each respective volume in accordance with the following table.

Volume Number

Title Maximum Pages (Excluding Cover Sheet and/or Table of Contents)

Volume 1 Factor 1: Technical Experience * 15** Volume 2 Factor 2: Past Performance* 15 Volume 3 Factor 3: Price* Signed SF1449 CLIN Structure***

Offerors are cautioned to comply with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Failure to furnish a complete proposal may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and elimination from consideration for award.

(a.) Proposals submitted electronically via e-mail shall be prepared in Microsoft application programs.

Adobe files are acceptable.

NOTE: Offerors are cautioned that due to security protocol and firewall infrastructure regulations, some electronic Microsoft based application attachments with embedded pictures, and other formatting may be cause for the security protocol and firewall infrastructure regulations under US Southern Command’s email server may be reject by the server. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to verify and certify the Government received an offeror’s submission timely.

(b.) Minimum Proposal Acceptance Period - The proposal acceptance period is 90 days. The Offeror shall make a clear statement in its Proposal Documentation that the proposal is valid for a period of not less than 90 days from receipt of offers.

(c.) The solicitation requires the evaluation of price and the following non-cost/price volumes:

Volume 1 –Technical Sub-factor 1: Experience

Volume 2 – Past Performance Volume 3 – Cost/Price

NOTE: The distinction between technical experience and past performance is experience pertains to the types of work and volume of work completed by a contractor which is comparable to the types of work covered by this requirement, in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Past performance pertains to both the relevance of recent efforts and how well a contractor has performed on the contracts.

(d.) With the exception of the first page, the Offeror shall ensure that the company name, logo, or other company identifying information does not appear in within the Volume 1, Technical.

* Times New Roman, Size 10 Font, single spaced, 8.5 x 11 (front pages only) format

*** Volume Page Limitations: Signed SF 1449 with filled in pricing under All CLINs, All Subsequent Amendments Signed, filled in pricing for all cost variables on the "Overtime Support Pricing Sheet", and filled in representations and certifications (optional) under FAR 52.212-3.

Submittal Requirements for price and each non-cost/price volume.

a. Volume 1 – Technical:

Sub-factor 1 - Experience: The Offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) contract reference for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. A maximum of three (3) contract submissions will be evaluated.

The contracts must be or have been similar in size and scope in the support of U.S.

Government. The Government will only consider contracts performed by the contractor not “Key Personnel”. The contract reference(s) submitted must provide evidence to support the following:

The Offeror shall submit contract references which demonstrate that the Offeror possess a minimum of three (3) years of experience on recent and relevant service contracts similar in size, scope and complexity to the solicitation requirements in the PWS. In order for the government to validate the evidence provided in support of this sub-factor, the Offeror must include for the contract reference in the technical experience proposal the following: Contract Number/Task Order Number; award date;

period of performance (base and all option periods), an aggregate cumulative total dollar value of the contract/task order; a general description of the work performe and how it relates to the requirement found in the solicitation; and at least one accurate point of contact for the contract reference identified to include current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. Failure to submit the minimum requirements as stated above will be considered non-responsive and will result in the non- evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

In order for an evaluator to make a technical determination per contract reference in relation to the recency, relevancy, size, and scope of an offeror’s submittal, the contract reference must contain information of and meet the following minimum criteria:

a. Recency – To be considered recent, the contract reference must have been awarded within the last five (5) years;

b. Relevancy – The contract reference must hold a minimum aggregate cumulative dollar value (includes base and option period values at time of contract award) of $4,000,000.00. A relevant contract reference can be a competitive or noncompetitive single contract purchase order, or a standalone task order.

c. Similar Size and Scope: Each contract reference must be similar in size and scope to the requirements in PWS of the solicitation. Each reference shall include a general description of work performed which will be evaluated in terms of how it relates to the requirements found in the performance work statement. In order for a reference to be considered similar in size each reference must hold an aggregate cumulative dollar value of at least $4,000,000.00. In order for a reference to be considered similar in scope, each reference shall illustrate an effort working directly with the US Government providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Information Operations as defined in this Performance Work Statement.

Volume 2 / Factor 2 – Past Performance: The Offeror shall submit complete and accurate Past Performance Questionnaires for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) contracts for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. The Offeror must provide a complete and accurate Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), which can be found with instructions as Attachment 1 at the bottom of this document, for each submitted contract reference. It is the offeror’s responsibility to assure all identified contract reference PPQ’s are filled out entirely and are submitted to the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer before the deadline to submit proposals under the subject solicitation. Contracts identified in the PPQ must be contracts completed for the Department of Defense.

Recency & Relevancy: Each contract references shall be similar in size, scope, and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. A recent contract reference will be considered an active contract within the last five (5) years at the time of proposal submission. A relevant reference is a contract of approximately the same size and scope as defined in Sub-factor 1, Section C – “Similar Size and Scope” in support of highly specialized technical and operational related functions providing technical, operational, command control, and other specialized services for the US Government.

Other Sources of Past Performance Information: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

NOTE: It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past performance inquiries may preclude the evaluator’s ability to assign a past performance rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

Volume 3 / Factor 3 – Price:

Proposal Submittal Requirements:

Complete SF1449: The Offeror shall submit a completed SF 1449 CLIN structure indicating a unit price and total proposed price for all Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINS) for the base period accordingly.

Overtime Support Pricing Sheet: A separate after-hours pricing sheet is submitted as part of

Solicitation W91QEX-26-R-0001, “Surge Support Pricing Sheet”. The Offeror shall fill out the pricing sheet for each proposed Key Personnel for the base and option periods accordingly. The Offeror shall provide a price per hour for all Key Personnel in the event overtime support is needed in accordance with PWS Paragraph 1.6.10. The prices proposed will not be evaluated as part of the Offerors overall evaluated price; however, the prices will be evaluated, using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 8, in order to determine if the prices are reasonable and balanced.

NOTE: Offerors that submit pricing under the “Surge Support Pricing Sheet” that is determined to be significantly unbalanced or unreasonable may be considered unacceptable under this factor and therefore unacceptable for contract award.

Online Representations & Certifications: Completed Representations and Certifications and ALL System for Award Management (SAM) Requirements accurate and current upon Offeror’s submission. This submission will not be taken into account for maximum page limitation purposes. The Offeror can fulfill this requirement through one of the following methods:

(1) 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.

(2) Via the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at https://orca.bpn.gov/

(3) Via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov

IMPORTANT: An offer submitted without a complete 52.212-3 or ORCA/SAM Record will not be accepted and will be determined ineligible for contract award.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to extend the notification deadline of the solicitation up to the date proposals are initially due. The Government may reject any or all responses if such actions are in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in the submitted offers.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and make no award. By responding to this solicitation and submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, the Offeror understands that the Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Offeror in response to this solicitation.

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

EVALUATION

This is a competitive Trade Off best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16, Indefinite Delivery Contracts, utilizing Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures.

The Government intends to award a multiple award IDIQ contract under this solicitation. To be eligible for award, the Offerors must meet all requirements of the solicitation for all CLIN’s, including options; and conform to all terms and conditions.

The award will be made based on the best overall value proposals that is determined to be most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the three factors and subfactor:

Factor 1: Technical Subfactors:

Experience

Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Prices

**The Technical factors including subfactor (Experience), when combined with the Past Performance are significantly more important than Price.

FACTORS AND SUBFACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal:

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 subfactors described below.

Volume 1: Technical (Technical is further divided into the following subfactors.)

Subfactor 1: Experience

During evaluation of each proposal, the Government will assign each Technical subfactor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

Factor 2: Past Performance: Each offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 3: Cost/Price: The resulting award will be a Firm-Fixed price. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the Firm-Fixed Price effort.

Factor 1: Technical is divided into the following subfactors:

Subfactor 1: Experience

The Offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) contract reference for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. A maximum of three

(3) contract submissions will be evaluated. The contracts must be or have been similar in size and scope in the support of U.S. Government. The Government will only consider

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contracts performed by the contractor not “Key Personnel”. The contract reference(s) submitted must provide evidence to support the following:

The Offeror shall submit contract references which demonstrate that the Offeror possess a minimum of three (3) years of experience on recent and relevant service contracts similar in size, scope and complexity to the solicitation requirements in the PWS. In order for the government to validate the evidence provided in support of this sub-factor, the Offeror must include for the contract reference in the technical experience proposal the following:

Contract Number/Task Order Number; award date; period of performance (base and all option periods), an aggregate cumulative total dollar value of the contract/task order; a general description of the work performed and how it relates to the requirement found in the solicitation; and at least one accurate point of contact for the contract reference identified to include current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. Failure to submit the minimum requirements as stated above will be considered non-responsive and will result in the non- evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

In order for an evaluator to make a technical determination per contract reference in relation to the recency, relevancy, size, and scope of an offeror’s submittal, the contract reference must contain information of and meet the following minimum criteria:

d. Recency – To be considered recent, the contract reference must have been awarded within the last five (5) years;

b. Relevancy – The contract reference must hold a minimum aggregate cumulative dollar value (includes base and option period values at time of contract award) of $4,000,000.00. A relevant contract reference can be a competitive or noncompetitive single contract, purchase order, or a standalone task order.

c. Similar Size and Scope: Each contract reference must be similar in size and scope to the requirements in PWS of the solicitation. Each reference shall include a general description of work performed which will be evaluated in terms of how it relates to the requirements found in the performance work statement. In order for a reference to be considered similar in size, each reference must hold an aggregate cumulative dollar value of at least $4,000,000.00. In order for a reference to be considered similar in scope, each reference shall illustrate an effort working directly with the US Government providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Information Operations as defined in this Performance Work Statement.

b. Volume 2 – Past Assessment: The Offeror shall submit complete and accurate Past Assessment Questionnaires for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) contracts for which the Offeror was the prime contractor, subcontractor, or Joint Venture (JV) Partner. The Offeror must provide a complete and accurate Past Assessment Questionnaire (PPQ), which can be found with instructions as Attachment 1 at the bottom of this document, for each submitted contract reference. It is the offeror’s responsibility to assure all identified contract reference PPQ’s are filled out entirely and are submitted to the Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer before the deadline to submit proposals under the subject solicitation. Contracts identified in the PPQ must be contracts completed for the Department of Defense.

i. Recency & Relevancy: Each contract references shall be similar in size, scope, and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. A recent contract reference will be considered an active contract within the last five (5) years at the time of proposal submission. A relevant is a contract of approximately the same size and scope as defined in Sub-factor 1, Section C – “Similar Size and Scope” in support of highly specialized technical and operational related functions providing technical, operational, command control, and other specialized services for the US Government.

ii. Other Sources of Past Assessment Information: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past assessment.

Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past assessment information retrieved through the Past Assessment Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past assessment information rests with the Offeror.

NOTE: It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past assessment inquiries may preclude the evaluator’s ability to assign a past assessment rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will use a common set of adjectival ratings to evaluate non-Cost/Price Factors to include subfactors.

The components of each subfactor will be assessed for significant strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, deficiencies, risks, and uncertainties. Each subfactor will be assigned an adjectival rating based upon those collective findings. The compilation of these subfactor adjectival ratings will form the basis of the factor rating. Each proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Request for Proposal (RFP), utilizing adjectival ratings as shown below:

Utilize the rating methodologies and associated definitions set forth in Chapter 3 of the DoD Source Selection Procedures and the Army Source Selection Supplement for factors and subfactors.

Evaluators will apply the adjectival rating for the definition that most closely matches the evaluation.

Technical Rating: (DoD Source Selection Procedures 3.1.2.2) The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

Combined technical/risk evaluations shall utilize the combined technical/risk ratings (see Table 5) and risk descriptions (see Table 6) below:

TABLE 5 - Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Adjectival Rating Definition

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

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

Acceptable

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

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

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

NOTE: It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that there is a valid point of contact provided for each contract submitted, as well as current telephone numbers and/or email addresses. This point of contact will be used as a reference and for PPQ answer verification should it be necessary. Offerors may provide an alternate point of contact if possible. Failure of references to be able to respond to past performance inquiries may preclude the evaluator’s ability to assign a past performance rating of acceptable based on satisfactory performance.

Past Performance Rating: In performing the past performance factor evaluation, evaluators shall apply

TABLE 6 - Technical Risk Ratings Adjectival Rating Description

Low Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance.

Normal contractor efforts and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

the following evaluation rating scheme at Tables 8 and 9 will apply:

TABLE 8 - Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Description Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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

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

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

Unknown Confidence (Neutral) No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

TABLE 9 - Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

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

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

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

Findings Definition:

Significant Strength. An aspect of an offerors’ proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Strength. An aspect of an offerors’ proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

Uncertainty. Any aspect of a non-cost/price factor proposal for which the intent of the offeror is unclear (e.g., more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission or mistake).

Adverse Past Performance. Past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation.

Volume 3 Price

Proposal Submittal Requirements:

Complete SF1449: The Offeror shall submit a completed SF 1449 CLIN structure indicating a unit price and total proposed price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) for the base period accordingly.

Overtime Support Pricing Sheet: A separate after-hours pricing sheet is submitted as part of Solicitation W91QEX-26-R-0001, “Surge Support Pricing Sheet”. The Offeror shall fill out the pricing sheet for each proposed Key Personnel for the base and option periods accordingly. The Offeror shall provide a price per hour for all Key Personnel in the event overtime support is needed in accordance with PWS Paragraph 1.6.10. The prices proposed will not be evaluated as part of the Offerors overall evaluated price; however, the prices will be evaluated, based on the techniques defined in FAR 8.404(d), in order to determine if the prices are reasonable and balanced.

NOTE: Offerors that submit pricing under the “Surge Support Pricing Sheet” that is determined to be significantly unbalanced or unreasonable may be considered unacceptable under this factor and therefore unacceptable for contract award.

i. Online Representations & Certifications: Completed Representations and Certifications and ALL System for Award Management (SAM) Requirements accurate and current upon Offeror’s submission.

This submission will not be taken into account for maximum page limitation purposes. The Offeror can fulfill this requirement through one of the following methods:

(4) 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.

(5) Via the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at https://orca.bpn.gov/

(6) Via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov

IMPORTANT: An offer submitted without a complete 52.212-3 or ORCA/SAM Record will not be accepted and will be determined ineligible for contract award.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to extend the notification deadline of the solicitation up to the date proposals are initially due. The Government may reject any or all responses if such actions are in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in the submitted offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and make no award. By responding to this solicitation and submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, the Offeror understands that the Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Offeror in response to this solicitation.

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

1.6.15 Phase in/Phase out period: To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, during the fifteen (30) day phase in/ phase out periods. During the phase in period, the Contractor shall become familiar with performance requirements in order to commence full performance of services on the contract start date.

1.6.16 General Training Requirements:

1.6.16.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training: The Contractor shall complete AT Level I Training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies, or 30 calendar days after employment of new personnel, all Contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, who are employed under the contract shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR or KO within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. For Common Access Card (CAC) holders, AT Level I awareness training is available at https://jkodirect.jten.mil, course number “JS-US007-14”. For non-CAC holders, AT Level I awareness training is available at http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html (this standalone version is intended for non-CAC users without a JKO account only). Training must have been completed within the last 12 months and maintained yearly thereafter. If training cannot be conducted on the website, the Contractor will coordinate with the local AT Officer at their assigned location for classroom training by a Level 2 trained AT Officer and a copy of either the training certificate or the training attendance roster signed by the AT Officer will be maintained by the Contractor.

Verification of the training will be provided to the COR or KO within 10 calendar days after completion of the training.

1.6.16.2 OPSEC Awareness: If the Contractor, or a subcontractor, or employees of either disclose any information that disrupts or harms the Government's operations or activities, then the Government retains the right to exclude any employee from performance of duties under this contract. The exclusion of an employee for security reasons will not relieve the Contractor from performance of services required under this contract. By way of example, personnel shall not sketch or take photos of government facilities or activities, unless related to service to be provided. All government paper products and removable digital storage material that is received, generated, or stored during the contract will be destroyed completely when no longer needed to preclude recognition of information.

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