W91QVN25R0015-0001.pdf

411TH CSB, KOREA - HUMP CONTRACTING DIV

POC: MS. KWON, SE YONG

TEL: 0503- 355- 3384

SEYONG.KWON.LN@ARM Y.MIL

APO AP 96271

UNITED STATES

0012122761

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provi ded herei n, all t erms and condit ions of t he document refere nced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore change d, remai ns unchanged and in ful l force and effect .

15A. NAME AND TIT LE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

ST ANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescr ibed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

1. The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide answers to questions received during the Question and Answ er per iod stated in the solicitation. This amendment also removes the certification requirement for “Information and Communication Construction performance confirmation last 3 years” to align w ith the solicitation’s evaluation criteria.

2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CO NTRACT ID CODE P AGE OF P AGES

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

16C. DAT E SIGNED

BY

16B. UNITED ST AT ES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contract ing Officer )(Signature of person authorized t o sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, Count y, Stat e and Zip Code) X W91QVN25R0015

X 9B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 11)

05-Dec-2024

10B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITAT ION NO.

11. THIS IT EM ONLY APPLIES T O AMENDMENT S OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered soli cit ati on i s amended as set forth in It em 14. The hour and date specified for rece ipt of Offer is ext ended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowl edge rece ipt of t his amendment pri or to the hour and date specified in the sol ici tat ion or as amended by one of t he fol lowing methods:

(a) By compl eti ng Items 8 and 15, and returning copi es of the amendment ; (b) By acknowledgi ng recei pt of thi s a mendment on each copy of t he offer submit ted;

or (c) By s epara te let ter or t elegram whi ch i ncludes a refe rence t o t he s olic ita tion and amendment numbers . FA ILURE OF YOU R A CKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT TH E P LACE D ESIGNATED FOR TH E RECEIPT OF OFFERS P RIO R TO THE HOUR AN D DATE SP ECIFIED MA Y RESULT IN

REJECTIO N OF YOUR OFFER. If by vir tue of thi s amendment you desire t o change an offer already submit ted, s uch c hange ma y be made by t ele gram or let ter, provided each t elegram or l ett er makes reference to the sol ici tat ion and this amendment , and is re ceived prior to the openi ng hour and dat e speci fi ed.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DAT A (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 FORT H IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONT RACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. T HE ABOVE NUMBERED CONT RACT /ORDER IS MODIFIED T O REFLECT THE ADMINIST RATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORT H IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO T HE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. T HIS SUPPLEMENT AL AGREEMENT IS ENT ERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OT HER (Specify type of modification and authorit y)

E. IMPORTANT: Contract or is not, is required to sign this document and return copies t o the issuing office.

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

U0001

2. AMENDMENT/ MODIFICATION NO. 5. P ROJECT NO .(If appli cable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

12-Dec-2024

CODE

411TH CONTRACTING SUPPORT BRIGADE, KOREA

HUMPHREYS CONTRACTING DIVISION

UNIT 15289

APO AP 96271-5584

UNITED STATES

W91QVN 7. AD MINISTERED BY (If other t han item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PU RCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE W91QVN

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W91QVN25R0015

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Soliciation #W91QVN25R0015 Q&A

Question Number

Solicitation Issue 5 December 24

Soliciation #W91QVN25R0015 Questions as of 12 December 2024

Telecommunication Lease service

(BOA)

Reference Question Answer

1 Instruction to Offeror How can we submit a original and hard copies? Visit Contracting Office? Hard copy is necessary? Should we proceed with electronic submissions only?

submitting the proposal in electronic copy(email).

2 CLIN No 0001 Is the unit price will be average of between those speeds?

The CLIN No 0001 is provided for reference only regarding the services to be included when drafting a proposal. Actual bidding will be conducted through a Task Order.

3 CLIN No 0001 Is the unit price will be annual price?

or monthly price?

Annual Price (12 Months)

4 CLIN No 0001 Is the amount will be unit price X 100? A. The quantity of100 jobs represents the maximum task order that may be issued over the total period of performance.

B. The CLIN No 0001 is provided for reference only regarding the services to be included when drafting a proposal. Actual bidding will be conducted through a Task Order.

5 CLIN No 0001AE Regarding ITEM NO.0001AE, What is "Redundancy" for?

This "Redundancy" serves as a backup communication channel, available for use in the event of an issue with the primary leased communication line currently in operation.

(Active - Standby)

6 CLIN No 0001AF, 0002AE,0004 AD

Regarding ITEM NO.0001AF, 0002AE, 0004AD, What is "Other" for?

Other CLINs are utilized to deliver services not covered by existing CLINs or to temporarily support services planned for future implementation.

7 PWS 1.9.2 Contract Manager and Alternate have to have Bachelor of Science? and which information has to be included in resume?

"1.9.2 Contract Manager and Alternate:

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in management, information system management, or telecommunications with at least three

(3) years of contract management or project management relating to telecommunications support as related to requirements set forth in this PWS within last five

(5) years."

The Offeror shall provide the resume of CM (Contract Manager) and ACM (Alternate Contract Manger) with following information.

A. Bachelor of Science degree B. At least three (3) years of contract management or project management relating to telecommunications support as related to requirements set forth in this PWS within last five (5) years.

8 Instruction to Offeror Can I submit Licenses and Past Performance with Korean Language?

Regarding submission of Licenses and Past Performance documents in Korean, submission in Korean is acceptable.

However, a certified English translation must be provided for review and evaluation purposes.

9 Instruction to Offeror I see that "Copies shall not contain company name or symbol" in soliciation . Is this right? I ask because there are company name in Licenses that I will submit.

According to the amendment, offerors are required to submit two different types of proposals: one original and one redacted copy. The redacted copy must not contain the company name or symbol to ensure impartial evaluation by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB).

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023)

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. INTRODUCTION: Offerors shall submit their complete proposals electronically via email to seyong.kwon.ln@army.mil and daniel.nyam.mil@army.mil. Hard copies will no longer be required. Proposals must include a Technical Proposal (Volume I), Past Performance Proposal (Volume II), and Price Proposal (Volume III).

Each submission must consist of:

Original Copy: Contains the company name, pricing information, and all required documentation.

Redacted Copy: Excludes the company name and symbol

Proposal must be submitted via email by 23 December 2024, 13:00 KST as specified in Block #8 of the solicitation.

All questions should be e-mailed to seyong.kwon.ln@army.mil and daniel.nyam.mil@army.mil within 7 days after the RFP is issued. The submission must clearly identify the solicitation number, e.g., “Proposal for Solicitation No.

W91QVN25R0015”. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in the proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and ineligible for contract award.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The offeror shall submit its proposal in accordance with the following instructions. The offeror shall make every effort to minimize the amount of data submitted as part of the proposal.

Offeror’s are cautioned that copying or repeating 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. Offeror’s are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2.1. The proposals must contain sufficient details to enable a thorough evaluation and sound conclusions as to the technical and management competence of offeror’s and their ability to perform the required contract services. Proposals shall be precise, factual, complete, and describe in sufficient detail the proposed method(s) of accomplishing tasks set forth in the Performance Work Statement.

2.2 Offeror’s are required to submit proposals in response to this solicitation in the following principal element and copy:

2.2.1 Volume I - FACTOR 1, Technical Factor:

Submit one original electronic copy (with company name and symbol) and one redacted electronic copy Page Limit: 100 pages (No page limitation for Licenses) Redacted copies shall not contain company name or symbol

2.2.2 Volume II - FACTOR 2, Past Performance:

Submit one original electronic copy (with company name and symbol) and one redacted electronic copy Page Limit: Five pages per contract described Redacted copies shall not contain company name or symbol

2.2.3 Volume III - FACTOR 3, Price Proposal:

Submit one original electronic copy (with company name and symbol) and one redacted electronic copy Page Limit: No page limitations Redacted copies shall not contain company name or symbol

2.3 The official copy shall include any page changes as a result of Clarification Requests. Page changes to the proposal shall not cause the maximum page count to be exceeded.

2.4 Submission of Proposals:

2.5.1 Late Proposal - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this solicitation, proposals received by a contracting office after the exact date and time specified herein for receipt of proposals are late and shall not be considered for award, unless Government mishandling at the installation was the proximate cause of the proposal being late. Late proposals sent by registered, certified, express or any other mail service shall not be considered for award in the absence of Government mishandling at the installation.

NOTE 1: ALL COST AND PRICING INFORMATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN VOLUME III

(PROPOSAL) AND NO OTHER VOLUME. CONTRACTOR’S SHALL IDENTIFY, ON PAGE 1 OF THEIR

PRICE PROPOSAL, THE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, AND E-MAIL

ADDRESS. THE OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT THE ELECTRONIC COPY OF PRICING PROPOSAL IN

MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 FORMAT OR HIGHER VERSION.

3. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

3. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

3.1 Volume I - Factor 1 Technical – The offeror shall provide the following in the technical volume:

3.1.1 SUBFACTOR A. MANAGEMENT APPROACH PLAN.

This overall factor considers extent of adequacy, effectiveness, and comprehensiveness of the offeror’s technical execution approach, as well as the offeror’s ability to meet all the requirements of Part 5 the PWS. The factor also considers the offeror’s ability to execute the tasks identified in the PWS. The offeror must address at a minimum each element/task as follows. Failure to provide the required Capabilities in USFK Wide covers at a minimum each element listed below will result in a rating of unacceptable.

Element 1 Contractor / Service Provider Service Implementation Plan (Activation/Deactivation) Element 2 Contractor / Service Provider Service Transition Plan Element 3 Contractor / Service Provider Leased Communication Service Coverage

3.1.2 SUBFACTOR B. LICENSES.

Element 1 Contractor/ Service Provider requirement:

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Communication Infrastructure Business License Certificate”

(기간통신사업사 증명서) issued by ROK “Ministry of Scient and ICT” (과학기술정보통신부).

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Information and Communication Construction License”

(정보통신공사업자증) and registered to “Korea Information & Communication Construction Associate

(KICA |한국정보통신공사협회)”

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Certification of possession of information and communication

Engineer” (정보통신기술자 보유 확인서) and registered to “Korea Information & Communication

Construction Associate (KICA |한국정보통신공사협회)”

The Contractor shall provide “Corporate Credit Report” (기업신용보고서) issued by “NICE D&B (Duns

& Bradstreet)” (나이스디앤비) or equivalent

Element 2 Business License: The offeror shall submit copy of valid business registration issued by ROK Government Authorities in both Korean and English.

3.2 Volume II – Factor 2 Past Performance The offeror shall provide the following in the Past Performance volume:

The offeror shall provide a list of up to five (5) contracts under which they have performed same or similar size services relevant to this RFP’s requirement within the last three (3) years. This data on recent contracts will be used by the Contracting Officer to evaluate contractor past performance. The offeror’s shall present past performance references for themselves whose effort is relevant to performance of the proposed effort. The following information shall be included as applicable:

- Contract Number

- Description of Performance

- Total Contract Amount

- Contract Award Date

- Period of Contract

- Procuring Agency/Customer

- Contracting Officer/Contracting Officer’s Representative (name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number)

3.3 Volume III – Factor 3 Price Proposal - The offeror shall provide the following in the Price volume:

3.3.1 Offerors shall propose the Leased Communication Service plans with fixed unit prices using “TE 04. BOA Leased Communication Service_Price Table” commercially available in each monthly plan.

Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Contractors

Include the language below in:

New awards originating in SPS/PD2 or PADDS (including those already containing the ACWS solicitation language).

New awards originating in ACWS when the solicitation originated in SPS/PD2 or PADDS.

Existing contracts, indefinite delivery vehicles (IDVs), and agreements with a period of performance or delivery schedule that may exceed the sunset date of the legacy system (including any extension or option clauses).

New IDVs originating in ACWS where one or more organizations that haven’t deployed ACWS yet are allowed to place orders.

Location: Section H, Special Contract Requirements.

Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Contractors

a. The Department of the Army is in the process of deploying a new solicitation and contract writing software application to Army contracting offices worldwide. Known as the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS), this modern software application will replace most existing Army contract writing systems, including the system used to create and release this Contract.

b. During this transition period, Contractors are hereby advised:

1. The Contracting Office may use any combination of contract writing systems to generate distributable copies of this contract during its period of performance, as well as any subsequent modifications or orders (if applicable). As a result:

i. Subsequent documents you receive may appear noticeably different than the original award or previous contractual documents from the same Contracting Office.

ii. A change between contract writing systems may cause important information concerning contract terms and conditions to take on different formatting or appear in different parts of later documents issued.

iii. Contractors shall ensure Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and personnel interacting with this contract are prepared to identify and respond appropriately to differences between document versions.

2. The Government does not intend to use the shift between contract writing systems to effect any changes to Contract terms and conditions. Therefore:

i. Contractors should view changes to terms or conditions between document versions as system-generated and potentially erroneous unless accompanied by narrative(s) designating such changes as deliberate and desired.

ii. Contractors shall inform the Contracting Officer listed on the first page of the most recent document issued for guidance regarding any suspected or observed inadvertent or system-generated changes (i.e., noticing something missing in a new conformed copy).

iii. The Government will correct any inadvertent or system-generated changes, additions, or omissions discovered by either party, via bilateral modification, at no cost to the Contractor.

iv. The terms and conditions contained in the latest document reflecting deliberate action by the Contracting Officer (i.e., the last conformed copy of the award not affected by the observed issue) will take precedence until the problems are corrected.

3. In the unlikely event award information is corrupted or mutilated during system migration and replacement or re-issuance of this contract is necessary for continued contract administration, the Contracting Officer will:

i. Issue a continuation contract in accordance with DFARS 204.1601(c) and DFARS PGI

204.1601(c), carrying over all terms and conditions from the last-known version of this contract to accurately reflect mutual agreement of the parties.

ii. Incorporate the last-known version of this contract to accurately reflect mutual agreement of the parties as an attachment to the replacement or continuation contract for future reference.

iii. Ensure any such reissuance or continuance is properly reported to preserve the integrity of Contractor performance measurement data, if any (i.e., FAPIIS, CPARS).

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

See ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION --COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION --COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

A. Basis of Award:

In accordance with FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products Commercial Services and 15-Commercial Services, Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer that satisfies all terms and conditions of this solicitation and who is determined to be responsible in accordance with (IAW) FAR 9.104-1 General standards. The proposals are intended to be evaluated, and award made, without discussions with the offerors (other than discussion conducted for award that cannot be made on initial proposals and the Government determines discussions to be necessary, the Government will establish a competitive range which may consist of the most highly qualified proposals, considering technical, past performance and price evaluation factors, and conduct the negotiations with all offerors in the competitive range. IAW FAR 15.306(c)(2) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals (Competitive Range) , if the Government establishes a competitive range to hold discussions, the Government reserves the right to limit the number of most highly qualified offerors selected for the competitive range discussions for the purposes of executing an efficient competition.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED: The following evaluation factors and sub factors will be used to evaluated proposals:

FACTOR 1 Technical Subfactor A Management Approach Plan Subfactor B Licenses

FACTOR 2 Past Performance

FACTOR 3 Price

Technical capability of the offered proposal meets the Government’s technical requirement, past performance, and price. The Government intends to award this contract to the lowest price offeror who is acceptable in the Technical and Past Performance Factors. Each factor and subfactor (except Price) will be rated either acceptable or unacceptable. A rating of unacceptable for any factor or subfactor will result in an overall unacceptable rating.

The following ratings will be used in evaluating technical factor and Subfactors. NOTE: Elements are not given a separate rating

Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 1 Technical

The technical proposals will be evaluated to determine each offeror’s ability to accomplish the technical requirements as specified in the solicitation. The technical proposals will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each technical requirement of the solicitation has been addressed in accordance with the proposal submission section of the solicitation.

SUBFACTOR A MANAGEMENT APPROACH PLAN

This overall factor considers adequacy, effectiveness, and comprehensiveness of the offeror’s technical execution approach, as well as the offeror’s ability to meet all the requirements of Part 5 the PWS.

The offeror’s plan shall address at a minimum each element/task as follows:

Element 1 Contractor / Service Provider Service Implementation Plan (Activation/Deactivation) Element 2 Contractor / Service Provider Service Transition Plan Element 3 Contractor / Service Provider Leased Communication Service Coverage

SUBFACTOR B LICENSES.

Element 1 Contractor/ Service Provider requirement:

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Communication Infrastructure Business License Certificate”

(기간통신사업사 증명서) issued by ROK “Ministry of Scient and ICT” (과학기술정보통신부).

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Information and Communication Construction License”

(정보통신공사업자증) and registered to “Korea Information & Communication Construction Associate

(KICA |한국정보통신공사협회)”

The Contractor shall provide ACTIVE “Certification of possession of information and Communication

Engineer” (정보통신기술자 보유 확인서) and registered to “Korea Information & Communication

Construction Associate (KICA |한국정보통신공사협회)”

The Contractor shall provide “Corporate Credit Report” (기업신용보고서) issued by “NICE D&B (Duns

& Bradstreet)” (나이스디앤비) or equivalent.

Element 2 Business License: The offeror shall submit copy of valid business registration issued by ROK Government Authorities in both Korean and English.

Factor 2: PAST PERFORMANCE.

The following ratings will be used in evaluating Past Performance Factor:

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

(See note below)

Un-acceptable Based on the offerors performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort

NOTE: 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 past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, "unknown" shall be considered "acceptable".

The Contracting Officer will evaluate past performance to determine the offeror’s capability to perform the contract.

Evaluation of past performance will be done only on proposals that receive a technically acceptable rating on Factor A Technical.

The offeror shall provide documentation outlining Past Performance on up to five (5) contracts under which they performed as a prime or subcontractor for work that is the same or similar in nature and similar size and complexity as the RFP’s requirements (relevant) for the past three (3) years (recent) as of the closing date of the solicitation.

Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.305(2).

Past performance will be evaluated in the following manner:

Relevance. Review of the detailed explanation submitted by offerors demonstrating the relevance of the referenced work to the requirements of the solicitation.

Quality Assessment. The Government will obtain past performance information from any reasonable source available, including Government databases in order to evaluate the offeror’s past performance. Additionally, Past Performance References may be contacted by phone or e-mail to verify contents in detail explanation and to determine record of compliance with contract requirements, accuracy of reports, technical capability and quality of services.

Factor 3: PRICE.

The price proposal will be evaluated utilizing price analysis techniques identified in FAR Part 15.404-1(b) to determine if the price proposal is complete and reasonable.

Completeness: Offerors shall propose the Leased Communication Service plans with fixed unit prices using “TE

04. BOA Leased Communication Service_Price Table” commercially available in each monthly plan.

Price Reasonableness: Price should also reflect fair market value and be reasonable when compared to the independent Government estimate, previous prices for same or similar services and/or when compared among other technically acceptable offers.

Price is not scored. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions.

Therefore, Offerors are instructed that submitted proposals should contain their best pricing.

Any underlying assumptions including proposed escalation rates between base and subsequent option periods shall be clearly explained.

All pricing will be quoted in Korean currency (KRW). Contracts will be issued, and invoices paid in KRW currency.

(End of Summary of Changes)