AFPSL Recompete

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA2263-20-R-0002
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Heath OH 43056 USA

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This solicitation seeks proposals to provide calibration and technical order services at the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center is procuring these services to support critical metrology functions. Key requirements include maintaining ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, calibrating Air Force standards, developing technical orders, and ensuring measurement traceability. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, past performance, and price. The final solicitation release date is January 31, 2020.

There is no set-aside designated for this opportunity. The incumbent contractor currently provides these services and may participate in the recompete. The place of performance will be at facilities in Heath, Ohio. The period of performance is a one-year base period starting in October 2020 with four one-year options, and pricing will be provided for recurring calibration services in three workload bands from 2021 through 2030. The estimated annual recurring calibration workload is 12,140 actions.

Notice text

9 versions

Update #9 · Latest ·

*** 26 March 2020 ***

One of the formulas was corrected in Attachment 2a Workload. The changes wthin the spreadsheet are highlighted in yellow. Attachment 2a Workload Rev 1 has replaces the old attachment.

*** 23 March 2020 ***

A slight clarification to section 3.10 in Section L. Offerors may submit proposals via mail or electronically through DoD Safe. Section L has been updated accordingly.

*** 20 March 2020 ***

A new solicitation amendment and Section L, Rev. 3 has been posted. Section 3.10 has been added to Section L to outline additional proposal delivery methods. In light of recent restrictions involving COVID-19, the government has authorized proposals to be submitted electronically via DoD Safe. This is in addition to the initial submission method via mail. Hand delivery will not be authorized due to social distancing restrictions. 

*** 11 March 2020 ***

A number of questions have been received pertaining to the solicitation. These questions and responses have been compiled and are posted as an attachment to this posting. Responses are posted in Red.

*** 5 March 2020 ***

A new amendment has been uploaded to the site to correct the time that proposals are due to 2 pm EDT. Section L Rev 2 has also been uploaded to reflect the same change.

Two questions were also asked and the responses are provided below.

1. Are the labor hours associated with implementing/managing CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 included in the Government provided costs in the TEP Price Proposal Workbook?  If not should these labor hours be included in CLIN 0002?

Response: 

Labor hours are not included in the TEP plug number for CLIN 0004 External Cal & Repair Services. Those hours should be included in CLIN 0002. Labor hours are included in the plug number for CLIN 0005, Calibrations Services – FMS.

2. In Volume V, Price - Should a separate table be provided that identifies the fully burdened rate for each labor category?

Response:

A separate table showing fully burdened rates for each labor category should be provided with your Price Proposal.

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #8 ·

*** 23 March 2020 ***

A slight clarification to section 3.10 in Section L. Offerors may submit proposals via mail or electronically through DoD Safe. Section L has been updated accordingly.

*** 20 March 2020 ***

A new solicitation amendment and Section L, Rev. 3 has been posted. Section 3.10 has been added to Section L to outline additional proposal delivery methods. In light of recent restrictions involving COVID-19, the government has authorized proposals to be submitted electronically via DoD Safe. This is in addition to the initial submission method via mail. Hand delivery will not be authorized due to social distancing restrictions. 

*** 11 March 2020 ***

A number of questions have been received pertaining to the solicitation. These questions and responses have been compiled and are posted as an attachment to this posting. Responses are posted in Red.

*** 5 March 2020 ***

A new amendment has been uploaded to the site to correct the time that proposals are due to 2 pm EDT. Section L Rev 2 has also been uploaded to reflect the same change.

Two questions were also asked and the responses are provided below.

1. Are the labor hours associated with implementing/managing CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 included in the Government provided costs in the TEP Price Proposal Workbook?  If not should these labor hours be included in CLIN 0002?

Response: 

Labor hours are not included in the TEP plug number for CLIN 0004 External Cal & Repair Services. Those hours should be included in CLIN 0002. Labor hours are included in the plug number for CLIN 0005, Calibrations Services – FMS.

2. In Volume V, Price - Should a separate table be provided that identifies the fully burdened rate for each labor category?

Response:

A separate table showing fully burdened rates for each labor category should be provided with your Price Proposal.

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #7 ·

*** 20 March 2020 ***

A new solicitation amendment and Section L, Rev. 3 has been posted. Section 3.10 has been added to Section L to outline additional proposal delivery methods. In light of recent restrictions involving COVID-19, the government has authorized proposals to be submitted electronically via DoD Safe. This is in addition to the initial submission method via mail. Hand delivery will not be authorized due to social distancing restrictions. 

*** 11 March 2020 ***

A number of questions have been received pertaining to the solicitation. These questions and responses have been compiled and are posted as an attachment to this posting. Responses are posted in Red.

*** 5 March 2020 ***

A new amendment has been uploaded to the site to correct the time that proposals are due to 2 pm EDT. Section L Rev 2 has also been uploaded to reflect the same change.

Two questions were also asked and the responses are provided below.

1. Are the labor hours associated with implementing/managing CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 included in the Government provided costs in the TEP Price Proposal Workbook?  If not should these labor hours be included in CLIN 0002?

Response: 

Labor hours are not included in the TEP plug number for CLIN 0004 External Cal & Repair Services. Those hours should be included in CLIN 0002. Labor hours are included in the plug number for CLIN 0005, Calibrations Services – FMS.

2. In Volume V, Price - Should a separate table be provided that identifies the fully burdened rate for each labor category?

Response:

A separate table showing fully burdened rates for each labor category should be provided with your Price Proposal.

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #6 ·

*** 11 March 2020 ***

A number of questions have been received pertaining to the solicitation. These questions and responses have been compiled and are posted as an attachment to this posting. Responses are posted in Red.

*** 5 March 2020 ***

A new amendment has been uploaded to the site to correct the time that proposals are due to 2 pm EDT. Section L Rev 2 has also been uploaded to reflect the same change.

Two questions were also asked and the responses are provided below.

1. Are the labor hours associated with implementing/managing CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 included in the Government provided costs in the TEP Price Proposal Workbook?  If not should these labor hours be included in CLIN 0002?

Response: 

Labor hours are not included in the TEP plug number for CLIN 0004 External Cal & Repair Services. Those hours should be included in CLIN 0002. Labor hours are included in the plug number for CLIN 0005, Calibrations Services – FMS.

2. In Volume V, Price - Should a separate table be provided that identifies the fully burdened rate for each labor category?

Response:

A separate table showing fully burdened rates for each labor category should be provided with your Price Proposal.

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #5 ·

*** 5 March 2020 ***

A new amendment has been uploaded to the site to correct the time that proposals are due to 2 pm EDT. Section L Rev 2 has also been uploaded to reflect the same change.

Two questions were also asked and the responses are provided below.

1. Are the labor hours associated with implementing/managing CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 included in the Government provided costs in the TEP Price Proposal Workbook?  If not should these labor hours be included in CLIN 0002?

Response: 

Labor hours are not included in the TEP plug number for CLIN 0004 External Cal & Repair Services. Those hours should be included in CLIN 0002. Labor hours are included in the plug number for CLIN 0005, Calibrations Services – FMS.

2. In Volume V, Price - Should a separate table be provided that identifies the fully burdened rate for each labor category?

Response:

A separate table showing fully burdened rates for each labor category should be provided with your Price Proposal.

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #4 ·

*** 2 March 2020 ***

There has been an amendment to solicitation that is now posted. The amendment has the following changes: an update to the page limits for the Technical and Technical Attachment volumes in section L, New PPI tool instructions in Section L, attachment 2, and an update to the TEP workbook to reflect a Government plug number for the Contractor Travel and Specialized Training subCLIN (XXXXAB). All affected documents have been replaced with updated versions.

A question was asked regarding submittal of Past Performance info 10 days before proposal due date. This is to allow early start of evaluation of Past Performance. However, the 10 day request is not a hard date and may be submitted within 10 days of the proposal due date. 

Also, it was requested to re-publish the AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2 document. That has been uploaded again.

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #3 ·

*** 26 February 2020 ***

This posting serves as the official Request for Proposal for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL) contract. All posted documents are in their final form. The documents for the Bidder's Library will remain as references and information for proposal development. Please note that due to contract writing system limitations, there is no attachment 3 in the attachment column of Section J. Please review each document and note that the due date for proposals is 31 March 2020, 2 pm EDT.

Update #2 ·

This is the second draft solictitation and attachments to be posted. Also posted are the questions and responses from the first time the draft solicitation was posted. We anticipate adding a Bidder's Library after the first of the year with relavant documents pertaining to this acquisition. Currently, we anticipate a 31 January 2020 post date for the final RFP. 

*** 24 January 2020 ***

New documents are posted with the attachments. These documents include a second list of answers to Draft RFP questions that were recently submitted, and documents that comprise the Bidder's Library. All Bidder's Library documents can be identified by the name of the file and "Bidder's Library" at the end of the file name. 

Update #1 ·

This is the second draft solictitation and attachments to be posted. Also posted are the questions and responses from the first time the draft solicitation was posted. We anticipate adding a Bidder's Library after the first of the year with relavant documents pertaining to this acquisition. Currently, we anticipate a 31 January 2020 post date for the final RFP. 

Files

File Type Posted
Attachment 2a_Workload Rev 1.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Solicitation Amendment FA226320R00020004 SF 30.pdf PDF
AFPSL Recompete Section L Rev 3.docx DOCX document
Solicitation Amendment FA226320R00020003 SF 30.pdf PDF
AFPSL Recompete Section L Rev 3.docx DOCX document
FA226320R0002 AFPSL_Questions.docx DOCX document
Solicitation Amendment FA226320R00020002 SF 30.pdf PDF
AFPSL Recompete Section L Rev 2.docx DOCX document
Section L Attachment 2 PPI Tool Instructions Rev 1.docx DOCX document
Solicitation Amendment FA226320R00020001 SF 30.pdf PDF
AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2.docx DOCX document
AFPSL Recompete Section L Rev 1.docx DOCX document
TEP Price Proposal Workbook Rev 1.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment 2a_Workload.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment 5a_Facilities Lease Agreement.docx DOCX document
TEP Price Proposal Workbook.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment 5e_AFPSL Measurement Capabilities.docx DOCX document
AFPSL Recompete Incentive Plan.docx DOCX document
Solicitation - FA226320R0002.pdf PDF
AFPSL Recompete Section L.docx DOCX document
AFPSL Recompete PWS.docx DOCX document
DOL CBA Rev2.pdf PDF
Attachment 2b_Turnaround Time Exceptions.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL Recompete Section M.docx DOCX document
Attachment 7_ Accreditation Areas.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Section L Attachment 1 Solicitation_Cross_Reference_Matrix.docx DOCX document
Attachment 6_GFE Usage Fee.docx DOCX document
Data Requirements.pdf PDF
Attachment 4_Data Requirements Cross Reference.docx DOCX document
Attachment 3_Radioactive Material List.doc DOC document
Section L Attachment 2 PPI Tool Instructions.docx DOCX document
Attachment 5b_GFE List.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
DOL Wage Determination.pdf PDF
AFPSL_Priority_Workload - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL_5_Year_Accredited_Cal Items Shipped - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Note64 report - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
21-7 - Calibration TO TCM - 25 Jan 2017 - Bidder's Library.pdf PDF
21-2 - US AFPSL Calibration Procedure TOs - 8 March 2016 - Bidder's Library.pdf PDF
33K-1-100-1 - Bidder's Library.pdf PDF
Calibration Note Codes - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses2.docx DOCX document
AFPSL_5_Year_Commercial_Calibration_Data - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Raw Data - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL Cal Software list - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
TO 00-20-14_20190131 - Bidder's Library.pdf PDF
AFPSL Master_Inverntory_Listing - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL_5_Year_History_Listing - Bidder's Library.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
AFPSL Draft RFP Questions and Responses.docx DOCX document
Draft Data Requirements.pdf PDF
Tech Exhibit 5e_AFPSL Measurement Capabilities.doc DOC document
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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
AFPSL Recompete Pre-Solicitation
Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory Original Solicitation

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