ENCORE III IT Services

10/17/2016 - See attachment for additional Q & A..

Added: Oct 17, 2016 11:34 am 10/17/2016 - See attachment for additional Q&A.

10/11/2016 - The purpose of Amendment 0007 is to:
See Block 14 of the SF30.

Added: Oct 11, 2016 3:15 pm 10/11/2016 - The purpose of Amendment 0007 is to:

See Block 14 of the SF30

9/23/2016 - The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to:

a. provide answers to questions submitted in response to Amendment 0005,

b. revise the RFP as a result of questions and answers provided in item a,

c. provide a revised Section L, Attachment L7 - Executive Summary Cover Page, and

d. provide an extension to the proposal due date to October 21, 2016 at 11:59 a.m. Central Time.

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Added: Sep 23, 2016 11:33 am  

9/23/2016 - The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to:

a.  provide answers to questions submitted in response to Amendment 0005,

b.  revise the RFP as a result of questions and answers provided in item a,

c.  provide a revised Section L, Attachment L7 - Executive Summary Cover Page, and

d.  provide an extension to the proposal due date to October 21, 2016 at 11:59 a.m. Central Time.

9/7/2016 - Offerors are required to re-submit COMPLETE proposals whether or not individual documents have changed. Any documents submitted prior to Amendment 0005 (with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires) will no longer be evaluated or referenced. Proposals must include acknowledgement of all individual SF30 Amendments (0001 through 0005) by signing, scanning (if manually signed) and returning those documents with the submittal of section L7.1 Contract Information. In addition to Amendment 0005, the Government attached a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation highlighting changes incorporated into Amendment 0005.

The questions are due by 11:59 p.m. (central time) on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 and revised proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (central time) on Friday, September 30, 2016.
9/15/2016 - The RFP Attachments initially posted under "Amendment 0006" was in error as all Attachments are associated with Amendment 0005. A correction has been made and all documents are now correctly posted with Amendment 0005.
9/21/2016 - The Government anticipates releasing HC1028-15-R-0030 Amendment 0006 with the answers to industry questions on Friday, September 23, 2016. This RFP Amendment will include a revised proposal due date of Friday, October 21, 2016. New offerors may submit a proposal for the reopened solicitation.

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Added: Sep 15, 2016 2:24 pm Modified: Sep 21, 2016 10:01 amTrack Changes  

9/7/2016 - Offerors are required to re-submit COMPLETE proposals whether or not individual documents have changed.  Any documents submitted prior to Amendment 0005 (with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires) will no longer be evaluated or referenced.  Proposals must include acknowledgement of all individual SF30 Amendments (0001 through 0005) by signing, scanning (if manually signed) and returning those documents with the submittal of section L7.1 Contract Information.  In addition to Amendment 0005, the Government attached a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation highlighting changes incorporated into Amendment 0005.

The questions are due by 11:59 p.m. (central time) on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 and revised proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (central time) on Friday, September 30, 2016.


9/15/2016 -  The RFP Attachments initially posted under "Amendment 0006" was in error as all Attachments are associated with Amendment 0005.  A correction has been made and all documents are now correctly posted with Amendment 0005. 


9/21/2016 - The Government anticipates releasing HC1028-15-R-0030 Amendment 0006 with the answers to industry questions on Friday, September 23, 2016.  This RFP Amendment will include a revised proposal due date of Friday, October 21, 2016.  New offerors may submit a proposal for the reopened solicitation.

9/7/2016 - Offerors are required to re-submit COMPLETE proposals whether or not individual documents have changed. Any documents submitted prior to Amendment 0005 (with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires) will no longer be evaluated or referenced. Proposals must include acknowledgement of all individual SF30 Amendments (0001 through 0005) by signing, scanning (if manually signed) and returning those documents with the submittal of section L7.1 Contract Information. In addition to Amendment 0005, the Government attached a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation highlighting changes incorporated into Amendment 0005.

The questions are due by 11:59 p.m. (central time) on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 and revised proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (central time) on Friday, September 30, 2016.
9/15/2016 - The RFP Attachments initially posted under "Amendment 0006" was in error as all Attachments are associated with Amendment 0005. A correction has been made and all documents are now correctly posted with Amendment 0005.

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Added: Sep 15, 2016 2:24 pm  

9/7/2016 - Offerors are required to re-submit COMPLETE proposals whether or not individual documents have changed.  Any documents submitted prior to Amendment 0005 (with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires) will no longer be evaluated or referenced.  Proposals must include acknowledgement of all individual SF30 Amendments (0001 through 0005) by signing, scanning (if manually signed) and returning those documents with the submittal of section L7.1 Contract Information.  In addition to Amendment 0005, the Government attached a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation highlighting changes incorporated into Amendment 0005.

The questions are due by 11:59 p.m. (central time) on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 and revised proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (central time) on Friday, September 30, 2016.


9/15/2016 -  The RFP Attachments initially posted under "Amendment 0006" was in error as all Attachments are associated with Amendment 0005.  A correction has been made and all documents are now correctly posted with Amendment 0005. 

The purpose of Amendment 0004 is to revise RFP Sections L2.4.4.c, L2.10.b, M1.1.2, M1.1.3.b, M1.3.1, and M5..

Added: Apr 18, 2016 11:02 am The purpose of Amendment 0004 is to revise RFP Sections L2.4.4.c, L2.10.b, M1.1.2, M1.1.3.b, M1.3.1, and M5.

The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to:

a. Revise Section L, Attachment L4 - Encore III Pricing Template, to correlate the descriptions for labor categories 107, 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112 that were previously changed in the Section J, Attachment G2 - ENCORE III Labor Category Descriptions in Amendment 0001,

b. Add previously omitted Section H1 to the list of revised Sections noted in Block 14, Item a, of Amendment 0002. The omission was previously mentioned in a note added April 05, 2016,

c. Revise Section L2.10.b to allow scanned images and copy protected versions of documents provided by third parties as verifications or certifications required by the RFP,

d. Revise Section L2.10.c to correct the volume naming errors made in Amendment 0002,

e. Revise Section L3.0.a.ix to exclude the requirement to report the company/division's facility code,

f. Provide a proposal due date extension in Block 9 of the SF33 from April 18, 2016 to April 25, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

RFP amendments that were a result of follow-up questions may cause initial answers in Attachment L1 to be in conflict with the revised RFP. In these cases the revisions to the RFP will prevail. The original questions and answers document will not be amended.

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Added: Apr 13, 2016 12:30 pm The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to:

a.  Revise Section L, Attachment L4 - Encore III Pricing Template, to correlate the descriptions for labor categories 107, 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112 that were previously changed in the Section J, Attachment G2 - ENCORE III Labor Category Descriptions in Amendment 0001,

b.  Add previously omitted Section H1 to the list of revised Sections noted in Block 14, Item a, of Amendment 0002.  The omission was previously mentioned in a note added April 05, 2016,

c.  Revise Section L2.10.b to allow scanned images and copy protected versions of documents provided by third parties as verifications or certifications required by the RFP,

d.  Revise Section L2.10.c to correct the volume naming errors made in Amendment 0002,

e.  Revise Section L3.0.a.ix to exclude the requirement to report the company/division's facility code,

f.  Provide a proposal due date extension in Block 9 of the SF33 from April 18, 2016 to April 25, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

 RFP amendments that were a result of follow-up questions may cause initial answers in Attachment L1 to be in conflict with the revised RFP.  In these cases the revisions to the RFP will prevail.  The original questions and answers document will not be amended.

NOTES:

If the offeror performed as a subcontractor and cannot get the cooperation of the Government POC to complete the Past Performance Questionnaire, indicate so behind the POC's name in the "List of Past Performance Questionnaires sent to customers" included in Volume III, as described in Section L5.1.c of the RFP.

Included in this update are the unprotected Microsoft Word copies of the Final RFP (BASIC) and the Conformed Copy of Amendment 2 to the RFP, in order to allow for comparison.

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Added: Apr 06, 2016 2:50 pm NOTES:

If the offeror performed as a subcontractor and cannot get the cooperation of the Government POC  to complete the Past Performance Questionnaire, indicate so behind the POC’s name in the “List of Past Performance Questionnaires sent to customers” included in Volume III, as described in Section L5.1.c of the RFP.

Included in this update are the unprotected Microsoft Word copies of the Final RFP (BASIC) and the Conformed Copy of Amendment 2 to the RFP, in order to allow for comparison.

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide additional changes to the Final RFP and Amendment 0001:

a. The following Sections have been revised; C9.1, H1, L2.5.3.b, L2.10.b, L2.10.c, L5.2.e, L6.2.1, L7.5, and M3.1.

b. Provide revised Attachments C1 - DD254 and L2 - Past Performance Information Sheets

c. Update DARS clause 52.216-9000

NOTES:

The Basic RFP and the Conformed copy of Amendment 0002 have been provided in Microsoft Word format in order to allow a comparison.

The Government inadvertently left out Section H1 to the list of revised sections from Block 14 of the SF30 (Amendment 0002).

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Added: Apr 05, 2016 5:20 pm

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide additional changes to the Final RFP and Amendment 0001:

a.  The following Sections have been revised; C9.1, H1, L2.5.3.b, L2.10.b, L2.10.c, L5.2.e, L6.2.1, L7.5, and M3.1. 

b.  Provide revised Attachments C1 - DD254 and L2 - Past Performance Information Sheets

c.  Update DARS clause 52.216-9000

NOTES:

The Basic RFP and the Conformed copy of Amendment 0002 have been provided in Microsoft Word format in order to allow a comparison.

The Government inadvertently left out Section H1 to the list of revised sections from Block 14 of the SF30 (Amendment 0002).

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to:
a. Provide answers to questions in Attachment L1 resulting from the Final RFP dated March 2, 2016,
b. Provide revisions to the RFP as a result of the questions and answers,
c. Provide a proposal due date extension in block 9 of the SF33 from April 4, 2016 to April 18, 2016,
d. Update clauses, and,
e. Provide updated attachments G2, L2, L4, and L5.
NOTES:
The Government is also attaching a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation inclusive of the changes from Amendment 0001.
The Government will accept additional questions/comments for consideration but a response will not be provided. Please ensure all questions/comments are submitted via the process outlined in the RFP.

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Added: Mar 30, 2016 12:12 pm  

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to:
a.  Provide answers to questions in Attachment L1 resulting from the Final RFP dated March 2, 2016,
b.  Provide revisions to the RFP as a result of the questions and answers,
c.  Provide a proposal due date extension in block 9 of the SF33 from April 4, 2016 to April 18, 2016,
d.  Update clauses, and,
e.  Provide updated attachments G2, L2, L4, and L5.

NOTES:
The Government is also attaching a conformed copy of the RFP which is the entire solicitation inclusive of the changes from Amendment 0001.

The Government will accept additional questions/comments for consideration but a response will not be provided.  Please ensure all questions/comments are submitted via the process outlined in the RFP.

The offeror shall provide the Past Performance Questionnaire, found in

Section L, Attachment L3 of this solicitation, to the Government customer

Point of Contact (POC) identified for each of the past performance efforts

submitted. Offerors are only required to provide one Questionnaire from one

Government POC, for each past performance effort submitted.

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Added: Mar 25, 2016 12:38 pm

The offeror shall provide the Past Performance Questionnaire, found in

Section L, Attachment L3 of this solicitation, to the Government customer

Point of Contact (POC) identified for each of the past performance efforts

submitted. Offerors are only required to provide one Questionnaire from one

Government POC, for each past performance effort submitted.

At this time the Government intends to extend the proposal due date to Monday, April 18, 2016, which will be memorialized by a future RFP Amendment.

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Added: Mar 23, 2016 6:06 pm

At this time the Government intends to extend the proposal due date to Monday, April 18, 2016, which will be memorialized by a future RFP Amendment.

NOTICE:

Please DO NOT send encrypted emails to the ENCORE III email address as they cannot be opened. Also, please be sure you are using the Attachments from the FINAL RFP and not the DRAFT RFP. If the offeror has already submitted Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment L3) using the Draft RFP version you should resubmit using the Final RFP version.

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Added: Mar 23, 2016 9:37 am

NOTICE: 

Please DO NOT send encrypted emails to the ENCORE III email address as they cannot be opened.  Also, please be sure you are using the Attachments from the FINAL RFP and not the DRAFT RFP.  If the offeror has already submitted Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment L3) using the Draft RFP version you should resubmit using the Final RFP version.

This is the final RFP for ENCORE III. ENCORE III is a follow-on contract to ENCORE II, and like its predecessor, ENCORE III will be a Multiple Award Contract (MAC). Individual Task Orders shall be used to perform the 19 performance areas which form the basis for providing information technology (IT) solutions for the development, installation, fielding, training, operation and life-cycle management of components and systems in the operational environments of Combatant Commands and their subordinate components, the military services, Defense agencies, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and other Federal agencies..

Added: Mar 02, 2016 3:10 pm This is the final RFP for ENCORE III. ENCORE III is a follow-on contract to ENCORE II, and like its predecessor, ENCORE III will be a Multiple Award Contract (MAC).  Individual Task Orders shall be used to perform the 19 performance areas which form the basis for providing information technology (IT) solutions for the development, installation, fielding, training, operation and life-cycle management of components and systems in the operational environments of Combatant Commands and their subordinate components, the military services, Defense agencies, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and other Federal agencies.