Scientific and Engineering Support Services for the US Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) at Fort Huachuca, AZ

The purpose of this notice is to post briefing slides from the post-Phase I forum held at Ft. Huachuca, AZ, on 11 December 2013.

The following documents are attached and may be accessed by clicking the quote mark Additional documentation quote mark link below:

Briefing_KO
Briefing_COL

MULTI-STEP OCI EVALUATION PROCESS - As previously posted, an advisory, multi-step OCI evaluation process in accordance with FAR 15.202 is being used for this requirement. In Phase I, a review of any potential OCI concerning contractor affiliation with DoD developmental testing was performed. Phase II will be the evaluation of each offeror's full proposal. Providing a Phase I OCI submission is a requirement for any company submitting a proposal in response to Phase II of this process. Phase I was completed on 19 November 2013. Phase II submissions will be accepted only from companies who participated in Phase I.

The POC for this requirement is Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil.

This Notice is to post additional Section J documents not added to the previous notice due to file size.

One attachment is provided:
1) Section J files (Section_J_1-12_Zipped.zip)

Please submit all questions or comments on the Questions Submission Template spreadsheet provided in the previous notice to Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil NLT 20 December 2013 at 2:00 AZ time.

Government responses to questions or comments received from industry will be released to all interested sources at the same time.

This Notice is being communicated for the sole purpose of providing industry an opportunity to review and submit comments on the draft RFP (DRFP) for the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) requirement for non-personal scientific and engineering services. The types of services required are engineering, technical and scientific services to support test planning, test conduct, and test reporting. This support includes developing instrumentation software based upon customer test requirements and using instrumentation to collect and record test data, analyzing data, producing data reports, writing test reports, and repairing and troubleshooting instrumentation. It also includes operating and maintaining the motor pool vehicles used in the support of tests, the test-related facilities and all testing instrumentation required in performance of required services.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR WORK OR AN RFP. PROPOSALS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

MULTI-STEP OCI EVALUATION PROCESS - As posted on FBO on 28 June 2013, an advisory, multi-step OCI evaluation process in accordance with FAR 15.202 is being used for this requirement. This process will allow potential vendors with OCIs to avoid the time and costs involved with preparing a full proposal. In Phase I, a review of any potential OCI concerning contractor affiliation with DoD developmental testing was performed. Phase II will be the evaluation of each offeror's full proposal.

Providing a Phase I OCI submission was a requirement for any company submitting a proposal in response to Phase II of this process. Phase I was completed on 19 November 2013. Phase II submissions will be accepted only from companies who participated in Phase I.

Attachments to this Notice are:
1) DRAFT SF 33, solicitation number W91RUS-13-R-0008.
2) Section J documents (Due to file size, one of two zipped folders (Section_J_13-23_Zipped.zip) containing Section J documents is attached to this notice. The second folder (Section_J_1-12_Zipped.zip) is attached to a following notice.)
3) Questions Submission Template

Please submit all questions or comments on the Questions Submission Template spreadsheet to Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil NLT 20 December 2013 at 2:00 AZ time.

Government responses to questions or comments received from industry will be released to all interested sources at the same time.

The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Fort Huachuca Division is providing information to industry regarding the Phase I Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) evaluation for the requirement for Scientific and Engineering Support Services for the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

One new document is available at the Additional Documentation link below:

1. OCI_Phase_I_Q&As_3 - This document provides a third round of questions from industry and the Government's answers.

Potential Offerors are reminded that Offerors who fail to provide all requested information and/or do not utilize the required template for their submission will be considered nonresponsive to the Phase I evaluation. There is no page limitation.

Phase I OCI documentation shall be received no later than 1600 AZ time on 30 July 2013. Submission information has been provided in the previous two postings and is unchanged.

Please address all questions, in writing, to: Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any question regarding the OCI evaluation phase received later than 19 July 2013.

The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Fort Huachuca Division is providing information to industry regarding the Phase I Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) evaluation for the requirement for Scientific and Engineering Support Services for the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

Two documents are available at the Additional Documentation link below:

1. OCI_Phase_I_Q&As_2 - This document provides a second round of questions from industry and the Government's answers.

2. An updated draft PWS.

Potential Offerors are reminded that Offerors who fail to provide all requested information and/or do not utilize the required template for their submission will be considered nonresponsive to the Phase I evaluation. There is no page limitation.

Phase I OCI documentation shall be received no later than 1600 AZ time on 30 July 2013. Submission information has been provided in the previous two postings and is unchanged.

Please address all questions, in writing, to: Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any question regarding the OCI evaluation phase received later than 19 July 2013.

The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Fort Huachuca Division is providing information to industry regarding the Phase I Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) evaluation for the requirement for Scientific and Engineering Support Services for the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

Two documents are available at the Additional Documentation link below:

1. OCI_Phase_I_Q&As - This document provides to all interested parties a list of questions received from industry and the Government's answers.

2. OCI_Phase_I_EPG_Rev.docx - Language in paragraphs 6 and 8 is revised.

Offerors who fail to provide all requested information and/or do not utilize the required template for their submission will be considered nonresponsive to the Phase I evaluation. There is no page limitation.

Phase I OCI documentation shall be received no later than 1600 AZ time on 30 July 2013. Offerors shall submit their documentation on CD and provide two CDs that contain identical information.

Documentation shall be submitted in one of two ways:

a) Documentation mailed or sent via commercial carrier (e.g., FedEx) shall be mailed to:

ACC-APG Huachuca Division
Attn: Karen Flynn
2133 Cushing Street
Bldg 61801, Room 3413
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613

b) Documentation that is hand carried for delivery shall be delivered to:
ACC-APG Huachuca Division
2133 Cushing Street
Bldg 61801, Room 3212
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613

Address all questions, in writing, to: Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any question regarding the OCI evaluation phase received later than 19 July 2013.

Announcements and documents related to this requirement that were posted prior to this announcement can be found under W91RUS-13-X-RFI.

In this posting the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Fort Huachuca Division is providing information to industry regarding Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) evaluation procedures and additional information for the requirement for Scientific and Engineering Support Services for the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) at Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

(1) OCI Evaluation

Phase I: An advisory, multi-step OCI evaluation process in accordance with FAR 15.202 will be used in this requirement. In Phase I, a review of any potential OCI concerning contractor affiliation with DoD developmental testing will be performed. Based on this review, the respondent will be advised (a) that the team they have proposed does not appear to have an OCI at this point in time or (b) that it has been determined that the team they have proposed does have an OCI and therefore they are considered unlikely to be a viable competitor. Phase II will be the evaluation of each offeror's full proposal. This two-step process will allow potential vendors with OCIs to avoid the time and costs involved with preparing a full proposal.

PROVIDING A PHASE I OCI SUBMISSION IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY COMPANY SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO PHASE II OF THIS PROCESS.

OFFERORS WHO FAIL TO PROVIDE ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION AND/OR DO NOT UTILIZE THE REQUIRED OCI TEMPLATE FOR THEIR SUBMISSION WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE TO THE PHASE I EVALUATION.

Three documents are provided at the quote mark Additional documentation quote mark link below:

(a) A list of EPG'S systems and customers is provided in EPGs_Customers_and_Programs.xlsx.
(b) The document titled OCI_Phase_I_EPG.docx outlines the documentation that potential offerors are required to provide in response to this announcement.
(c) The template that shall be used to provide applicable information is OCI_Template.docx.

Again, offerors who fail to provide all requested information and/or do not utilize the required template for their submission will be considered non-responsive to the Phase I evaluation. There is no page limitation.

Phase I OCI documentation shall be received no later than 1600 AZ time on 30 July 2013. Offerors shall submit their documentation on CD and provide two CDs that contain identical information.

Documentation shall be submitted in one of two ways:

(a) Documentation mailed or sent via commercial carrier (e.g., FedEx) shall be mailed to:

ACC-APG Huachuca Division
Attn: Karen Flynn
2133 Cushing Street
Bldg 61801, Room 3413
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613

(b) Documentation that is hand carried for delivery shall be delivered to:

ACC-APG Huachuca Division
2133 Cushing Street
Bldg 61801, Room 3212
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613


(2) This contract will be awarded as a hybrid cost-plus-award-fee/firm-fixed-price contract with a two-year base period, one two-year option period and one one-year option period, for a total possible PoP of five years.


(3) For the purpose of small businesses, the NAICS Code is 541330, Engineering Services, and the size standard, based on the exception for engineering services provided for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons, is $35.5 million in average annual receipts.

Address all questions, in writing, to: Karen Flynn, karen.l.flynn5.civ@mail.mil