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70SBUR24R00000003: Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services (PACTS) III - Functional Category 3

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5/23/2024 - Update: Amendment 0005 to 70SBUR24R00000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page and Part IV – Solicitation Provisions/ Instructions/ Evaluation and to incorporate questions and answers. Offerors must acknowledge all five amendments in order for its proposal to be acceptable. All amendments issued to the solicitations apply to all Offerors regardless if they are new or have provided a proposal already; therefore, all Offerors must acknowledge them in some way. If the Offeror is providing a new proposal or chooses to resubmit their proposal, per addendum to 52.212-1, para. 6.0 they are required to either check the box in PIEE that confirms the Offeror acknowledges all the amendments or they shall provide all the SF30s signed with their proposal in PIEE to reflect their acknowledgement. Per Amendments 0003-0005, if the Offeror chooses to keep the proposal it already submitted, it must send the signed SF 30s for each amendment to PACTSIII@uscis.dhs.gov no later than 5:00pm (5:00:00pm) ET on May 31, 2024. Additionally, the Offeror must state in its email that its original proposal or the one provided in response to Amendment 0003 (whichever one its validating) will remain valid from the time the email is sent to the period stated in its original Volume I cover sheet, Attachment 16. Acknowledging the amendments is the Offerors admission that it understands the content of the amendments and that their proposal has taken the amendments into account and its proposal is in compliance with all the amendments. If the Offeror revalidated its original proposal by providing a signed SF30 via email in response to Amendment 0003, it only needs to send the SF30s for Amendment 0004 and 0005 via email if it chooses to continue to keep the proposal it originally submitted. Additionally, we recommend Offerors begin submitting their proposals sooner rather than later in PIEE. If Offerors have issues with PIEE, please call the PIEE help desk as soon as possible. Lastly, to gain access to the solicitation and all the amendments that have been issued, Contractors shall click on the PIEE Solicitation Module Link for 70SBUR24R0000000X below. This will take Contractors to the solicitation in PIEE. Once there, scroll to the bottom and each amendment will be at the bottom of the page. To access each amendment, click on the amendment number highlighted in blue. To locate the solicitation with the changes, Offerors must scroll to the bottom and click the attachments within the amendment. 5/21/2024 – Update: Amendment 0004 to 70SBUR24R00000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, and Part IV – Solicitation Provisions/ Instructions/ Evaluation (extended the proposal submission date). 05/10/2024 Update - Amendment 0003 to 70SBUR24R00000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part II - Contract Clauses, Part III – Terms and Conditions and Attachments, and Part IV – Solicitation Provisions/ Instructions/ Evaluation (extended the proposal submission date) 3/28/2024 - Update Amendment 0002 to 70SBUR24R0000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part II - Contract Clauses, Part III – Terms and Conditions and Attachments, and Part IV – Solicitation Provisions/ Instructions/ Evaluation (extended the proposal submission date), update the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Offer Template and incorporate the questions and answers. If you have started to submit or have submitted your offer, you should receive an email notification stating that a new amendment has been issued. Please ensure you acknowledge receipt of all amendments, including Amendment 0002 and include this acknowledgment in your final offer. It has been brought to our attention that an issue has been identified where the amendment section does not display as expected when clicking the public posting link included with the notice on SAM.gov. The display issue affects how users access and view amendments after clicking the public posting link or the ability to download all attachments. In the interim, users are advised to perform a search using the solicitation number. The search can be done in the public portal (https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml) or the secure portal (registered users with an active Solicitation Module role can login into PIEE and click the Solicitation Module button). For guidance on how to search the public portal, users can follow the guide linked below: https://rise.articulate.com/share/g-eLRgthQ4e15c_9yx9wqiqqPRfJFxS3#/ Additional resources are available by clicking Training and Resources on the Documentation dropdown in the public and secure portal. Lastly, the PACTS III Team is no longer accepting questions pertaining to the PACTS III solicitations. 2/13/2024 - Update Amendment 0001 to 70SBUR24R0000003 has been issued to make changes to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part III, Request for Proposal Attachments, Part IV, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 of the solicitation and the Offer Template in PIEE. The suite of Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services (PACTS) III Department-wide Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts are intended to provide program management, administrative, clerical, technical, and engineering commercial services and solutions that will enable the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accomplish its mission objectives. The goals of PACTS III are to provide the Department and its Components a mechanism for quick ordering of professional services and solutions at fair and reasonable prices, to give qualified small businesses a greater opportunity to participate in these requirements, and to assist the Department with continuing to achieve and exceed its small business and socioeconomic goals. The Statement of Work (SOW), Attachment 1 which delineates the details of the services and solutions is composed of three comprehensive Functional Categories (FCs) of commercial services. The three FCs have a primary NAICS code that further describes the scope of work that will be procured under each FC. All three of the FCs have specific requirements that will be further identified and defined at the Task Order (TO) level).  The FC and associated NAICS codes are as follows: FC1: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: NAICS Code: 541611; FC2: Office Administrative Services; NAICS Code: 561110; FC3: Engineering Services; NAICS Code: 541330. The DHS anticipates including four, separate and distinct tracks under each FC for the following socioeconomic groups: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) and 8(a) businesses. This solicitation, 70SBUR24R00000003, is for FC3: Engineering Services: NAICS Code: 541330. This acquisition has been set-aside for SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone and 8(a) businesses only; therefore, only these types of businesses may provide a proposal in response to this solicitation. For an overview of the solicitation, please watch the video: https://youtu.be/kkjq8iY28qs

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Work to be performed within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas as defined within Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 2.

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124 LEROY ROAD WILLISTON             VT 05495 WILLISTON  VT  05495 WILLISTON VT 05495 USA

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) must be attached to offer submissions in accordance with FAR Clause 52.223-3.

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A compliant proposal shall include a completed Volume I Cover Sheet, Attachment 16 in Volume I. A completed Volume I Cover Sheet shall include documenting all the information being requested in paragraphs (a) – (k) below in the appropriate space designated on the Volume I Cover Sheet, Attachment 16. In addition to the completed Volume I Cover Sheet, the Offeror shall also include information required by paragraphs (l) - (t) within Volume I, if applicable. The PACTS III team will only review the Volume I Cover Sheet, Attachment 16 and other required documents so please do not send any additional information other than what is being requested. If any of the information is missing in the Offeror’s proposal, the Government may deem the Offeror’s proposal non-compliant and ineligible for award.

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Volume II consists of the applicable Self-Scoring Sheet(s)/Workbook(s), Attachment 7, which includes three subfactors: Experience and Past Performance, Adequate Accounting System and Facility Clearance. Additionally, this volume shall include all the documentation required to verify all claims stated in the Self-Scoring Sheet(s)/Workbook(s), Attachment 7. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm can perform services that are like that to which you are claiming, and all the requirements specified in the solicitation.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $250,000.00 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $400,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $400,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $600,000.00, including exercised options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $600,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $1,000,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $1,000,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $1,500,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $1,500,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $2,500,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $2,500,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $5,000,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $5,000,000.01 OR MORE but LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO $10,000,000.00, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall include all supporting documentation required for its recent and relevant project(s) totaling $10,000,000.01 OR MORE, including exercised Options, within the last 2 years in the area designated below.

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The Offeror shall document its proposed price for the Post Award Conference (PAC) in CLIN 0002 of the SF 1449 and submit it under Volume III of its proposal. The proposed price will serve as the contract minimum quantity per FAR 16.504. The Offeror shall also provide a completed Contractor Labor Category Pricing, Attachment 3 and include it in Volume III of its proposal. Attachment 3 shall be submitted in the Excel document provided with no alterations or locked cells. This shall not be submitted as a .pdf or any other document other than the excel document.

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The purpose of this volume is to provide information to the Government for preparing the contract document and supporting file. The Offeror’s proposal shall include a digitally signed copy of the Model Contract (Parts I through IV). A “wet” signature on a scanned document will not be accepted. To follow the terms and conditions of this solicitation Offerors must submit the documentation required by section 6.1 of FAR 52.212-1 Addendum with its proposal.

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70SBUR24R00000003_A0005_SF_30	70SBUR24R00000003_A0005_SF_30.pdf	2024-05-23	Attachment	No
RFP_70SBUR24R00000003_Amendment__0005	RFP_70SBUR24R00000003_Amendment__0005.pdf	2024-05-23	Attachment	No
PACTS_III_Solicitation_Questions_and_Answers_05_21_24	PACTS_III_Solicitation_Questions_and_Answers_05_21_24.pdf	2024-05-23	Attachment	No

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Update / Notice ID	Description	Posted Date	Response Date
0004	5/21/2024 – Update: Amendment 0004 to 70SBUR24R00000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, and Part IV – Solicitation Provisions/ Instructions/ Evaluation (extended the proposal submission date)	2024/05/21 20:49 UTC	2024-05-31 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time
0003	05/10/2024 Update - Amendment 0003 to 70SBUR24R00000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part II - Contract Clauses, Part III – Terms and Conditions and Attachments, and Part IV – Solicitation	2024/05/10 20:47 UTC	2024-05-21 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time
0002	3/28/2024 - Update Amendment 0002 to 70SBUR24R0000003 has been issued to incorporate changes that have been made to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part II - Contract Clauses, Part III – Terms and Conditions and Attachments, and Part IV – Solicitation P	2024/03/29 00:08 UTC	2024-04-12 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time
0001	2/13/2024 - Update Amendment 0001 to 70SBUR24R0000003 has been issued to make changes to the Solicitation Cover Page, Part III, Request for Proposal Attachments, Part IV, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 of the solicitation and the Offer Template in PIEE. Th	2024/02/14 00:46 UTC	2024-03-29 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time
70SBUR24R00000003	The suite of Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services (PACTS) III Department-wide Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts are intended to provide program management, administrative, clerical, technical, an	2024/02/05 22:42 UTC	2024-03-29 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time