12 52.212-1-Instructions _Ground Support Equipment.docx

52.212-1 Addendum Instructions to Offerors (ITO) Ground Support Equipment Maintenance

52.212-1 ADDENDUM - OFFER PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or sub factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The Offer shall consist of two (2) components:

1. Component I - Price Proposal

2. Component II - Technical Evaluation

B. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists Offerors may be required to submit information other than cost or pricing data to support a determination of price reasonableness.

C. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS:

1. COMPONENT I - PRICE - Submit one (1) electronic copy.

(a.) Complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c for the RFP Section A of the SF1449. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the SOLICITATION, with attachments. The SOLICITATION constitutes the model contract.

(b.) Offerors shall input into the TEP Worksheet, located in Section J Attachment - TEP Worksheet, base labor rates, health & welfare rates, and fully burdened rates for each labor category skill set for all contract years. Base labor rates and health & welfare rates will be used to check for compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS). Fully burdened rates shall include all direct rates, health and welfare rates, other indirect rates (Overhead, General and Administrative, etc.) and profit necessary for the performance of the entire requirement. Proposed rates are Firm Fixed Price (FFP) per year and contractually binding. The proposal rates will be applied to notional hours to complete the TEP. Refer to PWS to assist in developing rates. Government determined elements of the notional formula WILL NOT be disclosed to offerors. A no bid or an omitted rate may result in an incomplete price submission. An omitted rate may result in proposal elimination. The TEP is for evaluation purposes only, however all proposed rates are contractually binding as Not-to-Exceed prices for issuance of initial order and subsequent options.

(c.) Submit a copy of the completed TEP worksheet in Microsoft Excel (non PDF format). All cells of the TEP worksheet must be filled in.

(d.) Cost or Pricing Information Requirements - IAW FAR 15.402, 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), “information other than cost or pricing data” may be required to support price reasonableness. If, after receipt of proposals, the CO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine the reasonableness of the proposed pricing the offeror shall be required to submit additional information other than cost or pricing data. If, during the source selection process, the CO determines that adequate competition no longer exists, then cost and pricing data may be required.

(e.) Rounding - All dollar amounts provided shall not extend beyond two decimal places.

(f.) The Data CLIN is to be left blank for all years. Data CLINs are Not Separately Priced line items.

2. COMPONENT II - TECHNICAL EVALUATION – Limited to no more than twenty (20) pages. Submit one (1) electronic copy. Please describe your capability and experience relating to each section of the PWS. The proposal shall not simply restate or rephrase the Government’s requirement, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. An Offeror shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the proposal. The following technical sub factors will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Addendum of the solicitation.

a. Sub-factor 1: Technical Staffing Plan:

The offeror shall provide detail and supporting documentation as a clear methodology of techniques and procedures used to provide qualified personnel that possess the capabilities and experience at the skill level which accomplishes the Minimum Team Complement (MTC), outlined in PWS paragraph 2.1.-2.3.6 and Table 2.3.

b. Sub-factor 2: Management Plan:

The offeror shall provide a methodology to manage its workforce and maintain communication regarding identification of employees, quality standard reporting and deficiency resolution IAW PWS paragraph 8.2.1. & 9.2.2.

c. Sub-factor 3: Inventory Listing: The offeror shall provide experience of managing and maintaining at least one (1) electronic inventory database as referenced in paragraph 3.1.3. & 3.1.5.

D. DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFP MUST BE FULLY RESPONSIVE TO AND CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING:

1. Requirements of the solicitation (Item Numbers), PWS, Government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

2. Evaluation Factors for Award.

F. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

Electronic submittal of offers is required. Email offers to Aurielle Ruiz at aurielle.ruiz@us.af.mil, phone 801-775-5194 and Troye Davis at troye.davis@us.af.mil.

In addition to electronic submission, offerors may elect to mail copies of their proposal to the following:

AFSC OL:H/PZIMA

Aurielle Ruiz 6038 Aspen Ave, Bldg 1289 Upstairs Hill AFB, UT 84056

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