FBO_3_Attachment_2_Proposal_Preparation_and_Instructions.pdf

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATIONS OF PROPOSALS

1. PROPOSALS. Proposals for the work described herein shall be submitted on company letterhead, signed, dated, and sent via email to Danny Mandell, Contracting Officer, email at danny.mandell@wdc.usda.gov , no later than March 14, 2018, 2:00 pm (CS).

2. PROPOSAL FORMAT.

a. Proposal Characteristics.

1. All text must be legible and easily read. All text shall be typed single-spaced.

Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. Each Part shall be clearly marked and easy to read.

a. Proposal submitted to this announcement, including all attachments, shall not exceed fifty (50) pages of text. This page limit does not include the cover letter (front and back).

b. The print size of the response shall be a minimum of 10 point, Time New Roman font, 8.5” X 11” size paper only, no other size page9s) are allowed.

2. All proposals shall contain the requirements stated herein and shall be identified by the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror on the cover.

3. Proposal should be presented in a manner, which will provide clarity and organization.

4. Offerors may be required to provide information other than cost or pricing data at a later date if needed to adequately evaluate proposals.

3. PROPOSAL CONTENT

a. The Government may award a contract based on initial proposals received, without discussion of such proposals, to the offeror providing the best value to the Government.

Accordingly, each initial proposal should be submitted on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint that the offeror can submit to the government.

However, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals, which clarifies, supplements and/or changes, any proposal as submitted.

b. Each offeror’s ability to perform the work set forth in the performance Work Statement (PWS) solicitation will be evaluated on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the work, the quality provided by their total proposal and their capability and responsibility to accomplish the contract/project. The evaluation will be based on the offeror’s proposal. Proposals shall emphasize knowledge and understanding of work performance.

ATTACHMENT 2

1212A2318Q0006 Solicitation - NRCS (SSRA-RAD)

RAD GIS LAB, Beltsville, Maryland

4. INFORMAL SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

All offers received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with informal source selection procedures. The principal objective of this process is to select the responsible offeror to be the overall best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The right is reserved to accept other than the lowest price offers and to reject any or all offers. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, suitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all technically acceptable, responsible proposals received in response to this particular solicitation.

5. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to select, without discussions, the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the best value to the Government.

ATTACHMENT 2

1212A2318Q0006 Solicitation - NRCS (SSRA-RAD)

RAD GIS LAB, Beltsville, Maryland