Adendum_52.212-1_Instructions_to_Offers.pdf

Addendum 52.212-1 Tailored for Simplified Acquisition

Procedures 12FPC319Q0053

The following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are tailored for this procurement as follows:

(b) All references to “offers” is changed to “quotes” and the requirement that quotes be signed and dated is removed;

(b)(9) Is deleted;

(b)(11) Is deleted;

(c) Is deleted;

(d) All references to “offers” is changed to “quotes”;

(e) All references to “offers” is changed to “quotes” and “offerors” is changed to “quoters”;

(f) Entire paragraph is changed with: “Issuance of purchase order. Your quotation should contain your best technical and price terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotes. The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. After the evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing any purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any quoters other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.”

(g) All references to “offers” is changed to “quotes” and “offerors” is changed to “quoters” and references to conducting discussions or waiving informalities and minor irregularities is removed;

(h) This paragraph is rewritten simply stating that the government reserves the right to issue multiple purchase orders for different line items when advantageous to the government and to use the term “quotes” instead of “offers.”

(l) Is deleted.