Amendment 2 Updated RFO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS.pdf

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RFO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(NOV 2021) (TAILORED)

This provision has been tailored to this procurement:

All references herein to “offerors” shall be construed as “vendors” and all references to “offers” or “bids” shall be construed as “quote.” Paragraph “b” of RFO Part 52.212-1 is amended as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.”

a. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere (Block 10 on SF1449) in the solicitation.

b. Submission of quotes

Vendors shall submit their Quote in three (3) Volumes: (Detailed below) Volume I: Price Quote Volume II: Technical Proposal Volume III: Past Performance

Quotes in response to this Solicitation must be submitted by July 29, 2026 at 12:00PM CDT. Quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Taylor Wisneski at taylor.wisneski@noaa.gov.

All quotes MUST be submitted to the email address referenced herein only.

All questions shall be submitted via email by July 6, 2026 at 3:00PM CDT to taylor.wisneski@noaa.gov.

It is the quoter's sole responsibility to ensure that any quote, to include any other email correspondence, transmitted to the specified Government representative(s) is received prior to the due date specified herein. The quoter's are highly encouraged to contact the RFQ's specified Government representative(s) prior to the RFQs date for receipt of quotes to ensure the Government receipt of the transmitted quote and to ensure quote eligibility. Quotes received after the date and time specified in the RFQ may render it ineligible for consideration or evaluation.

Submissions are required to complete pages 1-2 of SF1449 (including blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c ), the attached Pricing Schedule, and an FFP example quote of the 3 scenarios attachment example.

Additionally, vendors are to complete and return with the solicitation: SASH response, insurance certificate, OCI statement, provision responses that should be referenced in Instructions to Offeror

Content Requirements

Volume I- Price Quote

The vendor shall provide a completed SF1449 (page 1 through 3 of solicitation, blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c), along with acknowledgment of any solicitation amendments. Vendors can choose to fill out the Pricing Schedule Attachment or submit their own pricing sheet with labor categories. This shall include any labor category anticipated over the period of performance on the IDIQ. Vendors must provide a

1305M226Q0101 0002 lump sum price for their 3 Scenarios FFP quote in order for their price to be evaluated. However, the 3 Scenarios Attachment details will be evaluated in Volume II: Technical Proposal.

The vendor shall include any discount percentage offered from established pricing.

Volume II: Technical Proposal

The vendor shall provide, in detail, how all deliverables listed within the PWS will be successfully accomplished. Technical Proposal shall be: a 20 page limit, single-spaced, in Times New Roman font.

The vendor shall provide a technical approach to accomplishing each of the three scenarios identified in the Scenario Attachment. The vendor shall explain in detail how it would accomplish the work. The offeror's submission in response to this attachment will be used by the Government to help inform their confidence rating.

Volume III: Past Performance

(i) The vendor shall demonstrate recent and relevant past performance or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance.

• Recency: Defined as performance under contracts executed or completed within the past five (5) years prior to the RFQ closing date, with at least one (1) year of active performance history. • Relevance:

Defined as performance that is similar or identical to the scope, dollar value, and multi-site logistical complexity of the work described in this RFQ's Statement of Need (SON).

(ii) Submission Structure. To demonstrate past performance, the vendor shall identify up to three (3) of its most relevant contracts using Attachment – Past Performance Information Form.

The vendor must provide a detailed narrative within Attachment – Past Performance Information Form explicitly demonstrating how each reference maps to the technical requirements of this solicitation.

Completed Attachment – Past Performance Information Form forms are excluded from the page count limits of the technical quote.

(iii) Subcontractor and Partner Performance Data.

• (a) Proposed Subcontractors: If a vendor submits past performance references for a proposed subcontractor or team partner, the quote must explicitly state the exact aspects and percentage of work under this solicitation that the subcontractor is slated to perform. Past performance references for subcontractors that fail to detail their specific role in this requirement will not be evaluated.

• (b) Vendor Acting as a Subcontractor: If the prime vendor or its intended partner submits a past performance reference where they acted as a subcontractor, the narrative must clearly segregate and detail the specific scope of work and dollar value performed by them alone, rather than citing the macro-level statistics of the overall prime contract. Failure to clearly differentiate the vendor's actual effort from the overall contract effort will result in the reference not being evaluated.

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