140G0325Q0176_Amend_1_Submission_and_Evaluation_document_0001.pdf

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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS -

All proposals shall be submitted by email to the Contracting Officer at cjfejarang@usgs.gov by the closing date and time indicated on the cover page of the solicitation. Late submissions WILL

NOT be accepted. Hard copies, facsimile transmissions, or documentation submitted through any on-line portal will not be accepted.

Offerors must submit documentation demonstrating their qualifications to perform this work. The USGS is interested in technical capability and experience. There is no prescribed format for submissions.

Regarding price, offerors must submit a firm-fixed price to complete work IAW the Statement of

Work.

EVALUATION OF CONTRACTORS

Offerors must be properly registered as contractors in the State of California by the time the offers are submitted to be considered for this project; this is a definitive responsibility criterion, subject to verification. All subcontractors must also be appropriately registered. An offeror without this registration will not be considered for award. Please submit copy of business license along with your quote. This is a pass/fail criterion.

The USGS will select for award the offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Evaluation Criteria is best value to the government using the following factors for evaluation:

- Technical Capability of personnel and equipment

- Firm, Fixed Price

- Experience

The Contractor shall have experience with three (3) or more installations of communications shelter HVAC systems of comparable size and complexity. Each of these installations shall have performed satisfactorily for at least one (1) year after final acceptance by the user. Include the names, locations, and points of contact for these installations as part of the submittal.

Any individuals or subcontractors identified by name in your offer as “key personnel” and used as part of the capability, experience, or past performance evaluation must be assigned to work on the project if awarded; proposals must specifically affirm this requirement and clearly indicate any “key personnel.” Subsequent changes must be approved by the Contracting Officer.

It is the prospective contractor’s responsibility to submit sufficient information to allow a meaningful evaluation in each of these areas. Failure to do so will negatively impact our evaluation of your quotation. We will rate each of these factors on a scale of “outstanding, good, satisfactory, marginal, unacceptable,” and then combine that into an overall non-price rating on the same scale mailto:cjfejarang@usgs.gov