Revised_Provisions_Section_L_and_M__-_A00001_0001.pdf

Amendment A0001 7/12/2022

Revised

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

WBR 1452.215-81 GENERAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS - MAR 2021

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. As described in WBR

1415.209(a)(1), insert the following provision, tailored as applicable.

Each offeror shall submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions contained in this provision.

(a) Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information. In accordance with the Use and Disclosure of

Proposal Information -- Department of the Interior provision of this solicitation (see DIAR

1452.215-71), offerors shall mark trade-secret or confidential commercial or financial information contained in the proposal with the restrictive legends specified. The offeror shall also clearly and separately mark all proprietary information (as defined in FAR 3.104-3) contained in the proposal with the restrictive legend "Proprietary Information."

(b) Price Proposal. Offerors are hereby notified that even though cost or pricing data are not initially requested in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request such data if they are later found necessary pursuant to FAR 15.403-5(a)(1).

(1) Pricing proposal breakdown. The offeror shall submit Section B of the contract Schedule

(Schedule of Supplies and Services, including any attached Price Schedules noted in Section B, with its proposed total prices/costs for each contract line item number (CLIN), including any options, and proposed unit price(s), if required. In addition, the offeror shall provide a cost breakdown of the individual CLINs with information regarding labor, materials, supplies, subcontracting, overhead, and profit.

(c) Past Performance. Submit documentation for previous contract(s) with a similar scope of work.

Include contract number, dollar amount, description of the project, and a point of contact from the agency or commercial organization.

Past performance will be verified using data from the Contractor’s Performance Assessment

Rating System, FPDS-NG, Contracting Officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the service being acquired, customer surveys, and any other reasonable basis.

Revised

SECTION M – EVALUATIONS FOR AWARD

WBR 1452.215-83 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD -- COST OR PRICE

PREDOMINANCE -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (MAR 2021)

(a) Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting a proposal which conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government considering the factors and any significant subfactors listed in this provision.

(b) In the evaluation of proposals, all evaluation factors other than cost or price (listed in this provision), when combined, are considered to be significantly less important than cost or price. The relative importance to be placed on the evaluation factors in relation to each other is contained in paragraph (e) of this provision. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to make award to other than the lowest price offeror if it is determined that the benefits of another offeror's proposal justify its higher cost/price.

(c) Pursuant to FAR 15.305(a)(1), a cost or price analysis will be performed to determine price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing, using one or more of the techniques at FAR

15.404 -1.

(d) The following factors and significant subfactors will be considered in evaluating proposals and making the source selection: (1) Price (2) Past Performance

(e) The relative importance of the factors listed in paragraph (d) of this provision is as follows: Price is significantly more important than past performance.

(End of provision).