140R2026Q0109.pdf

COMBINED PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE / SOLICITATION

140R2026Q0109

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Overhaul Part 12 and additional information included in this notice. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order for T1 Data Circuit Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, as of March 13, 2026.

This requirement is being solicited under full and open competition and will be awarded using comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR Overhaul Part 12.

GENERAL INFORMATION

RFQ Number: 140R2026Q0109

Request for Quotation (RFQ) Request for Proposal (RFP) Invitation for Bid (IFB)

North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS): 517111: Wired Telecommunications Carriers Size Standard: 1,500 Employees

Quotes are due no later than 10:00 am PT on Friday, July 31, 2026.

Quotes should be emailed to Denard Fobbs at denard_fobbs@ios.doi.gov .

Quoters must be registered in System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) by the closing date of the solicitation in order to be considered for award. SAM is an official website of the U.S Government and there is no cost to register in SAM.

Vendor’s Business Information:

Business Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Business Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Business Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________

Point of Contact Email Address: __________________________________________________________

Point of Contact Phone Number: __________________________________________________________ mailto:denard_fobbs@ios.doi.gov http://www.sam.gov/

BASE YEAR: SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2027

OPTION YEAR ONE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2027 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2028

OPTION YEAR TWO: SEPTEMBER 1, 2028 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2029

OPTION YEAR THREE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2029 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2030

OPTION YEAR FOUR: SEPTEMBER 1, 2030 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2031

SAM UEI Number and Cage Code: _______________________________________________________

Please see further instructions for quote submission under Provision 52.212-1 Addendum.

PRICE SCHEDULE

ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

0010 T1 Circuit for Friant Dam as defined in the Performance Work Statement

12 MO $ $

0020 T1 Circuit for Friant Dam as defined in the Performance Work

0030 T1 Circuit for Friant Dam as defined in the Performance Work

0040 T1 Circuit for Friant Dam as 12 MO $ $ defined in the Performance Work

0050 T1 Circuit for Friant Dam as 12 MO $ $ defined in the Performance Work

TOTAL COST FOR BASE AND ALL OPTION YEARS $________________

Performance Work Statement

T1 Data Circuit Services

1. Background

This is a recurring requirement for Facilities Access Service for T1 Data Circuit 999-822-0062 used for providing a dedicated means of communication between Friant Dam and The Bureau of Reclamation's South Central California Area office (BOR SCCAO).

Ponderosa Telephone Company is the service provider for dedicated circuit for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The circuit itself is controlled by a computer to keep the circuit on or off and the monthly service fee allows that access. Ponderosa is the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) for the area which was established in 1984 with the break-up of AT&T monopoly. Data access is regulated by tariffs and the California Public Utilities Commission.

2. Scope

To provide Facilities Access Service for a T1 Data Circuit between Friant Dam which is located at 18015 Friant Dam Upper Road, Friant, CA 93626 and the Fresno Area Office which is located at 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721.

3. Period of Performance

Base Year 09/01/2026 to 08/31/2027 Option Year 1 09/01/2027 to 08/31/2028 Option Year 2 09/01/2028 to 08/31/2029 Option Year 3 09/01/2029 to 08/31/2030 Option Year 4 09/01/2030 to 08/31/2031

4. Recognized Holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Juneteenth

5. Hours of Operations

The contractor is responsible for providing support and conducting business between the hours of 6:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must always maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons.

6. Contractor Payment Schedule.

The Contractor may submit invoices for payment at the end of each billing period. Invoices will be paid via Electronic Funds Transfer.

7. Security

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use.

8. Performance Assessment

Monitoring Performance. During the evaluation period, the COR/POC will track Contractor performance.

Performance Requirement

Summary

Acceptable Quality Level

Method pf Surveillance

Provide T1 Data Service between Friant Dam and the South Central California Area Office

T1 Circuit line is operable 24 hours a day (100% of time)

Periodic inspection and validated complaints from end users.

Clauses

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

FAR 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO

DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023).

FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(Jan 2017)

FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (RFO DEVIATION

MAR 2026).

FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2014)

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023).

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations (RFO DEVIATION

MAY 2026).

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (RFO DEVIATION JAN 2026)(15 U.S.C. 644).

FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (RFO DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act ((RFO

DEVIATION MAY 2026) (E.O. 13496).

FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41 U.S.C. Chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

Telecommunications Technician (23930) $26.40 – 34.30

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627)

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAR 2026) (E.O.

13513).

FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

(OCT2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023).

FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (RFO DEVIATION

MAR 2026).

FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 Days.

FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

'Payment request' means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

1. Ensure the invoice is consistent with the Price Schedule included in the Purchase Order.

2. Include the dates of service on the invoice.

3. Ensure the invoice date matches the month in which the invoice is submitted.

4. Include the full Purchase Order Number on the invoice.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment.

The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

WBR 1452.201-80 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE’S AUTHORITIES AND

LIMITATIONS -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (MAY 2018)

a) Performance of the work under this contract shall be subject to the technical direction of the Reclamation Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The term "technical direction" is defined to include, without limitation:

(1) Inspecting and accepting or rejecting work performed under the contract.

(2) Representing the Government in technical phases of the work. The COR is responsible for the technical administration of the contract and will provide instructions and interpretations to the Contractor on all technical matters relating to the contract. The COR will supervise or oversee all Government technical and administrative personnel assigned to assist the COR.

(3) Reviewing and, where required by the contract, approving submittals of technical data, shop drawings, samples, literature, plans, or other data required to be delivered by the Contractor to the Government.

(b) The Contractor will receive a copy of the written COR designation from the Contracting Officer. It will specify the extent of the COR's authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of work stated in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to determine if a change is within the scope of the contract; therefore, the COR does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction that -

(1) Constitutes a direction of additional work outside the Contract requirements;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled "Changes;"

(3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total contract cost, or the time required for contract performance;

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the Contractor's right to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR.

(e) The Contractor must proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within its authority under the provisions of this clause. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction by the COR falls within one of the categories defined in (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this clause, the Contractor must not proceed and must notify the Contracting Officer in writing within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and must request the Contracting Officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving the notification from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer must -

(1) Advise the Contractor in writing after receipt of the Contractor's letter that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract effort and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause of the contract; or

(2) Advise the Contractor that the Government will issue a written change order.

(f) A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer either to agree that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract or to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the technical direction will be subject to the provisions of the clause entitled "Disputes."

WBR 1452.237-80 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (MAR 2022) -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION -

ALTERNATE IV (MAR 2022)

The following paragraph (f) is substituted with the paragraph (f) of the basic clause:

(f) Information Technology Security – Basic Security Requirements:

(1) The Contractor shall ensure that its employees, in performance of the contract, receive annual U.S.

Department of the Interior (DOI) Federal Information Systems Security Awareness (FISSA) training that also includes Privacy, Records Management and Section 508 Compliance Awareness. The Contractor may use web-based training available from Reclamation to meet this requirement.

(2) The Contractor shall afford Reclamation, including DOI Office of Inspector General, access to the Contractor’s and subcontractors’ facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection, investigation, assessment or audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Reclamation data or to the function of computer systems operated on behalf of Reclamation, and to preserve evidence of computer crime. If the Contractor has a question regarding the access rights or identity of Government employees requesting access to Contractor-operated IT facilities, it should be referred to the COR for resolution before access is granted.

(3) In addition to the notification requirements (b)(4), the Contractor shall immediately notify the COR, of all cyber-related incidents (including the compromise of Contractor- or Government-owned systems for which the Contractor bears operational or management responsibility), regardless of location.

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020).

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

Attachment 1 - Service Contract Act WD # 2015-5609

Provisions

52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (JAN 2017).

FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO

DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (RFO https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

FAR 52.212-1 Addendum Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO

This addendum replaces the term “offer” with “quote” within provision 52.212-1.

Paragraph (b), entitled “Submission of Quotes” Quotes must be submitted via email only. Quote due date: 10:00am PT on Friday, July 31, 2026, to Denard M Fobbs Jr at denard_fobbs@ios.doi.gov .

FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation. (NOV 2015)

(a) Definitions. "Inverted domestic corporation" and "subsidiary" have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION -- DEPARTMENT OF

THE INTERIOR (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) "Trade Secret" means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) "Confidential commercial or financial information" means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers "commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential," and exemption (9), which covers "geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells."

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

"The information specifically identified on pages of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government mailto:denard_fobbs@ios.doi.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.108-2#FAR_9_108_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.108-4#FAR_9_108_4 shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract."

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

"This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal."

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do

so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

1. Price

All proposed prices will be reviewed for price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing, using price analysis techniques. Price analysis techniques at FAR Overhaul Part 12, including the use of a comparative evaluation, will be used to determine the best value. The Government reserves the right to request other than cost or price data as necessary in determining price reasonableness.

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.