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Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

Solicitation No.

140R3023R0003

Project Title HD VC Exhibit Level and Renovated Office Space

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(7) Acknowledgement of all amendments (if applicable);

(8) Technical Proposal. - See Technical Proposal Instructions provision of this solicitation.

(9) Pricing Proposal. - See Pricing Proposal Instructions provision of this solicitation.

(10) Alternate proposals are not permitted.

(f) Volume II Technical Proposal. The technical proposal should convincingly describe the capability of the offeror's organization to participate in this project and effectively demonstrate a thorough understanding of the work statement contained in Part I, Section C of this solicitation. To assist in the uniform evaluation of proposals, the following format shall be utilized in preparing the technical proposal:

(a) Table of Contents. The Table of Contents shall list all sections of the technical proposal. Any future amendments, additions and/or revisions to the proposal shall be included in an updated Table of Contents;

(b) Index. The Index section shall cross reference the statement of work, specifications, or performance work statement to the terms of the proposal and indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation factors contained in Part IV, Section M;

(c) Enclosures. The Enclosures Section shall include a list of any tables, drawings, charts, and any other enclosures which summarize data or information;

(d) Executive Summary. The Executive Summary shall include a brief discussion of how the required work will be performed and important highlights of the proposal.

(e) Technical proposal must be logically assembled, practical, legible, clear, concise, coherent;

and indexed (cross-indexed, where appropriate); and

i. Contain appropriately numbered pages of each volume or part.

ii. The proposal shall be valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days from the proposal due date.

iii. The proposal shall be on 8 ½” x 11” paper, single-spaced using not less than 12-point type font, and shall have margins at the top, bottom and sides of the pages not less than one inch in width.

iv. Technical Proposal (Volume II) Reference the requirements contained in provision

1452.215- 82 Technical Proposal Instructions.

v. Elaborate formats, bindings, color marketing presentations or sales brochures are not desired or required.

Technical Evaluation Factors:

Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices Offerors

Solicitation No.

140R3023R0003

Project Title HD VC Exhibit Level and

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B. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) attachment No. 8 in Section J shall be submitted by the applicable reference, and not the Offeror. Offeror is responsible for contacting customer to request completion of Past Performance Questionnaire. Offerors may submit PPQs previously submitted under a different Notice/RFP (legible copies only) completed within the last six

(6) months as long as it is on a similar form as posted with this solicitation. The PPQ shall be returned to the contract specialist via email at vrodriguez@usbr.gov by Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 3:00 pm MST.

C. Offerors that do not have prior Federal contract experience, but have worked as a subcontractor on Federal projects, shall provide work resume outlining specific works performed on Federal projects listed.

D. The Offeror shall provide information on issues such as schedule delays, change orders, supply chain disruptions, etc. encountered on the contracts and subcontracts identified above, and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. Offerors shall not provide general information on their performance on the identified contracts. General performance information shall be obtained from the references.

An Offeror without a record of relevant past performance for whom past performance is not available will be given a neutral rating.

(g) Volume III, 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).

To assist in the uniform evaluation of proposals, the following format shall be utilized in preparing the pricing proposal:

(1) Table of contents. The Table of Contents shall list all sections of the pricing proposal. Any modifications or revisions to the proposal, up to the date of agreement on price, shall include an updated Table of Contents;

(2) Index. The index shall cross reference the work statement to the terms of the proposal and indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation factors contained in Part IV, Section M of this solicitation;

(3) Enclosures. A list shall be included of all enclosures, attachments, tables, drawings, charts, and any other material which summarize data or information contained or referenced in the pricing proposal;

(4) The price proposal should be consistent with the technical approach(es) proposed in the technical proposal, Volume II;

(5) Pricing proposal breakdown. The offeror shall submit Section B of the contract Schedule (Schedule of Supplies and Services, found in Part I of this solicitation), with its proposed total prices for each contract line-item number (CLIN), and proposed unit price(s), if required. In addition, a total proposed price consisting of the sum of all contract line items (excluding options) shall be submitted.

(6) No cost information shall be included in any of the other volumes;

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Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Solicitation No.

140R3023R0003

Project Title HD VC Exhibit Level and

Page M-2 than the technically acceptable offeror with the lowest cost or price proposal if it is determined that the technical benefits of another offeror's proposal justify its higher cost or price. The contracting officer also reserves the right to make award to a lower-priced, lower-scored offeror if it is determined that the cost or price premium involved in awarding to a higher-rated, higher-priced offeror is not justified.

(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) Proposals will be considered for award on the schedule in Paragraph B.2, but no proposal will be considered for award for only a part of the schedules or a part of any single schedule. Proposals for only a part of the schedules or parts of a single schedule may be determined unacceptable.

(e) The relative importance of the factors listed in paragraph (d) of this provision is as follows: The following technical factors are listed in descending order of importance 1. Experience, 2. Technical Approach, and 3. Past Performance. Factors 1, 2, and 3 are called “the technical factors”. Factors 1 through 3 are equal to each other, and when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 4, Price. Factors 1 and 2 are significantly more important than 3, and when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 4, Price.

Factor 1: Experience Evaluation Standards:

1) Evaluation will be based on Offeror’s proposal addressing all of the proposal submission requirements of this factor and that submission clearly demonstrates past relevant experience of Offeror through exemplar project.

2) Information provided in Offeror’s exemplar projects must be verifiable via customer contact information provided. Customer feedback may also be considered.

3) In establishing what is relevant for this acquisition, consideration shall be given to an Offeror’s history of contract (or subcontract) performance that would provide the most context and give the greatest ability to measure the Offeror’s likely ability to successfully satisfy the current requirement. Common aspects of relevancy include similarity in size, scope and complexity, use of key personnel for this project from past similar projects, and ability to manage subcontracting.

Factor 2: Technical Approach Evaluation Standards:

1) Evaluation will be based on Offeror clearly addressing all of the proposal submission requirements outlined under this factor and that submission clearly demonstrates a thorough understanding of the work to be performed under this solicitation/contract.

2) Proposed milestone schedule includes all major activities required to complete work to be performed under this solicitation/contract and that durations and sequencing tasks are feasible.