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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NUMBER

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

Previous edition unusable

This amendment extends the due date for Step 1, Volume 1 submissions until 10:00 am EST, June 13, 2022. All other items remain unchanged.

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP

PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

1200 K ST NW

WASHINGTON DC 20005-4026

16PBGC22R0006

MAY 25, 2022

See Schedule

Table of Contents

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Section L: Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 1

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Section L: Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 1

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Offeror shall provide a proposal that conforms to the requirements outlined in this solicitation. The Offeror’s failure to follow the requirements in the instruction may result in the proposal not being evaluated for award. The Offeror shall submit one (1) electronic copy of the response using the sequence and format described herein. The process may involve an offeror submitting proposals in up to three separate volumes. The government intends to conduct the evaluation and selection process in two (2) steps:

a. Step 1 – Advisory. During Step 1, the Government will evaluate each offeror’s Volume I proposal. Following its evaluation, the Government will provide each Offeror with an Advisory Notification. The Advisory Notification will inform the Offeror of:

i. The basis of the Government advisory notice, and;

ii. Either that the Offeror is encouraged to participate in Step 2 or, based on the information submitted, that it is unlikely to be a viable competitor with the basis for that opinion.

The intent of this distinction is to minimize the proposal development costs for those vendors with little or no chance of receiving an award. However, notwithstanding the advice provided by the Government in response to the Step 1 submissions, all respondents may participate in Step 2.

Note: The Advisory Notification is the only notice the Government will provide from Step 1; debriefings will not occur at the end of Step 1.

b. Step 2. During Step 2, the Government will evaluate each offeror’s Volumes II and III The selection decision will be a trade-off involving the factors set forth herein according to FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process.

Participation in Step 1 is a mandatory part of this acquisition. Failure to participate in Step 1 by submitting Volume I prior to its due date will preclude further consideration of the Offeror’s proposal. The Government will not accept nor evaluate Step 2 submissions from any Offeror who has not completed Step 1.

Results of Step 1 will be carried over to Step 2 for the overall evaluation of proposals.

Volumes:

Volume I: Mandatory Requirements Questionnaire/ Cover Sheet and any attachments Volume II: Written Technical Proposal and System Demonstration Presentation Volume III: Price Proposal

The Offeror shall ensure that no pricing information is included in any other Volume except for Volume III. Incomplete packages may be eliminated from the competition.

2. DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

A contract awarded as a result of this solicitation shall be awarded to only one (1) responsible prospective Contractor. To be determined responsible, a prospective Contractor must:

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a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or have the ability to obtain them;

b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

c) Have a satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history, except as provided in FAR 9.104-2;

d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective Contractor and Subcontractors;

f) Have the necessary production and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them; and

g) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

3. FORMAT

The Offeror shall use the specific format below for its proposal. These directions assist in providing a fair and equitable evaluation of all proposals. The Government may determine those proposals not following the directions as unacceptable and may reject such proposals from further consideration. The technical volumes (i.e., Volumes I and II) shall adhere to format specifications below:

• 8.5 x 11-inch paper,

• 10 pitch print or larger, Arial or Times New Roman style font,

• 1.25-inch left hand margin, .75-inch right hand margin and 1-inch margins at both the top and• bottom for each page,

• All pages single spaced,

• Every page sequentially numbered, and

• Page numbers shall be centered in the bottom margin.

The Offeror shall furnish the proposal in three (3) separate volumes. The Offeror’s proposal shall adhere to the required content and pages limitations below.

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DESCRIPTION PAGE LIMIT

Proposal Cover Page Not Counted in Page Limit Proposal Cover Letter Not Counted in Page Limit Proposal Table of Contents Not Counted in Page Limit

VOLUME I

PHASE 1 - Mandatory Requirements Cover Sheet and Questionnaire (Attachment A)

Not Counted in Page Limit

Supporting Documentation Not Counted in Page Limit

VOLUME II

Technical Proposal Questionnaire (Attachment B)

Not Counted in Page Limit

Factor 1: Operational Phase and all subfactors 20 Pages Factor 2: Implementation Phase 10 Pages Factor 3: Organizational Experience 10 Pages Factor 4: Past Performance 10 Pages

VOLUME III

Factor 5 Cost/Price Proposal including:

Price Proposal Signed SF30 Signed SF30 (if applicable Section K “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors”

Not Counted in Page Limit

The Cover Letter shall be prepared on the company’s letterhead and signed by an individual authorized to commit the company to the proposal. A cover letter shall accompany the proposal to set forth any information that the Offeror wishes to bring to the attention of the Government.

The cover letter shall also stipulate that the Offeror’s proposal is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this RFP. In addition, it must contain a statement that the Offeror’s proposal is valid for a period of 180 calendar days from the submission date of the proposal. It shall include the offeror’s company information as outlined below, which matches any information entered in Block 15a of the SF 30. Any information included in the Offeror’s cover letter will not be evaluated in relation to Volumes I-III. The following introductory information is required in the Cover Letter of Volumes 1 and 2 of the proposal:

a. RFP Number

b. Name and address of Offeror

c. Name, telephone number & email address of main point-of-contact

d. Name of your Offeror’s administration office

e. Date of submission

f. Name, title, and signature of authorized representative. The person signing the proposal must have the authority to commit the Offeror to all the provisions of the proposal, fully recognizing that the Government has the right, by terms of the solicitation, to make an award without further discussions.

g. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI),

h. CAGE Code

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i. Name address, UEI number CAGE code for each of the proposed teaming partners.

Proposals must be complete to be considered responsive. To be considered complete the proposal must include all requested Volumes I - III. Any proposals which are not complete may be eliminated from the competition.

4. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

A. Proposals shall be submitted in electronic form.

B. Each volume (I - III) of the electronic version shall be submitted via email directly to the PBGC Primary Contracting Officer (baldus.carl@pbgc.gov) and Contract Specialist (gangi.jeffrey@pbgc.gov).

5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Questions Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing no later than May 31, 2022, at 10:00 AM, EST. Questions shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact: Rudy Baldus, Contracting Officer at baldus.carl@pbgc.gov and Jeff Gangi, Contract Specialist at gangi.jeffrey@pbgc.gov. Any questions received after this date will not be answered before the solicitation closing date. The prospective offeror should identify the solicitation section and paragraph to which their questions apply and shall use the following question submission format. No information concerning this solicitation will be provided in response to telephone calls.

Question Number

Referenced Solicitation Page #

Referenced Solicitation Section

Offeror Question(s)

Deadline for Volume I Volume I of the proposal shall be submitted together to PBGC no later than June 13June 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM, EST. Each Offeror shall complete the appropriate sections of the SF33 and return it with Volume I. All amendments issued under this RFP must also be completed with appropriate company information, signed, and returned with the proposal.

Deadline for Volume II and III All offerors will receive an Advisory Notice with follow on instructions and a deadline for submitting Volume II and Volume III of the proposal. Volume II and IIII shall be submitted together to PBGC no later than the time and date stated in the Advisory Notice. Each Offeror shall complete the appropriate sections of the SF33 and return it with Step 2 volumes. All amendments issued under this RFP must also be completed with appropriate company information, signed, and returned with the proposal.

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Late Proposals Complete electronic versions must be received before the time and date specified for receipt. If the proposal is received at the required destination after the time and date specified for receipt, the proposal will be considered late and will be dealt with in accordance with the late proposal provision of FAR 15.208(b).

Compliance Requirement The Offeror shall submit a proposal that follows the instructions listed in Section L of this solicitation and that addresses the evaluation factors listed in Section M of this solicitation. All proposals will be evaluated preliminarily to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in this solicitation, which include timely receipt of each Volume. Please see the paragraphs above for information relating to the submission of each Volume.

6. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

PBGC will be conducting a two-step submission approach.

Step 1 – Mandatory Requirements

Step 2 – Written Technical Proposal and System Demonstration Presentation and Price Proposal

The proposal submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as follows:

Step 1 – Mandatory Requirements (Volume I)

Each Offeror shall provide the following documents as part of its Volume I submission:

a. Cover Sheet

b. Cover Letter

c. Table of Contents

d. Offeror’s completed Attachment A and any supporting documentation

Each Offeror shall provide a written response to Attachment A, Mandatory Requirements / Qualification Compliance and shall provide all supporting documentation to prove compliance with each mandatory requirement.

Specifically, the Offeror shall mark the appropriate answers (Y/N); shall submit any supporting documentation as attachments, properly labeled with the corresponding question from the Mandatory Requirements Cover Sheet to support their compliance with the referenced question;

and shall submit a signed Copy (see Section J - Attachment A).

Volume I Proposals shall meet ALL of the Mandatory Requirements in Step 1, as listed on the Mandatory Requirements Cover Sheet to move on to Phase 2. Offerors who do not meet all mandatory requirements in Step 1 will be advised of their unlikelihood of successful award via Advisory Notification. Any offeror who does not receive an “Acceptable” rating in Step 1 be advised of their unlikelihood of successful award via Advisory Notification.

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PBGC reviewers cannot refer to Volume II documentation as part of Step 1 review. As such, an Offeror will not receive a “pass” rating if supporting documentation is not provided for one or more mandatory requirements.

Offeror shall not include price in Volume I.

Step 2 – Written Technical Proposal and System Demonstration Presentation and Price (Volumes II and III)

Each Offeror shall provide the following information as part of its Step 2 (i.e., Volume II and III submission).

A. Volume II

a. Operational Phase – Factor 1

1) Analytics and Reporting – Subfactor 1

2) System Demonstration - Subfactor 2 (In accordance with Section J, Attachment C)

3) Continuous Monitoring – Subfactor 3

4) Tasks 2.3 through 2.8 – Subfactor 4

b. Implementation Phase - Factor 2

c. Organizational Experience – Factor 3

d. Past Performance – Factor 4

e. A completed Section J, Attachment B

B. Volume III

a. Cost/Price Proposal – Factor 5

Volume II: “Technical Response”

Each Offeror shall provide the following as part of Volume II:

1) A written proposal addressing the requirements set out in the SOW subject to the page limitations, per evaluation factor, listed above;

2) A written response to Attachment B, Questionnaire; and,

3) A live system demonstration which covers the items set out in Attachment C, IRMS

Demo Questionnaire.

Please see Section L for a list of the page limitations per factor. Additionally, please see Section M for the evaluation criteria per factor. The Offeror’s responses to the evaluations factors listed below will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M.

The Offeror shall not include pricing in Volume II. Offerors who provide pricing in Volume II shall be eliminated from the competition.

Each offeror shall provide a written cost/price proposal only as part of Volume III.

Volume II – Factor 1: Operational Phase and Factor 2: Implementation Phase

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The Offeror shall complete, as part of Volume II, Factors 1: “Operational Phase and all subfactors” and Factor 2: “Implementation Phase” the Technical Questionnaire, Section J, Attachment B:

The Offeror shall answer the questions in the format and order provided. Answers to the questions will be considered during evaluation of the Offeror's technical proposal. These answers will help determine the Government's assessment of risk and whether the Offeror's methods and approach to meeting the solicitation requirements demonstrate its ability to perform the services described in the Statement of Work (SOW).

In addition to completing the Phase 2 questionnaire, the offeror must address the factors (including subfactors) discussed above. If the Offeror does not submit a proposal that addresses the Phase 2 Questionnaire and the factors (including subfactors) outlined above, the Offeror may be eliminated from the competition.

Demonstrations are expected to take place in June 2022 via Microsoft Teams with an exact time and date to be determined and scheduled by PBGC with those offerors moving to Step 2.

o In-person demonstrations will not be held.

o Demonstrations will be a maximum of 2.5 hours per Offeror: up to two hours for each Offeror to demonstrate the items set out in Attachment C, o PBGC will use up to half an hour to ask questions/clarifications, but there will be no discussions or negotiations.

o The Offeror does not need to fill the full-time block but is offered to all Offerors.

Volume II - Factor 3: Organizational Experience

The Offeror shall demonstrate its firm’s financial, competitive, and operational viability. The Offeror shall provide the number of years that it has been providing IRMS services as well as information pertaining to the offerors IRMS. The Offeror shall provide information in regard to disaster recovery and business continuity plans (SOW Task 2.9), projected growth plan, diversity of clients, history of business litigation and other legal proceedings, potential conflicts of interest, amount of assets on the Offeror’s IRMS, the growth of those assets, account retention record, and financial stability.

Volume II - Factor 4: Past Performance

The Offeror shall identify three (3) clients with its firm over the past three years. If the Offeror cannot release the contact information, please list as Client 1, Client 2, etc., exclude contact information, but provide information for all other items (items c through h below).

Identify three (3) clients who retain the IRMS. Provide each of the following.

a. Organization/firm name

b. Contact person, title, and phone number

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c. Market value of assets on the IRMS at the time of termination

d. Client Type

e. Percentage of assets managed externally by third party investment managers

f. Reason for termination

g. Inception date of contract with client

h. Date of termination

Note: In addition to the written materials provided for Past Performance, the Government reserves the right to consider any relevant past performance information, the past performance points of contact the offeror lists for each of its past performance references, and information from any other reliable source available to the Government, such as an official past performance database and/or other Government and local agencies (e.g., CPARS, PPIRS, FAPIIS, etc.) at any point in the evaluation process. If more than three references are provided, PBGC will only consider the first three references received in chronological order. The Offeror shall include the following information (if available) for each of the past performance reference responses:

Project Title Name of Agency Contract No./Task Order No.

Government Agency/Organization Total Contract Value & Contract Type Period of Performance Current Status POC Name POC Phone No.

POC Email Contracting Officer Name Contracting Officer Phone No.

Contracting Officer Email

• Description – The Offeror shall describe the scope of work performed on the past performance reference.

• Recency – The Offeror shall provide past performance references that have occurred within three (3) years of the release date of this solicitation. The Government will accept past performance for ongoing work and for completed work.

• Relevance – The Offeror shall describe the relevance of the past performance reference in accordance with the RFP. Relevant past performance is defined in solicitation Section M.3.2 and is work that is the same scope, magnitude, and complexity as the requirements listed in this SOW. Relevancy also takes into account the period of performance, the contract type, and the dollar value of the past performance references.

• Scope – Scope is defined as similarity to the requirements listed in this solicitation’s

SOW.

• Magnitude – Magnitude is defined as similarity to both the duration of this contract and the size of this contract.

Volume III – Factor 5: Price Proposal

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The Offeror shall submit a complete Volume III price proposal using the format provided in the Section B: “Pricing Schedule” for the Period of Performance outlined. The Offeror’s completed Volume III price proposal shall included a completed Section J, Attachment D: “Pricing Schedule Fill-in Sheet.” The Offeror shall propose prices for the base year, option years, and the optional six-month extension for CLIN 0001: “Investment Risk Management System” CLIN 0002: “Pass-through Data Costs,” and CLIN 0003: “Security Compliance,” as listed in Section B. The Offeror shall select and propose against one (1) of the three (3) CLIN 0001 pricing structures (i.e., Option A: “Base Price plus per User Price”, Option B: “Asset Based Price”, and Option C: “Base Price plus per Mandate/per Asset Price”) and shall select one (1) of the two (2) reporting frequencies (i.e., monthly and daily).

Offerors shall submit a price proposal based on the following assumptions. Note the PBGC will evaluate price proposals based on total PBGC staff and total assets in the investment program at the time of the evaluation, as the number of PBGC staff that will use the IRMS and/or asset levels could be different from the amounts noted below. The below assumptions make no guarantee of future revenue to the Offeror, as asset levels and PBGC staffing levels change over time. The Offeror’s proposal shall clearly state that the below assumptions were incorporated into its price proposal.

All prices necessary for IRMS functionality shall be included in the Offeror’s price proposal. For example, if the Offeror charges a separate fee for a Scenario Analysis module, those fees must be included as part of the price proposal. Another example is data dependencies, such as security master data and benchmark data. If the Contractor charges separately for obtaining security master data; or if the Contractor does not obtain any benchmark data (e.g., does not receive sector-level look through), such fees must be included in the cost proposal.

20 PBGC staff will be users of the IRMS.

System implementation shall be completed within six-months.

Total market value of assets of $150 billion $7 billion in securities lending cash collateral Greater than 100 OTC non-centrally cleared (e.g., bilaterally cleared) swaps (including

CDS, IRS, CDX, FX Swaps, and Total Return Swaps).

Estimated liabilities total $170 billion and are split between two pools: Single Employer

Liabilities ($110 billion) and Multi-Employer Liabilities ($60 billion).

Current Public Equity, Fixed Income and Private Market Index Benchmarks: The

Program utilizes benchmark data provided by Russell, Dow Jones/S&P, FTSE, MSCI, MSCI GICS, Bloomberg/Barclays Capital, JP Morgan, NYSE, NASDAQ, and Wilshire.

The PBGC currently has separate license agreements with MSCI and FTSE.

Sector-level look through is currently used for Bloomberg/Barclays Capital and JP Morgan indices.

For CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001, 5001 and 6001, 7001, 8001, 9001 and the optional six-month extension, the Offeror shall provide pricing for Option A, Option B, or Option C. While the Offeror may provide pricing for multiple price schedules (e.g., Option A and Option B), it shall select and clearly designate only one (1) price schedule for the purposes of the

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Government’s price evaluation. Therefore, the other price schedules will not be evaluated at the time of award. For example, an Offeror may provide a price proposal that includes both Options A and B, however, the Offeror must designate only one (1) of the price schedules for evaluation purposes. The Government will not evaluate the other option during evaluations (ex. the Offeror includes both Option A and B and selects Option A for price evaluation purposes, meaning the Government will only evaluate Option A and not Option B when evaluating price during proposal evaluation).

For CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002, 5002 and 6002, 7002, 8002, 9002 and the optional six-month extension, the Offeror shall provide pricing to the extent possible. PBGC recognizes that Offerors may have difficulty estimating fees for Market and Constituent Level Data. Please use best efforts. The PBGC may contact these third-party service providers directly to affirm costs prior to providing the award to ensure accuracy.

For CLIN 0003, the Offeror shall provide pricing commensurate with implementing the IRMS and demonstrating compliance with all necessary Federal and PBGC information security requirements within six months of contract award.

For CLINs 1003, 2003, 3003, 4003, 5003 and 6003, 7003, 8003, 9003 and the optional six-month extension, the Offeror shall provide pricing associated with Continuous Monitoring, as described in Task 2.2 of the SOW.

Offerors’ cost proposals shall be evaluated relative to other cost proposals received in this procurement.

AN OFFEROR’S FAILURE TO PROVIDE PRICING FOR THE FAR 52.217-8 EXTENSION OF

SERVICES CLAUSE WILL RESULT IN THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL OR QUOTE BEING

FOUND EITHER NON-COMPLIANT OR TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND

INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD.

The Offeror shall submit price proposals only in Volume III – Business / Cost/Price Proposal.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE PRICE PROPOSAL IN A VOLUME OTHER THAN VOLUME

III CAN RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE EVALUATION PROCESS.

Volume III shall also include the following content:

• Authorized Individuals. The Offeror shall provide the name, title, telephone number, and email address for the individual designated as the central point of contact for its proposal. The Offeror shall provide signed copies of the Standard Form (SF) 33 and the SF30(s) of any amendments that may be issued to this RFP. The individual signing the forms shall have the authority to commit the Offeror to all the provisions of the proposal, fully recognizing that the Government has the right, by terms of the RFP, to make an award without further discussions.

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• Exceptions: The Offeror shall include a statement that no exceptions have been taken to the contract. If any exceptions have been taken, the Offeror must clearly be listed on the cover page in the price proposal.

• Section K Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors: Offerors shall include a statement to indicate whether or not their response to FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items has been completed electronically at (System for Award Management (SAM) website http://sam.gov.

• No pricing information shall be included with the Technical or Past Performance Volumes of the proposal. All price information must be submitted in a separate Volume III “Price”.

• Offeror Validity Statement: Offerors shall make a clear statement that their proposal is valid for no less than 180 calendar days from the closing date of the RFP.

• The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by any offeror in submitting proposals in response to this solicitation.

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