26RA003 Att. 2 Addenda to 52.212 Equipment Lease.pdf

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Instructions to Offerors:

1. You are invited to submit a proposal / offer in response to Solicitation W912CL-26-R-A003 Cristobal Colon Earthwork Improvement Equipment Lease no later than the solicitation close identified in block 8 Offer Due Date / Local Time on the SF1449. The Local Time is in Central Daylight Time.

2. Submit all questions by email to the contracting office to the email addresses shown below. Do NOT contact the customer organization in Panama directly. Doing so will only delay your answer. All questions must come through the Contracting Office. All questions shall be submitted in Attachment 3 Solicitation Q&A.

Subject Line: Reference No. SOLICITATION W912CL-26-R-A003 Email to: nathanial.d.gaunt.civ@army.mil and vernon.d.shank.mil@army.mil

3. All questions and requests for information (RFI) must be received NO LATER THAN 02:00 PM Central Daylight Time on the date 7 calendar days after the solicitation issuance date identified in block 6 of the

SF1449. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS EARLY IN THIS

PROCESS.

4. Offerors must have an active CAGE/NCAGE registered in the sam.gov system to be awarded a contract.

5. Submission of Offers:

5.1 All offerors shall input the Unit Price and Amount on page 2 of the solicitation. The Unit Price shall be in U.S. Dollars and be rounded to a full cent. The Amount shall equal the Quantity times the Unit Price.

For clarification purposes, the offeror may also submit a separate document to distinguish the unit price per piece of equipment or propose additional CLINs to capture prices not clearly allocable in the solicitation CLIN structure.

5.2 Offerors shall submit a separate Technical Proposal using the format and content described in 6.

Technical Proposal below.

5.3 All offers shall be submitted in English. Offers that fail to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined in this solicitation may be determined non-responsive and excluded from consideration.

5.4. All offers / proposals shall be emailed to Nathanial Gaunt at Nathanial.d.gaunt.civ@army.mil and MAJ Vernon Shank at Vernon.d.shank.mil@army.mil no later than the Due Date / Local Time identified in block 8 of the SF1449. Late submissions will not be considered, subject to the conditions at FAR 52.212- 1(f). Offers / proposals shall NOT be submitted to other U.S. Government personnel, such as the Requiring Activity.

6. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

6.1 The offering vendor (offeror) must explain the technical approach that will be used to source, acquire, deliver and maintain the required equipment in accordance with the schedules described in the PWS for all equipment. Vendor should describe how the proposed technical approach is similar to its commercial practices.

6.2 Format. The offeror shall submit documentation by email in response to this solicitation subject to the requirements in this provision. The documentation submitted shall be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the offeror's understanding of the scope of the work effort. The Technical Proposal shall begin with and adhere to the following:

6.2.1 Company Name: The company name shall appear on the title page only. All other references to the company name shall be removed from the Technical Proposal.

6.2.2 Title Page: "Technical Proposal". The title page of each Technical Proposal shall include: solicitation number of the Request for Proposal (RFP); the company name of the offeror; and the offeror 's position regarding disclosure of proprietary or similar proposal data.

6.2.3 Table of Contents: The table of contents shall identify the major sections of the Technical Proposal and show location and page numbers of each section.

6.3 Content:

6.3.1 Equipment List. The Technical Proposal shall include a list of all equipment proposed for lease. The list shall include make, mode, equipment type, and any additional details to verify the equipment meets the minimum characteristics requirements identified in Attachment 1, PWS 5.1.1.

6.3.2 Delivery Plan. The plan shall include the suppliers, site access, and any other logistics information to demonstrate complete understanding and capability to deliver and pick up the equipment in accordance with Attachment 1, PWS 5.1.2. The offeror shall provide an approach that demonstrates a thorough understanding of the roles and qualifications required to meet PWS requirements.

6.3.3 Management Plan. Provide a Management Plan as a program/project event and process plan for all efforts to include equipment maintenance, refueling, and ongoing water supply. This should be a detailed description and demonstrate an understanding of the approach planned to accomplish the tasks necessary while complying with all applicable International, Panamanian, state, and local laws and regulations. This plan is best demonstrated through a Work Breakdown Structure, listing each element, timelines, milestones and resources required to perform the requirements of Attachment 1, PWS 5.2 thru 5.5.

Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Award will be made to the lowest priced responsive and responsible firm with an acceptable Technical Proposal. Offers will be ranked by Total Price. Technical Evaluation will be completed on the two lowest priced proposals, with additional Technical Evaluations only completed until the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable offer is identified.

Evaluation Factors:

Technical – Equipment List, Delivery Plan & Management Plan Price

1. Evaluation of Technical

Technical proposals will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. The Government will conduct a review of each Proposal to determine if the offer demonstrates clear understanding of the PWS requirements and includes the elements set forth in the Technical Proposal section of the Addendum to 52.212-1.

2. Evaluation of Price

The Government will evaluate proposals for award purposes by adding the price for all CLINs, including offeror added CLINs per the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 section 5.1 above, to calculate the Total Evaluated Price.