S06 - 52.212-1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services tailored.pdf

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The Government is issuing a competitive open market solicitation notice.

SUBMISSION: All offers must be submitted to the attention of the Contracting Officer identified and listed on the Standard form 1449, section 31b and to the address identified on the Standard form 1449, section 16 up to and due no later than 1300 EST September 27, 2023. E-mail proposals will be acceptable at Heather.Allen3@va.gov.

Any proposal received after the closing date and time will be considered late and will not be accepted.

QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the solicitation of a contractual nature or technical nature, must be submitted in via email to Heather.Allen3@va.gov no later than 1300 EST September 27, 2023. The subject line of the email shall start with the RFQ 36C77624Q0003. Be advised that the government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective Offerors.

OFFEROR’s RESPONSES shall be submitted in accordance with the following instructions:

The Offeror’s response shall be submitted electronically by the date and time indicated in the solicitation. The offeror’s quote shall consist of the ENTIRE completed solicitation document, included the following evaluation factors. The evaluation factors shall consist of:

• Factor 1 – Technical:

o The contractor must demonstrate the ability to provide all the tasks/deliverables identified in the Statement of Work.

• Factor 2 - Price:

The vendor shall propose any additional fees or expenses required by any third parties including but not limited to: (Power, Internet, Load and Unload, Union fees in excess of GSA pricing). The vendor shall include this pricing in line item 12.0 in the AV Pricing Form. If no additional pricing is required, please provide a statement as such in writing.

The complete evaluation factors File size shall not exceed 7 MB.

A. Format: The response shall be in Arial 12-point font. Characters shall be set at no less than normal kerning and 100% scale. The response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 7MB in size.

B. Content Requirements: The cover page shall include the following information:

(A) Notice Number (36C77624Q0003);

(B) Company Name, mailing address, and website address;

(C) Date submitted and proposal expiration date;

(D) Company Point of Contact (Name, Phone Number, email address);

(E) Company Cage Code;

(F) Company Business Size;

(G) Company Business type (i.e., Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business);

(H) Company’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract (If applicable). Provide the GSA Contract Number and relevant Special Item Number(s) (SINs) applicable to this requirement.

C. Submitters Packaging: The evaluation factors shall be as follows:

Volume Number and Tile Page Number

Factor 1: Technical Specifications

Factor 2: Price

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have 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 following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: