36C78618R0464-019.docx

Proposal Format and Submission Information:

Offers must be submitted on company letterhead. Commercial format is encouraged. All offerors shall include the following information as part of their quote:

· Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov)

· DUNS Number

· Point of Contact Name

· Telephone number

· Email Address

· SAM Verification (www.sam.gov)

· VIP Verification (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov) Proposals shall be submitted via eCMS Portal:

· VAeCMS Vendor Portal (the production version):

https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: auvorie.benson@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All questions will be directed to the Contracting officer. All questions will be submitted no later than 9/11/2018 at 12:00 PM EST.

Proposal Evaluation:

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) The Government will award a firm fixed price contract using the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach 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. Award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors:

FACTOR 1: Price Evaluation Approach

FACTOR 2: Technical Evaluation Approach: Granite & Marble Samples & Qualifications

SUB-FACTOR 1: Past Performance Evaluation Approach SUB-FACTOR 2: VAAR Clause 852.219-74 Limitations on Subcontracting – Monitoring and Compliance (JUL 2018)

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise 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.

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Addendum To FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014)

The Government intends to award without discussions however; the Government retains the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary. Offerors are urged to ensure that their quote is submitted on the most favorable terms, since less than their best potential could result in exclusion of the quote from further consideration. Failure to include all required documentation as required in this RFP, may result in your submission being found to be technically unacceptable and removed from further consideration.

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. Offerors who fail to meet the technical requirements of the solicitation will be rated Unacceptable and thus, ineligible for award.

Proposals will be evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors. Each non-cost factor will be rated acceptable/unacceptable. To receive consideration for award, a rating of acceptable must be achieved for technical and past performance.

FACTOR 1: Price Evaluation Approach

FACTOR 2: Technical Evaluation Approach: Granite & Marble Samples & Qualifications

SUB-FACTOR 1: Past Performance Evaluation Approach SUB-FACTOR 2: VAAR Clause 852.219-74 Limitations on Subcontracting – Monitoring and Compliance (JUL 2018)

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following factors listed as shown below:

Price Evaluation Approach: The Government anticipates that adequate price competition will establish a fair and reasonable price. However, if the Government does not receive adequate price competition, it will evaluate price proposals to ensure price reasonableness of the services or products being provided to the Government, considering the specific terms and conditions and relevant commercial practices.

The Government will evaluate proposals by adding the total of all line item prices for the base and all options. Pricing may be compared against the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) or against the average mean of the offers received and may be used to set a competitive range if discussions are deemed necessary.

Technical Approach and Understanding of the Work: This factor considers whether the Offeror can execute and start performance of this contract on requested date and in the detailed narrative that will clearly demonstrates an understanding of the complexity and magnitude of the requirement set forth in the Statement of Work.

Experience of Company: This factor considers the level of experience your company has in this similar type of work, at Federal/State or Private Cemeteries. The narrative shall address in detail the magnitude (dollar range), complexity, period of performance, if there were any barriers (positive or negative) and how your company overcame them.

Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) forms provided in the solicitation shall be completed and submitted as specified in the Instructions to Offerors. They will be evaluated to assess the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror's ability to supply products and services that meet users' needs based on a demonstrated record of recent and relevant work similar to the work described in this solicitation. Recent or relevant work is defined as similar work within the past four (3) years.

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise 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. Bids are to be submitted as follows:

Price.xls None

Literature Review (Company Name) Technical.pdf

Past Performance.pdf

OfrRep.pdf None

NOTE: OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE, TO INCLUDE CURRENT

Offerors have the opportunity to submit offers on one (1) requirement or multiple requirements. Offerors are to identify each requirement they are providing proposals for. Each requirement will be evaluated separately. If Offeror is submitting more than one offer, it is only required to submit one technical review and one past performance questionnaire, however, it must submit a Price Schedule for each requirement that is being offered. Offerors are to identify each requirement they are providing an offer for.