PART_IV_-_Instructions_and_Evaluation_-_RFP.pdf

PART IV – SOLICITATION – PROVISIONS – INSTRUCTIONS – EVALUATION

[THIS SECTION WILL BE REMOVED AFTER AWARD]

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.

As prescribed in 9.108-5(a), insert the following provision:

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Inverted domestic corporation” and “subsidiary” have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that—

(1) It is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

(End of provision)

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. As prescribed in 9.104-7(a), insert the following provision:

CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that—

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals—

(A) Are ? are not ? presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ? have not ?, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation);

(C) Are ? are not ? presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

(D) Have ?, have not ?, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required.

A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples.

(i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. § 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency.

This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals con-testing the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. § 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ? has not ?, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) “Principal,” for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions). This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States and the Making of a False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution Under Section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror’s responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. As prescribed at 9.104-7(b), insert the following provision:

INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings).

This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [ ] has [ ] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management database via https:// www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7).

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

(End of Provision)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (Jan 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show -

(1) The solicitation number; [70SBUR-18-R-00000007]

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212- 3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information [Addendum], when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information);

Each offeror shall provide a list of three relevant contracts completed during the last three years. Relevant past performance is considered to be federal, state, and local government or commercial contracts/work performed or being performed that were/are similar in size, scope, and complexity in nature to the current acquisition. The Government shall make the determination as to the relevance of an Offeror's past performance. Past Performance information shall be gathered from Government references identified by the Offeror.

Each offeror shall include the following information for each contract:

1. Name of Contracting Activity or Customer

2. Contract Number or Other Identification Number

3. Contract Type

4. Total Contract Value or Volume

5. Description of Product

6. Marketing Representative/Contracting Officer – Email Address & Telephone Number

7. Technical/Project Manager Point of Contact – Email Address & Telephone Number

The offeror should provide information on problems encountered on the contract(s) and corrective actions to resolve those problems. General performance information will be obtained from the references. The Government may use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the offeror and that the information obtained will be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision. The Government will only discuss past performance information directly with the prospective prime contractor that is being reviewed. If the prime contractor does not have a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will be given a rating of Neutral Risk. A Neutral rating will not advantage or disadvantage the prime contractor If the prime contractor does not have three relevant contracts completed during the last three years please provide a statement in regard to this; and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers [Addendum]. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples [Addendum]. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during pre-award testing.

The offeror shall only submit file folder product samples when proposing an equal brand name. Do not send brand name SMEAD file folder products.

(1) File folder product sample submission. An offeror will submit one sample for each equal to file folder product. This includes all twelve file folders. If an offeror cannot provide an equal to product to all of the SMEAD brand name file folders their quote will be given a fail rating. USCIS reserves the right to require additional samples of equal to products for evaluation purposes prior to the award of contract. The equal to product sample submissions are for technical evaluation purposes by USCIS to ensure that the proposed equals to products are in compliance with the specification listed in Part III – Statement of Need. Samples shall be submitted separately from the proposal document, these samples are considered a part of each offeror's proposal package and must be submitted by the time specified for receipt of proposals. Failure to furnish samples on time will require rejection of the proposal.

(2) Shipping/Delivery Instructions.

File folder equal to product samples are to be delivered using either FedEx or UPS to the following address:

USCIS Office Of Contracting Contract Specialist – Joshua S. Riley Solicitation Number: 70SBUR-18-R-00000007 100 Interstate Corporate Center Suite 301 Williston, VT 05495

A 24-hour advance notification with the USCIS Contracting Specialist is required.

(3) Packing and labeling of equal to file folder samples. All samples must be packaged in such a way as to protect the equal to file folders during shipment to USCIS.

The equal to file folder sample shall be labeled as follows:

OFFEROR'S NAME AND ADDRESS:

USCIS SOLICITATION NUMBER: [70SBUR-18-R-00000007]

EQUAL TO FILE FOLDER SAMPLE TYPE(s):

STOCK ITEM NUMBER(s):

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items [provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation], or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award [not applicable to Invitation for Bid]. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards [Addendum]. The Government will award a single award IDIQ contract with firm-fixed price line items resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal is lowest price, technically acceptable [LPTA] and represents the best value to the Government. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations.

Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)

(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100 470 L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925) Facsimile (202 619-8978).

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites--

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ ).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by— https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm );

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4 Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697/2197, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.)

The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of Provision) https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Single-Award Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation.

52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Evaluation Factor Rating

Pass/Fail – Evaluation Criteria – Product Sample SMEAD Brand Name File Folder OR EQUAL To File Folder (FAR 52.211-6) Pass/Fail

Other Evaluation Factors

Price N/A – Price Reasonableness

Past Performance Acceptable/Neutral/Unacceptable

(1) Product Sample for Equal to Pass/Fail Evaluation:

All SMEAD file folders or their equivalent must follow the (FAR 52.211-6) salient characteristics listed below.

Salient Characteristics:

− Size: Letter (11.625”) − Tab Size: Straight Cut − Tab Type: Reinforced − Thickness/Weight: 11 Point Stock − Texture: Smooth Inner & Outer Surfaces

SMEAD folders with customized colors are available as a commercial product to vendors. Please see the color shade variance table below, which shows what shades are acceptable in comparison to each Brand Name SMEAD File Folder. These shades are based on the Pantone Matching Systems [Attachment 1] and will be used for the assessment of all offerors. Any color outside the equivalent codes will be giving a fail rating.

A pass rating would be based on products meeting the brand name code or an acceptable equivalent. If the equal to file folder product fails to meet equivalency, the offer will be eliminated from further evaluation and consideration for award.

Color Name Smead Product Code PMS Code Of Smead Color Acceptable Equivalent Color Pantone Matching System (PMS) Codes

Yellow Folders FSP141067Y PMS 123 PMS 1225, PMS 1235/ PMS 113 - 116, PMS 102, PMS 107-109, PMS 101 Orange Folders FSP141067OR PMS 1655 PMS 1585, PMS 165, PMS 1665, PMS 172 Gray Folders FSP141067GY Cool Gray 10 Cool Gray 8, 9, 11 Lavender Folders FSP141067LAV PMS 256 PMS 257, PMS 250, PMS 263, PMS 2562, PMS 257, PMS 2563, PMS 2567 Pink Folders FSP141067YPK PMS 189 PMS 1767, PMS 182, PMS 1895, PMS 196, PMS 203, PMS 197, PMS 210 Purple Folders FSP141067PUR PMS 518 PMS 511, PMS 515, PMS 519, PMS 520 Light Blue Folders FSP141067LBE PMS 326 PMS 306, PMS 32, PMS 325, PMS 313, PMS 2995, PMS 2985 Navy Blue FSP141067NVBE PMS 2767 PMS 2757, PMS 2747, PMS 2758, PMS 2768, PMS 282 Red Folders FSP141067RD PMS 172 PMS 173, PMS 1665, PMS 1655, PMS 165, PMS 179, PMS 032 Black Folders FSP141067BLK PMS 447 PMS 446, PMS 433, BLK 2, BLK 3, BLK 4 Green Folders FSP141067GN PMS 362 PMS 354, PMS 355, PMS 361, PMS 363, PMS 360, PMS 368, PMS 369 Brown Folders FSP141067BWN PMS 4625 PMS 4705, PMS 478, PMS 4695, PMS 476, PMS 477

(2) Price

The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of the total price in accordance with FAR Part 15.4. The evaluation will be based on how well the price proposal is assessed to be reasonable and complete. Price proposed must reflect the requirement described in the solicitation. The Offeror's price proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness and balance and for evaluation purposes, the proposed unit prices for each specified CLIN shall be multiplied by the estimate quantities set forth in Part I – [Schedule – Line Item Pricing] of this solicitation for a total price. The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of the total price of each acceptable offer in relation to other acceptable offers proposed. The award will be made using Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable source selection process. Award is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable quote with the lowest evaluated price.

(3) Past Performance

USCIS will evaluate offeror’s past performance to determine the extent to which their performance demonstrates the likelihood of successful performance in providing requirements similar in size (dollar amount), scope (work that is similar to the required products/services), and timeliness of deliveries. The evaluation of Past Performance will include a review of all references provided. The evaluation will also include data obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and if requested, any recent and relevant Past Performance information provided by Offerors which may include (Federal, State, local government, and private).

Past Performance will be awarded an ACCEPTABLE rating based on demonstrated past performance in providing the equipment, supplies and services that are similar in size, level of complexity, and/or scope as described in this solicitation. Past Performance that does not demonstrate experience in providing the equipment, supplies and services that are similar in size, level of complexity, and/or scope as described in this solicitation will receive an UNACCEPTABLE rating and thereby be eliminated from further evaluation and consideration of award.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR

15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). In other words, an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will be rated Neutral Risk. A Neutral rating will not advantage or disadvantage an offeror. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, unknown shall be considered neutral.

(b) Ordering Periods. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all ordering periods to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the ordering period prices are significantly unbalanced.

(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.

Basis for award. The Government intends to award a single award IDIQ contract with firm-fixed price line items resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be technically acceptable, and has the lowest evaluated price. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's interest. A proposal is technically acceptable if it is fully compliant with all of the requirements of terms and conditions herein.

Inquiries: Offerors are instructed to contact only the contract specialist for information about any aspect of the solicitation. Questions must be submitted in writing by December 6th, 2017. Prospective offerors are cautioned against contacting Government technical personnel in regard to this solicitation prior to award of this procurement.

If such a contact occurs and is found to be prejudicial to competing offerors, the offeror making such a contact may be excluded from award consideration. Accordingly, all communications prior to award must be directed to the contract specialist.