Attachment 4 HW Instructions to Offerors Amd 7.docx

70US0924R70094621, , Amendment 7, 7/15/2024 (see track changes) Forensics Hardware (Brand Name or Equal)

Instructions to Offerors (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1):

The Offerors proposal shall contain the following information:

(a) Paragraphs (b)(1) – (b)(10) in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. Paragraph (b)(4) shall be included in the Technical Volume and the remaining paragraphs shall be included in the Business Volume of the proposal.

(b) All Provisions contained within RFP Attachment 2, that require fill-in, shall be provided. This section shall be contained in the Business Volume of the Proposal.

(c) Fill In FAR 52.209-5, 52.209-7, 52.209-11 to support the government’s responsibility evaluation. This section shall be contained in the Business Volume of the Proposal.

(d) Proposal format shall be no smaller than 10-point times new roman font, margins no smaller than 0.5.

(e) All page limitations that apply are denoted in the table below.

(f) Offerors shall provide separate Technical and Business Volumes, price shall not be mentioned anywhere within the technical volume.

Technical Acceptability Evaluation

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Evaluation Criteria Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Proposal Requirements (Format, Page Count)

(b) If substitute hardware (or equals) are offered, the contractor shall also provide manufacturer specification sheet(s) for government evaluation the “or equal” offered is equivalent to the brand name items.

(c) The proposal shall also include a list of supplier(s), subcontractors or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the Offeror intends to utilize to satisfy the SOR requirements.

(a) Offerors shall provide sufficient information for the government to determine on an acceptable / unacceptable basis if the vendor can effectively deliver each hardware component (brand name or equivalent equal) listed within SOR Paragraph 3, Requirements: Products/Services.

(b) Offerors shall demonstrate a full and effective supplier base to acquire and deliver hardware components. This will be evaluated on an acceptable / unacceptable basis.

Technical Proposal Volume, Part A:

Offeror Format Authorized (Unlimited Page Count)

Technical Proposal Volume, Part A:

Offeror Format Authorized (Page Limit 3)

Business and Price Evaluation

The Business and Price Volume shall contain the following, as listed in FAR 52.212-1, and the items noted in the evaluation table below:

(a) FAR 52.212-1, paragraphs (b)(1) – (b)(3), (b)(5) – (b)(11), and paragraph (c).

(b) Fill in and submit all Provisions contained within Attachment 2 that require fill-in.

(c) Fill In FAR 52.209-5, 52.209-7, 52.209-11 to support the government’s responsibility evaluation.

(d) Fill in and submit the pricing sheet (Solicitation Attachment 3)

Matters

(a) Offeror shall fill-in and provide all Provisions contained within Attachment 2 of the solicitation that require fill-in.

(b) Offeror shall fill-in and provide the following Provisions contained within Attachment 2 of the solicitation: 52.209-5, 52.209-7, and 52.209-11.

(a) IAW FAR 9.104, the Government will evaluate all business matters, to include SAM registration, to determine if the Offeror is eligible to receive a federal government contract of this nature.

(b) The Government will make a determination of responsibility or non-responsibility IAW FAR 9.104-1.

Business and Price Volume (shall be submitted separately from the Technical Volume):

Submit all Provisions contained within Attachment 2 of the solicitation that require fill-in.

(b) Offerors may provide pricing for one or more Groups of Hardware, by providing their unit price in RFP Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet, Column F for Tabs Year 1 through Year 5. If bidding on a Group, all line items within that group must be priced to be considered for award for that Group of line items.

(c) RFP Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet, Column ED represents the projected quantity of software packages the government may purchase each year, for each hardware item, during the course of the resulting contract.

((a)(2) Except for Column F on each tab, the remaining cells within Attachment 3 are “locked” to preserve the structure and formulas. Offerors may not revise this sheet in any manner other than to fill in their Column F unit pricing. Offerors who do not utilize Attachment 3 to submit their pricing and/or Offerors who revise the sheet in anyway other than to fill in Column F in Tabs Year 1 through Year 5, will be eliminated from the competition. The tabs titled “FAR 52.217-9” and “TEP and Ceiling” will auto-populate, no vendor fill-in required on these two tabs.

(be) The minimum and maximum ordering requirements are contained in Attachment 2 of the RFP, Section I. 2 CONTRACT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM (Ordering Procedures) and FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations (Oct 1995).

(cf) The overarching (or overall contract) Total Evaluated Price (TEP) is the summation of each year’s line-item pricing calculated by multiplying Column ED (projected quantity) times Column E F (unit price). See Attachment 3, TEP and Ceiling Tab, Column FC, Row 14.

(c)(1) The TEP for Group A line items is the summation of eight line items (Column C, Rows 4-11 within Tabs Year 1 – Year 5 and FAR 52.217-9. This total is denoted in Attachment 3, TEP Tab, Column D, row 14.

(c)(2) The TEP for Group B line items is the summation of three line items (Column C, Rows 12-15 within Tabs Year 1 – Year 5 and FAR 52.217-9. This total is denoted in Attachment 3, TEP Tab, Column E, row 14.

b) Offeror(s) shall fill-in RFP Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet, Column E for each line item over the course of the 5-year period. Offerors shall fill in this unit pricing on Tabs Year 1 – Year 5. Column E will auto-populate once Offerors input their unit pricing in Column E.

(c) Tabs titled “FAR 52.217-9” and “TEP and Ceiling” will auto-populate. No vendor fill-in required on these two tabs.

(d). Offerors may not revise Attachment 3 in any manner other than to fill in their Column E unit pricing across the five Tabs. Offerors who do not utilize Attachment 3 to submit their pricing and/or Offerors who revise the sheet in anyway other than to fill in Column E in Tabs Year 1 through Year 5, will be eliminated from the competition.

(ge) Offeror’s Attachment 3, will be placed within the resulting contract and operate as an approved pricing table to be utilized when placing orders.

(a) The Government will conduct a price proposal evaluation is to assess the reasonableness of the proposed pricing over the 5-year ordering period.

(b) The Government shall utilize the overarching TEP, contained in the TEP Tab in Attachment 3, Column C, Row 14 to conduct the evaluation utilizing price evaluation team will utilize one or more price analysis techniques as identified in FAR 15.404 to assess the price fair and reasonableness of the Total Evaluated Price (TEPs) defined in paragraphs (c)(1) - (c)(3) directly below.

(c)The government reserves the right to award one or more IDIQ contracts. The government will make this determination by comparing each offerors’ TEP to determine which combination of TEP’s is most financially advantageous to the government. The TEPs that will be compared are as follows:

(c)(1) The overall contract TEP contained in Attachment 3, TEP Tab, Column F, row 14. This is inclusive of all line items across the five-year contract term.

(c)(2) The TEP for Group A line items, across the five-year contract term, is denoted in Attachment 3, TEP Tab, Column D, row 14.

(c)(3) The TEP for Group B line items, across the five-year contract term, is denoted in Attachment 3, TEP Tab, Column E, row 14.

(dc) Proposals may be reviewed to identify any significant unbalanced pricing. An unbalanced proposal is one that incorporates prices that are significantly understated or overstated as indicated by price analysis techniques. In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), Unbalanced Pricing, a proposal may be rejected if the CO determines the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(ed) The CO has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. If adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; Offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the CO to determine price reasonableness.

Business and Price Volume: Submit filled in RFP Attachment 3, Pricing Sheet. Offerors shall submit the revised Attachment 3 (Amendment 7). Failure to do so will lead to elimination from the competition.