Latest_Q&A.docx

Q. Will the government consider requesting an individual waiver and/or removing the set-aside to ensure vendors comply with the Small Business Regulations?

A. An individual waiver to the non-manufacturer rule has been requested and an award will not be made from this solicitation unless approval of the waiver has been received. If the waiver is rejected, then this solicitation will be cancelled in its entirety and a full and open competition solicitation will be posted.

Due to the fact that the waiver has not been received, we will post-pone the site visit. The new date/time for the site visit will be provided upon receipt of the waiver approval/rejection from the Small Business Administration.

Q. Most of the specifications appear to follow specifications from a Zetron console brochure, which favors one vendor and is restrictive. Can you change the solicitation to "Best Value" instead of LPTA?

A. The requirement is amended to reflect a Best Value versus LPTA. See below and the revised RFQ attached.

The Government will award a contract from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and represents the best value, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers to determine the best value to the Government:

An award will be made to the Offeror whose quotation representatives the best value to the Government when the above listed evaluation factors are considered.