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- 68HERH25Q0116
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This document is an Addendum to a federal solicitation for commercial products and services issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The solicitation includes multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions, with key evaluation criteria focused on technical capability and price. The technical evaluation will use a confidence-based rating system (High, Some, or Low Confidence) to assess offerors' understanding of requirements and proposed approach, with technical factors rated equally and considered significantly more important than price.
The contract allows for potential extension up to five years and six months, with the government able to extend the contract term by providing 90 days' written notice. Specific provisions include clauses related to annual representations, service contract reporting, telecommunications equipment restrictions, and other standard commercial product procurement requirements. The solicitation emphasizes determining best value through a trade-off analysis that balances technical performance against pricing, with a clear directive not to award significantly higher prices for only marginally better performance.
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ADDENDUM
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition, as does 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Below is a list of applicable clauses:
Clause Numbers Clause Title Clause Date 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications JAN 2025 DEVIATION FEB 2025 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements. OCT 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by reference of representations and certifications
DEC 2014
52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
NOV 2021
52.212-1 Instructions to offerors - commercial products and commercial services
SEP 2023
52.212-2* Evaluation - commercial products and commercial services
NOV 2021
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications— Commercial Products and Commercial Services
MAY 2024 DEVIATION FEB 2025
52.212-4 Contract terms and conditions - commercial products and commercial services
NOV 2023
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
JAN 2025 DEVIATION FEB
52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999 52.217-9* Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and
Commercial Services
JAN 2025 DEVIATION FEB 2025
52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment MAY 2014 DEVIATION FEB 2025 52.225-1 Buy American - Supplies Oct 2022 52.252-2 * Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998
EPAAR 1552.232-
Submission of Invoices MAY 2019
EPAAR 1552.323-
704A1
Submission of invoices MAY 2019 – Alternate I MAY 2019
1552.312-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial items (FAR Deviation)
EPA-C-10-101 Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement/Specifications
EPA-F-12-101 Period of Performance EPA-G-42-101 Contract Administration Representatives EPA-H-07-102 Identification of On-Site Contractor Employees EPA-H-28-106 Insurance Work on a Government Installation EPA-H-42-102 Utilization of FedConnect for Contract Administration EPA-H-42-103 Temporary Closure of EPA Facilities EPA-J-52-101 List of Attachments EPA-L-19-101 Identification of Set-Aside/8(A) Program Applicability *See full text below
*FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)
(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 Government will use the following evaluation scheme to assign a rating for Technical Evaluation Factors 2a and 2b:
Rating Description
High Confidence The Government has high confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention
Some Confidence The Government has some confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.
Low Confidence The Government has low confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention.
Price Evaluation:
The Offeror’s price shall represent the best price in response to the RFQ. The price shall be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness.
The Government will determine the best value to the Government by assessing the benefits or better performance versus the added price through trade-off analysis. However, the Government will not award at significantly higher prices to only achieve slightly better performance. As non-price factors become equal price becomes increasingly important. This is based on the Contracting Officer’s determination after an evaluation has been completed on all offers. The proposed prices/costs will be evaluated but not scored. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are fair and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements.
BASIS FOR AWARD:
Award shall be made to the quoter whose quotation offers the best value to the Government, considering technical capability and price. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) technical factors, which are all rated equally, and (2) price where the technical factors are equal and are significantly more important that price.
(End of clause)
*FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 90 days of contract end date; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 90 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five years and six months.
(End of clause)
*FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and https://www.acquisition.gov/epaar/part-1552-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses
(End of clause)
PROVISIONS
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications
The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at acquisition.gov.
The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:
Provision Number Clause Title Clause Date 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and
Commercial Services
NOV 2021
52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation
OCT 2020
52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FEBRUARY 1998
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