Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Solicitation amendment W81K00-26-Q-A048 0002.pdf

Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial product and Commercial Services

Paragraph (a) is hereby replaced with the following:

Award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote meets all technical evaluation factors and whose price has been determined fair and reasonable. Award will be made to the responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of offer meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Award may be made without discussions with offerors (except communications conducted for the purpose of minor clarification). Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary.

Award will be made using the LPTA source selection process. The government will initially list offers from lowest to highest price. The government will evaluate the lowest priced offer first. If that offer is determined technically unacceptable, the government will evaluate the next lowest priced offer and continue in that manner until an offer is rated Technically Acceptable. If an offer is rated Technically Unacceptable, the Government will not evaluate any other subfactors. USING THIS PROCEDURE, THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT NOT

EVALUATE ALL OFFERS.

Award will be made on an all or none basis.

b. Subfactor 2- ATO/RMF Compliance -Offeror shall be in compliance with Authority to Operate/Risk Management Framework (ATO/RMF) upon submission of offer. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the technical offer to determine whether the Offeror provided documentary proof from a DOD organization that the Offeror are in

The criteria for Evaluation of offerors are provided below.

Volume II Technical Evaluation: The technical volume shall be addressed in sufficient written detail for the Government to determine if the offeror understands the technical requirements listed in the following subfactors. Failure to provide a response in sufficient detail for each factor below shall result in an offeror receiving a rating of unacceptable.

Each subfactor will be evaluated using the criteria stated in Table 1 below. Each factor must be found technically acceptable in order to be eligible for award.

a. Subfactor 1-Equipment/Reagents/Consumables: Offeror shall provide equipment, reagent, and consumables that conform to the salient physical, functional, performance characteristics, and quantities as specified in the Salients and Statement of Work.

Offeror's system must be able to run all of the required tests listed in the Salients and Statement of Work.

*Failure to provide a price for all each CLIN, unless the offeror states "not separately priced" within the offer, will be construed to mean the offeror cannot provide the equipment, reagent, and consumables that conform to the salient physical, functional, performance characteristics, and quantities as specified in the Salients and Statement of Work. Any offer that fails to price all required CLINs, unless the CLIN is identified as "not separately priced", will not be evaluated further and will be ineligible for award.

b. Subfactor 2- ATO/RMF Compliance -Offeror shall be in compliance with Authority to Operate/Risk Management Framework (ATO/RMF) upon submission of offer. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the technical offer to determine whether the Offeror provided documentary proof from a DOD organization that the Offeror are in compliance with Authority to Operate/Risk Management Framework (ATO/RMF) for the proposed equipment that will access the DOD informational technology system.

c. Subfactor 3- Offeror must be able to provide Maintenance (unscheduled and preventive) and telephonic assistance in accordance with Special Terms and Conditions.

d. Subfactor 4- Offeror must be able to provide Training for the new equipment.

e. Subfactor 5- Delivery/reconfiguration of analyzers to Lyster Army Health Clinic, Fort Rucker, Alabama no later than 1 March 2026 for correlation and validation for a 1 April 2026 start date. Timeline identifies critical points in the delivery/installation phase in accordance with the proposed requirement.

Proposed equipment layout shall include all equipment to run the mandatory test, all the equipment shall fit within the designated laboratory space. All equipment shall fit in the designated laboratory space.

Note: A rating of acceptable must be achieved on all technical subfactors in order to receive an acceptable rating for the overall Technical Factor.

Technical Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements in accordance with the solicitation.

Unacceptable Offer does not meet the minimum requirements in accordance with the solicitation.

An unacceptable rating will be assessed if offeror fails to submit verifiable proof of RMF/ATO accreditation and certification in accordance with Defense Health Agency guidelines. An unacceptable rating will be assessed if offeror fails to provide pricing.

Volume III Price Evaluation: All offers will initially be reviewed to determine whether each offer contains the required pricing for each test. Any offer that fails to price all required testing, unless the test is identified as "not separately priced", will not be evaluated further and will be ineligible for award Failure to provide a price for all test, unless the offeror specifically identified as "not separately priced" within the offer, will be construed to mean the offeror cannot provide the test.

a. Award will be made to the offer submitting the lowest overall price of those offerors that are evaluated as technically acceptable.

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. In addition, given that FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, provides that the Government may require continued performance/delivery of any supplies within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract (i.e., the rates in effect when the Option to Extend the Term of the Contract clause is exercised), for purposes of evaluating this option, the contracting officer will consider the prices submitted for each CLIN, since those would be the binding prices should this option be exercised.

Evaluation of this option shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option.

c. Price will be evaluated using various price analysis techniques and procedures IAW FAR

13.5 (Acquisition not exceeding $7.5M) including, but not limited to, comparison of proposed price received in response to the solicitation. Evaluation of price will include a determination that the price is fair and reasonable.

d. 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.

END OF ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2