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SOLICITATION NO. AG-04GG-S-16-0008

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION PAGE OF PAGES

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET- ASIDE 1 14

1. REQUEST NO. 2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT.DEF. RATING

AG-04GG-S-16-0008 MARCH 31, 2016 787610

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date)

DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST

63095 DESCHUTES MARKET RD.

BEND, OR 97701

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS) 7. DELIVERY FOB DESTINATION

NAME

MARIA GONZLEZ, CONTRACT SPECIALIST

JERALD WESLEY – TECHNICAL CONTACT

TELEPHONE NUMBER

(541)383-5547

(541)383-5626

OTHER (See Schedule)

AREA CODE NUMBER 9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

8. TO:

a. NAME b. COMPANY b. STREET ADDRESS

c. STREET ADDRESS c. CITY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE

ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5A ON OR BEFORE

CLOSE OF BUSINESS

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in BLOCK 5A. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the

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submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

AMOUNT

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST –

CONSTRUCTION OF 2 STAGING AREAS

FOR RIM BUTTE OHV TRAILS.

SEE ATTACHED BID ITEMS

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached.

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER 14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO 15. DATE OF

a. NAME OF QUOTER SIGN QUOTATION QUOTATION

b. STREET ADDRESS 16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print) b. TELEPHONE

c. COUNTY AREA CODE

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE c. TITLE (Type or Print) NUMBER

NSN 7540-01-152-8084

Previous edition not usable

18-121 STANDARD FORM 18 (Rev. 6-95) Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

Rim Butte OHV Project Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

Schedule of Items Contractor Name:_________________________ Phone No.__________________________

DUNS NO. __________________________ TAX ID. ____________________________

Item No. Description Method of Measure

Quantity Pay Unit Unit Price Price

BASE ITEMS

15101 Mobilization LSQ 1 ALL $ $

20104 Clearing and Grubbing, disposal of tops and limbs j, logs j, stumps j , brush j

2.14 ACRE $ $

20801 Structural Excavation

CY $ $

20803 Structural Backfill

7.2 CY $ $

30111 Aggregate surface course, grading E, compaction method B

37 CY $ $

30321 Road reconditioning, roadbed, compaction method B LSQ 1 ALL $ $

32211

Aggregate surface coarse, grading 3/4 inch minus pit run aggregate, 6 inch depth, compaction method B

300 CY $ $

65102 Pit and Quarry Development LSQ 1 ALL $ $

139000 Vault Toilet Structure, Furnish & Install

2 EACH $ $

OPTION ITEM

20103 Clearing and Grubbing, disposal of tops and limbs j, logs j, stumps j , brush j

0.7 MILE $ $

GRAND TOTAL

PART IV--REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K--REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K.1 AGAR 452.219-70 SIZE STANDARD AND NAICS CODE INFORMATION (SEP

2001)

The North American Industrial classification System Code(s) and business size standard(s) describing the products and/or services to be acquired under this solicitation are listed below:

Contract line item(s): ALL

--NAICS Code 237310

--Size Standard $36.5 Million

K.2 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237310_[insert NAICS code].

(2) The small business size standard is $36.5 Million [insert size standard].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the

Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless— https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_200_206.html#wp1137850 https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_200_206.html#wp1137850 https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_200_206.html#wp1137583

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in

Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain

Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—

Representation.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the

Government.

(viii) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(ix) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(x) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xi) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal

Opportunity.

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(xiii) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xiv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA–designated items; or include the clause at

52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction

Contracts.

(xv) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xvi) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xvii) 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate.

(Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at

52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $79,507, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $79,507 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xviii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xix) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—

Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xx) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution

Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

__ (ii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End

Products.

__ (iii) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Certification.

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__ (iv) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

__ (v) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material

Content for EPA–Designated Products (Alternate I only).

__ (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

__ (A) Basic.

__(B) Alternate I.

__ (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer

Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date].

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR CLAUSE # TITLE DATE CHANGE

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

K.3 AGAR 452.209 – 70 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN

UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION (DEVIATION

2012-01) (FEB 2012) (ALTERNATE 1) (FEB 2012)

(a.) Awards made under this solicitation are subject to the provisions contained in sections 433 and 434 in the

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. To comply with these provisions, all offerors must complete paragraph (1) of this representation, and all corporate offerors also must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of this representation.

(b) The Offeror represents that –

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If the Offeror checked “is” above, the Offeror must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of the representation. If Offeror checked “is not” above, Offeror may leave the remainder of the representation blank.

(2) (i) The Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) been convicted of a felony criminal violation under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

(ii) Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) had any officer or agent of Offeror convicted of a felony criminal violation for actions taken on behalf of Offeror under

Federal law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

(3) The Offeror does [ ], does not [ ] (check one) have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

K-4 FAR 52.223-1 BIOBASED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION (MAY 2012)

As required by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(3)), the offeror certifies, by signing this offer, that biobased products

(within categories of products listed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 7 CFR part3201, subpart B) to be used or delivered in the performance of the contract, other than biobased products that are not purchased by the offeror as a direct result of this contract, will comply with the applicable specifications or other contractual requirements.

K.5 FAR 52.223-3 -- HAZAROUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL

SAFETY DATA (JAN 1997) Alternate I (Jul 1995)

(a) “Hazardous material,” as used in this clause, includes any material defined as hazardous under the latest version of Federal Standard No. 313 (including revisions adopted during the term of the contract).

(b) The offeror must list any hazardous material, as defined in paragraph (a) of this clause, to be delivered under this contract. The hazardous material shall be properly identified and include any applicable identification number, such as National Stock Number or Special Item Number. This information shall also be included on the Material Safety Data Sheet submitted under this contract.

Material

(If none, insert “None”)

Identification No.

(c) This list must be updated during performance of the contract whenever the Contractor determines that any other material to be delivered under this contract is hazardous.

(d) The apparently successful offeror agrees to submit, for each item as required prior to award, a

Material Safety Data Sheet, meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) and the latest version of Federal Standard No. 313, for all hazardous material identified in paragraph (b) of this clause. Data shall be submitted in accordance with Federal Standard No. 313, whether or not the apparently successful offeror is the actual manufacturer of these items. Failure to submit the

Material Safety Data Sheet prior to award may result in the apparently successful offeror being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award.

(e) If, after award, there is a change in the composition of the item(s) or a revision to Federal

Standard No. 313, which renders incomplete or inaccurate the data submitted under paragraph

(d) of this clause, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and resubmit the data.

(f) Neither the requirements of this clause nor any act or failure to act by the Government shall relieve the Contractor of any responsibility or liability for the safety of Government, Contractor, or subcontractor personnel or property.

(g) Nothing contained in this clause shall relieve the Contractor from complying with applicable

Federal, State, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations (including the obtaining of licenses and permits) in connection with hazardous material.

(h) The Government’s rights in data furnished under this contract with respect to hazardous material are as follows:

(1) To use, duplicate and disclose any data to which this clause is applicable. The purposes of this right are to --

(i) Apprise personnel of the hazards to which they may be exposed in using, handling, packaging, transporting, or disposing of hazardous materials;

(ii) Obtain medical treatment for those affected by the material; and

(iii) Have others use, duplicate, and disclose the data for the Government for these purposes.

(2) To use, duplicate, and disclose data furnished under this clause, in accordance with subparagraph (h)(1) of this clause, in precedence over any other clause of this contract providing for rights in data.

(3) The Government is not precluded from using similar or identical data acquired from other sources.

L-5 AGAR 452.215-71 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL

AND BUSINESS PROPOSALS

General Instructions. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be furnished in the following format with the numbers of copies as specified below.

1. The proposal must include a technical proposal and business proposal. Each of the parts shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. The technical proposal must not contain reference to cost; however, resource information (such as data concerning labor hours and categories, materials, subcontracts, etc.) must be contained in the technical proposal so that the contractor's understanding of the statement of work may be evaluated.

2. Offerors may, at their discretion, submit alternate proposals or proposals which deviate from the requirement; provided, that an offeror also submit a proposal for performance of the work as specified in the statement of work. Any "alternate" proposal may be considered if overall performance would be improved or not compromised, and if it is in the best interest of the Government. Alternate proposals, or deviations from any requirement of this requirement, must be clearly identified.

3. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth.

4.Offerors shall submit their proposal(s) in the following format and the quantities specified:

(i) 1 original of the completed, signed offer & business proposal.

(ii) 3 copies of the technical proposal.

(a) Business Proposal: Cost and pricing data is not required. The information will be evaluated to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. The business proposal consists of the completed:

Page(s) 1 and 2 of the task order. If the offeror is a Corporation, shall be signed by an official who can sign on behalf of the Corporation. All amendments must be acknowledged and submitted with proposal.

Representations and Certifications Section K.

(b)Technical Proposal Instructions: The technical proposal will be used to make an evaluation and arrive at a determination as to whether the proposal will meet the requirements of the Government. Therefore, the technical proposal must present sufficient information to reflect a thorough understanding of the requirements and a detailed, description of the techniques, procedures and program for achieving the objectives of the specifications/statement of work. Proposals which merely paraphrase the requirements of the Government's specifications/statement of work, or use such phrases as "will comply" or "standard techniques will be employed" will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered further. Failure to provide this information may result in a complete rejection of your offer.

At a minimum, the proposal must provide adequate information in the form of a brief narrative on each of the evaluation factors described in the “Evaluation Factors for

Award,” that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the required work satisfactorily.

Technical Understanding and Past Performance:

Contractor is to provide a narrative discussion describing their approach for the construction of the two Staging Areas on the Deschutes National Forest. Work includes but is not limited to;

preparing roadway segment for surface reconditioning, reconditioning existing turnouts, placement of surface aggregate for parking area, placement of roadway aggregate, clearing and grubbing of two staging areas, furnish and installation of two vault toilet structures, pit and quarry development, option item of roadway clearing; and the necessary traffic control to complete the work.

1) Technical Approach – Consists of how this project will be completed including what equipment will be used, and the coordination of all aspects of the project. The technical proposal should be in as much detail as the offeror considers necessary to fully explain the proposed technical approach or method and should reflect a clear understanding of the nature of the work being undertaken. Provide a general project information narrative that specifically includes the information in items A through E below. Please limit this narrative to no more than 5 pages.

A) Project Schedule- Consists of a detailed time line of how this project will be completed within the alloted contract time.

B) A Plan of Operation- Describes “How” project will be accomplished.

C) Logistics Plan- Address items such as quality control, timing, coordination, communication, flow of work.

D) Proposed Equipment- Description of equipment availability and equipment planned for us on this project.

E) List of Subcontractors- that will perform work on this project.

2) Relevant Past Performance – Offerors shall submit past performance information for their firm and/or any proposed major subcontractors performing similar work within the last 3 years. Performance information may be obtained from references provided.

The offeror shall complete the Contractor Performance Data Sheet (attached in separate document for each relevant project completed during the past three years and all contracts and subcontracts in progress. The list should include, but is not limited to, contracts and subcontracts similar in nature and complexity to that required by this solicitation. Include contracts with the

Federal Government, agencies of state, and local governments, and commercial customers.

Offerors that are newly formed entities, without prior contracts as an entity, should list contracts and subcontracts completed by all Key Personnel deemed vital to successful performance.

The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the contracts and subcontracts listed and the corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. The Government may obtain information from existing contract files. Because discussions may not be held, the offeror may refute any problems in the original offer.

Each offeror will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts of a similar nature.

Performance information will be used as an evaluation factor against which offerors' relative rankings will be compared to assure best value to the Government. The Government will focus on information that demonstrates quality of performance relative to the size and complexity of the procurement under consideration. The Government may contact references beyond those identified by the offeror to obtain additional information for use in both the responsibility determination and in further evaluation of the offerors's past performance.

SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M-1 AWARD DETERMINATION

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.

Proposals exceeding the number of specified maximum pages may not be evaluated by the

Government. The Government is neither obligated nor required to read more than the specified number of pages identified in each section. Technical proposal and relevant past performance are considered in decending order of importance. Technical and past performance combined are considered approximately equal when compared to price.

M-2 EVALUATION FACTORS

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Proposal

1. Technical Approach

The technical proposal should be in as much detail as the offeror considers necessary to fully explain the proposed technical approach or method and should reflect a clear understanding of the nature of the work being undertaken. Provide a general project information narrative that specifically includes the information in items A through E below. Please limit this narrative to no more than 5 pages.

A) Project Schedule- Consists of a detailed time line of how this project will be completed within the alloted contract time.

B) A Plan of Operation- Describes “How” project will be accomplished.

C) Logistics Plan- Address items such as quality control, timing, coordination, communication, flow of work.

D) Proposed Equipment- Description of equipment availability and equipment planned for us on this project.

E) List of Subcontractors- that will perform work on this project.

Note: Offerors may enhance their technical proposal by identifying strengths, personnel skills and knowledge, unique capabilities and value adding processes to a contract’s services, and other attributes that the Government considers as discriminating factors.

However, proposals merely offering to conduct a program in accordance with the requirements of the Government’s statement of work will not be eligible for award. The

Contractor must submit an explanation of its proposed technical approach in conjunction with the tasks to be performed in achieving the project objectives.

2. Relevant Past Performance: Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror, as an organization, has satisfied its customers. The Government will inquire about the following elements which are considered equal in importance in relation to each other for evaluation purposes:

a. Quality of the Construction - Demonstrated ability to adhere to plans and specifications or to make improvements to plans & specifications; did completed project meet expectations in relation to quality and cost.

b. Customer Satisfaction - Satisfaction of end users with Contractor’s completed project.

c. Cost Control – Satisfaction of end users that contractor was able to complete the project within budget, that Modifications were priced reasonably, that billings were accurate with correct payrolls.

d. Business relations - Effective management; ability to manage projects involving subcontracts; effective working relationships including communications with the

Contracting Officer, technical representatives, subcontractors, reasonable/cooperative behavior; flexibility; effective contractor recommended solutions; businesslike concern for Government's interests; promptness in completion of paperwork., adherence to Plans submitted (safety, etc.).

e. Timeliness – Compliance with performance schedules, project milestones;

realistic, updated progress schedules, timeliness in submitting administrative paperwork (invoices/payrolls, modifications, bonds, schedules, plans, material certifications), and paying subcontractors on time.

Note: If the offerer does not provide past performance information, or specifically indicate a lack of Past Performance, the Contracting Officer need not give further consideration to the offer.

3. Price The offeror’s Price Proposal shall consist of the completion of (page 1) of the

Task Order, Individual Item Prices, and the Total Price as offered in the Schedule of Items

(page 2).

M.3 AWARD STATEMENT

1) Award will be made to that offeror (1) whose proposal is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/cost relationship is the most advantageous to the

Government.

2) The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.

However, if considered necessary by the Contracting Officer, discussions will be conducted with only those offerors determined to have a reasonable chance for award based on initial evaluation of proposals submitted by the Technical Review

Board.

3) The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest non-price evaluation if the

Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the greatest value to the Government.