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SOL NO. AG-947Z-S-08-0083

Coconino-Kaibab pesticide IDIQ contract

SOL NO. AG-947Z-S-08-0083

Coconino-Kaibab pesticide IDIQ contract

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. (ADDENDUM)

Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 2008)

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must submit/show --

(4) A technical proposal and your firm’s capabilities to perform the requirements of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. It should include key personnel, technical aptitude, and experience. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(10) Past performance information for a period of at least the last three years, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(NOTE) (k) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that prospective awardees shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (JAN 1999)

(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 following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Evaluation for award will emphasize consideration of the offerors technical proposal – the proposal should include, key personnel, experience, and technical aptitude for this specific project. Technical proposals will be given a technically acceptable or unacceptable rating based on the information provided. A contract award can only be made to a offeror whose technical proposal has been determined acceptable;

Rating

Definition

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s technical proposal, essentially no doubt exists that the offeror has an understanding of the requirements and has the capability to successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s technical proposal, doubt exists that the offeror has an understanding of the requirements and does not has the capability to successfully perform the required effort.

2. Evaluation for award will emphasize consideration of the offerors past performance. The Government will conduct a performance risk evaluation based upon the past performance of the offerors and their proposed major subcontractors as it relates to the probability of successfully performing the solicitation requirements. In conducting the performance risk evaluation, the Government may use data provided by the offeror and data obtained from other sources. The Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources that it considers current and accurate. The evaluation assessment will be based upon subjective judgment of supportable data. It is not intended to be a mechanical process or a simple arithmetic function of an offeror’s performance on a list of contracts. Rather, the information deemed most relevant and significant shall receive the greatest consideration. The assessment shall include a description of the underlying rationale for the conclusions reached. The rationale shall be reasonable and adequately documented to support the risk evaluation conclusion. The risk evaluation ratings to be used are as follows;

Rating

Definition

Exceptional/High Confidence Based on the offeror’s performance record, essentially no doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Very Good/Significant Confidence Based on the offeror’s performance record, little doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory/Confidence Based on the offeror’s performance record, some doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort..

Neutral/Unknown Confidence No performance record identifiable (see FAR15.305(a)(2)(iii) and (iv)).

Marginal/Little Confidence Based on the offeror’s performance record, substantial doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Changes to the offeror’s existing processes may be necessary in order to achieve contract requirements.

Unsatisfactory/No Confidence Based on the offeror’s performance record, extreme doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

3. The Government may reject any or all offers, issue orders to other than the lowest offer, and waive minor informalities or irregularities in offers received. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussions with any offeror;

4. The Government may issue a contract on the basis of offers as received without entering into discussions with any offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offerors best terms;

5. This Request for Proposal does not commit the Government to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of the submission of proposals;

6. Each offeror's price proposal will be evaluated for realism, completeness, and reasonableness. Proposals shall be evaluated, for award purposes, based upon the total price proposed for basic requirements. Unrealistically low or materially unbalanced offers, initially or subsequently, may be rejected or eliminated from competition either on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement or the offeror has made an unrealistic proposal.

Technical and past performances, when combined, are EQUAL TO PRICE.

(b) 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.

EVALUATION BASIS FOR AWARD

RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE: This is a best value competitive acquisition and is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process. Award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose proposal conforms to the RFP's requirements and is judged to represent the best value to the Government. The best value is represented by the most advantageous offer. To arrive at a best value decision, the Contracting Officer (CO) will use the specific criteria, Cost/Price Criteria and General Considerations described in the solicitation. The CO will strive for maximum objectivity. The selection process, by its nature, is subjective and therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. The Government intends to select one contractor for the subject solicitation. However, the Government reserves the right to award multiple contracts IAW 52.216-27, or no contract at all, depending on the quality of the proposal(s) submitted. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

· OFFERORS WHO DO NOT SUPPLY PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION WILL BE CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE;

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) 452.216-72 Evaluation Quantities – Indefinite Delivery Contract (FEB 1988)

52.216-27 -- Single or Multiple Awards (Oct 1995) The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two not to exceed three sources under this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.arnet.gov/far/