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Section A

Solicitation/Contract Form

Section A – Solicitation/Contract Form Continued - Advisory Regarding Submission of Proposals

1. Due Diligence – Prospective offerors are responsible for reading the entire solicitation and referenced material.

2. Proposals − In order to comply with the provisions of the solicitation, your proposal shall include a technical proposal and a price proposal. See Section L.

3. Assistance with Government Contracting − Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) help businesses seeking to compete successfully in federal, state and local government contracting by providing a range of expert services at little or no charge. More information, and local PTAC office contact information, is available at http://www.aptac-us.org/new/.

4. Wage Determination(s) − Offerors must request a wage determination from the Department of Labor within 10 calendar days of solicitation issuance. See Section L.

5. Processed Commodities Storage Agreement (PCSA) − Offerors needing to apply for a PCSA, including making modifications to an existing agreement, need to apply within 10 calendar days of issuance of the solicitation. See Section L.

6. Section K, Representations and Certifications – Paragraph (d) of 52.204-8 must be completed and submitted with your proposal. This requires that annual representations and certifications be completed electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov.

7. Sealed Proposals − Sealed envelopes containing proposals shall be marked to show the offeror’s name and address, the solicitation number, amendments received and acknowledged, and the date and time proposal are due. See Section L.

8. Amendments − Have you acknowledged receipt of all amendments? Monitor amendment issuance by accessing the solicitation on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov.

9. Late Proposals − Late proposals shall be handled in accordance with provision 52.215-1. See Section L.

10. Accuracy of Proposal − Have you reviewed your technical proposal(s) and price proposal(s) for possible errors and omissions?

11. False Statements − The penalty for making false statements in Offeror's proposal is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

12. Offerors are advised that the following numbering system is used for solicitation provisions and contract clauses. (The numbering system identifies the source of the contract term.)

52.201-1 “52” refers to Part 52 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (within Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1; or 48CFR1)

452.201-71 “452” refers to the USDA supplement to the FAR (within Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or

48CFR4)

4K52.201-71 “4K52” refers to USDA contracting activity specific clauses, the suffix “K” within “4K52” indicates the term is specific to USDA’s Farm Service Agency commodity procurements.