Quote Instructions.docx

G-F32L-RFQ-12-001 Multi-Family Housing appraisals for USDA Rural Development

SECTION A

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A.1 PRICE QUOTATION FORMAT

Insert your quoted prices on page #1 (Standard Form 18) in blocks 11.e and 11.f.

The contractor’s price quotation shall be presented as the entire price to perform each multifamily housing appraisal. All labor, material, travel costs, equipment use, etc. shall be included in the unit price quoted to perform the multifamily housing appraisals described in this Request for Quotation (RFQ). Your quotation is due at the place and by the time specified in block 11.b. of the Standard Form 18 (Page #1 of this RFQ).

A.2 TECHNICAL QUOTATION

Competitors should provide as a part of their quotation a separate technical quotation. The technical quotation should be included to show your qualifications for, and the ability to perform the appraisals specified in this Request for Quotations. You may also include information regarding your past performance in providing these services for USDA Rural Development, Puerto Rico State Office, as well as other public or private clients. Your technical quotation should specifically address your direct experience in conducting multifamily housing appraisals including your experience with subsidized housing. Also, include a list and full contact information of your most recent customers of such same and/or most similar appraisals.

Also provide a copy of your certificate as a “Certified Appraiser”.

Quotations without a technical quotation or an insufficient technical quotation will be at a severe disadvantage in the Government’s competitive source selection, A.3 The quoter must complete all certifications and representations in section D entitled REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS. Specific “fill-ins” are required in the following sections:

D-3. 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations D-4. 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports D-5. 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance D-6. 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification D-7. 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications D-8. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items D.9. Completed CCR/ORCA Registration Confirmation Form and contact information D.10. Completed FFIS Vendor Code Request Form (does not need to be completed if your firm possesses a valid and current USDA VID# and you are not making any changes to the information.

A.4 The “SPECIFICATIONS” are shown in Section C.

A.5 Your completed Quotation is due at the date and time and at the place specified on Page 1. Include the following:

· completed blocks 13, 14, 15 & 16 of the Request for Quotation Form (SF18), and sign and return the form,

- completed Representations D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9 AND D10,

· completed price quotation pages 23 AND 24 showing your quoted price,

· a completed “CCR/ORCA Registration Confirmation Form and Contact Information” specifying the dates active dates of your CCR and ORCA registration and your contact information, SECTION B

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

B.1 This Request for Quotations is for a 100% Small Business Set Aside. For purposes of this solicitation the NCIAS Code is 531320. The small business size standard is an average of annual receipts of $2 million or less.

B.2 PRICE EVALUATION OF DISCOUNTS FOR PROMPT PAYMENT:

The Government will consider no price evaluation benefit to quotations including a discount for prompt payment. The Government will, however, take any prompt payment discounts which the vendor quotes, and to which the Government is entitled. Prompt payment discounts are not required to be quoted.

B.3 BEST VALUE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

This is a Best Value Request for Quotation. The Government will make awards to those vendors which the Government determines to offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors included. However, price is the most important consideration. In addition to considering price and past performance, the Government will consider the Quoter’s technical quotation including technical qualifications, relevant experience, and past performance in terms of timeliness, thoroughness, and completeness of work previously done for USDA Rural Development and/or other clients and other relevant past performance factors in selecting vendors for award, and the administrative cost of making multiple payments to contractors who price their quotations on the basis of multiple payments.

B.4 This acquisition is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.

B.5 AWARD BY LOT

Selection for award will be by individual lot for each of the 4 appraisals. If your quotation is on an “all or none” basis, or predicated on award of multiple items, please specify it in your quotation. Discounted prices for multiple lots are acceptable.

B.6 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. Past Performance on Multi-Family Appraisals

2. Technical Capability

3. Price Technical and past performances, when combined, are more important than price.