Atch 5 Addendum to 52.212-1 and 52.212-2.pdf

HT001124R0069

Market Technology Integration Office (MTIO)

ADDENDUM

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (SEP 2023)

(1) Period of Validity. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer valid and firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

(a) Offer Submission Instructions. Offeror is required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Offeror must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Offeror must acknowledge any and all amendments to the solicitation.

The Government does not intend to hold discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, or negotiations, if the Contracting Officer finds it necessary to do so. The Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to seek information through clarifications or communications with the Offeror. The offer shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet the requirements.

1) Points of Contact - Email communication to Points of Contact (POC) for this solicitation should be addressed to:

Jeanna M. Butler, Contracting Officer (CO), at jeanna.m.butler.civ@health.mil and Sandra Kharan, Contract Specialist (CS), at sandra.a.kharan.civ@health.mil located in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

Include the solicitation number, HT001124R0069, in the subject line of all email documents.

2) Questions may be submitted to CO and CS, by email. They shall be received no later than

Monday, 8 July 2024 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Additional questions will not be accepted after this date and time. The Government reserves the right not to provide a response for any Offeror question/clarification. If the CO determines that a request cites an issue of significant importance, the Government shall provide a written response to all Offerors. Responses to these questions will be posted no later than Friday, 12 July 2024 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

3) Electronic Submittal: All proposals shall be submitted electronically, via the email to Sandra Kharan (CS) sandra.a.kharan.civ@health.mil with a courtesy copy to Jeanna Butler (CO) Jeanna.m.butler.civ@health.mil, no later than Thursday, 23 July 2024 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

Modifications, amendments, or withdrawals of proposals should also be made via email. All communications shall be submitted through email to the POC identified above. Hard copies of proposals will not be accepted. Any proposal received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as a late submission in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-1.

(2) Offer Content and Format. An offer shall consist of a Cover Letter and two (2) volumes:

• Volume 1 for material documenting the Offeror’s Technical Capability to meet all requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

• Volume 2 for all Price information.

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Each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis, so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing.

Volume 1 is limited to twenty-five (25) single-sided pages. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document and not by sections. For any sections of a proposal with a defined page limit, pages exceeding the specified limit will be removed and not forwarded for evaluation.

The following sections are NOT subject to page limits:

• Cover Letter

• Title Page

• Table of Contents

• Glossaries

• Resumes

• Letters of Commitment for Key Personnel

• Statement regarding Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest or OCI Mitigation Plan

• Security Verification

• Volume 2 – Price

The following volumes are subject to the indicated page limits:

• Volume 1 – Factor 1 - Technical Capability – 25 Pages:

o Subfactor 1: Technical Approach o Narrative - 15 pages o Draft Quality Control Plan - 5 pages o Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach o Staffing/Key Personnel Plan and Organization Experience – 5 Pages o Subfactor 3: Security Verification - Unlimited

• Volume 2 – Price – Unlimited

An offer page is 8.5 inches by 11 inches (portrait format) with 1-inch margins and single-sided. Text shall be single-spaced in Times New Roman font of no less than 12-point font. Tables, graphics, captions, and callouts may use 10-point font. Narrative shall be submitted in MS Word or searchable PDF Format.

Detailed pricing information shall be submitted in tabular format in MS Excel. The Offeror’s company name (no logos), the date, solicitation number, and volume number shall be included on each page of the offer (this information may be included in a header/footer). All pages of the offer volumes shall be numbered, using a uniform numbering system. Page numbers, headers and footers may be outside the page margins and are not bound by the font and point size requirement. Any offer containing proprietary information shall be clearly marked. All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the price volume. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, and with an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

(3) Cover Letter Instructions. The cover letter shall reference the solicitation number and identify all enclosures being transmitted as part of the offer. The cover letter shall include the Company Name, Address, Contract and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and System for Award Management (SAM) / Unique Entity ID (UEI) number. The cover letter shall identify the name, address (if different from the company address), telephone number and e-mail address of the individual authorized to provide clarifications and have communications with the Government. Cover letters shall state offer validity at least 120 days from the date of submittal and shall provide a statement specifying the extent of agreement with terms, conditions, provisions, and representations and certifications included in the solicitation. Note: All proposal preparation costs will be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. The Government will not reimburse any firm for their proposal preparation costs.

(a) Cover letters shall indicate receipt of all solicitation amendments by incorporating one copy of each Standard Form 30 or by listing each solicitation amendment. The cover letter may include any other information required for compliance with the solicitation, but not specified for inclusion in a proposal volume. Contents of the cover letter will not be evaluated against the evaluation criteria specified in 52.212- 2.

(b) Cover Letter Attachment. Attach the completed FAR and DFARS Provisions identified in the solicitation that are not already included in the company’s SAM Representations and Certifications report.

The submitted provisions shall be signed and dated by an official authorized to contractually obligate the Offeror.

(c) The cover letter and cover letter attachment have no page limit.

(4) Proposal Preparation Instructions.

(a) VOLUME 1 – Factor 1 - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: Limited to no more than 25 pages. The technical capability volume shall specifically address each of the Technical Capability Subfactors listed below:

o Subfactor 1: Technical Approach o Narrative - 15 pages o Draft Quality Control Plan - 5 pages o Subfactor: Staffing Approach o Staffing/Key Personnel Plan and Organization Experience – 5 Pages o Statement regarding Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest or OCI Mitigation Plan

(Unlimited) o Subfactor 3: Security Verification – (Unlimited)

The Government provides a workload estimate in the PWS, PART 7, ATTACHMENT 6, ESTIMATED WORKLOAD DATA, for the Offeror to understand the general scope of the effort and ascertain an estimated level of effort from the Government’s perspective. This is not to be construed as either mandatory, or necessarily, the best technical approach. The Government is seeking the best level of effort and labor mix your company determines optimizes technical and price considerations to accomplish the mission contained in the PWS. If the Offeror intends to use any labor categories that are consistent in duties with the level of effort labor categories, but are titled differently, Offeror must cross-map those labor categories to the Government’s PWS and Offeror’s technical and price volumes to ensure the proposal receives a proper evaluation.

1) Subfactor 1: TECHNICAL APPROACH – Required submissions:

• Technical Approach Narrative

The Technical Approach Narrative (not to exceed 15 pages) should describe the capability of your organization to satisfy the requirements of this solicitation. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract being sought. The proposal shall not merely offer to perform work in accordance with the requirements documents but shall outline the actual approach as specifically as possible. Repeating the requirements without sufficient elaboration is not acceptable. The Government shall not assume that an Offeror possesses any capability unless specified in the proposal.

The Offeror shall describe its technical approach to perform the following technical requirements as delineated in the PWS:

Task 5.1 SMU Support: Under guidance provided by the Government Task Lead, the contractor shall support and provide expertise to the MTIO and SMUs Task 5.2 IT Project Management Support: Plan, organize, coordinate, and execute all activities associated with an assigned project and/or task

• Draft Quality Control Plan

The Offeror shall include as an attachment to the non-price proposal, a draft Quality Control Plan (QCP) which shall not exceed five (5) pages. The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Quality Control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with the PWS which the draft QCP will document. The QCP provides a basis for the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to evaluate the quality of the Contractor’s performance and a proactive way to avoid unacceptable or deficient performance, or to ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

At a minimum, the QCP shall include and document the following:

• A self-inspection plan and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction in each of the survey program management domains, survey design and development; sampling, web hosting, fielding, data management and analysis; reporting and debriefing.

• Identify and describe the processes, procedures, and metrics for assuring quality in accordance with commercial standards.

• Identify and describe the methods and procedures for the conduct and reporting of periodic and continuous internal audits and inspection necessary to verify compliance with all aspects of the contract.

• Identify and describe Data Quality Validation procedures and processes to ensure data is carefully and rigorously reviewed for accuracy, consistency, and relevance.

2) Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach

• STAFFING/KEY PERSONNEL PLAN AND ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE

The Offeror shall include the Staffing/Key Personnel Plan which shall not exceed five (5) pages.

As stated in (4)(a), the Government provides a workload estimate in the PWS, PART 7, ATTACHMENT 6, ESTIMATED WORKLOAD DATA, for the Offeror to understand the general scope of the effort and/or ascertain an approximate or estimated level of effort from the Government’s perspective. This is not to be construed as either mandatory or necessarily the best staffing approach. The Government is seeking the best level of effort and labor mix your company determines optimizes technical and price considerations to accomplish the mission contained in the PWS.

• The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan shall provide sufficient detail to evaluate a reasonable, well-thought-out approach and methodology, work plan, and rationale to accomplish the following:

o Provide for the acquisition and maintenance of an appropriate mix and balance of educated/trained essential personnel (i.e., recruitment, training, and retention of qualified, experienced staffing) throughout the contract period, beginning when the government issues an award and leading to successful completion of the requirement.

• The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan shall provide sufficient detail to demonstrate that the Offeror possesses the relevant (similar in size, scope, and complexity) organization experience (for this purpose, experience refers to what the Offeror has done, not how well it was accomplished), as well as for relevant experience possessed by the proposed Key Personnel, to assure performance of the tasks and services contained within the PWS. Relevant experience also can be demonstrated by the supporting sub-contractors, consultants, and business/teaming partners as well as other Staff the Contractor assigns to the contract. While a full roster of named Staff assigned to the contract is not required in the Staffing/Key Personnel Plan, the Government prefers sufficient information to determine the organization possesses, or will possess by full performance start date, the relevant experience to perform the requirements of the PWS which may include identifying essential Staff and their relevant education/training, qualifications/experience, or certifications/credentials.

• The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan shall provide resumes for all individuals proposed to fill Key Personnel positions (reference PWS Section 1.12). Resumes of Key Personnel do not count against the page totals. These resumes shall include a list of relevant training, education, and certifications. For individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of your company, Offeror shall provide a signed letter of intent. Proof of employment may be requested prior to beginning work.

o The Government has determined that the following are defined as Key Personnel:

Contract Manager - The Contract Manager shall have an active TS clearance; Must hold a minimum of a master’s degree in business management; Possess the following certifications: Program Management Professional (PMP) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4; Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience: A proven track record of organizing, coordinating, and implementing IT services, In budgeting and scheduling lifecycle management, Providing contract management for DoD projects, Managed and maintained IT systems, troubleshooted and resolved IT issues; Must be able to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment; Possess excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills; Be proficient in relevant IT tools, procedures, processes, and services;

Subject Matter Expert – The Subject Matter Expert must have an active TS SCI (Yankee White) clearance; Must hold at a minimum a bachelor’s degree in an IT discipline; Possess the following certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (DISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA), Certified Penetration Tester (CPT); Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in: Testing, evaluating, implementing, and sustaining IT systems, Providing system and network administration, Enforcing cybersecurity protections and adhering to DoD security policies within a clinical environment, Managed and maintained IT systems, troubleshooted and resolved IT issues, and provided guidance and support to team members.; Must be able to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment; Possess excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills; Be proficient in relevant IT tools, procedures, processes, and services.

• See PD 09-01 ENCLOSURE 2 - ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (APRIL 23, 2015) Paragraph L[X]5.

3) Subfactor 3: Security Verification:

The contractor shall provide their CAGE code identifying that the Prime Offeror has a current/active TOP SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Security Service.

(b) VOLUME 2: Factor 2 - PRICE: Unlimited.

1) Price shall be submitted by the Offeror separately as Volume 2 and will be evaluated separately from the non-price factors. Volume 2 must provide the breakdown of prices at a level of detail to conduct meaningful price analysis. Additionally, the price proposal shall identify the location where Staff and Key Personnel will be performing their duties and indicate which positions are telework or remote positions. All pricing information documentation must be included only in Volume 2. Under no circumstances shall any cost or pricing documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal.

2) Complete all the CLINS in the SF1449 Continuation Sheet Schedule, to include all option periods and FAR 52.217-8 pricing. All priced CLINs shall provide pricing detail on labor rates, hours, and rate buildup.

3) The Offeror shall submit a price narrative (in searchable PDF format) and a pricing spreadsheet

(in Excel format inclusive of formulas). All proposed prices shall be inclusive of all costs to successfully perform the requirements of this PWS. Labor category and rate information shall be provided as follows:

a) The Government requests all spreadsheets to be provided in Excel format containing formulas that can be manipulated and that have been verified for correct mathematical computations. A zero-dollar figure in the proposal means that the line item shall be provided at no charge to the Government. The cost/price portion of the proposal should include at a minimum, the following information as applicable:

1. Detailed Breakout - The backup for proposed labor prices should be broken out by appropriate labor category, and CLIN (i.e., CLINs for base year and option periods should be broken out separately).

2. Labor - Provide a spreadsheet including labor categories, labor hours and labor rates by CLIN, including FAR 52.217-8 Extension of Services. Provide backup in the narrative portion of the price proposal that includes basis of estimates with regards to the labor hours and mix. Provide actual or anticipated place of performance for Staff and Key Personnel positions and/or individuals and indicate which positions are remote or telework, if applicable.

3. Other Direct Costs - For any proposed travel, provide the destination, purpose, number of travelers, length of travel, per diem and transportation costs which must comply with acceptable Government rates found at https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates. For any other costs, provide a description, purpose, quantity, cost/quote and link to pricing information (if available).

4) The negotiated prices will become fixed prices on the contract. In the event the Government extends services under the authority of FAR 52.217-8, "Option to Extend Services", unit pricing for the last option period exercised preceding the extension shall remain in effect. These prices are already determined to have been evaluated at the time of contract award.

5) If applicable, the Offeror shall comply with FAR 52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through

Charges – Identification of Subcontract Effort (Oct 2009) should the proposal submission meet the criteria of the provision.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV

2021)

(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. Government evaluators will not assume that the Offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the proposal.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

NON-PRICE FACTORS

Evaluation Factor 1 - Technical Capability

a) Subfactor 1: Technical Approach (Narrative, Draft Quality Control Plan)

b) Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach (Staffing/Key Personnel Plan and Organization Experience, Statement regarding OCI or OCI Mitigation Plan)

c) Subfactor 3: Security

PRICE Factor 2

Technical capability is more important than price. Price is not irrelevant and will contribute substantially to the source selection decision. As the range of technical merit narrows, price will become more significant. In determining the technical capability factor rating, the descending order of importance for sub-factors is technical approach and then staffing approach.

(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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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 provision)

ADDENDUM

52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV

2021)

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: Award will be made on a competitive best value basis, using best value tradeoff among price and non-price factors. A best value tradeoff process will be utilized when the Government elects to award to other than the lowest priced proposal, or other than the highest rated non-price proposal. Reference 52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) for the relative importance of price and non-price factors. By submission of its offer, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined unacceptable.

The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price contract without discussions, but may enter discussions, if it is in the Government’s interest to do so. If the Government enters into discussions, such discussions will be limited to the number of proposals that permit efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

The Evaluation Process shall proceed as follows:

A. Evaluation Process:

1. Technical: Offers shall be evaluated IAW provision cited in FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. After the technical capability subfactors are evaluated individually, an overall rating will be assigned collectively to these subfactors and will become the technical capability rating.

2. Price: Price proposals shall be analyzed for price reasonableness to determine if proposed prices are within fair market range. Grossly understated or overstated quotations “may be” removed from consideration if it has been determined the Offeror does not have a clear understanding of the requirement. The Volume 2 labor mix and level of effort will be evaluated to determine if the labor mix and level of effort proposed is appropriate for completion of ALL PWS tasks.

3. Prior to award, a responsibility determination will be made as described in FAR Part 9.

B. Evaluation Criteria:

1. Factor 1: Technical Capability. All Subfactors will be evaluated individually.

a. Subfactor 1: Technical Approach - this subfactor is met when:

The proposal demonstrates a clear understanding of the Market Technology Integration Office (MTIO) Special Projects requirements and objectives, and demonstrates, in sufficient detail, a convincing methodology, work plan, and rationale to accomplish requirements and objectives under any resultant award, beyond simply restating or rephrasing the Performance Work Statement (PWS) tasks.

The proposal demonstrates a reasonable, well-thought-out approach and methodology, work plan, and rationale to accomplish the following requirements of the PWS:

Task 5.1 SMU Support: Under guidance provided by the Government Task Lead, the contractor shall support and provide expertise to the MTIO and SMUs Task 5.2 IT Project Management Support: Plan, organize, coordinate, and execute all activities associated with an assigned project and/or task

The draft Quality Control Plan adequately describes:

o A self-inspection plan and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction in each of the survey program management domains, survey design and development; sampling, web hosting, fielding, data management and analysis; reporting and debriefing.

o Identify and describe the processes, procedures, and metrics for assuring quality in accordance with commercial standards.

o Identify and describe the methods and procedures for the conduct and reporting of periodic and continuous internal audits and inspection necessary to verify compliance with all aspects of the contract.

o Identify and describe Data Quality Validation procedures and processes to ensure data is carefully and rigorously reviewed for accuracy, consistency, and relevance.

• Subfactor 1: Technical Approach will be evaluated IAW the Best Value Tradeoff Evaluation

Standard Definitions below:

Best-Value Tradeoff Evaluation

Strength An aspect of an offer’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Meets The offeror’s proposal demonstrates their understanding of the requirement.

Weakness A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Weakness A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Deficiency A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

b. Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach – this subfactor is met when:

The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan demonstrates a reasonable, well-thought-out approach and methodology, work plan, and rationale to accomplish the following:

o Provide for the acquisition and maintenance of an appropriate mix and balance of educated/trained essential personnel (i.e., recruitment, training, and retention of qualified, experienced staffing) throughout the contract period, beginning when the government issues an award and leading to successful completion of the requirement.

The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan demonstrates that the Offeror possesses the relevant (similar in size, scope, and complexity) organization experience (for this purpose, experience refers to what the Offeror has done, not how well it was accomplished), as well as for relevant experience possessed by the proposed Key Personnel, to assure performance of the tasks and services contained within the PWS.

The Staffing/Key Personnel Plan demonstrates all Key Personnel’s relevant training, education, and certifications in accordance with the requirements at PWS 1.12. For individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of your company, Offeror shall provide signed letter(s) of intent.

The proposal satisfies the requirements at PD 09-01 ENCLOSURE 2 - ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (APRIL 23, 2015) Paragraph L.[X].5 and the Contracting Officer determines that no conflict would arise or that the mitigation plan adequately protects the interest of the Government in accordance with Paragraph L.[X].6.

• Subfactor 2: Staffing Approach will be evaluated using Rating Standards of Acceptable or

Unacceptable.

Adjectival Rating Description ACCEPTABLE Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation

UNACCEPTABLE Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

• Subfactor 3: Security will be evaluated using Rating Standards of Pass or Fail.

Adjectival Rating Description

PASS The Prime Offeror, at the time of proposal submission has a Top-Secret Facility Clearance

FAIL The Prime Offeror, at the time of proposal submission does NOT have a Top-Secret Facility Clearance

NOTE: If the Offeror does NOT receive a PASS in the Security portion of their proposal, the proposal will NOT be evaluated further.

Technical Capability then will be assessed an Adjectival Rating using the Criteria below. If any of the non-price, technical subfactors receives an evaluation score of Unacceptable, the collective overall technical capability rating will also be Unacceptable. Only proposals receiving an overall technical capability rating of Acceptable or higher will be considered for award.

Rating Standards for Technical Capability Rating Definition and Criteria

Good (G) Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable (A) Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Unacceptable (U) Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable.

Proposal is unacceptable.

2. Price will be evaluated separately from the non-price factors to determine fair and reasonable pricing.

No Adjectival ratings will be used to evaluate price. The Government will determine price reasonableness by comparison of the proposed price to the market price derived from market research or from adequate price competition. To establish a fair and reasonable price, the Government shall obtain any data as necessary.

3. Proposals receiving a minimum rating of Acceptable in the technical factor; and, determined to be fair and reasonable in price, will be considered for award. The Government may award to other than the lowest priced proposal or other than the highest rated non-price proposal. The Government reserves the right to make no award, depending on the quality of proposals received and the availability of funds. All proposals will be evaluated for compliance with the Instructions to Offerors and any proposals found non-compliant may be excluded from evaluation and from award consideration.

Please Refer to ADDENDUM TO FAR PROVISION 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023) above for the specific instructions and additional information.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)