Attach_07_FAR_52.212-1_Addendum.pdf

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items- Addendum

General Information

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of offers, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations, and certifications. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

B. The Government intends to issue a single Firm-Fixed Price contract to provide services for Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Minneapolis-St Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, as outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement.

C. This requirement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified

Acquisition Procedures, using North American Industry Classification Systems Code (NAICS) 562111, with a Small Business Size Standard of $47,000,000.00. All interested vendors holding this NAICS, capable of fulling the requirements of this solicitation are welcome to submit a quote.

D. The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the specifications, drawings, or the solicitation prior to the solicitation closing time. Such revisions or amendments will be communicated by amendments to the Request for Quote (RFQ) and posted in the System for Award Management (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities). If such amendments require material changes in quantities or prices, the solicitation closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable offerors to revise their quotes. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new closing date and time.

Offerors MUST acknowledge all amendments in their quote by providing signed copies of the amendments with their quote or by separate letter which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the omission or error.

E. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial quote.

F. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the close date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse a vendor for any costs associated with generating a quote in response to the solicitation.

G. The Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist listed below are the sole points of contact for this acquisition:

- Contracting Officer: Sharon Frank-Scheierl, sharon.frank-scheierl.2@us.af.mil, 612-713-1430

- Contract Specialist: Eva Leavitt, eva.leavitt@us.af.mil, , 612-713-1438

All questions and/or clarifications must be submitted electronically via email to the points of contact above, and no later than Tuesday, 9 April 2024 @ 1000 hours CST.

All questions, and any subsequent responses by the Government will be posted to the System for Award Management website at https://sam.gov/content/home. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor this website for information.

H. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive and consistent in a format readable and usable by Microsoft Office 2016 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or PDF format viewable with standard Adobe Acrobat Reader. The response to this RFQ shall consist of the following:

1. Pricing for CLIN 0001-5004 including for all sub-CLINS and price breakdown

2. Technical Capability (approach)

3. Any discount terms offered

4. Contractor's name, address, CAGE code, & GSA Schedule (if applicable)

5. Contractor point of contact with email and phone number

6. Completed Representation & Certifications

7. Signed copy of Amendments (If Applicable)

Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email no later than Wednesday, 24 April 2024 @ 1300 (1:00 p.m.) hours Central Time (CST). To be considered timely and responsive quotes must be sent via email to the points of contact specified above.

I. Price Schedule. This is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) requirement. A FFP contract provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor's cost experience in performing the contract. Each line-item described in Attachment 5 must be priced in this fashion. Failure to provide pricing on any one line-item may result in the vendor being deemed non-responsive, and subsequently being removed from consideration for award. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 5.

The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting office will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists;

offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

J. Technical documentation submitted by the vendor must be provided via email in a stand-alone document, entitled “Technical Capability” and must not exceed 4 pages. Offerors shall submit their technical approach explaining methods, equipment, personnel, mailto:sharon.frank-scheierl.2@us.af.mil mailto:eva.leavitt@us.af.mil https://sam.gov/content/home procedures, and timelines required to complete the required services. Do not simply restate or rephase the statement of work. To ensure anonymity during the evaluation process, technical proposal shall be free of water marks and/or company letterheads.

These page limit encompass cover pages, contents, mission statements, and all other superfluous data not specifically requested by the Government. Failure to adhere to these standards may result in the vendor being deemed non-responsive, and subsequently being removed from consideration for award.

K. Past performance documentation will not be required to be submitted. The Contracting

Officer shall obtain relevant performance information based off one or more of the following:

a) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)

b) The Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)

c) Government surveys or past performance questionnaires initiated by Contracting Officer

d) The contracting Officer's knowledge of and previous experience with the services required.

e) Any other reasonable basis as outlined in FAR 9.105-1

L. Late quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212(f) - Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdraws of offers.

M. By submitting a quote in response to this solicitation the vendor agrees to hold the prices provided in Attachment 5; Price Schedule firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.