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SECTION 4- INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS.

4.0 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors for Commercial items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Offerors shall prepare and submit quotes as instructed within this RFQ.

Requirement:

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking a clinical psychologist support services contract to support the Behavioral Science Support Services (BSSS). The contractor shall provide all personnel and supervision necessary to perform clinical psychologist support as defined in the Behavioral Science Support Services (BSSS) Statement of Work (SOW) Attachment 1.

The anticipated period of performance includes a total of 66 months (12- month base period and 4 (12-month) option years, plus a 6 -month extension of services in accordance with FAR 52.217-8).

4.1 Proposal Format

4.1.1 General: The quote shall contain three volumes. The Technical Volume, Security Volume and a Price Volume. Quotes that fail to include all of the items identified in Table 4.1 below will not be considered for award. This solicitation is expected to result in a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

The quote shall follow the same general format. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums and are specified for each volume in Table 4.1 below. Page limits on revised proposals, if required, shall be provided as part of the request for revised proposals letter. Unless otherwise specified, page limitations include charts and graphic material. The offeror's page numbering methodology must clearly demonstrate the pages which count against in the page limitations of Table 4.1.

4.1.2 Page Limitations

The following page limitations apply to each proposal. Cover sheets and/or tables of contents are not included in the page limitations below. Please note that each volume shall be submitted as a separate file. Inclusion of caveats or exceptions to the requirement of any kind, in any part of the submission, shall result in the Offeror’s no longer being considered for award. Each volume shall independently address the Offeror’s response to each factor. Do not cross reference. Information from other volumes will not be evaluated for the technical factor.

Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches and shall be single-spaced with at least 1-inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides. The font size shall be no smaller than 10-point Times New Roman. Files shall not be zipped (.zip). Do not lock or encrypt any files submitted as part of the proposal submission (except PCL document). Diagrams and charts will be counted as part of a quotation’s page count. Perform a virus check before submitting any files; a file containing a virus will cause rejection of the file.

Page limits are a requirement; as such, failure to follow page limitations and format identified in Table 4.1 will result in the offeror being removed from the competition. Exempt pages shall not contain additional or inappropriate information, and if such is found, the offerors will be determined non-compliant and removed from further consideration. Pages marked "This page intentionally left blank", Cover sheets and/or tables of contents are exempt from the page limitations and, therefore, will not be counted.

Do not submit price related information within any volume other than the Price volume.

Table 4.1. Proposal Volume

N/A

No more than 2 pages

PDF

MS Word/PDF

1.2 Clinical Psychologist

Offeror or Teaming Partner signed letter of intent

3 page per resume; shall use Government template only, Attachment 2 – BSSS Resume Format – Clinical Psychologist.

No more than 1 Page

MSWord/PDF

MS Word/PDF

MS Word/PDF

MS Word/PDF

No page limit for price proposal; however shall only use government Excel template, Attachment 6 – BSSS - Price Proposal Workbook No more than 4 pages for price narrative.

MS Excel

MS Word/PDF

4.2 Cover Letter

The Cover Letter shall include the information listed below; it should also include names of applicable subcontractors;

a. RFQ number

b. Complete Business Name and Mailing Address

c. Tax identification number (TIN)

d. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

e. Cage Code/NAICS Code

f. Company primary and alternate points of contact with unclassified email/phone number and Fax number with the authorization to negotiate on behalf of, and contractually obligate the company.

g. A statement that the company understands the requirements specified, and will meet the performance standards and requirements therein. Also, include a statement confirming the company does, or does not, take exception to any of the requirements of this contract.

h. Provide a brief introduction to the Offeror’s proposed teammates for the award contract, if applicable.

i. Clear statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 180 days from the date of RFQ submission is required.

The maximum page limit is 2 pages.

4.3 Volume I Technical (Factor 1):

The Technical Volume shall include responses to Sub-Factors 1.1 Technical/Management Approach, 1.2 Clinical Psychologists, and 1.3 Corporate Experience shall be submitted in as a MS Word or PDF document.

Sub-Factor 1.1 Technical/Management Approach The technical approach shall sufficiently demonstrate the Offeror’s approach to successfully perform and manage this requirement. The Offeror shall demonstrate the ability to hire and retain contract support personnel with Top Secret clearances and SCI eligibility and experience in all aspects identified in the SOW (Attachment 1). The maximum page limit is 5 pages.

Sub-Factor 1.2 Clinical Psychologist Resume(s) Offerors shall provide resumes for each Clinical Psychologist position(s) described in SOW section 2.2 using the template provided in Attachment 2. Resumes shall include a description of the experience and capability for each clinical psychologist proposed by the Offeror. The resume shall demonstrate how the following proposed position candidates meet the required qualifications as outlined in the SOW. If proposing any clinical psychologist not currently employed by the Offeror or a teaming partner, then a signed letter of intent shall be provided. The maximum page limit is 3 pages per resume for each clinical psychologist, and 1 page for each letter of intent.

Sub-Factor 1.3 Corporate Experience The Offeror shall provide detailed descriptive listing of no more than two (2) projects performed within the past three (3) years that are similar in nature to the one described in this solicitation. “Similar” is defined as projects comparable in terms of such factors as duration, dollar value, types of services performed, or level of Contractor responsibility and authority. The detailed description submitted for each project shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

· Contract number

· Estimated annual dollar value of contract

· Description of services provided (including location) and the offeror’s level of responsibility and authority on the project.

· List of subcontracted services (if applicable) and subcontractors used, along with estimated annual cost of each subcontracted service.

· Type of contract (e.g., cost reimbursable, incentive fee, award fee, time and materials, fixed price, etc.).

· Date of contract start and completion, including options.

· Name, title, address, phone number, and email of customer contact. It is incumbent on the offeror to ensure the customer information is current and accurate.

The maximum page limit is 5 pages.

4.4 Volume II Security (Factor 2)

The security volume shall demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to meet the security requirements of the solicitation in accordance with the DD Form 254 (Attachment 7) and Section 4 - Instructions to Offerors, and Section 5 - Evaluation Factors for Award of this Request for Proposal (RFP). The security volume will not include proposed subcontractor(s) information, as the prime Offeror’s will be responsible for ensuring that its subcontractor(s) meet(s) security policies and regulations in accordance with the DD Form 254 and applicable security policies and regulations. The security volume shall provide sufficient information for the Government to evaluate the Security sub-factors set forth in Section 5 - Evaluation Factors for Award. The Offeror’s shall provide information that can be verified via Department of Defense (DoD), DNI, Intelligence Community (IC) databases and/or coordination with other DoD and IC agencies as applicable.

The Security volume shall specifically contain the below information.

Sub-Factor 2.1: Facility Clearance (FCL) and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI):

The security volume shall provide the following information on the Offeror’s FCL using the Facility Clearance Level template at Attachment 4:

· Company Name

· Address and Zip Code

· Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

· Facility Clearance Level If the Offeror is a small business joint venture and if 13 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) 121.103(h)(4) applies, “Offeror” includes the “joint venture itself or the individual partner(s) to the joint venture that will perform the necessary security work.”

The security volume must provide a copy of the most recently adjudicated signed, dated, witnessed or notarized Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interest (SF 328) for the FOCI evaluation. If any of the responses on the SF 328 are “yes”, the Offer must submit official communications documentation from Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) that corresponds with the CAGE code(s) and most recently adjudicated SF 328 form submitted that authorizes the company’s FCL with FOCI. Official communications documentation can be in the form of a letter on DCSA letterhead, a memorandum from DCSA with DCSA logo or letterhead, or an email communication from DCSA showing date/time stamp and official DCSA email address. In lieu of documentation from DCSA, the Offeror must submit a screen capture of their current FCL status as reflected in the National Industrial Security System (NISS) that corresponds to the CAGE code(s) submitted. The screen capture must display a date that is no more than thirty (30) days before the date of the proposal submission.

Per C.F.R. 32 Part 117.11, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), the Cognizant Security Authority (CSA) will consider a U.S. entity to be under FOCI when a foreign interest has the power to direct or decide issues affecting the entity’s management or operations in a manner that could either result in unauthorized access to classified information; or adversely affect performance of a classified contract or agreement. The U.S. entity may also be considered to be under FOCI when a foreign interest or government is currently exercising, or could exercise, that power, whether directly or indirectly, such as through ownership of the U.S. entity’s securities, by contractual arrangements, or other means. When a CSA has determined that an entity is under FOCI, the primary consideration will be the protection of classified information. The CSA will take whatever action is necessary to protect classified information, in coordination with other affected agencies as appropriate.

NOTE: Offerors (prime contractor, sub-contractor, or small business joint venture member, if applicable) that have an FCL arrangement under a Special Security Agreement (SSA) and require a National Interest Determination (NID) for access to proscribed information shall not gain access to such information until the NID is properly executed by the Government. Proscribed information is identified in 32 C.F.R. §2004.22 and includes Top Secret, COMSEC, SCI, Special Access Programs and Restricted Data. This applies to pre and post award access.

The security volume must provide a copy of the current signed/dated/witnessed or notarized Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interest (SF 328) (Attachment 3) and Completed FCL Government's provided template (Attachment 4).

Sub-Factor 2.2: Personnel Security Clearance Level (PCL)/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access:

The security volume shall contain a listing of the proposed key personnel as stated in the RFP for the performance of this contract with the information indicated below using the Personnel Security Clearance Level information template (Attachment 5):

Please email password for password protected PCL Document.

*NOTE: Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 2007-015-USD (P&P) – DoD Social Security Number (SSN) Reduction Plan (and references) – Security Clearance Investigation or Verification and NGA NI 1401.1. Acceptable Uses for using SSN – The initiation, conduct, or verification of security clearances requires the use of SSN. The SSN is the single identifier that links all of the aspects of these investigations together.

Personnel Clearance listing shall be provided as a separate attachment and properly marked “The document contains personally identifiable information and is for official use only. Unauthorized dissemination or use of personally identifiable information is a violation of Federal Law. Individuals in violation may be subject to fines, disciplinary actions or both (P.L. 93-579).”

Sub-Factor 2.3 Security Plan The security volume shall include a security plan that demonstrates how the Offeror will protect classified (Collateral and SCI) material in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD), and Director of National Intelligence (DNI), security policies and regulations for this effort. At a minimum, the security plan must demonstrate an understanding of the Government’s requirement by addressing: (1) the pre-screening of individuals for clearances/accesses; (2) security training requirements; (3) a comprehensive approach to the protection and safeguarding of classified/sensitive information; (4) a plan to manage threats to the supply chain from foreign interference; and (5) procedures for handling security incidents and/or violations.

Sub-Factor 2.4: Cybersecurity Hygiene In accordance with DFARS clause 252.204-7019: Notice of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements, the security volume shall include summary level scores of a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (i.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation) are posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for all covered contractor information systems relevant to the offer. Additionally, the security volume will contain the following information;

1) Date the assessment was completed

2) Organization conducting the assessment (e.g., Contractor self-assessment)

3) When score of 110 has not been achieved, date that all requirements are expected to be implemented (i.e., a score of 110 is expected to be achieved) based on information gathered from associated plan(s) of action developed in accordance with NIST SP 800-171.

Sub-Factor 2.5: Supply Chain Risk:

NGA may exercise the right to assess an Offeror’s Supply Chain Risk, under the authority of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 239.73 and in accordance with guidance provided by Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 731, Supply Chain Risk Management, Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 731-02, Supply Chain Threat Assessments, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800- 161, Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, and all other instructions or directives applicable to NGA and its contractors, including but not limited to: DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.44 “Protection of Mission Critical Functions to Achieve Trusted Systems and Networks (TSN),” DoDI 5000.83 “Technology and Program Protection to Maintain Technological Advantage,” and NGA Instruction (NGAI) 5050.1, “Supply Chain Risk Management.”

Should NGA exercise this right, Supply Chain Risk will be assessed using the entire submitted proposal and requires no additional submission related to Prime and Subcontractor information beyond what is requested per Section 4.4 above. Information that may be reviewed by the Government in this assessment includes, but is not limited to, submitted CAGE codes, DUNS number, SF-328 (Attachment 3) and attachment(s), proposed key personnel, identified subcontracts, and the security plan. Additionally, the Government may use the authorities provided by section 10 U.S.C. 2339a to consider information, public and non-public, including all-source intelligence, relating to an offeror and its supply chain.

4.5 Volume III – Price (Factor 3)

The Offeror shall complete the Price Proposal Workbook (Attachment 6) as part of the Price Volume. In addition to the Price Proposal Template, the Offeror shall also include a price narrative to provide any pricing assumptions or pricing methodology used in developing the proposed FFP pricing (such as labor hours, (1 FTE equal 1920 hours), fully burden labor rates, and labor categories used) limited to no more than 4 pages (not inclusive of cover page). For purposes of pricing the option periods, the Offeror should assume continued performance at full operating capacity for the duration of the performance period.

The Offeror shall complete the Price Proposal Workbook (Attachment 6) in its entirety and not change any of the orange-colored cells or change any formulas already embedded into the workbook.

· The Offeror’s prices shall be complete with an accurate reflection of all aspects of the requirement.

Price Narrative shall not exceed 4 pages.

4.6 Questions:

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing via email to Contracting Officer: Jennifer.F.Jensen; Email: Jennifer.F.Jensen@nga.mil and Contract Specialist: Tina Little-Pilger; E-mail: Tina.C.LittlePilger@nga.mil. All questions shall be received no later than 10:00AM ET, 06 July 2026. Questions submitted after due date and time will not be answered. Questions and answers will be posted to the SAM.GOV website for viewing by all interested Offerors.

4.7 Quote Submission

Written proposals (all volumes) are due no later than 10:00 AM ET, 17 July 2026. Proposals shall be submitted via upload to SAM.GOV. Proposals not submitted via SAM.GOV, or not received by the above deadline, will not be evaluated. The PCL document will be the only document that will be submitted via password email protected.

4.8 Contract Administration

The following points of contact are applicable to this contract:

Contract Specialist: Tina C. Little-Pilger; E-mail: Tina.C.LittlePilger@nga.mil Contracting Officer: Jennifer F. Jensen; E-mail: Jennifer.F.Jensen@nga.mil

SECTION 5 - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

5.0 Evaluation Factors for Award

5.1 Basis of Award

The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible Offeror’s whose quotes conforms to the RFQ and is determined to be the Best Value for the Government, technical, security and price factors considered.

The Security factor is pass/fail. Any Offeror’s proposal who fails any Security sub-factor will not be eligible for award.

Award of a contract will be made on a competitive basis, using comparative evaluation. The Government will perform a comparative evaluation (comparing offers to each other) to select the contractor that is best suited and provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors in this solicitation. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior technical capabilities than with making award at the lowest overall price to the Government. However, the Government will not make awards at a significantly higher overall price to achieve slightly superior technical value. Offerors are advised that the technical evaluation factor is of greater importance than price. The Government intends to make an award without further communicating with offerors. Offerors are highly encouraged to propose their best technical and pricing in their initial submissions.

The Government reserves the right to communicate with one, some or all offerors submitting a quote at its discretion if it is determined advantageous to the Government. Failure to submit any of the quote volumes by the deadline will render the Offeror’s quote submission un-awardable.

5.1.1 Evaluation Factors and Sub-Factors

5.1.1.1 Factors and Subfactors and Relative Order of Importance The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal against the following Factors and Subfactors, as specified in the below Table 1: Evaluation Factors, Sub-Factors, and Relative Importance.

The Technical Factor 1 is more important than the Price Factor 3 for the purposes of the best value determination as described in below table. All non-price factors, when combined, are more important than price for the purposes of the best value determination as described in below table.

Table 1: Evaluation Factors and Subfactors Relative Importance

2.2 Personnel Security Clearance (PCL)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access

2.3 Security Plan

2.4 Cybersecurity Hygiene

2.5 Supply Chain Risk

Factor 3: Price

The non-cost/price factors when combined are more important than Factor III Price

5.2 Factor and Sub-Factor Ratings

The Government will evaluate each Offeror’s quote utilizing the Technical, Security and Price Factors. The Government will assign a confidence rating from the table below to the Technical Factor and Sub-Factors. In determining the overall rating of the Technical Factor, the Technical Sub-Factors will be “rolled up” into an overall confidence rating based upon the relative order of importance. The Security will be evaluated on a pass or fail basis. Price will be evaluated but not rated.

Table 2: Technical Factor and Sub-Factor Confidence Ratings

5.3 Technical (Factor 1)

The Offeror’s Technical Volume will be evaluated to determine the quality of the quote and the extent that the Offeror understands the Government’s requirements in the BSSS SOW. The evaluation will include examination of the Offeror’s Technical Approach/Management, Clinical Psychologist resumes, and Corporate Experience.

Sub-Factor 1.1: Technical/Management Approach Technical Approach will be evaluated based on the level of confidence the Offeror’s approach successfully demonstrates the ability to perform and manage the tasks identified in the BSSS SOW. (Attachment 1).

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s Management approach to determine the extent to which they demonstrate sound methodologies for obtaining and retaining contract support personnel with Top Secret clearances and SCI eligibility, as well as the ability to maintain a staffing pipeline of qualified personnel in support of the SOW (Attachment 1).

Sub-Factor 1.2: Clinical Psychologist Resumes The Clinical Psychologist resumes will be evaluated on how well the proposed candidates meet the required qualifications within the BSSS SOW (Attachment 1). The resumes that do not meet all of the required qualifications for each position will be considered a deficiency, and therefore ineligible for award. Resume evaluation will also consider the extent to which the proposed individual’s technical background, education, work experience, certification, and how they demonstrate knowledge relevant to the activities described in the BSSS (Attachment 1).

Sub-Factor 1.3: Corporate Experience The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s corporate experience based on their level of confidence that has demonstrated successful performance in similar services such as the size, scope, and complexity of the submitted experience as it relates to the subject requirements.

5.4 Security (Factor 2) (Pass/Fail):

The Government will evaluate information provided in the Offeror’s proposal on a Pass/Fail basis at the time of proposal submission to determine security eligibility and the ability to satisfy the requirements set forth in the DD Form 254, and an assessment of the Offeror’s security plan submitted in its proposal explaining how the Offeror will comply with security policies and regulations. The Offeror’s security information will be verified via NGA, DoD, and/or IC databases and/or through coordination with other DoD and IC agencies, as applicable. The following Sub-Factors will be used to evaluate the Security Factor.

Sub-Factor 2.1: Facility Clearance (FCL) and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated, via a database query, to determine whether the Offeror, at the time of the security volume submission, possesses an active Top Secret FCL (Facility Clearance shown on DD Form 254). The Offeror must: (1) demonstrate that there are no unmitigated FOCI issues or concerns (all “no” answers to SF 328); or, when there are “yes” answers, (2) include official communications from DCSA authorizing their FCL with FOCI; or (3) provide a screen capture of their NISS Facility Profiles tab displaying their current status as having no unmitigated FOCI issues in conjunction with their SF 328 (that displays “yes” answers). 13 C.F.R. 121.103(h)(4) will be applied when the Government evaluates the proposal under this Sub-Factor if the Offeror is a small business joint venture. Thus, if applicable, “Offeror” includes the “joint venture itself or the individual partner(s) to the joint venture that will perform the necessary security work. The below Pass/Fail ratings will be applied to determine if the Security volume passes or fails Sub-Factor 2.1: Facility Clearance (FCL) and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI).

Sub-Factor 2.2: Personnel Security Clearance Level (PCL)/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access The Security Volume will be evaluated, via a database query, to determine that each key personnel (as required by the RFP) proposed by the Offeror, demonstrates a favorably adjudicated Top Secret/SCI Access Eligibility that:1) is not more than seven years old; or has been entered into the Continuous Evaluation program with a deferred investigation requirement, and 2) meets the reciprocity requirements of Security Executive Agent Directive 7 (SEAD 7).

The below Pass/Fail ratings will be applied to determine if the Security volume passes or fails Sub-Factor 4.2: Personnel Security Clearance (PCL)/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.

Table Rating for PCL

[NOTE: Proposed personnel with waivers, conditions, or deviations assigned to access eligibility will be accepted for consideration during source selection; however, after award, NGA Personnel Security may determine the waiver, condition, or deviation poses an unacceptable National Security risk for NGA and not accept the waiver, condition or deviation.]

Sub-Factor 2.3 Security Plan The Security volume will be evaluated for the Offeror’s approach to protect classified (collateral and SCI) information in accordance with DoD, and DNI, security policies and regulations for this effort. At a minimum the security plan must demonstrate an understanding of the Government’s requirement by addressing: (1) the pre-screening of individuals for security clearances/accesses; (2) security training requirements; (3) a comprehensive approach to the protection and safeguarding of classified/sensitive information; (4) a plan to manage threats to the supply chain from foreign interference; and (5) procedures for handling security incidents and/or violations.

The below Pass/Fail ratings will be applied to determine if the Security volume passes or fails Sub-Factor 2.3: Security Plan:

Sub-Factor 2.4: Cybersecurity Hygiene The Security Volume will be evaluated, via a database query using Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) to determine that each CAGE code identified in the proposal has a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (i.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation). For scores reflected in SPRS that are less than 110, the security volume must contain an estimated date for accomplishing an assessment score of 110.

The below Pass/Fail ratings will be applied to determine if the Security volume passes or fails Sub-Factor 2.4: Cybersecurity Hygiene:

Sub-Factor 2.5 Supply Chain Risk When applicable, the Government will assess an Offeror’s supply chain risk and assign a threat level, following guidance set forth in Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 731-02, Supply Chain Threat Assessments, the below Pass/Fail ratings will be applied to determine if the Supply Chain Risk is acceptable to the Government using the following definitions for each threat level:

Critical – Information indicates a foreign intelligence entity (FIE) or other adversary is engaged in subversion, exploitation, or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain, including business practices and relationships. Alternative information indicates a FIE or other adversary has established an overt or clandestine relationship within the supply chain, and that a FIE or other adversary has the capability and intent to engage in subversion, exploitation, or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain.

High – Information indicates a FIE or other adversary has the capability and intent to engage in subversion, exploitation or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain; however, there are no indications of subversion, exploitation, or sabotage.

Medium - Information indicates a FIE or other adversary has either the capability or the intent to engage in subversion, exploitation or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain; however, there are no indications of subversion, exploitation, or sabotage.

Low - Information indicates a FIE or other adversary have neither the capability nor the intent to engage in subversion, exploitation, or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain.

Insufficient Information – The information available is insufficient to assign a threat level to a FIE’s or other adversary’s capability and intent to engage in subversion, exploitation, or sabotage of the acquisition item or service’s supply chain.

5.5 Price (Factor III)

In accordance with FAR 15.404-1, the Government will evaluate all proposed pricing to ensure it is fair and reasonable, through comparison of all proposed prices. Offeror’s whose price is determined to be unreasonable will not be considered for award. The Offeror’s proposals will be reviewed for consistency to ensure all performance and scope included in other sections of the proposal are captured in the price volume.

The Government will utilize the Total Evaluated Price (TEP, which will be calculated as the sum of the total price for the Base Period and all Option Years, as well as a 6-month “Option to Extend Services” in its price analysis and best value determination Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise such options or CLINs. The six-month extension of services is IAW FAR 52.217-8 and will only be utilized if necessary. The six-month extension of services is not to be considered part of any option period and will be a separate option exercised if it is utilized. Offerors are not required to submit pricing for a six-month extension of services for FAR 52.217-8. For evaluation purposes, the Government will divide the Offeror’s total Option Year 4 price in half, which will represent this six-month extension of services, and add this to the Offeror’s Total Price to arrive at the TEP. The TEP will be evaluated for reasonableness.