Attachment 2 NOTES.pdf

1. System for Award Management (SAM). In accordance with FAR 4.1102, Offerors must be registered in the SAM database in order to be eligible for contract award. No award will be made to an Offeror not registered. Registration can be accomplished at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Registration in this database must be kept current.

2.Annual Representations and Certifications. In accordance with FAR 4.1201, Offerors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications within SAM as part of required registration. Registration can be accomplished at ttps://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM.

3.Questions. Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist at least 5 calendar days prior to the closing date, in order to be considered by the Contracting Officer. Questions submitted after this time will be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer for this action is Michelle Fike. Email is: Michelle.L.Fike.civ@army.mil. Contract Specialist for this action is Laura Buehler. Email is: Laura.J.Buehler.civ@army.mil.

4.Award without discussions. The Government intends to award without discussions; therefore Offerors should submit their best prices in their initial offer. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, Offerors must submit the technical information and past performance information requested in order for the Government to determine technical acceptability. Contractors must submit: Capabilities, Qualifications, Letter of Commitment and Past Performance information. Contractors who fail to submit all required information shall be considered nonresponsive and shall not be considered for award.

5.Amendments. The Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer signed copies of all amendments issued to this solicitation. Failure to comply may cause your proposal to be rejected.

6.Payment. Payment for this action will be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) using Wide Area Work Flow (WA WF). See DF ARS 252.232-7006 for more information.

7.Period for Acceptance of Offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

8.Type of Contract. This is a hybrid Firm Fixed Price and Time and Materials Requirements type contract. All quantities are estimated and individual delivery orders will be issued citing specific quantities and delivery dates.

9.Proposals. Proposals shall be signed by an authorized individual in accordance with FAR 4.102, Contractor's Signature. Failure to comply may cause your proposal to be rejected.

Offerors should mark each page of their proposal as "Proprietary Information" if they want it treated as Proprietary Information under the Procurement Integrity Act.

10.FOB Destination. Unless otherwise stated in this solicitation, Offerors shall provide FOB Destination prices.

11. AMC-Level Protest Program: Prior to submitting an agency protest, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve your concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you may also file a protest to the Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accountability Office (GAO), or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below.

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax: (256) 450-8840 or email usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@army.mil

The AMC-level protest procedures are found at:

www.amc.army.miVamc/commandcounsel.html

If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

12. Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be identified after award.

13. Wage Determination 2015-4253 Rev 27, dated 7-22-2024 is incorporated. Wage Determination can be viewed at https://beta.SAM.gov.

14. In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist. Delivery of hard copies of offers, modifications or cancellations of offers will not be accepted. Facsimile offers, modifications or cancellations of offers will not be accepted. Email all information to Laura Buehler, Contract Specialist:

Laura.J.Buehler.civ@army.mil.

15. Insurance - Pursuant to the requirements of FAR clause 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation, the contractor shall obtain and maintain at least the following kinds of insurance and minimum liability coverage during any period of contract performance:

a. Workmen's Compensation and occupational disease coverage as required by law except that, if this contract is to be performed in a state which does not require or permit private insurance, then compliance with the statutory or administrative requirements in any such state will be satisfactory. The required Workmen's Compensation Insurance shall extend to cover employers' liability for accidental bodily injury or death and for occupational disease with a minimum liability limit of $100,000.

b. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance in the minimum limit of $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury liability.

c. Comprehensive Automotive Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, and a minimum limit of $20,000 per occurrence for property damage.

16. Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Offerors

a. The Army Contracting Enterprise (ACE) is in the process of deploying new solicitation and contract writing software to Army contracting offices worldwide. Known as the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS), this modem software suite will soon replace most existing Army contract writing systems, including the system used to create and release this Solicitation.

b. During this transition period, Offerors are hereby advised:

1. The Contracting Office may use any combination of contract writing systems to create and release documents related to this solicitation (e.g. solicitation amendments and awards, if any).

Due to this:

i. This solicitation may contain different offer submission instructions than other solicitations released by the same Contracting Office (e.g. requiring offer submission via the PIEE Solicitation Module vs. e-mail). Offerors should review all offer submission instructions contained in the solicitation documents and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

ii. If the Contracting Office switches contract writing systems prior to award, documents you receive from the Contracting Officer or view on SAM.gov or other forums may appear noticeably different than the initial solicitation or previous solicitations or awards from the same Contracting Office. This is normal and expected.

iii. A change between contract writing systems may cause important information concerning solicitation response (amendments) or accepted terms (awards) to take on different formatting or appear in different parts of later documents issued. Offerors shall review all documents carefully to locate this important information and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

2. The Government does not intend to use the transition between contract writing systems to effect any changes to solicitation or award terms and conditions without accompanying document narratives explicitly stating such changes are deliberate and desired. While the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer will take care to minimize or eliminate any inadvertent changes when adapting to the new contract writing software, you, as the Offeror, may still be the first to spot such errors. Therefore, Offerors shall:

i. Notify the Contracting Officer immediately if any observed changes, removals, or additions affect your award eligibility, violate or alter existing quote/proposal terms, or could affect Contract performance post-award.

ii. Take special care to ensure all fill-in Clauses are populated and remain populated across documents received from the Contracting Office throughout the Solicitation and Award process.

iii. Contact the Contracting Officer listed on the first page of the solicitation or solicitation amendment for guidance if you notice or suspect any inadvertent change has occurred between document issuances.

3. The Contracting Officer will correct problems affecting award documents (if any) via bilateral modification, at no cost to the Contractor. Any such modification will reconcile the award with the latest version of this solicitation reflecting deliberate action by the Contracting Officer (e.g.

the first issuance if no amendments, or the latest amendment with accompanying narratives), inclusive of any documented pre-award negotiations or accepted supplemental offer terms.

4. In the unlikely event a network disruption, contract writing system error, or financial system error threatens timely award of the requirement set forth in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer:

i. May elect to use alternative mechanisms to obligate funds and allow work or deliveries to legally begin to the benefit of, and with legal protection for, both parties.

ii. Will incorporate the latest version of this Solicitation into such mechanisms to serve as a framework for contract execution until any such system problems are resolved.

iii. Will ensure any action taken does not conflict with the stated offer evaluation and award methodology of this requirement.

iv. Will issue a complete, properly-formatted award accurately reflecting this requirement and all applicable terms and conditions once systems return to normal.