Attachment 4 - BPA FA301626R0015 - Addendums.pdf

ADDENDUMTO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

The following paragraphs have been deleted:

The following paragraphs have been tailored or added to the clause:

(a)(6) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation. Offeror must clearly identify any exception to the quote terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

(a)(6)(A) Pricing Data – Submit 1 electronic copy. Insert proposed unit price(s) and extended amount(s) in the schedule of Supplies/Services for each line item.

(a)(7) Submission of Quote – Quotes shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist directly by emailing all required documentation to jan_aison_bry.tanedo@us.af.mil. Secondary Point of Contact for submission: belinda.tindal.1@us.af.mil

(b) Period for Acceptance of Quotes, is tailored as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes."

(d) It is the Government's intent to evaluate quotes and award without interchanges with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror's initial quotes should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price, and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges if the Contracting Officer (CO) later determines them to be necessary.

(d)(A) Interchanges. Under appropriate circumstances, interchanges can be an effective method to improve the Government's evaluation of Offerors' quoted approaches and may reduce acquisition cycle time. Interchanges maybe written, email, phone call, etc., or any method which would accurately capture the contemporaneous sharing of information between the Government and the Offerors. Interchanges may also be oral conversations between the Government and the Offerors.

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ADDENDUM TO 52.212-4

FAR52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS (JAN 2017) ADDENDUM

Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (d) is hereby tailored as follows:

(d) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d)(a) the contracting officer may modify the contract unilaterally under the following circumstances:

(1) to make administrative changes that do not affect the price, or substantive terms

(2) To issue change order or direction; or

(3) To make changes authorized by clauses other than a changes clause, including but not limited to the Property clause, Options Clause, or suspension of Work clauses.

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52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

Basis for Award. The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price contract for this acquisition. Award will be made to technically acceptable Offerors who are deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104 and whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, and all other information required by this quote. Unless specifically identified in your quote, by submission of its quote, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being determined ineligible for award. This contract will be awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

(1) Evaluation Process. The evaluation factor and process to be used is listed below.

(1.1) Evaluation Factors. In evaluating quotes, the Government will select the quote that is most advantageous to the Government. To arrive at a decision, each quote will be assessed in accordance with the following evaluation factors for the award:

Technical Acceptability

Price

(1.1.1) Technical Evaluation. All quotes will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability.

(A) Acceptability Ratings. The evaluation factors listed below will be used to evaluate each quote and will receive one of the following ratings:

(i) Acceptable - The quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the quote as listed in the attached Specifications, Attachment 2 - BPA

FA301626R0015 - SOW.

(ii) Unacceptable - The quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of this quote and its attachments.

(1.1.2) Price Evaluation. Evaluations will be completed by multiplying the Offeror's unit price by the estimated quantity. An offeror's proposed TEP will be determined by multiplying the estimated quantities identified in the Schedule of Supplies by the quoted unit price for each Line Item Number (CLIN). The Government may require submission of information other than cost or pricing data to the extent necessary to evaluate price reasonableness.

(1.1.2.2) Evaluation of Factors. Offerors are advised that their initial submission should be their best effort. Only technically acceptable quotes, either initially or as a result of interchanges, are eligible for award. If award is made without interchanges, quote revisions will not be permitted. The Government will evaluate the quotes selected above for technical acceptability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. For the technical quote to be rated as "Acceptable", the technical factor must be rated acceptable. If the technical factor is rated "Unacceptable" the overall quote will be rated as "Unacceptable".

(A) Factor# 1 - Submit product descriptions for each item being quoted The offeror shall submit products that match the Specification, Attachment 1 - BPA Price List Sheet Purina.

(1.2) The standard has been met when: The offeror provides products that fully conform to the product description requirements specified in the Specification.

(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 price are significantly unbalanced.

The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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.

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