Attachment 4 -Instructions to Offerors.pdf

ATTACHMENT 4

INSTRUCTIONS TO

OFFERORS 70Z03825QK0000022

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items Sept 2023

Evaluation Criteria Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability Factor 2 – Price

52.212.2 Evaluation-Commercial Items Nov 2021

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this Request for Quote (RFQ) to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the RFQ is the most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the quotations and are listed in relative order of importance:

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability Factor 2 – Price

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability The Government will assess the information submitted with the offeror’s quotation to determine how well the product meets the salient characteristics of this solicitation. Technical acceptability will be evaluated to determine an overall pass/fail rating according to the ability of the offeror to provide new manufactured commercial items that meet all of the requirements of this solicitation. Please submit warranty information with offeror’s quotation.

Schedule of Supplies and Salient Characteristics

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) requires the items listed in the Schedule of Supplies on a brand name or equal basis. The brand name and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Abrasive Cutting Waterjet System is Flow International Corporation (CAGE Code: 1DJA5).

Line Item 1 Nomenclature: Abrasive Cutting Waterjet System Part Number: FLOW MACH M200-3020 Quantity: one (1) each Manufacturer CAGE Code: 1DJA5 Required Delivery Date: 16 weeks after receipt of order (ARO)

Line Item 2 Nomenclature: Rigging Services IAW SOW Section 2.2 Required Delivery Date: 16 weeks after receipt of order (ARO)

Line Item 3 Nomenclature: Training IAW SOW Section 2.5 Required Delivery Date: 16 weeks after receipt of order (ARO)

ATTACHMENT 4

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

70Z03825QE0000022

Salient Characteristics

See Attachment 3

If offering the products of the listed OEM, all parts must have clear traceability to the OEM including the OEM’s Certificate of Conformance (COC) IAW FAR 52.246-15. Traceability is defined as a clear, complete, documented, and auditable paper trail which traces each step from an OEM or distributor to its current location.

Contractors providing “equal to” items shall clearly indicate so in their offer and include the OEM of each item.

“Equal to” offers shall include a product description along with detailed specifications, product characteristics, processing/handling guidance, illustrations, pictures, and other information sufficient to enable the Contracting Officer to determine that the quoted product is “equal to” the brand-name product. Specific website addresses containing this information may be provided in lieu of product literature. The offeror must clearly demonstrate that the quoted product is “equal to”; or the offeror’s assertion is insufficient. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

Factor 2 – Price The offeror shall provide pricing as requested in the Schedule. Any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in this section. The offeror’s quotation will be evaluated using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 13.106-3, in order to determine if pricing is fair and reasonable.

Evaluation Method:

Only the lowest priced offer will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability. Should the lowest priced offer not receive an acceptable technical or past performance rating, the process will continue in order of lowest priced offer only until the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer is identified.