Attachment 8 - Section L Rev 1 - W15QKN-25-R-A030.pdf

Solicitation No. W15QKN-25-R-A030, Job Ordering Contract (JOC)- Region B 06 March 2025

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION (SEE FAR 2.101 and 3.104)

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (SECTION L)

a. Introduction: This section contains general proposal submission instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for the Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Job Order Contracts (JOCs) Region B solicitation in support of the United States Army Reserve (USAR), 99th Readiness Division (RD) for Construction and Facilities Maintenance. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals.

b. General. The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of response to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

2. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1) General: Offerors shall provide information by addressing each Factor in the format and sequence identified in the solicitation. The Offerors must provide information in sufficient detail to allow the Government to make an acceptable/unacceptable assessment of the Offeror’s capability to perform the services outlined in the solicitation and all applicable documents. The Technical Approach Factor and Past Performance Factor will be evaluated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis. The Factors identify the minimum requirements that are key to successful contract performance. An Offeror must receive an “Acceptable” rating for all non-price Factors to include all Technical Approach Areas of Consideration (AOC) to be considered for award. AOCs are not subfactors and are not weighted separately. In order to be rated Acceptable, the proposal must clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Offerors must provide information in sufficient detail to allow the Government to award(s) for the solicited 4627661requirement to one or more Offerors whose proposals are determined to be the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) based on the evaluation criteria outlined in this solicitation.

2) The proposal must not merely repeat the solicitation requirements, but rather must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of conclusive statements of how contract requirements will be met. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

3) The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals. The burden of proving acceptability remains with the Offerors.

4) The Government intends to award without discussions (see FAR 52.215-1). Proposals that do not contain the information requested in this solicitation risk being determined Unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

5) Alternate Proposals: Alternate proposals will not be accepted

6) All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. No direct discussion between the technical representative(s) and a prospective Offeror will be conducted.

7) The proposal shall consist of the following:

8) Each proposal shall be submitted in the English language and consist of and include all the following:

One signed and completed copy of the attached Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442) and continuation sheets signed by a person authorized to enter into the proposed contract on behalf of the Offeror. Acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation and all continuation sheets are to be filled in as directed, i.e., proposed prices in the Pricing Matrices in Section B, any fill-ins required, such as Certifications and Representations in the solicitation. Offerors are directed to thoroughly read the solicitation and fill-in the required information in the appropriate solicitation clauses. For any fill-ins that are not applicable (N/A), the Offeror must acknowledge by indicating “N/A”.

9) Representations through System for Award Management. The purpose of electronic

Representations (Reps) and Certifications (Certs) is to provide all Offerors with a portal in which to submit Reps/Certs in a publicly accessible format, nullifying the requirement to submit identical information in response to each and every Federal contract solicitation. As a requirement under the instant solicitation, all Offerors must submit Reps/Certs data into the System for Award Management (S.A.M.) at https://www.sam.gov/ and provide one electronic copy with their proposal in Volume I, as a .XPS file. Any Offeror that has previously submitted Reps/Certs data into SAM is reminded to update the data prior to submitting with the proposal.

3. FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS

a. Proposal Format: The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in separate volumes based on the factors set forth below and all information specific to each area of consideration shall be confined to that volume. Each proposal must include all volumes and shall be submitted by the closing date, time and method of transmission listed in the solicitation. Failure to provide any volume may result in the proposal being given an Unacceptable rating. Information provided shall be specific to each Factor. Proposals shall be valid for a period of at least 120 days from time of proposal submission.

b. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, Job Order Contract identification (JOC B), and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents shall be created using the https://www.sam.gov/

Table of Contents feature in MS Word. MS Word(.doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

1). Margins Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1”

2) Gutter – 0”

3) From Edge – Header, Footer – 0.5”

4) Page Size, Width – 8.5”

5) Page Size, Height – 11”

6) Font Times Roman 12

c. Each volume shall be in uncompressed files. Self-extracting “.exe” files will not be acceptable . Hyperlinks and ZIP files are NOT permitted.

d. Proposal Section and Page limitation for each Factor is as follows: Evaluation Notice

(EN). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the offerors.

Proposal Volume / Section Page Limits* (Maximum)

Submission

Volume 1 – RFP Documents

No limit

Submitted to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment

(PIEE)

Volume 2 - Technical Approach Area of Consideration 1 – Awardable Sample Task Order “Seed project” Area of Consideration 2 – Management Plan Area of Consideration 3 – Bonding Capacity **Absolutely no pricing information shall be included in this volume.

Pricing for seed project must be submitted in the price volume only**

Thirty

Submitted to PIEE

Volume 3 – Past Performance

Ten References

Volume 4 – Price

No limit

e. Each offeror’s proposal shall be submitted as outlined above and all information shall be confined to the appropriate section to facilitate independent evaluation. Offerors are advised that proposals submitted that exceed the referenced page number limit requested will not be evaluated beyond the limits identified herein. The pages in excess of the limit shall be removed and returned, unread, to the offeror. Table of Contents, glossary of abbreviations and title pages will not count toward page limitations. The

Government will not accept any changes to the contractor’s proposal after the closing date of the solicitation (See FAR 15.208 for further information regarding late proposals). If discussions become necessary, page limitations may be placed on responses to the Evaluation Notice (EN). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the offerors. EN responses will not be added to the initial proposal page count.

f. All proposal volumes shall be unclassified. The offeror should apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e) “Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data,” and FAR 3.104-4 “Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.”

g. Proposals shall be in separate files that will be uploaded to the PIEE Tool

(https://piee.eb.mil) using the Microsoft Office for Windows suite of applications formatted for a MS Windows computer. The Offeror’s Price Matrix and any documentation that is based on or includes mathematical calculations (e.g., calculations for rental value of government property in the Offeror’s possession, calculations where there is the appearance of unbalanced pricing, etc.) shall be submitted in electronic, executable format utilizing Microsoft Excel with formulae intact. Any additional information necessary to explain the proposed pricing that does not contain mathematical calculations may be submitted in Adobe, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Excel format. Each file must be clearly marked with Offeror’s Name, Solicitation Number and Volume. Alternatively, files may be provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf).

h. PIEE Instructions: The Offeror is responsible to confirm the offer has been received.

All offers received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions and will not be considered except under facts and circumstances allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and this solicitation.

For PIEE registration, training, and instructions for posting an offer, refer to the following links: PIEE Registration - https://piee.eb.mil/

Note: There are two vendor roles (Proposal Manager, Proposal View Only) for PIEE Solicitation Module. The Proposal Manager role is required to submit a quote/offer to a solicitation. Please be advised that when using the PIEE Solicitation Module, the user’s email address in PIEE must match the email address on file in SAM.gov.

PIEE Solicitation Module

Training and instructions are accessible through PIEE – Web Based Training at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/ https://piee.eb.mil/ https://piee.eb.mil/ https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/

For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and additional training, go to the DoD Procurement Toolbox – eBusiness -- Solicitation Module at https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/sitepages/solicitation-module

In the unlikely event the PIEE system and/or Solicitation Module is not operational, and the Offeror is unable to access or use the system, the Offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Notification must occur prior to the submission deadline and shall be in writing through authorized email identified.

in the solicitation. If an alternate method for quote/offer submission is authorized via email due to system outages, the Offeror must obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer to use the alternate submission method. Failure to not register timely shall not be considered a valid reason for accepting an otherwise later proposal. Email or mailed proposals will not be accepted.

i. Deviation from Requested Format. Request for deviations from the requested format shall be submitted to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) no later than 5 days after release of the solicitation. Offerors shall provide an explanation, in a clearly relatable format such as a matrix, of any differences between the manner in which the proposal was requested and the manner in which it is proposed to be submitted.

j. The Offeror is responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. Offerors shall provide a proposal that, at a minimum, addresses those evaluation Factors and Areas of Considerations required in Section M of the RFP. Each proposal shall address all the requirements of the RFP and the Statement of Work.

4. SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: RFP Documents

a. VOLUME I - RFP Documents shall contain the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award. Acknowledgment of Amendments can be made on the face of the SF 1442 or signed copies of the amendments can be included in this Section. The SF 1442 shall be submitted fully completed. The offeror is cautioned that the SF 1442 must contain an original signature or electronic signature in block 20 of the form. The contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1442 and FAR 52.215-1, Instruction to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition. The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company point of contact authorized to negotiate with the Government. The Offeror shall also provide its Unique Entity Identifiers Number (UEI), Cage Code, and Tax ID number. The Offeror shall ensure that Section 00600 of the solicitation, Certifications and Representations, is submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely. The Offeror shall provide any SBA-Approved Joint Venture Agreement, if applicable.

https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/sitepages/solicitation-module

b. VOLUME 2 – Technical Approach - The Technical Approach proposal shall be detailed, clear, concise and cover the Statement of Work, Attachment 5, and worksheet Attachment 7; Management Plan; and Bonding Capability.

1) Area of Consideration 1 – Awardable Sample Task Order - Seed Project – Offeror’s submission shall be in the format at Attachment 2, covering the following areas:

Offeror shall demonstrate comprehension of this JOC requirement based on its proposal to the scope of work (RFP Attachment 6). The Offeror shall propose items which, based on their knowledge and experience, provide the optimum balance among functionality, quality, and cost efficiency. The offeror shall describe any assumptions made, discussion of the overall performance time, construction phases, necessary management, and trade disciplines to complete the project, any major subcontractors, and their involvement throughout the process.

a) Line Item Breakdown: A breakdown of line items used to complete the requirement;

b) Rationale: A short narrative supporting the reasoning and/or benefits of the selected line items;

c) Non Pre-priced Items: An explanation and breakdown of costs for any non-pre-priced item included in the technical (Seed Project) proposal;

d) Period of performance: The number of days required to complete the work; and

(e) See Attachment 2 for the required format which includes pricing. However, only the technical, non-price components of the attachment 7 will be evaluated for technical acceptability.

(f) Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation strictly from a Technical Acceptability standpoint. The narrative discussions shall also be related to the applicable Seed project SOW paragraph by placing the appropriate SOW number at the beginning of the discussion text. If subcontractors are utilized a detail cost breakdown shall be include with percentage of the work to be completed by the subcontractor. The proposal shall be detailed and clearly stated to allow an assessment by the Government without the need for additional clarifications

2) Area of Consideration 2 - Management Plan - The offeror shall submit a Management Plan for successful execution of the basic contract. The management plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Capability and capacity to develop and maintain a subcontractor base and demonstrate a prompt subcontractor payment plan, including timelines from the time the subcontractor submits his invoice until final payment.

(b) The ability to manage and integrate subcontractors into their organization. The offeror shall describe the working relationship between the prime and their subcontractors at the corporate level and site level and how they will ensure adequate oversight of subcontractors when subcontractors are performing the work, to include performance monitoring and timely resolution of any issues that may arise.

(c) How the Contractor’s own workforce, and the required percentage (at a minimum at least 15% at all times) of “in house” work performance, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, will be integrated into the JOC program. How the Contractor will provide licensing for each state within Region B. How the PRIME and subcontractors will ensure properly licensed for each skillset, i.e. HVAC.

(d) Demonstrate the capability to meet, sustain, and grow the workforce, including skilled craft labor, required to successfully perform the JOC requirements. The offeror shall demonstrate how they will ramp up to support task orders that will be completed, particularly during busier times, such as the end of the fiscal year (July - September) or when subcontractors are unable to perform. Describe the division of authority, if any, between the home /corporate office and the site office and the offeror’s plan for daily and strategic management of resources. Demonstrate the capability of how the PRIME Contractor will meet the requirements to access the location or project for attendance at all site visits, pre-construction meetings, status meetings and close out meetings and how the PRIME contractor will meet the requirement to be called to the site for an immediate issue within a 7-hour response time to all locations within the Region B district.

(e) Demonstrate their understanding of events that must be considered in the schedule associated with but not limited to proposal preparation, submittals, work performance, inspections, and closeout. Describe the scheduling techniques and project planning methodology.

(f) Describe in the Management Plan its capability and capacity to propose on numerous task orders simultaneously and also perform the subsequent awards in accordance with the negotiated completion dates.

3) Area of Consideration 3 – Bonding Capacity: Offerors shall also include a signed letter of verification from an approved securities or bonding company showing bonding capability of up to $8,000,000.00. Performance and payment bonds are not required at time of proposal.

c. VOLUME 3 – Past Performance Factor

a. Past Performance Factor. Offerors shall identify pertinent past history, which indicates that similar efforts of equal or greater complexity have been performed as it relates to probability of success on this contract.

b. Offerors shall submit no more than three references each for the prime and each major subcontractor of recent Government contracts (prime and major subcontracts) in performance or awarded within the past three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation, or awarded earlier than three years ago, but for which deliveries occurred or were scheduled to occur within the past three years of the date of issuance of this solicitation, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. Offerors are reminded that both independent data such as PPIRS, FAPIIS, eSRS, other Government databases, and interviews with Contracting Officer Representatives/ Contracting Officers along with data provided by the Offerors in their proposals may be used to evaluate the Offerors past performance. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals.

The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the Offerors.

c. If an Offeror intends to submit a reference for an IDIQ contract or a Blanket

Purchase Agreement (BPA), the Offeror shall submit single orders placed under an IDIQ contract (under FAR 16.501-1); or a single call order placed under a BPA (FAR 8.405-3, 13.303). Each task/call order submitted will be considered one of the references permitted per the above guidance. An IDIQ/BPA contract reference without an order number will not be considered in the past performance evaluation.

d. For parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, explain how the resources of these entities will perform on this effort. Offerors are reminded to include the most recent and relevant efforts (within the past three years) in their proposal.

e. Proposals that do not contain the information requested by paragraph f below may result in rejection or receipt of non-evaluation by the Government. This part shall be organized into the following sections:

f. Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

a) A Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

c) Government’s technical representative/COR, and current e-mail, address, telephone, and fax numbers.

d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officers name, and current e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

e) Government Contract Administration Activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

f) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.)).

g) Contract Type

h) Awarded price/cost.

i) Final or projected final price/cost.

j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

g. Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in paragraph f, Section 1, above describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. The contracts shall be similar in nature and magnitude of this requirement.

a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

b) For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror’s delivered product.

h. Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government SOW subparagraph number. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 15% of the total evaluated price.

i. New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above.

j. Section 5 - Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in paragraph f, Section 1, above, Past Performance Questionnaires at Attachment 3 must be completed and submitted to the Contracting Office. The Offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POC's shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Officer, Sharon Wilson-Emmons, sharon.wilson-emmons.civ@army.mil and Contract Specialist, Timothy McCleary, Timothy.j.mccleary.civ@army.mil within 30 calendar days of the release of the RFP, The Offeror shall also e-mail the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist a list of all the POC’s who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list within 30 calendar days after release of the RFP. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields:

Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency;

POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-Mail Address; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day).

k. Offerors are cautioned that the Government may use data obtained from other sources. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offerors to explain the relevance of the data provided.

d. VOLUME 4 – PRICE FACTOR - Price Factor: The Offeror shall submit a firm fixed price proposal for the Sample Awardable Task Order for the Seed Project. The contractor shall submit the price proposal for the sample awardable task order on the contractor cost breakdown sheet, Attachment No. 2. The offeror’s coefficient is a multiplier that represents costs (generally indirect costs) to be applied to the work item unit price information from the MEANS Cost Data books or software. The offeror’s coefficient shall account for a wide variety of risks of doing business, including but not limited to, overhead and profit, insurance, taxes, licenses, and fees. The Offeror shall complete Attachment 7 of the solicitation for proposed coefficient and indirect rates for non-pre-priced items. The coefficient(s) and indirect rates for non-pre-priced items mailto:sharon.wilson-emmons.civ@army.mil mailto:sharon.wilson-emmons.civ@army.mil mailto:Timothy.j.mccleary.civ@army.mil proposed by the Offeror and accepted by the Government shall be incorporated into the resultant contract(s).

1) The offeror’s coefficient must contain all costs other than the pre-priced unit prices and shall include but not be limited to:

- Contractor's overhead and profit

- Subcontractors' overhead and profit

- Insurance

- All costs associated with bonding (specifically including bond premiums)

- Employee payroll taxes, insurance, and fringe benefits

- Business taxes, contributions, memberships, corporate headquarters support

(legal, financial, etc.)

- All waste and excess material

- Sales tax on material and equipment costs

- Clean up

- Mobilization and close out for the total contract and each task order

- Compliance with environmental laws (overhead [indirect] costs associated with performing work in compliance with EPA/OSHA regulations, including obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, reporting requirements, etc.)

- Traffic and work site signs and barriers

- Project management and supervision

Quality control

- Office management and equipment

- Depreciation of mobile office(s)

- Interest associated with funding of equipment and payroll

- Submittal preparation

- As built drawings

- Permits, licenses, and fees

- Other risks of doing business (i.e. risk of a lower than expected contract dollar value, risk of poor subcontractor performance) All waste and excess material

- Mobilization and close out for the total contract and each task order

- Clean up

- Safety and compliance with environmental

- Traffic and work site signs and barriers

- Compliance with tax laws

- Project management and supervision

- Quality Control

- Office management and equipment

- Depreciation of mobile office(s)

- Overhead, profit, labor burden, contingencies

- Insurance

- Bonding

- Subcontractor profit

- As built drawings, submittals, permits, licenses

2) All components of price shall be included in the offeror’s coefficient as no allowance for an omitted cost will be made later. Attachment 1 co-efficient/formulas is protected; Offeror shall insert co-efficient and indirect rates only. Each offeror must submit coefficient factors for all CLINs in order to be considered acceptable. There will be two coefficient factors (one for normal working hours and one for other than normal working hours).

3) The rate for overhead and profit for non-pre-priced items shall be in a decimal fraction less than 1. It will constitute a composite rate which includes the contractor’s cost other than base costs and including all overhead and profit for non-pre-priced items which may be encountered during performance of this contract. This rate includes all items associated with performing the non-pre-priced tasks other than bare costs.

4) Bare costs are defined as:

a) Material cost, which may include freight but may not include any overhead or associated costs whether by the prime or a subcontractor, or both;

b) Labor costs, which may include associated payroll taxes such as FICA, FUTA, SUI, but excludes vacations, sick leave, or any labor overheads;

whether by the prime or a subcontractor, or both;

c) Equipment which is to be used solely as a result of the inclusion of the non pre-priced item whether by the prime or a subcontractor, or both.

5) For the purpose of proposing, contractors should base their proposals on the following assumption;

a) Ninety-five percent (95%) of the work will be done during normal working hours and 5 percent (5%) will be done during other than normal working hours.

b) For the purpose of proposal evaluation of non-pre-priced items only, contractors should base their proposals on the notional target ceiling identified in Attachment 1. (Please note this figure is for proposal evaluation only and may not reflect the actual dollar amount of projects delivered during the contract period).

6) Unbalanced Pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. The greatest risks associated with unbalanced pricing occur when (a) Startup work, mobilization, first articles, or first article testing are separate line items; (b) Base quantities and option quantities are separate line items; or (c) The evaluated price is the aggregate of estimated quantities to be ordered under separate line items of an indefinite-delivery contract. Offerors shall provide documentation, including data, calculations and supporting rationale, for any apparent unbalanced pricing which will be used to determine if the proposed prices are balanced.

7) The Government reserves the right to request cost or pricing data IAW FAR 15.403 and to evaluate such data utilizing the proposal analysis techniques delineated in the FAR 15.404-1 as deemed appropriate.

8) Bonding shall be included in the co-efficient for both performance and payment bonds for all task orders when applicable under FAR Part 28.