Attachment 9 - Final Section L Instructions to Offerors 14 Nov 2023.pdf

Attachment 9 - FA488724R0001 Section L

14 November 2023

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR QUOTERS

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY

REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD.

This section outlines the instructions for proposal submission to ensure the Government has the necessary documentation to evaluate the Offeror’s capabilities and proposals for the Paving IDIQ contract. The Government will compare each Offeror’s capabilities and proposal elements against predetermined evaluation criteria related to the Government's requirement defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award.

L.1 INTRODUCTION

L.1.1 Basis for Contract Award This is a competitive, Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) with Technical Acceptability best value source selection for WOSB companies that will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS). These regulations are available electronically at, https://acquisition.gov/. The Government will select the best overall offer, based upon an integrated assessment of Technical, Past Performance, and Price.

L.1.2. Set Aside This acquisition is set-aside as a competitive WOSB and will result in the award of a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

L.1.3. Period of Performance Period of Performance will consist of a five (5) year ordering period. The total contract value including all options is not to exceed (NTE) $ 25,000,000.00

L.2 GENERAL INFORMATION

L.2.1 Participation Proposals may only be submitted by Certified WOSB firms registered in the North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) of 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Construction. Only WOSB participants are eligible to submit offers. Additionally, in order to submit an offer on a solicitation, each business concern in a Teaming Agreement must be a small business under the designated NAICS size standard and must also be a small business when combined in the aggregate of all teaming affiliates.

L.2.2 Joint Venture Offerors Joint Ventures are allowable on competitive WOSB set asides. If the Offeror is a joint venture, the Offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the joint venture agreement with the proposal. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract.

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The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the joint venture. If the joint venture is comprised of WOSB firms, the Small Business Administration (SBA) must approve the joint venture agreement prior to award. Either party to the joint venture may submit performance information on behalf of the joint venture. Joint venture performance will be evaluated and rated based on either party’s performance. The Small Business Administration (SBA) must receive Joint Venture Agreements prior to proposal due date and approved before award of a resulting contract. If a joint venture is contemplated, then the assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) must be advised as soon as possible. Ensure the agreement is submitted to the BOS in sufficient time to permit a regulatory compliance review. Any corrections and/or changes requested must allow for review time by the BOS before the proposal due date. No corrections and/or changes are permitted after the time for submission of offers. The SBA must receive the joint venture agreement and all supporting documentation no less than twenty (20) working days prior to the scheduled date for contract award. For all joint ventures and teaming arrangements Offerors are reminded of the work performance requirements of 13 CFR 124.513(d) and Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, as applicable. Teaming/Partnering Offerors: If the offer is based on a teaming/partnering relationship, the Offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the teaming/partnership agreement. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract.

The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming/partnering relationship.

L.2.3. Points of Contact The Contracting Officer (CO) and Contract Specialist (CS) listed below are the Government’s sole points of contact for this acquisition.

56 CONS/PKB 56 CONS/ PKB

Chad LaValley Jennifer Kirsch Procuring Contracting Officer Administering Contracting Specialist Telephone: 623-856-9664 Telephone: 623-856-2768 Chad.lavalley.1@us.af.mil Jennifer.kirsch.1@us.af.mil

L.2.4. Request for Information All questions regarding this solicitation and the Paving IDIQ requirement must be submitted in writing, in the Microsoft Excel worksheet provided in Attachment 8 and shall be emailed to the points of contact listed in paragraph L.2.3, above. For questions or requests for RFP clarification, please refer to Block 10 on the SF 1442 for instructions. Any questions submitted after the date mentioned in Block 10, might not be answered. 56 CONS/PKB assumes no responsibility for non-delivery due to problems with email servers, and extensions are at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

L.2.5. Posting to SAM.gov To ensure all Offerors have availability to information at the same time, questions received, and subsequent answers will be posted to the Contract Opportunities website sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the contractor to continuously monitor the site for updates. Failure of a prospective Offeror to submit any questions will be construed to mean that the prospective Offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation.

mailto:Chad.lavalley.1@us.af.mil mailto:Jennifer.kirsch.1@us.af.mil https://sam.gov./

L.2.6. Discrepancies If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the claimed omission or error. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial proposal.

L.2.7. Electronic Reference Documents This is an all-electronic solicitation release. Hard copies are not available. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Contract Opportunities (SAM) website at sam.gov. It is the responsibility of each Offeror to review the web page for postings of amendments, updates, or changes to current information. Therefore, potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

L.2.8. Amendment of Solicitation Prior to Closing The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the solicitation prior to the proposal closing time. Such revisions or amendments will be communicated by amendments to the Request for Proposal (RFP) and posted on (SAM) website at sam.gov. If such amendments require material changes in quantities or prices, the proposal closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable Offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new closing date and time. Offerors MUST acknowledge all amendments in their proposal (Volume III) by completing SF1442 Block 19, providing signed copies of the amendments with their proposal or by separate letter which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

L.2.9. Debriefings The Contracting Officer will promptly notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competition; whereupon those excluded may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR15.505. Excluded Offerors may request a pre-award debriefing, or they may choose to wait until after the source selection decision to request a post award debriefing. However, excluded Offerors are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful Offerors of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR

15.506. Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offerors may request and receive a debriefing.

Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or FAR 15.506, as applicable.

L.2.10. Communications Exchanges of information between the Government and Offerors will be controlled by the Contracting Officer. Email may be used to transmit such information to Offerors. All proposals shall be submitted utilizing DoD Secure Access File Exchange Service (DoD SAFE), as referenced in section L.4.9

L.3 PROPOSAL PREPARATION GUIDELINE

L.3.1. Data and Information The Offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested by the Instructions to Offerors and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Paving IDIQ Statement of Work (SOW). Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this Instructions to Offerors (ITO) may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from consideration for contract award; alternate proposals will not be accepted.

L.3.2. Clear and Concise The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

L.3.3. Relevant Information Elaborate artwork and expensive visual and other presentation aids are unnecessary and discouraged. Include only information that is relevant to this source selection.

L.3.4. Acceptance Period The proposal acceptance period is specified in Block 13D, SF1442, of this solicitation. By signing block 30B of the SF1442, the Offeror certifies that the proposal is valid from the due date and time listed in block 13A through the entire period specified in block 13D.

L.3.5. Funding Funds are available for the Paving IDIQ. The Government intends to fulfill the minimum guarantee of the contract with the issuance of a task order for the pre-performance conference.

L.3.6. Cancelation The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, even in the event of cancellation of the solicitation.

L.3.7. Unsuccessful Proposals In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain a copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

L.3.8. Proprietary Information The exclusive responsibility for Source Selection will reside with the Government.

Proprietary information submitted in response to this solicitation shall be clearly marked as such and will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by the Office of Procurement Policy Act as amended (41 U.S.C. 423) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") as implemented in the FAR. Any unmarked proprietary information will be considered releasable under the restrictions of the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the Government for copies of contract qualifications and proposals submitted to federal agencies. If an Offeror’s submissions contain information that he/she believes should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain “trade secrets and commercial or financial information” [5 USC§552(b)(4)], the Offeror should mark its submissions in the following manner:

The following notice should be placed on the title page: “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 -- Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the submitter to be privileged or confidential trade secrets or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Material considered privileged or company confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s).”

Each individual item considered privileged or confidential under FOIA should be marked with the following notice: “The data or information is considered confidential or privileged and is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

L.4 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

L.4.1. Request for Proposal (RFP) Offerors are required to meet all Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, technical, past performance, and pricing requirements. The Government will incorporate portions of the Offerors proposal submitted in response to this solicitation as revised and supplemented through the final proposal revision, if applicable, into the resulting contract. The Government may determine a proposal incomplete due to exceptions taken and/or failure to comply with all specific instructions, including formatting instructions and will eliminate the proposal from further consideration for award. Proposals shall include all of the information requested in the specific instructions below for each proposal part.

L.4.2. Organization/Number of Copies Proposals shall consist of three (3) volumes: Volume I – Technical (Factor 1), Volume II - Past Performance (Factor 2), Volume III – Price. Each Volume must be labeled as a separate file. The sanitized (See L.4.8 Electronic Offers for definition of sanitized) copy of Volume I shall be provided as a separate file name. (i.e., “Subfactor 1 Sanitized Tech Proposal CAGE#”). The sanitized copy shall include all subfactors. All pages of each Volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the RFP number. Each volume and file shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that file. Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Electronic indexing shall be used as much as practicable to delineate separate sections. Each volume shall also contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used with an explanation for each. Indexing and glossaries are not included in the page limitations noted in Table 4.3 Page Limits.

L.4.3. Page Limits For specific guidance regarding the number of copies required, refer to Table 4.3 below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in the table, all of which shall be within the required page limits specified. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read/considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Each page shall be counted except pages titled as "Left Intentionally Blank" or cover sheets. The contents of each proposal volume are described in detail in Sections L.5 to L.7.

L.4.4. Page Size An electronic page is defined as each face of an 8 ½” X 11” electronic sheet of paper containing information. Pages shall be typed with 1 line spacing. Except for any reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall not be less than 12-point font with margins of at least 1" on all sides. Foldouts such as drawings, diagrams, or pictures are an exception and may not exceed 11"x17". Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

L.4.5. Format Legible tables, charts, graphs, and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11"x17" in size. Text for charts, tables, graphs, and figures shall be no smaller than 10 points, and used only when absolutely necessary. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 10 point.

L.4.6. Cost or Pricing Related Data Do NOT include any Pricing information in Volume I or Volume II. All cost or pricing data shall be addressed ONLY in the Price Proposal (Volume III). Cost trade off information, work hour estimates, and material kinds and quantities may be used in other volumes only as appropriate for presenting rationale for alternatives or design and trade off decisions.

L.4.7. Labeling Be sure to 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.

L.4.8. Electronic Offers Offerors shall submit one (1) original for Volumes II-III and one (1) original and (1) sanitized copy of Volume I (Technical). The sanitized copy includes the CAGE code but does not have any company name or markings. The sanitized copy shall be provided as a separate file name.

TABLE 4.3 - Page Limits Volume Title Copies Page Limit

I Factor 1: Technical Subfactor 1: Bonding Capacity

Subfactor 2: Key Personnel Resumes

Subfactor 3: Management Plan

Bonding Capacity:

Not to Exceed (NTE) two

(2) pages

Resumes NTE two (2) pages for each:

1) Project Manager

2) Superintendent

3) Quality Control

Management Plan: NTE

- Ten (10) pages

II Factor 2: Past Performance 1 Original See paragraph L.6.2.

III Factor 3: Price 1 Original Unlimited

(i.e., “Subfactor 1 Sanitized Tech Proposal CAGE#”). The sanitized copy shall include all subfactors. Use separate files for each Volume to permit rapid location of all portions, including subfactors, exhibits, annexes, and attachments, if any. All three (3) volumes shall be submitted electronically via DoD Secure Access File Exchange Service (DoD SAFE) at https://safe.apps.mil to the Contracting Officer(s) and Contract Specialist listed in L.2.3. with each Volume included as a separate file.

L.4.9. DoD SAFE Offerors shall use DoD SAFE to submit all proposal volumes. Offerors should access the DoD SAFE site (https://safe.apps.mil) to ensure they are capable of using the site. Offerors can request a drop-off by emailing your name, phone number, and email address to the POC’s listed in paragraph L.2.3 a minimum of three (3) calendar days prior to the proposal submission deadline.

Once the Contracting Specialist/Officer processes your request, you will receive an email with a link to the DoD SAFE location where files can be dropped off, which is valid for 14 days and only available for one use. Copy and paste the email link into the browser. Click “Drop-off” button. Enter the request code that was provided by the Contracting Specialist/Officer and click next following the onscreen instructions to upload and send the files. Files shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2016 or earlier, MS Excel 2016 or earlier, MS PowerPoint 2016 or earlier, or Adobe Portable Documentation Format (PDF). Note: maximum file size is 8 GB per drop off. If additional documents need to be submitted after using the first drop-off request, Offerors must request additional drop-offs. Please refer to the Help Link located at https://safe.apps.mil/help/dod-safe-help.xml for additional information on DoD SAFE access.

L.4.10. Distribution Offerors are responsible for submitting electronic proposals via DoD SAFE so as to reach the Government office designated in this solicitation no later than the established date and time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers. All proposals must be submitted through DOD SAFE to the Contracting Officers and Contract Specialist listed in L.2.3. All documents shall follow the instructions and be submitted in the format as described in the ITO. Note: In accordance with FAR 15.208(b)(1), any proposal, modification, or revision that is received at the designated Government office after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals is "late" and will not be considered (unless it meets an exception in FAR subsections 15.208(b)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii)).

L.5. Volume I – Factor 1: Technical

L.5.1. General The Technical Volume shall be specific, detailed, and complete to clearly and fully demonstrate that Offerors have a thorough understanding of requirements. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. Statements that Offerors understand, can, or will comply with the specifications (including referenced AF publications, etc.); statements paraphrasing the specifications or parts thereof (including referenced AF publications, etc.); and phrases such as "standard procedures will be employed" or "well known techniques will be used" etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offerors should note that data submitted prior to the proposal submission will not be considered in the Government's evaluation; therefore, such data should not be relied upon or incorporated in the Technical proposal by reference.

L.5.2. Instructions Using the instructions provided below, Offerors shall provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology they intend to use to meet the Government's performance or capability requirements https://safe.apps.mil/ for each technical subfactor. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. The following technical subfactors will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis by subfactors. Further information can be found in Section M (Paragraph M.3.2 and Table 3.2 Technical Ratings Factor 1).

L.5.3. Technical Subfactor 1: Bonding Capacity Provide proof of bonding capacity in the form of a surety letter, which guarantees the Offeror is eligible to be bonded for a minimum of $3,000,000 for a single project and $7,000,000 aggregate.

The document must include the surety company’s name, address, telephone number, and points of contact. The surety must be listed in the Department of Treasury Circular 570, “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring Companies.” The project and aggregate bonding amounts shall not exceed the surety’s underwriting limit certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This information will be used in the Contracting Officer’s determination of responsibility.

L.5.4. Technical Factor 2: Key Personnel Resumes Provide resumes NTE two (2) pages for each of the following personnel: Project Manager, Superintendent, and Quality Control. The resumes for the key personnel that would occupy the positions listed in Section L Table 4.3 Page Limits would be utilized in performance under a resultant contract. The established minimum qualifications are listed in the Paving IDIQ Statement of Work, Attachment 1 starting at paragraph 5 and will remain in effect for the duration of the resultant contract. The submitted resumes will be evaluated according to Section M.3.2.2. and Table 3.2.2. Technical Ratings – Subfactor 2 - Key Personnel Resumes.

L.5.5. Technical Subfactor 3: Management Plan Offerors shall describe their management plan by accessing the technical ability, cost, and scheduled risks to execute projects within the minimum requirements of the Paving IDIQ SOW.

given the need to simultaneously manage requirements from design through construction to completion for three (3) geographically separated locations (Luke AFB, Gila Bend AF Auxiliary Field (to include the Barry M. Goldwater Range and Ajo Radar Station at Childs Mountain), and Fort Tuthill Recreation Area, Flagstaff, Arizona). Offerors shall describe, in detail, procedures that define their ability to handle multiple projects in the different acquisition phases, from submitting additional RFP’s, design of projects, active construction, to closure of completed projects. In describing the management plan, Offerors shall detail how they will inspect and measure progress, detect and resolve problems and interface and partner with Government project managers, contracting officials, inspectors, users, and subcontractors. Note: A formal quality control plan is not required with the proposal submission. To demonstrate ability to simultaneously manage three (3) geographically separated locations, Offerors should consider the following historical workload. Historically, 50-60% of Luke AFB orders have been executed in the 4th quarter of the fiscal year (July – September). Offerors shall describe their plan to assure the appropriate levels of Management, (all levels of management – Program Manager, Superintendent, and Quality Control Manager), with the required commensurate experience and authority, are recruited, hired, trained, and retained to readily execute tasks specified within the Paving IDIQ SOW throughout the duration of the contract. The Management Plan will be evaluated according to section M.3.2.3. and Table 3.2.3.- Technical Risk Ratings –

SUBFACTORS 3 -MANAGEMENT PLAN

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L.6. Volume II – Factor 2 Past Performance

L.6.1. General Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated according to section M.3.3. Factor 2 -Past Performance. Additionally, Tables 3.3.3.2 Past Performance Relevancy Rating and Table

3.3.4 Integrated Performance Confidence Assessment Rating will be used for the Adjectival Rating.

L.6.2. Past Performance Volume Contents

Volume No. Title Page Limits

1 Table of Contents Not to exceed two (2) pages

Summary Not to exceed one (1) page.

3 Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or Present/Past Performance Questionnaires (PPPQ) up to five (5) year’s period.

Maximum 30 Pages

4 Teaming Partner Consent Letter (as required)

One (1) page

L.6.3. Contactor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or Present/Past Performance Questionnaires (PPPQs) The offeror will provide the Government either the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports for each project OR provide the furnished questionnaire (Present/Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 6) to those federal agencies and commercial customers whose efforts are deemed recent and relevant and direct them to return the completed questionnaires to the point of contact listed on the questionnaire. The responsibility to send out PPPQ’s rests solely with the Offeror. The information contained in completed PPPQ’s will be considered sensitive and will not be released to the Offeror. CPARS and/or PPPQ’s should cover a period of up to five (5) years. Submit a maximum of five (5) projects which includes airfield paving, base paving, and rubber removal projects for recent and relevant past efforts/contracts (Maximum of 30 Pages). PPPQ’s are excluded from the page count. NOTE:

PPQ’s will not be accepted from the offeror. It must be submitted by the rater. It is the responsibility of the offeror to follow up with the rater in order to ensure the past and present performance questionnaires are submitted to the Government by the RFP due date.

L.6.4. References The Government reserves the right to contact the references provided by the Offeror and any other references generated by the Government to discuss the Offeror’s past performance. Offerors should make their best effort to send out a sufficient number of PPPQs to reasonably expect the Contracting Office will receive at least one questionnaire on each cited contract/work effort (airfield paving, base paving, and rubber removal projects). Offerors shall not complete any information in PPPQs except for Section 1 and questionnaires received directly from Offerors will not be evaluated. References will return completed questionnaires (Attachment 6) via

2 November 2023 email directly to the Contracting Officers and Contract Specialist, listed in Section L, paragraph L.2.3. Once complete, PPPQs will be treated as source selection information in accordance with FAR Part 3.104. Offeror's past performance will be evaluated according to Section M.3.3

L.6.5. Joint Ventures and Teaming Partners Describe roles of Offeror and all teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners requiring past performance information IAW paragraph L.2.2. If the Offeror intends to fulfill the requirements of this RFP in a teaming arrangement or joint venture, the Offeror must provide complete information as to the arrangement, including a list of any recent and relevant present/past performance information on previous teaming arrangements or joint ventures with the same teaming or joint venture partner. If this is a first-time joint effort, each party to the teaming agreement must provide information on all recent and relevant contracts as specified in Section M of the solicitation. The maximum number of past performance efforts combined shall not exceed 5 total. Teaming Partner past performance information should not be disclosed to the Prime Offeror without the partner’s consent. Provide a letter (Consent Letter Sample Format Attachment 7) in the Past Performance Volume from all partners consenting to the release of their past performance information to the Prime contractor (letters do not count towards page count).

The written consent(s) should be submitted as part of the Present/Past Performance Volume.

Should the Offeror not submit consent, the Government will only discuss present/past performance information directly with the prospective teaming partner that is being reviewed. If there is an issue with the proposed teaming partner’s present/past performance, the Offeror can be notified but no details may be discussed without the teaming partner’s permission.

L.7 Volume III – Factor 3 Price

L.7.1. Price The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. The Contracting Officer will utilize FAR 15.403-1(c)(1)(i)-(ii) to determine if adequate price competition exists and if it is determined to exist, per FAR 15.403- 1(b), the contracting officer shall not require certified cost and pricing data. IAW FAR 15.403- 1(b)(1), Exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements, the contracting officer may require data other than certified cost or pricing data, as defined in FAR 2.101, to support a determination of a fair and reasonable price when the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate price competition. The Coefficient and Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be evaluated IAW Section M, paragraph M.3.4. The coefficient shall cover all items including all general conditions, profit, overhead, insurance, administrative/technical support and labor burden for the prime Contractor’s office staff and workforce.

L.7.2. Standard Form 1442 Complete all pages of the Standard Form 1442 included in the RFP. Offerors must complete Section B pricing information and complete all representations and certifications in Section K or in SAM.gov.

Offerors should complete Section B specifically CLIN 0001 with the coefficient in the unit price and CLIN 0002 for the Rubber Removal Price Per Square Yards in the unit price. Complete blocks 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20a, 20b, and 20c of the SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award. An authorized official of the firm submitting the offer must sign and date the SF 1442 in block 30a, 30b, and 30c. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP, Sections A through K.

L.7.3. Attachment 11, Price Evaluation Worksheet - Tab 1 Offerors shall insert the proposed Rubber Removal Price Per Square Yards and Coefficient into Tab 1 – “Total Evaluated Price” Worksheet. The yellow highlighted boxes must be completely filled in.

Failure to include the price per square yard and coefficient may be grounds to eliminate a proposal from https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-2-definitions-words-and-terms#i1125359

2 November 2023 consideration for award. Identify the coefficient up to the hundredth percentile.

L.7.4. Attachment 11, Price Evaluation Worksheet - Tab 2 Offerors shall submit a full explanation in Tab 2 - Coefficient Development on the basis for the development of the coefficient. Provide a breakdown of general conditions, profit, overhead, insurance, administrative technical support, and labor burden – prime contractor. Offerors shall submit Basis for Development of the Coefficient under Tab 2 “Coefficient Development” in Attachment 11 – Price Evaluation Worksheet.

L.8. Relationship between Instructions and Evaluation Your attention is directed to the functional relationship between Sections L and M of this solicitation.

Section L provides information for the purpose of organizing the proposal and is not intended to be all inclusive. Section M describes evaluation factors for award. Since the Government evaluation of proposals will cover areas identified in Section M, proposals should address all such areas of evaluation.