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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

This is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) is being issued on a 100% small business set-aside basis.

All quotes shall include price(s), a point of contact, name/phone number/email address, GSA contract number if applicable, and business size. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

All quotes SHALL include the following attachments:

1. Price quote

2. Non-price quote providing the following:

a. Capability Statement (1 page)

b. Brief discussion of the quoter’s intended approach to the work described in the PWS (no more than 5 pages in length), including the following:

Quoters should include the following elements in their submissions:

•Detailed description of equipment to be utilized and integration of audio-visual systems in accordance with the PWS •Acknowledgement that their employees (manual labor and technical personnel) meet requirements to gain access to a DOD installation •Comprehensive technical proposal addressing all PWS requirements •Clear performance standards and metrics for each task •Proposed performance measurement methods •Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) with methods of inspection and acceptance •Detailed pricing information •Past performance information and references (2) •Proposed project timeline and milestones •Risk management approach and mitigation strategies •Qualifications and experience of key personnel •Quality control and assurance procedures

Quoters should highlight the following aspects in their submissions:

•Proposed construction timeline, including key milestones and dependencies •Items that may require additional coordination with the installation or DC authorities •Innovative approaches to meeting or exceeding performance objectives •Specific methods for ensuring timely completion of the project •Approach to managing potential disruptions or challenges during the graduation event •Strategies for minimizing impact on regular NDU operations during setup and teardown •Detailed plan for audio-visual system integration and testing •Proposed communication and reporting structure with NDU stakeholders •Contingency plans for potential technical issues or equipment failures •Approach to ensuring compliance with DOD security requirements and protocols •Any value-added services or capabilities beyond the minimum PWS requirements

c. Menu intended for the dinner(s)

Any attachments included in the submission shall be limited to the following formats: PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION OF QUOTES

The award will be based on a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation of quotes pursuant to the procedures of FAR Part 13. It is noted that the quoter’s submission will be evaluated for technical acceptability with regard to their quote’s conformance to the requirements of the PWS; moreover, the quoter’s past performance will be evaluated. The Government reserves the right to obtain, review, and consider information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources, including sources outside of the Government, available to the Contracting Officer and make a determination to go to a higher quoter if it is determined to be in the best interest of the government and the cost increase is justifiable.

The Government reserves the right to award based on some or all the CLINs listed in the solicitation.

To allow for an evaluation of technical acceptability, quoters should include in their quote the information listed in the Instructions to Quoters.

In addition to the quoter’s submitted past performance references, past performance information will be obtained, as available, from existing sources (SPRS, CPARS/FAPIIS, SAM.gov, Unison, etc.).

The Government intends to award a task order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated first and if technically acceptable, no further quotes will be evaluated, as that quote represents the best value to the government. Award shall be made to that quoter, if determined responsible, without further evaluation of any other quotes. If the lowest priced quote is not determined to be technically acceptable, the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order by price) until a quoter is determined to be technically acceptable or until all quotes are evaluated. Although this is a reverse auction, the Government reserves the right to award to other than the very lowest price quote.

For all non-price factors, a quoter’s submission must be determined to be “Acceptable.” A rating that is less than “Acceptable”, i.e. “Unacceptable” (or in the case of Past Performance, “Limited Confidence” or “No Confidence”) in any non-price evaluation factor will render a quote ineligible for award consideration as submitted. In the case of a quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the quote will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance; therefore, the quoter lacking past performance will be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance - in the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating will be considered “acceptable

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