B08_Attachment_2_Instructions_To_Offerors.doc

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors

Submission of Offers: Offers shall be submitted by the due date and time provided on the SF1449 block 8 to Dayna Parkin at dparkin@usgs.gov.

The Government intends to award a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has been determined to be the most advantageous and best value to the Government.

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. It should be noted that price does not have a definite adjectival rating but will be evaluated based on reasonableness.

The Contracting Officer will screen proposals to identify and eliminate any proposal that are so incomplete as to preclude a meaningful evaluation of technical/past performance/non-price factors.

One (1) electronic copy submission:

Tab A: Offer Form (Standard Form 1449) - original signature and date; Contract

Administration Data; DUNS Number; Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments if applicable.

Tab B: Pricing (Factor 4)

· Complete Section B, Price Schedule, by filling in pricing for each year. Price will be evaluated based on reasonableness.

Tab C: Completed copy of FAR 52.204-24, 52.209-5 -7 -11 and 52.212-3.

Tab D: Technical (Factor 1)

· Technical Capability/Approach – Offeror’s technical capability and approach must demonstrate their ability to meet or exceed all requirements specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The technical response shall reflect a clear understanding of the nature of work being performed and deliverables and how the offeror anticipates meeting all the requirements.

· Vendor shall provide documentation of their trawling vessel to show that it meets all specifications as listed in the SOW.

Tab E: Past Performance (Factor 2)

· Offeror shall submit at least 3 (commercial and/or government) references for similar services performed during the past three years. Each reference shall include: the company name, address, point(s) of contact phone number and email address(es). References provided may be contacted by the Government. Their statements will be used in the evaluation of the offeror’s proposal. In addition, any information obtained by the Government from references outside of the offeror’s quotation may also be used, in a similar manner, in the technical evaluation of the offeror’s quotation to the extent appropriate. Past performance information provided by references, from Government records, or from other than the sources identified by the offeror may be used in the evaluation under any or all applicable evaluation factors. In addition to the foregoing, PPIRS.gov will be used as a source of past performance information in the source selection process, in addition to any other past performance information required under this solicitation. All past performance information will be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision.

Tab E: Price (Factor 3)

· The Government will evaluate the offeror’s price for fair and reasonableness.

Questions and Answers (Q&A): Questions relating to this Solicitation shall be presented by e-mail to dparkin@usgs.gov no later than 5 calendar days prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The Government will evaluate the questions, and if needed, an Amendment will be issued with the questions received and their associated answers. If further questions arise following the outcome of answers provided to initial questions, the Contracting Officer has sole discretion to determine if a new question closing date will be required. If a new question closing date is approved, an amendment will be posted.

Please note that an active registration at https://sam.gov/SAM/ is mandatory in order to receive an award.