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 service 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: For a site visit a minimum of 24 hours advance notice MUST be given for attendees of the site visit. Email both Dayna Parkin, dparkin@usgs.gov and Roy Dodson, rdodson@usgs.gov to confirm attendance. Attendance at a site visit is strongly encouraged. Questions and answers discussed at the site visit WILL NOT be binding on the resultant contract unless submitted in writing and incorporated into the RFQ by amendment. A site visit will take place Tuesday September 6, 2022 at 10:00 am eastern standard time. Participants will meet at USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430.

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

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

Tab C: Delivery/Schedule. Include your best delivery/schedule to include lead times on all material. (Factor 1)

· A delivery/schedule with a completion date that is less than or equal to 60 days after receipt of order (ARO) will be rated higher than a delivery/schedule with a completion date that is more than 60 days ARO. Please confirm that you can meet the 60 days.

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

Tab E: Boiler Specifications (Factor 2)

· Boiler Specifications – Offeror’s must provide the boiler specifications that is being proposed in the Performance Based Work Statement. The 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 boiler to show that it meets all specifications as listed in the Performance Based Work Statement.

Tab F: Past Performance (Factor 3)

· Offeror shall submit at least 1 (commercial and/or government) references for similar services performed during the past two 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 G: Pricing (Factor 4)

· Contractors shall submit the price as a lump sum in block 19 of the SF 1449. Price will be evaluated based on reasonableness.

Questions and Answers (Q&A): Questions relating to this Solicitation shall be presented by e-mail to dparkin@usgs.gov no later than 4 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.