Combined Synopsis Solicitation FA670322Q0006.pdf

General Information

Title: Fall Arrest Protection Solution

Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: FA670322Q0006

Classification Code: 4240 - Safety and Rescue Equipment

Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside

NAICS Code: 333923 - Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail

System Manufacturing

Contracting Office Department of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, 94 CONF/PK, Dobbins ARB, GA

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Offers are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Solicitation FA670322Q0006 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses for commercial items are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, Electronic Code of Federal Regulation (eCFR) https://gov.ecfr.io/cgi-bin/ECFRl, and Air Force Federal

Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2022-0502.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to be familiar with applicable provisions, clauses and class deviations.

See https://gov.ecfr.io and https://www.acquisition.gov for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

See https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html for the full text of all class deviations incorporated by reference herein.

This procurement is being issued as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code

333923- Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing and small business size standard of 1250 employees.

NOTICE TO OFFEROR(S):

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for ALL or SOME of the CLINS listed on the Price Schedule – Attachment 1. In the event sufficient funding is not available to award the total requirement, the Government will award the Design Phase CLIN (0001) first and then follow on to the next option CLIN(S).

https://gov.ecfr.io/ https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html

The 94th Maintenance Group at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, GA, has a requirement for

Fall Arrest Protection Solutions that will support the maintenance of C-130H aircraft. Under this requirement, the contactor shall provide all necessary engineering, design, equipment, material, transportation, labor, and supervision necessary to provide turnkey Fall Arrest Protection

Solutions for four (4) aircraft hangars in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) dated

18 April 2022 (Attachment 2). The attached Track Arrangement Pictures (Attachment 3) are provided for reference only. Actual conditions at the site may differ from those depicted in the images.

A firm fixed-price contract is contemplated.

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.

The Government anticipates completion within 180 calendar days of award. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.

Site Visit Information.

1. An organized site visit has been scheduled for 9:00 AM (EDT) on Thursday, 16

June 2022.

2. Attendees shall meet in the parking lot of Bldg. 812, located at 1538 Atlantic Ave, Dobbins

Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA). A review of the four (4) worksites will follow a short briefing.

3. In order to attend the site visit, interested parties MUST submit a completed DARB 4

Access Request Form (Attachment 4) in accordance with the instructions provided in this notice. The DARB 4 Form shall provide the full name, citizenship, date of birth, Driver’s

License Number and Driver’ License State of Issue for ALL attendees. Upon entry, ensure each participant has a current valid ID.

4. The completed DARB 4 Access Request Form (Attachment 4) must be submitted via email to Caroline Salazar at caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil and Cynthia Weaver at cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil. Forms MUST be received no later than (NLT) 3:00 pm (EDT), mailto:cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil

Tuesday, 14 June 2022. Failure to submit a request prior to this time may result in an attendee being denied participation in the site visit.

5. Offerors are cautioned that Dobbins ARB has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. DELAYS

SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN GAINING ENTRY ONTO THE BASE. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass from the Visitors Center, located next to the Main Gate prior to the start of the scheduled site visit. A current, valid ID is required. A background check will be conducted.

6. All vehicles are subject to search. Drivers should have on their person a valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and current proof of insurance. Failure to provide the requested documentation may result in denied access to the installation.

7. All questions generated from the site visit MUST be submitted in writing to Caroline Salazar at caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil and Cynthia Weaver at cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil NLT 2:00 pm (EDT), Tuesday, 21 June 2022. The Contracting Office will provide clarification through amendment to the solicitation following receipt of any questions.

8. When addressing questions concerning any aspect of the solicitation, state the page number, section, and paragraph that requires clarification. A consolidated response to all questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation for all interested parties. After 21 June 2022 date, the Government may review further questions, however, the Government cannot guarantee a response due to time constraints. Submission of questions prior to the site visit is encouraged.

9. While not mandatory, attendance at the scheduled site visit is highly encouraged.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Written quotes are required (oral offers will not be accepted). Submission of quotes must be in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items and any addenda to the provision. See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (page 7 of the solicitation).

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: See

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 (page 11 of the solicitation).

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, e-mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial

Items applies to this acquisition. Offerors are required to complete the annual representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications -- Commercial Items, electronically in the System for Award Management https://www.sam.gov.

The following provisions apply to this solicitation:

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment. (Offeror is required to complete representation in paragraph (d).)

252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services Representation

252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance Of Payments Program Certificate

For your convenience all required representations and certifications to be completed and submitted with the response are attached to this solicitation. (Attachment 5 - Representations and Certifications)

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional

FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alt I

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (DEVIATION 2020-O0008)

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation

52.222-3, Convict Labor

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the

National Labor Relations Act

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving https://www.sam.gov/

52.223-20, Aerosols

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:

52.204-7, System for Award Management

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items

52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting

Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 180 calendar days from date of award. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of clause)

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.247-34, FOB Destination

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference

52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services

252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information

Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate

252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252204.htm

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013)

252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems

(DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—

Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items

252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.232-7011, Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations

252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Ombudsman: Col David Robertson, HQ AFRC/DSD, 155 Richard Ray Blvd, Robins AFB GA 31098. Comm: 478-327-2440. Email: david.robertson.3@us.af.mil.

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations

5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFARS 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area

Workflow accessed through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website

(https://piee.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at https://piee.eb.mil.

All responsible organizations may submit a proposal, which shall be considered.

List of Attachments:

Attachment 1 Price Schedule

Attachment 2 SOW Hangar Fall Arrest System 18 April 2022

Attachment 3 Track Arrangement

Attachment 4 DARB 4 Access Request Form

Attachment 5 Offeror Representations and Certifications

Attachment 6 AFMAN 91-203 mailto:david.robertson.3@us.af.mil https://piee.eb.mil/

Attachment 7 OSHA 29 CFR part 1910

Attachment 8 CDRL A001

Attachment 9 CDRL A002

Attachment 10 CDRL A003

Attachment 11 CDRL A004

Attachment 12 CDRL A005

Attachment 13 CDRL A006

Attachment 14 CDRL A007

Attachment 15 CDRL A008

Attachment 16 CDRL A009

Attachment 17 CDRL A010

Attachment 18 CDRL A011

Attachment 19 CDRL A012

Attachment 20 CDRL A013

Attachment 21 CDRL A014

Attachment 22 CDRL A015

Attachment 23 CDRL A016

Attachment 24 AFI 21-101 FOD

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

A. Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein to assure timely and equitable evaluation quotes. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three Volumes: Volume I – Administrative, Volume

II-Technical and Volume III - Price.

B. Submission of Offers: Electronic Submission of offers is required. Offers shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer: Caroline Salazar, caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil and

Cynthia Weaver, cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil. Offers must be submitted NLT 2:00 PM, (EDT) Monday, 11 July 2022. Offerors shall submit a clear and complete quote, and include only information that is relevant to this notice. The subject line of all emails that comprise the quote shall be formatted as follows: Subject: FA670322Q0006/Company Name/Email X of X (insert number of the email and total number of emails).

C. The Contracting Officer, has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting

Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; Offerors may be required to submit information to the extent mailto:cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

D. The quote shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The quote 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 or experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's quote.

E. Offerors should formulate and consolidate any questions they may have concerning the requirement and submit them back to 94 CONF/PK via email to Caroline Salazar at caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil, Victor Royal at victor.royal.2@us.af.mil and Cynthia Weaver at cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil by 2:00 pm (EDT), Tuesday, 21 June 2022. A consolidated response to all questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation on SAM for all interested parties. After 21 June 2022, the Government may review further questions, however, the Government cannot guarantee a response due to time constraints.

F. 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, Caroline Salazar, caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil and Cynthia Weaver, cynthia.weaver@us.af.mil, via email, with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussions with the Offerors. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial quote.

G. Exchanges of acquisition information between Government and Offerors will be controlled by the Contracting Officer, Cynthia Weaver.

H. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the quote and Offerors will be notified of the excess as soon as practicable.

I. Page Size and Format

Pages shall be 8.5 x 11 inches

Text pages shall be portrait-oriented. Graphics and tables may be landscape-oriented if required to properly present the information.

Pages shall be typed with at least single line spacing.

Times New Roman, Arial, or similar font preferred. The font size shall be no less than 12 point.

Margins on all four edges of each sheet will be at least one inch.

Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers may fall within the defined margin area.

These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to Information Exchanges (IEs).

J. Quote Organization mailto:caroline.salazar.1@us.af.mil

Quote

Volume Title Page

Limit

Electronic

Copies

I Administrative/Contract

Documentation

Table of Contents Unlimited 1

Contact Information Unlimited 1

Validity Statement Unlimited 1

Representations and Certifications (Attachment 5)

Unlimited 1

Exceptions to Terms and Conditions Unlimited 1

II Technical

Written Narrative 8 Pages 1

Contractor Qualifications 2 Pages 1

III

Price – Price Schedule (Attachment 1)

Unlimited 1

VOLUME I: ADMINISTRATIVE/CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

Volume Organization

1. Table of Contents

2. Contact Information: Provide address, phone number, fax number, quote POC and email address for the proposing prime and each of the teaming members.

3. Validity Statement: The Offeror shall make a clear statement the quote is valid for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

4. Exceptions to Terms and Conditions:

a. Exceptions to terms and conditions of the solicitation are strongly discouraged. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in an Offeror being removed from consideration for award.

b. Exceptions taken to terms and conditions of the solicitation, to any of its formal attachments, or to other parts of the solicitation shall be identified.

c. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.

d. Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost and specific requirement of the solicitation.

5. Offeror Representations and Certifications: Utilizing the provision 52.212-3 -- Offeror

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Services, Offerors shall complete the necessary fill-ins, representations and certifications as set forth in the solicitation

(Attachment 5 and submit a copy with their quote).

Volume I - Administrative/Contract Documentation page limitation is: unlimited.

Volume II – TECHNICAL

Technical Approach. The Offeror shall include the following information to demonstrate a sound technical approach to meet the requirements:

Subfactor 1 - Written Narrative: The Offeror shall provide a written narrative of the proposed technical approach with sufficient detail to allow the Government to evaluate the Offeror's proposed design, proposed installation, and proposed equipment which meets or exceed all requirements of the Statement of Work (Attachment 2). Include any/all additional details, schedules, tables, etc., or other information required to clearly illustrate and describe the proposed fall arrest systems.

Subfactor 2 – Contractor Qualifications: The Offeror shall provide current certifications for the

Professional Engineer, Structural Engineer and ISO certification with sufficient documentation to allow the Government to evaluate the Offeror's certification status. The certification shall be current and meet or exceed all requirements in Section 2 of the Statement of Work (Attachment 2).

Include any/all additional documents necessary to clearly illustrate compliance.

Volume II – Technical page limitation: 10 pages.

Volume III – PRICE

All information relating to the price must be included in the section of the quote designated as the price volume.

1. General Instructions: Information is provided to assist you in submitting information other than certified cost or pricing data that is required to evaluate the reasonableness and balance of your quoted price. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your quote. Unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror's quote. Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness and balance. The burden of proof for credibility of quoted prices rests with the Offeror.

2. Exceptions: List any exceptions taken to the pricing requirements stated in this solicitation and state assumption(s) made by the Offeror. Provide complete rationale.

3. Properly executed (by an official authorized to bind the company) Price Schedule –

Attachment 1 with both UNIT and extended amounts, including acknowledgment of all amendments completed.

4. Insert proposed unit and extended prices for each Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Item

Number (CLIN). You MUST include unit prices and extended prices on all FFP CLINs. The extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

All dollar amounts provided shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.

5. Offerors shall ensure their information is up to date in the System for Award Management

(SAM) https://www.sam.gov.

6. Data beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. All data relating to the quoted price, including all required supporting documentation, must be included in the section of the quote designated as the Price Volume. Under no circumstances shall this data and documentation be included elsewhere in the quote.

7. If, after receipt of quotes, the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient data available to determine price reasonableness, the Offeror shall be required to submit additional cost or pricing data.

The Price Quote Volume III page limitation is unlimited.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items

Basis for Contract Award

1. This acquisition is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The

Government intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to the Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR Part 9.1, as supplemented, whose quote conforms to the solicitation's requirements and is judged to represent the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) quote.

2. The Government intends to make one contract award without discussions. Quotes should be submitted initially on the most accurate and favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Offerors should not assume they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss and/or revise their quotes. The

Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interests.

3. If, during the evaluation process, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, Offeror responses and/or any revision(s) to an Offeror’s quote will be considered in making the award decision. If the Offeror's quote was evaluated as acceptable at the time discussions are closed, any changes or exceptions in the revised quote are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the Offeror's quote be determined unacceptable and ineligible for award.

4. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or subfactors. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation https://www.sam.gov/ may result in the Offeror being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions unacceptable and the quote therefore, ineligible for award.

EVALUATION PROCESS.

The Government will use the following procedures to evaluate offers:

Synopsis of Evaluation

1. Establish a total evaluated price (TEP) for each responsive offer received. The TEP shall be calculated by multiplying the unit price by the quantity to calculate the extended prices for all firm fixed-price CLINs and all Option CLINs. The sum of all extended amounts will be the

Offeror’s TEP.

2. Each responsive offer received will be ranked by TEP from lowest to highest.

3. The two (2) lowest TEPs will be evaluated for technical acceptability in accordance with

Table 1 below. Should one (1) of the two (2) lowest priced Offerors be rated unacceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest priced Offeror for technical acceptability. Once the Government determines two (2) low Offeror's acceptable, the Government will end its evaluation process with no other Offerors being evaluated.

4. Award will be made to the LPTA responsible Offeror.

Evaluation Factors and Subfactors

The following evaluation factor and subfactors will be used to evaluate each quote. Any factor or subfactor determined to be unacceptable will render the entire quote ineligible for award.

Factor 1: Technical Capability

Subfactor 1: Written Narrative

Subfactor 2: Contractor

Qualifications

Factor 2: Price

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

The Government’s technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical factor/subfactors on an acceptable or unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described below. A technical factor/subfactor evaluated as “Unacceptable” will render the entire quote unacceptable and, therefore, unawardable. Only those quotes determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion.

Limited to no more than 10 pages.

TABLE 1 – TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation

Subfactor 1 - Written Narrative: This subfactor shall be met when the Offeror has provided a detailed and thorough plan which clearly outlines their technical approach to providing fall arrest protections solutions to each of the four (4) hangars which fully meet the equipment specifications and performance requirements of the Statement of Work.

Subfactor 2 – Contractor Qualifications: This subfactor shall be met when the Offeror provides qualified

Engineers with current certification and licenses and ISO certification in accordance with the Section 2 of the

SOW and demonstrates compliance with the SOW.

Factor 2 - Price

1. Offeror’s price must adhere to all requirements of FAR 52.212-1 and Addendum to FAR

52.212-1. The Offeror’s Price quote will be evaluated for award purposes, based upon the total evaluated price quoted. The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) shall be calculated by multiplying the unit price by the quantity to calculate the extended prices for all of the firm fixed price CLINs, including Option CLINs, then totaling those amounts. Evaluation of options will not obligate the

Government to exercise the option(s).

2. The Offeror's price will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and balance. An

Offeror whose price is determined to be unfair, unreasonable, or unbalanced may not be considered for award.

FAIR AND REASONABLE: The existence of adequate price competition is expected to support a determination of fair and reasonable pricing. If adequate price competition is not obtained or if price reasonableness cannot be determined using price analysis of Government obtained information, additional information may be required to support the proposed price.

BALANCE: Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line item numbers (CLINs) is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of quote analysis techniques. The Government shall analyze offers to determine whether there are unbalanced separately priced CLINs. Prices submitted will be compared and evaluated to assure that a logical progression exists as related to price and quantity changes within each Offeror's response to the pricing structure in the Price

Schedule.

3. Offerors must use the Price Schedule (Attachment 1) to submit pricing for their firm fixed-price quote.