ADDENDUM_TO_FAR_52.212-2,_EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL_ITEMS_(OCT_2014).docx

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:

1. This is a competitive Best Value acquisition using the Lowest Price Technically acceptable evaluation process in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. The Government will award a contract resulting from the solicitation to the acceptable, responsible offeror whose proposal conforming to this solicitation offers the Best Value to the Government.

1. Offerors shall propose on all items. Any offer that fails to cite a price for each item or fails to make an entry that indicates service will be provided at no charge may be rejected as nonconforming to this solicitation.

1. Only Firm-Fixed-Priced (FFP) offers will be evaluated. An offer using a sliding price scale or subject to escalation based on any contingency will not be accepted.

1. The contractor's proposal shall conform to 100% acceptance of the Statement of Objectives (SOO) requirements.

1. The evaluation process will proceed as follows:

1. Technical Acceptability: Initially, the government technical evaluation team shall evaluate the offerors qualifications for the requirement as detailed in the SOO. The offerors technical information submission will be evaluated as acceptable/unacceptable. Only those offerors determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of clarifications/discussions, will proceed to the evaluation process or be considered for award.

Technical acceptability is deemed as meeting all the requirements detailed in the SOO.

2. Price: The Government shall rank all technically acceptable offers according to Total Evaluated Price This calculation will be the sum of all CLINs. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness base on prices submitted from competitive proposals, current market conditions, and comparison to the Government Estimate. Prices will also be evaluated to determine if they are materially unbalanced. Materially unbalanced prices risk rejection.

3. Past Performance: The offeror shall submit a description of past performance which they have recent and relevant performance as the prime contractor. Recent performance is defined as efforts that have been performed within the past three years of the issue date on this solicitation.

Relevant performance is defined as effort that are similar in scope and magnitude to the requirements outlined in the SOO.

If a subcontractor is included in the offer, each subcontractor shall submit up to three (3) recent and relevant contracts for which it has performed as either a prime contractor or subcontractor. Subcontractor/team member submissions shall clearly identify their roles as prime or subcontractor in the contract. Note that the Government will not consider performance on a newly awarded contract, prime or subcontractor, without a performance history of at least (1) year. Only efforts that are similar in scope, magnitude and complexity performed for the Federal Government will be considered.

4. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)