FA3047-14-R-0005-0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to modify the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation--Commercial Items.

Changes made to follow ing:

a. Paragraph 3.II.(b)(2), in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items

b. Paragraph 4.(c)(2), in FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation--Commercial Items.

Contracting Officer: Cathy E. Garcia, (210) 671-1717, cathy.garcia@us.af.mil Contract Administrator: Isadiri N. Estalilla, (210) 671-2739, isadiri.estalilla@us.af.mil

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 13

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 24-Jul-2014

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X FA3047-14-R-0005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

24-Jul-2014

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

24-Jul-2014

CODE

502D CONTRACTING SQUADRON

1655 SELFRIDGE AVE

JBSA LACKLAND TX 78236-5253

FA3047 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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FA3047-14-R-0005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(FEB 2012)

Addenda to paragraph (b), Submission of offers. The paragraph is deleted in its entirety and tailored as follows tailored as follows:

1.0. Proposal Preparation Instructions

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or sub factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Taking exception to any provision in the solicitation will render the proposal ineligible for award. The proposal in response to this solicitation shall consist of two (2) separate volumes: Volume I - Price Proposal and Volume II - Technical Proposal. All documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive to and consistent with the requirements of the RFP. The maximum of allowable pages for the technical proposal, including attachments, is 10 pages. If technical proposal exceeds 10 pages, the Government will only evaluate the first 10 pages.

To be considered, the complete proposal must be received not later than 3:00PM Central Time on 11 August 2014 at 502 CONS/LGCAAA, Attn: Ms. Cathy E. Garcia, 1655 Selfridge Avenue, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236. Proposals received after 3:00 Central Time on 11 August 2014 will be late and will not be considered for award. All proposals must be in English. Fax or email proposals will not be considered.

2.0 General Information

2.1 Proposal Format

2.1.1 Guidance

(a) This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal.

(b) The Offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions.

(c) All the requirements specified in this solicitation are mandatory.

(d) You are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation by submitting your proposal.

(e) These instructions are intended to elicit brief and specific responses. However, simply stating that the Offeror understands and intends to comply with this effort or paraphrasing statements in the solicitation is inadequate.

(f) The offer shall comply with the requirements as stated in the solicitation.

(g) Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are NOT desired.

(h) All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Price Proposal Volume.

2.1.2 Hard Copies. Offeror shall submit 3 hard copies of Vol 1 and II

(a) One hardcopy of Volumes I & II shall be clearly identified as “original”. The “original” shall be formatted as follows:

(i) Clearly marked as “Original”

(ii) Proposal shall be bound in a three-ring loose-leaf binder, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open. Each volume shall have a cover sheet, clearly marked as volume number, “ORIGINAL”, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

(b) Each hard copy volume of the proposal shall be separately bound in a three-ring loose-leaf binder, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open.

(c) A cover sheet shall be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, copy number, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

(d) A label shall be placed in the front cover of each binder clearly identifying volume number, copy number, Offeror's name, solicitation title, and solicitation number.

2.1.3 Electronic Copies (E-Copies) (Vol 1 Only)

(a) General requirements.

(b) All electronic copies shall be submitted on CD-ROM.

(i) Offerors shall ensure electronic copies on CD-ROM are virus free.

(ii) Electronic copies of each volume shall be compatible with the following available Government equipment and software products:

a. Windows compatible PCs

b. Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0

c. Microsoft Office 2010

d. Microsoft Excel 2010

(iii) If discrepancies are identified between the electronic proposal and the “original” paper proposal, the paper proposal shall prevail.

2.1.4 Sufficient Detail

(a) The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

(b) The proposal 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.

(c) Offeror(s) shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities and experience, and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

2.1.5 No Cross-Referencing

(a) Each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal.

(b) Information required for proposal evaluation, which is not found in its designated volume, will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal.

(c) Each response to each Sub factor shall be self-contained. No cross-referencing between Sub factor responses is allowed.

2.1.6 Table of Contents

(a) Table of Contents.

(1) Each volume shall contain a detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume.

(b) The Table of Contents will not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

2.1.7 Page Format Restrictions and Limitations

2.1.7.1 Page Format

(a) All pages shall be printed double-sided on recycled paper as much as practical. For example, original letters are exempted from the double-sided requirement.

(b) Pages shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts.

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

(d) Pages shall be typed with single line spacing.

(e) No condensed fonts allowed. Times New Roman, Arial, or similar font preferred. The font size shall be no less than 10 point.

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

(g) Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can fall within the defined margin area.

(h) Except for the Pricing Volume, each required section within a volume shall be numbered consecutively

(i) These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs).

2.1.7.2 Page Limitations

(a) Page limitations shall be treated as maximums.

(b) Each side of each 8 ½ x 11 inch sheet that displays printed material shall be counted as 1 page for page limitation purposes.

(c) Each side of each 11 x 17 inch sheet that displays printed material shall be counted as 2 pages for page limitation purposes.

(d) If page limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

(e) Page limitations shall be placed on responses to ENs. The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the Offeror(s).

2.1.7.3 Pages Counted

Each page shall be counted except the following.

(a) Cover pages

(b) Table of contents

(c) List of figures

(d) Glossaries

(e) Tabs

(f) Dividers

(g) Blank pages

3.0 VOLUME I – PRICE PROPOSAL

Volume Organization

I. VOLUME I – PRICE PROPOSAL

(a) General Instructions: The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the CO will review this determination and if, in the CO’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists;

offerors may be required to submit other than certified cost or pricing data to the extent necessary for the CO to determine the reasonableness of the price.

Unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror’s proposal. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may render your proposal ineligible for award. Offers shall be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness and balance. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed costs/prices rests with the Offeror.

(b) Bid Schedule: The Offeror shall complete the Bid Schedule of the RFP and submit with Volume I Price Proposal and the electronic Bid Schedule provided at Attachment 3 of this RFP, and submit with volume II Technical Proposal in accordance with these instructions. A unit price shall be proposed and inserted for each Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for each performance period and shall be rounded up to two decimal places.

The extended amount must equal the unit price multiplied by the number/quantity of units.

In the event of a discrepancy between the electronic version and the hard copy submission of the Bid Schedule, the hard copy shall take precedence. The proposed prices shall be based on the Offeror’s own technical approach submitted in the Technical Proposal (Volume II) and the Government’s Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements as set forth herein.

(c) The Offeror's proposal shall include a signed copy of the solicitation. Complete blocks 12, 17, 26, and 30 of the SF 1449. Signature by the Offeror on the Standard Form 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. Complete all contract clause fill-ins if applicable. The Offeror's proposal shall include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications. The Offeror may submit a signed copy from the Online Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Managagement (SAM) website in lieu of completing the representations and certifications included in the solicitation.

II. VOLUME II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(a) General Information: All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory.

(1) The Technical Volume shall be specific and complete. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Sub factor.

(1) Marketing presentations are not wanted and will not be evaluated. Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors.

(3) Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important.

(4) Your responses will be evaluated against 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors.

(5) Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements.

(b) Technical Evaluation Criteria:

(1) Technical Factor 1 – Manning: The Offeror shall provide the manpower mix proposed to determine if it is sufficient to meet all requirements of the statement of work.

To include the following as a minimum: the numbers, types, and skills of the personnel proposed against the requirements of the performance work statement.

(2) Technical Factor 2 - Corporate Experience: The Offeror shall provide the following information for all corporate experience. Experience shall be commensurate with the size, scope and technical complexity of the requirement. The Offeror shall provide at least one contract where the Prime performed 50% or more of the work. The requirements below could be met through one or more contracts. The Government will not consider nor evaluate experience that concluded more than three years from the original solicitation release date. Corporate experience shall include all of the following at a minimum:

a. The Offeror shall provide 3 years of past experience similar in size, scope, and complexity to the entire scope of the PWS. For each contract offeror must provide:

contract number, Contract Title, Period of Performance, customer or company name and Description of work performed.

(3) Technical Subfactor 3 - Management Plan: The Offeror shall provide an approach and a process to adequately demonstrate a sound, comprehensive, realistic, effective, and efficient technical and management approach to provide and manage the appropriate qualified workforce to achieve consistent and efficient operations in accordance with the entire scope of the requirements of the PWS with no disruption in operations. This process shall include all of the following at a minimum:

a. Managing delivery consisting of furnishing items physically moved.

b. Managing movement of large scale household of various sizes at multiple locations.

c. Managing warehouse storage.

d. Documenting annual/semiannual inventories of furnishings and appliances.

e. Operate office computer equipment.

f. Effectively communicate via electronic messaging.

g. Ability to enter electronic data regarding household furnishings data as it relate to all warehoused furnishing.

Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

Addendum to 52.212-1(d), Product Samples, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(e), Multiple Offers, is deleted in its entirety.

Addendum to 52.212-1(g), Contract Award. The following sentence is added: “If the Contracting Officer determines discussions are to be conducted, a competitive range will be established.”

Addendum to 52.212-1(h), Multiple Awards, is deleted in its entirety.

NOTICE FOR ALL OFFERORS

SITE VISIT INSTRUCTIONS

A site visit will be scheduled for 29 July 2014 at 09:00 am at JBSA Lackland, TX. Interested parties should send a request to Ms. Armandina Martinez at armandina.martinez@us.af.mil NOT LATER THAN Monday, 28 July 2014 at 3:00 p.m. CST. The request should include the following information:

1) Name(s) of the individuals who will be in attendance

2) State or Federal issued Identification such as Driver’s License, State Identification, or U.S. Passport

3) Social Security Number.

This information will be used to obtain base access passes and safeguarded IAW procedures outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974 and DoD 5400.11R.

Any question from the site visit shall be submitted in writing via email to:

cathy.garcia@us.af.mil, armandina.martinez@us.af.mil, and isadiri.estalilla@us.af.mil not later than 1:00 p.m. CST, Friday, 1 August 2014. Any question received after 1:00 p.m. CST, Friday, 1 August 2014 will not be accepted.

(END OF ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

1. This acquisition will utilize the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5. This acquisition will utilize the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR.15.101-2. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made to the acceptable Offeror with the lowest evaluated price, who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9.104 and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements.

The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation. It is the Government’s intent to evaluate proposals and award contracts without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price, and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) later determines them to be necessary.

2. The Government intends to award 1 contract for this, 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside, Furnishings Management Operation Services acquisition. The resultant contract will have a 12-month base ordering year. The contract will include four options, with the potential to extend the contract and additional 6 months beyond the awarded contract performance period. In the event the Government requires continued performance, the Governments evaluation of the prices proposed will be considered fair and reasonable as applied to the extension of services. Should an extension of services be required rates will only be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the applicable prevailing Department Of labor wage rates.

3. Unless specifically identified in your proposal, by submission of its offer, the Offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or sub factors.

All technically acceptable proposals shall be treated equally except for their cost/price record.

Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined ineligible for award in the absence of discussion.

4. All offers received by the time specified in the solicitation will be ranked based on initial assessment of total overall evaluated prices, followed by a full evaluation of Technical Acceptability of all proposals, then Price Reasonableness of the low priced technically acceptable proposal. Only proposals rated technically acceptable are eligible to receive an award. Initial Proposals: The Government will rank proposals based on Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price (TEP), followed by a full evaluation of Technical Acceptability. Proposals will be evaluated as follows:

Rank by Total Evaluated Price, as submitted. The Government will rank all proposals by the initially proposed TEP, from lowest to highest, including all option years. The Government will select all priced proposals for technical evaluation. An Offeror’s proposed TEP will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in the Bid Schedule by the proposed unit price for each CLIN. The extended amounts for each CLIN will then be totaled to obtain the total for each performance period. The total for the basic performance period will then be added to the total for each Option period to obtain the TEP. The TEP consists of the base and all options periods. In addition the Option to Extend Services Clause (FAR 52.217-8), is also considered part of this overall evaluation for the base and all option years.

(a) The agency will reject and not consider for award any proposal found technically unacceptable and ineligible for award under the terms of this RFP, in the absence of discussions.

(b) Price Evaluation: the Government will conduct a complete Price Analysis on the lowest priced technically “Acceptable” offer, to determine if proposed prices are reasonable and balanced. All proposed prices for all contract periods will be evaluated for reasonableness, which may be determined based on prices submitted by the competition, historical pricing, current market conditions, comparison to the Independent Government Estimate, and/or other proposal analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404-1. Evaluation of option prices will not obligate the Government to exercise options. The Government will evaluate option year prices for improper escalation of SCA prices components and that, if prices deemed escalated, this will render proposed unacceptable and ineligible for award in the absence of discussion. The Government may require submission of information other than cost or pricing data to the extent necessary to evaluate price reasonableness. Proposed CLIN prices will be evaluated for unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable TEP, the price of one or more CLINs or sub line items appears to be significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. An Offeror’s proposal may be rejected if the CO determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government in the absence of discussions.

Technical Acceptability. The Government will evaluate all proposals for technical acceptability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. All technical criteria must be rated “Acceptable” to be considered Technically Acceptable. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. If award is made without discussions, proposal revisions will not be permitted. Offerors are advised that their initial submission should be their best effort. The failure of a proposal to meet any or all of the technical criteria will result in a technically unacceptable rating and preclude award in the absence of discussions.

(c) Technical Acceptability: The technical factor will receive one of the ratings listed below:

Acceptable: Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: The proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

(1) Technical Factor 1 – Manning: The Government will evaluate the manpower mix proposed by the contractor to determine if it is sufficient to meet all requirements of the performance work statement. In making this assessment the Government will evaluate the numbers, types, and skills of the personnel proposed against the requirements of the performance work statement. The Government will measure the proposed resource mix against the estimated quantities in the bid schedule as the projected level of work.

The standard for Manning has been met when: Proposed manning mix has sufficient numbers, types, and skills of personnel to accomplish the estimated workload in the bid schedule in accordance with the performance work statement.

(2) Technical Factor 2 - Corporate Experience: The Offeror shall provide the following information for all corporate experience. Corporate experience not accompanied by all the information specified will not be considered by the Government. To be considered, experience shall be commensurate with the size, scope and technical complexity of the requirement. The Offeror shall provide at least one contract where the Prime performed 50% or more of the work. The requirements below could be met through one or more contracts.

The Government will not consider nor evaluate experience that concluded more than three years from the original solicitation release date. Corporate experience shall include all of the following at a minimum:

(i) The Offeror shall provide 3 years of past experience similar in size, scope, and complexity to the entire scope of the PWS. For each contract offeror must provide:

contract number, Contract Title, Period of Performance, customer or company name and Description of work performed.

The standard for Corporate Experience has been met when: The Offeror adequately demonstrates in-depth, comprehensive, technical experience of the entire scope of requirements outlined in the PWS.

(3) Technical Subfactor 3 - Management Plan: The Offeror shall provide an approach and a process to efficiently and effectively measure, track, analyze report, and implement corrective actions on the Furnishings Management Operation Service. This process shall include:

a. Managing delivery consisting of furnishing items physically moved.

b. Managing movement of large scale household of various sizes at multiple locations.

c. Managing warehouse storage.

d. Documenting annual/semiannual inventories of furnishings and appliances.

e. Operate office computer equipment.

f. Effectively communicate via electronic messaging.

g. Ability to enter electronic data regarding household furnishings data as it relate to all warehoused furnishing.

The standard for Management Plan has been met when: The Offeror adequately demonstrates a sound, comprehensive, realistic, effective, and efficient technical and management approach to provide and manage the appropriate qualified workforce to achieve consistent and efficient operations in accordance with the entire scope of the requirements of the PWS with no disruption in operations.

5. The Government intends to award without discussions. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

6. If the Government decides to conduct discussions, the government will first establish the competitive range. Prior to establishing the competitive range, the government will evaluate all offers against all factors in the solicitation. The government will then establish the competitive range consisting of the most highly rated offerors based on evaluation of all offers against all factors. The Government reserves the right to further limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. If, after discussions have begun the government determines that an offeror’s proposal should no longer be included in the competitive range, the proposal will be eliminated from consideration for award. This may occur at any time even if not all material issues have been discussed or if the offeror has not yet been afforded the opportunity to submit a proposal revision. Written notice of exclusion from the competitive range will be provided to unsuccessful offerors. After conclusion of discussions and receipt of final proposal revisions, technically acceptable proposals remaining in the competitive range will be ranked by Total Evaluated Price. The Government will conduct a complete Price Analysis on the lowest priced technically “Acceptable” offer, to determine if proposed prices are reasonable and balanced in accordance with the procedures in paragraph 5. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal subject to a determination of responsibility.

7. Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the options.

8. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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.

(End of provision)

(End of Summary of Changes)