Attachment 7 - Section L - Instructions to Offerors.docx

FA452821R0006

Attachment 7 - Section L (Instructions) 2 June 2021

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

A. Magnitude of Construction: $4,990,000.00 Ceiling. Task orders will range from $500.00 – $1,000,000.00. The Government will provide, at a minimum, one task order that will be awarded under the basic IDIQ contract. To cover the initial award requirement of each Task Order per AFFARS 5316.504(a)(2), The seed project will be awarded to the offeror that represents the best value based on price amongst those offerors selected to receive an award. The remaining awardees will receive a task order in the amount of $500.00 for each offeror selected to receive an award for attending the post-award orientation conference.

B. 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. Failure to meet a requirement will 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 (3) separate parts, Part I – Technical Proposal, Part II – Past Performance, and Part III – Price Proposal. Evaluation will be made in accordance with Section M of this solicitation.

C. 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 price information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the CO to determine the reasonableness of the price.

D. Specific Instructions:

1. PART I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: Limited to no more than 10 pages as defined in para E. Technical Proposals will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis by subfactor.

a. Subfactor 1 – Management Plan

Description: This subfactor evaluates the offeror’s organizational chart identifying all key personnel with a description of their work experience relating to projects similar in scope under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 238330, Flooring Contractors, with a minimum value of $100,000.00.

2. PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance will be rated using the confidence assessment described in DoD Source Selection Procedures, Table 5 – Performance Confidence Assessments.

1. A Past Performance Information Form (PPIF), Attachment 4 is provided with the solicitation for offerors to send to a maximum of three (3) references of their choice. PPIF references who have returned the forms will be used in the past performance evaluation. Please note that the PPIF will only be accepted if it is received directly from the reference.

1. Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s written consent. Provide a letter of consent (Attachment 9) to release past performance information to the prime offeror from each subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.

1. Return completed Past Performance Information Forms NLT the offeror due date and time specified in block 13 of the solicitation SF1442. Have PPIFs sent to:

5 CONS/PKA

Attn: MSgt Samuel Lopez & 1 Lt Darrell Gonzales-McFadden, FA452821R0006 165 Missile Ave Minot AFB, ND 58705

-OR-

samuel.lopez.4@us.af.mil and darrell.gonzalez_mcfadden.2@us.af.mil

1. PART III – PRICE PROPOSAL: Submit original and one (1) copy.

0. Complete blocks 14 through 20C of the RFP Section A, SF1442. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in RFP Sections A through K. These sections constitute the model contract.

0. Complete the Offer Schedule that is part of the Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (Attachment 6) utilizing the Flooring IDIQ SOW (Attachment 1).

0. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in Sections I through K. Section K shall be returned in its entirety. For Sections F through I, the offeror shall submit only those pages that require a fill-in.

0. Other than certified cost or pricing data may be requested by the Government.

0. No price information should be included in the technical or past performance proposals.

E. General Information:

0. Format for proposal parts I, II, and III shall be as follows:

0. The proposals will be 8 1/2” x 11” paper or standard A4 paper, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”. All tables, charts, graphs, figures, etc., must be legible.

0. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

0. Typing shall not be less than 10 point font.

0. Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

0. Electronic Submission – IAW FAR 52.215-1 – Instructions to Offerors, emailed proposals will be accepted. Emailed proposals must be sent to darrell.gonzalez_mcfadden.2@us.af.mil and samuel.lopez.4@us.af.mil. Note email size must not exceed 10 MB. If the proposal is more than 10 mb, please submit as email 1 of 2, etc. Format must be a Word Document, PDF, or Excel sheet. The offeror must request and obtain an acknowledgement of receipt for electronic submission.

0. Page limitations may be placed on responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs), if issued. The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to offerors or on the EN form itself. Each page containing proprietary information should be so marked.

0. Each page of the offeror’s proposal and any EN responses should contain the following legend at the bottom of each sheet:

2. Additional Documentation

a. A letter of authorization must be submitted for the Contracting Officer to verify offeror’s financial responsibility (Attachment 5). Include name, address and phone numbers for financial institutions to include points of contact.

b. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation IAW the instructions on the SF 30 (amendment form).

3. A pre-proposal site visit will be conducted as specified in 52.236-27 Alternate 1.

1. Offerors should allow sufficient time when submitting the proposals to the Contracting Office prior to the closing time. Late proposals will be processed IAW the provisions established in FAR 15.208 “Late Submission, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals”. If gate access is not granted, please contact the CO immediately. Offerors are responsible for coordinating and processing gate pass requests in a timely manner. The USAF shall not be held accountable. The USAF shall not be responsible for delays due to in-processing or out-processing the base.

5. All contractors’ questions in response to this solicitation must be emailed to samuel.lopez.4@us.af.mil and darrell.gonzalez_mcfadden.2@us.af.mil no later than 16 June 2021 at 1400 CDT. The US Government will not be held responsible for answering any questions after this time. All questions/answers resulting from this solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov.

6. This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals. Offerors’ proposals must include all data and information requested by this solicitation and must be submitted and conducted in strict accordance with these instructions. Non-conformance with the specific organization, content, and page limitations may result in misevaluation of proposals or, depending on the magnitude of the nonconformance the proposals may be eliminated from further consideration.

7. The proposal must be completed and returned NLT the offeror due date and time specified in block 13 of the solicitation SF1442.

To: 5 CONS/PKA Attn: MSgt Samuel Lopez and 1 Lt Darrell Gonzalez-McFadden FA452821R0006

165 MISSILE AVENUE

MINOT AFB ND 58705-5027