FA4620-12-R-B001 Amendment 2 Revised Section L Page 58 of 65.pdf

FA4620-12-R-B001

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

1.0 GENERAL PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1.1 Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, and representations and certifications in addition to those identified as evaluation criteria. 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.

1.2 This is an all-electronic solicitation release. Hard copies are not available. The Government will post amendments to the solicitation to the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at http://fbo.gov/. It is the responsibility of each offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates or changes to current information.

1.3 Pre-Proposal Conference: A pre-proposal conference will be held on 13 April 2012, 9:00am (PDT). All prospective offerors are highly encouraged to attend this conference. In order to make the conference as productive as possible, offerors should submit any questions they may have in writing one (1) week before the conference to the points of contact specified above at FAR 52.236-27, Site Visit, Paragraph (d). The submission of written questions will not preclude anyone from posing questions during the conference. Failure of a prospective offeror to submit any questions or attend the conference will be construed to mean that the prospective offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective offerors are advised that the pre-proposal conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the concepts involved in the project and the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation. Answers to questions raised during the pre-proposal conference will be provided to prospective offerors within seven (7) workdays following the conference. All prospective offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is specifically amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment as described in contract clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition, of this RFP shall apply.

Notice to Offerors: Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions and requests for clarifications no less than ten

(10) days prior to the RFP closing date. The decision whether to respond to questions and requests for clarification made less than ten (10) days prior to the RFP closing shall be at the sole discretion of the contracting officer.

1.4 Joint Venture Offerors: If the offeror is a joint venture, the offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the joint venture agreement with proposal. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract. The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the joint venture. If the joint venture is comprised of 8(a) firms, the Small Business Administration (SBA), prior to award, must approve the joint venture agreement.

Joint venture agreements involving 8(a) firms must be received by the Small Business Administration (SBA) prior to proposal due date and approved before award of a resulting contract. If a joint venture is contemplated, then the assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) must be advised as soon as possible. Ensure the agreement is submitted in sufficient advance to the BOS to permit adequate time for a regulatory compliance review. Any corrections and/or changes requested must permit adequate review time by the BOS before the proposal due date.

No corrections and/or changes are permitted after the time for submission of offers.

1.5 Teaming/Partnering Offerors: If the offer is based on a teaming/partnering relationship, the offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the teaming/partnership agreement.

The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract.

The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming/partnering relationship.

FA4620-12-R-B001

Amendment 2 2 May 2012