COCESS_FY18_Amendment_0001.docx

FA462617R0020

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2016)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best 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. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

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ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS, COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JULY 2013)

1. Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items.

The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the solicitation or any attachment prior to the proposal closing time. Such revisions or amendments will be communicated by amendments to this Request For Proposal. If such amendments require material changes in quantities or prices, the proposal closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new proposal closing date and time. Amendments will be posted on the Internet with the solicitation documents without notice. Offerors are responsible for accessing all amendments prior to proposal submission at www.fbo.gov.

2. Proposal Preparation Instructions.

a. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of offers, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, and representations and certifications, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. By submission of its proposal the offeror agrees to hold the prices firm for 120 calendar days from the closing date.

1. Proposals shall not contain classified information.

1. Alternate proposals will not be accepted.

1. In accordance with FAR SubPart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the Offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of unsuccessful proposals.

b. Failure to furnish a complete proposal may result in the proposal being determined non-responsive by the government. Proposal shall be submitted in original and (2) copies (digital copies, emailed, or faxed proposals will not be allowed) prior to the time set for proposal closing to:

341 CONS/PKC

ATTN: Jonathan Valenzuela 7015 Goddard Drive, Bldg. 145 Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402

HANDCARRIED PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED AND DATE STAMPED BY A MEMBER OF THE 341st CONTRACTING SQUADRON NO LATER THAN 2:00pm Mountain Standard Time, 24 July 2017.

N O T I C E

Offerors are cautioned that Malmstrom AFB has stringent visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass and be cleared by the Government point of contact to be visited prior to entrance. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE POINT OF CONTACT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO CLEAR OFFERORS FOR ENTRANCE WHICH MAY PROHIBIT SUBMISSION OF HANDCARRIED OFFERS; CONSEQUENTLY, OFFERORS ELECTING TO HANDCARRY THEIR PROPOSALS FOR SUBMITTAL JUST PRIOR TO PROPOSAL CLOSING TIME DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK.

c. General Format and Content. The offeror shall submit the following volumes of material. A complete proposal consists of three separate volumes:

3. Volume I – Past and Present Performance.

(a) The Government will consider contractors' past/present performance references of other relevant contracts they have recently performed, in conjunction with other information available to the Government (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)).

(b) Past and present performance, for the purpose of satisfying the above requirement, means recent and relevant work, comparable to this acquisition. RECENT- Any contract effort with performance within three (3) years of issuance date of this solicitation. RELEVANCY is defined in 52.212-2 Addendum, whether or not it was government work or commercial work. Identify the corporate division that performed the contract/subcontract, if applicable.

(c) The Past and Present Performance Volume may be provided to the government or commercial points of contact for verification. Past and present performance information on recent contracts not listed by the contractors, or that of previous or planned subcontractors, may also be solicited directly from the Contracting Officer or other authoritative government or commercial sources. Verification of past and present performance information may also be handled telephonically. The Past and Present Performance Volume shall include a list of all customers to whom a Past and Present Performance Questionnaire was provided, including current point of contact and phone number.

(d) Provide a comprehensive list of recent and relevant contracts as defined in paragraph above, over the past three (3) years from the issuance date of this solicitation. If you believe a classified project is significant for this proposal, then simply state "Classified" where appropriate and provide points of contract. Include the following:

(1) Contract Number

(2) Total dollar value (original and Final)

(3) Contracting Agency

(4) Title of Contract

(5) Government program manager (name, address, phone number)

(6) Description of program/project

(7) Contracting Officer (name, address, and phone number)

(8) Period of performance

(9) Type of Contract (Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Price Incentive, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Award Fee, etc.)

(e) Provide the Past and Present Performance (Volume I) by 2:00pm Mountain Standard Time, 17 July 2017.

(f) RESERVED

(g) RESERVED

(h) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including a copy of the agreement and any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present relevant contracts.

(i) Past performance information pertaining to a teaming partner, joint venture, and/or subcontractor cannot be disclosed to a private party without that party’s consent. Because a prime contractor is a private party, the Government will need that consent before disclosing teaming partner, joint venture, or subcontractor past and present performance information to the prime during exchanges. In an effort to assist the Government in assessing the offeror’s past performance, a consent letter shall be completed by the subcontractor, teaming partners or joint ventures identified in your proposal. The signed consent shall be submitted as part of your Past Performance volume.

(j) If the offeror claims there is no past performance, this status must be identified to the contracting officer no later than the due date/time for past performance information from all offerors. A “neutral/unknown” confidence assessment rating will be assigned for a lack of any past performance information. This will not automatically disqualify an offeror, but is a factor considered in the evaluation process as described in the addendum for FAR 52.212-2.

(k) All references are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer at 341st Contracting Squadron no later than by 2:00pm Mountain Standard Time, 17 July 2017. A complete list of all vendors requested to submit Past Performance Questionnaires shall also be submitted to the Government as part of Volume I.

4. Volume II - SF 1449, Price Proposal, Representations and Certifications, and any parts of the request for proposal with fill-in blanks.

a. Complete the “Signature of Offeror/Contractor” part of the Standard Form 1449 in Blocks 30a, 30b, and 30c. An authorized official of the firm must sign the Standard Form 1449. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. These sections constitute the model contract.

b. Insert proposed unit and extended prices in the SF 1449 for Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 including all option periods, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001. The proposal(s) must be submitted for a base year plus all Option periods. Offerors are required to submit a price that represents an accurate reflection for the required service.

c. Do not fill in any prices for CLIN 0002 or corresponding Option Year CLINs (1002, 2002, 3002, and 4002). The Government will insert a Not to Exceed amount in the contract for these CLINs.

Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Attachment 2 – Fixed Price Items Listing, for each item to include the base year and all option years.

d. Do not fill in any prices for CLIN 0003 or corresponding Option Year CLINs (1003, 2003, 3003, and 4003). The Government will insert a Not to Exceed amount in the contract for these CLINs.

e. RESERVED

f. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in the SF 1449 Clauses Incorporated by Full Text.

g. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions of the SF 30 (amendment form). Submit Attachment 2 - Fixed Price List in two forms. Form 1 an ADOBE PDF file and Form 2 a disc with an Microsoft Excel file.

h. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. All pricing received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated for the purposes of making a reasonableness determination and if, in the Contracting Officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. If at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, such as an event where multiple offers are determined to be unrealistic; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the realism and reasonableness of the price.

5. Volume III – Technical Proposal.

a. An evaluation of technical acceptability of each offeror's technical capability proposal shall be made. The contracting officer may conduct discussions, request clarifications, and/or have communications with offerors to determine technical acceptability of their proposal IAW the solicitation requirements. The basis for evaluation of technical capability proposals is described below. At minimum, the technical capability proposal shall consist of the following:

1. A Quality Control Plan.

1. Management/Manpower Plan.

6. Submitted volumes shall comply with the following:

a. The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table below. The titles and contents of the volumes will be as defined in this table, all which shall be within the required page limitation and with the number of copies as specified. Pages exceeding the page limitations indicated in this Section will be removed from the proposal and will not be read or evaluated and may render the proposal unacceptable. The proposal organization shall be as follows:

Volume No. *

Copies Maximum Number of Pages

Representations and Certifications, and any other fill-in clauses and provisions that are included in the different sections of this solicitation.

* Volumes shall be submitted in one original and two copies, submitted in a loose-leaf three-ring binder, with each volume tabbed and indexed.

** No digital copies are allowed. All copies will be hard copies.

b. A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches, not including foldouts. Pages shall be single spaced with 1.5 spacing. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall be no less than 10 point. Tracking, kerning, and leading values shall not be changed from the default values of the word processing or page layout software. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and ¾-inch side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. These page size and format restrictions shall apply to responses to evaluation notices.

7. To facilitate review and evaluation for this source selection, the Government proposes to transmit the data via commercial systems. Distributed material will be identified as source selection sensitive and distribution strictly limited to appropriate personnel.

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