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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:

a. In the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 of the solicitation, PAGE LIMITATIONS section, replace “Documentation provided in response to FAR 52.212-2(a)(2), Factor 2 Technical Subfactor 1(a) Measure of Merit w ill not be counted tow ards this page limitation” w ith “Documentation provided in response to FAR 52.212-2(a)(2), Factor 1 Technical, Subfactor 1 (1) Measure of Merit w ill not be counted tow ards this page limitation.”

b. In FAR 52.212-2 of the solicitation, Non-Price Evaluation Factors section, Factor 1-Technical, Subfactor 2, Measure of Merit, add the follow ing language: “4) Stating the labor category hourly breakout(s), hourly fully burdened labor rate(s) for the proposed labor category(ies) and total proposed task order price.”

c. Answ ers to questions received (Attachment 7) are hereby attached.

d. The solicitation closing date has changed to 23 June 2014, 5 p.m. MDT.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

S 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 17-Jun-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 FA7000-14-T-0037

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Jun-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 X is extended, 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

17-Jun-2014

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MEDRANDA, L.

8110 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, STE 200

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USAF ACADEMY CO 80840-2315

FA7000 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 20-Jun-2014 01:00 PM to 23-Jun-2014 05:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

UADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY

REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD, BUT WILL BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE.

1. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Apr 2014)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of offers. The following paragraph is added: “(12) Submit signed and dated offer to 10th Contracting Squadron, ATTN: Rebecca Graham, Contracting Officer, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315. Offers must be submitted on the SF 1449 and as specified in the solicitation. Offers must be received by the date and time specified in block 8 on the SF 1449. Facsimile and e-mail proposals will not be accepted, no exception.”

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: “The 30 days referenced in the standard clause is revised as follows: the offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(h) Multiple awards is amended as follows: “For this solicitation, the Government will award a contract on an ‘all or none’ basis, multiple awards will not be contemplated.”

2. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS. Questions and requests for clarification or information concerning the solicitation must be provided in writing NO LATER THAN 5 BUSINESS DAYS prior to the closing date on the SF 1449. Answers will be compiled and posted electronically to the Federal Business Opportunities website:

https://www.fbo.gov. Questions should be emailed to 30TUrebecca.graham.5@us.af.milU30T, 30TUrichard.harper.5@us.af.milU30T and 30TUlondres.medranda@us.af.milU30T. All correspondence should reference the solicitation number.

3. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions:

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein.

The proposal must be complete, self-sufficient, stand alone, and respond directly to the requirement of this solicitation.

The response shall consist of four (4) separate parts: Part I - Price Proposal, Part II – Technical, Part III - Past Performance Information, and Part IV - Contract Documentation.

a) The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale in Part IV - Contract Documentation.

mailto:rebecca.graham.5@us.af.mil mailto:richard.harper.5@us.af.mil mailto:londres.medranda@us.af.mil

b) The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. 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) In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of each proposal received. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

d) Format for proposal Parts I –IV shall be as follows:

(i) The proposals will be 8 ½” x 11” papers except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”. A page is defined as one face of an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper (white or ivory in color) containing information. Charts, tables, or diagrams, may not exceed 11” x 17” and each face will be counted as one page. This includes all appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, etc.

(ii) Typing shall not be less than 12 font, with 1 inch margins. Smaller, legible font may be used for charts and tables.

(iii) Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required. Company name and solicitation number shall be included in the header of each page.

4. PART I - PRICE PROPOSAL - Submit original and one (1) copy

a) Complete blocks 12, 17a, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30(a) (b) and (c) of the SF 1449. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the SOLICITATION, with attachments. The SOLICITATION constitutes the model contract.

b) Insert proposed hourly labor pricing on the attached Excel spreadsheet (Attachment 2). All dollar amounts

USHALL BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST CENTU. The proposal(s) must contain hourly labor category pricing for the base and option periods.

5. PART II – TECHNICAL – Submit original and one (1) copy

Offerors shall provide:

a) SubFactor 1: Staffing plan documenting a contractor’s source of manpower to satisfy all labor category requirements (Attachment 3). This will include detailed information on the accessibility and qualifications of the contractor’s labor pool.

b) SubFactor 2: A formal response to a likely awardable task order/performance work statement (Attachment 4). The offeror is required to identify labor category(ies) and submit name-redacted resume(s) to fulfill requirements of this task order. Submission of a formal response illustrating a capability to perform the requirements is mandatory. Pricing is NOT a factor in determining acceptability for this subfactor.

PAGE LIMITATIONS: The Technical proposal is limited to no more than twenty (20) pages. Documentation provided in response to FAR 52.212-2(a)(2), Factor 1 Technical Subfactor 1(1) Measure of Merit will not be counted towards this page limitation.

6. PART III – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - Submit original and one (1) copy

Offerors shall provide:

a) References for Recent and Relevant Contracts: Provide a list of no more than three (3) of the most recent and relevant contracts performed for any Government agency and/or commercial customer within the last five years from the issue date of this solicitation which have been similar in scope, magnitude and complexity this solicitation requires. Furnish the following information for each contact:

(i) Company/Division name

(ii) Contracting Agency/Customer

(iii) Contract Number

(iv) Contract Dollar Value

(v) Period of Performance

(vi) Verified up-to-date name, address, email address, and telephone number(s) for each point of contact.

(vii) Brief description of services

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions and customer satisfaction with work performed

b) Provide information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.)

which demonstrate customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of service on the three

(3) contracts listed above. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems.

Subcontractor Consent (if applicable): Experience information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the primary offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

Note: Do not leave any of the above information blank. This contact information may also be used in determining responsibility.

7. PART IV - Contract Documentation - Representations and Certifications

a) Either complete Representations and Certifications in SAM at https://www.sam.gov or the necessary fill-ins and certification in provisions FAR 52.212-3 and its Alternate (Alt) I. If FAR 52.212-3 and its Alt I are completed in hard copy it shall be returned along with the contractor’s proposal.

b) Provide evidence as required by any amendment that the offeror’s proposal incorporates all amendments to the solicitation (if applicable).

c) A letter of authorization for the contracting officer to verify offeror’s financial responsibility. Include financial institution’s name, address and primary point of contact and phone numbers for financial institutions and complete Offeror’s Financial Reference (Attachment 5).

d) Joint Venture Agreements - Joint Ventures are allowable on competitive 8(a) set-asides, however, the joint venture agreement must be received by SBA prior to proposal due date and approved before award of any resulting contract. If you are contemplating a joint venture on this project you must advise, in writing, your assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) and the USAFA Contracting Officer as soon as possible. It is also recommended that the agreement be submitted as soon as practicable to ensure compliance with established regulations. Any corrections and/or changes needed can be made only when your BOS has adequate time for a thorough review before the proposal due date.

e) Complete the following provisions as required in the Solicitation: DFARS 252.209-7994 and DFARS

252.209-7999. You may complete these provisions in SAM or hard copy. If the certifications in SAM are completed, state accordingly in the proposal package.

Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the requirements of the solicitation and Proposal Preparation Instructions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items).

INFORMATION

Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) “Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers”.

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

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:

In accordance with FAR 12/FAR 13, the Government is conducting a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process. The Government will select the proposal with the lowest evaluated price deemed technically acceptable meeting the acceptability standards for other non-price factors. A Contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR 9, as supplemented, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by FAR 52.212-1 of this solicitation) and is judged, based on the evaluation factors and subfactors, to represent the lowest price technically acceptable proposal. While the Government will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective; and therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. Affordability of the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal will be assessed in the source selection process.

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate proposals. The Government will evaluate proposals for acceptability on a pass or fail basis, but will not rank the proposals by the non-price factors or subfactors:

1. Price Evaluation Factor

The Government will evaluate the proposed price to determine if it is fair and reasonable, balanced and affordable. Unbalanced pricing could pose an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an offeror’s proposal. Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate completeness, balance and affordability. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed prices rests with the offeror. The Government may also determine a proposal unacceptable should the proposed prices, including labor rates and task order prices, be materially unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques.

The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) shall be the sum of the offerors proposed labor category rates to include the price of potential options under FAR 52.217-8. The final evaluated price will include the proposed culmination of all labor category rates for the basic, basic plus six (6) months of service, option 1, option 1 plus six (6) months of service, option 2, option 2 plus six (6) months of service at the proposed hourly rate for each period. Furthermore, the sum of the rates for each labor category will be added together for the total sum for each category. An example of the pricing and calculation structure is as follows:

CLIN 0001 - Labor Rate Pricing

Labor Category Contract Rates

6 month extension of services option period (for evaluation purposes only) Total

Base Opt 1 Opt 2 Base+6

Opt1+6

Opt2+6 Management 3 $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 11.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 11.00 $ 62.00 Management 4 $ 11.00 $ 11.00 $ 12.00 $ 11.00 $ 11.00 $ 12.00 $ 68.00

Total Evaluated Price $130.00

Award will be made based on the lowest proposed price by the offeror initially or as a result of discussion, if conducted. The government shall place in order all responsive proposals by price, beginning with the lowest evaluated price. Failure to propose for any category in the Price Schedule may cause the offeror’s proposal to be rejected as non-responsive. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through price analysis techniques as described in FAR

15.404. For additional information, see FAR 31.201-3.

2. Non-Price Evaluation Factors

Factor 1: Technical

a) The Government will evaluate proposals for technical acceptability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

All technical subfactors must be rated “Acceptable” to be considered technically acceptable. If one technical subfactor is rated unacceptable, the overall technical factor will be rated unacceptable. Simply restating the technical criteria within a proposal may result in an unacceptable rating and preclude the vendor from award. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award.

b) The technical factors will receive one of the ratings listed below:

TABLE 1- TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATINGS

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

SubFactor 1: Staffing Plan

Description: This factor confirms an offeror’s ability to supply all stated labor categories and every level within each labor category to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal provides a formal response which;

1) Documents contractor’s ability to provide onsite professional services for each labor category and every level within each labor category via:

(i) In-house employees, and/or

(ii) By providing proof of established relationships which provide readily available access to professional services; and

2) Provides a quality control plan to address assigning, managing, and maintaining qualified professional service providers working under a task order on this contract.

SubFactor 2: Formal response to a likely awardable task order/performance work statement

Description: This factor confirms an offeror’s ability to submit formal responses to required task orders/performance work statements, and ability to determine and supply appropriate labor categories to fulfill minimum requirements.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal provides a formal response which documents a clear understanding of the task order requirements by;

1) Proposing (a) labor category(ies) sufficient to perform task order requirements. Regardless of labor categories proposed for this SubFactor, one (1) Full Time Employee (FTE) shall not exceed 1880 hours; and

2) Providing (a) name-redacted resume(s) illustrating education level that meets the minimum requirements of the proposed labor category(ies); and

3) Providing (a) name-redacted resume(s) to demonstrate experience levels which meet the constraints outlined in the task order PWS and labor category description(s).

4) Stating the labor category hourly breakout(s), hourly fully burdened labor rate(s) for the proposed labor category(ies) and total proposed task order price.

Factor 2: Past Performance

The Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. Offerors must receive a past performance rating of “Acceptable” to be eligible for award.

1) Ratings. The Past Performance factor will receive one of the ratings described below.

TABLE 2- PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS

Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/ unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

2) Evaluation Process. The past performance evaluation considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the solicitation requirements. In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided by the offeror and information obtained from other sources available to the Government, to include: the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and interviews/questionnaires with Program Managers, Contracting Officers and Fee Determining Officials, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and commercial sources.

(i) Recency Assessment. An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

(ii) Relevancy Assessment. The Government will conduct an evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine whether the services performed under those contracts related to Advisory and Assistance with a similar or greater in size and magnitude required under this solicitation. A relevancy determination of the offeror’s past performance will be made based upon the aforementioned considerations, including joint venture partner(s) and major and critical subcontractor(s). In determining the relevancy of effort performed under individual past performance contracts, the government will only consider the specific effort or portion consistent with that proposed by the prime, subcontractor or teaming partner.

Offeror provided past performance information and information obtained from other sources will be used to establish the relevancy of past performance. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated. The Government will use the following relevancy definitions when assessing recent, relevant contracts:

TABLE 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATINGS

Rating Definition Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

(iii) Performance Quality Assessment. The Government will consider the performance quality of recent, relevant efforts. The quality assessment may result in positive or adverse findings. Adverse is defined as past performance information that supports an unsatisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comment received from sources without a formal rating system. For adverse information identified, the evaluation will consider the number and severity of the problem(s), mitigating circumstances, and the effectiveness of corrective actions that have resulted in sustained improvements. Process changes will only be considered when objectively measurable improvements in performance have been demonstrated. The Government will use the following quality levels when assessing recent, relevant efforts:

TABLE 4 – PAST PERFORMANCE QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Quality Assessment Description Satisfactory (S) During the contract period, contractor performance is substantially meeting (or substantially met) contract requirements. For any problems encountered, contractor took effective corrective action.

Unsatisfactory (U) During the contract period, contractor performance is not meeting (or did not meet) some contract requirements. For problems encountered, corrective action appeared only marginally effective, not effective, or not fully implemented. Customer involvement was required.

Not Available (N) Quality and/or performance information is not available.

3) Assigning Ratings. As a result of the relevancy and performance quality assessments of the recent contracts evaluated, offerors will receive an integrated past performance rating at the factor level (see Table 2).

a) The Government will evaluate by first ranking all responsive proposals by price. The lowest priced offeror will then be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal is “Acceptable”, the evaluation is complete. If the lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal is not “Acceptable”, the Government will evaluate the next lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal for acceptability and will continue evaluating until the next lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal is rated “Acceptable” or until all offerors are evaluated. The Government reserves the right to enter discussions at any time during evaluations. In the event of discussions, the Contracting Officer may limit the competitive range for efficiency purposes. Upon selection of the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal, a responsibility determination will be accomplished in accordance with FAR Part 9 to include consideration of past performance information.

b) The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Accordingly, offerors are advised to submit their most favorable proposal or best effort as their initial offer. If award is made without discussions, proposal revisions will not be permitted. If, during the evaluation period, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, offeror responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs) and the Final Proposal Revision (FPR) will be considered in making the source selection decision. The Government reserves the right to enter discussions at any time during evaluations. If the offeror’s proposal has been evaluated as acceptable at the time discussions are closed, any changes or exceptions in the Final Proposal Revision are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the offeror’s proposal be determined unacceptable and ineligible for award. If the lowest price offer is rated technically unacceptable we move to the next lowest priced offer. If this second offer is rated technically acceptable a responsibility review may be performed. If all is found satisfactory, this second offeror may receive award, but is dependent on the difference in proposed prices and the correction potential of the lower priced offer. This process will continue until the lowest price technically acceptable proposal is found.

c) Failure to meet the requirements of the solicitation may result in an offer being determined nonresponsive and only responsive proposals will be considered. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. 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. This award will result in a Firm Fixed Price contract with Cost Reimbursable travel Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

d) The Government reserves the right to conduct a pre-award survey on a prospective contractor(s) to determine their ability to perform. Offerors are advised that accomplishment of a pre-award survey is part of the evaluation process and is not to be construed as an indication that an offeror will receive, or is in the best position to receive, an award.

e) 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 Total Evaluated Price (TEP), to include pricing of options, shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Price Evaluation Factors. 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 option(s).

f) 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.

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