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SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.0 PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVE

The Government plans to award up to four (4) Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACC).

The MACC contract program is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract required to accomplish a broad range of construction for repair, sustainment and modernization of real property at Tinker AFB, OK.

Award will be made utilizing Tradeoff Source Selection Procedures. Award will be made to the offerors whose proposal represents the best value to the Government, over the entire period of performance, after evaluation, in accordance with (IAW) the factors and subfactors in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Funding will be obligated for the Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for each individual delivery order. The awarded contract will have a One-Year Base Period, Three, One-Year Option Periods, and Six-Month “Option to Extend Services”.

2.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION

2.1 General Information

This section of the instructions to offerors (ITO) provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested by the ITO and submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered ineligible for award. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) and appendices. Nonconformance with the instructions provided in the ITO may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation or rejection of the proposal in its entirety.

The proposal shall be clear, concise, and with sufficient detail for effective evaluation and substantiation of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal.

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2.2 Acceptance Period

The proposal acceptance period is specified in Section A of the model contract/solicitation. The offeror shall make a clear statement in Section A of the proposal documentation volume that the proposal is valid for the period of 240 calendar days from the date for receipt of offers.

2.3 Retainability/Disposal

In accordance with (IAW) FAR Subpart 4.8, Government Contract Files, the Government will retain one copy of all proposals. Unless an offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies.

2.4 Point of Contact

The Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Specialist (CS) listed below are the only points of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the aforementioned individuals. Written requests for clarification may be sent to the CO or the CS at the following email addresses:

Ms. Kelly Benton, Contracting Officer, kelly.benton@us.af.mil Mr. Dustin Lashley, Contract Specialist, dustin.lashley@us.af.mil

2.5 Debriefings

The CO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range. IAW FAR 15.505, offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a preaward debriefing, or choose to delay the briefing until after award. However, offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The CO will notify unsuccessful offerors IAW FAR 15.503. Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing, following procedures IAW FAR 15.505 or 15.506.

2.6 Discrepancies

If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing. The notification shall include supporting rationale and remedies the offeror requests the CO to consider as related to the omission or error. The Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial proposal.

2.7 Electronic Reference Documents

All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) web site at http://www.fbo.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe to e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

2.8 Oral Presentation

The Government will not utilize oral presentations.

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2.9 Amendments to the Solicitation

If this request for proposal (RFP) solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s proposal. Any unacknowledged amendments in the offeror’s proposal are subject to solicitation provision FAR 52.215-1(c).

2.10 Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals Proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in sealed envelopes or packages in paper media and electronic media addressed to the CO at the address shown in Section A of the model contract/solicitation. The envelope or package must specify the time and date for receipt, solicitation number, and name/address of the offeror.

2.11 Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

2.11.1 Title Page

The title page of each volume must include the solicitation number, name of person authorized to commit the company, address, telephone, and facsimile numbers of the offeror and e-mail address, if available.

2.11.2 Team List

A team list of the offeror’s primary point of contacts (POC) shall be submitted in each volume using the format shown in Attachment ITO – 1.0 of the ITO.

2.11.3 Proposal Organization

The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the proposal organization table below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits and number of copies. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the ITO paragraph as noted in the table below.

Table 2.11.3. Proposal Organization

Volume

ITO

Paragraph Number

Volume Title

Hard Copi es/ Disk Copi es*

Page Limit

I 3.0 Technical Volume 4/1 36

2.11.1 Title Page (not included in volume page limit) 1

2.11.2 Team List (Attachment ITO – 1.0, not included in

volume page limit) Unlimited

2.11.6 Cross Reference Matrix (Attachment ITO – 1.7) 1

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2.11.7 Table of Contents Unlimited

2.11.8 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms Unlimited

II 4.0 Past Performance Volume 4/1 Unlimited

2.11.1 Title Page 1

2.11.2 Team List (Attachment ITO – 1.0) 5

2.11.6 Cross Reference Matrix (Attachment ITO – 1.7) 1

4.3.1 Past Performance Information Tool (PPIT)

(Attachment ITO – 1.1)

4.1 Consent Letter (Attachment ITO – 1.4) Unlimited

4.1 Client Authorization Letters (Attachment ITO – 1.5) Unlimited

4.2 Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment ITO –

1.2) Tab Only

4.3.2 Relevant Contract Narrative Max 5

pages per contract

4.3.3 Organizational Structure Change History 2

III 5.0 Price Volume 2/2 Unlimited

2.11.1 Title Page 1

2.11.6 Cross Reference Matrix (Attachment ITO – 1.7) 1

5.1 Narrative Unlimited

5.2.1.1 NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix (Attachment ITO –

1.6) Unlimited

IV 6.0 Contract Documentation 2/1 Unlimited

2.11.1 Title Page (SF33) 1

2.11.2 Team List (Attachment ITO – 1.0) 5

2.11.7 Table of Contents Unlimited

2.11.10 List of Tables and Figures Unlimited

2.11.8 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms Unlimited

2.11.2 Team List, Arrangements, and/or Letters of Intent Unlimited

6.1 Model Contract (Sections A-J) N/A

6.1.4 Representations and Certifications (Section K) N/A

6.3.1 Authorized Offeror Personnel Unlimited

6.4 Bid Guarantee and Surety Letter Unlimited

6.5 Initial Delivery Order SOW Requirements Unlimited

* One copy marked as original. If discrepancies occur between the original and copies, the original takes precedence.

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2.11.4 Page Limitations

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Page limitations may also be placed on responses to evaluation notices (ENs). The specified page limits for EN responses will be identified in the letters forwarding the ENs to the offerors. Each page shall be counted except blank pages, title pages, tables of contents, tabs, indexes, glossaries, and those noted in the proposed organization chart as unlimited.

2.11.5 Pricing Information

All pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the price and contract documentation volumes.

2.11.6 Cross Referencing

Offerors shall write each volume on a stand-alone basis so that the Government may evaluate its contents without cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation, which is not found in its designated volume, will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal. Cross-referencing within a proposal volume is permitted when its use would conserve space without impairing clarity.

The offeror shall complete the cross-reference matrix provided in Attachment ITO 1.7 that will indicate the corresponding proposal volume and paragraph in which addresses the referenced item. The offerors cross reference matrix shall include the proposal reference information as it relates to the SOW contents, Section L – Instructions to Offerors, Section M – Evaluati0n Factors for Award or other solicitation documents.

2.11.7 Table of Contents/Indexing

Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections. Include an indexed list of tables and figures.

2.11.8 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used with an explanation for each.

2.11.9 Page Size and Format

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”, not including foldouts. Page line spacing shall be 1.5 lines. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall be Times New Roman in no less than 12-point font.

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” margins on the top and bottom and ¾” side margins. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. These page format restrictions shall

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2.11.10 Tables, Charts, Figures

Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated and shall not exceed 11” x 17” in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume, and count as a single page. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics, not for pages of text. For the technical volume, text intended for evaluation within all figures, charts, tables, and graphs, to include imbedded images, shall be no less than Times New Roman 8-point font. These limitations shall apply to both electronic and hard copy proposals. Any text within figures, charts, tables, and graphs that do not meet this requirement will not be considered in the evaluation.

2.11.11 Binding and Labeling

Each volume of the proposal should be separately bound in a three-ring, loose-leaf binder permitting the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet should be bound in each book, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification and the offeror’s name. The same identifying data should be placed on the spine of each binder. All unclassified document binders shall have a color other than red or other applicable security designation colors. Be sure to apply all appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

2.11.12 Electronic Offers

The content and page size of electronic copies must be identical to the hard copies. When discrepancies exist between the written hard copies and those provided in electronic format, the written hard copies will take precedence in all cases. For electronic copies, indicate on each Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) the volume number and title. Use separate files to permit rapid location of all portions, including subfactors, required plans, exhibits, appendices, and attachments, if any. The offeror shall submit volumes I through IV in electronic format.

Each volume shall be submitted on a separate CD. Electronic files submitted in any compressed format will not be considered in the evaluation. The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2007/2010, MS Excel 2007/2010, MS- Project 2007/2010, and MS-Power Point 2007/2010, or Microsoft Office XP as applicable.

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2.12 Distribution

The "original" proposal shall be clearly identified. Proposals shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer and mailed or dropped off to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AFSC/PZIOC

ATTN: Kelly Benton 7858 5th Street Tinker AFB, OK 73145-3020 Telephone: 405-739-4988 kelly.benton@us.af.mil

3.0 FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL

3.1 General

The technical volume should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important. Your responses will be evaluated against the technical subfactors defined in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing or satisfying these subfactors. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. By your proposal submission, you are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is neither necessary nor desirable for you to tell us so in your proposal. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

3.2 Format and Specific Content

In the technical volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical subfactor.

3.2.1 Volume Organization

The technical volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

Team List Attachment ITO – 1.0 Table of Contents List of Table and Drawings Glossary Subfactor 1 – Special Standards of Responsibility Subfactor 2 – Bonding

3.2.2 Subfactor 1: Special Standards of Responsibility

IAW FAR 9.104-2, there are twelve (12) Special Standards of Responsibility (SSR) required by this RFP. The apparent successful offeror(s) must provide current licensed and certified professionals in the following disciplines: Architect, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, SECTION L FA8101-15-R-0004 (15 Pages) Page 7

Electrical Engineer, Structural Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Interior Designer, and Land Surveyor; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (AP) Certificate of a certified individual;

and a licensed Design Program Manager with ten (10) years of experience. These disciplines must be currently on staff of the prime contractor, or currently on staff of the primary A-E Firm subcontractor.

3.2.3 Subfactor 2: Bonding

The Offeror shall submit a prequalification letter from an A.M. Best "A" rated surety (not a bonding agent), that verifies your bonding relationship and shows a minimum project amount of $10 million and an aggregate amount of $20 million.

4.0 FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

4.1 General

Each offeror shall submit a past performance volume with its proposal, containing past performance information sheets (Attachment ITO – 1.1), consent letter (Attachment ITO – 1.4) executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, and client authorization letters (Attachment ITO – 1.5). This information is required for the offeror and all subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners proposed to perform the work on this requirement. The Government will use data provided by each offeror in this volume and obtained from other sources in the evaluation of past performance.

4.2 Early Proposal Information

As soon as practicable, offerors shall complete section 1 of the attached past performance questionnaire (ITO – 1.2) and e-mail it and the performance questionnaire letter (Attachment ITO – 1.3) to all POCs the offeror has listed in the past performance information tool (Attachment ITO – 1.1). The POCs will complete the questionnaires and forward them by email, directly to the Past Performance Evaluation Team (PPET) at kelly.benton@us.af.mil and dustin.lashley@us.af.mil . Respondents to the questionnaires shall not send the completed information sheets back to the offeror. Offerors shall not follow-up with respondents to ensure they have completed the questionnaires. The PPET will conduct such follow-up with any POC, as necessary.

4.3 Relevant Contracts

4.3.1 General

Offerors should submit past performance information sheets (PPIS) (Attachment ITO – 1.1) on no more than five recent contracts, performed within the last three years from release of this solicitation. Submissions should be considered most relevant in demonstrating your ability to perform the proposed effort.

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Also, submit PPIS on no more than three recent contracts performed by each of your teaming partners and significant subcontractors, performed within the last three years from release of this solicitation. Please only submit information on subcontractors and teaming partners performing key or critical portions of the proposed effort. The maximum number of PPIT forms allowed per team is 10. Offerors are requested to limit responses to those efforts necessary for evaluation and relevant to the proposed effort. Offerors shall include rationale supporting the assertion of relevance. For a description of the characteristics or aspects the Government will consider in determining recency and relevancy, see Section M. Offerors shall complete a table similar to the one below, identifying what each team member is proposed to perform. NOTE: The requested number of PPIS forms for the prime and subcontractors are preferences, and not requirements.

Offerors who submit less than the preferred number of PPIS forms are not automatically assigned an “Unknown Confidence” rating. Fewer numbers may be acceptable if the Government determines there is sufficient information to determine a confidence rating.

Prime/Subcontractor Name

Subfactor 1-Special Standards of Responsibility

4.3.2 Specific Content

Offerors shall provide a narrative explaining what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant to the proposed effort and to what aspects of the proposed effort they relate. The offeror shall provide a description of projects in which all or a mixture of the required special standards of responsibilities in paragraph 3.2.2 (above) were utilized to complete a successful design-build effort. The offeror shall clearly state: project scope, dollar value, bonding limitations, description of federal, state and local regulations followed and programmatic/managerial risks overcome. This may include a discussion of efforts accomplished by the offeror to resolve problems encountered on past efforts to identify and manage program risk. Merely having problems does not automatically equate to a limited or no confidence rating, since the problems encountered may have been on a more complex program, or an offeror may have subsequently demonstrated the ability to overcome the problems encountered. This may allow the offeror to be considered a higher confidence candidate. For example, submittal of quality performance indicators or other management indicators that clearly support that an Offeror has overcome past problems.

4.3.3 Organizational Structure Change History

Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies and/or reorganized their divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, SECTION L FA8101-15-R-0004 (15 Pages) Page 9 these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant past efforts or between the conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, offerors shall include a "roadmap" describing all such changes in the organization of the offeror’s company. A pamphlet or other commercial document describing such reorganizations may suffice. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts you identify for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the offeror(s), the "roadmap" should be both specifically applicable to the efforts identified, yet general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

5.0 FACTOR 3 – PRICE

5.1 General

These instructions are to assist you in submitting information required to evaluate the reasonableness, balance, completeness, and realism of your proposed pricing. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may result in your proposal being ineligible for award. Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to support your price position. All information relating to the proposed price including all required supporting documentation must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the price volume. Under no circumstances shall this information and documentation be included elsewhere in the proposal. Pricing shall be input in ITO– Attachment 1.6 Not to Exceed (NTE) Coefficient Pricing Matrix ONLY.

After the title page for this volume, include a narrative describing the general pricing data used in determining a line item unit cost and the percent of escalation from the basic used for each option year.

5.2 Pricing Information Requirements

Proposed pricing will be evaluated as Factor 3 for price reasonableness, balance, completeness, realism, and Total Evaluated Price (TEP). Volume III, Price Volume, must set forth all pricing information necessary to provide a meaningful basis for the Government’s analysis of price as stated in Section M of the RFP. The following information is required to enable evaluation of price reasonableness, balance, completeness, and realism.

5.2.1 Total Evaluated Price (TEP)

The TEP will be calculated as the summation of the “Estimated Evaluated Price (EEP) for each contract period” including Base Year, Three , One-Year Option Periods, and a Six-Month “Option to Extend Services”.

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5.2.1.1 NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix

The TEP will be automatically calculated using the NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix (ITO– Attachment 1.6) provided in the solicitation (SUM= EEP Basic Year + EEP Option Year I + EEP Option Year II + EEP Option Year III+ EEP Extension of Services). EEP will be calculated as the summation of each line item Extended price for the contract period. The Extended price is calculated by multiplying the Average Annual Cost by the proposed NTE Coefficient (Extended Price =Average Annual Cost X NTE Coefficient).

NOTE: The proposed coefficients shall be utilized as Not to Exceed rates inclusive of bonding, overhead, general and administrative, profit and all additional costs identified in SOW paragraph 1.8.4.10.

5.2.1.2 Line Item Price Rounding

All proposed coefficients shall not exceed three decimal places. The extended line item total cost shall be rounded to the nearest dollar. If any pricing proposal deviates from this format, the Government will apply the specified format to determine the extended pricing and TEP.

5.2.2 Annual Price Changes

Proposed price increases greater than 5% per option period shall be verified and addressed for reasonableness in this section. Explain and provide support for any annual pricing changes that exceed 5% escalation rates per year.

5.2.3 Data Other than Cost or Pricing Data

FAR Part 15 applies regarding price analysis as a basis for determining reasonable and balanced pricing. In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b) (2) (i), normally adequate price competition establishes price reasonableness. Additional information that is not required is neither requested nor desired by the Government. However, if the offeror believes additional data other than certified cost or pricing data is necessary to justify or clarify proposed pricing, it may be included in this volume.

If, after receipt of proposals, the Contracting Officer determines there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness or realism and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 are considered sufficient to support the proposed price, the Offeror may be required to submit additional data other than cost or pricing data. Should such information be considered necessary it will be limited to the minimum amount of cost/pricing information required to support evaluation of reasonable and balanced pricing.

Should the Contracting Officer determine proposed prices appear unreasonable or unrealistic (the Offeror may not fully understand the requirement), the Offerors may be required to support price reasonableness/price realism via data other than cost or pricing data.

5.2.4 Pricing Assumptions

Summarize all significant pricing assumptions, scope limitations and/or qualifications of the Price Proposal. The Offerors’ proposal shall be valid through time of award.

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5.2.5 Other Supporting Documentation

Other documentation considered by Offerors to be essential for support of proposed prices shall be presented in this section. Such documentation could include items considered in the development of the proposed Not to Exceed Coefficients.

5.2.6 Price Volume Organization

Provide pricing support information in the following organizational format.

5.2.6.1 Section 1 Pricing Support Information

Include under this section your explanation of proposed pricing: include your cost assumptions and basis of estimate used to develop proposed unit pricing. Also, provide data other than cost or pricing data as considered necessary to support your proposed pricing. Provide your methodology used in the fair and reasonable determination of subcontractors’/vendors’ proposed pricing.

5.2.6.2 Section 2 Coefficient Pricing Matrix

Complete the NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix spreadsheet provided in Attachment ITO – 1.6.

Provide complete proposed pricing for all line items as required. Average annual costs have been established for all line items and SHALL NOT to be changed.

NOTE: The proposed coefficients will be utilized in the execution of contract delivery orders applicable to the mandatory RS Means breakouts IAW SOW paragraph 1.8.4.

6.0 CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

6.1 Model Contract/Representations and Certifications

The purpose of this volume is to provide information to the Government for preparing the contract document and supporting file. The offeror's proposal shall include a signed copy of the model contract, and Sections A through K.

6.1.1 Solicitation/Contract Form (Section A)

Completion of blocks 14 – 20C of the SF1442. Signature by the offeror on the SF1442 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. The "original" copy should be clearly marked under separate cover and should be provided without any punched holes. The proposal acceptance period is 240 calendar days for the date for receipt of offers. The offeror shall make a clear statement in the signed off (SF 1442 Block 17) that the proposal is valid until this period has passed.

6.1.2 Supplies or Services and Prices (Section B)

Section B will be the structure of the Contract Line Items (CLINs) and SubCLINs. Total evaluated price (TEP) will be determined using the NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix in Attachment ITO – 1.6 as described in paragraph 5.0 above.

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6.1.3 Contract Clauses (Section I)

The offeror shall provide required information to complete clauses as required.

6.1.4 Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors (Section K) The offeror must complete the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically are correct. Any missing information, or incorrect data entered as requested above (physically or electronic) may render a proposal non-responsive and ineligible for award. This becomes crucial if the Government determines to award without discussions.

6.2 Exceptions to Solicitation Requirements

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. 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. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.

Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. This information shall be provided in the format and content of Table 6.2.

Table 6.2 - Solicitation Exceptions

Solicitation Document

Page/ Paragraph

Requirement/ Portion Rationale

SOO, SOW, SPEC,

Model Contract, ITO, etc.

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken

Describe why the requirement can/will not be met

6.3 Other Information Required

6.3.1 Authorized Offeror Personnel

Provide the name, title, and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

6.3.2 Company/Division Address, Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations

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Provide company/division's street address, county and facility code, CAGE code, and DUNS code. This same information must be provided if the work for this contract will be performed at any other location(s). List all locations where work is to be performed and indicate whether such facility is a division, affiliate, or subcontractor, and the percentage of work to be performed at each location.

6.3.3 Base Support Requirements

The Government plans to provide the support listed in Section 3 of the SOW, Government- Furnished Property and Services.

6.4 Initial Delivery Order SOW Requirements

Offerors shall furnish a narrative of conference agenda requirements in paragraph 2.0 of Attachment INT-1 Initial DO Statement of Work (SOW).

7.0 SECTION L – ITO ATTACHMENTS

ITO – 1.0 Proposed Team List ITO – 1.1 Past Performance Information Tool ITO – 1.2 Past Performance Questionnaire ITO – 1.3 Sample Questionnaire Cover Letter ITO – 1.4 Sample Consent Letter ITO – 1.5 Sample Client Authorization Letter ITO – 1.6 NTE Coefficient Pricing Matrix Spreadsheet ITO – 1.7 Cross Reference Matrix

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2.12 Distribution

6.4 Initial Delivery Order SOW Requirements

7.0 SECTION L – ITO ATTACHMENTS