FA8126-15-Q-0191_Solicitation.pdf

AFSC/PZIMB

CORI L. DAVIS/405-739-3311

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405-739-3311

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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Each

First Article: Customized B-1 Stand

FFP

First Article - Customized B-1 Stand with railings

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #1 as stated in the SOW.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: F3YCHT5160A001

NET AMT

0002 1 Each

First Article: Railings for B-1 Stand

First Article: Separate Area 11 Railings for B-1 Stand

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #1a as stated in the SOW.

0003 1 Each

First Article: Customized B-4 Stand

First Article: Customized B-4 Stand

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #2 as stated in the SOW.

0004 39 Each

Customized B-1 Stand

Customized B-1 Stand with railings.

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #1 as stated in the SOW.

0005 19 Each

Railing for B-1 Stand

Separate Area 11 Railings for B-1 Stand.

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #1a as stated in the SOW

0006 72 Each

Customized B-4 Stand

Customized B-4 Stand

Must meet the specifications and details for Item #2 as stated in the SOW.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 Destination Government Destination Government

0003 Destination Government Destination Government

0004 Destination Government Destination Government

0005 Destination Government Destination Government

0006 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

0001 180 dys. ADC 1 F3YCHT

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0002 180 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 270 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0004 15 mths. ADC 39 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0005 15 mths. ADC 19 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0006 15 mths. ADC 72 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement

To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management JUL 2013

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting NOV 2014

52.209-4 First Article Approval--Government Testing SEP 1989

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification--Commercial Items MAR 2015

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

AUG 2011

52.225-18 Place of Manufacture MAR 2015

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General DEC 2012

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical

Information

NOV 2013

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors FEB 2014

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation DEC 2013

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO RESPONDENTS FOR PROPOSAL

PREPARATION USING LOWEST PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) SOURCE

SELECTION PROCEDURES.

1.0 Program Structure and Objective

1.1. The Government plans to award a single contract for the Supplemental Work Stand System (SWSS). The

Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG) requires the design and fabrication of two customized B-series-style stands with some customized railings to fit a list of specific applications. The Contractor shall provide a complete design, fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, delivery, equipment installation, work stand assemblies, labor and other incidentals necessary to provide such work stands in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW), attachments and supporting data as provided by the Government.

The customized work stands will be used at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in Programmed Depot

Maintenance (PDM) locations to access several locations on the KC-135 aircraft where current stands are ineffective or unsafe such as the Tail-Cone, “Area 11”, over-wing, and wing fuel tanks. The Contractor shall deliver these items in accordance with this SOW.

The items sought include the following:

Item #1: A customized B-1-style stand with railings

Item #1a: A set of additional railings for Area 11 access

Item #2: A customized B-4-style stand with railings

System shall consist of forty (40) units of Item #1 with twenty (20) units of Item #1a and seventy-three (73) units of

Item #2.

The Contractor shall provide a complete design, fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, delivery, equipment installation, work stand assemblies, labor and other incidentals necessary to make the work stands operational, usable, and repairable. Contractor shall provide components, equipment, and parts that are commercial-off-the-shelf

(COTS). The contractor shall identify all components, equipment, and parts that are not COTS.

These items will be used at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Contractor shall design, build, deliver, and these items in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW), QPP-SOW-15-001EH. All instances of “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” in this solicitation are hereby replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

All instances of “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” in this solicitation are hereby replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

2.1 General Instructions

2.1.1. This source selection will utilize Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable source selection procedures.

Contract award will be made to the offeror who is technically acceptable with lowest evaluated price. 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 must be 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). Non-conformance with the instructions provided in the ITO may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation.

2.1.2. 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. 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.

2.1.3. Elaborate brochures, documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

2.1.4. The offeror shall make a clear statement in the proposal documentation volume what date that the proposal is valid until.

2.1.5. 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 such unsuccessful proposals.

2.2. General Information

2.2.1. Point of Contact

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the sole point of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the CO. Written requests for clarification may be sent to the CO at the address located in Block 9 of the solicitation.

2.2.2. 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 with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the CO to consider as related to the omission or error. The offeror is reminded that 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.

2.2.3. Electronic Reference Documents

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

2.2.4. Amendments to Solicitation

If this RFQ 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 52.212-1(f).

2.2.5. Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals

Proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted via email to cori.davis@us.af.mil and

Darrell.hafer@us.af.mil.

2.3. Organization/Number of Copies

2.3.1. The offeror’s proposal must show solicitation number, name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers mailto:Darrell.hafer@us.af.mil of the offeror and electronic e-mail address if available.

2.3.2. A Team List of the offeror’s primary Point of Contacts shall be submitted in each technical volume.

2.3.3. The offeror’s technical proposal shall address the information listed in para 3.2 below.

2.4. Electronic Offers

The electronic copy of the proposal shall be submitted via email to cori.davis@us.af.mil and

Darrell.hafer@us.af.mil. They shall be in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2010, MS Excel 2010, MSProject 2010, and MS-Power Point 2010 or Adobe Acrobat Reader.

3.0. Factor 1 - Technical

3.1. General

The Technical proposal should be specific and complete. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important.

Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical subfactors defined in Addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors for Award. Using the instructions provided below, provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing/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 technical proposal. The technical proposal should only address the requirements of the subfactors listed below. Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation.

3.2. Format and Specific Content

mailto:Darrell.hafer@us.af.mil

3.2.1. Technical

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

3.2.1.1. Subfactor One: Technical Qualifications and Availability of Key Personnel and Resources

The Offeror shall demonstrate technical & management qualifications (experience, education, and expertise) and availability of the proposed Key Personnel as identified in the Section H clause, EPAAR 1552.237-72, Key

Personnel. (APR 1984), of this solicitation. A statement of “I concur” or “concur” will not be accepted.

As a minimum, the approach shall provide the following essential information:

a. Professional Engineer: Demonstrated technical qualifications (experience, expertise, education, and PE certification) of the proposed Professional Engineer certifying the design and engineering calculations per paragraph

2.4 of the SOW. Demonstrated availability of the proposed Professional Engineer to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation.

b. Welders: Demonstrated technical qualifications (education, experience, expertise, and welding certifications) of the proposed welder(s) performing work similar to that set forth in the SOW for this solicitation. Demonstrated availability of the proposed welder(s) to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation

c. Quality Control: Demonstrated technical qualifications (education, experience, expertise) of the proposed Quality

Control personnel performing QC work similar to that set forth in the SOW for this solicitation. Demonstrated availability of the proposed QC to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation

d. An effective management plan that ensures allocation of staff and resources to accomplish project goals.

e. Demonstrated availability of key support resources: shop space, shop equipment, engineering design capabilities, engineering test capabilities

f. Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in the construction of similar work platforms and stands.

3.2.1.2. Subfactor Two: Technical Approach

Offeror will be evaluated on the adequacy and effectiveness of the described technical approach to meet all requirements in the SOW. The proposal should address each work area in sufficient detail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the statement of work. The offeror should provide evidence of sufficient planning to show that work will be accomplished as required and on schedule, utilizing all available resources. Offeror should demonstrate the technical approach by providing documentation to support professed examples of any such methods, tools, or plans. A statement of “I concur” or “concur” will not be accepted.

Reviewers will look for information that demonstrates the following:

a. A clear understanding of the scope of work required for the project, with a work plan that will ensure achievement of task objectives;

b. A clear understanding of federal laws and regulations involved, the implications of them, and demonstration of how the offeror’s proposed design will comply.

c. A clear understanding of relevant issues likely to be raised.

d. Details of the offeror’s proposed configurations

NOTE:

Reiteration/rewording of statement of work requirements and indicating that the work will be accomplished does not constitute an acceptable technical approach.

3.2.1.3 Subfactor Three: Quality Assurance Management Plan

Adequacy of the offeror's Quality Management Plan to effectively manage the quality assurance (QA) activities of the contract, including the completeness and relevance of the offeror’s Quality Management Plan (QMP) for meeting the QA requirements under the contract.

4.0 Factor 2 - Price

4.1. The Offeror shall provide the following information in addition to the pricing in Supplies or Services and

Prices Section of the solicitation. These instructions are to assist you in submitting information required to evaluate the reasonableness of your proposed price. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your proposal.

4.2. General Instructions

Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. All information relating to the proposed price, including all required supporting documentation, must be included.

4.2.1. Price Reasonableness

Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness. Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness The burden of proof for credibility of proposed prices rests with the offeror.

4.2.2. Pricing Information Requirements

FAR 12.209 gives the requirement to establish price reasonableness in accordance with 13.106-3 (Simplified

Acquisition Procedures), 14.408-2 (Sealed Bidding), or 15.4 (Contract Pricing by Negotiation), as applicable. FAR part 13 applies. In accordance with FAR 15.403-3-1(b), prices based on adequate price competition do not require submission of cost or pricing data. In accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a), however, information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness. FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) provides for obtaining information other than cost or pricing data if needed to determine price reasonableness. Therefore, the FAR doesnot preclude the requirement for obtaining other than cost or pricing data under certain circumstances and the

Government reserves the right to obtain data as appropriate. Should the CO determine proposed prices to appear unreasonable the Offerors may be required to support price reasonableness via other than cost or pricing data. If, after receipt of proposals, the CO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the offeror shall be required to submit cost or pricing data.

4.2.3. Rounding

All dollar amounts except line shall be rounded to the nearest penny.

5.0. Contract Documentation

5.1. Solicitation/Contract Form

Completion of blocks 12, 17 and signature and date for blocks 30a, 30b and 30c of the SF1449. Signature by the offeror on the SF1449 constitutes an offer. The offeror's proposal shall include a signed copy of the solicitation.

5.1.1. Supplies or Services and Costs/Prices

Completed pricing information in schedule of supplies/services in the solicitation.

5.1.2. Contract Clauses

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

5.1.3. Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors

The offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items are correct.

5.2. 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

5.3. Other Information Required

5.3.1. Ombudsman

An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is AFSC/PZC. This does not diminishthe authority of the program director or CO, but communicates offeror concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process; interested parties are invited to call AFSC/PZC at 405-734-5135.

5.3.2. 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.

5.3.3. Company/Division Address, Identifying Codes, and Applicable Designations

Provide company/division's street address, county and facility code; CAGE code; DUNS code; TIN; size of business (large or small); and labor surplus area designation. 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.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

General Information:

1. Basis for Contract Award:

This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures IAW FAR

15.101-2, as supplemented. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. The Government will evaluate all factors concurrently for the three (3) lowest priced proposals.

Should one of those three (3) proposals not be found technically acceptable, the next one (1) lowest priced offeror will be reviewed for technical acceptance. Award will be made to the acceptable Offeror with the lowest evaluated cost or price, which is deemed responsible IAW the FAR and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by FAR 52.212-1 of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussion if determined necessary by the contracting officer.

2. Number of Contracts to be Awarded:

The Government intends to select one contractor for the award. However, the government reserves the right to award no contract at all, depending on the quality of the proposals and prices submitted and the availability of funds.

3. Rejection of Unreasonable offers:

The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low cost/price when compared to government estimates, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program.

4. Correction Potential of Proposal:

The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the” correction potential” of any proposal uncertainty. The judgment of such” correction potential” is within the sole discretion of the government. If an aspect of an offerors proposal not meeting the government requirements in not considered correctable, the Offeror may be eliminated from the competitive range.

5. Evaluation Factor:

Factor 1—Technical Proposal

Factor 2—Cost/Price

a. Evaluation Methodology:

Only those offerors determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions will be considered. The price will be evaluated and the proposal will be listed from lowest to highest based on the total evaluated price either initially or as a result of discussion. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated priced proposal meeting the acceptability standard for the non-cost factors.

Factor 1—Technical proposal:

b. Technical Factors:

Acceptable—the proposal meets specified minimum technical evaluation requirements necessary for acceptable contract performance

Unacceptable—the proposal fails to meet specified minimum technical evaluation requirements necessary for contract performance. Proposal with an unacceptable rating are not awardable.

Technical acceptability will be based on an evaluation of proposal against the criteria stated below and other technical specification in the item description. Offerors are required to present all the information as stated in the

Instructions to offerors, FAR 52.212-1. The minimum technical evaluation requirements are met when the Offerors proposal thoroughly substantiates all the following essential criteria:

“CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE IN WRITING A DETAILED APPROACH AND PROCESS TO ENSURE

ALL TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIAL ARE MET, IN ORDER TO

BE CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. A STATEMENT OF “I CONCUR” OR “CONCUR” WILL

NOT BE ACCEPTED”.

The Offeror is technically acceptable when they have met the following criteria:

1) Demonstrated Technical Qualifications and Availability of Key Personnel and Resources –

Demonstrated technical & management qualifications (experience, education, and expertise) and availability of the proposed Key Personnel as identified in the Section H clause, EPAAR 1552.237-72, Key Personnel. (APR 1984), of this solicitation:

a. Professional Engineer: Demonstrated technical qualifications (experience, expertise, education, and PE certification) of the proposed Professional Engineer certifying the design and engineering calculations per paragraph

2.4 of the SOW. Demonstrated availability of the proposed Professional Engineer to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation.

b. Welders: Demonstrated technical qualifications (education, experience, expertise, and welding certifications) of the proposed welder(s) performing work similar to that set forth in the SOW for this solicitation. Demonstrated availability of the proposed welder(s) to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation

c. Quality Control: Demonstrated technical qualifications (education, experience, expertise) of the proposed Quality

Control personnel performing QC work similar to that set forth in the SOW for this solicitation. Demonstrated availability of the proposed QC to work on the contract resulting from the solicitation

d. An effective management plan that ensures allocation of staff and resources to accomplish project goals.

e. Demonstrated availability of key support resources: shop space, shop equipment, engineering design capabilities, engineering test capabilities

f. Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in the construction of similar work platforms and stands.

2) Technical Approach –

Offeror will be evaluated on the adequacy and effectiveness of the described technical approach to meet all requirements in the SOW. The proposal should address each work area in sufficient detail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the statement of work. The offeror should provide evidence of sufficient planning to show that work will be accomplished as required and on schedule, utilizing all available resources. Offeror should demonstrate the technical approach by providing documentation to support professed examples of any such methods, tools, or plans.

Reviewers will look for information that demonstrates the following TECHNICAL APPROACHES:

a. A clear understanding of the scope of work required for the project, with a work plan that will ensure achievement of task objectives;

b. A clear understanding of federal laws and regulations involved, the implications of them, and demonstration of how the offeror’s proposed design will comply.

c. A clear understanding of relevant issues likely to be raised.

d. Details of the offeror’s proposed configurations

NOTE:

Reiteration/rewording of statement of work requirements and indicating that the work will be accomplished does not constitute an acceptable technical approach.

3) Demonstrated Quality Assurance Management Plan –

Adequacy of the offeror's Quality Management Plan to effectively manage the quality assurance (QA) activities of the contract, including the completeness and relevance of the offeror’s Quality Management Plan (QMP) for meeting the QA requirements under the contract.

Factor 2—Cost/Price:

c. Cost/price Evaluation: the offerors cost/price proposal will be evaluated for award purposes by adding the total prices for basic requirements (basic award)

Total Evaluated Price: Price analysis will be will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the offerors price proposal. Reasonableness will be based on the total evaluated price. The total evaluated price will be calculated price will be calculated as the sum of the contract line item number (CLIN) unit/extended prices plus other associated factors such as: first article testing costs transportation cost, price evaluation adjustments for Small Disadvantage

Business Concerns, and application of labor hours to labor hours rate etc...

Unreasonably Low Cost or Price: Unreasonably low proposed costs or prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition either on the basis that the Offeror does not understand the requirement or the Offeror has made unrealistic proposal

Unbalance Pricing: offerors are cautioned against submitting an offer that contains unbalanced pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more CLIN is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques offers that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses and unacceptable risk to the Government.

6. Determination of Contractor Responsibility:

To be eligible for award, an Offeror must be determined responsible. A Determination of Contractor Responsibility will be conducted IAW FAR 9.1 (CCR, EPLS, and ORCA). Past performance information may be gathered from both government such as PPIRS, CPARS, and commercial sources. Offerors will not be penalized if no past performance is available. Past performance will either be satisfactory, neutral, or unsatisfactory. Offerors rated as unsatisfactory equals a determination of non-responsibility. Any unsatisfactory rating given to a small business will be referred to the Small Business Administration pursuant to FAR 15.101-2(b) and 19.6 for resolution. An Offeror who receives a determination of non-responsibility will not be eligible to receive the contract award.

7. Past Performance:

Past performance information may be gathered from both the government such as PPIRS, CPARS, and commercial source. Offerors will not be penalized if no past performance information is available. Past performance will either be satisfactory, neutral, or unsatisfactory, where satisfactory equals neutral or determination of responsibility, and unsatisfactory equals a determination of non-responsibility. Any unsatisfactory rating given to a small business will be referred to the Small Business Administration pursuant to FAR 15.101-2(b) and 19.6 for resolution.

8. Discussion:

It is the government’s intent to award without discussions: therefore, it is imperative that offerors submit their initially. However, if during the evaluation period, it is determined to be in the best interest of government to hold discussions, Offeror responses to evaluation notice (EN), and the final proposal revisions (FPR) will be considered in making the source selection decision. If a request for FPR is issued, Offeror responses to ENs must be included in the FPR in order to be considered in the final evaluation.

9. Solicitation requirement, terms and condition:

Offeror 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 sub-factors, and all technical specification of the item description. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms, condition and provide complete accompanying rationale. In the case that a discrepancy exist between the Instruction to Offeror and the evaluation factors for award, the evaluation criteria in 52.212-2 take precedence.

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights (1) within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes'', as amended (41 U.S.C. 601-613).

Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at FAR

52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the

Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement or any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(g) Invoice.

(1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include--

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on

Government bill of lading;

(vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

(vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent;

(viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and

(ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The Contractor shall include its TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information.

(A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(B) If EFT banking information is not required to be on the invoice, in order for the invoice to be a proper invoice, the Contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic

Funds Transfer--Other Than System for Award Management), or applicable agency procedures.

(C) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by EFT.

(2) Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(h) Patent indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any

United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the

Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.

(i) Payment.--

(1) Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.

(2) Prompt payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C.

3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(3) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212-5(b) for the appropriate

EFT clause.

(4) Discount. In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

(5) Overpayments. If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment or that the

Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall--

(i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the--

(A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment);

(B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(C) Affected contract line item or subline item, if applicable; and

(D) Contractor point of contact.

(ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer.

(6) Interest.

(i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C.

7109, which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) of this clause, and then at the rate applicable for each six-month period as fixed by the Secretary until the amount is paid.

(ii) The Government may issue a demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract.

(iii) Final decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if--

(A) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt within 30 days;

(B) The Contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the Contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or

(C) The Contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer (see

32.607-2).

(iv) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment.

(v) Amounts shall be due at the earliest of the following dates:

(A) The date fixed under this contract.

(B) The date of the first written demand for payment, including any demand for payment resulting from a default termination.

(vi) The interest charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days involved beginning on the due date and ending on--

(A) The date on which the designated office receives payment from the Contractor;

(B) The date of issuance of a Government check to the Contractor from which an amount otherwise payable has been withheld as a credit against the contract debt; or

(C) The date on which an amount withheld and applied to the contract debt would otherwise have become payable to the Contractor.

(vii) The interest charge made under this clause may be reduced under the procedures prescribed in 32.608-2 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation in effect on the date of this contract.

(j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon:

(1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or

(2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b.

destination.

(k) Taxes. The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties.

(l) Termination for the Government's convenience. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The

Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor's records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.

(m) Termination for cause. The Government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the event of any default by the Contractor, or if the Contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the Government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance. In the event of termination for cause, the Government shall not be liable to the Contractor for any amount for supplies or services not accepted, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. If it is determined that the Government improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience.

(n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished under this contract shall pass to the

Government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession.

(o) Warranty. The Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

(p) Limitation of liability. Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the Contractor will not be liable to the Government for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items.

(q) Other compliances. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract.

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts; 18 U.S.C. 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C.

chapter 87, Kickbacks; 41 U.S.C. 4712 and 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

(s) Order of precedence. Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (1) the schedule of supplies/services; (2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other

Compliances, Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contracts, and Unauthorized Obligations paragraphs of this clause; (3) the clause at 52.212-5; (4) addenda to this solicitation or contract, including any license agreements for computer software; (5) solicitation provisions if this is a solicitation; (6) other paragraphs of this clause; (7) the

Standard Form 1449; (8) other documents, exhibits, and attachments; and (9) the specification.

(t) System for Award Management (SAM). (1) Unless exempted by an addendum to this contract, the Contractor is responsible during performance and through final payment of any contract for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the

SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete.