23R0020-Attach_6_Client_Authorization.docx

RFP FA8903-23-R0020

ATTACHMENT 6

Client Authorization Letter

NOTE TO OFFERORS: This procurement could be similar to commercial supplies/services. Therefore, to assist the Government’s Past Performance Team in assessing your present and past performance on relevant commercial contracts, the following letter must be sent to your points of contact (POCs) for those commercial efforts that you identify to us in your past performance volume. Should you propose to use subcontractors and/or joint venture members, you must obtain a similar client authorization letter from each entity. HOWEVER, it is your sole responsibility, as the offeror, to then send out these authorization letters with the Present/Past Performance Questionnaire to your own POCs and to those of your subcontractors and/or joint venture members and include a copy in your past performance volume.

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Client Authorization Letter

(TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OFFEROR)

Dear (Client):

We are currently responding to the Department of the Air Force (AF), 772 ESS/PKS, JBSA Lackland AFB, TX, Request for Proposal (RFP) fill in number for the procurement of the Remediation and Release of McClellan Air Force Base (AFB) Old Magpie Creek Channel at Former McClellan AFB, CA.

As you know past performance has become an element of increased emphasis in the AF’s acquisitions. They are requesting that clients of companies who submit proposals in response to their RFP for the Remediation and Release of McClellan AFB Old Magpie Creek Channel Program be contacted, and that their participation in the validation process be requested. We, therefore, respectfully request and hereby authorize you to complete the attached Questionnaire with regards to work we have performed for you, and submit electronically. If sending electronically, the following applies:

Exchanges of source selection information between government and questionnaire respondents will be controlled by the Contracting Officer. Email may be used to transmit such information only if the email can be sent and encrypted. In order to facilitate the sending and receiving of encrypted emails, a questionnaire respondent must use MS Outlook email configured to support encryption, or, a different email product that is S/MIME compatible and configured to support encryption. If you intend to submit your completed questionnaire via an encrypted email, you will need to contact the Buyer/Contracting Officer indicated below, prior to that first submittal, in order to exchange certificates used for encryption. To ensure the process is working correctly, send a test encrypted message first (without including any source selection information).

Email to: Contracting Officer: Ms. Carrie Williams, Email: carrie.williams.7@us.af.mil Contract Specialists: Mr. Samuel L. Mendez, Email: samuel.mendez@us.af.mil and linda.cavazos@us.af.mil

If mailing, the outside envelope must be marked as follows:

NOTE: TO BE OPENED BY ADDRESSEE ONLY

The completed questionnaire should be contained in a second envelope marked with the mailing address and the following legend:

Mail directly to:

US Postal Service Mail:

772 ESS/PKS

ATTN: Carrie Williams/Samuel Mendez/Linda Cavazos 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 163 JBSA Lackland TX 78236-9853

Courier/Parcel Deliveries:

772 ESS/PKS

ATTN: Carrie Williams/Samuel Mendez/Linda Cavazos 3515 S. General mcMullen, room 3026 San Antonio TX 78226-2018

Reference: RFP: FA8903-23-R-0020

We, therefore, respectfully request and hereby authorize you to verbally discuss the attached Questionnaire when contacted via telephone by the Government with regards to work we have performed for you.

We have identified Mr./Ms. (Name) of your organization as the point of contact based on their knowledge concerning our work. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated. Any questions may be directed to: [NAME, PHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FOR THE OFFEROR’S POINT OF CONTACT]

Sincerely, [OFFEROR'S POINT OF CONTACT]

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