RFQ - FA910125QB002 - Mortuary Services - Amendment 1.pdf

procedures to establish additional BP As. The BP A shall have up to a ten (10) year PoP with an established ceiling of $249,999.99.

NOTE: The ceiling can be increased/decreased at any time by the Contracting Officer via a bilateral modification to meet current/future needs. Such instances can include, but not limited to, national disasters, and/or any instance/reason the Government determines there are changes in the mortuary services needed.

Please submit questions no later than March 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time to erica.anglin@us.af.mil and andrew.waggoner.3@us.af.mil. Verbal questions will not be accepted.

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above."

Paragraph ( c) first sentence revised as follows: "The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quote, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the quote."

RFQ due date: March 31, 2025 RFQ due time: 10:00 A.M. Central Time Email to: erica.anglin@us.af.mil and andrew.waggoner.3@us.af.mil Subject: FA910125QB002 Quote-Company Name Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

The Offeror shall identify any exception to the RFQ terms and conditions with supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions are unacceptable.

Any exception determined unacceptable by the Government may result in the Offeror's quote being determined unacceptable and ineligible for award. If no exceptions are taken, include a statement stating so with the quote.

The quote package should include:

1. Provide the following statement on company letterhead, signed by an authorized company representative: "The tasks outlined in Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement and applicable laws, statutes, and regulations will be met IA W the terms and conditions of the agreement." Include a statement about the price is firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quote, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the quote. Include the company's service address with the county name. Please indicate if the services are considered mission essential, if there would be a change in price.

2. Provide the completed Attachment 2 - Technical Approach Worksheet document.

3. Provide supporting documentation for recent inspection meeting the criteria in Attachment 3 - Funeral Home Inspection Checklist OR provide a Point of Contact (name, email, and phone number) via email not later than March 07, 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time to schedule a site inspection prior to the solicitation closing.

4. Provide the completed Attachment 4 - Pricing Worksheet.

5. Provide the Quality Control Program document with mission-essential service details in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) .

All companies must be registered in the System for A ward Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide financing for this acquisition. Invoice instructions are provided in Attachment 5 - Draft Agreement with Provisions and Clauses.

All companies should have an active NIST SP 800-171 assessment and comply with FAR clause 252.204-7020.

Basis of Award:

The potential award shall follow FAR Part 13 procedures. The quotes shall conform to the RFQ requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by the RFQ instructions).

The quotes will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable for evaluation. The Government will order the quotes from lowest price to highest price. The Government will review the quote package to ensure the required documentation was included. Failure to include the required information may result in ineligibility for award. The Government will ensure the offeror is active in SAM with no active exclusions. Next, the Government will evaluate quotes until two quotes are found technical acceptable or until all quotes have been evaluated in factor 1

- technical approach. Then the technically acceptable quotes in factor one will be evaluated for technical acceptability in factor 2 - site inspection. Next the Government will evaluate for price fair and reasonable and evaluate for contractor responsibility.

Interchanges are fluid interaction(s) between the Contracting Officer (CO) and offeror that may address any aspect of the quote and may or may not be documented in real time. The Government intends to make award based on the initial quote submission without conducting interchanges. Therefore, the offeror should contain its best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to hold interchanges using Interchange Notices (INs) if, during the evaluation, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The responses to IN s will be considered in making award.

Late quotes may not be accepted. Failure to have an active SAM account will result ineligibility for award.