Attach L-04 Client Authorization Letter.docx

Client Authorization Letter

NOTE TO OFFERORS: This acquisition 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 critical 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 critical subcontractors and/or joint venture members and include a copy in your past performance volume.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Client Authorization Letter

(TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OFFEROR)

Dear (Client):

We are currently responding to the Department of the Air Force (AF), Edwards Air Force Base, California, Request for Proposal (RFP) FA9304-19-R-0002 for the procurement of Research and Development services for the Electronic Warfare Improvement Capabilites (EWIC) program.

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 EWIC Program be contacted, and that their participation in the validation process be requested. Then, either include these sentences: We, therefore, respectfully request and hereby authorize you to complete the attached Questionnaire with regards to work we have performed for you, and submit it either electronically, by email or mail. 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, and must include “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104” in the subject line of the email. 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: craig.keelen@us.af.mil and julie.maxwell@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 following document header and footer:

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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]

Attachment L-04 Client Authorization Letter