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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 28-Nov-2016 11:00 AM to 01-Dec-2016 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2012) “ADDENDUM”

In the event that any information conflicts, this addendum will supersede that listed in FAR clause 52.212-1. Offerors shall submit their proposals as specified herein before the due date and time for this solicitation as specified in Block 8 on page 1 of the SF-1449.

1. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

1. In order to maximize efficiency and minimize the effort involved in the proposal evaluation process, all Offerors must comply with the following instructions for proposal format, content, including applicable page limitations. Proposals that do not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and may render the Offeror ineligible for award. Proposals must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluation of the offeror’s proposal against the evaluation criteria.

1. The Government intends to make one (1) award to the responsible offeror who submits the best value offer and is the most advantageous to the Government based upon the factors contained in this request for proposal. The Government may also reject any offer not substantially in compliance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to not make any award as the result of this solicitation.

1. Proposals containing exceptions, qualifications, conditions, assumptions or any other deviations from the solicitation will be rejected by the Government and considered ineligible for award.

1. This electronic version of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is the official version for this acquisition. No hard copy of this solicitation will be issued. Offerors shall submit their proposals IAW the Instructions to Offerors. Any proposal received after the due date and time specified for receipt will be considered late and will be rejected.

1. Pages submitted in excess of the stated page limitations will be removed and not evaluated.

1. Proposal Submission

6. Formal Communication .Solicitation information and amendments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. Any formal communication such as requests for clarification, discussions, and information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing by email to the Government via the Contract Specialist, Candace Noel at: candace.e.noel.civ@mail.mil and Isiah Mack at: isiah.mack.civ@mail.mil. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

6. Submission Due Dates

1. Questions in regard to this solicitation shall be received no later than October 20, 2016 at 12:00 NOON EDT. Answers will be posted as an amendment to solicitation via Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov.

1. Completed proposals must be received by the date specified on page 1 block 8 of this solicitation. The Government POC will provide a receipt showing the time and date of delivery. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE PROPOSALS.

6. Proposal Submission Instructions

2. The instructions below prescribe the format of proposals. The proposal shall include all of the information requested in the specific instructions. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation.

2. A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will enable the Government to easily understand the offeror’s proposed approach. The Government may incorporate into this contract, by reference or full text, portions of the successful offeror’s proposal submitted in response to this solicitation as revised and supplemented through the final proposal revision.

6. Proposal Format

3. Proposals submitted in response to the solicitation shall be formatted as follows and furnished in the number of copies stated herein. Only hard copies in conjunction with the CD-ROM requested in paragraph 7.4.3 will be accepted.

3. Page / margin size. Single-spaced on 8½ x 11 inch paper format, with a minimum one-inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. A page printed on both sides shall be counted as two pages. No foldout pages shall be used.

3. Electronic Copies. Electronic copies of all proposal information for each volume shall be submitted on CD ROM using Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010 or Adobe PDF Version 9 or earlier, except for Volume III Price - Schedule B, which shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel 2003 through 2010 formats. Offerors may use JPEG images for charts or screen shots. Offerors shall name files using standard naming conventions (e.g., offeror name-volume name.doc for MS Word, offeror name-volume name.xls for MS Excel, offeror name-volume name.PDF for Portable Document Format, etc.). Each volume shall be in a single searchable, editable file, and stored in a folder that corresponds to the proposal volume it represents. The files shall be named in an unambiguous manner, using plain language text, which facilitates the evaluator’s ease of accessing the files for evaluation. Offerors shall insert the file name in the header of each document. All disks shall be virus checked prior to submission. Replacement disks/CD ROM shall be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions, should they occur. If there is a discrepancy between the paper and electronic copies, the paper copy will take precedence.

3. Organization/Copies/Page Limit

COPIES

Disk/CD ROM

Note: Page limits for each volume exclude the cover page (identifying the volume), table of contents, Past Performance Questionnaires, résumés and adjudication letters.

6. Proposal Delivery

4. Proposals: All copies of the proposals shall be sent or hand-carried to:

6. Administrative

5. Proposal Cover Letter: The proposal shall include a cover letter signed by an individual authorized to commit the company to the proposal. The cover letter shall identify all enclosures being transmitted as part of the proposal. The letter shall reference the solicitation number and acknowledge that it transmits an offer in response to the solicitation. It shall state:

0. Proposal validity and acceptance period of not less than 120 calendar days after the proposal due date;

0. Names and telephone numbers of person(s) authorized to conduct negotiations;

0. Name of the official authorized to bind the offeror’s organization shall be clearly identified;

0. Company/Division Street Address; facility code; DUNS number and size standard;

0. Confirmation of active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM);

5. Pass/Fail Criteria: Two (2) criteria are considered to be pass/fail. Any offeror who receives a “FAIL” rating for any of the “Pass/Fail” criteria below will be eliminated from the competition, will not be evaluated further and will no longer be considered for award.

1. Facility Security Clearance: Please review to PWS Section 1.6.7.3 for specified requirements;

1. Personnel Security Clearance: Please refer to PWS Section(s) 1.6.7 for specified requirements. Current or active security clearance (e.g., Top Secret/SCI, Secret), to include the following specific data elements in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) where applicable:

· Eligibility

· US Access

· Organization Status and,

5. Acknowledgment of receipt of any amendments.

2. Signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Attachment 3.

5. Contract Standard Form 1449: (with blocks 13 through 18 completed):

3. Completed blocks 17a, 30a (signed), 30.b. and 30.c.

3. The SF 1449 must be executed by a representative of the Offeror authorized to commit the Offeror to contractual obligations. The Offeror on the SF 1449 must match the information for the Offeror in the SAM.

6. Technical Capability & Approach (FACTOR 1). The purpose of this section is to set forth, in the most comprehensive manner, offerors’ understanding of the program requirements and to demonstrate their ability to meet the evaluation requirements listed in the addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, Technical Capability & Approach. This section shall present a clear, concise description of how offerors plan to meet the PWS requirements. This section shall not contain any pricing data.

6. The technical proposal shall specifically address the requirements of the PWS succinctly and in detail. Simply repeating or paraphrasing the requirements as stated in the solicitation document (stating the Offeror can and/or will meet the requirements without a detailed description of how the work will be done), is not acceptable and may cause the Government to reject the proposal as technically unacceptable. Failure to furnish current and complete information requested may cause a proposal to be determined unacceptable.

6. Management Approach (FACTOR 2) Offerors are to set forth a comprehensive management approach that demonstrates the offerors’ capability to satisfy the Government’s requirements.

7. Management approach will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in the addendum to FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items. In addition, the offeror shall:

0. Provide resumes of the key personnel identified in paragraph 1.7 of the PWS that demonstrate how the key personnel meet the minimum requirements in paragraphs 1.7.1 through 1.7.1.10, and include the following information as applicable:

0. Name of key personnel;

0. Employer and position/role (ABC Company; Security Guard Supervisor);

0. Dates of employment (by employer) include the day, month and year [01 OCT 2010 – 30 SEP 2013];

0. Specific demonstrated experience and skillsets;

0. Relevant certifications;

0. Program management certificate number and scanned copy of the actual current certificate;

Note 1: The Government’s preference is for the offeror to provide a signed document from the offeror’s Facility Security Officer (FSO) that all proposed key personnel have been adjudicated by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and have the applicable required current or active security clearances; however, it is incumbent on the offeror to provide information / documentation that gives the Government reasonable assurance that the offeror has met the minimum certification and security clearance requirements.

Note 2: Résumés shall be limited to three pages per key personnel.

6. Past Performance (FACTOR 3)

8. Offerors shall submit information on no more than three (3) contracts considered most relevant in demonstrating the ability to perform the proposed effort. This information is required on offerors, subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners considered critical to overall successful performance. The contracts can be any combination of projects between the prime contractor and subcontractor(s) to be evaluated for Factor 3 – Past performance. The offeror has the choice to submit past performance as the Prime or Subcontractor.

8. Each relevant contract shall have been performed during the last three (3) years from the final solicitation release date. This includes contracts that were awarded prior to this period, but still had performance during the last three years.

8. Offerors shall submit information on contracts deemed relevant in demonstrating the ability to perform the proposed effort and explain how/why the referenced contracts are relevant to the proposed effort. The Past Performance Questionnaire shall provide a brief history of the contract to include the agency or firm for whom the work was or is being performed, the contract number, the date of award, the period of performance, the contract value, the type of contract (IDIQ, fixed price, cost reimbursable, time and material, etc.), whether the offeror performed as a subcontractor or as a prime, the Point of Contact information (including name, telephone and fax number and the title of a reference who can verify quality of performance on the contracts(s) identified).

8. The past performance section of Volume 1 shall not exceed twelve (12) pages in total. Information beyond the twelve page limit will not be considered. All past performance input from your customers through the attached Past Performance Questionnaire and does not count against the page count.

8. Offerors must either provide past performance information or the offeror must state affirmatively that they possess no relevant past performance.

8. Contracts listed may include those entered into by Federal Government, agencies of state and local governments, and commercial customers for the same or similar services as described under this RFP. If a firm has no relevant past performance history of the same or similar scope, size, or complexity of this requirement, the proposal must affirmatively state that it possesses no past performance experience of the same or similar scope, size, and complexity.

8. For all contracts submitted the offerors are responsible for having each of their customer POCs complete a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 4). The customer must return the Past Performance Questionnaire directly via email to the Contracting Office as indicated in the questionnaire. All questionnaires are due by 5:00 PM on 7 November 2016. Once complete, PPQs will be treated as source selection information in accordance with FAR Part 3.104.

8. References other than those identified may be contacted by the Government in the evaluation of the firm’s past performance. The Government reserves the right to contact and verify past performance experience with references, and to use any other past performance information available to the firm. Additional past performance data may be obtained through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS) or similar systems, other Government departments and agencies, program managers, contracting officers, an other sources known to the Government (including commercial sources). Offerors will be given the opportunity to address any negative performance information resulting from the past performance assessment inquiries.

8. Offerors shall provide past performance references to include the following: name, title, agency, telephone, email, contract/order number; contract type; description of work performed, and dollar value. The past performance references information should clearly address relevancy as well as similarity to this PWS. Failure to provide the correct, current telephone and fax number, and/or email address for each point of contact (POC) listed may result in a lower rating for this factor.

6. Price (FACTOR 4)

9. While the Contracting Officer anticipates that pricing for this acquisition will be based on adequate price competition and therefore does not require submission or certification of or pricing data, offerors are cautioned against unbalanced and unrealistic pricing and should reflect a clear understanding of work to be performed, take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various disciplines, and professional job difficulty.

9. Price Reasonableness: These instructions are to assist you in submitting information other than cost or pricing data that is 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. Note that unrealistically low or high-proposed 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 has made an unrealistic proposal. Offerors should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed prices rests with the offeror.

9. Estimating Techniques and Methods. When responding to the Price Volume requirements in the solicitation, the offeror may use any generally accepted estimating technique, including contemporary estimating methods (such as cost-to-cost and cost-to non-Cost Estimating Relationships (CERs), commercially available parametric cost models, in-house developed parametric cost models, etc.) to develop their prices.

9. Cost or Pricing Information Requirements. In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), information other than cost or pricing data may be required to support the price reasonableness. Information shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403-5.

9. Offerors shall provide a pricing matrix with the proposed hourly labor rates for each labor category (See Attachment 5 – Schedule of Prices). Offeror shall propose composite Fully-Burdened Fixed Labor Rates (FBFLRs) that are reasonable, realistic, and achievable for the proposed effort. FBFLRs represent the total proposed labor rate including burden and profit and all fringe benefits, on a per-hour basis. Each composite FBFLR should be developed utilizing competitive pricing strategy. FBFLRs shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.

** Note the proposed FBFLRs will be incorporated into the contract as FIXED, maximum FBFLRs ceilings for future task order pricing. Offerors are permitted to propose lower FBFLRs for each individual task order. FBFLRs will establish maximum rates for pricing both prime and subcontractor labor rates (including prime contractor burden/profit) on individual task order proposals.

9. Offerors shall submit pricing for materials using the Excel spreadsheet for Exhibit A-E, RRMC Materials List (See Attachment 6). Material items are brand name or equal, except for the items identified in the attached brand name justification (See Attachment 7 – Brand Name JA Nutanix). Offerors must clearly state if they are submitting an item with equal salient characteristics. The Government will make a determination if the item meets the functionality required during evaluation.

6. The Offeror’s Price Volume shall consist of the following:

7.11.1 Pricing information and supporting data. Offerors shall submit a pricing matrix for labor rates using the information in Attachment 6, Schedule of Prices Worksheet or similar format and Exhibits A-E, RRMC Materials List to submit pricing information. This pricing information will be used as labor rate and material list pricing for task/delivery orders. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ANY PRICING INFORMATION IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE SF1449. Price ceiling information for the basic contract will be entered at contract award. Task/delivery orders will be issued against the basic contract.

7.11.2 The offeror shall also include a narrative to support the data provided in the Schedule of Prices Worksheet. Include documentation regarding the fully burden rates and how they were derived.

1. Competitive Range Determination

7. If a competitive range determination is necessary, the Government intends to limit the number of contract proposals to only the most highly rated proposals in accordance with FAR 15.306( c )(2).

1. Final Proposal Revisions (FPR)

8. Once discussions, if required, have been concluded, the CO will request that Offerors provide a FPR.

1. Incurring Costs

9. WHS/AD shall not be obligated to pay any cost incurred by the Offeror in the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to the solicitation. The Offeror is advised that the Contracting Officer is the only person who can legally obligate WHS/AD for the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement.

1. Amendments to Proposals

10. Amendments to proposals shall be submitted prior to the solicitation closing date as a complete revised proposal and labeled "Revised Proposal." Change pages will not be accepted.

1. Proprietary Information

11. The exclusive responsibility for Source Selection will reside with the Government. Proprietary information submitted in response to this solicitation shall be clearly marked as such and will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by Subsection 27 of the Office of Procurement Policy Act as amended (41 U.S.C.423) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") as implemented in the FAR. Any unmarked proprietary information will be considered releasable under the restrictions of the Freedom of Information Act.

1. Disposition of Unsuccessful Proposals

12. In compliance with FAR Subpart 4.8, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Extra copies of unsuccessful proposals will be destroyed. No destruction certificate will be provided.

1. Amendments to the Solicitation

13. All amendments to this Solicitation shall be posted on the FedBizOpps Internet web site at www.fbo.gov. The amendments are linked to the Solicitation at this site. Amendments will NOT be posted in any other location other than at www.fbo.gov

13. Prospective Offerors bear complete responsibility for ensuring that all amendments have been downloaded, reviewed, and complied with in the preparation of the proposal. Furthermore, Offerors are required to acknowledge ALL amendments as a part of their proposal submission. Failure by an Offeror to acknowledge all amendments may result in its offer being rejected by the Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) as non-responsive to the Solicitation requirements.

1. Debriefings

14. Pre-Award Debriefings. At the Government’s discretion, a competitive range may be established. The Contracting Officer will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude it from the competitive range IAW FAR 15.503, whereupon it may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505.

14. Post-Award Debriefings. An unsuccessful offeror will have three days from the date of Government notice of contract award to submit a written request for a post-award debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. An unsuccessful offeror who fails to submit a timely request will not be entitled to a debriefing. In accordance with FAR 15.506, the Contracting Officer may elect to conduct the debriefing orally, in writing, or any other acceptable method. Offerors will only receive one debriefing.

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