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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 1002

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

1 Oct 17 - 30 Sep 18: Cost of materials handling equipment (MHE) and Aerospace ground equipment (AGE) repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.6.1.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1..7.7.1.; 463L pallet scale repair and calibration IAW PWS Paragraphs 1.7.8. - 1.7.8.1.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service requried or rendered to include invoices and receipts.

To:

1 Oct 17 - 30 Sep 18: Cost of materials handling equipment (MHE) and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.19.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1..7.21.; 463L pallet scale repair and calibration IAW PWS Paragraphs 1.7.22.-1.7.23.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service requried or rendered to include invoices and receipts..

CLIN 2002

1 Oct 18 - 30 Sep 19: Cost of MHE and AGE repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.6.1.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.7.1.; 463L pallet scale and calibration IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.8.-1.7.8.1.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service required or rendered to include invoices and receiptes.

To:

1 Oct 18 - 30 Sep 19: Cost of MHE and AGE repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.19.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.21.; 463L pallet scale and calibration IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.22.-1.7.23.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service required or rendered to include invoices and receiptes..

CLIN 3002

1 Oct 19 - 30 Sep 20: Cost of MHE and AGE repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.6.1.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.7.1.; 463L pallet scale and calibration IAW PWS Paragraphs 1.7.8. - 1.7.8.1.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service required or rendered to include invoices and receitpts.

To:

1 Oct 19 - 30 Sep 20: Cost of MHE and AGE repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.19.; heavy-duty highline dock repairs IAW PWS Paragraph 1.7.21.; 463L pallet scale and calibration IAW PWS Paragraphs 1.7.22.-1.7.23.; and repairs to equipment other than MHE and Vehicles IAW Appendix C-2. All estimates and reimbursements for repairs performed require proof of service required or rendered to include invoices and receitpts..

CLIN 1004 is added as follows:

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1004 1 Lot $28,200.00 $28,200.00

REIMBURSABLE - NOT TO EXCEED

COST

1 Oct 17 - 30 Sep 18: Lavatory Service for AMC Stage Aircraft IAW PWS paragraph 1.2.6.2. The contractor shall submit documentation to support all expenses identified on their invoices for changes submitted under this CLIN.

FOB: Destination

SIGNAL CODE: A

ESTIMATED COST

PSC Code: V999

CLIN 2004 is added as follows:

2004 1 Lot $28,200.00 $28,200.00

OPTION REIMBURSABLE - NOT TO EXCEED

COST

1 Oc t 18 - 30 Sep 19: Lavatory Service for AMC Stage Aircraft IAW PWS paragraph 1.2.6.2. The contractor shall submit documentation to support all expenses identified on their invoices for changes submitted under this CLIN.

CLIN 3004 is added as follows:

3004 1 Lot $28,200.00 $28,200.00

OPTION REIMBURSABLE - NOT TO EXCEED

COST

1 Oct 19 - 30 Sep 20: Lavatory Service for AMC Stage Aircraft IAW PWS paragraph 1.2.6.2. The Contractor shall submit documentation to support all expenses identified on their invoices for charges submitted under this CLIN.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

ATCH TITLE DATE PAGES

1 Performance Work Statement 14 Feb 17 51

2 Contract Security Classification Specification (DD

Form 254)

1 Dec 16 4

3 Past Performance Questionnaire and Cover Letter 30 Jan 17 4

4 Contract Information Sheet 9 Dec 16 1

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items OCT 2015 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items OCT 2014 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance

Plan.

MAR 2015

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations In Provisions APR 1984 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.203-7994 (Dev) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation.

NOV 2016

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

OCT 2016

252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013 252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons JAN 2015 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

OCT 2015

SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items

1. Paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Submission of Offers” is removed and replaced with the following paragraph (b):

(b) Submission of Offers. Submit signed and dated offers on or before the time and date referenced in block 8 of the SF 1449. Offers shall be submitted using SF 1449 in accordance with paragraph (2) below titled “Proposal Preparation Instructions” and may be mailed, or hand delivered in a package with the offeror’s name and address in the upper left-hand corner to the following address:

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-C/Bldg 1900W

ATTN: MAGGIE BOCHTLER/KRISSY SCHNEIDER

508 SCOTT DRIVE

SCOTT AFB, IL 62225

(1) Any and all questions concerning the RFP must be submitted via email to EACH of the following and received prior to 15 Feb 2017:

Ms Krissy Schneider, Kristina.R.Schneider2.civ@mail.mil Ms Maggie Bochtler, Margaret.M.Bochtler.civ@mail.mil

(A) Communications should be submitted in the following format:

Reference: Page_____, Paragraph _____ Question:_________________________________

(B) Answers to questions will be provided in writing to all offerors via FedBizOps. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than 14 calendar days prior to the due date of offers specified in this solicitation may not be answered. Solicitation changes will be made via amendment and posted to FedBizOps.

(2) Proposal Preparation Instructions:

(A) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

(B) The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness of the price.

(C) Offerors are required to submit an original and three copies of the proposal, as well as an electronic version of the proposal on a CD-ROM, by the due date specified. Each hard copy shall be bound in a three-ring loose leaf binder tabbed to separate each individual “Part” of the proposal as identified below. Staples shall not be used. A cover sheet shall be applied to each binder, clearly marked as original, copy number (1, 2, or 3), RFP number, and offeror’s name. The same identifying data shall be placed on the spine of each binder to facilitate rapid accountability when placed on a shelf in vertical position. All documents on the CD-ROM shall be Adobe PDF files.

Emailed proposals WILL NOT be accepted.

mailto:Kristina.R.Schneider2.civ@mail.mil mailto:Margaret.M.Bochtler.civ@mail.mil

(D) Proposals shall be submitted on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper with no less than one inch margins on all sides, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams which may not exceed 11 by 17 inch paper. Times New Roman 12 point font shall be used except for figures, tables, graphs and diagrams where smaller is acceptable as long as it is readable. Elaborate formats, bindings, or color presentations are not desired or required. All pages shall be numbered sequentially. Page numbers shall be located at the bottom, center of the page

(E) Proposals shall be tabbed and include the following:

(i) Part I – Price Proposal and Contract Documentation (Submit original)

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal (Submit original and three copies)

(iii) Part III – Past Performance Proposal (Submit original and three copies)

(F) Instructions for submitting Parts I through III are as follows:

(i) Part I – Price Proposal and Contract Documentation. Offerors shall submit all documents requiring signature by an authorized official or completion (including fill-ins) as detailed below.

(a) Solicitation/Contract Form. Offerors shall complete blocks 12, 17a and 30 a, b, and c of the SF 1449. Signature by the offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept.

(b) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable).

(c) Insert proposed unit and extended prices on pages 3-7 for each Contract Line Item Number, including all option periods.

(d) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications (pages 9-45) in the following: FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications

– Commercial Items (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that offerors shall complete electronically); and DFARS 252.247-7022 Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea.

(e) Complete blocks 6 a through c and 7 a through c of the DD Form 254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification (Attachment 2).

(f) Include a list identifying those individuals who are authorized to negotiate and sign on behalf of the company; include name, title, telephone number, and email addresses for each person listed.

(g) Prime contractors, certified as other than a small business who intend to subcontract to U.S.

small business concerns, shall submit the following:

(1) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted with U.S. small business concerns certified as veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, disadvantaged business (including Alaska Native Corporation and Indian tribes), and women owned small business.

This shall identify total dollars to be subcontracted and then specified by category.

(ii) Part II – Technical Proposal: Limited to no more than ten pages. (The cover page is excluded from the page limitation)

(a) Subfactor A – Staffing and Management. The offeror shall describe, in detail, an integrated plan to recruit, hire, and retain a workforce to meet the requirements of the PWS on the start date of the performance period. The plan shall describe proposed manning levels and skills mix necessary to ensure all required personnel resources are provided to successfully accomplish PWS requirements. The offeror shall submit an organizational chart which identifies all on-site management and supervisory positions, the number of personnel assigned to each of the following functional areas: Air Mobility Control Center, Aircraft Services, Passenger and Baggage Services, Funds Handling, Reports, Records and Electronic Data Interchange, Communications Management and Information Systems, Government-Furnished Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Operation, Maintenance and Repair, and Aircraft Ground Services; whether individuals in each position are full time or part-time, length of work shifts (i.e. 8 or 12 hours), and any cross-utilization of personnel between functional areas. Names of specific individuals are not desired and shall not be provided. If names are submitted, they will be removed prior to evaluation.

(b) Subfactor B – Implementation. The offeror shall submit a detailed implementation plan to describe its approach to deploy a workforce of personnel that has been medically screened, trained, and equipped in accordance with the PWS. The plan shall describe the tasks to be completed in the implementation phase including a timeline which identifies task start and completion dates, along with proposed equipment procurement/lease in-place dates.

(iii) Part III – Past Performance Proposal. The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and others sources, such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, to assess performance.

(a) The offeror shall submit past performance references for no more than three of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. For each Past Performance Questionnaire you expect to be submitted, complete a Contract Information Sheet (RFP Attachment 4) and submit with your proposal [MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PWS OR RELEVANT EXCERPTS]. No past performance narrative is requested/required. Any narrative submitted will be removed from the proposal and will not be considered.

(b) Past Performance Questionnaires. The offeror shall send out the Past Performance Questionnaire (RFP Attachment 3) to each of the offeror’s references identified in the above mentioned Contract Information Sheet, along with a request for the reference to complete the questionnaire and return it to the Government by the date specified for receipt of offers. The responsibility to send out the Past Performance Questionnaire rests solely with the offeror; it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The offeror is responsible for ensuring the phone number and e-mail address on each questionnaire is up-to-date. Once the questionnaires are completed by your reference POC, the information therein shall be considered procurement sensitive and shall not be released to you, the offeror. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted via email to BOTH margaret.m.bochtler.civ@mail.mil and kristina.r.schneider2.civ@mail.mil.

(1) If a joint venture is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including specific details on which requirements of the Performance Work Statement each partner will be performing.

a. Previous joint venture with the same partner. In lieu of the number of questionnaires identified in paragraph (a) above, the offeror shall submit one to two questionnaires for the most relevant contracts within the last three years with the same partner and one to two questionnaires for each separate partner.

b. First time joint venture. In lieu of the number of questionnaires identified in paragraph

(a) above, each party to the arrangement shall submit one to two questionnaires for their most relevant contracts within the last three years.

If more than two questionnaires are received from the Joint Venture or any one party, the government will only evaluate the first two that are received.

(2) If a subcontractor will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including specific details on which requirements of the Performance Work Statement the subcontractor will be performing. In lieu of the number of questionnaires identified in paragraph (a) above, the offeror shall submit one to two questionnaires for their most relevant contracts within the last three years and one to two questionnaires for each subcontractor performing major or critical aspects of the work.

mailto:margaret.m.bochtler.civ@mail.mil mailto:kristina.r.schneider2.civ@mail.mil

If more than two questionnaires are received from any one party, the Government will only evaluate the first two that are received.

(c) Subcontractor Consent (if applicable). Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. If past performance for subcontractors is submitted, the offeror shall provide a letter from its subcontractor(s) consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

2. Paragraph (c) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Period for acceptance of offers” is tailored to read: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 220 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

3. Paragraph (e) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Multiple Offers” is tailored to read: “The Government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.”

4. Paragraph (g) of FAR 52.212-1entitled “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids)” is tailored to read:

“The Government intends to evaluate proposals 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.

If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition amoung the most highly rated proposals. 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.”

5. Paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1 entitled “Multiple awards” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. 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 price offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.”

(End of Addendum)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

FAR 52.212-2 is amended in its entirety as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Technical Proposal (Pass/Fail) Subfactor A: Staffing Subfactor B: Implementation

(2) Price Proposal

(3) Past Performance Proposal

This is a competitive best value source selection. The Government will use FAR 15.3, Source Selection, and Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures (31 Mar 2016) to evaluate offers and determine the best value.

The Government will conduct a Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection in which competing offeror’s past performance will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than price considerations. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Award will be made to the offeror who submits an acceptable technical proposal and is determined, based on their past performance and total evaluated price, to represent the best value to the Government. This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) reasonably determines that the superior past performance of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference. However, the Government will not pay a price premium that it considers to be disproportionate to the benefits associated with the proposed margin of service superiority.

The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and availability of funds. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single contract without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Contracting Officer may limit the competitive range for purposes of efficiency. To arrive at a source selection decision, the SSA will perform an integrated assessment of all offers received as described below.

(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Technical Proposal. Initially, the Government evaluation team will evaluate the technical proposals at the subfactor level on a pass/fail basis, assigning ratings of Acceptable/Unacceptable as defined below.

RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation.

An overall factor-level rating will not be assigned. Proposals with “Unacceptable” technical rating(s) at the subfactor level will not be considered for award.

(A) Subfactor A – Staffing. To be rated “Acceptable”, the offeror’s staffing approach must demonstrate adequate staffing and sufficient management to support the requirements identified in the PWS, Paragraph 1., Description of Services, including all subparagraphs.

(B) Subfactor B – Implementation. To be rated “Acceptable”, the offeror’s implementation plan must establish a fully operational organization by the performance start date. This factor is met by demonstrating all phases of contract implementation and key events from the time of contract award until the performance start date.

(2) Price Proposal. In order to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for evaluation and award purposes, the Government will first multiply the quantities identified in the Schedule by the proposed unit price for each Contract Line Item Number or Subcontract Line Item Number to confirm the extended amount for each. The summation of the extended prices for the base period, all options, and the 6-month extension will constitute the TEP. For purposes of the TEP, the prices for the 6-month extension will be at option period two prices. The Government will then rank all technically acceptable offers by TEP and evaluate the TEP to determine the following:

Completeness: All information required by the solicitation has been submitted and is accurate.

Fair and Reasonable: The Government will conduct a price analysis to determine whether the TEP is fair and reasonable using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2).

(3) Past Performance Proposal. Using the Past Performance questionnaires submitted by the offeror’s references, and other information independently obtained from Government or commercial sources (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), or through interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives, and Contracting Officers), the Government will assign an overall confidence assessment for each offeror. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the Government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. Each Past Performance effort will be evaluated on the basis of recency, relevancy and quality of past performance.

The Government will begin its evaluation by first determining the recency and then the relevancy of each past performance effort. To be considered a recent effort, the effort must be currently ongoing or have been performed within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

The Government will perform an independent assessment of relevancy of the data provided or obtained. The relevancy of each contract reference will be considered in the overall confidence assessment rating for the offeror.

The following ratings will be utilized in evaluating the relevancy of each past performance effort:

Adjectival Rating Description Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

After the Government has determined the recency, relevancy, and quality of each past performance effort being evaluated, one of the following overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment ratings will be assigned to each offeror using the following definitions:

Adjectival Rating Description Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

The SSA may determine a Substantial Confidence or Satisfactory Confidence past performance rating is worth more than a Neutral Confidence past performance rating in a best value tradeoff.

In evaluating past performance, the Government will give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this RFP. Those efforts include, but are not limited to:

managing/disseminating mission information; ensuring readiness of terminal resources required to receive, document, plan, and move passengers/cargo/mail; ensuring maximum aircraft utilization and on-time aircraft departure reliability; handling/processing/manifesting passengers, baggage, and cargo; and loading/unloading aircraft, providing aircraft ground services such as aircraft follow-me services, parking, push-back, and towing, and vehicle and aircraft ground equipment maintenance.

Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information in the format specified in FAR 52.212-1. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (for example, the relevance of past performance information) or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

Past performance of the prime offeror will be considered more highly in assigning the overall past performance confidence assessment than that of subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.

(A) If the lowest priced, technically acceptable evaluated offer is judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment, that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

(B) In the event that the Government does not make an award pursuant to paragraph (A) above, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order of price) until an offeror is judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment or until all offerors are judged. The SSA shall then make an integrated assessment best value award decision of all “evaluated” offers.

(c) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Should the Government extend the contract pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, such extension shall be at the monthly prices offered for the last option period to determine the price for a 6-month option period.

(d) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Summary of Changes)