Amend_1_-_SF30.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

RFP has been amended as follow s: A due date for questions w as added under 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors. Removed reference to "addendum" in 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. Clause 52.228-4, 52.219-6 & 52.219-6 Alt II w ere removed for non applicability. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 21-Aug-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X HTC71119RR012

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Aug-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

21-Aug-2019

CODE

USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711

508 SCOTT DR

SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357

HTC711 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HTC71119RR012

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

(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 itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

Formal communications, such as requests for clarification, questions and/or written information concerning this solicitation should be submitted in English via email to:

caleb.j.higgerson.civ@mail.mil and robert.j.huelsman.civ@mail.mil

The request should be in the following format:

Reference: Section , Page , Paragraph Question: _.

Written questions will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors via e-mail. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than 7 calendar days prior to the due date of proposal specified in this solicitation may not be answered.

(b) PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS General Information

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of offer/offeror, each offer/offeror 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.

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.

By submitting a proposal, the Offeror is certifying it is able to meet or exceed the minimum productivity rates specified in Attachment 1 - PWS Table 2 – Minimum Productivity Levels. The productivity rates are the required minimum levels acceptable to meet mission schedules for S&RTS in the Pacific Northwest.

mailto:caleb.j.higgerson.civ@mail.mil mailto:robert.j.huelsman.civ@mail.mil

Each Offeror is required to submit an electronic version of their proposal in English via email with the RFP number and Company business name in the subject line, by the due date specified on the SF1449. All documents shall be in Adobe PDF files except the pricing spreadsheet which shall be in Microsoft Excel format with an .xlsx file extension. Send proposals to Robert Huelsman robert.j.huelsman.civ@mail.mil and Caleb Higgerson caleb.j.higgerson.civ@mail.mil.

1. Proposals shall be submitted via email using Times New Roman, 12 point font except for figures, tables, and diagrams where smaller is acceptable as long as it is readable. The maximum page limit for each part includes all text pages, tables, graphs, and other types of illustrative material. Table of contents do not count against the page limits for the respective parts. Excess pages exceeding the maximum limits will not be read or considered.

2. All Proposals shall include the following:

A. Contract Documentation (See 3A below)

B. Part I – Technical Worksheet Proposal (See 3B below)

C. Part II – Price Proposal (See 3C below)

Proposals shall be submitted in three separate emails, labeled 1 of 3 (Contract Documentation), 2 of 3 (Technical) and 3 of 3 (Price).

3. Instructions for submitting Contract Documentation, and Parts I and II are as follows:

A. Contract Documentation

In this part, the offeror shall submit:

(1) Complete the RFP Information Sheet (Attachment 3). Complete the attachment with (i) the company name and address as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database;

(ii) DUNS code; (iii) CAGE code; and (iv) Identification of the name, title, telephone number and email address of the company point of contact with respect to your offer and who can obligate your company contractually.

(2) Complete the Standard Form (SF) 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Items blocks 12 (even if no discount is offered), 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP, with attachments. Signature by the Offeror on the SF 1449 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. Complete Block 17b – only if remittance address is different, however such address must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

(3) If a solicitation Amendment (SF30) is issued, Complete blocks 8, 15A and 15B on EACH SF

30, Amendment. This is to acknowledge each solicitation amendment received.

(4) Representations and Certifications (Reps & Certs) shall be submitted online using SAM at https://www.sam.gov.

(5) Appropriate documentary evidence – Licensure, written authorization and any other documentation that the offeror or its intended subcontractor(s) is authorized to perform the required services at the specified location(s), including:

a) Proof of current certification of at least two (2) proposed personnel trained and tested in mailto:chad.m.hankins.civ@mail.mil mailto:caleb.j.higgerson.civ@mail.mil.

https://www.sam.gov/ handling Hazardous Materials per the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 49, Section 172.702 or Host Nation equivalent.

b) Proof of capability to perform customs clearance through a licensed customs broker or clearing agency.

(6) Current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

(7) Small Business (SB) Subcontracting Plan/Small Business Utilization Plan: Offerors shall include with their proposal a Small Business Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 19.7, FAR 52.219-9, DFARS 219.7, and DFARS 252.219-7003 (see Attachment 5, SB Subcontracting Plan Template) or Small Business Utilization Plan which identifies the offeror’s approach to utilizing small business concerns (Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions and other) in the performance of this contract to the maximum extent practicable. If the use of Small Business Plan or Small Business Utilization Plan is not relevant or practical the offeror will provide a detailed rationale in writing why they cannot comply with this request.

B. Part I –Technical Worksheet Proposal (Attachment 4). The offeror shall submit a completed Technical Worksheet Proposal. The Technical Worksheet Proposal response shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation against factors defined in 52.212-2. The Technical Worksheet Proposal shall be limited to no more than 25 pages.

C. Part II – Price Proposal

a) Schedule of Rates. (RFP Attachment 2 - SOR) The Offeror shall input rates for ALL items in the “Unit Price” column that are highlighted. Do not input formulas with the “unit price” column. Do not attempt to change anything on the spreadsheet. Enter unit pricing with two (2) decimal places only. Enter $0.00 if you wish to propose the item free of charge.

The Government will interpret any cells left blank, as $0.00 free of charge.

b) Each offeror is required to provide data to explain a complete breakdown of the development of each unit price. This supplemental shall include as a minimum:

• A breakdown of proposed Gang Cost or other labor estimate used to develop commodity rates, including number and types of labor, wage rates, fringe benefits, payroll taxes and insurance and proposed amounts of gear and equipment, overhead, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, and profit, as applicable.

• A detailed description of the method(s) used to calculate commodity rates, including applicable productivity/units per hour for each commodity.

• A breakdown of proposed man-hour rates, including wages, fringe benefits, payroll taxes and insurance, and proposed amounts for overhead, general and administrative (G&A) and profit, as applicable.

Upon contract award, this data will form the basis for any price adjustments pursuant to the Revision of Prices clause, DFARS 252.247-7002, and, as such, must provide the means of determining the application of any requested adjustments and calculating the revised unit prices.

NOTE: Contract award and payment shall be made in U. S. Dollars ($).

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The Government requires a minimum of 180 calendar days for acceptance of offers submitted in response to this 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. The government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

(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 individual offers and award a single 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 among the 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.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. Offers may not be submitted for quantities differing from 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) Unique entity identifier. (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).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of a proposal, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have an active registration in the SAM database prior to Proposal Submission, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

(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.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(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 (Acceptable/Unacceptable)

2. Price

(b) 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).

(c) 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.

Paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to read as follows:

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(d) Basis for contract award - This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Parts 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Subpart 12.6 and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Offers will be evaluated using the factors identified in FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial items. Award will be made on the basis of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process, IAW FAR 15.101-2. By submission of its offer in accordance with the instructions provided in clause FAR 52.212-1, Instructions To Offerors, the offeror agrees to the terms of this solicitation.

Specifically, the evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

First, proposals will be checked for compliance with all of the Proposal Preparation Instructions in clause FAR 52.212-1(b), including submission of all items of Contract Documentation detailed in the clause FAR 52.212- 1(b)3A. Failure to materially comply with all Proposal Preparation Instructions or failure to provide all Contract Documentation will result in the proposal being found noncompliant with the solicitation. Noncompliance may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from evaluation and consideration for contract award.

Following the closing date, proposals will be ranked in order of lowest to highest total proposed price. Total proposed price is automatically calculated in Attachment 2 – Schedule of Rates.

The Technical Worksheet of the proposal with the lowest price will then be evaluated and receive a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable.

If the lowest ranked offeror’s Technical proposal is rated acceptable, the Government will then evaluate pricing as proposed in Attachment 2, Schedule of Rates Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet to determine fair and reasonableness using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Additionally, IAW FAR 15.404-1(g), the Government will review the proposed prices to determine if unbalanced pricing exists. If proposed prices are unbalanced, the risk to the Government will be considered in making the source selection decision. IAW FAR 15.404-1(g)(3), if the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government, the offer may be rejected and not considered further for award. If it is determined that the lowest priced offer that is rated technically acceptable has fair and reasonable prices and balanced pricing (or if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk), the Government will complete a responsibility determination IAW the criteria specified in FAR 9.104-1. If found responsible, the evaluation process stops at this point as that offer represents the best value to the Government.

Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

If the technically acceptable offer with the lowest ranked price is determined not to have fair and reasonable prices, unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government, or if the offeror is unable to be found responsible, the offer with the next lowest price will be evaluated for technical acceptability. This process will continue in order of ascending price until an offer is determined to have an acceptable technical rating, fair and reasonable prices, balanced pricing (or if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk) and the offeror is deemed responsible; or until all offers have been evaluated.

If all technically acceptable offers are not awardable based on the initial evaluation process above or no offer was found to be technically acceptable or compliant, the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will determine whether it is in the Government's best interest to enter into discussions. If the SSA determines to enter into discussions, a competitive range will be established IAW FAR 15.306(c). The source selection team will conduct the discussion process with those offerors in the competitive range. After the evaluation of the final proposal revisions, the SSA will make a selection of the best-value proposal consistent with the stated evaluation criteria unless it is in the Government’s best interest not to award a contract.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Factor I: Technical. Each offeror’s Technical Worksheet Proposal will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as defined below.

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Technical Proposal. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must provide a Technical Worksheet Proposal (Attachment 4) which clearly describes in sufficient detail how the offeror will achieve each item in the worksheet in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The government will evaluate the offeror’s response to each item in the worksheet to determine if the offeror adequately demonstrates the capability to successfully conduct Stevedoring & Related Terminal Services. In order to be rated Acceptable, the Technical Worksheet Proposal must meet the government’s minimum requirements. A Technical Worksheet Proposal will be rated Unacceptable if it fails to meet the Government’s minimum requirements. Specifically, the Government will evaluate the following minimum requirements in its rating of the Technical Worksheet Proposal:

A. Offeror demonstrates the capability to provide all labor (including labor during a shortage due to competing requirements) and equipment necessary to handle multiple classes of supply and multiple vessels while conducting stevedoring operations within required timeframes at all port locations listed in the requirement.

B. Offeror demonstrates the capabilities to successfully conduct stevedoring & related terminal services without damage and in accordance with stow plans and safety regulations.

C. Offeror demonstrates the capability to provide Facilities required in the PWS, at all ports identified in the PWS.

2. Factor II: Price.

The Government utilizes the Schedule of Rates Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet to capture offeror’s proposed price.

In order to be considered for award, proposed price must be determined fair and reasonable and balanced (or if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk to the Government). The data contained in the price proposal shall be utilized by the Government to analyze Offeror’s pricing using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2) and to determine if unbalanced pricing exists IAW FAR 15.404-1(g).

(e) The Government reserves the right to award no contract at all depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and availability of funds for the requirement. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single IDIQ contract without discussions. Therefore, the offerors are advised that their initial offer should contain the most favorable terms and reflect its best possible performance potential. The Government reserves the right to clarify aspects of the proposals and hold discussions, as allowable under FAR Part 15 procedures.

(End of provision)

The following have been deleted:

52.219-6 52.219-6 Alt II 52.228-4

(End of Summary of Changes)

NOTE: Contract award and payment shall be made in U. S. Dollars ($).