Instructions to Offerors _ Basis for Award.pdf

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

1. The purpose of this solicitation is to procure an SVTC in support of the 87th ABW. Items will be delivered to JBMDL NJ 08641.

2. The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract. The required delivery is to be received not later than 60 days ARO.

3. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Provision 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items" for additional information.

4. See the Basis for Award for additional information and evaluation criteria.

5. Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Noah Whiting at Noah.Whiting.1@us.af.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Lizbette Zalybniuk at Lizbette.Zalybniuk.1@us.af.mil no later than 1400 on 24 September 2025.

6. Items must meet the specifications included in the Statement of Objectives (SOO).

7. Contractors must have an active registration in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to be awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract. If you need to register in SAM, please do so using the following link: https://www.sam.gov/sam.

8. You must include all Representations and Certifications with your quote or reflect they're completed in

SAM.

9. Contractor offers shall be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Noah Whiting at Noah.Whiting.1@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer Lizbette Zalybniuk at Lizbette.Zalybniuk.1@us.af.mil and shall contain the following information:

A. Technical: Include specifications of proposed item(s)

B. Price/Admin:

a. Unit and extended pricing for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the Supplies or Services and Price/Cost of this solicitation. A total price should also be included. Prices shall not extend past the second decimal point for unit and extended amounts. The proposed price shall include all personnel, supplies, services, management, overhead, other directs costs, G&A, and profit to fulfill the contractual requirements of the Statement of Work and any Technical Exhibits/Attachments.

b. CAGE Code, UEI Number, and business-size standard under the applicable NAICS of 334310.

c. Complete blocks 12, 17 and 30 of the SF1449 as well as signing/acknowledging any amendments. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the Request for Quote/Proposal.

d. You must include all Representations and Certifications with your quote or reflect they’re completed in SAM.

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

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10. All offers shall remain valid for 90 calendar days. Multiple offers will not be accepted.

BASIS FOR AWARD

Evaluation – Commercial Items

1. Award shall be made to a single contractor. The basis for award of any contract resulting from this solicitation will be the result of the evaluation of the factors specified utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable, responsible offeror that meets the requirements of the SOO and this solicitation.

2. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

I. TECHNICAL

a. Specifications meet the SOO para. 4.0 minimum requirements.

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the SOW and solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the

SOW and the solicitation.

II. PRICE:

a. Proposals shall include prices for each line item listed and should include a total price, in order that proposals may be properly evaluated. Offers shall also include the completed SF 1449 and any amendments.

b. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the total evaluated price. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the total CLIN amount, the unit price will be held as the intended price multiplied by the number of units. If the offeror shows only the total amount but fails to submit a unit price, the total CLIN amount divided by the quantity will be held as the intended price.

4. The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), System for Award Management (SAM) and Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) as well any other Government-sponsored information available may be utilized to help make a responsibility determination in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.104.

5. The Government will begin the evaluation process with a ranking based on the Total Evaluated Price from the lowest to highest price. Following the price ranking, only the lowest priced offeror(s) will be evaluated for technical acceptability under the non-price factor(s) according to the evaluation criteria set forth in this section. If acceptable, the evaluation will stop at that point and award will made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. If unacceptable, the Government will continue to review proposals in order of price until evaluating one that is technically acceptable and eligible for award. The Government reserves the right to conduct additional technical evaluations as deemed necessary.

6. Failure to provide the requested information may deem the proposal Unacceptable and may not be eligible for award.