INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS.pdf

52.212-1 Addendum

Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services- Sept 2023

This Solicitation N4215825QN071 will close at 1:00 PM EST on Friday 15 August 2025.

QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions regarding clarification of solicitation requirement to

Chaunsa Saunders by phone at (757) 396-9692 or email Chaunsa.d.saunders.civ@us.navy.mil AND

Crystal Porter by phone at (757) 396-8366 or email Crystal.p.porter.civ@us.navy.mil . with a

COPY to Denise Swain, Contracting Officer, at denise.j.swain.civ@us.navy.mil by Friday 08

August 2025. ANY QUESTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE MAY NOT BE ANSWERED

Interested offerors shall submit their offer via email as a single Adobe Acrobat .pdf attachment to

Chaunsa Saunders by phone at (757) 396-9692 or email Chaunsa.d.saunders.civ@us.navy.mil AND

Crystal Porter by phone at (757) 396-8366 or email Crystal.p.porter.civ@us.navy.mil . with a

COPY to Denise Swain, Contracting Officer, at denise.j.swain.civ@us.navy.mil on or before 1:00

PM EST on Friday 15 August 2025.

The offer shall consist of one signed copy of:

1. A completed and signed standard form SF-1449 with unit prices for each line item;

2. Executed copies of any amendments (if applicable);

3. Completed FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications;

4. Technical capability information;

5. Past performance information;

6. Price (and/or Quote)

7. Your company’s Government Property Management Plan

The completion and submission of the above items will constitute a quote and will be considered the vender’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this Solicitation and any attachments and/or exhibits.

Failure to provide all of these documents by the required date and time may preclude a quotation from award consideration at the discretion of the Government.

A contract award will be made to the offeror whose quote reflects a technically acceptable item or combination of technically acceptable items that result in the lowest aggregate price to the Government.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN

“In accordance with FAR subpart 45.201, the offeror shall submit a copy of their internal

Government Property Management System Plan within their response to this request for (quote/proposal).

The Property Management Systems Plan is required to manage Government Property in accordance with

FAR 52.245-1. Failure to provide a Property Management Plan may result in disqualifying the Offeror from further consideration or require contractor compliance with a corrective action plan. The Offeror’s submittal should demonstrate their internal controls (i.e. control, use, preserve, protect, repair, and maintain) to protect Government property in its possession. The Government will provide Government

Property on a rent-free basis in performance of the contract.

Alternatively, the contractor may provide a confirmation letter of an approved Property

Management System from Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and/or any Federal

Government agency within the 3 years from solicitation issuance date. The Government will evaluate the

Property Management Plan (or confirmation letter) submitted to determine whether it is compliant with

FAR 52.245-1(f) and DFARS 252.245-7005. If the Offeror does not have a Property Management System in place, the Government will accept an Offeror’s plan that shows the intent to comply with FAR clause

52.245-1(f) and DFARS 252.245-7005. The plan will include a timeline for implementing a formal

Property Management System that will be used to manage Government Property in its possession."

The Contracting Officer shall make a determination regarding whether or not the submittal meets the ten (10) elements of FAR clause 52.245-1(f) and as further detailed in DFARS 252.245-7005. If the mailto:Chaunsa.d.saunders.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Crystal.p.porter.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Chaunsa.d.saunders.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Crystal.p.porter.civ@us.navy.mil

Contracting Officer's determination is that the submittal does not meet the ten (10) elements of FAR clause

52.245-1(f), the Contracting Officer will notify the contractor at award that they have up to a 45-day maximum to submit a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan shall include a timeline for implementation. If the corrective action plan is not complied with, it could result in delay of payment and in extreme cases, termination for default/cause."

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(1)Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2)Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3)Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(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 Federal Acquisition Regulation

(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 pre award testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with

FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services 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 Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of

Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the

Defense Standardization Program Office by—

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module ( https://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571–767–6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(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 that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold 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 FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror 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) [Reserved]

(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 products, the make and model of the product 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.

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