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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

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RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY QUESTIONS

SOLICITATION RSS FLATBUSH

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Question: Can you please tell us if there is an incumbent company? If so, can you please provide the previously awarded notice ID and the award amount.

Response: There is no incumbent. This is a new requirement.

Question: Would it be possible to provide the make and model of the POVs to provide an accurate quote for the 6 parking spaces in New York?

Response:

Question: Can you disclose the budget maximum?

Response: There is no budget maximum. The independent government estimate was drive from market research of the local area.

Question: This is a total small business set-aside, and we are HUBZone, do you know if our 10% pricing discount would work for this solicitation?

Response: This Solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses and price is factor when it comes to evaluation.

Question: Is there going to be some kind of rental agreement, lease agreement or similar signed after a company is awarded?

Response: The government does not sign agreement; the actual contract is the agreement between and the contractor.

The following have been modified:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. General Information. The Regional Contracting Office, Parris Island (RCO-PI) intends to award a single- award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract as a result of this solicitation. The objective of this requirement is to provide a contract vehicle that enables the Marine Corps Recruiting Substation (MCRS) to purchase specific POV Parking at award.

1. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that their quote contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete in all respects.

1. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement. Unnecessary elaboration or presentations beyond what is sufficient to present a complete and effective solution are not desired and may be construed as a lack of understanding of the requirement.

1. Quotes must be prepared in accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the offeror’s submission being determined unacceptable and ineligible for award. Each offeror’s submission shall be screened by the Contract Specialist upon receipt to ensure completeness and compliance with the instructions contained in this solicitation.

1. Offerors shall provide the exact address of the location of the parking location.

1. Confidential Information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments generally provide the public the right to access agency records when a member of the public so requests. If an offeror’s submissions contain information that he/she believes should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain “trade secrets and commercial or financial information”, 5 U.S.C. § 552, the offeror should mark its submissions as set forth in FAR 52.215-1(e).

1. Communication Procedures. The Contract Specialist is the point of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist. Written requests for clarification shall be sent to the Contract Specialist via email.

The Contract Specialist for this acquisition is:

Name: Desire Nana Phone: (843) 228-4118 Email address: desire.nana.civ@usmc.mil

The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is:

Name: Kacy M. Mohead Phone: (843) 228-2188 Email address: kacy.m.mohead@usmc.mil

Solicitation information and amendments will be posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov/.

Offerors shall e-mail written questions requesting clarification of the Request for Quote to the Contract Specialist (desire.nana.civ@usmc.mil). The Government will accept vendor questions no later than 2 days after issue date of the solicitation. Questions received after this date/time may not be answered.

NOTE: Your email subject line for submitted questions should read “RFQ M00263-24-Q-1013 QUESTIONS, from insert contractor name.”

II. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Request for Quote Submission. The completed and signed SF1449, CLIN specifications, price quotes, and all other requirements requested in the RFQ must be received in its entirety by the date and time specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449. Quote submission shall be made electronically via email. When submitting your quote electronically via email, your email subject line should read “RFQ M00263-24-Q-1013 – QUOTE SUBMISSION, from insert contractor name.”

1. Paragraph 11(e) of FAR 52.212-1 is not applicable to this solicitation.

1. Late submissions will not be considered for evaluation. Telegraphic and Facsimile offers are not authorized for this solicitation and will not be considered for evaluation.

1. Interested offerors MUST be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM)

1. No quotes will be returned to the offeror.

1. Quote Deliverables An accurate and complete quote must ensure the following is provided and annotated in your quote:

· OFFEROR TO COMPLETE SF1449 BLOCKS 12, 17 (include Offeror name, Point of Contact, Cage code, Duns code), 23, 24, AND 30 (30a through 30c) on page 1 of the SF 1449.

· The offeror shall fill in prices for all CLINs in Section B

· The offeror shall provide documentation indicating all the specifications of the proposed product.

· Complete any applicable representations, certifications, etc. in Section K. Alternately, offeror may complete the Reps and Certs in the System for Award Management (SAM) and reference SAM completion on a cover letter.

· Quotation must be valid for 90 days from closing date of the solicitation.

· Offerors must provide a cover letter which affirmatively state that they take no exception to the terms and conditions of the RFQ. If there are Exceptions to the RFQ, include a cover letter delineating any exceptions taken and the rationale for exceptions taken to the RFQ. However, offerors are cautioned that any noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may cause their quotes to be determined unacceptable.

· Acknowledge any amendments to the RFQ.

· SAM-validated and NAICS Code 812930 compliant.

· Offeror must acknowledge all solicitation amendments.

1. Performance Requirements - The quote must demonstrate an understanding of and ability to meet all of the requirements set forth herein. The offeror shall provide sufficient detail to substantiate that the products offered conform to the requirements shown above. The offeror shall demonstrate that the quote follows the requirements, terms, and conditions of the RFQ. Comprehensive responses to the requirements of this RFQ are required to enable the Government to evaluate the offeror’s understanding of and capability to accomplish the requirements of the Government.

III. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic submission via email is authorized (see email addresses below). Send email to the primary point of contact and also copy (cc) the secondary point of contact. The written submission must arrive by the stated deadline in order for a quote to be considered complete and to be evaluated. Failure of any portion of the quote to arrive by the stated deadline will result in rejection of the entire quote.

Note: Offerors submitting via email must ensure that attachments do not exceed 5 MB; offerors with attachments larger than 5 MB must split their response into multiple emails to meet the 5 MB attachment limitation. In addition, .zip files will be filtered and removed by the MCRDPI firewall. Any attachments must be in .pdf, .jpeg, and or .docx format.

Government Points of Contact:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023)

(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 preaward 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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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The basis for award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) Technical Acceptability is defined as meeting the requirements as provided in the Section C.

(ii) Price.

(iii) Past Performance. The apparent successful, prospective contractor shall have satisfactory past performance. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) may be considered as part of the past performance evaluation process and the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) shall be considered as part of the past performance evaluation process.

If an offeror has no relevant past performance history, an offeror must affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance history. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that not meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In these cases the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “Unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

Quoters shall be ranked in order of lowest price to highest price. Two (2) or more of the lowest priced quotes will be evaluated first. If the lowest-priced quotation is found to be technically acceptable with satisfactory past performance and determination of fair and reasonable pricing, no other quotations will be evaluated.

(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.

The closing date and time for this solicitation is May 20th at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

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