M00264-12-T-0165 Amend 0001.doc

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INST TO QUOTERS

Instructions to Quoters

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract. The award period is from 18 June 2012 through 17 June 2013 and two one-year option periods, if exercised. The quoter shall submit a quote that clearly and concisely describes their response to the requirements of this quote. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement.

The purpose of this procurement is for the Government to lease a postal metering machine with the option to purchase, and necessary training (training will be for the first year only). The contract award will be made in accordance with the following information contained in the quote instructions and evaluation guidance.

The quote must be submitted electronically no later than 24 May 2012, 12:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) via Tammy.lopez@usmc.mil. The quoter must comply with the instructions for proposal format and content. Quotes that do not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and may render the quote ineligible for award. For each submission, provide in an email response: One (1) Technical Volume, one (1) Business Volume, and on MS EXCEL spreadsheet of your price quote submission.

Questions: Quoters may submit questions requesting clarification of the goverment requirements on the Request for Quote (RFQ). All questions must be received by 10:00 AM, EST, 16 May 2012. It is at the government’s discretion to respond to questions received after the closing date/time. For quote purposes the estimated date of Contract award is anticipated with a period of performance start date of 18 June 2012. All questions submitted for this solicitation must be electronically sent to the following email addresses: tammy.lopez@usmc.mil.

Note: Due to the firewall at Quantico, please be advised that it is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure all electronic submittals of questions are received by the Contracting Office in the timeframe given above.

Ensure the subject line contains your company name and the quote number (e.g., Company X Quote, M00264-12-T-0165. Address all business correspondence to:

Tammy Lopez, Contract Specialist

Regional Contracting Office, NCR

2010 Henderson Rd (Br. A)

Quantico VA 22134-5001

The electronic quote shall be prepared so that when printed the quote conforms to the following format requirements:

· 8.5 x 11 inch paper

· No foldouts. Tables, illustrations, matrixes, and WBS may be depicted in landscape mode so long as they conform to the 8.5 x 11 paper dimensions;

· Single-spaced typed lines;

· 1 inch margins on all sides;

· 11 point Arial font;

· Headers/Footers – ensure the company name and RFP number are included on each page and any proprietary information is annotated accordingly;

· Graphs and drawings must be clear/legible and may use a smaller font;

· No photographs or hyperlinks to external sites are permitted;

· MS Office / MS Project / Adobe format files are required for electronic content; and

· A copy of your price proposal in MS Excel per the template, with no locked cells or hidden formulas.

Quote Format

Each quote shall contain the following volumes/sections/files:

· Technical Volume (I) – NTE 25 pages, including a Letter of Introduction, Table of Contents, Technical Capability, and Past Performance.

· Business Volume (II) – NTE 10-pages, including a formal Offer Letter, Section B Price Quote, and any supporting materials, if applicable.

Data previously submitted, or presumed to be known, i.e. descriptions of previous projects performed for the government cannot be considered as a part of the quote unless physically incorporated in the quote. Clarity, completeness, and conciseness are essential. The quoter shall demonstrate the ability, resources, and experience required to perform the requirements within the quote.

All information must be presented in sufficient depth for the government to make a comprehensive evaluation of the Quoter’s understanding of the Government requirement and the Quoter’s capability for successful performance. Pricing Information shall not appear anywhere in the Technical Volume (I), which shall address only the technical capability and past performance requirements.

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

The Quoter shall clearly demonstrate their technical ability to meet the requirements of the Clin Line Items in Section B based on meeting the requirements of the RFQ; knowledge, experience, quality; and timeliness of delivery.

Factor 2 – Past Performance

The quoter must provide, if available, three (3) relevant, detailed summaries of work similar in size, scope, and/or complexity to that defined for the contract, accomplished during the past three (3) years.

Include the following fields:

Customer;

Contract/Task order number;

Contract type;

Program Name;

Total Contract Value;

Description of work performed/relevance to this task; provided in “bullet” format and

Names/telephone number/email address for the PCO and COR

Factor 3 – Price

Quoters shall complete Section B pricing for each CLIN as required and submit any supporting documentation, as applicable. Quoters shall provide, in addition to completing Section B pricing, a schedule of labor categories, and proposed labor hours and labor rates. Labor pricing shall be based upon the schedule of rates provided by the quoter in response to the government requirements.

At a minimum, the following areas must be addressed:

Offer is valid for 60-days from (Date of Submission)

No exception to any Terms and Conditions has been taken;

Acknowledge any Amendments to the RFQ

CCR validated/ NAICS 333313 compliant

Signed Offer of $XXXXXX provided

This acquisition will utilize the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made to the acceptable quoter with the lowest evaluated price, which is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and whose quote conforms to the Quote requirements. The quote requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representation and certification, and other information required by this quote. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the Quoter’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

Award Decision: The award decision will be made as follows:

(1) Step One – Determine Technical Acceptability. The Technical Capability, Factor 1, and Past Performance, Factor 2, will assess the Quoters capability to satisfy the Government’s requirement. The government will evaluate all technical capability quotes received by the required date/time. The Technical Capability and Past Performance Factors will receive a rating of acceptable or unacceptable. If any factor is rated “unaccceptable”, the entire proposal is rendered unacceptable. Only proposals deemed technically acceptable (either initially or as the result of discussions) will be considered for award.

The technical ratings are defined below:

The past performance ratings are defined below:

NOTE: In the case of an Quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past perormance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Quoter may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2) (iv)). Therefore, the Quoter shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/ unacceptability, “unknown.” Shall be considered “acceptable”.

(2) Step Two – Evaluate Price. The Quoter’s price quote will be evaluated, for award purposes, based upon the total price proposed as annotated under Factor 3 – Price.

(3) Step Three – Award Decision. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable Quoter, subject to a positive responsibility determination in accordance with FAR Part 9 and conformance of the Quoter’s quote to the terms and conditions of the quote.

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