Amendment_M00264-15-R-1031.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 23-Jun-2015 10:00 AM to 10-Jul-2015 10:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS:

Addendum to 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

The Government intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a base year and four (4) one year option years as a result of this solicitation. The Offerors shall submit a proposal that clearly and concisely describes their response to the requirements of this solicitation. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement. Unnecessary elaboration or presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective quote are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the Offeror’s lack of understanding. Elaborate artwork and expensive visual or other presentation aids are discouraged.

Proposals must be prepared in accordance with these instructions. Failure to do so may result in the Offeror’s submission being determined to be unacceptable and ineligible for award. The Offeror’s submission shall be screened by the Contracting Officer or a designee upon receipt to ensure completeness and compliance with the instructions contained in the RFP. Elimination of a Offeror is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

The purpose of this procurement is to obtain liquid anionic flocculent and Cationic Polymer to various locations aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA. The contract award shall be made in accordance with the following information contained within the solicitation. The Offeror must submit a proposal including information pertaining to Technical Capability and Price.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Individual vendor site visits for testing of polymer compatibility in accordance with the Statement of Work, paragraphs 2.4 – 2.4.2.2 is required by the Government. Please contact Mr. Darrell Williamson, no later than 10:00 A.M. (EST), 30 June 2015, to schedule a site visit for the testing of your product.

Darrell L. Williamson

Phone: 703-432-0010

Fax: 703-784-5908 darrell.williamson@usmc.mil Regional Contracting Office, NCR

2010 Henderson Rd (Red Team)

Quantico, VA 22134-5001

QUESTIONS: The Offeror may submit questions requesting clarification of solicitation requirements. All questions must be received no later than 10:00 am EST on 1 July 2015. No questions will be responded to after the cut-off date. For quote purposes the estimated date of Contract award is anticipated with a period of performance start date of 30 July 2015.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF QUOTES

a) The Offeror is responsible for ensuring that proposals are received in the Contracting Office no later than 10:00 A.M. (EST) on 10 July 2015 as indicated on page one (1) of this solicitation. Failure of Offeror’s proposal to be received prior to the hour and date specified may result in rejection of the proposal.

b) Proposals may be submitted electronically by e-mail to darrell.williamson@usmc.mil

c) RFP Number M00264-15-R-1031, must be clearly shown in the subject line.

The Offeror shall submit technical and price information in accordance with the following instructions:

a) Technical Proposal Instructions: The offeror’s technical proposal shall describe in detail and provide information that demonstrates how their proposed product meets or exceeds the minimum requirement of the CLINs in Section B based on meeting the requirements of the RFP, quantity, quality, and timeliness of delivery. It should also contain information about past performance and reference previous contracts.

b) Price Proposal Instructions: The offeror’s price proposal shall include:

The offeror’s proposed firm-fixed price for each line item shown in Section B. Offeror must include unit price and total amount for each line item.

c) Past Performance Proposal Instructions – The offeror shall provide three references supporting the ability to deliver the product on schedule and in quantities required. Offeror’s are to provide: Customer; Contract/Task Order number; Contract Type; Total Contract Value; Description of Work performed; relevancy pertaining to this requirement; Names; telephone number; and email address for point of contact.

d) Representation and Certification Instructions: Contractors interested in doing business with the government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The vendor shall confirm that they are registered in SAM and that all representation and certifications are current in the system. Contractors must also be registered in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system at https://wawf.eb.mil.

EVALUATION

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

BASIS OF AWARD

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 based on acceptability of the offeror’s lowest evaluated price; demonstrated responsibility in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and proposal which conforms to the solicitation requirements. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representation and certification, and other information required by this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, the initial proposal should contain the offeror’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.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS:

The Contractor shall address the following factors:

Factor 1 – Technical Capability – Offeror shall clearly demonstrate its technical ability to meet the requirements of CLIN/line Items in section B based on meeting the requirements of the specifications in the Statement of Work (SOW) to include quantity; quality; and timeliness of delivery.

Factor 2 –Past Performance – Provide three (3) references supporting the ability to deliver the product on schedule and in quantities required. Offeror’s are to provide: Customer; Contract/Task Order number; Contract Type; Total Contract Value; Description of Work performed; relevancy pertaining to this requirement; Names; telephone number; and email address for Point of Contact.

Factor 3 - Price – The price factor will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. The Offeror shall complete Section B pricing for each CLIN as required and submit any supporting documentation applicable. The Offeror shall provide sufficient price information to allow the Contracting Officer to determine the completeness and reasonableness of the proposed prices. No ambiguities of inclusion, exclusion, or content shall be extended and lack of content or clarity with regard to pricing shall be considered as representing a “non-responsive” proposal.

Completeness. The Offeror must sign the solicitation, acknowledge all amendments if applicable, and include a compliance matrix and Table of Contents corresponding to their price submission. 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 RFP

SAM validated/ NAICS compliant

Signed Offer of $XXXXXX provided

AWARD DECISION: The award decisions will be made as follows:

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

The ratings are defined in the following paragraphs.

(a) Acceptable: The proposal clearly meets all the minimum mandatory requirements in the solicitation identified within the Technical Capability factor: Only those proposals determined acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Once deemed acceptable, all technical proposals are considered to be equal.

(b) Unacceptable: Fails to meet all the minimum mandatory requirements in the solicitation identified as factors within the Technical Evaluation Standards. Quotes with an unacceptable rating will not be considered for award.

*Rating Scale for Technical capability

(2) Step Two – Evaluate Past Performance. The Offeror’s Past Performance will be evaluated, for award purposes, based on the offeror’s ability to demonstrate a sufficient and satisfactory performance history for recent comparable work. Factor 2, Past Performance will receive a rating of acceptable or unacceptable.

The past performance ratings are defined below:

NOTE: 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 no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a) (2) (iv)- Proposal Evaluation). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

(2) Step Three – Evaluate Price. The Offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated, for award purposes, based upon the total price (base year plus four option years) proposed as annotated under Factor Two (2) Price.

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

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