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M6700123Q1153

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 14-Jun-2023 04:00 PM to 27-Jun-2023 04:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR

To be considered for award, Distributor/Re-Seller must be the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) federally authorized Distributor/Re-Seller of the Product being requested. Further, Authorized Distributor/Re-Seller of the required Product must be able to demonstrate the capability of delivering the entire order within the timeframe specified on the solicitation and shall provide documented proof (OEM Authorized Distributor/Re-Seller Letter signed by OEM Company Representative) of authorization upon request.

TRACEABILITY

Offerors must have clear traceability to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and shall provide the traceability documentation upon request from the Government. Traceability means a clear, complete, documented, and auditable paper trail which traces each step from an OEM or distributor to its current location. All parts shall be NEW approved parts.

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 offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The award will be made using simplified acquisition procedure and the best value process. For this reason, the final award decision may be made to other than lowest priced or highest technically rated quote. To determine the best value, a comparative assessment of the offeror’s price and other non-price factors (i.e. technical ability, past performance, and other evaluation factors identified elsewhere in this solicitation) will be conducted.

(b) 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.

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The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

1) Submission of Quote

a) The vendor is responsible for ensuring that quotes are received in the Contracting Office no later than 4:00 P.M. (EDT) on 27 July 2023 as indicated on page one (1) of this solicitation. Failure of vendor’s quote to be received prior to the hour and date specified may result in rejection of the quote.

b) Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to jeffrey.penny@usmc.mil.

c) RFQ Number M6700123Q1153 must be clearly shown in the subject line.

2) Instruction for the Preparation of Quotes: The vendor shall submit the following as part of their quote:

a) Information that demonstrates the vendor’s ability to provide the service in accordance with the requirements of the performance work statement within in the required Required Delivery Date (RDD).

b) Quoted firm-fixed price for each line item shown – for completion of all supplies/services in accordance with the requirements of the Purchase Description/Performance Work Statement.

c) Vendor must include unit price and total amount for each line item. Vendor shall quote FOB Destination pricing.

d) Completed SF1449 to include:

i) Signed/completed page 1 (Blocks 17 and 30)

ii) Completed Representations and Certifications: The following representations and certifications must be completed and returned as part of the vendor’s quote

e) Past Performance Information, to include the following:

i) Vendors may submit at least three (3) relevant past performance references. Relevant past performance is defined as performance of contracts similar in technical complexity to this requirement. Include the following information for each contract listed:

(a) Agency or company name.

(b) Contract number (if applicable).

(c) Point of Contact name, phone number and fax number.

(d) Brief description of contract and relevance to this requirement.

(e) Total contract value.

(f) Period of performance.

ii) If a vendor has no relevant past performance history, a vendor must affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance history.

FAR 52.212-3 (Note that vendor is only required to complete paragraph (b) if they have not completed annual representations and certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) website.)

The following have been deleted:

BASIS FOR AWARD

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