Evaluation Criteria ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.docx

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Quoters – Commercial Items

In addition to FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items” and any other instructions contained elsewhere in this solicitation, the following instructions are provided.

The Government intends to solicit and award on a 100% Small Business Set- Aside, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Dilevery Order as a result of this solicitation in accordance with FAR part 12 and FAR 13. Award will be made to the quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government under the selection criteria set forth in this solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract based on initial quotes.

Therefore, the vendor’s initial quote shall contain the vendor's best terms from a price standpoint.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS OF QUOTES:

(1) Quote shall be submitted electronically no later than the due date of the solicitation via Sam.gov.

(2) Quoters shall comply with all Sam.gov instructions for uploading attachments and inserting CLIN amounts. This includes the following:

i) Completing Sam.gov quote submission

ii) Quote shall include the following legend on each page:

Source Selection Information FAR 2.101 and FAR 3.104

QUOTE CONTENT:

1) Submission of Quotation in addition to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Quoters - Commercial Items, the following information is provided. Quotes must include the completed solicitation documents as follows:

• Solicitation Number

• Name and Address of Quoter, and Cage Code

• Point of Contact name, telephone number, and email address

• Quote valid of 30 days following the solicitation closing date

Volume I: Non-Price Quote Factor I – Technical Certifications Quoter must meet the requirements specified within the Statement of Work.

Volume II – Price Proposal Factor II – Price The Price Quote shall include the completed solicitation documents. The price quote shall include all elements of price and such other price information considered appropriate to support the quoter’s quote. The pricing information shall be completed in accordance with the following:

No partial bids or additional items will be accepted. Failure to quote all part numbers or add additional items will result in ineligibility for award. In order to assist in the contracting officer’s price analysis, additional price information may be required and may consist of copies of historical price/sales information supported by copies of paid invoices OR price breakdown of all cost elements.

The price submission is not page limited, but is strictly limited to price information.

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

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract resulting from this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. Award will be made to that quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government and represents the best value after the evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract based on initial quotes.

The selection of a quoter for award will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will consist of Factor I – Meets minimum requirements of the Statement of Work. Quoters receiving a rating of “Acceptable” in Phase I shall move on to Phase II, which consists of Factor II – Price.

The selection of a quoter for award will be conducted on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. This will be done by ranking quotes which moved on to Phase II according to price. A quoter’s proposed prices will be determined by adding all extended amounts for the CLINS. If the lowest priced quote is evaluated as technically acceptable, that quote represents the best value for the Government, and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that quoter without further consideration of any other quotes.

Phase I

Factor I – Meets Minimum Requirements of the Statement of Work

Factor I will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis on its submission of a quote for a product that meets the minimum requirements the Statement of Work. This will be evaluated in accordance with the Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Table, “Table 1” below. Failure to submit the required certifications will result in a rating of unacceptable.

Phase II

Factor II – Price

Total price will be evaluated taking into the account the total FFP. Price analysis will be used to evaluate price reasonableness.

The Government may evaluate any and all information submitted by the vendor to support the reasonableness of prices proposed. The method of evaluation used by the Contracting Officer is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

A written order in response to the vendor’s quotation will be e-mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful vendor. The Contracting Officer may ask the vendor to provide written acceptance of an order. In other circumstances the vendor may indicate acceptance by proceeding with the services ordered.

Vendors responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the Government may request vendors to submit additional information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

Rating Tables

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Table

TABLE I