Att 03 Addendum 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors.pdf

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract as a result of this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 12. Award will be made to the responsible quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government under the selection criteria set forth in this solicitation.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with quoters. Accordingly, each quoter should submit its most favorable terms from a price and non-price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced proposal if it is in the best interest of the Government.

QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the solicitation shall be submitted via email to Jason Perez, email:

jason.q.perez.civ@us.navy.mil and P, email: cynthia.r.cruz2.civ@us.navy.mil no later than five (5) calendar days before submissions are due. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions received after this due date. Accordingly, Offerors are encouraged to review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government as early as possible.

Quoters/Offerors shall submit the following in order to be considered for award:

1. Submission of Offers: Offers shall be submitted by the due date and time provided on the SF1449 block

8. Submission of completed and signed Page 1 of the solicitation to include all amendments, if applicable.

Technical and quotes shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists identified in Contract Opportunities on the SAM.gov contract opportunity notice. Hand delivery, postal mail, express mail, or fax submissions will not be accepted.

2. This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) only. Offerors must be certified as an SDVOSB by the Small Business Administration (SBA) at the time of proposal submission and award. The Government will verify the offeror’s SDVOSB status in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and the SBA’s certification database.

3. Technical Proposal: the proposal shall address the following evaluation factors and clearly demonstrate which factor is addressed:

Factor 1 – Technical Capability

a) Technical approach must demonstrate a complete understanding of and the capability to fully implement and execute all requirements of the performance work statement (PWS) including but not limited to proposed methods, staffing, equipment and schedule for ensuring compliance with the PWS.

b) The vendor shall provide proof of current Facilities Clearance Level (FCL) that is equivalent with the requirements at time of submission. The proof/verification shall be in the form of a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) verification or letter demonstrating that the vendor possesses a current Top Secret Facilities Clearance. The verification or letter shall be dated within a year of the solicitation's closing date.

For Joint Venture (JV) Offerors: If the JV itself does not possess the required Facility Clearance, the requirement can be met if individual joint members that will perform the classified work holds the appropriate clearance.

c) Availability of cleared and qualified personnel in accordance with position descriptions. The Contractor shall submit experience, security clearance level and training certification for each position with their proposal. Resumes, no longer than two (2) pages in length, must be submitted for key personnel the Offeror intends to use for this contract. Key personnel are defined as Site Security Manager and Construction Surveillance Technicians as stated in the PWS. If proposed personnel are not current employees of the Offeror, then Offeror must submit signed letters of commitment or equivalent documents to confirm the proposed personnel's availability

d) If the vendor intends to subcontract out any portion of the work performed under this contract, then the technical proposal must identify each proposed subcontractor and the anticipated percentage of work (by value) the subcontract will perform.

Factor 2 – Past Performance

a) Relevant Project History – Submit examples of up to two successful and recent performance on similar secured facility or sensitive site projects (scope, complexity, and security requirements).

b) References of recent and relevant project history including name, phone number and email address.

Recent is defined as taken place within five years as of the closing date of solicitation. Examples shall be at least fifty percent complete at the time of submission.

Factor 3 – Price

a) RFQ Section B “Supplies/Services” completed by the Offeror with the total base and option contract prices inclusive of the six-month option period.

b) Submission of price breakdown (labor, materials, etc.) in sufficient detail to understand how the FFP was developed.

c) Submission of completed and signed Page 1 of the solicitation to include all amendments, if applicable.

d) Price proposal should be submitted as a separate volume from the Technical and Past Performance volumes.

4. Period of Acceptance of Offers: Quotes shall remain valid a minimum of 60 days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Emails in excess of 10 MB will not be received. Quoters are reminded to be cognizant of the size of any attachments and the size of any email that approaches the limit. An email that is less than 10 MB in size does not guarantee it will be received.