Attachment_5_Affidavit_non-collusion_rev1.docx

DECLARATION OF NON-COLLUSION

The submitted proposal has been reviewed by an employee authorized on behalf of the firm, and its owners, directors, and officers who is person responsible for the price(s) and the amount of this proposal.

(1) The pricing shown in this proposal has been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication or agreement with any other offeror to this Request for Proposal (RFP) N65540-13-R-0052.

(2) Neither this firm’s total price of its proposal, nor this firm’s approximate amounts in this proposal, have been disclosed to any other firm or person who is an offeror or potential offeror to this RFP, and they will not be disclosed before award.

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made to induce any firm or person to refrain from responding to this RFP, or to induce them to submit pricing that is higher than the pricing in this proposal, or to submit any intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal or other form of non- responsive proposal.

(4) The price proposal prepared by the firm is made in good faith and not pursuant to any agreement, or discussion with, or inducement from, any firm or person to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive proposal.

In submitting this proposal, the firm understands and acknowledges that the above representations are material and important, and will be relied on by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in awarding the contract(s) for which this proposal is submitted.

I understand and my firm understands that any misstatement in this declaration is and shall be treated as fraudulent concealment from NSWC of the true facts relating to the submission of proposals for this contract.

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