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52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2014)

Addendum 52.212-1 Tailoring:

General Instructions:

The following paragraphs below have been amended from the basic provision 52.212-1:

Paragraph (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard: The NAICS code is 334519- Other measuring & controlling device, physical properties testing equipment and the small business size standard for this acquisition is 500 employees.

Paragraph (b) The offeror shall submit a complete signed and dated proposal package, with all representations and certificates executed including all pricing.

Paragraph (b)(4)The following information shall be submitted for evaluation:

Specific Instructions:

Technical: (One CD and one hard copy is required to be submitted to the contract specialist) The Technical Proposal shall be limited to 10 pages Proposals shall include information about the company, any relevant experience building and installing similar systems to the one described in this procurement and any other information the contractor may deem pertinent to the evaluators. Proposals shall address each line item of the SOW under the salient characteristics to demonstrate compliance. In addition, a User’s Manual for the proposed system (or a very similar system) shall be submitted in a Microsoft Word (.DOC) or Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) as part of the proposal to show compliance with the salient hardware and software characteristics listed in the SOW. In addition, the proposal shall include a sample data file (i.e. DVD, CD) containing one or more datasets of scans taken on a similar system(s) manufactured by the offeror, along with executable software that will allow the dataset(s) to be viewed, manipulated and post-processed, and images/videos that show the system’s capability to reconstruct surfaces, perform metrology, classify different materials and perform time-lapsed comparisons of moving/changing parts. The purpose of this DVD is to allow the reviewers to verify the capabilities of the system software to meet the salient post-processing characteristics described within this statement of work. Detailed specifications from the manufacturers of the major hardware components (x-ray tube, detector, turntable/manipulator, and computer workstation) shall be included in the proposal. The format of the proposal shall follow the order of the salient characteristics as they are listed. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in proposal being designated as unacceptable.

Past Performance:

Past Performance of recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items will be evaluated. The contractor is to submit the ‘Past Performance Evaluation Data’ form with the proposal. The offeror shall use the “Remarks” block to provide information on problems (show cause, cure notice, termination for delinquency, quality issues, defective pricing issues, etc.) encountered on these contracts and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. Offerors are reminded that the Government may use information other than that provided by the offerors in their proposals to evaluate past performance. The Government may use Past Performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the offeror.

The offeror shall provide contact information for at least five (5) customer references that have procured a system similar to the system solicited in this procurement during the past 5 years. The sum total of the five (5) references should cover as many of the salient characteristics listed in this procurement as possible to demonstrate how they performed under contracts. Customer references from the DoD or Federal government communities are preferred. Failure to provide at least five (5) valid customer references will result in disqualification from consideration for this contract.

The offeror shall also provide a copy of the Computed Tomography Customer Survey (Attachment 001) to each customer reference to complete and return directly to the contract specialist. Questionnaires returned by the offeror will not be accepted.

Failure to provide past performance evaluation data will result in an unacceptable past performance rating and proposal will be considered disqualified.

Period of acceptance of offers. Is amended to read: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

Price: (One CD and one hard copy is required to be submitted to the contract specialist) The price proposal does not have a page limit.

All prices for items shall be contained in the price proposal with unit prices entered for all Contract Line Items (CLIN). No price or pricing information shall be included in any other area of the proposal, including cover letters. Offerors are responsible for submitting sufficient information to enable the Government to fully evaluate their price proposal. The pricing shall include shipping and be proposed F.O.B Destination.

CLIN 0001 for the Computed Tomography System

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items Addendum 52.212-2 Tailoring:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is the lowest price, technically acceptable offer with acceptable past performance. The Government anticipates awarding this contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

All proposals will be evaluated for compliance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in the solicitation.

Award SHALL be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror with acceptable past performance.

Technical Proposal:

The technical proposals will be reviewed to determine if it meets the requirements of the SOW and solicitation and we be assigned a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable. An acceptable proposal will be based on a proposal that provides a technical narrative (including but not limited to ; drawings, images, diagrams, etc.) for each statement/requirement of the Computed Tomography SOW and meet all the requirements of the SOW. Submission of a sample data file(s) and executable viewer to allow the reviewers to view and manipulate the sample CT data to verify the salient features are met. Submission of a User’s Manual for the proposed system (or a very similar system) shall be submitted in a Microsoft Word (.DOC) or Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) as part of the proposal to show compliance with the salient hardware and software characteristics listed in this Request for Proposals.

Past Performance:

Past Performance Acceptability shall consider information obtained from the offeror’s Past Performance Data submission, questionnaires and other sources.

Price:

If the lowest priced offeror fails to satisfy Technical Acceptability and Past Performance Acceptability, as defined above, the Government reserves the right to disqualify the offeror and award to the next lowest priced offeror who is determined to be technically acceptable.

All priced CLINS will be included in the total evaluated price. For evaluation purposes only, evaluation of price shall be based on the following:

CLIN 0001 for the Computed Tomography System, Qty 1 LOT Normally, competition establishes price reasonableness. In limited situations, additional analysis will be required by the Government to determine reasonableness. If, after receipt of a proposal, the PCO determines that adequate price competition does not exist and a determination is made that none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1(b) apply, the Offeror may be required to provide certified cost and pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4.