RFQ_13-1_Plant_Maintenance_Services.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

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1. REQUEST NO.

RFP 13-1

2. DATE ISSUED

10/15/2012

3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG. 1 >

RATING

5A. ISSUED BY

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS,

1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Grants & Contracts. Rm. 618

Washington DC 20506

6. DELIVER BY (Date)

5B. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (Name and telephone no.) (No collect calls)

USMAAN Z. CHAUDHRY (202) 682-5494

7. DELIVERY

FOB DESTINATION OTHER (See Schedule)

8. TO: NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE

9. DESTINATION (Consignee and address, including ZIP Code)

10. PLEASE FURNISH PROPOSALS TO THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5A ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

PROPOSALS DEADLINE: 5:00 PM EST THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5A.

This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Proposals must be completed by the quoter.

12. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

Proposals are requested for providing interior plant maintenance services to the

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Please read ALL INSTRUCTIONS including those regarding the site visit (pg. 4) and proposal instructions (pgs. 11-13).

NAICS: 561730

SET-ASIDE: 100% Small Business

QUESTIONS DEADLINE:

Please submit questions to

Usmaan Z. Chaudhry via email at chaudhryu@arts.gov no later than 5:00 pm

EST, 19 October 2012.

PROPOSALS DEADLINE:

Proposals must be received by 5:00 PM EST

25 October 2012 to the above email address.

Faxed proposals will not be accepted.

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13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT >

10 CALENDAR DAYS

20 CALENDAR

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30 CALENDAR DAYS

CALENDAR DAYS

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER (Street, city, county, State, and ZIP Code)

15. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

PROPOSAL

16. DATE OF PROPOSAL

17. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

18. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

Standard Form 18 (Rev. 6-95) chaudhryu@arts.gov%20

Enclosures:

Section B, Supplies/Service and Prices

Section C, Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Section D, Preservation, Packaging and Marking

Section E, Inspection and Acceptance

Section F, Deliveries or Performance

Section G, Contract Administration Data

Section H, Special Contract Requirements

Section I, Contract Clauses

Section J, List of Attachments

Section K, Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors

Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award

Date: 15 October 2012

Reference: Plant Maintenance Services, Request For Proposal (RFP) 13-1

Subject: General Information

Dear Prospective Offeror:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for plant maintenance services in accordance with Part 12 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) invites contractors to submit proposals for plant maintenance services described in the attached statements of work/documents.

QUESTIONS DEADLINE: Please submit questions concerning this proposal only via e-mail to Usmaan

Z. Chaudhry at chaudhryu@arts.gov by 5:00 PM EST on 19 October 2012.

PROPOSALS DEADLINE: Please submit your proposals only via email to the above e-mail address no later than at 5:00 PM EST 25 October 2012. Proposals that are faxed will not be accepted. This RFP in no way obligates the U.S. Government to award a contract, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting your proposal.

Sincerely, Usmaan Z. Chaudhry

Contracting Officer

National Endowment for the Arts mailto:harrisl@arts.gov

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 13-1 CONTINUATION OF STANDARD FORM 18

SECTION B

SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND PRICES

B.1 General

This contract is a firm-fixed price acquisition for plant care services for the National Endowment of the

Arts.

B.2 Period of Performance & Location

This contract shall consist of one (1) base year and four (4) option years for a total of five (5) years. The period of performance of the base year shall commence from the date of award through 30 September, 2013. Subsequent option years shall be aligned with the Government's fiscal year (1 October - 30

September). Inclusion of options years does not commit the Government in any way whatsoever for exercising said option years.

All services shall be rendered at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20506. Specific room numbers shall be provided at a later date or during the site visit.

B.3 Pricing Schedule

(a) All unit prices are firm fixed rates. Please provide pricing for the base year and option years as detailed below:

Line Item Description Quantity Unit Price Price/Month

Interior Plant Maintenance

Services*

*Inclusive of ALL costs/fees and in accordance with below statement of work.

0002 Plant Replacement Service

(as-needed)

0003 Additional Plant Service

(as-needed)

1001 Option Year I - Interior Plant

Maintenance Services

1002 Option Year I - Plant

Replacement Service (as-needed)

1003 Option Year I - Additional Plant

Service (as-needed)

2001 Option Year II - Interior Plant

2002 Option Year II - Plant

2003 Option Year II - Additional Plant

Service (as-needed)

3001 Option Year III - Interior Plant

3002 Option Year III - Plant

3003 Option Year III - Additional

Plant Service (as-needed)

4001 Option Year IV - Interior Plant

4002 Option Year IV - Plant

4003 Option Year IV - Additional

Plant Service (as-needed)

*All CLINS should comprise the contractor's entire cost proposal and should include all related/required services

(removal/dispoal, etc.) as detailed in statement of work below.

CLIN 0001/1001/2001/3001/4001 should represent the actual monthly invoiced amount for the plant maintenance services.

SECTION C

STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 INTRODUCTION

This acquisition is for plant maintenance services for the National Endowment for the Arts.

C.2 SITE VISIT

The purpose of the site visit is to ensure contractors are able to assess plant health and locations and are fully cognizant of the parameters of the contract prior to submitting a bid. In order to ensure this, attendance at a site visit is required in order to submit a bid.

A site visit will be held on Wednesday, 17 October 2012, at 10:00 AM EST. Please arrive at the address below via the main entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue and ask for either Mr. William Holmes at 202-682-

5486 or Clarence Mitchell at 202-682-5754 from the security desk. If a contractor is unable attend at this particular time, please contact Mr. Holmes or Mr. Mitchell to determine if an alternate time is available.

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington DC 20506

*Contacting the above named individuals at this time is strictly restricted to site visit purposes.

C.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The NEA requires the listed services to ensure that the continued care, health and maintenance of plants is provided at an optimal level for plant retention and pest prevention, care and elimination that meets the agency's satisfaction.

The contractor shall perform the following duties on a weekly basis:

provide interior plant maintenance services for all NEA-owned plants in accordance with the attached inventory;

watering the plants;

pruning, cleaning & dusting the plants;

mulching for planters;

pest control treatment and prevention appropriate for office spaces;

pest control analysis as required;

replacement of plants that are dead/not thriving;

re-potting of plants when the pot affects the health of the plant;

removal/disposal of plants from agency facility and inventory as required.

The contractor shall also:

provide a listing of plants (if requested) for addition to the plant inventory should the agency choose to add new plants;

provide, maintain and update as required a current plant inventory that details plant location, relocations, removal and/or additions to the inventory;

make available necessary personnel (plant specialist, etc.) as needed for 1) providing recommendations and assistance with future plant selection and coordinating installation/delivery of new plants and 2) trouble-shooting plant health/maintenance concerns as they arise;

provide an initial response within 48 hours upon notification by the NEA of any concern/question and all necessary follow-up customer service.

maintain a quality control system capable of documenting rendered services through-out the life of the contract;

notify the Project Director & Contracting Officer immediately in writing when 1) any difficult in contract performance is encountered or 2) when the contractor has knowledge that any actual/potential situation may delay the otherwise timely performance of services.

Additional Requirements/Notes:

Vendor proposals should describe the process and all costs associated with requesting additional plants, having plants acquired for the agency and any costs per plant that would be added to the maintenance plan;

Parking at the agency loading dock cannot be guaranteed for vendors. It must be requested in advance and is provided on a first come-first served basis;

All plants shall be covered by a full replacement guarantee. All plants replaced under the guarantee shall become the property of the National Endowment for the Arts;

Should the NEA purchase new plants on its own, the maintenance for the new plants may be added to this contract.

It is likely that at some point during the life of the resulting contract, the NEA may move locations from its current offices (at the address on page 3) to a nearby location in Washington

DC. If and when more details regarding such a move are known, they will be made known to the contractor so that the Government and contractor may mutually agree on any changes to the contract due to the change in location, if necessary.

SECTION D

PRESERVATION, PACKAGING AND MARKING

Not Applicable.

SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

(End of clause)

E.2 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

E.3 Inspection and Acceptance

FAR Clause 52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price, will govern inspection and acceptance of all services performed by the Contractor. The Contractor is responsible for carrying out its obligations under this contract by controlling the quality of all services rendered and ensuring performance of all contract requirements.

SECTION F

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 Timeline for Performing Contract Requirements

Period of Performance:

See Section B.2.

F.3 Notice to the Government of Delays

Required services shall begin at time of award in accordance with Section B and the statement of work.

The Contractor shall inform the Government if it realizes that data provided is old, inaccurate, or in any other way invalid and unusable.

SECTION G

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 NEA Project Director

G.1.1 Upon award, an NEA Project Director will be designated to coordinate the technical aspects of this contract and coordinate and inspect items/services furnished hereunder; however, he is NOT authorized to change any terms and conditions of the contract, including price.

G.1.2 The NEA Project Director is authorized to inspect and accept all deliverables, direct the contractor within the scope of the statement of work and monitor contract performance. The

Project Director is also authorized to inspect, accept, and certify (but NOT reject or deny) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ invoices for payment in accordance with enclosed payment terms. If there is a dispute regarding any invoices, the Project Director must immediately contact the Contracting Officer and return the invoice with the rationale to reject or deny payment in accordance with the performance associated with the invoice for further processing.

G.1.3 The NEA Project Director for this contract is:

To be determined at the date of award

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite

Washington, DC 20506

(202) 682-

G.1.4 The Contracting Officer for this contract is:

Usmaan Z. Chaudhry

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 618

(202) 682-5494

Written communications shall reference the contract number and shall be e-mailed to the Contracting

Officer/Project Director as necessary. Project-related questions may be directed to the Project Directory while contract/cost related questions must be directed to the Contracting Officer. Questions regarding any changes to the contract whatsoever must be directed to the Contracting Officer.

G.2 Invoice Requirements

G.2.1 Payment for actual work and services rendered under this contract will be made by the National

Endowment for the Arts via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and in accordance with the contract clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (FEB 2007), and 52.232-34

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other Than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999), upon submission of commercial invoices to the Endowment Finance Office, Room 624.

G.2.2 The office that will make the payments due under this contract (i.e., the designated payment office) is shown below.

National Endowment for the Arts

Finance Office, Suite 624

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

To constitute a proper invoice, the following information and/or attached documentation shall be included with the invoice.

(1) Name and address of the Contractor

(2) Invoice date.

(3) Contract number.

(4) Period covered by the invoice.

(5) Number and description, quantity, unit price and extended total for the period covered applicable to Section B, Supplies/Services and Prices.

(6) Cumulative amounts billed by to date.

(7) Name and address of Contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a proper notice of assignment).

(8) Taxpayer Identification Number.

(9) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number.

Please note:

The successful contractor is required to be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. (This was previously known as CCR - the Central

Contractor Registration.)

Assistance with creating/registering a SAM account may be found here:

https://www.fsd.gov/app/answers/list.

SECTION H

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 Special Contract Requirements

Private Use of Contract Information and Data

In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.227-14(b) Rights in Data-General, the

Contractor shall guarantee strict confidentiality of the information and data that is provided by the

Government during the performance of the contract. The Government has determined that some of the information and data that the Contractor may be provided during the performance of the contract may be of a sensitive nature and cannot be disclosed in any manner.

H.3 Prohibition against Soliciting and Performing Personal Services

A. The performance of personal services under this contract is strictly prohibited.

B. Personal service contracting is described in Section 37.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations

(FAR). There are a number of factors, when taken individually or collectively, which may constitute personal services. Each contract arrangement must be judged in light of its own facts and circumstances, but the question relative to personal services is: Will the Government exercise relatively continuous supervision and control over the contractor personnel performing this contract?

C. The government and the Contractor understand and agree that the support services to be delivered under this contract are non-personal services in nature that is no employer-employee relationships exist or will exist under -the contract between the government and the contractor or between the

Government and the contractor’s employees.

D. Contractor personnel under this contract shall not:

1. Be placed in a position where they are appointed or employed by a Federal employee, or are under the supervision, direction, or evaluation of a Federal employee.

2. Be placed in a Federal staff or policy making position.

3. Be placed in a position of supervision, direction, or evaluation over NEA personnel, or personnel of other contractors, or become a part of a government organization.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.fsd.gov/app/answers/list

E. Employee Relationship

1. The services to be performed under this contract do not require the contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the government.

2. Rules, regulations, direction, and requirements which are issued by NEA management under their responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter a Government installation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of

Government control which is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract.

3. The Contractor shall immediately advise the Contracting Officer if the contractor or its employees are directed by any Government employee to perform work that the Contractor believes constitutes personal services.

SECTION I

CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining Access to Proprietary Information

(a) When a contractor requires proprietary information from others to perform a Government contract and can use the leverage of the contract to obtain it, the contractor may gain an unfair competitive advantage unless restrictions are imposed. These restrictions protect the information and encourage companies to provide it when necessary for contract performance. They are not intended to protect information-

(1) Furnished voluntarily without limitations on its use; or

(2) Available to the Government or contractor from other sources without restriction.

(b) A contractor that gains access to proprietary information of other companies in performing advisory and assistance services for the Government must agree with the other companies to protect their information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. The contracting officer shall obtain copies of these agreements and ensure that they are properly executed.

(c) Contractors also obtain proprietary and source selection information by acquiring the services of marketing consultants which, if used in connection with an acquisition, may give the contractor an unfair competitive advantage. Contractors should make inquiries of marketing consultants to ensure that the marketing consultant has provided no unfair competitive advantage

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24 and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS

PUB) Number 201.

(b) The Contractor shall account for all forms of Government-provided identification issued to the

Contractor employees in connection with performance under this contract. The Contractor shall return such identification to the issuing agency at the earliest of any of the following, unless otherwise determined by the Government:

(1) When no longer needed for contract performance.

(2) Upon completion of the Contractor employee’s employment.

(3) Upon contract completion or termination.

(c) The Contracting Officer may delay final payment under a contract if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts when the subcontractor’s employees are required to have routine physical access to a

Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. It shall be the responsibility of the prime Contractor to return such identification to the issuing agency in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, unless otherwise approved in writing by the

Contracting Officer.

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items. (FEB 2012)

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General. (DEC 2007)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders- Commercial Items. (MAY 2012)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-

78)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (47) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration

(OCT 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference, (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text may be accessed electronically at this Internet address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

SECTION J

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. "NEA Plants Inventory". Excel sheet containing a full list of the plants which the contractor shall be responsible for under the resulting contract. Please review this list prior to submitting your proposal.

SECTION K

Each offeror must submit a copy of their representations and certifications (FAR Clause 52.212-3

"Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Apr 2012)) along with their proposal.

Each offeror must also have these representations and certifications filed online in SAM (System For

Award Management found at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) or in ORCA.

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (JUN 2008)

(a) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730.

(b) Offerors MUST COMPLY with the following instructions in their submission:

1. Proposals should be no more than 5 pages and single-spaced.

2. Each offeror must submit an offer in accordance with the pricing schedule set within this solicitation.

3. Each offeror must submit written information pertaining to its capability, service coverage https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and equipment availability.

4. Each offeror must submit a list of three (3) references for roughly commensurate projects for a determination of past-performance. Contractors may wish to disclose instances in which their past performance may be considered by previous customers to have been less than fully satisfactory along with any explanation of corrective action taken if desired by the contractor and applicable.

Reference information should include the following:

Customer name and address;

Point of contact for contract matters and technical performance;

Period of contract performance;

Description of work performed.

5. Each offeror must submit a resume for each contractor employee that will be servicing the

NEA.

6. Each offeror MUST submit a copy of its representations and certifications as detailed above in Section K.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) N/A

(e) N/A

(f) N/A

(g) N/A

(h) N/A

(i) N/A

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. The offeror shall enter, in the block on the cover page of its offer.

(k) Central Contractor Registration. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at https://www.uscontractorregistration.com.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the government will do so in accordance with this provision.

(End of provision) https://www.uscontractorregistration.com/

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

(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 Government will award a contract on a 'best-value' basis.

In order to select the winning offeror, the NEA will rank offerors from best to worst by making paired comparisons, trading off the marginal differences in capability and price. If one offeror has both the better capability and the lower price, then that offeror will be the better value. If one offeror has the better capability and the higher price, then the technical evaluation panel will decide whether the marginal difference in capability is worth the marginal difference in price. If the technical evaluation panel considers the better capability to be worth the higher price, then the more capable, higher-priced offeror will be the better value. If not, then the less capable, lower-priced offeror will be the better value. If more than two proposals are received, the technical evaluation panel will continue to make paired comparisons until s/he decided which offeror represents the best value.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Proposals will be evaluated on the factors listed below:

I. Technical/Service capability (Proposal)

II. Past-Performance

III. Price

Each evaluation factor will be assessed on the following scale (from best to worst):

Outstanding, Excellent, Good, Marginal, Unsatisfactory.

Below is an explanation for how each factor will be used to evaluate submitted proposals:

I. Technical/Service Capability (Proposal):

Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to provide the various services listed above in the statement of work and in 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items.

II. Past-Performance

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s past performance based on the information provided regarding three (3) references/examples of work and based on the instructions provided in 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. In conducting the evaluation of proposals, the Government reserves the right to utilize all performance information available at the time of evaluation, whether provided by the offeror in its proposal or obtained from other sources.

III. Price

The Government will evaluate the offeror's price to determine its fairness and reasonability in relation to the services provided as outlined in the offeror's proposal.

(End of clause)