OPM3314R0008.docx

OPM3314R0008

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Solicitation number is: OPM3314R0008 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-73 dated April 29, 2014.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 424110, and the small business size standard is 100 employees. This procurement is restricted, to small businesses to submit proposals.

The contractor shall provide and deliver 8 1/2” x 11” pressure seal paper (hereafter called RI 38-143) and 8 1/2” x 14” pressure seal paper (hereafter called CSF 1099-R [P]) to the Theodore Roosevelt Building (TRB) located at 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC. The period of performance shall be one (1) base year with three (3) option years.

OPM intends to award one Firm Fixed Price Contract to the offeror that represents best value to the government utilizing the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. The period of performance shall be one (1) base year with three (3) option years beginning on the date of award. The anticipated award date is on or about June 30, 2014.

Vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time the requirement is to be awarded will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220, or by accessing www.sam.gov.

(1) STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES – Pressure Seal Paper

1. BACKGROUND:

OPM’s Retirement Services (RS) notifies the Federal annuitant population regarding financial matters and any changes to their retirement/survivor annuitant case files that may affect their financial payments or claim disposition from the Government. This responsibility requires Retirement Services to send out personalized and securely sealed self-mailer documentation.

RS send approximately 1.7M notifications to annuitant/annuitants survivors on an annual basis. Depending on the type of notification determines which of the two retirement forms they received. The daily/monthly annuity account notices and updates are issued on the RI 38-143 (8.5" x 11" paper) and the lump sum payment notices and year-end 1099R income tax statements are issued on CSF 1099-R[P] (8.5” x 14” paper).

If RS is unable to notify the annuitant/survivor annuitant population of adjustments to their annuity and etc., prior to the receipt of their monthly annuity - mass confusion would be the result. The annuitant may see an addition or reduction of funding in their monthly annuity without a prior explanation of why there is a reduction or addition of funding. Consequently, the annuitants would flood the switchboard, and if their inquiry overwhelms the switchboard and hampers our ability to respond expeditiously, we can anticipate congressional inquiries which require a formal response from Senior Management.

2. SCOPE:

In support of this mission, RS requires a contractor to provide and deliver 8 1/2” x 11” pressure seal paper (hereafter called RI 38-143) and 8 1/2” x 14” pressure seal paper (hereafter called CSF 1099-R [P]) to the Theodore Roosevelt Building (TRB) located at 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The annual requirement for the RI 38-143 is approximately 1,490,000 sheets. The annual requirement for the CSF 1099-R [P] is approximately 210,000 sheets. RS uses approximately 1,700,000 sheets of pressure seal paper annually to accomplish our mission.

3. APPLICABLE CONDITIONS

The pressure sealed paper must be compatible for printing using the Xerox: Models 4635 and DP 2K135 Laser and compatible for pressure sealing and folding using Moore: Model 4180 (Low Speed) and Model LM20 (High Speed) pressure sealer/folding machines. The paper must have no information pre-printed on them except for the instructions on tearing off the edge tabs to open the forms and the date manufactured. The paper must have a shelf life of one (1) year.

4. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERERIALS/INFORMATION:

The government will furnish shipping labels to be used on each carton of pressure sealed paper. (Attachment 1 – Shipping Label)

5. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall be required to provide and deliver pressure seal paper to comply with this requirement. The pressure seal paper shall meet, but is not limited to the following specifications:

This paper must be compatible for printing using the Xerox: Models 4635 and DP 2K135 Laser and compatible for pressure sealing and folding using Moore: Model 4180 (Low Speed) and Model LM20 (High Speed) pressure sealer/folding machines. The paper must have no information pre-printed on them except for the instructions on tearing off the edge tabs to open the forms and the date manufactured. The paper must have a shelf life of one (1) year.

RI 38-143 shall meet the following specifications:

· RI 38-143 – (1,490,000 blank sheets) 8 1/2” x 11” - 28 pound, white paper with adhesive pre-applied and vertical perforations ½” from the left and right edges of the paper.

· Perforations to allow for easy opening after the forms have been machine folded and pressure sealed.

· At minimum of four (4) pressure seal adhesive patches across the 8 1/2” horizontal dimension of the form.

· Form must have two 8 1/2” horizontal perforations or non-printed score lines at 3 11/16” from the top margin and 7 11/32” from the top margins. The horizontal perforation or score lines will assist the form during the folding process. We have supplied a graphic-design visual. (Attachment 2 – RI-38-143 Graphic-Design Visual)

CSF 1099-R [P] shall meet the following specifications:

· CSF 1099-R [P] – (210,000 blank sheets) 8 1/2” x 14” - 28 pound, white paper with adhesive pre-applied and vertical perforations ½” from the left and right edges of the paper. The perforations allow for easy opening after the forms have been machine folded and pressure sealed.

· At minimum of four (4) pressure seal adhesive patches across the 8 1/2” horizontal dimension of the form. This form must have, at the discretion of the Government, two 8 1/2” horizontal perforations or non-printed score lines at 4 23/32” from the top margin and 9 6/16” from the top margins. The horizontal perforation or score lines will assist the form during the folding process. We have supplied a graphic-design visual.

(Attachment 3 – CSF 1099-R [P] Graphic-Design Visual)

5. DELIVERABLES:

The contractor shall deliver 1.7M pressure sealed paper in accordance with Section 4 – Summary of Requirements, to the Theodore Roosevelt Building as follows:

Form Number

1,490,000 (372,500 per delivery)

October 3 December 12 February 13

* If the delivery date is on a Saturday or Sunday, the contractor shall deliver the shipments on the Friday prior to the required delivery date.

All shipments shall be delivered to:

US Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street NW Retirement Services Forms Store Room B-457 Attn: (to be disclosed at the time of award) Phone number: (to be disclosed at the time of award)

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

The period of performance will be one (1) base year with three (3) option years from the date of award.

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

All work shall be performed at the contractor’s site.

8. AWARD TYPE:

The government intends to award one Firm-fixed price contract.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Shipping Label Attachment 2 – RI-38-143 Graphic Design Visual Attachment 3 – CSF 1099-R [P]Graphic Design Visual

(2) OPM SPECIFIC CLAUSES

1752.205-70 Announcement of Contract Award (July 2006)

OPM complies with FAR 5.3, Synopses of Contract Awards, in terms of synopsizing and publicly announcing contract awards. These actions take place at the time of, and not before, the contract is awarded. Contract award, in this case, means signature of the contractual document by the Contracting Officer and forwarding of the contractual document to the contract awardee. If the contract awardee wishes to make a separate public announcement, the awardee must obtain the approval of the Contracting Officer prior to releasing the announcement, and must plan to make announcement only after the contract has been awarded.

1752.209-74 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (July 2005)

(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor’s knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which could give rise to an organizational conflict of interest (OCI), as defined in FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultants Conflicts of Interest, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential OCI is discovered after award, the Contractor shall make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure must include a description of actions, which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict.

(c) The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an OCI. If the Contractor was aware of a potential OCI prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Contacting Office, the Government may terminate the contract for default, debar the Contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

(d) The Contractor must include this clause in all subcontracts and in lower tier subcontracts unless a waiver is requested from, and granted by, the Contracting Officer.

1752.209-75 Reducing Text Messaging While Driving (Oct 2009)

(a) In accordance with Section 4 of the Executive Order, “Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving,” dated October 1, 2009, you are hereby encouraged to:

(1) Adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or Government-owned, -leased or –rented vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the Government; and

(2) Consider new company rules and programs, and reevaluating existing programs to prohibit text messaging while driving, and conducting education, awareness, and other outreach for company employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving. These initiatives should encourage voluntary compliance with the company’s text messaging policy while off duty.

(b) For purposes of complying with the Executive Order:

(1) "Texting" or "Text Messaging" means reading from or entering data into any handheld or other electronic device, including for the purpose of SMS texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, obtaining navigational information, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication.

(2) "Driving" means operating a motor vehicle on an active roadway with the motor running, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise. It does not include operating a motor vehicle with or without the motor running when one has pulled over to the side of, or off, an active roadway and has halted in a location where one can safely remain stationary.

1752.222-70 Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (July 2005)

By signing this offer or contract, the contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed to the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Clause 52.222-21, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, incorporated by reference in this solicitation/contract. The certification provides that the bidder or offeror does not maintain or provide for its employees, facilities which are segregated on a basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, whether such facilities are segregated by directive or on a de facto basis. The certification also provides that the bidder/offeror does not and will not permit its employees to perform their services at any location under its control where segregated facilities are maintained. FAR Clause 52.222-21 must be included in all subcontracts as well.

1752.222-71 Special Requirements for Employing Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (July 2005)

(a) If this contract contains FAR Clause 52.222-35 (Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans), your company must comply with the requirements of this clause, including the listing of employment opportunities with the local office of the state employment service system.

(b) If this contract contains FAR clauses 52.222-37 (Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans) or 52.222-38 (Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements), you are reminded that your company must comply with the special reporting requirements described in those clauses. Your company must submit information on several aspects of its employment and hiring of special disabled and Vietnam era veterans or other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. You must submit this information no later than September 30 of each year, in the “Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report” or VETS-100 Report. The U.S. Department of Labor has established a web site for submitting this report. The address is: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets100filing.htm.

1752.223-71 Environmentally Preferable Products and Services (Feb 2013)

(a) Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, requires in agency acquisitions of goods and services (i) use of sustainable environmental practices, including acquisition of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled-content products, and (ii) use of paper of at least 30 percent post-consumer fiber content.

(b) By signing this offer or contract, the contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed that all goods and services provided under this contract will comply with the above requirements of Executive Order 13514.

1752.224-71 Freedom of Information Act Requests (Sep 2009)

(a) Offerors are reminded that information furnished under this solicitation may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Therefore:

(1) All items that are confidential to business, or contain trade secrets, proprietary, or personnel information must be clearly marked in all documents submitted to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM or The Government). Marking of items will not necessarily preclude disclosure when the OPM determines disclosure is warranted by FOIA. However, if such items are not marked, all information contained within the submitted documents will be deemed to be releasable.

(2) No later than five (5) business days after award of a contract, blanket purchase agreement (BPA), or order, the Contractor must provide OPM a redacted copy of the contract/BPA/order in electronic format. This copy will be used to satisfy any requests for copies of the contract/BPA/order under the FOIA. If the Contracting Officer believes that any redacted information does not require protection from public release, the issue will be resolved in accordance with paragraph 3.104-4(d) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Any information made available to the Contractor by the Government must be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract and must not be divulged or made known in any manner to any person except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract.

1752.232-71 Method of Payment (July 2005)

(a) Payments under this contract will be made either by check or by wire transfer through the Treasury Financial Communications System at the option of the Government.

(c) Any changes to the information furnished under paragraph (b) of this clause shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer in writing at least 30 days before the effective date of the change. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to furnish these changes promptly to avoid payments to erroneous addresses or bank accounts.

(d) The document furnishing the information required in paragraphs (b) and (c) must be dated and contain the signature, title, and telephone number of the Contractor official authorized to provide it, as well as the Contractor's name and contract number

1752.232-73 Small Business Invoice Requirements (October 2012)

(b) Any invoice that does not contain all of the information listed in paragraph (a) above will be rejected as improper, and a new complete corrected invoice must be submitted. The payment due date for the corrected invoice will be calculated from the date it is received in the Prompt Pay e-mail box.

(c) ALL small business invoices—without exception—must have unique identifying numbers, and be submitted via e-mail to OPM’s Small Business Invoice e-mail box at:

SmallBusinessInvoices@opm.gov

Please note that OPM cannot guarantee payment of invoices sent by any other means, such as regular mail or e-mail to other addresses.

(d) Please attach ONLY one invoice to each e-mail, and use the following format for the subject line of the e-mail:

<Contractor name>&<Invoice no>&<Amount>&<Contract Number>/<Call or Order Number>

(f) Inquiries regarding payment of invoices should be e-mailed to InvoiceInquiries@opm.gov. The relevant invoice must be attached to the inquiry e-mail, and the subject line of the e-mail must state “INQUIRY,” followed by the information described in paragraph (d) above.

Do NOT use the Prompt Pay e-mail box for inquiries.

(g) If the supplies, services, technical or other reports are rejected for failure to conform to the technical requirements of the contract, or for damage in transit or otherwise, the invoice will be rejected and returned to the Contractor.

1752.232-74 Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Oct 2012)

(a) This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2012. (Note: OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16 is accessible on line at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-16.pdf.)

(b) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to pay all small business subcontractors on an accelerated timetable to the maximum extent practicable after receipt of invoice and all proper documents.

(c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts with small business.

1752.233-70 OPM Protest Procedures (Dec 2010)

(a) An interested party who files a protest with OPM has the option of requesting review and consideration of the protest by either the Contracting Officer (CO) or the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE). The protest must clearly indicate the official to whom it is directed.

(b) If the protest is directed to the SPE, a copy of the protest must be sent to the Director of the Contracting Group at the same time the protest is filed with the CO in accordance with FAR 52.233-2. The address of the Director of the Contract Group is:

(c) Review and consideration of a protest by the SPE is an alternative to review and consideration by the CO.

1752.237-70 Non-Personal Services (July 2005)

(a) As stated in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 92-1, dated September 23, 1992, Inherently Governmental Functions, no personal services shall be performed under this contract. No Contractor employee will be directly supervised by the Government. All individual employee assignments, and daily work direction, shall be given by the applicable employee supervisor. If the Contractor believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor must promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

(b) The Contractor must not perform any inherently Governmental actions under this contract. No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative. No Contractor employee may state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the Government. In all communications with third parties in connection with the contract, Contractor employees must identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. In all communications with other Government Contractors in connection with this contract, the Contractor employee must state that they have no authority to in any way change the contract and that if the other Contractor believes this communication to be a direction to change their contract, they should notify the Contracting Officer for that contract and not carry out the direction until a clarification has been issued by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contractor must insure that all of its employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this clause. Nothing in this clause limits the Government's rights in any way under any other provision of the contract, including those related to the Government's right to inspect and accept the services to be performed under this contract. The substance of this clause must be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

1752.239-70 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) (Nov 2012)

In accordance with OPM CIO Directives, this acquisition requires all functionality, capabilities and features to be supported and operational in both a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 environment and an IPv6 only environment. Furthermore, all management, user interfaces, configuration options, reports and other administrative capabilities that support IPv4 functionality will support comparable IPv6 functionality. Respondents are required to include in their response a letter of self-certification that their product has been tested in both a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and IPv6 only environment and meets this requirement. OPM reserves the right to require the respondent’s products to be tested within an OPM or 3rd party test facility to show compliance with this requirement.

In accordance with FAR 11.002(g) and OPM CIO Directives, this acquisition must comply with the NIST USGv6 Profile and IPv6 Test Program.

1752.239-73 Section 508 Standards (Feb 2013)

(a) All electronic and information technology (EIT) procured through this RFQ must meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194, unless an agency exception to this requirement exists. 36 CFR 1194 implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and is viewable at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm.

(c) The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require the EIT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future

(d) OPM is required by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), to offer access to electronic and information technology for disabled individuals within its employ, and for disabled members of the public seeking information and services. This access must be comparable to that which is offered to similar individuals who do not have disabilities. Standards for complying with this law are prescribed by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ("The Access Board").

(e) The current deliverable(s) must incorporate these standards as well as any agency specific standards developed by OPM. The attached technical description contains further information on how this is to be done. Your response to the solicitation should contain documentation of your compliance with these standards. However, the Contracting Officer may request additional technical documentation, if necessary to make this determination.

(f) The final work product must include documentation that the deliverable conforms with the Section 508 Standards promulgated by the US Access Board.

(g) In the event of a dispute between you and OPM, then OPM’s assessment of the Section 508 compliance will control and you will need to make any additional changes needed to conform with OPM’s assessment, at no additional charge to OPM.

1752.239-77 Privacy Act Compliance (Nov 2012)

(a) Contractors must comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 rules and regulations in the design, development, or operation of any system of records on individuals to accomplish an OPM function for a System of Records (SOR)[footnoteRef:1]. [1: “System of Records” is defined as a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.]

(b)In the event of violations of the Act, a civil action may be brought against OPM involved when the violation concerns the design, development, or operation of a SOR on individuals to accomplish an OPM function, and criminal penalties may be imposed upon the officers or employees of OPM when the violation concerns the operation of a SOR on individuals to accomplish an OPM function. For purposes of the Act, when the contract is for the operation of a SOR on individuals to accomplish an OPM function, the contractor/subcontractor is considered to be an employee of the agency.

1752.242-70 Contract Performance Information (July 2005)

(a) Dissemination of Contract Performance Information

The Contractor must not publish, permit to be published, or distribute for public consumption, any information, oral or written, concerning the results or conclusions made pursuant to the performance of this contract, without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. Two copies of any material proposed to be published or distributed must be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval.

(b) Contractor Testimony

All requests for the testimony of the Contractor or its employees, and any intention to testify as an expert witness relating to: (a) any work required by, and or performed under, this contract: or (b) any information provided by any party to assist the Contractor in the performance of this contract, must be immediately reported to the Contracting Officer. Neither the Contractor nor its employees must testify on a matter related to work performed or information provided under this contract, either voluntarily or pursuant to a request, in any judicial or administrative proceeding unless approved by the Contracting Officer or required by a judge in a final court order.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (April 2014) is incorporated by reference., Please provide proposals in accordance to the criteria listed below.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TECHNICAL PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL

Technical and Pricing proposals MUST be in two separate volumes. If your technical and price proposal is not submitted in two separate files, your response to this solicitation will be considered non-responsive and will not be given any further consideration. Each of the parts shall be separate and complete, so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of and concurrently with the evaluation of the others.

PREPARING THE TECHNICAL PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL

(a) The offeror shall include in its quotation a discussion of the offeror's proposed technical approach to respond to the requirements in the statement of objectives (SOO). Present clear and convincing evidence that you understand the scope of work as described in the SOO, and that your technical approach to accomplishing this work is sound. Include:

· A narrative describing your understanding of this requirement.

· A description of your technical expertise for meeting the requirements of this solicitation. Your narrative should, at a minimum:

· Indicate the initial plan to gain an understanding of OPM’s operations needs;

(b) In addition to its proposed technical approach, the offeror shall summarize its experience (including results) with providing pressure seal paper similar to this solicitation that the offeror has successfully performed in the past five years. The information presented shall be in sufficient detail to describe the previous experience and effectiveness of the offeror in similar or closely related work, and to demonstrate the offeror’s current ability to accomplish the tasking in this solicitation.

(c) Also include the following information for three (3) contracts and/or subcontracts for requirements as similar as possible to the current requirement:

· Name of contract or project;

· Contract Number;

· Role (Prime or Subcontractor);

· Sponsoring Organization or Company;

· Contract type;

· Period of Performance;

· Total Contract Value;

· Contract Manager and telephone number;

· Program Manager and telephone number;

· Project description, scope of work preformed, services or products delivered;

· Major success or accomplishments, and

· Major problems, lessons learned, and solution(s) applied if applicable.

(d) The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created for each volume of the proposal. Each volume shall use the following Page Setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer - 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

· Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.

· A standard, 11-point minimum font size applies.

· Times New Roman font is required.

· Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape.

Proposal page limits are as follows:

· Technical Proposal – 25 pages maximum

· Price Proposal – no page limit

(e) Proposals that exceed the stated page limits will be considered non-responsive and will not receive any further consideration. Page numbers, headers and footers may be within the page margins ONLY, and are not bound by the font requirements. Company logos are prohibited with the exception of the Title Page. Pages that exceed the margin, font or total page limit will not be evaluated. Pages deleted due to violation of the margin or font restrictions will not count against the page limitation. Page count will NOT be based upon the numbers of pages, printed but rather dictated by the number of pages in a print layout view in the application based upon the above-prescribed document settings. Counting pages in the order they appear for viewing will make up the page count. The page limits are applicable to graphs, tables, drawings and any other attachments submitted with the proposals and not specifically excluded by the solicitation. Any index, table of contents, glossary, resumes (limited to two (2) pages person), letters of intent, teaming arrangement/joint venture description, past performance documentation will not be included in the maximum page limitation.

(f) Offeror(s) are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

(g) Offferors are responsible for providing 100 Test Samples with their proposal submission. The test samples shall be submitted as follows:

· RI 38-143 - We will require one hundred (100) testing samples: fifty (50) samples that have horizontal perforations and fifty (50) samples that have been horizontally scored to be submitted along with the offeror’s proposal to test on OPM machinery.

· CSF 1099-R [P] We will require one hundred (100) testing samples: fifty (50) samples that have horizontal perforations and fifty (50) samples that have been horizontally scored to be submitted along the offeror’s proposal to test on OPM machinery.

2. POTENTIAL AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions if the Contracting Officer determines that the initial offer is fair and reasonable and that discussions are not necessary.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TECHNICAL PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL

(a) Proposals which merely offer to conduct the work in accordance with the requirements of the Government’s scope of work will be considered nonresponsive and will not receive any further consideration. The offeror must submit an explanation of the proposed technical approach in conjunction with the tasks to be performed in achieving the project objectives.

(b) Evaluation of the technical portion of proposals will be conducted by a technical review committee in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 – Evaluation, below.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL

A. PRICE INFORMATION

Offerors shall submit a detailed breakdown of prices for all pressure seal paper.

The business portion of the quotation must contain sufficient information to allow the Government to perform a basic analysis of the proposed price of the work.

Base Period

Option Period 1

Option Period 2

Six Month Option of Service Period

B. INFORMATION OTHER THAN PRICING DATA

The vendor shall submit sufficiently detailed information to permit the Contracting Officer and authorized representatives to evaluate the offer.

Unless otherwise stated in this solicitation, the information may be submitted in the offeror’s own format.

C. PRICING

The vendor shall clarify for each line item if the unit price represents the vendor’s published prices, or lower.

D. SPECIAL BUSINESS QUOTATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Government anticipates that the work will be performed at the contractor’s facility. The required paper shall be delivered to the following:

(Inside Delivery Required) to:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Retirement Services Forms Store, Room B-457 Attn: to be disclosed at the time of award Phone number: to be disclosed at the time of award FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (JAN 1999)

(a) 1) 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, using the lowest priced technical acceptable source selection process as the basis of award. The following factors, listed in descending order of priority, shall be used to evaluate offers:

· Technical: The Offeror's quote will be reviewed to determine if the products offered meet or exceed the Governments stated minimum requirements, as identified in Section 4, Summary of Requirements. The evaluation ratings used for this element shall be either ACCEPTABLE or NOT ACCEPTABLE. If the proposed products meet or exceed the stated minimum requirements, it will be rated ACCEPTABLE. If the proposed products do not meet the stated minimum requirements, it will be rated NOT ACCEPTABLE.

· Delivery Schedule & Location: The Offeror's quote will be reviewed to determine if the delivery schedule(s) offered meet the Governments stated minimum delivery requirement as stated in Section 5, Deliverables. The evaluation ratings used for this element shall be either ACCEPTABLE or NOT ACCEPTABLE. If the proposed delivery schedule and location meet the stated minimum delivery requirements, it will be rated ACCEPTABLE. If the proposed delivery schedule and location does not meet the stated minimum delivery requirement, it will be rated NOT ACCEPTABLE.

· Relevant Past Performance: Relevant past performance will determined by analyzing the “scope”, “magnitude” and “complexity” of the reference contracts and comparing them to this requirement. The Government reserves the right to evaluate submitted projects individually or in the aggregate in order to determine relevance and will do so consistently across all evaluated offers. The Government will also consider the quality of the Contractor’s relevant past performance. The evaluation ratings used for this element shall be either ACCEPTABLE, NOT ACCEPTABLE or NEUTRAL. If the contractor receives positive past performance information, it will be rated ACCEPTABLE. If the contractor receives negative past performance information, it will be rated NOT ACCEPTABLE. If the contractor doesn’t receive any past performance information, it will be rated NEUTRAL

The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), and Dun & Bradstreet (DNB).

· Price: Price will be evaluated utilizing the lowest price technically acceptable process. The award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal if another proposal's non-priced evaluation factors justify the additional cost.

b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (not applicable to this solicitaton)

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (NOV 2013) An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Inverted domestic corporation”, as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874.

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).