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ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation.

A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This section provides general guidance for preparing the proposal, as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. The Offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any Offeror who submits an incomplete package may have its proposal considered to be unacceptable and removed from consideration for contract award. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Solicitation. Non-compliance with the instructions to the Solicitation may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from consideration for contract award.

Offeror should thoroughly review the specifications and become familiar with the requirement prior to submitting a proposal. Failure to understand the contract requirements shall not relieve the successful Offeror from performing in accordance with the strict meaning and intent of the specifications.

Submission of Offerors. Offeror must complete and return a complete package of all items required prior to the time specified in the Solicitation to be considered for award.

Please review the following items before submitting your proposal:

[ ] Have you completed and sign the 1449?

[ ] Have you acknowledged any amendment (s), if applicable?

[ ] Have you included the requested information required for responding to the non-price and price evaluation factors?

B. TYPE OF ACQUISITION: This acquisition is a competitive solicitation. Award will be made to the offeror who represents the best value to the Government.

C. PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS: The Offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer firm for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the closing date of the solicitation.

D. POST-AWARD/PRE-PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE: The CO and COR shall meet with the Contractor to discuss details of the contract, the Guards sites and schedules, emergency contact information, handbook, and any other information pertinent to the performance of the contract.

E. POINTS OF CONTACT (POC): Written requests for clarification, questions, and/or concerns may be sent to the following:

Lindsey Paniagua-Houston Contracting Specialist lindsey.paniagua-houston@va.gov

F. SITE VISIT

A Site Visit will be held at Alexandrea National Cemetery, 209 East Shamrock Street, Alexandrea, Louisiana 71360.

The Site Visit will be held in the Lodge Parking Lot on June 23rd, 2026, 11AM-1PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Due to the room size limitations, Offerors are encouraged to notify the Contracting Officer of their plan to attend. Notification should include Company Name, Address, Names of Attendees, and Phone No. Attendance Notification should be received by the Contracting Officer and COR via e-mail lindsey.paniagua-houston@va.gov and ryan.hannon@va.gov no later than June 22nd, 2026, at 3PM CST.

G. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Submission via email to: lindsey.paniagua-houston@va.gov Subject line: 36C78626Q50143_Company Name Submission deadline: July 2nd, 2026, 3:00 PM CST

Do not make any changes to the files or the format of the files of the Solicitation and any attachments. Offerors who make any changes without prior written consent from the CO may be eliminated from further consideration.

· It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that documents are complete, and submission is viewable/ readable and arrives to the CO/CS by the date and time required.

· Any questions must be submitted via email by June 24th, 2026, 3:00 PM CST to: Lindsey.Paniagua-Houston@va.gov. All questions shall be addressed via an amendment to the Solicitation.

· If any required documents are omitted with submission, the offer may be precluded from further consideration.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

E.2 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(A) BASIS OF AWARD: This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 12 procedures.

The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror who offers the lowest price, whose quoted price is found to be fair and reasonable, and whose quote is found to be technically acceptable when considering the non-price evaluation factors described below. Offerors who fail to meet any technical acceptability valuation factors below will not be eligible to receive contract award.

Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factors:

1) Sub-Factor 1: Technical Approach and Understanding of the Work Proposal shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in the Statement of Work and on how well the technical approach meets the Government requirements. The proposal shall be more than restating the SOW. Technical approach will be evaluated for the following:

a) Contractor-provided statements and/or literature that clearly explains their experience, approach and/or abilities to perform the tasks described in the Statement of Work (SOW).

b) Arborist Certification from International Society of Arboriculture

c) Resume for Certified Arborist demonstrating a minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a direct supervisor of a commercial tree maintenance operation that included removal, trimming, and stump removal in commercial, industrial, or public sites.

2) Sub-Factor 2: Past Performances Past performance shall be evaluated based on the Contractor’s technical qualifications on projects within the last 5 years that are comparable in size, complexity, and scope. Past Performance information shall be obtained by the following methods.

a) The Contracting Officer’s knowledge of previous experience with the supply or service being acquired.

b) Contractor’s past performance descriptions of a minimum of 3 recent (within the last 5 years) projects of similar size and scope

c) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov

d) Any other reasonable basis.

3) Sub-Factor 3: Proposed Price Price will be evaluated for LPTA and completeness/accuracy in the provided CLIN structure.

(B) EVALUATION PROCESS: Offers will be evaluated in the following manner. The lowest-priced offer will be identified. If the proposed price is found to be fair and reasonable, the offer will be evaluated to determine if the offer takes exception with any of the requirements for this procurement specified in the solicitation. If the offer does not take exception with any of the requirements for this procurement, the Contracting Officer/technical evaluation team will then determine if the first lowest-priced offeror is technically acceptable using the technical evaluation factors applicable to this procurement. If a contract award cannot be made to the first lowest-priced offeror, the Contracting Officer will evaluate the next lowest-priced offer following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the Contracting Officer determines that no contract award can be made. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time if determined by the contracting officer to be in the Government’s interest.

(C) Price: Price analysis will be used to determine that the prices are fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.204(a).

(End of provision)