S02 - Combined Synopsis Solicitation Commercial Products and Commercial Services Staffing Model Support.docx

Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-06.

This solicitation is set-aside for SDVOSB.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541611, with a small business size standard of $24.5 Million.

The FSC/PSC is R405.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central, 6100 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 290, Independence, OH 44131 is seeking to purchase staffing model and functional assessment support services for the Office of Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC) Workforce Strategy and Standardization (WSS).

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Supplies/Services

as required) (PWS Task 4.7.1)

Base Year Total:

Grand Total:

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC), Workforce Strategy & Standardization (WSS) requires a contractor to provide staffing model and functional assessment support services.

WSS is responsible for carrying out the requirements identified in VA Directive 5010 to use manpower management tools and methodologies to analyze, document, and amend staffing levels and organizational structure for workforce optimization and efficient use of resources. In addition, VA Strategic Plan Business Strategy 4.1.6 VA will integrate manpower management principles into VA’s business strategies to drive cultural change, standardization, and efficiencies.

The contractor shall provide support services in the areas of functional assessments, functional assessment reports, functional organizational charts (current and future), VA functional organizational manual updates (FOM), workload analysis, supply and demand models, linear/multilinear regression staffing models, reporting, staffing planning, and transition planning.

The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in the performance work statement (PWS), except as may otherwise be specified.

See Attached PWS – VHA SM and FA Support for additional details.

The contract period of performance shall be from the date of award for a base period of 12 months. Due dates for deliverables are detailed in the PWS.

Place of Performance/Place of Delivery

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (SEP 2023) 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:

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(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) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a 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. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to— GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/);

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/);

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ‘‘Unique Entity Identifier’’ followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror’s name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) [Reserved]

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

2. FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2023)

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items.” If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services.” If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2023)

2. FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2023)

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

(2) FAR 52.203-17, “Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights” (NOV 2023). (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5).

(3) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

(4) 52.204-27, Prohibition on ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L 117-328).

(5) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(6) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(7) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(8) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (SEP 2023) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(9) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

(10) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

(11) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (SEP 2023)(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(12) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(13) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O.11755).

(14) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(15) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O.11246).

(16) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(17) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(18) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(19) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496)

(20) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(21) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513).

(22) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(23) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021).

(24) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(25) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332)

(26) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

(27) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

(28) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(29) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022).

(30) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

3. FAR 52.204-4, “Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper” (MAY 2011).

4. FAR 52.204-9, “Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel” (JAN 2011).

5. FAR 52.204-13, “System for Award Management Maintenance” (OCT 2018).

6. FAR 52.209-7, “Information Regarding Responsibility Matters” (OCT 2018).

7. FAR 52.217-8, “Option to Extend Services” (NOV 1999).

8. FAR 52.227-14, “Rights in Data-General” (May 2014).

9. FAR 52.232-40, “Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors” (MAR 2023).

10. VAAR 852.201-70, “Contracting Officers Representative” (DEC 2022).

11. VAAR 852.203-70, “Commercial Advertising” (MAY 2018).

12. VAAR 852.204-70, “Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel” (MAY 2020).

13. VAAR 852.209-70, “Organizational Conflicts of Interest” (OCT 2020).

14. VAAR 852.219-73, “VA Notice to Total Set-Aside for Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses” (JAN 2023).

15. VAAR 852.232-72, “Electronic Submission of Payment Requests” (NOV 2018).

16. VAAR 852.237-75, “Key Personnel” (OCT 2019).

17. VAAR 852.242-71, “Administrative Contracting Officer” (OCT 2020).

Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government.

The following are the decision factors:

(a) Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations: (1) technical capability; (2) past performance; and (3) price.

(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

(1) Technical: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.

(2) Past Performance: The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter’s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by the quoter’s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/; or any other reasonable basis.

(3) Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices, including all options. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

· FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services applies to this solicitation. As such, evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will also include using the prices offered for the last ordering period to determine the price for an additional 6-month option period in the event an extension is issued under FAR 52.217-8.

· The Offeror’s total quoted price for the base year and the additional 6-month option period price will then be added together to arrive at the Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

· Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government.

Responses should contain your best terms, conditions.

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

All quoters shall submit the following: one (1) copy of pricing and a technical approach and any material that supports quoter’s ability to accomplish, meet or exceed the tasks and deliverables as stated in the PWS. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each section shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Quote page limitations are applicable to this procurement. The maximum page count for the Offeror’s quote shall be 30 pages*. The page limit does not include price sheet or past performance. The use of hyperlinks in quotes is prohibited.

* A Cover Page, Table of Contents and/or a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms will not be included in the page count of the technical Volume. However, be advised that any and all information contained within any Table of Contents and/or glossary of abbreviations or acronyms submitted with an Offeror’s quote may not be evaluated by the Government.

The quote shall be broken down in the following sections:

1. TECHNICAL VOLUME. Offerors shall demonstrate a clear understanding of all features involved in meeting and supporting the requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Offeror shall clearly and completely address the appropriate technical areas of consideration described in a format that follows the Performance Work Statement (PWS) tasks and/or deliverables. Information presented in the technical volume should clearly demonstrate that the Offeror is fully capable and prepared to perform the tasks described in the PWS as well as demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements and associated problems. A technical quote will be considered unacceptable, and excluded from further consideration for award, if inadequate or insufficient information is submitted, and/or if the Offeror merely repeats the PWS requirements without providing any additional explanation and/or detail regarding the Offeror’s technical approach for meeting any/all of the PWS requirements to be addressed.

There is a thirty (30) page limitation for the Technical Volume. Offerors are permitted to submit only one (1) quote for consideration. In the Technical Volume, Offerors shall describe a detailed technical approach that addresses the following areas of consideration:

0. Corporate Experience Offerors shall demonstrate that it and its team combined have Corporate Experience providing services of similar scope and complexity necessary to perform the entire effort. Offerors shall demonstrate, at a minimum:

· Experience managing contracts as the prime.

· The data cleaning process to include methodology used to address variance in data sets.

· Manage data collection and reporting around functional assessments.

· Development of organizational charts.

· Explanation of how functional organization documents will be prepared and updated.

· Methodology used to:

· Determine man-hour availability factors.

· Develop linear and multilinear staffing models.

· Develop supply and demand models.

· Perform workload analysis.

· Identify, document and address risks and issues.

· Perform environmental scan.

· Offerors shall provide resumes for Key Personnel quoted for labor categories provided in the PWS. The Offeror shall address qualifications, education, availability, and specific experiences for the key personnel quoted (Resumes will not count toward the page limit). .

Experience shall have been within the last five years from the date of the release of this solicitation and indicate whether the Offeror and its subcontractors performed as a prime or subcontractor.

0. Technical Capability The Offeror shall provide a complete description of the technical approach that satisfies the requirements specified in the PWS as it relates to:

· Functional Assessments: The offeror shall thoroughly describe its approach to researching, identifying, and validating work an organization is performing, authoritative documentation to perform the work, analyzing the information to identify duplication, fragmentation, overlap, and gaps, while making recommendations for changes to organizational structure that align VHA to deliver service to Veterans optimally. Providing reports for each assessment outlining the mission, functions, and tasks of authoritative documents such as policies, directives, laws, and organizational structure documents. Preparing functional charts that adhere to manpower and organizational policies.

· Workload Analysis: The offeror shall thoroughly describe its approach to extract, collect, and document tasks, duration of the tasks, and frequency of the tasks performed by the function for staffing models. The contractor shall describe its approach to developing man-hour availability factors with the input of the government staffing model team members.

· Environmental Scans: The offeror shall thoroughly describe its approach to performing an environmental scan.

· Supply and Demand Models: The offeror shall thoroughly describe its approach to develop supply and demand staffing models, lead staffing model teams, gather input, and brief the models for review, approval, and validation prior to being finalized..

· Linear/Multilinear Regression: The offeror shall thoroughly describe its approach to develop linear/multilinear regression models, lead the staffing model teams and gather inputs from the participants.

1. PAST PERFORMANCE. The Past Performance will assess the aspects of cost, schedule, and performance experience as it relates to the tasks and/or deliverables of the RFQ. Past Performance provided shall be for work performed within the last three (3) years by the Offeror as either a prime or subcontractor. Provide the following information on a maximum of three similar projects completed within the last three years for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor.

1. The name, address, and dollar value of each project.

2. The Prime Contract Type, Firm Fixed-Price, or Time and Material.

3. The name, telephone, and address of the owner of each project.

4. A brief description of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement., including difficulties and successes.

5. Your company’s role and services provided for each project.

1. PRICE VOLUME. The Offeror shall submit a firm-fixed price quote for each line item outlined in the appropriate table above. The total price must match the amount provided in the Total Evaluated Price table. The Offeror shall complete the Basis of Estimate document (See attachment B). The Government requires Offerors to quote unit prices and total prices that are two (2) decimal places and requires the unit prices and total prices to be displayed as two (2) decimal places. Ensure that the two (2) digit unit price multiplied by the item quantity equals the two (2) digit total item price (there should be no rounding). The Government will evaluate quoted prices by adding the Offeror’s total quoted price for the base year and all options. Failure to provide a unit price and total amount for each CLIN will render the offer unacceptable.

To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than 3PM EST, January 18, 2024, via email at Charles.McKenzie@va.gov and Adeitra.Jimmison@va.gov.

The deadline for submission of questions regarding this notice is 1PM EST, December 20, 2023, via email at Charles.McKenzie@va.gov and Adeitra.Jimmison@va.gov. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. No phone calls will be accepted.

Point of Contact Charles McKenzie, Contract Specialist Charles.McKenzie@va.gov Effective Date: 03/15/2023 Revision: 01