Section L - Instructions to Offerors - LF Contours.pdf

Attachment 2

ATTACHMENT 2 – SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SOLICITATION # FA4528-24-R-0008

LF Contours IDIQ & Seed Project

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This Instructions to Offerors Section provides general and specific guidance for preparing proposals.

Failure to comply with these solicitation requirements may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for contract award. Proposals should be compliant with the guidance in this section, the requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW), and the solicitation package in its entirety.

Proposals should be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. Proposals should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather address how the offeror intends to meet the goals and objectives of the project.

SECTION I – ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

Offerors shall return one signed copy of the SF1442 solicitation document and provide documentation acknowledging all amendments issued for this solicitation. Offerors shall submit offer guarantee in the form of a bid bond and additional documentation, as required, pursuant to FAR clause 52.228-1 of the solicitation.

PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

The offeror shall submit their proposal as set forth in the table and guidance below. The section titles and number of copies must match and comply with the below table. A sanitized copy is a copy of the work performance plan and past performance information that does not contain pricing, contractor or subcontractor names or symbols, and has no other information that can identify the offeror. Failure to provide properly sanitized copies may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for contract award.

SECTION SECTION TITLE

#PAPER

COPIES

#SANITIZED

COPIES

I Administrative Requirements 1 0

II Work Performance Plan 1 1

III Price Proposal 1 0

IV Past Performance Information 1 1

PAGE SIZE AND FORMAT: Proposals are limited to no more than 50 single-sided pages, must utilize only plain letter paper (no cardstock), and not have any unique/distinguishable odors or appearances. Each page shall be single spaced, except for reproduced sections of the solicitation document, tables, charts and drawings. The text/font shall be 12 point. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by section. Legible tables, charts, figures, and drawings shall be used whenever practical (however, they are not required) to provide clarity and to depict additional technical aspects, systems and layout, implementation schedules, charts, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 8 point.

These general limitations shall apply to all sanitized proposals:

For sanitized proposals the text/font shall be black, 12 point, Times New Roman with no bold, italicized, or underlined text anywhere on the document. There should not be any headers, and the footers will only say, “Sanitized Proposal” and “Page 1 of __”.

SECTION II – WORK PERFORMANCE PLAN

The Work Performance Plan should be detailed, specific, and explain your methodology for accomplishing / satisfying project requirements. The work performance plan shall be organized as follows:

1. Table of Contents with a list of Figures, Tables and Drawings (if applicable)

2. Work Plan

3. Schedule

WORK PLAN: The work plan should provide a realistic detailed approach to taking the requirements documents to construction completion. The narrative should describe the technical approach for meeting each element of the requirement. The narrative should identify how work will transition from one area to the next, and your customer-oriented approach for ensuring customer expectations and goals are met, or exceeded, throughout construction phases.

SCHEDULE: This section includes all elements of work through project completion. Identify the major milestones that make-up the critical path. The milestones should be identified as preliminary dates and also defined in terms of the number of calendar days from one milestone to the next. Identify the significant risks that may hinder progression along the critical path. Suggest a realistic work-around or risk mitigation plan that will eliminate or reduce the risks to an acceptable level.

SECTION III – PRICE PROPOSAL

The offeror shall only submit pricing in Section III of their proposal.

Each offeror shall submit completed copies of the excel sheets named, “FY24 LF Contours 5-year Bid Sheet” and the “FY24 LF Contours - Seed Project Bid” with each of the highlighted sections filled in with pricing information. All dollar amounts shall be rounded to the nearest dollar, checked for accuracy, and include total amounts.

SECTION IV – PAST PERFORMANCE

The offeror will submit past performance with a contract dollar value similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity, with references from their customer using the attached Past Performance Information Form (PPIF). Any submitted past performance should be of a value greater than

$10,000 and have been completed within 5 years of this solicitation. The offeror should identify if they were the prime or subcontractor for work under the past performance provided and when the work was performed as recency will also be part of the evaluation factors. If the offeror identifies the project to be a government contract, they will provide the corresponding CPARS documentation for the project.

SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS

Offerors’ proposals must include all data and information requested in this solicitation and must be submitted and conducted in strict accordance with these instructions. Non-conformance with the specific organization, content, and page limitations may result in misevaluation of proposals or, depending on the magnitude of the nonconformance, the proposals may be eliminated from further evaluation. The proposal must be completed and emailed to daphne.rousey.1@us.af.mil and charles.kendall@us.af.mil No Later Than the due date and time specified in Block 13 of the

SF1442.