Solicitation - HT942726QE003.pdf

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NUMBER

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

8(A)

ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

(SDVOSB)

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BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.

Created On:

12 Feb 2026, 16:13 PM Eastern Standard Time

Solicitation/Contract Form Lab Accreditation

Product Service Code: R420

HT942726QE003

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Base Period - Lab Accreditation Services. See PWS for details

Product Service Code: R420 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Option Period 1 - Lab Accreditation Services. See PWS for details

Product Service Code: R420 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Option Period 2 - Lab Accreditation Services. See PWS for details

Product Service Code: R420 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Option Period 3 - Lab Accreditation Services. See PWS for details

Product Service Code: R420 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Option Period 4 - Lab Accreditation Services. See PWS for details

Product Service Code: R420 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements Lab Accreditation services for The Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen (DCPH-A)

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance

Deliveries or Performance

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

1 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 31 Mar 2026 To 30 Mar 2027

Option Line Item

1 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 31 Mar 2027 To 30 Mar 2028

Option Line Item

1 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 31 Mar 2028 To 30 Mar 2029

Option Line Item

1 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 31 Mar 2029 To 30 Mar 2030

1 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

Option Line Item

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 31 Mar 2030 To 30 Mar 2031

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. Dec 1991 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Electronic invoicing.

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before WAWF training.

submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. WAWF methods of document submission.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this WAWF payment instructions.

contract or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2in1

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2in1

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating Document routing.

payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC HT9427

Admin DoDAAC HT9427

Inspect By DoDAAC ____

Ship To Code HT1240

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code HT1240

Service Approver (DoDAAC) HT1240

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) HT1240

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____

LPO DoDAAC ____

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance Payment request.

with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. Receiving report.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

Not Applicable

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. Oct 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. Aug 2020 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Nov 2023 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. May 2024

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. Jan 2023

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. (DEVIATION

2024-O0013 REVISION 1)

May 2024 Deviation 2024-O0013 May 2024

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Jan 2023

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Jun 2023 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services. Nov 2023 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (Nov 1999)

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 60 days.

(End of clause)

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

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within ; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a (a) 30 days preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an 60 extension.

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

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed .(c) 5 years

(End of clause)

List of Attachments

Number Attachment Name Attachment Description Reference Identifier Date Line Item

01 PWS Performance Work Statement 05 Feb

02 QASP QASP

05 Feb

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures. Dec 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. Jun 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation. (May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential Definitions component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, Prohibition or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at for entities that are Procedures https://www.sam.gov excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Representation Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or Disclosures services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

In addition to the guidance included in FAR Provision 52.212-1, titled "Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items," the following are applicable for the preparation and submission of quotations.

This RFQ is in support of the APHC's Laboratory Accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, TNI Standards: 2016, Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) accreditation.

A single award is anticipated to result from this RFQ.

Quotation Content and Instructions for Preparation of Quotations.

Instructions for preparation of quotations. This section specifies the format and content that offerors shall submit their quote. The intent is not to restrict the offerors in the manner in which they will perform their work but rather to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in the format of the responses for evaluation purposes. Offerors must submit a quotation that is legible and comprehensive enough to provide the basis for a sound evaluation by the Government. Information provided should be precise, factual, and complete. Legibility, clarity, completeness, and responsiveness are of the utmost importance.

The quotation shall be submitted in volumes:two separate

Volume I -Non-Price Factors (Technical Approach / Past Performance)

Volume II - Price

A complete Volume I - Non-Price Factors and Volume II - Price shall be submitted by the closing date specified in this solicitation.

1.Volume I: Non-Price Factors. Volume I shall not include any pricing information.

Volume I shall contain the following on the cover page:

- Complete company name and address

- Company POC including title, email address and phone number

- Cage Code

- DUNS Number

In accordance with file submission requirements given in this section, the offeror shall submit the following:

II. Volume II- Price:

The Offeror shall provide a unit price and total price for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) identified within this solicitation. The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP)contract and the Offeror shall quote FFP pricing on all CLIN items.

All CLINs shall be priced.

*If the offeror possesses a Commercial Price List for the quoted Items, the offeror shall include a copy in their Volume II.

Volume II has no page limit.

Questions: Questions may be submitted Jeffrey Sprecher and Courtney Piar via E-mail jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil courtney.a.piar.civ@health.mil, no and later than 17 February 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern. The Offeror is responsible for verifying receipt by the POC.

Questions will be answered via an amendment, uploaded to SAM.gov.

Quotation Submission: Quotations are due to Jeffrey Sprecher and Courtney Piar via E-mail jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil and , courtney.a.piar.civ@health.mil no later than 20 February at 12:00 PM Eastern. Late quotations will not be accepted.

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management. Nov 2024 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. Aug 2020 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Sep 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

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Evaluation Factors for Award

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026)

(a) Evaluation factors.

Basis for Award: Award of this requirement will be made on a competitive best value basis, using "best value tradeoff" among price and non- price factors. A best value tradeoff process will be used; thus, the Government may elect to award to other than the lowest priced Offeror, or other than the Offeror with the highest rated non- price proposal. Past performance will be evaluated independently from the other non- price evaluation factors using different standards identified herein.

The evaluation factors are:

FACTOR 1: Technical Approach FACTOR 2: Past Performance FACTOR 3: Price

Factors 1-3 are listed in descending order of importance. The non-price factors (Factors 1-2) when combined, are more important than the Price quote (Factor 3).

As the collective non-price factors begin to reach equality in the technical evaluation, price becomes a more important factor in the tradeoff analysis.

Evaluation Factor's I and II will be evaluated on an individual basis. Evaluation Factor III: Price, is not rated or scored.

Offerors shall receive a minimum rating of Acceptable for Evaluation Factor I and Evaluation Factor II and Evaluation Factor III shall be determined to be complete / fair and reasonable, in order for an offeror to be eligible for award.

If after evaluating any individual factor, the offeror's proposal does not achieve the minimum required rating to be eligible for award, the Government may cease evaluation of the proposal all together.

Relative Importance of Factors: The factors are listed above in descending order of importance. As the range of technical merit narrows, price becomes a more important factor.

The Government intends to evaluate the proposal and award a contract without exchanges with the Offeror. The Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges, if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

All Offerors initial quote should contain the Offeror's best terms from a technical and price standpoint. Government evaluators will not assume that the Offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the quote.

Evaluation Factor I: Technical Approach

Offeror will be evaluated on its ability to demonstrate understanding of and capability to meet all of the requirements of the solicitation and PWS. The offeror's performance approach will be evaluated on its feasibility, its comprehensiveness, and the degree to which the offeror demonstrates how the requirements identified in the PWS will be successfully accomplished.

The Offeror's quote will also be evaluated for completeness to determine that the offeror has completed and provided the required provisions and provided a statement confirming that they are registered in SAM, the SAM registration is current and that the offeror is listed under the applicable NAICS code.

Ratings for Evaluation Factor I: Technical Approach

Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

Evaluation Factor II: Past Performance: The Past Performance evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror's probability of meeting the solicitation requirements.

The Government reserves the right to utilize other information not provided by the vendor and will evaluate information readily available. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure names and phone numbers of points of contact are verified and accurate.

The Government will evaluate past performance for:

-Recency-Contracts cited have not ended more than three years prior to the closing date of the solicitation.

-Relevancy- Present/past performance effort involved a similar scope, magnitude of effort and complexity as this solicitation requires. Relevancy determinations will be made solely off the offeror's proposal. The Government will not call POCs or access databases to determine relevancy. The Offeror is responsible to ensure that a relevancy determination can be made from the information in the offerors proposal.

If a reference contract is determined to be "not recent and relevant" (after review of the offeror's proposal), then the reference contract will not be evaluated further.

Past performance will be evaluated on an Acceptable / Unacceptable (Pass / Fail)basis, unless the offeror possess no relevant past performance.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance.

is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The offeror will receive a neutral rating. In the context of acceptability /unacceptability "unknown" shall be considered "acceptable".

Evaluation Factor III - Price.

Price will be evaluated on completeness and reasonableness. Price is not rated or scored.

Completeness- The offeror shall include pricing for all line items, as stated in the RFQ.

Reasonableness- The degree to which the offeror's total proposed price represents a fair and reasonable price. The offeror's total proposed price will be used to evaluate price reasonableness.

Offeror's total proposed price shall be determined to be complete and reasonable in order for the offeror to be eligible for award.

(b) . 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 Options Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) . A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall Notice of award 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.

(End of provision)

MEDICAL R&D CONTRACTING DIVISION 2, 808 SCHREIDER STREET

FORT DETRICK, MD 21702

UNITED STATES

Jeffrey Sprecher, Email: jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil Telephone: 3016192327