Pre-Proposal Instructions.docx

SP3300-20-R-5010

Pre-Proposal Conference Instructions DLA Distribution Djibouti, Africa

Pre-Proposal Conference for DLA Distribution Djibouti, Africa (DDDA) will be held as follows:

· The Government will be conducting a virtual Pre-Proposal Conference on Thursday September 10, 2020 at 9:00 AM EST. The Government will open then conference room at 8:30 AM EST. Attendees are encouraged to join the conference as early as possible to avoid any delays. The conference is expected to last no more than 3 hours.

· Interested participants must register with the Acquisition Specialist, Mr. Tom Semones, via e-mail at thomas.semones@dla.mil no later than Wednesday September 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST. The following information shall be provided for prospective offerors attending: Name, citizenship (i.e. U.S. Citizen, Foreign National, etc.), company name, e-mail address, and cell phone number.

· The conference will be conducted using the Defense Collaboration Services online conferencing tool. Upon registering with Mr. Semones a link to the conference will be provided via e-mail.

· A Command Access Card (CAC) is not required to join the conference. Attendees that have a CAC may use it, or select cancel at the certification prompt to join as a guest. Guests will need to provide Name and Company when joining. Attendees will be prompted with a “How do you want to Join the Audio?” pop-up. Attendees should hit the “X” on this pop-up. A call-in number will be provided in the chat box on the right side of the screen. Please use this number for audio.

· If Attendees encounter an error when attempting to log-in, please try another internet browser i.e. Explorer or FireFox.

· Prospective offerors are highly encouraged to attend this Pre-Proposal Conference. Prospective offerors are encouraged to send their representatives who are directly involved with writing and developing their proposal to the Pre-Proposal Conference. They are the intended audience who will gain the most benefit from event attendance as detailed instructions will be provided regarding what is required to be included and addressed within each offerors proposal. Every prospective offeror is encouraged to limit their attendance to only two (2) representatives for bandwidth purposes.

· Prospective offerors are advised the Pre-Proposal Conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the solicitation specifications, terms, and conditions. Any changes to the solicitation will only be provided by published written amendments. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgement and receipt of any such amendment shall be applicable. In no event will failure to attend the pre-proposal conference constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.