Attachment_3_-_Addendum_52.212-1_Revision.docx

Addendum to 52.212-1 The following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are amended as indicated below:

1. Paragraph (b), Submission of Offers.

a. See pages 3-4, for any specific instructions on how to submit your offer if mailed or hand carried.

b. E-mail offers are an authorized form of transmission for submission of initial proposals or revisions to initial proposals (if necessary) submitted in response to this solicitation. If deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer, the Government reserves the right to conduct negotiations for the subject acquisition. All responses to discuss/negotiations, including Final Proposal revisions shall be in a form of communication customary in the industry for transmitting information to include phone, facsimile transmission, letter, in-person and e-mail.

2. Paragraph (c), Period for Acceptance of Offers, is revised as follows:

Period of acceptance is 180 days.

3. Paragraph (h), Multiple Awards, is revised to add the following:

The Government intends to make one (1) award, for each Group based on the technically acceptable offer with the lowest aggregate evaluated price. In the event that one offeror is the awardee for more than one Group, the award for more than one Group may be issued under a single contract. Offerors shall submit their best proposal for each Group independently due to the Government’s right to make separate awards for Groups 1 and 2. Offerors are required to offer on all items in the Schedule of Items for each Group; failure to do so may result in exclusion from award consideration.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION

A. Pricing

1. An offeror’s price proposal shall consist of prices submitted for each of the items found in the Schedule of Items (Attachment 1). The Schedule of Items is a grouping of items expected to be ordered by the customers along with the estimated quantities. The items found in the Schedule of Items represent 100% of the estimated dollar value for that particular Group. Offerors are required to submit their Contract Unit Price for each item.

2. Formatting of Prices: Prices shall be formatted to no more than two places to the right of the decimal point, for example, $2.50. In the event that the offeror submits a price that exceeds this limitation, the price will be rounded up or down using standard rounding methods. For example, a price of $2.215 or higher will be rounded up to $2.22 and a price of $2.214 or lower will be rounded down to $2.21.

B. Schedule of Items: Pricing

1. The Schedule of Items in Attachment 1 represents 100% of the estimated dollar value of this procurement. Offerors must submit pricing for all items in the Schedule of Items. The unit prices of all items found in the Schedule of Items will be comparatively assessed to identify any unusually high or low priced items. This assessment includes, but is not limited to, comparison amongst offerors’ prices as well as comparison against market report prices and internal Government databases that are applicable.

2. Estimated quantities for each Tier period (2 separate Tiers, consisting of one (24-month) and one (12-month) tier periods) are indicated next to each item and are for information and evaluation purposes only. The Offeror’s proposed Contract Unit Prices found in the Schedule of Items will be multiplied by the estimated quantities by Tier in order to calculate the Offeror’s overall aggregate total price, which will be compared against the other offerors in order to identify the lowest overall price proposal.

C. Contract Unit Prices

1. Prices must not extend more than two places to the right of the decimal point. Standard rounding methods must be observed. For example, a delivered price of $2.215 or higher must be rounded up to $2.22 and a price of $2.214 or lower must be rounded down to $2.21.

2. If an offeror carries a variety of brands for the same item, the price submitted shall be for the lowest priced, technically acceptable, item that meets the Government’s minimum requirements.

3. All items procured under the resultant contract are subject to all contractual clauses and regulations, including, but not limited to, DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, and the requirement that items be procured from a sanitarily approved source. All invoices and quotes must contain sufficient information to clearly reflect compliance with solicitation/contract terms and conditions.

4. Offerors are required to submit a spreadsheet containing the following information (Attachment 1):

(a) Stock Number.

(b) Item Description: Government Item Description.

(c) Estimated Quantity: Quantity provided.

(d) Unit of Issue: Self-explanatory. Note: Unit of Issue must be the same as that identified in the Government’s Schedule of Items.

(e) Total: Estimated Quantity multiplied by Contract Unit Price.

(f) Gov’t Average Case Weight: Provided.

D. Instructions for Proposal Spreadsheet– Attachment 1

1. Please fill in the white boxes only for each Group. For Group 1 Alabama: fill in Columns I, J, K for CLIN #1-15 and Columns I, J, L, M for CLIN #16-24. The spreadsheet will automatically calculate your aggregate total. All prices must be rounded to two places to the right of the decimal point using standard rounding methods (see paragraph A.2. above.)

2. When preparing the spreadsheet, totals must appear in row 36 Columns N, O, & M , and “Total Aggregate” in row 37 column O.

E. Proposal Submission: Each offeror must submit:

(i) a signed copy of the solicitation (and amendments, if applicable),

(ii) all solicitation attachments (including Attachment 1 with proposed prices),

(iii) signed financial arrangement information, When submitting a proposal to the Business Opportunities Office an offeror must provide a hard copy as well an electronic version (CD/DVD) of all items listed above. No hard copy is required when submitting a proposal through DIBBS.