Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-2.pdf

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

Para (c) Period of Acceptance of offer is revised. “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer Firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all Request for Quotation (RFQ) requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the RFQ terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Non-conformance with the instructions in the addenda to 52.212-1 may result in an unfavorable evaluation.

All referenced documents for this RFQ are available on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) website at: https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil// and the Contract Opportunities web site at:

https://beta.sam.gov.

Only electronic quotes will be accepted. Please submit your quotation on or before 07 January 2020, 16:00 PM Central European Time (CET) to the following points of contact:

Ms. Karin Jensen, E-mail: karin.jensen.deu@dla.mil Mrs. Ada C. Torres-Vega, E-mail: ada.torres-vega@dla.mil

PRICING & PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

Prices shall be FOB Destination only and shall be firm for a twelve (12) months period.

Enter the Unit Prices per bottle for each size of 0.5 liter and 1.5 liter.

Although the unit prices per bottle is requested, the price will be converted to a pallet price that will be used for ordering.

Additionally, enter the proposed currency (USD or EUR only). Only one type of currency may be proposed. Quoted unit prices are limited to a maximum of two places after the decimal point.

If a quote is received with pricing exceeding two (2) places after the decimal point, the Government will round the price up to the second place after the decimal.

Item Description Annual Estimated Bottle Quantity

Unit Price Per Bottle*

Water non-carbonated, 0.5 ltr bottle shrink wrapped packaging

N/A

Water non-carbonated, 1.5 ltr.

N/A

Proposed Currency

*NOTE: Only one type of currency may be proposed. Vendor's unit price will be converted to a common currency for evaluation purposes only, using the Oanda website (https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/), utilizing the exchange rate on the date evaluations occur.

In the event US Dollars are offered, the contractor is required to have a bank account with an American Bank physically located in the United States.

OTHER DOCUMENTATION:

Please provide the following information:

Nomenclature Bottles per Case Cases per Pallet Bottles per Pallet Pallets per Truck

Water Bottled, 0.5 ltr

Water Bottled, 1.5 ltr.

Bottled water for US forces must be produced in a production plant that has been approved by the US Army Public Health Command; there are no exceptions. The bottled water production plant must be listed as an approved source on the following US Army Public Health Command website:

https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx

If a vendor provides a quote in response to this RFQ with a bottled water source that has not been approved by the US Army Public Health Command, that vendor's quote will be considered to be non-responsive and will not be evaluated.

Remaining Shelf Life Upon Delivery:

Name of Production Plant:

Brand Name of the Water:

Address of Production Plant:

Discount Terms (if any):

Payment Information (i.e. Payment address, bank account, IBAN and SWIFT):

Offeror Name:

CAGE Code:

Offeror Address:

Fax Number (for ordering):

Point of Contact (for the agreement):

Telephone:

Cell Phone:

E-mail:

Point of Contact (for ordering):

Telephone:

Cell Phone:

E-mail:

MISCELANEOUS INFORMATION:

Minimum Ordering Quantity: 1 (one) Pallet per Location for 0.5 and 1.5 liters

Lead Time (from order to delivery): 10 working Days Proposed unit prices per bottle will be used to calculate a per pallet unit price on the award. All prices shall be FOB Destination. Inspection and acceptance will be at destination.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

1. BPA AWARD

a. The US Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the acquisition of non-carbonated bottled water to be delivered in support of Exercise DEFENDER EUROPE 20 to U.S. Forces located in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands with a period of performance of three years. The award will be made to the responsible offeror with a quote that has the lowest average unit price, is technically acceptable, most advantageous to the Government and, conforms to and takes no exceptions to the Request for Quotation (RFQ). The products shall be furnished in accordance with the Technical Specifications outlined in Attachment 1 & Attachment 3 and delivered FOB Destination to the locations provided in Attachments 2.

b. Lowest price technically acceptable procedures with no exception to the RFQ will be used as the evaluation method in this procurement.

2. EVALUATION FACTORS

The Government will evaluate quotes for acceptability, but will not rank the quotes by the non-price factors. The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each quote.

Factor 1: Price Factor 2: Technical

Subfactor 1: Approved Production Plant Subfactor 2: Active SAM Registration

Factor 1 - Price:

This acquisition is conducted with the expectation of adequate price competition and will rely on the processes and procedures described under FAR 15.404-1(b) as the primary means of assessing quote reasonableness. Offeror's quoted prices will be evaluated for award purposes based upon the lowest average unit price. The lowest average unit price will be developed by first converting each offeror's quoted unit prices to a common currency for evaluation purposes only, using the Oanda website

(https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/), utilizing the exchange rate on the date evaluations occur.

Once converted, the average unit price will be calculated for each offeror. The average unit price is calculated by adding the proposed unit prices for each item and dividing that sum by 2.

The example below illustrates how the average unit price will be developed for each offeror:

Item Description Unit Price

Per Bottle**

Water non-carbonated, 0.5 ltr

$0.20

Water non-carbonated, 1.5 ltr.

$0.30

Unit Price Total: $0.50

Sum of All Unit Prices divided by the total number of prices:

$0.50 ÷ 2 =

Average Unit Price: $0.25

Upon completion of the calculation of the average unit price, offeror’s prices will be evaluated for reasonableness. The Government reserves the right to discuss any unrealistic pricing in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Quoted unit prices are limited to a maximum of two places after the decimal point.

If a quote is received with pricing exceeding two (2) places after the decimal point, the Government will round the price up to the second place after the decimal.

Factor 2 – Technical:

The Government shall evaluate the Technical Factor on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described below for each subfactor. Any subfactor evaluated as “Unacceptable” will render the entire quote unacceptable and, therefore, unawardable. Only those quotes determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award.

However, the offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion. Below is a description of the technical ratings:

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote clearly meets the requirements of the RFQ.

Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the requirements of the RFQ.

Subfactor 1 - Approved Production Plant:

To receive an Acceptable rating for this factor, the offeror’s proposed production plant utilized to supply the products for this contract shall approved by the US Army Public Health Command and shall be listed as such on the following website at the time of evaluations:

https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx

Subfactor 2 - Active SAM Registration:

To receive an Acceptable rating for this factor, the offeror shall have an active SAM

Registration with no active exclusions at the time of evaluations. The Government will verify this requirement by looking up the offeror's Cage Code on the System for Award Management (SAM) website: https://www.sam.gov