Instruction to Offers Evaluation of Offers IDS Vindicator.pdf

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

Solicitation provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items, is tailored as follows:

Paragraph (b)(11), Submission of offers, is deleted.

Paragraph (c), Period for acceptance of offers, 30 calendar days is changed to 90 calendar days.

Paragraph (d), Product samples, is deleted.

Paragraph (g), Contract award, add the following: If discussions are held, a competitive range will be determined and offerors will be notified. The Contracting Officer may limit the competitive range for purposes of efficiency IAW FAR Part 15.306 (c)(2).

Paragraph (h), Multiple awards, is deleted.

Paragraph (i), Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation, is deleted.

The following paragraphs are added to provide specific instructions.

(m) Offer submittal and inquiries.

(1) Offers must be submitted by email to both Points of Contact listed below.

Submission must be received no later than the date and time in Block 8 of the SF 1449. It is the contractor’s responsibility to confirm receipt of correspondence. Email submittals should include the solicitation number in the subject of the email. Attached Files should have the company name in the file name.

(2) Site Visit: A site visit will only be conducted if requested. Request must be received no later than 3 days after the issuance of the solicitation.

(3) Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing no later than 3 days after the issuance of the solicitation or 1 day after a site visit (if conducted). Submit all questions to both Points of Contact listed below:

(4) Points of Contact:

MSgt Cody Schwart SMSgt Glen A. Porter Phone: 478-201-1314 Phone: 478-201-1313 cody.schwart.1@us.af.mil glen.porter.9@us.af.mil

(n) Offer content.

(1) Request for Quote Documents: Offerors are required to submit a completed Standard Form (SF) 1449. Failure to follow the instructions below may cause your offer to be deemed unacceptable by the Government.

(i) SF 1449: This form must be fully completed and signed in block 20. The contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the RFQ in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1449 (page 1of the SF30 amendment must be signed and returned).

(ii) Price Schedule: Pricing shall be entered on the SF 1449. Prices should show each unit price and total amount for each line item. The offerors shall ensure the units prices are represented in two decimal positions only ($0.27, not $0.2745).

(iii) Representations and Certifications: The offerors shall ensure that they have completed their Online Representations and Certifications at SAM.gov.

(iv) In addition to the signed SF 1449, offerors shall submit the following:

VOLUME I Technical Proposal VOLUME II Past Performance

(2) Technical Submission shall include:

(i) Honeywell engineer certification(s).

(ii) Specifications of proposed items.

(iii) An estimated timeline for delivery and installation.

(3) Past Performance: Offerors shall describe their record of past performance with services similar in nature, size, and complexity. Offerors shall submit a list of relevant contracts performed within the past 3 years including current work. Past performance information shall be presented in the following format. Data that is not current or references that can no longer be reached will be discarded and not considered.

- Customer Name

- Contract number, contract value, and period of performance

- Description of the work and how it is relevant to this solicitation

- Points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

(o) Protest Information:

NGB Agency Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns with the National Guard (NG) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum.

Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods as if filed at the GAO. The NG protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. An agency protest may be filed with either the Contracting Officer or the NG Agency's Protest Decision Authority, but not both, in accordance with NG protest procedures.

To be timely, the protests must be filed with the periods specified in FAR

33.103. To file a protest under the NG Agency Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below:

National Guard Bureau Office of the Director of Acquisitions/ Head of Contracting Activity

ATTN: NGB-AQ-O

111 S. George Mason Dr.

Arlington, VA 22204 Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@mail.mil

All other agency-level protests should be sent to the Contracting Officer for resolution at the address in the solicitation. See FAR clause 52.233-2.

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ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

Solicitation provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, is tailored as follows:

Paragraph (a), (b), and (c) are deleted and hereby replaced as follows:

(a) Basis of Award: This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-2, Evaluation of Proposals or Offers, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be the overall best value to the Government. The offer selected as the best value may be other than the lowest priced offer. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or negotiate with offerors if so desired.

(b) Evaluation Criteria: Each offer will be evaluated by Government Subject matter experts. Three evaluation factors will be used: Technical, Past Performance, and Price.

(1) Technical: Offers that provide the following will be more highly rated:

(i) Honeywell Certifications.

(ii) Proposed equipment.

(iii) Delivery time.

The Technical Factor will receive one of the ratings defined below:

Rating Description Very Good The offer indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Sufficient The offer meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

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

(2) Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the PWS. The Government will consider the role of the contractor in the past performance in addition to the similarity of scope in determining the relevance of the performance as a factor in assessing performance confidence. The evaluation will be conducted using Government databases including CPARS.

Rating Description

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a lower expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

(3) Price: The Price Factor will be evaluated on the subfactors listed below:

(i) Price Reasonableness: The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of the offeror's proposed price, in accordance with the definition in FAR 31.201-3.

A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Offers with prices that are unreasonably high, unrealistically low, unbalanced, or do not support the technical solution may be eliminated from competition on the basis that the offeror may not understand the requirement and represents too great a risk. If only one offer is received, the contracting officer may follow the procedures at DFARS 215.371-3 to establish a fair and reasonable price.

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