W51AA1-24-R-0024 DRAFT BASIS OF AWARD AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

THE BELOW IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

THIS IS DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR ANY RESULTING SOLICITATION.

I. EVALUATION

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price, technical, and past performance considered. All factors, when combined, are more important than price.

(1) To be considered for award, offerors must follow all instructions in this RFQ, provide all required submissions for the Cost/Price, Technical, and Past Performance factors, and the proposed price must be determined fair, reasonable, and realistic.

(2) The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall 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.

II. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

If you choose to submit a quote, it shall be submitted in accordance with the terms of this solicitation. Failure to follow these instructions may render your quote non-responsive. In order to be considered for award, the following shall be provided to the Government.

Volume 1 - SF1449/Price: Offerors shall complete the SF1449 contained within the LATEST Amendment, Conformed Solicitation document posted to SAM.gov. Offerors are instructed to complete the cost/price information for the applicable CLIN and provide one lump sum price for the entire project. This volume shall also include all acknowledged amendments, if any.

Volume 2 – Technical: This volume shall clearly reflect the offeror’s understanding and ability to design, supply, and install a system that meets the requirements of Attachment 1 - Scope of Work (SOW). This submission must be clear and concise and provide sufficient information for the Government to make the determination that your firm has the understanding and ability to meet the minimum requirements of the SOW.

In order to assist the Government in determining a firm’s technical ability, technical proposals shall be required to address each of the following subfactors:

Subfactor 1 – Technical Approach/Concept Design: At a minimum, offerors proposal shall address those requirements in Attachment 1 – SOW, SECTION 01 11 00.00 99 Page 1 through Page 5, including, but not limited to those requirements in paragraph 1.4 Design Requirements.

Subfactor 2 – Contractor Qualifications: Offeror’s shall provide evidence that their company and personnel possess the necessary training and qualifications required by Attachment 1 – SOW.

At a minimum, the following personnel shall be addressed in the proposal: 1.) design team and designer of record, key personnel (SECTION 27 10 00.00 99 Page 6, Para. 1.6.2.2), project manager (SECTION 01 30 00.00 99 Page 1, Para. 1.4), and quality control system manager.

Volume 3 – Past Performance: Offerors shall submit a list of recent Government and commercial contracts (prime and major subcontracts), which are recent (within the past three years) and relevant to the efforts required by this Solicitation. The minimum required citations is one (1); the maximum number of citations is three (3). Relevant efforts are defined as those pertaining to comparable efforts with Government entities or other Businesses with similar requirements (scope, complexity, breadth, contract duration, and similar dollar thresholds) as required by this solicitation.

Offerors shall include the contract number, contract price, and a point of contact and contact information for each past performance citation provided.