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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: The Changes Set Forth In Item 14 Are Made In

The Contract/Order No. In Item 10A.

B. The Above Numbered Contract/Order Is Modified To Reflect The Administrative Changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) Set

Forth In Item 14, Pursuant To The Authority of FAR 43.103(b).

C. This Supplemental Agreement Is Entered Into Pursuant To Authority Of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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JAYSON WEATHERINGTON

EMAIL: JAYSON.M.WEATHERINGTON.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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2018JUL20

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: JAYSON WEATHERINGTON

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCTA-ASG-B/(586)282-7589

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Other

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The purpose of Amendment 0003 to Solicitation W56HZV-17-R-0092 is to do the following:

1. Offerors should carefully review the RFP and ensure all required Fill-In information in Sections A - M are correctly filled in and submitted with their initial proposal submission, as some of this information forms the basis of the Government's Evaluation of

Transportation Costs. Failure to provide information needed by the Government to conduct a meaningful initial evaluation of Total

Evaluated Price may be treated as a proposal that failed to meaningful respond to the instructions of the RFP and be grounds for

Rejection (Reference M.2.1.(a)).

2. Update language in section L.5.1 to update to complete all fill-ins from Sections A through K to Sections A through M.

3. Updated Clause 52.247-4457 Evaluation of Transportation Costs for Long Term Contracts.

4. Updated Section M.3.2.1 to state "Unless otherwise rejected, each proposals Price volume will first be reviewed to determine a Total

Evaluated Price. If an offerors proposed price is higher than the offeror with the lowest Total Evaluated Price as defined in M.4.2.1 that is also determined to be Technically Acceptable, a transportation evaluation may not be performed on the offerors proposal."

5. Solicitation closing date remains the same 3 August 2018 at 1700.

6. All other terms and conditions will remain the same.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

52.212-1 Addendum

The information contained in these sections serves as an addendum to 52.212-1, which contains tailored terms that may differ from FAR provision language as allowed by FAR 12.301(b)(1).

L.1 General Proposal Information

L.1.1 The Offeror's proposal, subject to the Submission, Modification, Revision and Withdrawal paragraph of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, shall be submitted in the format and quantities as set forth below. All information necessary for the review and evaluation of a proposal is to be contained in the proposal volumes set forth below. Section M of the solicitation sets forth the evaluation criteria and delineates the Factors to be evaluated. The offeror's proposal, as required by this section, shall be evaluated as set forth in Section M of this solicitation. The Government will not assume the offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in its proposal. It is an offeror's responsibility to submit a well-written proposal with adequately detailed information which clearly demonstrates an understanding of and the ability to comply with the RFP requirements to allow for a meaningful evaluation. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals.

L.1.2 Minimum Acceptance Period.

ACCEPTANCE PERIOD means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers.

L.1.2.1. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c), the Government specified minimum acceptance period is 180 calendar days.

L.1.2.2. The offeror shall clearly state in its proposal Administrative volume the acceptance period. Offerors may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum acceptance period stated above.

L.1.2.3. An offer allowing less than the Government's minimum acceptance period may be rejected.

L.1.3 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.

L.2 Proposal Content, Format and Instructions

L.2.1 Proposal Content

L.2.1.1 All proposals shall be in English (American Standard) and shall be in US dollars. Proposals not in English or in US Dollars may be rejected. The proposal shall include all information specified and shall address all requirements outlined in Section L. The offeror's proposal shall be submitted in three separate volumes and in the quantities as set forth below. The offerors proposal shall consist of the following volumes:

Volume

Number Title Quantity

Volume 1 Technical 2

Volume 2 Price 2

Volume 3 Administrative 2

L.2.1.2 A Proposal Executive Summary or transmittal letter is optional. It will neither be considered as part of the volumes required, nor will it be evaluated. If a Proposal Executive Summary is submitted, it should be no more than five pages in length and be submitted in the Administrative Volume.

L.2.2 Notice Regarding Electronic Proposal Submission

L.2.2.1 Offerors must submit electronic copies of the proposal in accordance with Clause 52.204-4016, TACOM-Warren Electronic

Contracting, and use the FBO system.

L.2.2.1.1 Offerors are cautioned that a proposal is not considered received until the final submission via FBO and a submitted status

(depicted by the green checkmark) is confirmed by the FBO system; the FBO system will send an email confirming the electronic submission. NOTE: These actions are not instantaneous. Offerors should begin the file upload well in advance of the solicitation closing date and time to ensure that the entire proposal is received in time to be considered for award. The FBO system will not allow proposal submission beyond the solicitation closing date indicated in the solicitation.

L.2.2.1.2 Due to the expedited evaluation schedule, it is critical that all Offerors carefully and completely identify the parts and attachments of the proposal so that the Government may quickly and easily distribute the proposal volumes. For files over 10 Mb, Offerors must use the Large Upload button, have Java installed, and allow popups from the FBO website. The FBO Vendor Guide referenced in Clause 52.204-4016 provides FBO system information.

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L.2.2.1.3 Offerors are requested, to the maximum extent possible, not to provide attachments from multiple volumes within a single uploaded file. Each uploaded file should include attachments from only one volume.

L.2.2.1.4 Acceptable File Formats. All electronic information provided in response to the solicitation must be provided in Microsoft

(MS) Office 2013 compatible or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format or except as noted in instructions for individual volumes.

For files in PDF format, scanners should be set to 200 dots per inch. The proposal shall not contain citations for, or active links to live Internet sites or pages. All linked information shall be contained within the electronic proposal. Any linked information that is not contained in the proposal will not be accepted.

L.2.2.1.5 Electronic Files. The proposal electronic file name should not exceed 50 characters in length (not including the file extension). Ensure the file name does not contain any periods.

L.2.2.1.6 Unless otherwise specified, it is recommended that the proposal be formatted for 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper with a minimum font size of 10 pt. and with a minimum of 0.5 margins. Schedules, drawings and other documents more appropriate to larger size should be formatted for no larger than 8.5 inch x 14 inch dimensions.

L.2.2.1.7 Provide spreadsheets that include all formulas, function, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the proposed amounts. For each workbook, all Rows, Columns, Cells, and Worksheets are to be visible. Do not include Zero height and zero width rows and columns in Worksheets. Do not format Worksheet cells with the font color equal to the fill color. If Workbooks or Worksheets are password protected, then the passwords must be provided. Do not submit Print image files or pictures or files containing only values.

Failure to provide fully functional excel spreadsheets in the proposal may result in the proposal being rejected (See Section M.2.1(a)).

L.2.2.1.8 The offeror shall make every effort to ensure that the proposal is virus-free. Proposals (or portions thereof) submitted which indicate the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in electronic transit, shall be treated as

"unreadable" as described in FAR 15.207(c).

L.2.2.2 Submission Due Date

The offeror must ensure its proposal, in its entirety, reaches the required destination before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation set forth in Block 9 on the SF1449 front page of the solicitation.

L.2.2.2.1 Lateness

The lateness rules for submitted proposals are outlined in FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items," and are incorporated into this solicitation.

L.2.2.4 Method of Submission for Unclassified Proposal

L.2.2.4.1 Offerors are cautioned that approval to enter the installation must be obtained prior to the closing date and time for receipt of proposals. Due to security procedures, delays are probable at the entry point and offerors must plan to accommodate them. It is the offerors responsibility to plan sufficient time to clear Detroit Arsenal security and ensure proposals reach the intended destination.

L.2.2.5 Proposal Modifications vs Proposal Revisions.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitations closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting

Officer as the result of negotiations.

L.2.2.5.1 Offerors may submit proposal modifications at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

L.2.2.5 Offerors may submit proposal revisions only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

L.2.3 Single Proposal Submission: FAR 52.212-1 is tailored to remove subparagraph (e) which does not apply to this solicitation.

Offerors are limited to submitting one proposal with one approach to meeting all the requirements of this solicitation. Proposals that contain alternative terms and conditions will be considered as taking exception to the requirements of the solicitation. See Section

M.2.

L.2.4 All or None

FAR 52.212-1(h) is hereby tailored for this solicitation: Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for all the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offers submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation may be rejected or ineligible for award.

L.2.5 Restriction On Disclosure and Use of Data.

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Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall:

L.2.5.1 Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Governments right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets

[insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

L.2.5.2 Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

L.3 Organizational Conflict of Interest

L.3.1 The provisions of FAR 9.5, Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI), apply to any award under this Request for Proposal (RFP).

Potential offerors should review their current and planned participation in any other Government contracts, subcontracts, consulting, or teaming arrangements where they may be in a position of actual or perceived bias or unfair competitive advantage.

L.3.2 Offerors shall disclose any potential OCI situations to the Contracting Officer as soon as identified including prior to proposal submission. The disclosure should include the facts and an analysis of the actual or perceived conflict and a recommended approach(s) to neutralize or mitigate the potential conflict. The preferred approach to potential conflicts is to negate/obviate the conflict.

Mitigation is considered only if it is not practical to negate/obviate the conflict. The Contracting Officer will promptly respond to resolve any potential conflicts.

L.4 Evaluation Factors

Offeror proposals shall address the following two Factors:

a. Technical

b. Price

L.4.1 Volume I Technical Factor

L.4.1.1 The offeror shall submit a completed Technical Information Questionnaire (TIQ) (Attachments 0008, 0009, 0010, and 0011).

L.4.1.2 Substantiating Documentation

The offeror shall provide product information that substantiates every response to all questions in the TIQ with documents containing the respective required evidence outlined in the TIQ (i.e commercial literature or manufacturer specification sheets). The offeror shall clearly identify to which TIQ question the substantiating documentation provided pertains. The substantiating documentation submitted by the offeror shall be sufficient for the Government to conclude that each proposal meets all of the requirements in accordance with the TIQ listed at Attachments 0008, 0009, 0010, and 0011. Unsubstantiated claims may make the offeror ineligible for award.

L.4.1.2.1

The offeror shall submit substantiating documentation to include a completed Critical Components Lists (Attachments 0004, 0005, 0006, and 0007) in accordance with Section H, Special Requirement.

L.4.2 Volume II Price Factor

L.4.2.1 In accordance with FAR 15.403-5(a)(1), certified cost or pricing data is not required for initial proposal submission. However, after initial proposal submission, the Government reserves the right to request certified cost or pricing data in accordance with DFARS

252.215-7008. In the event certified cost or pricing data is required, the offeror may submit a written request for exception based on the applicable clauses contained herein.

L.4.2.2 In accordance with the DFARS 252.215-7010 Alt. I, for its initial proposal submission, the offeror shall provide the data other than certified cost or pricing data outlined below to permit a determination that the proposed price is fair and reasonable.

L.4.2.3 The offeror shall provide its completed RFP Attachment 0001 with its proposal. Complete the attachment in accordance with the instructions included within the attachment. Propose Firm-Fixed-Prices for all CLINs included in Attachment 0001. Do not enter any proposed prices into Section B of the RFP. Submit Attachment 0001 in Microsoft Excel format.

L.4.2.4 The Government reserves the right to request additional or more detailed price breakdown data to support its determination of price reasonableness as part of exchanges pursuant to FAR 15.306.

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L.5 VOLUME III: Administrative. In addition to the evaluation factor volumes above, provide the following information:

L.5.1 Signature Actions/offeror Fill-Ins. A scanned image of a signed copy of the SF1449 cover page, a copy of all completed fill-ins for Sections A through M, and (if applicable) a signed copy of all Amendments to the solicitation. System for Award Management (SAM) certifications need not be separately submitted; however, all offerors must be successfully registered and valid in SAM prior to award.

L.5.1.1 Where certifications and approved systems are required for an offeror, if the proposal is being submitted by a Joint Venture, certifications and approved systems for the principals (partners) of the joint venture will be considered as valid for that offeror providing the necessary documentation from all principals (partners) is provided with the proposal.

L.5.1.2 Joint Venture (JV): To be recognized as a JV and eligible for award, the membership arrangements of the JV must be identified and the company relationships fully disclosed in the offeror's proposal IAW FAR 9.603. A copy of the agreement establishing the JV must contain the signatures of all of the members comprising the JV.

L.5.2 The offerors proposal acceptance period in terms of calendar days from the date for receipt of offers specified in the RFP. (See

Section L.1.2)

L.5.3 Statement of Acknowledgement. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions of the

RFP, and a statement of agreement to furnish and deliver the items or perform services set forth in the RFP in consideration for offerors proposed price(s) set opposite each item. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference M.2.1).

L.5.4 Assumptions. The offeror shall consolidate and identify all offeror's generated "assumptions" contained anywhere in the proposal.

Also, the offeror shall include a statement that none of the "assumptions" contradict or take exception to any terms, conditions, or requirements of the solicitation. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference M.2.1).

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

4 52.247-4457 EVALUATION OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR LONG TERM CONTRACTS SEP/2014

(TACOM)

We do not know the quantity and destination requirements that will apply during the term of this Contract. To determine the low offeror, we will evaluate those transportation costs that apply to a quantity of (See Attachment 0001), excluding any option quantities, by using the methodology described in the Section M clause entitled "Evaluation--FOB Origin" (FAR 52.247-47). The quantity delivery rate the Government identified in Paragraph (c) of Section F's clause 52.242-4457 entitled "Delivery Schedule for Delivery Orders" will be used in our evaluation.

Vehicle Destination Port (Potential)

2-Door Pickup Nigeria

4-Door Pickup Nigeria

SUV White Nigeria

Ambulance Nigeria

MMT Nigeria

Spares Nigeria

M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD

M.1.1 GENERAL The Government plans to award a Firm Fixed Price, Requirements type contract for the Toyota Land Cruiser Vehicle Variants program as a result of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to choose not to award a contract if such action is in the

Governments best interest.

M.1.1.1 There are two evaluation factors:

a. Technical Factor

b. Price Factor

M.1.1.2 It is the Governments intent to award single contract. Award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process IAW FAR 15.101-2, which states award will be made on the basis of the lowest total evaluated priced proposal meeting the acceptability standards for non-cost factors, to an offeror that is eligible for award. The Government will follow the source selection process set forth in Section M.3 below.

M.1.1.3 Award without Discussions: In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (this excludes clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a) which the Government reserves the right to conduct in order to obtain information to support the Pricing and Administrative volumes but shall not be obtained to revise the offerors proposed price or to obtain essential information to determine acceptability of the Technical Volume). Therefore, the offerors initial proposal should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If discussions are held, they will be conducted with all offerors included in the competitive range.

M.1.2 Eligibility for Award. Award will only be made to an offeror who is eligible for award. To be eligible for award:

a. The offeror must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (see provision 52.204-7); and be self-certified to the RFP NAICS code 336112 in SAM

b. The offeror must be rated Acceptable under the Technical Factor; and

c. The offeror must be determined responsible (See Section M.3.5); and

M.2 REJECTION OF OFFERS

M.2.1 The Government may reject any proposal if doing so is in the Government's best interest at any time after receipt of proposal.

Examples include, but are not limited to, the following proposal conditions:

a. The proposal fails to meaningfully respond to the instructions in Section L of this solicitation (e.g.. fails to respond to all items in Attachments 0008, 0009, 0010, and 0011 - Technical Information Questionnaire (TIQ); fails to provide the required substantiating evidence outlined in the TIQ, fails to submit pricing attachment 0001 in accordance with the instructions, fails to follow key proposal instructions or format requirements in Section L; or fails to provide data and information required in Section L); or

b. When an offerors proposal offers a product or service that does not meet all stated material requirements of the solicitation; or

c. The proposal proposes exceptions to the solicitation requirements, attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or solicitation terms and conditions; or

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d. The proposal contains one or more OCIs that cannot be avoided or mitigated. Refer to Section L.3 of this solicitation, "Organizational Conflict of Interest."; or

e. The proposal is unbalanced as to price. See Section M.4.2; or

f. The proposals acceptance period does not meet the Governments required minimum acceptance period (Refer to Section L.1.2)

M.3 SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

M.3.1 Compliance Review. After receipt of proposals, but prior to the evaluation process, the Government will perform a compliance review of the offerors proposal to determine the extent of compliance to the solicitation instructions, and whether the proposal meets any of the conditions listed in M.2, Rejection of Offerors.

M.3.2 Evaluation Process. This will be a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process in accordance with (IAW)

FAR 15.101-2, which will follow the following process:

M.3.2.1 Unless otherwise rejected, each proposals Price volume will first be reviewed to determine a Total Evaluated Price. If an offerors proposed price is higher than the offeror with the lowest Total Evaluated Price as defined in

M.4.2.1 that is also determined to be Technically Acceptable, a transportation evaluation may not be performed on the offerors proposal.

M.3.2.2 The Government will then conduct an evaluation of the Technical Factor proposal on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis on the offeror with the lowest Total Evaluated Price. If the lowest total evaluated priced proposal is determined to be Unacceptable or is otherwise ineligible for award, then the Government will conduct a technical evaluation on the next lowest total evaluated priced offeror's proposal. Unless the Government determines it is in its best interests to conduct discussions, the Government will follow this process until the lowest total evaluated price, technically acceptable proposal is identified.

M.3.2.3 The Government will then conduct an assessment of price reasonableness and unbalanced pricing of the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. The Government reserves the right to conduct an additional evaluation(s) on other proposal(s) received in response to this solicitation in order to determine price reasonableness of the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer.

M.3.2.4 Pursuant to 52.212-1, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time, which would be conducted with all offerors determined to be in the competitive range established in accordance with FAR 15.306(c).

M.3.2.5 Award will be made to the proposal with the lowest Total Evaluated Price which was also rated Acceptable under the Technical

Factor, and is otherwise eligible for award.

M.3.3 Source Selection Authority: The Source Selection Authority (SSA) is the official designated to direct the source selection process and select the offeror for contract award.

M.3.4 Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB): A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) has been established by the Government to evaluate proposals not otherwise rejected in response to this solicitation. The SSEB is comprised of technically qualified individuals who have been selected to conduct this evaluation IAW the Evaluation Criteria for this solicitation.

M.3.5 Determination of Responsibility

Per FAR 9.103, a contract will be placed only with an offeror that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible. Prospective offeror(s), in order to eligible for award for this acquisition, must be able to demonstrate that it meets standards of responsibility set forth in FAR 9.104. In addition, the Government may assess the offerors financial ability to meet the solicitation requirements. The

Government reserves the right to conduct a Pre-award Survey on any or all offerors (or its subcontractors) to aid the Contracting

Officer in the evaluation of each offerors proposal and ensure that a selected offeror is responsible. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined not responsible by the Contracting Officer. To ensure that the offeror meets the responsibility criteria of FAR 9.101, the Government may:

a. Arrange a visit to your facility and perform a necessary Pre-Award Survey. The offeror's refusal to authorize the Government to visit the offerors facility may result in a determination that the offeror is not responsible.

And/or

b. Request an offeror provide financial, technical, production, or managerial background information. If the requested information is not submitted within seven calendar days from the date of the receipt of the request, or if an offeror refuses the Government access to its facility, the Government may determine the offeror non-responsible. If the Government visits the offeror's facility, please ensure that current data relevant to the proposal is available for Government personnel to review.

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M.4 EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.4.1 Technical Factor

M.4.1.1 The Technical Factor will be evaluated on a Technically Acceptable or Technically Unacceptable basis set forth in the Evaluation process set forth in M.3.2. This assessment will be performed using the completed Technical information Questionnaire (TIQ) (Attachments

0008, 0009, 0010, and 0011) in accordance with Section L.4.1.1, and the substantiating documentation submitted in support of answers on the TIQ in accordance with Section L.4.1.2. An Acceptable proposal is a proposal that demonstrates that the proposed product meets each requirement in the TIQ, by clearly indicating the proposed solution Meets Requirements to each question in addition to providing thorough, clear, and complete substantiating documentation for each TIQ question which the Government evaluates and determines to meet the requirements of the solicitation. The burden of providing thorough, clear, and complete information rests with the offeror.

Unsubstantiated claims may result in an Unacceptable rating which will make the offeror ineligible for award. In order to be considered for award, the offeror's proposal must be determined Acceptable for 100 percent of the requirements in Attachments 0008, 0009, 0010, and

0011, TIQ. Any offeror's proposal assessed as Unacceptable for any requirement in the TIQ will be ineligible for award.

M.4.1.2 Exceeding Technical Requirements

The offeror will not be awarded extra credit for exceeding the technical requirements outlined in the technical specification and

Section L.4.1.1 of the solicitation.

M.4.2 Price Factor

The Price Factor will be evaluated in accordance with the Evaluation process set forth in M.3.2. The Price Factor evaluation will consist of the following:

M.4.2.1 Total Evaluated Price: The Price Factor evaluation will result in a determination of the Total Evaluated Price. The Total

Evaluated Price equals the sum of the proposed prices for all CLINs, as calculated in Attachment 0001.

(a) The proposed prices for all CLINs, as calculated in Attachment 0001; and

(b) Government-calculated transportation costs for the FOB Origin CLINs identified in Section B. Transportation costs will be added to the total evaluated price as provided in TACOM Clause 52.247-4457 Method of Evaluation for F.O.B. Origin Transportation Offers.

M.4.2.1.1 Government Evaluated Transportation Cost:

For the FOB Origin CLINs identified in Section B, Transportation costs will be included in the total evaluated price in accordance with

DFARS PGI 225.7301(c)(iv).

For the transportation evaluation of this offer, the Government will use the lowest freight rates provided from the Transportation

Officer in accordance with FAR 52.247-4006:

(a) In effect or the lowest rates that will become effective before the expected date of initial shipment,

(b) On file or published with the Transportation Officer by the date of bid opening (or by the closing date specified for requests for proposals),

(c) For the Government selected method of shipment, and

(d) Ocean and Port Handling charges for evaluation purposes are determined using data found at http://www.ustranscom.mil/rates/fy13Rates/

Freight classification:

STCC ITEM NO.: 3711950 NMFC ITEM NO: 190210

M.4.2.2 Price Reasonableness: 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. The Government may make a determination of price reasonableness by any means allowable under FAR 15.404-1.

M.4.2.3 Unbalanced Pricing: Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over- or understated as indicated by the application of cost and price analysis techniques.

Offerors are cautioned that a proposal the Government assesses to be unbalanced as to price, may either be rejected or determined unacceptable for award. See FAR 15.404-1(g) for more information on unbalanced pricing.

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