16-T-0059_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.docx

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Also, this acquisition is being conducted under FAR 13.5, Test Program Procedures for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is W81XWH-16-T-0059. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-66 are incorporated. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. This requirement is being competed full and open competition under NAICS 332323.

Anechoiv Chamber Renovation

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FOB: Destination

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Contractor Manpower Reporting

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Input of the accounting for contract services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph for specific reporting information. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 month ending September 30 of each performance period and shall be reported by October 31 of each calendar year.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Statement of Work Contractor shall provide Room O-9 (anechoic chamber) renovation services for the US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL).

1. The contractor shall renovate Room O-9 (Anechoic Chamber) to the following specifications:

0. Complete removal and disposal of the existing sound absorption materials (wedges) and existing mounting hardware for the wedges in the anechoic chamber (Room O-9).

0. Complete removal and disposal of the existing moving-wedge door and associated equipment in the anechoic chamber.

0. Design, fabrication, and installation of a new wedge basket door for the anechoic chamber.

2. The design of the new anechoic chamber door must be approved by the USAARL Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) leadership before fabrication and installation.

0. Modification or installation of hard points for equipment mounting in the anechoic chamber.

3. Hard points consist of structural pipes fixed to the floor or ceiling that extend from the inner wall past the end of the wedge tips (in the ceiling) or past the catch net to nominally 2 to 10 inches below the wire-mesh walking surface of the chamber.

3. Hard point locations to consist of:

1. Reinforcement or replacement of 4 existing hard point in center of the anechoic chamber on the floor

1. Installation of 4 points on the ceiling to match the points in the center of the chamber on the floor.

1. Installation of 4 points in the floor of the room, in each corner, located nominally 6 inches past the end of the wedges on the walls.

1. Installation of 4 points in the ceiling of the room, in each corner, matching the location of the points on the floor in each corner.

1. Installation of 12 to 16 points on the floor of the room, 3 to 4 along each wall, nominally 6 inches past the end of the wedges on the walls.

1. Installation of 12 to 16 points on the ceiling, 3 to 4 along each wall, matching the location of the points on the floor along each wall.

0. Design, fabrication, and installation of a new acoustic absorption liner (i.e. wedges) for the anechoic chamber

4. The wedges must be designed to achieve a cutoff frequency no higher than 80 Hz, verified with impedance tube testing.

4. The wedges must be designed to provide a free-field volume within the chamber, nominally spherical with a minimum radius of one meter, for frequencies from 80 Hz to or above 20,000 Hz.

4. The replacement wedges must be fabricated out of fire-proof or fire-retardant materials.

4. An acoustically-transparent catch net will be installed, nominally 2 inches below the wire-mesh walking surface of the chamber.

0. Installation of at least one interconnection (jack) panel for external connection of Ethernet (RG45), USB, coaxial, BNC, NL2FC, and XLR audio cables.

0. Installation of electrical outlets inside the anechoic chamber in accordance with existing outlets.

0. Testing and verification report of the as constructed performance of the modified anechoic chamber. Report to include

7. Free field volume location and dimensions

7. Description of test equipment and methodology

1. All waste materials removed during renovations to Room O-9 must be removed and disposed in accordance to federal and state environmental regulations.

1. Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://cmra.army.mil. The required information includes: (l) Contract Number; (2) Delivery Order Number (If applicable); (3) Task Order Number (If applicable); (4) Requiring Activity Unit Identification Code (UIC); (5) Command; (6) Contractor Contact Information; (7) Federal Service Code (FSC); (8) Direct Labor Hours; (9) Direct Labor Dollars; and, (10) Location. In the event the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)/Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) has not entered their data requirements first, the contractor must also enter the COR/COTR required data with the exception of fund cite, obligations, and disbursement data. The CMRA help desk can be reach at 703-695-5103 or 703-695-5058 for any technical questions. The help desk can also be contacted via email: contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil. As part of its proposal or offer, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. The reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CDR USAARL

PO BOX 620577

FORT RUCKER AL 36362

W31NWX

W31NWX

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.203-14 DISPLAY OF HOTLINE POSTER(S) (OCT 2015)

(a) Definition.

United States, as used in this clause, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Display of fraud hotline poster(s). Except as provided in paragraph (c)--

(1) During contract performance in the United States, the Contractor shall prominently display in common work areas within business segments performing work under this contract and at contract work sites--

(i) Any agency fraud hotline poster or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fraud hotline poster identified in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause; and

(ii) Any DHS fraud hotline poster subsequently identified by the Contracting Officer.

(2) Additionally, if the Contractor maintains a company website as a method of providing information to employees, the Contractor shall display an electronic version of the poster(s) at the website.

(3) Any required posters may be obtained as follows:

Poster(s) Obtain from

(Contracting Officer shall insert—

(i) Appropriate agency name(s) and/or title of applicable Department of Homeland Security fraud hotline poster); and

(ii) The website(s) or other contact information for obtaining the poster(s).)

(c) If the Contractor has implemented a business ethics and conduct awareness program, including a reporting mechanism, such as a hotline poster, then the Contractor need not display any agency fraud hotline posters as required in paragraph (b) of this clause, other than any required DHS posters.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts that exceed $5.5 million , except when the subcontract--

(1) Is for the acquisition of a commercial item; or

(2) Is performed entirely outside the United States.

(End of clause)

52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OF CONTROL OF OFFEROR (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity, or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an NCAGE code.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] has or [ ___ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.

(c) If the Offeror indicates ``has'' in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code:

Immediate owner legal name: ___

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:

[ ___ ] Yes or [ ___ ] No.

(d) If the Offeror indicates ``yes'' in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code:

Highest-level owner legal name:

(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

(End of provision)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SUBJECT: Anechoic Chamber Renovation

You are being requested to submit a proposal in response to the requirements of the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) on behalf USAARL according to specifications listed in the Request for Proposal.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Performance requirements for this contract are provided in the attached PWS of this RFP. Your submission must include your quote and your Commercial Price List, if applicable. The Offeror’s pricing shall encompass all items that you believe should be included in order to meet the requirements listed in the PWS.

The Offeror’s price proposal shall also include all other costs and reductions, discounts, or rebates offered.

Offerors’ quotes shall be submitted in English and in US dollars. It shall also remain open for a minimum of 90 days from the date of submission.

The Government will accept only one proposal from each offeror.

The Government intends to award an order without discussions. Offeror should provide their best, complete proposal upon initial submission. The Government reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Questions concerning the solicitation are due no later than 9 February 2016 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Questions shall be submitted to Mrs. Amanda Best at amanda.l.best7.civ@mail.mil. An amendment to the solicitation will be posted in order to address the questions received; however, no questions will be addressed after the cutoff date and time listed above. Please note that only one (1) set of questions per Offeror will be accepted by the Government.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Failure to submit all documents concurrently and in accordance with these instructions may render a proposal unacceptable. The proposal shall be submitted electronically via email to both email addresses listed above (amanda.l.best7.civ@mail.mil) no later than 10:00am Eastern Time, 1 March 2016.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

To aid in evaluation, proposals shall be practical, specific complete, and logically assembled. The proposal shall be in a clear, concise format satisfying all requirements of this solicitation. It shall be in sufficient detail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the work to be accomplished.

THE PROPOSAL

The overall proposal shall consist of three (3) separate volumes, individually titled. Each volume shall be appropriately titled, as follows:

Volume I shall be broken up into four (4) sections: Executed Solicitation Documents, Executive Summary, Proposal reflecting Technical Acceptability, and Past Performance information (excluding the completed past performance questionnaires submitted directly from past performance references). The entirety of Volume I, shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, including appendices, matrices, and tables. Fold-outs (either 8 ½” by 14” or 11” x 17”) shall count as two (2) pages each. Proposals shall be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font using 1” margins on the top, bottom and sides. Graphics, tables and matrices are exempt from the 12-point font requirement; however, the font should not go below 9-point. The Table of Contents, Solicitation, tabs and index sheets will not be counted towards the page limits listed above. Any pages exceeding the page limitation will be disregarded and will not be evaluated.

There are no page limitations for Volume II and III of the proposal. Additionally, an electronic copy of the Offeror’s Commercial Published Price List, including any services and additional discounts off of its current pricing.

Contents of the Technical Proposal (Volume I):

All sections of the Offeror’s Technical Proposal shall make direct reference to the PWS. The Proposal shall be presented in a clear and logical order. Statements such as “will comply”, “meets the intent of”, or “we intend to meet the requirements” and the like, will not suffice for evaluation purposes.

Section 1 – Executed Solicitation Documents Section 1 shall contain Certs and Reps required 52.212-3 and DFARS certification.

Section 2 – Executive Summary The Executive Summary shall not exceed one (1) page and should briefly summarize the content and identify the key points of the Offeror’s Technical Proposal.

Section 3 – Technical Acceptability In Section 3, the Offeror shall demonstrate that it has a clear understanding of the requirements outlined in the PWS and the ability to meet the PWS requirements in order to be considered for award.

Section 4 – Past Performance The Offeror shall provide the following information for the points of contact to whom they will provide the Past Performance Questionnaires (Exhibit A) for submittal to the Government.

1. Name of the Organization that will be providing the reference (Exhibit A)

1. Name of the individual Point of Contact (POC)

1. Current POC Telephone number

1. Current POC email address

1. Contract Number

1. Period of Performance

1. Brief statement explaining the scope of work to include the contract value (in terms of dollars).

Although not included as part of Volume I, the Offer shall provide past performance questionnaires (Exhibit A) to past performance references/points of contact for contracts of similar nature (size, scope and complexity) to be completed and returned directly to the Contract Specialist for this requirement. A contract of similar nature is a contract of comparable risk – functions, responsibilities, and control exercised by the Contractor which is essentially the same as required under this solicitation.

Contents of the Price Proposal (Volume II):

The Offeror shall provide a Price Proposal to include the following items:

1. Electronic copy of the Offeror’s Commercial Published Price List (including any additional discounts off of its current pricing);

1. A completed proposal which will satisfy all PWS requirements, to include Contractor Manpower Reporting.

Contents of the Administrative Documents (Volume III):

OCI Mitigation Plan (If Applicable): Offerors are directed to review FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCIs). Please be advised that the Government may not make an award that would result in a prohibited OCI. Therefore, offerors shall identify in their proposals any and all potential OCI that might result from performing any aspects of the requirement as detailed in the SOW and MECs, and include proposed means of preventing, avoiding or mitigating each OCI identified. If no current or potential OCI is identified, then the Offeror shall provide a statement within the proposal indicating that OCI does not exist for this effort.

COST/PRICE COMPETITION

It is expected that there will be adequate price competition; therefore, the Offeror is not required to provide other than certified cost or pricing data IAW FAR 15.403-1(c). However, if after receipt of the proposals, the Contracting Officer determines that data other than certified cost or pricing data is required, the Offeror shall provide this information upon request.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(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 and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process is selected as appropriate for this acquisition because the best value is expected to result from the selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price(s). For purposes of this requirement, LPTA is defined as any technically acceptable offer for which the proposed pricing is determined fair and reasonable.

Please note that if upon evaluation, an Offeror is deemed “Unacceptable” for either Technical or Price, it will be excluded from award consideration.

The Government intends to evaluate the proposal and award a firm fixed price contract without discussions to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary in accordance with FAR 15.306. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain its best terms from both price and technical standpoint.

The awards will be made based on the LPTA source selection process. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability Factor 2 – Past Performance Factor 3 – Price (Completeness and Reasonableness)

Each of the evaluation factors will be rated as follows:

1. Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability

A technically acceptable proposal will demonstrate that the Offeror has a clear understanding of the requirements outlined in the PWS. The Offeror’s proposal shall include all required documentation detailed in the instructions to offerors.

2. Factor 2 – Past Performance

Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of demonstrating relevancy, recency, and quality of the past performance rests with the Offeror. Other sources available to the Government include, but are not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).

In the case of an Offeror without a record of recent/relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of Acceptability/Unacceptability, “Unknown” shall be considered “Acceptable.”

Factor 3- Price

The offeror will be evaluated for fairness, reasonableness and completeness.

a. Reasonableness - The offeror’s Price will be evaluated separately to determine the degree to which the proposed prices compare to the prices a reasonable prudent person would expect to incur for the same or similar equipment.

b.Completeness- The offeror's Price proposal will be examined to ensure that the requirements stated in the Instructions to Offerors for price proposals have been completed

The cost/price will be evaluated separately from all non-cost/price factors. The objective of price analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to price is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 12.209 and FAR 15.404-1(b).

Offerors' price proposals will be evaluated to determine whether the price is complete, fair and reasonable. The Government's determination that the proposed price is fair and reasonable will be based on price evaluation and analysis using the techniques in FAR 15.305(1), which provides that comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirement for price analysis.

1. Rating Standards for the Non-Cost/Price Factors and Definitions

3.1. Technical Ratings

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

4.0 Definitions

(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.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision --

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) Concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except--

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate--

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology--

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically--

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern--

(1) Means a small business concern--

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

"Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned--

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern--

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

"Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern--

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; or

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127)”, means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted electronically on the SAM website.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ___ .

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (p) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.) These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on ORCA.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern…