TATRC-17-0001_SOLICITATION_INTSTRUCTIONS_PHASE_2.rtf

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is in support of the Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) to perform research support services for the Telehealth 2.0 Research Project at Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center (CDRAMC) at Fort Hood, Texas. This requirement is being solicited as fair opportunity. Only one contract is anticipated resulting from this RFP; however, the Government reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or eliminate various aspects of the requirement determined to be too costly or impractical prior to award.

1.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

This requirement will be a FIRM FIXED PRICE Contract. Performance requirements for this contract are provided in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) of this RFP.

2.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.

The estimated period of performance for this contract is:

Base Period 12 Months 1 May 2017 30 April 2018 Includes a 30 day Transition In Period Option Period 1 12 Months 1 May 2018 30 April 2019

Transition-Out-Period 30-Days 1 May 2019 31 May 2019

3.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.

a. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: The evaluation procedures for this solicitation includes two (2) phases and will utilize both Acceptable/Unacceptable ratings as well as adjectival ratings in which trade off procedures will be used to select the Offer that represents the best value to the Government.

For Phase One - To satisfy the government requirements for the Telehealth 2.0 research support services, the Offerors shall be able to demonstrate a minimum of two (2) essential qualifications. Eligible Offeror(s) must have, at a minimum:

(i) A valid, approved, formal agreement in place with the government that allows the vendor to provide research support services at CDRAMC in accordance to the terms and conditions set forward by the Department of Clinical Investigations (DCI) at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, TX and DoDI 3216.02 Subpart 3a(7).

(ii) A valid, approved, formal agreement that allows the Offerors to serve as the first level institutional review board (IRB) for CDRAMC in accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Department of Clinical Investigations (DCI), BAMC and DoDI 3216.02 Subpart 3a(7).

For Phase Two, The Government will conduct a review and evaluation of a written Technical Proposal and Price Proposal as described in the FAR Provision 52.212-2, entitled Evaluation – Commercial Items. The closing date for the Phase Two proposals is to be determined (TBD) but is estimated at 20 days after release of the Phase Two instructions.

B. GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT (POC): Due to the difficulties in receipt of mail through normal postal services, questions shall be sent via E-mail to the POC for this RFP, Ms. Myrsonia Lutz, at myrsonia.lutz.civ@mail.mil. The Offeror is responsible for verifying receipt by the POC.

c. PROPOSAL QUESTIONS: Questions concerning Phase One of the solicitation are due no later than 10 February 2017 at 1:00pm Eastern Time. A second question and answer period will be established for Phase Two of the solicitation. Questions shall be submitted to Ms. Myrsonia Lutz, at myrsonia.lutz.civ@mail.mil. An amendment to the solicitation will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) in order to address the questions received; however, no questions for Phase One 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 for Phase One. Any additional questions submitted will be accepted at the Government’s discretion. All Phase One Offerors that receive an overall technical rating of “Unacceptable” will be notified by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 15.503. The Government will provide Phase Two instructions to all Phase Two Offerors via email.

d. PROPOSAL DUE DATE:

PHASE ONE No Later Than: 17 February 2017 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

PHASE TW0 No Later Than: 14 April 2017 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

4.0 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.” All sections of the Phase One proposal shall be submitted electronically to the Government POC listed above no later than the date and time specified above.

4.1 PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS: 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 solicitation requirements.

4.2 THE PROPOSAL:

The overall proposal shall consist of two (2) separate phases. Each phase shall be appropriately titled, as follows:

Phase Number Phase Description Phase One Phase One--Technical Certification Phase Two Phase Two—Technical Proposal and Price Proposal

The entirety of the Phase One written Technical Certification shall not exceed 30 single-sided pages, including Offeror POC cover page, appendices, matrices, and tables. 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. Tables and graphics may be landscape; all other text must be portrait.

Only those Offerors deemed technically “Acceptable” during Phase One will be asked to submit proposals for Phase Two. The Entirety of Phase Two written Technical Proposal shall not exceed 30 single-sided pages, including appendices, matrices, and tables. 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. Tables and graphics may be landscape; all other text must be portrait.

The following sections are not subject to the 30 page limit listed above for Phase Two:

Table of Contents;

Title page;

Contractor Contract POC Cover Page;

Transition-In Plan;

Quality Control Plan (shall not exceed 10 single sided pages);

Program Management Plan (shall not exceed 10 single sided pages);

Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Property attachment;

Past Performance;

Resumes and letters of intent for Key Personnel.

5.0 PHASE ONE: TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION CONTENT:

Phase One Technical Certification shall effectively demonstrate that the Offeror meets the minimum of two essential qualifications which are:

(a) A valid, approved, formal agreement in place with the government that allows the vendor to provide research support services at CDRAMC in accordance to the terms and conditions set forward by the Department of Clinical Investigations (DCI) at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, TX and DoDI 3216.02 Subpart 3a(7).

(b) Offeror has a valid, approved, formal agreement that allows the Offerors to serve as the first level institutional review board (IRB) for CDRAMC in accordance with the terms and conditions set by the DCI, BAMC and DoDI 3216.02 Subpart 3a(7).

6.0 PHASE TWO: TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSAL CONTENT:

6.1 EXECUTED SOLICITATION DOUCMENTS (SF 1449): The Offeror shall complete all certifications required by the solicitation. The Offeror shall also include a signed copy of the SF1449 solicitation and signed amendments (if any).

6.2 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The Offerors technical proposal shall clearly reflect the Offeror’s approach to execute and comply with the performance requirements and associated tasks identified in the PWS. Your technical proposal, including any supporting documentation must be clear and concise. The level of effort proposed must be consistent with the proposed approach outlined in your technical proposal.

The Offeror’s technical proposal shall contain the following:

(a) TECHNICAL APPROACH: The Offeror shall submit a written technical approach which effectively demonstrates:

The Offeror’s clear understanding of all the tasks and how the approach is likely to yield the required results within the required time frame. Additionally, the Offeror shall demonstrate the methodology and flexibility that will be used in accomplishing any resultant award.

A technical approach and overall ability to perform tele-behavioral health research support services. This description shall, at a minimum, specifically address the Offeror’s approach for: time to commence work at the CDRAMC site, preparing a research protocol, obtaining IRB protocol approvals, recruit, consent and train study participants and provide administrative support to the advertisement, planning, execution, analysis and reporting of a clinical research study while providing, on site, vendor support at CRDAMC which is authorized by DCI, BAMC and DoDI 3215.02 subpart 3a(7).

A plan for 30 days of transition-in from contract to contract. Though the Transition-In Plan is not subject to the non-price page limitation of 30 pages, the Transition-In Plan shall not exceed 7 single sided pages. The Transition-In Plan shall document how the Contractor will meet and comply with the requirements established in Section 1.3 of the PWS.

A Transition-In Plan that is: i) achievable, ii) take custody of configuration control documents, and iii) take physical responsibility of all GFE and any facilities.

(b) PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCES: The Offeror shall submit no more than 3 references of relevant contracts within the past 3 years for its own performance. The Offeror shall also submit no more than 1 reference for each Subcontractor proposed. The contracts may be past or current as long as the performance did not end more than 3 years prior to the due date for the submission of the RFP, and the contracts may have been with Federal, State and/or City agencies and commercial customers.

(i) REFERENCE CONTENT: It is the Offeror’s responsibility to provide valid, current and verifiable references. References must include:

Name of the Organization that will be providing the reference, Name of the POC, POC Telephone Number, POC Email address, Contract Number, Total Contract Value, Period of Performance, and Scope of Work.

(c) EXPERIENCE: The Offeror shall submit written information which effectively demonstrates:

The Offeror’s relevant experience (for this purpose, experience refers to what an Offeror has done, not how well it was accomplished) identical to, similar to or related to performing services contained within the PWS.

The Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate the amount of relevant corporate experience the Offeror possesses. Offeror’s relevant experience shall support and substantiate that the organization (to include support contractors, consultants, key personnel, and business partners) has current capabilities for assuring performance of this requirement. Experience shall show: (a) Appropriate mix and balance of education and training of team members and (b) Quality and effectiveness insofar as the allocation of personnel and resources.

The offeror shall submit resumes for Key Personnel who have a signed letter of intent in order to demonstrate overall corporate experience. Resumes of Key Personnel do not count against the page totals. These resumes shall include a list of relevant training, education, and certifications. Please do not submit resumes for all labor proposed, only for those Key Personnel identified below.

For those individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of your company, include a signed a letter of intent. Offerors do not have to provide a letter of intent for individuals proposed as key personnel who are current employees of the prime contractor. Offerors shall include a letter of intent for any other individual proposed as key personnel to include subcontractor employees, teaming partner employees, and consultants.

The Offeror should propose a team of Key Personnel with identical, similar, or related experience as follows:

Principal Investigator. Specific knowledge and skills include:

5 years of professional behavioral health experience is preferred Experience providing direct daily supervision of the research support staff at CDRAMC Experience with interviewing, hire, and train the research support staff personnel.

Experience working closely with Principal Investigators and partnering Investigators Experience supervising the administration of data collection

Co-Principal Investigator. Specific knowledge and skills include:

10 years of professional behavioral health experience is preferred Prior experience as an active duty or civilian psychologist at a DoD facility preferred.

Experience serving as the PI or Co-PI for federally funded clinical research studies with military populations.

Experience directing the administrative core support staff and provide supervision to the vendors in support of the project.

Nurse Research Investigator. Specific knowledge and skills include:

10 years of professional nurse research experience in DoD Institutional Regulatory procedures is preferred.

Experience as a nurse research investigator at a DOD facility.

Experience with the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program is preferred.

Experience working with a DoD Director of Clinical Investigations Directorate is preferred.

Experience serving as an expert in federal research regulatory guidelines.

Experience directing all aspects of the project’s Institutional Review Board review, approval, and continuing review processes and procedures.

Biostatistician. Specific knowledge and skills include:

15 years of professional, biostatistical experience is preferred.

Experience serving as a consultant in experimental design and scope, sample size determinations and methods of analyses.

Experience determining the statistical methods and models used to analyze the results of the ancillary study.

Experience preparing, documenting, and validating computer programs for the statistical analysis of sub-study data.

Experience reviewing program output to assist in statistical analysis and interpretation of data.

Experience interacting with and review statistical work provided by SiStat is preferred.

Experience providing production of summary tables, graphs and listings as Statistician representative to the research study.

Experience performing statistical analysis and communicating statistical methodologies and processes.

Experience assuring the maintenance and compliance of Statistical and Programming specific project standards, processes, SOPs, training and quality control, to the highest level of compliance.

Experience collaborating with researcher(s) to ensure that statistical and programming resources and deliverables meet and exceed expectations of context, project team participation and behavior, quality and timeliness of deliverables;

Experience collaborating with t researcher(s) to ensure that optimal review and management of Statistical and Programming input at project review governance Experience collaborating with the researcher(s) to ensure that appropriate training and sharing of specific data quality and applicable statistical knowledge and innovation.

Project Coordinator. Specific knowledge and skills include:

2 years of professional research project coordinator experience is preferred.

Experience maintaining site research records and provide required information for IRB approvals.

Experience participating in subject recruitment Experience ensuring proper informed consent documents are completed prior to enrollment Experience monitoring Research Assistant(s) work.

Research Operations Manager. Specific knowledge and skills include:

5 years of professional experience is preferred.

Experience in maintaining oversight of the Project Coordinator

Experience working closely with all key individuals and the Regulatory Coordinator to assist with all study management tasks.

Regulatory Coordinator. Specific knowledge and skills include:

5 years of professional regulatory coordinator experience is preferred.

Experience in the coordination of multiple regulatory and IRB documents for research sites in collaboration with the PIs and project coordinators.

Communications Director. Specific knowledge and skills include:

10 years of professional communications experience coordinating with military public affairs is preferred.

Experience in the coordination of oral and written communication for clinical research studies, including: reviewing, editing, and maintaining documentation for all scientific presentations and publications.

Experience ensuring all scientific presentations and publications are appropriately reviewed and cleared by military leadership and the Public Affairs officers at collaborating military installations

(d) MANAGEMENT APPROACH: The Offeror shall submit written information that shall describe:

The Offeror’s management approach that will lead to the successful accomplishment of the requirement.

A detailed staffing plan.

Chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensuring completion of all tasks (particularly emphasizing communications, accounting, crosschecks on schedule early enough to take necessary corrective actions, and flexibility in allocating resources based on Government priorities).

An approach to coordinating, directing, and effectively managing all their subcontractors.

(e) QUALITY CONTROL APPROACH: The Offeror shall include as an attachment to the technical proposal a draft Quality Control Plan (QCP). The draft QCP shall not exceed 10 single sided pages. The draft QCP shall document how the Contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards established in this PWS. At a minimum, the QCP must include a self-inspection plan, and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.

6.3 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI):

The Offerors shall provide an OCI Mitigation Plan (if applicable) as part of its Phase Two proposal. 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 PWS, 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.

6.4 CONTRACTOR Point of Contacts (POCs): The Offerors shall include as a cover page of the technical proposal the vendor’s proposed POCs. The Offerors shall provide a POC authorized to hold discussions/negotiations with the Government who has the full authority to bind the Offerors to a contract. This cover page is excluded from any technical proposal page limits. Information required includes: First name, last name, title, e-mail address, phone number, Fax number, and level of authority.

6.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/ INFORMATION/ PROPERTY:

If applicable, a listing of Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Property will be included as a separate attachment under this RFP. Offerors should include as an attachment to your non-cost/price proposal, a listing of any Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Property or Contractor-Acquired-Government Owned Property (CAP), not already identified but necessary to perform the tasks identified under the PWS. This shall include any Contractor purchased or acquired/Government-owned items. This attachment should include the following information: item description, HA/OA tag number (if applicable), quantity, and current location. Detailed Bills of Materials shall be submitted along with the proposal; noting part numbers, prices, and need dates for all required GFE.

7.0 PRICE PROPOSAL CONTENT: Offerors price proposal shall include proposal price assumptions and include required information, i.e. a price breakdown by labor categories, hours, rates, other direct costs and proposed profit.

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs): An itemized list for travel and ancillary ODC’s are provided in the PWS.

Base Period

Travel $4,800.00 Hardware $800.00 Supplies/Software $19,232.00

TOTAL

$24,832.00

Option Period 1

Travel $4,800.00 Supplies/Software $23,696.00

TOTAL

$28,496.00

(b) SUPPLEMENTAL PRICING WORKSHEET: The Offeror’s proposal shall include a supplemental pricing sheet that provides a detailed breakdown of their proposed labor categories, labor hours and labor rates. The Supplemental Pricing Worksheet shall include all other direct costs including materials, equipment, travel, shipping, and any other costs associated with the performance of the resulting contract. The Offeror shall ensure mathematical computations are correct. Offeror’s shall define which labor categories will be performed by a subcontractor(s) along with the subcontractor(s) company name. The offeror shall provide a detailed breakdown of the proposed labor rate for all proposed subcontractor labor.

8.0. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

a. ALTERNATE PROPOSALS: Only one (1) proposal will be accepted/evaluated by the Government.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(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, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative 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) Unique entity identifier. (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 ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(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.

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