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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

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a. The purpose of this amendment is to revise from "CY2016 and CY2017" to "CY2016 or CY2017" for Technical Sub-Factor 2 - Training Certificate of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offeror and 52.212-2 Evaluation.

b. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

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.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFROR(S)

1.

CONTRACT AWARD:

1.1.

The Government intends to execute a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) type contract for cleaning HVAC ducts including ventilation ducts for Humphreys DPW. Each offeror shall only submit a maximum of one (1) proposal. Award will be made using source selection procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 “Acquisition of Commercial Items” and in conjunction with the policies and procedures prescribed in Part 13.5 “Test Program for Certain Commercial Items”. This acquisition will be conducted using the LPTA process authorized by FAR 15.101-2; therefore, award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. In order to be considered for award, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor/subfactor. In other words, a rating of “unacceptable” for any factor or subfactor will result in the entire offer being rated “unacceptable”.

1.2.

In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 “Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (OCT 2015), the Government reserves the right, based on the Government’s best interests, to make a determination to: 1) award without discussions; 2) make a single award for this requirement; 3) establish a competitive range in order to conduct discussions; and/or 4) make no award if, upon evaluation, none of the proposals are deemed likely to meet the requirements.

2.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Offerors’ proposals shall adhere to the following instructions:

2.1.

These instructions are designed to ensure submission of essential information in order for the Government to understand and evaluate proposals. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make award based on initial offers received, without discussions with Offerors. For a proposal to be acceptable, an offeror must submit proposal through Federal Business Opportunities, FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov/) no later than the solicitation closing date and time. Confirmation of submittal requirement prior to the RFP closing date and time is offeror’s responsibility. The proposal submitted other than FedBizOpps will not be considered for award.

2.2.

Offerors are cautioned to submit adequate information to enable the Government team to fully ascertain each Offeror’s capability to perform all of the requirements identified in the solicitation. All commitments made in the proposal shall become a part of the resultant contract.

2.3.

Offerors are required to submit complete proposals (Technical Proposal, Past Performance Proposal, and Price Proposal) and also submit the documents listed below in Paragraphs 2.4 - 2.7 through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), website at https://www.fbo.gov by 13:00 hours, 14 Jul 2017 (Local Korea Time) as indicated in Block #8 of the solicitation or 11:59 AM on 13 Jul 2017 (Eastern Day-Light Time/EDT) for the Request for Proposal (RFP). 1200 AM EDT is equal to 1300 Local Korea Time. All questions should be emailed to Ms. Chong, Chin Suk at chin.s.chong2.ln@mail.mil and/or Mr. Yi, Yun Chae at yunchae.yi.ln@mail.mil within 3 calendar days after the solicitation is issued. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered.

FACTOR I -TECHNICAL FACTORS:

Sub-Factor 1 - Prime Licensing and Certification: The offeror shall submit a valid business registration

(사업자등록증) which is authorized by the Health Control Service (위생관리용역업) and issued by the ROK

Government.

Sub-Factor 2 - Training Certificate: The offeror shall submit annual training certificates for CY 2016 or CY 2017 as required by Public Health Control Act, Article 17 (공중위생관리법 제17조), which is currently issued by the Korea Association of Building Maintenance (한국건물위생관리협회).

Sub-Factor 3- Prime Contractor’s Prior Experience

The Prime Contractor shall have a minimum two (2) years of experience within the last five (5) years in cleaning HVAC ducts including ventilation ducts. The experience of a subcontractor cannot be substituted for the prime contractor’s experience. The offerors(s) shall provide evidence of relevant past experience as required below:

· Title of the contract/Project and Name of Client Organization

· A brief description of work completed.

· Length of contract/Project (year/month/date – year/month/date)

· Complete name, telephone number of point of contact at Client Organization

FACTOR II-PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past performance shall be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Offerors are authorized to provide information on the problems encountered on the identified contracts and the Offeror’s corrective actions. The Government may ascertain past performance information on the Offeror from sources other than the references provided. In the case of an Offeror without a record of 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 (See 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”.

The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance in cleaning HVAC ducts including ventilation ducts. Recent past performance is within the last five (5) years as of the opening date of the solicitation. Relevant past performance are those that the “same or similar” services based on size, scope, complexity, and contract type.

(a). Contract references: For each Past Performance submission as required in the below format:

-The title of the contract/project.

-A description of work completed.

-Name of the client Organization or Requiring Activity.

-Length of contract/project (year/month/date – year/month/date)

-Value of contract/project

-Complete name, e-mail and phone number of point of contact (POC) at Client Organization.

(b). The Government may send a Past Performance Questionnaire to the POC listed by the Offeror for each relevant contract, who will subsequently be requested to submit information to the Government no later than 3 days after Government issuance of the questionnaire.

NOTE: Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in the proposals. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

FACTOR III – PRICE PROPOSAL: The Offeror shall provide complete price proposal to include:

(a) Schedule of Services (CLINs) of the RFP

(b) Prices shall be in local currency (Korean Won)

(c) Any escalation in option year pricing shall be identified

2.4. FAR Clause 52.212-3, Alt I, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-Commercial Items: The offeror shall provide a complete FAR 52.212-3, Alt 1, (h) & (k).

2.5. Local Clause 5152.204-4032, REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: The offeror shall provide a complete Local clause 5152.204-4032.

2.6. Point of Contact (POC): Name(s) and telephone number, and e-mail address of person(s) authorized to conduct discussions/negotiations and to financially bind the company.

2.7. Signed Solicitation and Amendment: Signed first page of the solicitation (SF1449) and each amendment (SF30) (if any amendment were issued)

3. RATINGS:

The following ratings will be used in evaluating all non-price factors and subfactors except Past Performance:

The following ratings will be used in evaluating Past Performance:

4. PRE-AWARD SURVEY:

A pre-award survey may be conducted on firms, to include joint venture partners and subcontractors indicating firm commitments to this acquisition, submitting proposals. The pre-award survey is to determine the prospective contractor’s responsibility in accordance with FAR Part 9.104-1. Information may be requested as required by the Contracting Officer and the information shall be submitted within three (3) working days of the request.

------------End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offeror-Commercial Items (OCT 2015) ----------

(End of provision)

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:

Award will be made to the responsible Offeror submitting the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer that satisfies all terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors/subfactors. All non-price factors and subfactors will be rated as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. In order to be considered for award, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor/subfactor. In other words, a rating of “unacceptable” for any factor or subfactor will result in the entire offer being rated “unacceptable”.

The following ratings will be used in evaluating all non-price factors and subfactors except Past Performance:

The following ratings will be used in evaluating Past Performance:

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of 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 (see 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 A: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY:

Sub-Factor 1 - Prime Licensing and Certification: The offeror shall submit a valid business registration

(사업자등록증) which is authorized by the Health Control Service (위생관리용역업) and issued by the ROK

Government.

Sub-Factor 2 - Training Certificate: The offeror shall submit annual training certificates for CY 2016 or CY 2017 as required by Public Health Control Act, Article 17 (공중위생관리법 제17조), which is currently issued by the Korea Association of Building Maintenance (한국건물위생관리협회).

Sub-Factor 3- Prime Contractor’s Prior Experience

The Prime Contractor shall have a minimum two (2) years of experience within the last five (5) years in cleaning HVAC ducts including ventilation ducts. The experience of a subcontractor cannot be substituted for the prime contractor’s experience. The offerors(s) shall provide evidence of relevant past experience as required below:

· Title of the contract/Project and Name of Client Organization

· A brief description of work completed.

· Length of contract/Project (year/month/date – year/month/date)

· Complete name, telephone number of point of contact at Client Organization

FACTOR B: PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past performance shall be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Offerors are authorized to provide information on the problems encountered on the identified contracts and the Offeror’s corrective actions. The Government may ascertain past performance information on the Offeror from sources other than the references provided. In the case of an Offeror without a record of 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 (See 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”.

The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance in in cleaning HVAC ducts including ventilation ducts. Recent past performance is within the last five (5) years as of the opening date of the solicitation. Relevant past performance are those that the “same or similar” services based on size, scope, complexity, and contract type.

The past performance will be evaluated for all offeror’s proposals by the Contract Specialist/ Contracting Officer in the following manner:

(1) Review of the detailed explanation submitted by offerors demonstrating the relevance of the references to the requirements of the solicitation.

(2) References will be contacted by phone or email to verify contents in detail explanation and to determine record of compliance with contract requirements, accuracy of reports, technical and quality awards/certificates.

(3) The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any reasonable source available, including Government database in order to evaluate past performance.

(4) Contract references: For each Past Performance submission is required in the below format:

-The title of the contract/project.

-A description of work completed.

-Name of the client Organization or Requiring Activity.

-Length of contract/project (year/month/date – year/month/date)

-Value of contract/project

-Complete name, e-mail and phone number of point of contact (POC) at Client Organization.

(5) The Government may send a Past Performance Questionnaire to the POC listed by the Offeror for each relevant contract, who will subsequently be requested to submit information to the Government no later than 3 days after Government issuance of the questionnaire.

NOTE: Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in the proposals. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

FACTOR C: PRICE

Price analysis will be conducted for each proposal to ensure completeness, realism, reasonableness, and balance IAW FAR 15.404-1(b). The following applies to that evaluation.

(1) Completeness. The offeror shall complete the pricing information for all CLINs identified for base period Any underlying assumptions shall be clearly explained.

(2) Price Realism. Price analysis in conjunction with Technical Analysis will be used to perform a Price Realism Analysis to determine if the price is realistic for the work to be performed. The proposal will be evaluated using price analysis techniques to determine whether the proposal reflects a thorough understanding of the PWS, and whether the price proposed is realistic for the work to be performed and is consistent with approaches described in the technical proposals. Price proposals, which are unrealistically low, will be deemed reflective of a failure to comprehend the complexity and risk of the proposed contractual requirement and may be Sludge Removals for rejection of the proposal.

(3) Price Reasonableness. Price should also reflect fair market value and be reasonable when compared to the independent Government estimate, current market prices for same or similar services and/or when compared among other technically acceptable offerors.

(4) Price is not scored. The Government will review the price proposal to determine the extent to which it is reasonable, realistic, and consistent with the technical proposal. The lowest price for award purposes will be the combined total of the effective period. Price shall include all CLINs and Sub-CLINs as listed on the Price Schedule. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, Offerors are instructed that submitted proposals should contain their best pricing.

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.

(End of provision) (End of Summary of Changes)