W911SA20Q10440003 Solicitation Amendment 0003.docx

W911SA20Q1044

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 17-Sep-2020 11:00 AM to 21-Sep-2020 10:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

1. Request for Quote (RFQ) for the delivery and installation of furniture at Fort McCoy, WI. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price contract. The delivery/installation date is currently listed in the CLINs as 31 October 2020. Vendors are asked to list their lead time in number of days in the space below. This will be incorporated into the resultant award and delivery dates for each CLIN will be determined.

Lead time # of days ________________________

FY20 Funding is currently not available for all CLINs. Furniture for B233 and B235 (CLINs 0041-0073) are expected to be funded in FY20. Furniture for B224, B229, and B231 (CLINs 0001-0040) are expected to be funded in FY21.

2. This procurement is 100% Small Business set-aside to GSA Vendors with an invitation to Unicor to participate IAW DFARS 208.602-70(c), under the NAICS Code 337214 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.

3. All discourse concerning this solicitation and its requirement shall be directed to the Fort McCoy Contracting Office. Any remarks, explanations, or answers provided by any other Government Representative shall not change or qualify any of the terms or conditions of the solicitation. The solicitation shall only be changed by a written amendment issued by the Fort McCoy Contracting Office.

4. An award for this requirement will be made pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

5. GSA: Open Market Items can only be provided in conjunction with items from a seller's GSA contract as part of a total solution. Open Market Items must be clearly identified in the quote by including a phrase similar to "Open Market Item" at the beginning or the end of the item description. In cases where the seller's proposal description field is not available, sellers shall attach a "breakout" of GSA and Open Market Items to their quote as a seller attachment. Open market items cannot exceed 25% of the total proposed value. Any GSA Quotes that contain an amount of open market items in excess of 25% will not be considered for award.

6. Quotes can be submitted in the following way:

-via DoD SAFE

-Electronic quotes submitted through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) (https://safe.apps.mil) will be the only accepted method for submission of quotes for this solicitation.

-Non-CAC users will not have the capability to upload quotes or documents without a Drop-Off request. Offerors must send an email to the Contract Specialist at eve.k.day.civ@mail.mil to receive a Drop-Off request. Once the Offeror receives the Drop-Off request, the Drop-Off can only be accessed for a period of 14 days to upload files. We request that you submit your request for a Drop-Off no sooner than two to three days prior to the submission due date because all uploaded files will be automatically deleted from DoD SAFE 7 days after upload. Offeror's are reminded to allow sufficient time for their submittals' files to upload, transmit, and timestamp. Therefore, waiting until the last minute to attempt transmission of your proposal could result in your submittal being deemed late should the website encounter performance or technical issues.

-See Attachment 8 DoD SAFE Guidance

7. PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF QUOTES. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

8. Written questions must be furnished to the Government no later than 11 September 2020 at 2:00 PM (Central Time) in order to ensure a timely response is provided by the quote closing date. All questions are to be submitted in writing by the time indicated in the solicitation or they may not be addressed before solicitation closing date; therefore, Offerors are advised to submit questions as soon as possible. Please provide your company name, telephone number, point of contact, email address, and solicitation number on all questions. The Government will respond to all questions via the issuance of an amendment which incorporates the question and the Government’s response.

9. Functional POC: To be determined at the time of award (TBD)

10. Contracting Officer: TBD at time of award.

11. Post award Conference: In the event the Contracting Officer decides to conduct a Post Award Conference in accordance with DFARS 242.5, the successful offeror will be notified and will be required to attend. The Contracting Officer’s notification will include specific details regarding the date, time, and location of the conference, any need for attendance by subcontractors, and information regarding the items to be discussed.

12. A DUNS number is required for SAM registration. If your company does not have a DUNS#, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505.

13. DUNS NUMBER ______________________________.

14. TAXPAYER ID #______________________________.

15. SYSTEM for AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION: An Active SAM Registration is required of all Department of Defense contractors. SAM registration enables electronic funds transfer of contract payments. If your company is not already actively registered, please register in the SAM database atwww.sam.gov. If your company is currently registered and close to expiring, begin/complete the process for SAM registration renewal.

a. A DUNS number is required for SAM registration. If your company does not have DUNS #, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505.

1. Whether your company is a current or new registrant in the SAM database, your registration must indicate that you are a provider of NAICS 337214 or a NAICS of similar business size, under the Goods – Services section of the registration to be eligible to receive a contract for this solicitation.

1. If the prospective awardee for this request for quotes is not actively registered in the SAM database by close of solicitation, including NAICS 337214, or a NAICS of similar business size, under the Goods – Services section, depending on mission requirements, the government reserves the right to proceed to award to the next otherwise successful actively registered offeror.

16. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT: Prospective contractors must also complete electronic annual representations and certifications (FAR 52.212-3 Alternative 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items) to include the DFARS Representations and Certifications at www.sam.gov in conjunction with required registration in the System for Award Management, www.sam.gov database by the request for quote closing date to be eligible to receive an award for this request for quote.

17. The “Equal Employment Opportunity Is The Law” notice (poster) referenced in FAR Clause 52.222-26(b)(3), Equal Opportunity, is located at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

18. INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION

This section supplements clause 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 which is included elsewhere in this request for quotes. 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.

In case of discrepancy between a unit price and an extended price listed in the Item number, the unit price will be presumed to be correct, subject, however, to correction to the same extent and in the same manner as any other mistake.

TECHNICAL FACTOR:

**In response to the solicitation/request for quote for this requirement, Offerors shall submit supporting documentation explicitly showing how the salient features/statement of work and contract terms and conditions will be met. Supporting documentation can be documents such as brochures, pamphlets, screenshots, etc of the proposed item that specifically lists the salient features, and can be compared to the salient features/statement of work in the solicitation. Supporting documents must be able to be compared easily to the salient features. Please provide the CLIN number on your supporting documents to show what document/page applies to which CLIN.

Evaluation –For Offers evaluated in order of price (beginning with the lowest priced offer, and working up in order of price (lowest to highest), as required, if the low is found not to be technically acceptable): not all offers will be technically evaluated unless required, as deemed by the Contracting Officer; each item in the below Technical Criteria Table will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below. Any criterion that receives “U” rating will result in an overall unacceptable rating for the factor and the offer(s) is/are not eligible for award.

Meets all technical specifications identified in the solicitation.

Completed provision FAR 52.204-24

Completed provision FAR 52.204-26

PRICE FACTOR:

Submission Instructions – Offeror shall submit a fully completed SF 1449, Pricing Schedule, or acceptable alternative as identified in 52.212-1 or elsewhere in the RFQ.

The agreed upon items and quantities will be multiplied times their respective unit prices found in the RFQ.

Price will not be assigned an adjectival rating; and will be evaluated to determine if the offeror quoted price is fair and reasonable. The government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if prices are significantly under or over market pricing. Price shall be evaluated at estimated quantities multiplied times their respective unit price, not to exceed two (2) decimal points.

19. ALTERNATE DISPUTES RESOLUTION: In furtherance of Federal policy and the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990 (ADR Act), Public Law 101-552 and FAR Clause 52.233-1, Subparagraph (d) (2) (1) (B) (2), the Contracting Officer will try to resolve all post award acquisition issues in controversy by mutual agreement of both parties. Interested parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to the maximum.

20. LEGAL COMPLIANCE: The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local Laws, codes and regulations applicable to his performance under this contract, and shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with said compliance.

21. Attachments:

Attachment 1: AT OPSEC Attachment 2: Salient Features Attachment 3: B224 Drawings Attachment 4: B229 Drawings Attachment 5: B231 Drawings Attachment 6: B233 Drawings Attachment 7: B235 Drawings Attachment 8: DoD SAFE Guidance

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