W912CM-20-Q-0003-0002_Amendment.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment is to:

a. Revise FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors;

b. Revise FAR 52.212-2 Basis for Aw ard;

c. Extend the date and time for receipt of quotes; and

d. Revise Attachment 4 Reference Information Sheet.

OFFERORS ARE REMINDED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT ALL AMENDMENTS WITH THEIR QUOTES, AND TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED FILLI-INS.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 9

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 04-Sep-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912CM20Q0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11-Aug-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04-Sep-2020

CODE

RCO WIESBADEN

KO DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING

KONRAD-ADENAUER-RING 39, BLDG. 5301

65187 WIESBADEN

GERMANY

W912CM 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912CM20Q0003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 01-Sep-2020 10:00 AM to 09-Sep-2020 01:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

FAR 52.212-1 is hereby amended to reflect the changes shown below as to the specific paragraph being revised.

Para (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard does not apply to this solicitation.

Para (b) Submission of Quotes and Para. (f) Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Quotes are hereby revised to include:

1. Quotes shall be received prior to the time and date specified on page 1 (Standard Form 1449) in Block 8. The time for submission of quotes is Central European Time (CET), Wiesbaden, Germany local time. Late quotes will not be considered. It is the Offeror's responsibility to ensure quotes are received timely.

2. Offerors shall submit quotes via email only. Submissions shall be sent to all email addresses listed below.

a. Joan Ahuja, Contract Specialist: joan.ahuja1.ln@mail.mil (NOTE: Name, then number 1, ln = lima/November)

b. Ms. Dana Justice, Contracting Officer: dana.n.justice.civ@mail.mil

c. Mr. Devin Hollenbaugh, Contracting Officer: devin.g.hollenbaugh.civ@mail.mil

d. RCOW Email Bid Box: usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-wie-bids@mail.mil

Subject of e-mail shall be “Submission of Quote W912CM-20-Q-0003”. All quotes must be in English. Quotes that are sent in multiple emails shall be numbered to include the total number of emails sent.

NOTE: (1) The size restriction for attachments to emails on the US Government server is 8 MB.

(2) Failure to submit to all three email addresses may result to your quote not being considered for award.

(3) Faxed and mailed quotes are not authorized and may be rejected.

3. The point of contact responsible for supplying additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contracting Officer via the Contract Specialist. All questions or concerns the offeror may have shall be addressed to Joan Ahuja, Dana Justice, and Devin Hollenbaugh, no less than 10 business days prior to solicitation closing. The applicable solicitation section or applicable specification paragraph shall be included in the questions. Answers to questions will be posted to betaSAM website at https://www.beta.sam.gov under the solicitation number. It is the Offerors’ responsibility to monitor the web site for posting of amendments, answers to questions, and other instructions, if any.

4. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITTEN SUBMITTALS

4.1 The Government will award a single contract to the overall best value quote that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, using the tradeoff process. Evaluation methodology for this procurement consists of the Entry Gate Criteria, and three (3) factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. The business goal of the contract is to purchase maintenance and repair of HVAC services.

The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror's initial quote should contain the Offeror's best terms from entry gate criteria, technical, and price standpoints. If a quote “fails” the gateway criteria portion, the quote will not be further evaluated and will be deemed unacceptable. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to consider as acceptable only those proposals submitted in accordance with all requirements set forth or referenced in this solicitation and that demonstrate an understanding of the scope of the requirement. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotes received. The Government reserves the right to permit Offerors to revise their quote if the Government thinks it is in its interest to do so.

4.2 Quote Format and Content: All text shall be single-spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font. This does not include copies of certificates. The Contractor shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event that there is an ambiguity in the numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages. Types of acceptable media are Word or PDF document compatible with MS Word 2016 or Adobe Reader 9. This solicitation utilizes streamlined acquisition procedures. Each quote shall contain:

Volume Title Page Limitations

I 1. “SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR

COMMERCIAL ITEMS” shall be completed and signed by an official authorized to bind the Offeror.

Acknowledge ALL Amendments, if any.

2. Representations and Certifications:

a. Completed FAR 52.212-3 ALT I Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2013)

b. DFARS 252.229-7001, TAX RELIEF -

ALTERNATE I (SEPT 2014)

No limitation

II

Entry Gate Criteria: Qualifications

No Limitation

III

Factor I - Technical Experience

IV

Factor II – Past Performance

V Factor III - Price to include complete the Schedule Supplies/Services for all contract line items (CLINs) 0001, 0002, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, & 7504.

(i) All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The Government will not consider information found in other volumes. Offerors shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their quote. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

(ii) Certifications and Representations - Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and sign) the solicitation sections indicated below using the document (without modification to the document) provided with the solicitation.

4.3 VOLUME I – Quote and Representations and Certifications:

4.3.1 The Offeror shall complete:

a. Blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c of SF 1449 shall be completed by an authorized official of the firm.

b. FAR 52.212-3 ALT I Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (OCT 2014).

Offerors registered in SAM need only complete paragraph b of the above clause, if applicable.

c. DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief - ALTERNATE I (SEPT 2014)

4.3.2 Acknowledgment of all Amendments to the solicitation (if any amendments are issued).

4.3.3 The quote shall communicate the Offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions in this solicitation, including any attachments and documents incorporated by reference. The Offeror’s failure or refusal to assent to any of the terms and conditions of this solicitation or the Offeror’s imposition of additional conditions or any material omission in its quote may constitute a deficiency that will make the quote unacceptable to the Government.

4.4 Offerors shall be as specific and complete as to clearly demonstrate to the Government the offeror’s understanding and capabilities to perform all aspects of the solicitation requirements. Quotes shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient details for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The PWS describes the services that will be acquired through this solicitation. Offerors shall meet the performance standards outlined in the PWS.

4.4.1 Volume II - Entry Gate Criteria - Qualifications:

Offerors shall provide documentation demonstrating that all proposed personnel meet the requirements outlined in the PWS. The offeror shall submit all of the following certifications:

i. The company’s registration from the Chamber of Trade (Handwerkskammer) or the Chamber of Commerce (Industrie und Handwerkskammer (IHK) that is certified as “Kaelte Klima Fachbetrieb”.

ii. Certified Master (Meister) or Engineer (Ingenieur) level for refrigerant systems (Kaelteanlagenbau - Meister or Ingenieur).

iii. Certified qualified personnel (“befaehigte Person”) possessing the following qualifications:

(1) VDI 6022 – Hygiene training courses - RLT systems, Category A and B (VDI 6022 – Hygieneschlulung RLT Anlagen Kategorie A und B)

(2) Certified personnel of category I in accordance with:

- Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 842/2006

- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 303/2008

- Para 5 der ChemKlimaschutzV

- Apprenticeship diploma refrigeration engineering (unaltered German version‘Gesellenbrief

Kaeltetechnik’)

(3) Hoisting platform according to BGR 500 and BGR 945 (Hebebuehnen nach BGR 500 und BGR 945).

Certificates obtained abroad must be translated to German and certified by the Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de) in Germany.

Offerors are reminded that if a quote “fails” the gateway criteria portion, the quote will not be further evaluated and will be deemed unacceptable.

4.4.2 VOLUME III – Factor I - Technical Experience:

i. The Offeror shall submit an individual Reference Information Sheet (Attachment 4) for a minimum of two (2) but no more than five (5) reference contracts that are recent and relevant, as defined below. All references shall describe experience in the area of HVAC maintenance and repair. The Offeror shall ensure the contact and contract information contained in each Reference Information Sheet is accurate. The Government may contact references to verify the accuracy of the information provided.

Offerors are reminded to complete all blocks of Attachment 4 Reference Information Sheet, clearly noting date work started (Block 5) and date work was completed or will be completed (Block 6).

“Recent” is defined as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years prior to the issue date of the solicitation.

“Relevant” is defined as similarity to work contemplated under this Solicitation with respect to scope, type of work, and value. The value for each reference sheet submitted shall be a minimum of €750,000.00.

4.4.3 VOLUME IV - Factor II – Past Performance

4.4.3.1 The references submitted under Volume II – Factor I “Technical Experience” above shall provide information about the quality of your past performance and this information will be used to evaluate past performance. The offeror shall submit documentation that demonstrates the "Past Performance Questionnaire" (Attachment 10) was sent to the reference contact listed in each Reference Information Sheet. The Offeror shall complete page 1 of the Questionnaire letter, and email, or otherwise provide, the questionnaire to the contracting activity's or commercial firm's point of contact or technical representative, responsible for the contract. The referenced contracting activity or commercial firm shall be requested to complete the questionnaire and email the entire questionnaire (4 pages) to the Government no later than the date for submission of quotes. Completed questionnaires shall be emailed only to: joan.ahuja1.ln@mail.mil (NOTE: Name, then number 1 / ln = lima/November) and to the RCO Wiesbaden Email Bid Box: usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-wie-bids@mail.mil. Once the Past Performance Questionnaires are completed by the contracting activity's or commercial firm's point of contact or technical representative, the information contained therein shall be considered sensitive and will not be released to the Offeror.

4.4.3.2. The term “Recent” is defined as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years prior to the issue date of the solicitation. The term “Relevant” is defined as similarity to work contemplated under this Solicitation with respect to complexity, scope, and value. The value for each reference sheet submitted shall be a minimum of €750,000.00.

4.4.3.3. For any Government or non-Government contracts that the Offeror did not meet or is not meeting the original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. Offerors shall identify which, if any, of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

NOTE: Proprietary information shall be marked as such.

4.4.4. VOLUME V – Factor III - Price

4.4.4.1 Offeror shall complete and submit the “Schedule of Supplies/Services” for contract line items 0001, 0002, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, & 7504’ and all Exhibit Line Items (ELINs) contained in the Price Books (Exhibit C, D, and F). Do not lock or protect the excel worksheets or submit them in pdf format. It is not the Government’s intent to change any entries, but to assist in calculations.

4.4.4.2 As part of its quote, the Offeror shall provide the total cost (if any) incurred to comply with the System for Award Management (SAM) Service Contract Report (SCR) requirement. Offeror will determine, in Section B Schedule of Supplies-Services, CLINs 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, and 7504 whether to price or not-separately-price (NSP) the SCR requirement. If the Offeror intends to report this data at no additional costs to the Government, the Offeror shall indicate "NSP" in the space provided in Section B Schedule of Supplies-Services for the SCR CLIN.

No entry will be considered "NSP" and $0.00 will be used for evaluation purposes.

Para (d) Product Samples. This paragraph does not apply.

Para (h) Multiple Awards. This is amended as to state that only one award will be made from this solicitation.

Para (i) Availability of Requirements document cited in the solicitation. This paragraph does not apply to this Solicitation.

The following is hereby added:

Para (m) System for Award Management (SAM).

It is required under FAR 4.1102 "Policy" that Prospective contractors shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. To get registered in SAM you need:

(1) DUNS & Bradstreet (D&B) number and (2) NATO Cage Code (NCAGE) number.

(2) For the DUNS number enter the website http:/www.upik.de/upik_anfrage.cgi and complete the application form.

D&B Support Tel.: +49 (61 51) 13 75-7 77, Email: kundenservice@dnbgermany.de

(3) For the NCAGE send an email request with your name, address and telephone number (shall be the same name and address like you registered your DUNS number) to Email: ncbge-ncage@bundeswehr.org NCAGE Support Tel.: 02241-: 02241-991-643 or 422 or 440.

(4) When you have the DUNS# and NCAGE you have to establish a user account in the System for Award Management (SAM) website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ under “create user account” and you will receive a confirmation email. After establishment of your user account in SAM you have to complete your registration in SAM.

(End of Addendum)

1. BASIS FOR AWARD

a. The Government intends to award a single contract for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), walk-in refrigerators and freezers to the overall best value quote that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, price and other factors considered. In order to determine the quote that represents the best value, the Government intends to conduct a comparative analysis of offers IAW FAR 13.106-2(a)(3).

b. The Government will first evaluate the Entry Gate Criteria for acceptability on a pass/fail basis. The evaluation process will use entry gate criteria for Certifications. Only those quotes that pass the entry gate criteria will be further evaluated for award. Next, appropriate consideration will be given to the three (3) evaluation factors:

Technical, Past Performance and Price. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than price. Offerors are cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price quoted, using tradeoff between Technical, Past Performance, and Price.

c. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

d. A written notice of award, before the specified expiration time of the quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in binding prices without further action by either party. The Government may award a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

2. The Government will evaluate:

(i) Entry Gate Criteria - Certifications

(ii) FACTOR I – TECHNICAL - Experience

(iii) FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE

(iv) FACTOR III – PRICE

3. EVALUATION APPROACH

a. All quotes shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government advisors. Careful, full, and impartial consideration will be given to all quotes received in response to this solicitation. Quotes will be evaluated to determine compliance with all requirements of the solicitation, including any attachments and exhibits. The evaluation criteria will be applied to all quotes in the same manner. The Government will evaluate each quote strictly in accordance with its content and will not assume that performance will include areas not specified in the quote.

b. The Government reserves the right to award to an offeror whose quote is not the lowest price.

c. To be considered for selection a quote must conform to all terms and conditions contained in the solicitation. No quote will be accepted that does not address the total amount of work specified in the solicitation.

d. The Government's primary objective in selecting an awardee is to make a "Best Value" determination by balancing Technical, Past Performance, and Price considerations. Evaluation will be based on the factors and sub-factors listed below. See FAR 52.212-1 “Instruction to Offerors” and its Addendum for detailed instructions on documentation to be submitted with the quote addressing each of the factors.

ENTRY GATE CRITERIA: After initial screening to determine completeness in accordance with the solicitation requirements, the Government will evaluate quotes based on documentation provided. The Government will evaluate the entry gate criteria for certification acceptability on a pass/fail basis.

PASS is defined as the offeror submits documentation for personnel that are qualified with the appropriate certifications.

FAIL is defined as the offeror does not submit documentation for personnel that are qualified with the appropriate certifications.

Certifications: This criteria will be evaluated as PASS when the offeror submits documentation for the following:

iv. The company’s registration from the Chamber of Trade (Handwerkskammer) or the Chamber of Commerce (Industrie und Handwerkskammer (IHK) that is certified as “Kaelte Klima Fachbetrieb”.

v. Certified Master (Meister) or Engineer (Ingenieur) level for refrigerant systems (Kaelteanlagenbau - Meister or Ingenieur).

vi. Certified qualified personnel (“befaehigte Person”) possessing the following qualifications:

(1) VDI 6022 – Hygiene training courses - RLT systems, Category A and B (VDI 6022 – Hygieneschlulung RLT Anlagen Kategorie A und B)

(2) Certified personnel of category I in accordance with:

- Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 842/2006

- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 303/2008

- Para 5 der ChemKlimaschutzV

- Apprenticeship diploma refrigeration engineering (unaltered German version‘Gesellenbrief

Kaeltetechnik’)

(3) Hoisting platform according to BGR 500 and BGR 945 (Hebebuehnen nach BGR 500 und BGR 945).

Certificates obtained abroad are translated into German and certified by the Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de) in Germany.

If the Offeror does not have personnel qualified to fill these positions at the time the quote is submitted, the qualifications and experience of the person or persons they intend to hire or subcontract shall be submitted.

If a quote “fails” the Entry Gateway Criteria portion, the quote will not be further evaluated and will be deemed unacceptable.

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE: The Government will evaluate the minimum of two (2), but no more than five (5), Reference Information Sheets (Attachment 4) for recency and relevancy.

“Recent” is defined as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years prior to the issue date of the solicitation.

“Relevant” is defined as similarity to work contemplated under this Solicitation with respect to scope, type of work, and value. The value for each reference sheet submitted shall be a minimum of €750,000.00.

The Government is not bound by an offeror's opinion of the relevance of its organizational experience.

FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of present and past performance to ascertain the probability of the offeror to successfully perform the required efforts of the PWS, the quality of the offeror’s past performance, and to determine offeror’s responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.1. The information presented in the Past Performance Questionnaires and information obtained from other available sources other than those identified by the offeror (such as past performance information obtained from Federal, State and local Government agencies, better business bureaus, published media, and electronic data bases available to the Government) will be the basis for evaluation of this factor.

Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror has satisfied customers in the past, and complied with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Information obtained from the offeror, POCs, or other sources must be from recent and relevant performance, and the quality of service must provide the Government a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Additionally, references to the Past Performance Questionnaire must have rated the offeror at a minimum “Satisfactory" on all questions.

Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the past performance assessment, the Government will use data provided in the offeror's quote and data obtained from other sources, such as:

(a) The Contracting Officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired;

(b) Customer surveys, and Past Performance Questionnaires;

(c) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov; or

(d) Any other reasonable basis.

The Government will determine recency and relevancy by using the data provided in the responses from the questionnaires.

“Recent” is defined as the efforts that are completed or ongoing during the past five (5) years prior to the issue date of the solicitation.

“Relevant” is defined as similarity to work contemplated under this Solicitation with respect to scope, type of work, use if key personnel, and value. The value for each reference sheet submitted shall be a minimum of €750,000.00.

The Government may reject a quote if it is found that any information that has a negative impact on the offeror’s past performance record has been deleted, misrepresented, or withheld.

Offerors shall provide information on problems encountered on the contracts identified in their past performance submissions and the offeror’s corrective actions. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror's 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 and will be assigned a rating of “Neutral”.

FACTOR III - PRICE: Among those quotes that first meet the entry gate criteria, the Government will then evaluate each price quote. The total evaluated price (TEP) will be evaluated for reasonableness, completeness (all items are priced), and balance. Offerors are required to price all the Ordering Periods for CLINs 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, & 7504 and all Exhibit Line Items (ELINs) contained in the Price Books. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six (6) months extension of services period or the six (6) month extended ordering period.

The successful offeror will be contractually bound to all quoted prices. Offerors must ensure there are no rounding errors to the nearest cent.

Options: The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all ordering periods, to include the option at FAR 52.217-8, to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government will evaluate the Option at FAR 52.217-8 by taking the prices submitted for the last ordering period and prorating them for an additional six (6) months. This amount will be the total evaluated price. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the ordering period prices are significantly unbalanced.

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(End of Summary of Changes)