InstructionsToOfferors.docx

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

TO ACCESS THE SOLICITATION AND THE COMPLETE SOLICITAITON PACKAGE

Access the Solicitation package in the ProjNet Plan Room:

1. Follow the ProjNet instructions as above.

1. Key. Enter the Plan Room Key listed above.

Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

OFFERORS’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) ten (10) days prior to the due date. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

***Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

The Solicitation Number is: W912DQ-17-B-4002 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: P9A785-ZAPRBG The Plan Room Key is: H9SQVG-GYK3XQ

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

1. Select the agency USACE.

1. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

1. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

1. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

1. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

1. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is1-800-428-HELP. Email to staff@rcesupport.com.