W912LA24QA009 ATTACHMENT 2 ADDENDUM INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA.pdf

W912LA24QA009

ATTACHMENT 2

ADDENDUM INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (SEP 2023)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

General: The following instructions cover specific preparation and submission of the quoter’s quote for this solicitation. Quoters must follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are cautioned that any noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the RFQ may cause their quote to be determined not eligible for award. Quotes shall be received by the Points of Contact listed in the Combined Synopsis Solicitation Coversheet. Please ensure all email correspondence includes the following subject line: W912LA-24-Q-A009 CDTF Conference Tables

Volume Organization

Quote: Quotes shall be submitted to the Government as one e-mail with two separate volumes (i.e., attachments) as set forth below:

VOLUME PAGE

LIMITS

NUMBER OF

COPIES

DESCRIPTION

I N/A 1 Price (Completed Contract Line-Item fill-ins, amendments, representations and certifications (fill-ins))

II 10 1 Technical Response

In addition to the volume organization set forth above, quote volumes shall comply with the following format:

Each volume shall be marked with the RFQ number and the quoter’s name and address, Unique Entity ID (UID) CAGE Code, and the number of the Volume, i.e. I, or II. Quotes shall be in the English language and all monies shall be proposed in United States dollars.

Print shall be no smaller than a font size of 12. Paper size shall be 8 1/2” X 11,”, and margins shall be no smaller than 1 inch, and each page within a volume shall be numbered consecutively. Cover pages and Tables of Contents do not count towards the page limitations listed in the table above.

Do not include extraneous information not requested by the RFQ.

Volume I, Price

General: The volume shall consist of the following:

(1) Attachment 2, Contract Line Items completed with your proposed prices inserted in the appropriate blank spaces.

(2) Signed copies of any and all released amendments to the solicitation

(3) Quoters shall ensure that all clauses and provisions that require “fill in” information are appropriately completed, including the proposed prices associated with the contract line items in the Schedule of the

RFQ.

The completion and submission of the above items of information will constitute your quote and written assent to perform in accordance with the terms of this RFQ.

Volume II, Technical

1. The Technical Response shall demonstrate with sufficient detail how the Quoter’s solution conforms to the requirements of the RFQ with enough clarity that the USG can determine the solution will be successful. At a minimum, the Quoter shall include the following:

a. Narrative Response: A narrative demonstrating your company’s solution that conforms to section 1.2 of the Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment 4). This narrative shall clearly address solutions that address the requirements of each subsection/paragraph within SOW Section 1.2.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2021)

BASIS OF AWARD- EVALUATION

I. Basis for Contract Award – Evaluation of Offers-Simplified Acquisition Procedures

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i) Technical – Risk; and

(ii) Price

(b) A written (including electronic) or oral order will be furnished directly to the successful Schedule contractor.

II. Quote Evaluation: The evaluation process will be accomplished as follows (Organized by Volume):

1. General: One firm-fixed-price award will be made to the responsible Quoter that with the lowest price that conforms to the requirements of this RFQ. Quoters shall be cautioned If you (1) take exception to any term of this RFQ, (2) propose any additional terms, or (3) omit material information required by this RFQ then we will consider your quote to be unacceptable and ineligible for contract award. (NOTE: By submission of a quote, the quoter represents that it unconditionally assents to the terms of this Request for Quote, except for any written express exceptions.)

B. Volume I, Price

1. General: This volume will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy. The USG will verify all required fill-ins are complete and all required signatures are present. The USG will also evaluate Price. Price will be evaluated as follows:

The USG will sum all CLINs. The total of all CLINs will equal the total evaluated price of the quote.

Price will be determined fair and reasonable based on price analysis as competition is expected in response to this solicitation. However, if competition is not achieved, the Contracting Officer may request Other than Certified Cost or Pricing data to support a fair and reasonable price determination. All quotes may be evaluated for unbalanced pricing in accordance with FAR 13.106-3, as unbalanced pricing may increase performance risk.

Award will only be made to a responsible Quoter in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The contracting officer shall ensure SPRS assessments of price risk and supplier risk are considered as a part of the award decision pursuant to DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

C. Volume II, Technical

1. General: Quotes will be evaluated against requirements of the RFQ. The USG will only evaluate the first ten pages of the volume – exclusive of the cover page and table of contents.

a. The Technical narrative will be evaluated against the requirements of the solicitation. The narrative will be evaluated to determine if the narrative demonstrates an acceptable solution against the requirements of the SOW Section 1.2.

The Technical volume will be rated on an acceptable/not acceptable basis:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

(End of Addendum)