B08 Solicitation Amendment W91CRB26QA0040001 Changes.pdf

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Solicitation/Contract Form Continuation

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Number of Sealed Copies 1 Response Due Date 17 Feb 2026 26 Feb 2026

Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

The following CLIN(s) / SLIN(s) / ELIN(s) were modified:

INFORMATION FROM TO CHANGED

BY

Description This CLIN is for the completion of all objectives in PWS section 1.4.

Railcar Modification:

This CLIN is for the completion of all objectives in PWS section 1.4.

Cost Constraints

Not to Exceed To Be Negotiated

Continuation of Description

The Requirements text has been modified to:

This is a non-personal service(s) contract to update the cushioned draft gear on Department of Defense Railcars (DODX) 40061 and (DODX) 40020 to a standard draft gear.

Addendum to Contract Clauses

Additional Information/Notes

The following clauses were deleted:

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DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government's Obligation. (Apr 2014)

LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATION (APR 2014)

(a) Contract line item(s) is/are incrementally 0001[Contracting Officer insert after negotiations] funded. For this/these item(s), the sum of $ of ____[Contracting Officer insert after negotiations] the total price is presently available for payment and allotted to this contract. An allotment schedule is set forth in paragraph (j) of this clause.

(b) For item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor agrees to perform up to the point at which the total amount payable by the Government, including reimbursement in the event of termination of those item(s) for the Government's convenience, approximates the total amount currently allotted to the contract. The Contractor is not authorized to continue work on those item(s) beyond that point. The Government will not be obligated in any event to reimburse the Contractor in excess of the amount allotted to the contract for those item(s) regardless of anything to the contrary in the clause entitled "Termination for Convenience of the Government." As used in this clause, the total amount payable by the Government in the event of termination of applicable contract line item(s) for convenience includes costs, profit, and estimated termination settlement costs for those item(s).

(c) Notwithstanding the dates specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause, the Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer in writing at least ninety days prior to the date when, in the Contractor's best judgment, the work will reach the point at which the total amount payable by the Government, including any cost for termination for convenience, will approximate 85 percent of the total amount then allotted to the contract for performance of the applicable item(s). The notification will state (1) the estimated date when that point will be reached and (2) an estimate of additional funding, if any, needed to continue performance of applicable line items up to the next scheduled date for allotment of funds identified in paragraph

(j) of this clause, or to a mutually agreed upon substitute date. The notification will also advise the Contracting Officer of the estimated amount of additional funds that will be required for the timely performance of the item(s) funded pursuant to this clause, for a subsequent period as may be specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause or otherwise agreed to by the parties. If after such notification additional funds are not allotted by the date identified in the Contractor's notification, or by an agreed substitute date, the Contracting Officer will terminate any item(s) for which additional funds have not been allotted, pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled "Termination for Convenience of the Government."

(d) When additional funds are allotted for continued performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the parties will agree as to the period of contract performance which will be covered by the funds. The provisions of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this clause will apply in like manner to the additional allotted funds and agreed substitute date, and the contract will be modified accordingly.

(e) If, solely by reason of failure of the Government to allot additional funds, by the dates indicated below, in amounts sufficient for timely performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor incurs additional costs or is delayed in the performance of the work under this contract and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment will be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the item(s), or in the time of delivery, or both. Failure to agree to any such equitable adjustment hereunder will be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause entitled "Disputes."

(f) The Government may at any time prior to termination allot additional funds for the performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(g) The termination provisions of this clause do not limit the rights of the Government under the clause entitled "Default." The provisions of this clause are limited to the work and allotment of funds for the contract line item(s) set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause. This clause no longer applies once the contract is fully funded except with regard to the rights or obligations of the parties concerning equitable adjustments negotiated under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this clause.

(h) Nothing in this clause affects the right of the Government to terminate this contract pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled "Termination for Convenience of the Government."

(i) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as authorization of voluntary services whose acceptance is otherwise prohibited under 31 U.S.C. 1342.

(j) The parties contemplate that the Government will allot funds to this contract in accordance with the following schedule:

On execution of contract $ ____

(month) (day), (year) ____ $ ____

(month) (day), (year) ____ $ ____

(month) (day), (year) ____ $ ____

(End of clause)

List of Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

The attachments table has changed from:

Identifi er

Document Name

Document Description Reference Identifier

Date Line Item

Page N umbers

Docum ent Type

Provid ed Under

Separa te Cover

0001 A02_PWS

ATC

RAILCAR MO

DIFICATION

20251121

Performance Work Statement 21 Nov

Attach ment

No

0002 cost breakout_ Spreadsheet - Railcar Modification 12172025

Cost Breakout Sheet 17 Dec

Attach ment

No

0003 Wage Determination 2015-4265

Wage Determination 03 Dec

Attach ment

No

0004 B08- Solicitation Attachement Past Performance Questionnaire

Past Performance Questionnaire 17 Dec

Attach ment

No

0005 A01 QASP

ATC Railcar Modification

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

08 Jan

Attach ment

No

To:

Identifi er

Document Name

Document Description Reference Identifier

Date Line Item

Page N umbers

Docum ent Type

Provid ed Under Separa te Cover

0001 A02_PWS

ATC

RAILCAR MO

DIFICATION

20251121

Performance Work Statement 21 Nov

Attach ment

No

0004 B08- Solicitation Attachement Past Performance Questionnaire

Past Performance Questionnaire 17 Dec

Attach ment

No

0005 A01 QASP

ATC Railcar Modification

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

08 Jan

Attach ment

No

The following contract documents were deleted:

Wage Determination 2015-4265 cost breakout_Spreadsheet - Railcar Modification 12172025

Addendum to Evaluation - Commercial Product and Commercial Services

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

A. INTRODUCTION

This requirement is set aside for small businesses under NAICS (Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing, Size Standard 1,500 average full or part time employees). Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1) as a small business under NAICS 336510. Proposals shall remain valid for a period of at least 180 days from the closing date of the solicitation.

Proposals must be submitted electronically by email to Noah Lane, Contract Specialist, at noah.r.lane.civ@army.

mil and Todd M. Strasavich, Contracting Officer, at todd.m.strasavich.civ@army.mil. It is the responsibility of the offeror to allow adequate time to submit proposal files before the submission deadline. Any proposal that is received after the appointed deadline is "late" and may not be considered for award.

To be considered for award, each Offeror must submit their proposal in accordance with these instructions.

Failure to adhere to these instructions may result in rejection of the offeror's proposal without evaluation or consideration for award. All proposal information submitted shall be concise and complete and demonstrate that the Offeror understands and meets the requirements established in the solicitation for all Factors and sub-factors.

The Government will consider how well the Offeror complied with the instructions when evaluating the Offeror's capability to perform the prospective contract. The Government will consider an Offeror's non-compliance with these instructions, or any attempt to take advantage of loopholes in these instructions, to be indicative of the type of conduct that it may expect from the Offeror during contract performance.

The offeror's proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes. The Volumes are I - Technical, II - Past Performance, III - Price, and IV - Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications/Representations. Each volume shall be contained in a separate electronic file. Proposals shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Offerors are cautioned that mere promises to comply with contractual requirements are insufficient basis for a favorable rating. Offerors are cautioned that "parroting" of the Technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform.

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B. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a technical and cost standpoint. Offerors shall submit a written proposal before or by the date and time specified in Block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449). Along with their proposal, Offerors must submit fully completed copies of any FAR certifications appearing in this solicitation.

Price information shall not appear in any document other than Volume III.

Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE MAXIMUM PAGES

I - Technical 50

II - Past Performance 50

III - Price No Limit

IV - Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and 25

Certification/Representations

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Page count includes all pages including but not limited to, cover sheet, table of contents, body and all appendices. Resumes do not count toward page limits. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

C. PROPOSAL FILES

1. Format

The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. The title page or first page of each volume shall include the offeror's name, CAGE code, address, and point of contact. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFQ number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins - Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1" Gutter - 0"

From Edge - Header, Footer 0.5"

Page Size, Width - 8.5"

Page Size, Height - 11"

NOTE: 11X17 sized pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

2. File Packaging

Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Each proposal volume shall be submitted in separate PDF files.

All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel

Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. **Please note - Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. **

3. Content Requirement

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. The Government will use information provided under each Volume strictly to evaluate the applicable Factor and will not use that information to evaluate any other Factor. Within the Technical Factor Volume, Sections for each sub-factor within the Technical Volume shall be clearly identified. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

The following information shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I - Technical.

In accordance with the PWS and all other requirements described in the Solicitation, Offerors shall address the technical factor within their quote. All costs related to the Technical proposal shall be reflected in the Cost/Price volume.

The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

General

Management Plan

1) The offeror shall describe the approach to assign work between the prime and any subcontractors, if used.

Experience

1) The proposal must confirm that the prime or major subcontractor (if applicable) has experience in completing similar or like work. Offerors shall demonstrate a minimum of 3 years (occurring within the past 5 years) of experience.

(ii) VOLUME II - Past Performance

This volume shall contain past performance information regarding recent and relevant contracts. The narrative should clearly identify the contract reference number, name of the contractor, title, annual dollar value, period of performance, duration (in years), a description of the work performed, and the labor categories that were used that are similar to this RFQ. References for past performance shall be listed on the Contract References Form (provided).

Offerors shall submit a minimum of two and no more than three Federal Government contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past five years, from the issue date of this RFQ, which are relevant to the portion(s) of the PWS that the prime or major subcontractor is expected to perform. Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror's overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed cost of the effort. Past Performance for non-major subcontractors should not be submitted and will not be considered. Offerors shall identify which portions of the PWS will be performed by major and non-major subcontractors.

Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or like the work described in the PWS that the relevant prime or major subcontractor is expected to perform under the resultant award. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor's past performance information to the Government. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. Contracts provided by the Offeror that do not meet the definitions of "recent" or "relevant" will not be considered for the purposes of Past Performance.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 - Contract Descriptions

This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and UEI Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government's technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative

Contracting Offeror's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(f) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(g) Awarded price/cost.

(h) Final or projected final price/cost.

(i) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

(j) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 - Performance

Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFQ.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet 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. The 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. The offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

Past Performance Questionnaire

For all contracts identified in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, a Past Performance Questionnaire (Solicitation Attachment 2) must be completed and submitted. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date.

The offeror shall include a list of all the POC's who were sent a questionnaire in the proposal. The POC List shall the following information: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mailed to POC (month /day).

Submissions

Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors' facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency points of contact (POC) in lieu of subcontract or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror's (and major subcontractor's) record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including cost, schedule, performance and management of subcontractors.

A significant achievement, problem, or lack of relevant data in any element of the work can become an important consideration in the evaluation process. Therefore, offerors will be reminded they must at a minimum include the most recent and relevant efforts (performance within the past five years) in their proposal. Absent any recent and relevant past performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful the offeror will not be evaluated either favorably or confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, unfavorably on past performance.

(iii) VOLUME III - Price

A fair and reasonable price will be determined based on adequate price competition. As such offerors are to submit adequate quote prices in accordance with commercial practices.

(iv) VOLUME IV - SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS

/REPRESENTATIONS

Certifications and Representations - Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFQ. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1449 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449), Solicitation, Offer and Award

Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Provision and Clauses

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011)

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

(OCT 2016)

D. DISCUSSIONS

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. However, in accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussions may be held with each offeror. Should discussions take place, all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed an opportunity to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

Section M: EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

BASIS FOR AWARD (Section M)

The award will be made to one responsible offeror under a definitive contract, whose proposal is determined to be the lowest price and technically acceptable. To receive consideration for award, an "Acceptable" rating must be achieved for the Technical factor and the Past Performance factor.

In order to be considered for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as a small business under NAICS 238990 (Size Standard 1,500 part/full time employees).

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

Evaluation and award of this contract will be made in accordance with the Best Value Continuum procedures described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-2 Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. The evaluation Factors (also known as "selection criteria") are contained in the RFQ Sections L and M and are incorporated by reference.

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made to one offeror with the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) proposals.

A detailed explanation of the criteria for evaluation is set forth in the "evaluation approach", paragraph C of this section. During evaluation of each proposal, the government will assign each factor an Acceptable/Unacceptable rating. Each factor will be evaluated to determine if the proposed approach associated with each factor meets or does not meet the performance or capability requirements.

Factor 1: Technical

The Technical factor will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable using the Offeror's technical quote.

Factor 2: Past Performance

The Past Performance factor will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable using the Offeror's demonstrated record of recent and relevant experience in providing services related to the contract requirements.

Factor 3: Price

The resulting award will be an a Firm Fixed Price, (FFP) definitive contract. Price reasonableness based in adequate price competition will be utilized in the evaluation of the effort.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

The Government intends to award a contract to one offeror whose proposal is determined to be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. The evaluation will be accomplished utilizing the listed 3 evaluation factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Below is further discussion of the factors in detail. In order for an Offeror to be considered for award, the proposal must receive an "Acceptable" rating in all non-cost factors. A proposal receiving a rating of "Unacceptable" in any non-cost factor will not be eligible for award.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, Offerors are cautioned to ensure that their proposals contain all necessary information and are complete in all respects.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST). For the purposes of the evaluation, the term "Offeror" refers to the Offeror and all major subcontractors. Major subcontractors are defined as members of an Offeror's overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent (%) or more of the proposed effort.

Keep in mind that mere promises to comply with contractual requirements are insufficient basis for a favorable rating. Offerors are cautioned that "parroting" of the Technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform.

The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

Adequacy of Response:

The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror's methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFQ. The proposal will be evaluated to determine each requirement has been addressed in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFQ.

D. Evaluation Criteria

Factor 1 - Technical

The Technical Factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable in accordance with Table 1 below. To be rated as "Acceptable" under the technical factor the quote shall clearly address the topics listed in Section L and the offerors ability to clearly understand the technical requirements presented in the PWS.

TABLE 1 -Technical

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal/Quote meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal/Quote does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2 - Past Performance

Each offeror's past performance proposal will be rated as either "Acceptable or Unacceptable" and is based on an assessment of the past performance submitted and the Government's expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. This assessment is based on the offeror's record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the services described in the solicitation. The Government will evaluate whether the offeror's present/past performance is relevant or not relevant to the services described in the solicitation. The Government will also evaluate how well the offeror performed on the contracts detailed in the offeror's proposal.

The Government will focus its evaluation on the forms and questionnaires provided by the Offeror in its proposal and may consider data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance Government contracts for same or similar services that are relevant and recent.

Under this factor, the Government may evaluate third party references provided as to each Offerors and major subcontractor's relevant and recent efforts, to verify the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar in size and complexity to the portion(s) of the PWS that the prime offeror or applicable major subcontractor is proposed to perform. Recent efforts are defined as those performed during the last five years, from the issue date of this RFQ.

Marginal ratings in CPARS may be considered Unacceptable. Areas where third party reference information will be sought are indicated on the Past Performance Questionnaire attached to this Solicitation. Where a reference indicates that an Offeror's performance was Unacceptable or Marginal in a particular area, the Government will consider any information provided by the Offeror to explain or rebut any Unacceptable or Marginal performance in a particular area. The burden is on the Offeror to identify in its proposal any and all extenuating circumstances which may bear on the Government's evaluation of unfavorable reference information.

For the past performance factor, offerors will be evaluated in accordance with the chart below. This rating considers the assessed quality of the relevant/recent efforts gathered.

TABLE 1 -Past Performance Factor

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown. (See note below).

Unacceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown

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 (or "neutral") past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered "acceptable."

Factor 3 - Price

The resulting award will be a FFP definitive contract. The Offeror's quote is presumed to represent the Offeror's best effort to respond to the solicitation. The Government may determine that an Offeror's price proposal is not awardable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, one or more contract line item numbers (CLINs) are significantly overstated or understated by the application of price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determined that the lack of balance poses an Unacceptable risk to the Government.

Proposed price will not be adjectively rated. A total price will be evaluated for each Offeror. The total evaluated price will be the summation of the Section B, CLINs, of the RFQ.

Each offeror's price proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria in FAR 15.404-1 as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer based on competition and other factors. The objective of price proposal analysis is to ensure that all proposed costs are fair and reasonable. Accordingly, the analytical techniques and procedures described in FAR 15.404-1 may be used singly or in combination with others to ensure the costs are fair and reasonable. Additionally, the proposal will be evaluated to ensure compliance with the Limitations of Subcontracting Clause, FAR 52.219-14.

NOTE: The Government may use external sources of information in performing its analysis to include, but not limited to, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Department of State, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), or Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). This DOES NOT excuse the Offeror from following the proposal submission instructions.

Offeror and subcontractor proposals will be evaluated based on the price reasonableness criteria contained in FAR 15.404-1. The manner and degree of the criteria used will be determined by the contracting officer based on competition and other factors. A proposal is presumed to represent the Offeror's best effort to respond to the solicitation. Any inconsistency between the price proposal and other sections of the Offeror's proposal (e.g., technical proposal), whether real or apparent, shall be explained in the proposal. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental issue of the Offeror's understanding of the nature and scope of the work required and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.

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AdminBy:

SCD: PAS:

1) Remove the cost breakout sheet to allow for standard commercial price proposals to be submitted.

2) Make adjustments to Sections L&M to remove any conflicting information on how pricing should be submitted.

3) Extended to 26 February 2026to allow additional time for adjustments to quotations.