INSTRUCTIONS_TO_QUOTERS.pdf

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

1. Procurement Approach. The Government intends to issue one award utilizing FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures. A Firm Fixed Price Contract will be issued.

2. Pricing: The offeror agrees to hold prices firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

3. Contractor Responses: Quoters shall provide sufficient information to make a thorough evaluation and a sound determination as to whether the proposed products are adequate to meet the requirements of the Government. The quote shall be specific, detailed, and sufficiently complete to clearly and fully demonstrate the offeror's total comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the requirements and technical problems inherent to the work required.

Generalized statements within the quote, such as, "standard procedures will be employed", or "well known techniques will be used," will be considered technically inadequate.

4. Quote Submission Requirements: All intended parties shall comply with the requirements listed below for this RFQ. Failure to comply shall result in the contractor not being considered for award.

a. Complete RFQ on Federal Business Opportunities and submit quote to the Point of Contact stated below.

b. Completed Offeror Representations and Certification - Commercial Items in accordance with (FAR 52.212-3) or acknowledgement that the quoter is registered in System for Award Management (SAM).

c. Required Delivery Date: 30 days after contract award. Acknowledgement of delivery dates and contractor’s proposed delivery schedule.

d. Complete pricing information; FOB Destination required.

e. Warranty information to include warranty claim process. This information should include what is covered for each component of the requirement and the time frame which the warranty covers.

5. Closing Date/Time: The closing date for RFQ submission is 11 JUN 2018 @ 2:00 PM Eastern. Offers received after this date and time will not be considered.

6. Points of contact:

Primary Cory Sims Contracting Specialist Phone: (305) 437-3684 Email: cory.d.sims2.civ@mail.mil

NOTE: Apparent successful awardee shall be registered in Wide-Area Workflow (WAWF) (reference: DFARS clauses 232.7002(a) and 252.232-7003) in order to receive payment. For WAWF-RA assistance, visit their website at: https://wawf.eb.mil or contact 910-451-1242.

CONTACT GOVERNMENT POC BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTER.

REGISTRATION SHALL BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONTRACT IS AWARDED.

SAM is located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/ . The provisions and clauses can be found at FAR website: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ and DFARS website:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm. Quoters are required to provide their Contractors’ DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code with their quote. The CAGE code entered shall be for that name and address provided by the contractor.

Quoters are required to be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF-RA) databases. For assistance with SAM registration, contact the CCR Regional Assistance Center 888-227-2423 or visit their website at:

http://www.fsd.gov/.

ADDENDUM

52.212-2 The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

________Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)_______