AMENDMENT-QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS.docx

W91QVN-17-R-0154

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

1. The purpose of this amendment is to response to questions received. See below table for Questions & Answers:

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2.

PADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFROR(S); 3. Submittal Requirements; Factor 2 Past Performance

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2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFROR(S)

1. CONTRACT AWARD:

1.1. The Government intends to execute a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for Environmental Technical Support Services for USAG Humphreys. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror submitting the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13.5 that satisfies all terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-cost factors/subfactors. All non-cost factors and subfactors will be rated as either "acceptable" or "unacceptable". In order to be considered for award, there must be an acceptable" rating in every non-price factor/subfactor. In other words, a rating of "unacceptable" for any factor or subfactor will result in the entire offer being rated "unacceptable".

1.2. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JAN 2017), the Government reserves the right, based on the Government's best interests, to make a determination to: 1) award without discussions; 2) make a single award for this requirement; 3) establish a competitive range in order to conduct discussions; and/or 4) make no award if, upon evaluation, none of the proposals are deemed likely to meet the requirements.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Offerors’ proposals shall adhere to the following instructions:

2.1. These instructions are designed to ensure submission of essential information in order for the Government to understanding and evaluate proposals. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make award based on initial offers received, without discussions with Offerors.

2.2. Offerors are cautioned to submit adequate information to enable the Government team to fully ascertain each Offeror’s capability to perform all of the requirements identified in the solicitation. All commitments made in the proposal shall become a part of the resultant contract.

2.3. Contractor Team Arrangements: A contractor team arrangement (CTA) means an arrangement in which two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor or a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. A CTA is not an arrangement in which two or more companies form a separate legal entity, such as a corporation or limited liability company, to act as a potential prime contractor.

2.3.1.The government will, when applicable, recognize the integrity and validity of CTAs when identified and fully disclosed to the Contracting Officer. Offerors proposing a CTA must identify and fully disclose contractor team arrangements relationships in their offer/proposal. A CTA must be in writing.

2.3.2. After award, the Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer of any CTA arrangement with subcontractor(s) within _10_ days prior to any projected performance by the new subcontractor.

2.3.3. For offerors proposing a partnership/joint venture CTA: The CTA must do business under the CTA name, must register in SAM under the CTA name, must provide documents vesting an individual with the authority of the partners to bind the CTA, and must designate a single point of contact for the CTA.

2.4. The Government intends to make a final determination as to whether an offer is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the proposals as submitted, without requesting any further information. Nevertheless, Offerors may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide minor clarifications regarding their proposals. Furthermore, if it is deemed necessary the Government may, at its sole discretion, establish a competitive range in order to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3).

2.5. Offerors are required to submit complete proposals (Technical Proposal, Past Performance Proposal, and Price Proposal) and below Paragraphs 3.1.-3.3. through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (https://www.fbo.gov ) by 13:00 hours on 7 Sep 17 (Local Korea Time) as indicated in Block #8 of the solicitation or 23:59:59 hours on 6 Sep 17 (Eastern Standard Time/EST) of the Request for Proposal (RFP). All questions should be emailed to the Ms. Yi, Hye Kyong, hyekyong.yi6.ln@mail.mil and/or Ms. Chong, Hyon Suk, hyonsuk.chong1.ln@mail.mil within 15 calendar days after the solicitation is issued. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered.

2.6. General Instructions for Preparation of Proposal

Offerors are required to submit proposals electronically in response to this solicitation in the following:

FACTOR A Technical Proposal –1 Original and 1 Copy (1 Original + 1 Redacted Copy without company name or symbol)

FACTOR B, Past Performance: 1 Original

FACTOR C, Price Proposal: 1 Original

3. SUBMITTAL REQUIRMENTS:

FACTOR I. TECHNICAL: A rating of unacceptable for any factor or subfactor will result in technically unacceptable rating. Failure to provide below documents will result in a rating of “Unacceptable”.

Subfactor 1: The Prime Contractor's Registration: The offeror shall provide a copy of current and valid Certificate of Registration of Environment Consulting Companies (환경컨설팅회사등록증) issued by ROK Government. The registration of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s registration.

Subfactor 2: The Prime Contractor's Prior Experience: The offeror shall provide evidence at least two (2) projects of prior experience within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation in on-site technical supports for environmental compliance programs. The experience of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s experience. The offeror shall provide evidence of prior experience of two (2) projects in the following format, but not limited to:

- The title of the Project for the Government or Commercial

- A clear description of qualifying work experience

- Length of Project (year/month/date-year/month/date)

- Value of contract/project in KW for total amount

- Point of contact at Client Organization (including Company name, personal name, phone No, and e-mail)

Subfactor 3: Key Personnel Qualification: The offeror is required to identify and ensure personnel possess the qualifications as described below.

a. Contract Manager (CM): The CM shall submit following documents:

i) Resume and a copy of Certification of Graduation for Degree: Minimum experience of two (2) years in environmental compliance programs within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation with Bachelor of Science (BS) or advanced degrees in engineering or natural science such as environmental engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, and biology

OR

ii) Resume: Without BS or advanced degrees, minimum experience of three (3) years in environmental compliance programs within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation.

The resumes must clearly identify as required below:

- Proposed position title and full name

- A description of qualifying work experience

- Company Name/Employer, email/phone number of validating Point of Contact (POC)

- Length of work experience (year/month/date – year/month/date)

- Clear copy License/Certification as required

AND

The following three (3) training certifications are required addition to i) or ii) above

- 40 hours OSHA HAZWOPER training certification and refresher training certification

- RCRA Hazardous Waste training certification and refresher training certification

- DOT Hazardous Material Transportation training certification and refresher training certification

b. Environmental Technician(s): The Environmental Technician(s) shall submit following certification and resume.

- Minimum experience of one (1) year in environmental compliance programs within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation, and 40 hours OSHA HAZWOPER training certification and refresher training certification. The resume must clearly identify as required below:

- Proposed position title and full name

- A description of qualifying work experience

- Company Name/Employer, email/phone number of validating Point of Contact (POC)

- Length of work experience (year/month/date – year/month/date)

- Clear copy License/Certification as required

FACTOR II. PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past performance shall be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Offerors are authorized to provide information on the problems encountered on the identified contracts and the Offeror’s corrective actions. The Government may ascertain past performance information on the Offeror from sources other than the references provided. 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. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance in Environmental Technical Support Services. Relevant past performance are those that are the “same or similar” services based on size, scope, complexity, and contract type. The contractor's recent and relevant past performance may consist Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime contractor who performed during the past five (5) years from the issuing date of this solicitation.

(a) Contract references. Each Past Performance submission shall use the below format:

-The title of the contract/project -A description of work completed -Name of the Client Organization or Requiring Activity -Length of contract/project (year/month/date – year/month/date) -Value of contract/project -Complete name, e-mail and phone number of point of contact (POC) at Client Organization

(b) The Government may send a Past Performance Questionnaire to the POC listed by the Offeror for each relevant contract, who will subsequently be requested to submit information to the Government no later than 14 days after Government issuance of the questionnaire.

Note: Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in the proposals. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

FACTOR III. PRICE PROPOSAL: The offeror shall provide complete CLINs identified for 26 September 2017 thru 25 September 2022. Any underlying assumption including proposed escalation rates between the 1st and subsequent periods shall be clearly explained. All pricing shall be quoted in Korean currency.

3.1. Complete Standard Form 1449 and Standard Form 30 (if any amendment is issued)

3.2. Local Clause 5152.204-4032, REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: The offeror shall submit completed Local Clause 5152.204-4032, Representations and Certifications. The offeror shall indicate specific types and quantities of POL products upon which offeror’s based and for which tax exemption is allowed in the “Representations and Certifications

3.3. FAR Clause 52.212-3, Alt I, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-Commercial Items: The offeror shall provide a complete FAR 52.212-3, Alt 1, (h) & (k).

4. RATINGS:

The following ratings will be used in evaluating all non-price factors and subfactors except Past Performance:

The following ratings will be used in evaluating Past Performance:

5. PRE-AWARD SURVEY:

A pre-award survey may be conducted on firms, to include joint venture partners and subcontractors indicating firm commitments to this acquisition, submitting proposals. The pre-award survey is to determine the prospective Contractor’s responsibility in accordance with FAR Part 9.104-1. Information may be requested as required by the Contracting Officer and the information shall be submitted within three (3) working days of the request.

6. SITE VISIT:

a. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the price of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. The site orientation schedule is as follows:

b. Time and Place: 13:30 Hours, 16 August 2017 at Camp Humphreys, CPX Gate (for escort)

c. Maximum of 2 individuals per offeror be attended.

d. The attendee must bring a photo identification card (주민등록증 또는 운전면허증).

End of ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) 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:

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

Award will be made to the responsible Offeror submitting the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer that satisfies all terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors/subfactors. All non-price factors and subfactors will be rated as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. In order to be considered for award, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor/subfactor. In other words, a rating of “unacceptable” for any factor or subfactor will result in the entire offer being rated “unacceptable”.

FACTOR I TECHNICAL: Each factor and subfactor will be rated either acceptable or unacceptable. A rating of unacceptable for any factor or subfactor will result in an overall unacceptable rating. If an offeror fails to meet the minimum requirements outlined in one of the three (3) subfactors below, the subfactor, and overall proposal will be rated “unacceptable” and will not be eligible for award.

Technical Ratings

Subfactor 1: The Prime Contractor's Registration: The prime contractor shall possess current and valid Certificate of Registration of Environment Consulting Companies (환경컨설팅회사등록증) issued by ROK Government. The registration of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s registration.

Subfactor 2: The Prime Contractor's Prior Experience: The prime contractor shall have at least two (2) projects of prior experience within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation in on-site technical supports for environmental compliance programs. The experience of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s experience. The offeror shall provide evidence of prior experience of two (2) projects in the following format, but not limited to:

- The title of the Project for the Government or Commercial

- A clear description of qualifying work experience

- Length of Project (year/month/date-year/ month/date)

- Value of contract/project in KW for total amount

- Point of contact at Client Organization (including Company name, personal name, phone No, and e-mail)

Subfactor 3: Key Personnel Qualification:

(1) Contract Manager (CM): The offeror shall be evaluated on submitted resume of CM with a minimum two (2) years of experience within the last five (5) years from the issuing date of the solicitation in environmental compliance programs. The CM shall have BS degree or advanced degrees in engineering or natural science such as environmental engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, and biology

OR

without BS or advanced degrees, minimum three (3) years of experience within the last five (5) years from the issuing of the solicitation in environmental compliance programs. The CM's resumes must clearly identify information as required below:

• Position title held and full name

• Description of qualifying work experience

• Length of work experience (year/month/date - year/month/date)

• Copy of Certification/License/Degree as required

• Complete point of contact of employer (including name, phone no. email address) and validating personnel

Additionally, the following three (3) training certifications are required:

- 40 hours OSHA HAZWOPER training certification and refresher training certification

- RCRA Hazardous Waste training certification and refresher training certification

- DOT Hazardous Material Transportation training certification and refresher training certification

(2) Environmental Technician(s): The offeror shall be evaluated on submitted resume of Environmental Technician(s) with a minimum one (1) year of experience within the last five (5) years in environmental compliance programs. The Environmental Technician(s) shall have 40-hours OSHA HAZWOPER training certification and refresher training certification. Environmental Technician(s)'s resumes must clearly identify information as required below:

• Position title held and full name

• Description of qualifying work experience

• Length of work experience (year/month/date - year/month/date)

• Copy of Training Certification

• Complete point of contact of employer (including name, phone no. email address) and validating personnel

FACTOR II. PAST PERFORMANCE: Past Performance shall be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Offerors are authorized to provide information on the problems encountered on the identified contracts and the Offeror’s corrective actions. The Government may ascertain past performance information on the Offeror from sources other than the references provided.

The offeror shall provide recent and relevant past performance in environmental technical support services. Recent past performance is for the prime contractor who performed during the past five (5) years from the issuing date of this solicitation. Relevant past performance are those that are the “same or similar” services based on size, scope, complexity, and contract type.

The past performance will be evaluated for all offeror’s proposals by the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer in the following manner:

(1) Review of the detailed explanation submitted by offerors demonstrating the relevance of the references to the requirements of the solicitation.

(2) References will be contacted by phone or email to verify contents in detail explanation and to determine record of compliance with contract requirements, accuracy of reports, technical and quality awards/certificates.

(3) The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any reasonable source available, including Government database in order to evaluate past performance.

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

Factor III. PRICE: Price analysis will be conducted for each proposal to ensure completeness, realism, and reasonableness IAW FAR 15.404-1(b). The following applies to that evaluation.

(1) Completeness. The offeror shall complete the pricing information for all CLINs identified for total five (5) years. Any underlying assumptions including proposed escalation rates between the 1st and subsequent periods shall be clearly explained.

(2) Price Realism. Price analysis in conjunction with Technical Analysis will be used to perform a Price Realism Analysis to determine if the price is realistic for the work to be performed. The proposal will be evaluated using price analysis techniques to determine whether the proposal reflects a thorough understanding of the PWS, and whether the price proposed is realistic for the work to be performed and is consistent with approaches described in the technical proposals. Price proposals, which are unrealistically low, will be deemed reflective of a failure to comprehend the complexity and risk of the proposed contractual requirement and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.

(3) Price Reasonableness. Price should also reflect fair market value and be reasonable when compared to the independent Government estimate, current market prices for same or similar services and/or when compared among other technically acceptable offers.

Note 2: Price is not scored. The Government will review the price proposal to determine the extent to which it is reasonable, realistic, and consistent with the technical proposal. The lowest price for award purposes will be the combined total of the effective period five (5) years from the date of award. Price shall include all CLINs as listed on the Price Schedule, including all five (5) years. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, Offerors are instructed that submitted proposals should contain their best pricing.

Option Clause 52.217-8. As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (FAR Clause 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services) by adding one-half of the Offeror’s final option period price to the Offeror’s total price. Thus, the Offeror’s total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and one-half of the 4th year. Offerors are required only to price the five (5) years. Offerors shall not provide a price for the potential one-half year extension of services period.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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

End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

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