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QUESTION AND ANSWER (Q&A)

W91QVN-19-R-0065

Preventative Maintenance of Boiler and Heating Systems in Area III

No. Question Response Change in RFP 1 Is there an incumbent contractor?

No, this is a new requirement. N

2 Question regarding offeror’s “1st class gas facility construction” license (가스시설업

제1종) on page 77 of solicitation.

We believe that this company fully understands the requirements of this solicitation and believes that "1st class gas facility construction” license (가스시설업 제1종) is unnecessary for the performance of the requirements?

Technical Subfactor 1. Prime Contractor’s Business Permission License is changed to “the 3rd class gas facility construction (가스시설업 제 3종) or above” from “1st class gas facility construction”.

The lots of boilers in USAG H use natural gas as fuel so gas facility construction license is required.

Y

3 My company has available one license the Business Permission Licenses of the 1st class boiler system installation, Can we jointed as a MOU with other company who has 1st class the facility construction License?

It is required which is My company to meet the qualify the Technical Proposal of the Boiler Maintenance & Repair Services?

See revised Technical Subfactor 1. Prime Contractor’s Business Permission Licenses Requirement. Prime Contractor shall have both licenses.

N

4 If the offeror lacks both the 1st class boiler system installation license (난방시공업 제1종) and the 1st class gas facility construction license (가스시설업 제1종), will the offeror’s proposal be considered “Unacceptable” (Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation) by the Government?

See revised Technical Subfactor 1. Prime Contractor’s Business Permission Licenses Requirement. Prime Contractor shall have both licenses.

5 Reference to the offeror’s submittal requirement of “Prime Contractor’s Business Permission Licenses” specified under the Sub-factor 1 in the

See revised Technical Subfactor 1. Prime Contractor’s Business Permission Licenses Requirement.

RFP, we have a brief question, and would like to ask for your authoritative decision. According to the Sub-Factor 1, the offerors shall provide the current and valid copy of 1st class Gas Facility Construction issued by the ROK Government.

We think the requirement for 1st Gas Facility Construction is not only unnecessary but also possible to restrict fair & intenser competition.

6 Would there be requirements for any gas facility construction work performed by the contractor under this contract?

Most of boilers use natural gas as a fuel. N

7 I am hoping to find out if there is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services, if similar services have been performed in the past, or if this is a new requirement. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the contract or task order number?

No incumbent contract exists for this requirement.

8 Do CLIN X001 and CLIN X002 include Preventive Maintenance and Unscheduled Repair & Maintenance for computers and control programs (software) for boiler systems in mechanic rooms?

Computers and control programs (software) is part of DDC system and it’s not in part of this contract.

N

9 Do CLIN X002 and CLIN X003 include new boiler installation or replacement?

In other words, will the US Government require the Contractor to change Oil Boilers to Gas boilers or Electric Hot-Water Boilers including overall work such as delivery, removal, installation (설치 및 교체를 위한 전반적인

시공) of Gas / Electric Hot-water boilers, gas pipe lines, power distribution board, etc. under CLIN X002 and CLIN X003?

New boiler installation is not part of this contract. Replacement parts is a part of this contract requirement.

10 Will the Contractor be responsible for large AHU during only heating season?

Will the US Government be responsible for large AHU during non-heating season (May-September each year) such as preventive maintenance, filters, belts, motors, etc?

If so, cooperation with the US Government will be required at the end of the heating season and at the end of non-heating season (시즌전환기).

And I would like to know AHU specifications and filter size.

No, AHU (Air Handling Unit) is not in this contract.

11 Backflow preventer, vacuum breaker, etc listed in TE03 Historical Major Repair Replacement Parts List are related to plumbing parts are.

Yes, the only valves inside mechanical room are contractor’s responsibility.

Will the work scope for hot water supply be just from isolation valves (cold water valves) in a mechanic room to discharge valves in a mechanic room?

(기계실 내에 있는 밸브들만 계약자

책임인지?)

Will the US Government be responsible for sinks and shower baths in buildings?

The valves connected to fuel tank are also the contractor’s responsibility. (Reference: TE05- Checklist for Above Storage Tank & Dike)

12 I would like to know exact quantities & models of FCU and Radiators, maintenance, repair & replacement scope and related requirements.

No exact information at this time. That is why the semi inventory is required in this contract.

Current known information is FCU is 300cfm and 3000BTUH.

13 Will the Contractor be responsible for gas detectors and auto shut off valves that are related to fire fighting safety?

No, the gas detector and auto shut off valves work is not the contractor’s responsibility from this contract.

N

14 Could you please identify anode models for this contract (7.2.5.10 Anodes)?

No anode models at this time. Current known information is the anode for hot water storage tank and the most specification of mg anode is 600mm (Length) X 30mm (Dia) : Bar type.

15 Could you please show me historical quantities of filters and replacement period?

No historical Data and the replacement at this time. Filter replacement period is every 6 month.

N

16 Will the Government provide me with just areas (space), “not an office, restroom and storage in a building”?

In other words, shall the Contractor bring and install a container?

Yes, the government provide only space for location of Contractor’s container.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

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

All sources may submit a proposal as applicable. However, the Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States (U.S.)

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), precludes the U.S. Government from granting Invited Contractor or Technical Representative status to any offeror, for this requirement. All sources submitting a proposal, as applicable, including U.S. sources, must already have, or obtain the requisite business licenses directly from the ROK Government, and conduct business in accordance with all applicable ROK laws, including but not limited to, rules and policies regarding labor, taxation, and immigration. Any contractor not already doing business in Korea as a local source, must submit adequate verification in its initial proposal, that it has the requisite authorization and capacity to compete for the requirement as a local source, and to perform the contract as a local source. If an initial proposal does not fully demonstrate this authorization and capacity, it will not be further considered for award. Whether an offeror qualifies as a local source shall be determined by the Contracting Officer. “All offerors interested in competing for this local requirement are required to submit their price proposal, as applicable, in Korean Won (KW) only. A proposal submitted in currency other than Korean Won will not be considered for award.”

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

1.1. For a proposal to be acceptable, an offeror must submit proposal to FedBizOps website (https://www.fbo.gov/) no later than the solicitation closing date and time. Confirmation of submittal requirement prior to the RFP closing date and time is offeror’s responsibility.

1.2. Offerors are cautioned to submit enough information to enable the Source Selection Evaluation Board to fully ascertain each offeror’s capability to perform all of the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make a contract award determination without any discussions with offerors. The Government intends 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). In that case, the Government retains the right to limit the competitive range to the “most highly rated proposals” for the purpose of efficiency.

1.3. Representations and Certifications: The offeror shall submit completed FAR 52.204-8 Offeror Representations and Certifications, On-Line Representation and Certification (ORCA) and 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.”

2. OFFICIAL MEANS OF DISSEMINATING INFORMATION

2.1. Official Means of Disseminating information after solicitation issued through FBO website such as requests for clarification and/or information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing or electronically as followed information: (for each question, comment or observation, identify the Paragraph number being referenced)

411th CSB Services Division, Team Dragon ATTN: Jessica Hellams Reference: W91QVN-19-R-0065, Boiler Maintenance & Repair Services E-mail: jessica.m.hellams2.civ@mail.mil and yangi.no.ln@mail.mil

2.2. No information concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification will be provided in response to Offeror-initiated telephone calls. All such requests must be made in writing and submitted to the above email address. Written inquiries will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors. The deadline for submission of questions regarding this solicitation is 22 March 2019, Korean Standard Time.

3. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS.

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

Factor I. Technical Proposal: 2 Copies (1 Original + 1 Copy with company name or symbol redacted) Factor II, Past Performance: 1 Original (Maximum of three contracts information required.)

Factor III, Price Proposal: 1 Original

3.2. Standard Proposal Instruction. All Proposal volumes must:

https://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:yangi.no.ln@mail.mil

3.2.1. Include a cover, title page, a table of contents, and the body of the proposal. All factor and subfactor narratives shall be separately tabbed and clearly identified.

3.2.2. Provide a list of Tables and Figures for each Volume (if applicable).

3.2.3. Provide a Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms for each Volume.

3.2.4. A minimum, all cover sheets shall contain the following information:

(i) Solicitation Number

(ii) Volume Number and Title

(iii) Name and Address of Offeror

(iv) Identification of either Original or Copy with company name or symbol redacted

(v) Date of submission

(vi) Point of Contact: Name, Phone Number, and e-mail address

3.3 Submittal Requirements: Offerors shall submit following requirements.

FACTOR I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

Subfactor 1 - Prime Contractor’s Business Permission License.

The offeror shall provide a current and valid copy of both Business Permission Licenses of the 1st class boiler system installation (난방시공업 제1 종) and the 3rd class gas facility construction (가스시설업 제 3종) or above, issued by the Republic of Korea (ROK) Government. A subcontractor's permission license cannot be substituted for the Prime contractor's permission license.

Subfactor 2 - Prime Contractor's Prior Experience.

The offeror shall provide verifiable information in the proposal which demonstrates the Prime Contractor has a minimum two (2) years of relevant experience in Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) of Boilers and Heating Systems and Repair services or similar type of experience within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of this solicitation. The experience information shall contain followings, but not limited to;

- Title of the contract/Project

- A detail description of work completed

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

- Value of contract/project in KW for total amount

- Complete name, phone number, and E-mail address of point of contact at Client Organization (Company) or Requiring Activity (RA)

The experience of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s experience.

Subfactor 3 - Key Personnel Qualification.

The Offeror shall provide an individual (personal) resume and copy of required license issued by Human Resources Development of Korea (한국산업인력공단)(both in English and Korean versions) to demonstrate for each of the position titles (a minimum one or more personnel) listed in below;

i) Contract Manager: CM shall have a minimum two (2) years of experience as a CM (Engineer General 기사) or equivalent positions with duties relevant to the field of Heating and Ventilation Maintenance and Repair service within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. CM shall have Machinery (기계) or Engineer

Energy Management (에너지관리) license(s).

ii) Industrial Engineer for Heating System: Industrial Engineer (산업기사) shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Heating system Maintenance and Repair services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. Industrial Engineer shall have a Boiler (보일러) license.

iii) Environment Engineer: Environment Engineer shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the filed of Industrial Electrical services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date solicitation.

Environment Engineer shall have an Air Pollution Environmental (대기환경산업기사).

iv) Electrical Engineer: Electrical Engineer shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Industrial Electrical services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. Electrical Engineer shall have an Industrial Electrical Engineer (전기산업기사).

v) Craftsman for Gas Fired Equipment: Craftsman shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Gas Facility Safety Management services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. The Craftsman shall have a Craftsman Gas License or completed the course for Gas Facility Safety Management (가스 기능사 또는 가스사용시설 안전관리자 교육이수자).

* The resume for Key Personnel must clearly identify information as required below:

- Name of contract Manager and Gas System Engineer

- Description of qualifying work experience

- Length of contract/project (year/month/date – year/month/date)

- Value of contract/project in KW for total amount

- Phone number and full name of employer and validating personnel

- A copy of License

* Note: Key personnel shall be individually staffed. Proposals will not be considered technically acceptable if the proposal(s) submitted has multiple licenses per person.

FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE.

(a). The offeror(s) shall provide a list of contracts under which they have performed same or similar services to this RFP’s requirement within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of this solicitation. This data on recent contracts will be used by the Contracting Officer to evaluate past performance. The offeror(s) shall present past performance for themselves whose effort on this contract will significantly influence performance of the proposed effort. The following information shall be included as applicable but not limited to:

-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 price proposal to include:

(a) Schedule of Services (CLINs/SubCLINs) of the RFP for base year plus four (4) one -year options (total five (5) years)

(b) Any escalation in additional option year pricing shall be identified.

(c) The offeror(s) shall round all unit prices to the nearest whole Korean Won (KRW) thereby eliminating the use of any decimal points.

1. The offeor(s) shall submit a Summary Sheet of total proposed amount per each year and it shall be matched with proposed amount via FBO.

2. Submission of Offer Breakdown: Price analysis will be conducted for each proposal to ensure completeness, realism and reasonableness as specified in the Evaluation Factor C. Price of FAR 52.212-2.

In order to perform price analysis, the Government requires that offerors submit a complete offer breakdown list including sufficient details relative to direct and indirect rates, subcontracts, material, equipment, and other necessary direct costs. Pricing shall be included for all CLINs for each year and a total for all five (5) years.

Note 1: The Government will examine price proposals for artificially low unit prices. Offers found to be unreasonably high or unrealistically low may be considered unacceptable and may be rejected on that basis.

Note 2: The lowest price for award purposes will be base year period. Price shall include all CLINs as listed on the Price Schedule for base year and Option year periods. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions as primary award determination. Therefore, offerors are instructed that submitted proposals should contain their best pricing.

Option Years Prices: 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 base year, 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 submit a price for the potential one-half year extension of services period.

4. 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 two (2) working days of the request.

5. 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: 1300 hours, 18 March 2019

c. Location: In front of the visitor center at Doduri Gate (B#5502).

d. The attendee must bring a photo identification card (주민등록증 또는 운전면허증), vehicle insurance, and registration.

*NOTE: Offeror shall submit the following information to Contract Specialist by 13:00 hours, 12 March 2019, for temporary access. After sending E-mail, offerors shall confirm with contract specialist at e-mail is delivered to jessica.m.hellams2.civ@mail.mil.

Full Name - Maximum one (1) individual per offeror Korean Identification Number Phone or Cell-phone Number Name of Company If already have post pass which is available to get access Camp. Humphreys : (Yes / No)

The attendee must bring a photo identification card (주민등록증)."

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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:

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”.

In accordance with FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, 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 (The Government retains the right to limit the competitive range to the “most highly rated proposals” for the purpose of efficiency); and 4) make no award if, upon evaluation, none of the proposals are deemed likely to meet the requirements.

The following factors/subfactors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

All subfactors under Technical Factors shall be evaluated on an acceptable or unacceptable basis. A rating of unacceptable for any factor will result in technically unacceptable rating. Failure to provide documents addressed below will result in a rating of “Unacceptable”.

Subfactor 1- Prime Contractor’s Business Permission License.

A current and valid copy of both Business Permission Licenses of the 1st class boiler system installation (난방시공업 제1 종) and the 3rd class gas facility construction (가스시설업 제 3종) or above, issued by the Republic of Korea (ROK) Government. A subcontractor's permission license cannot be substituted for the Prime contractor's permission license.

mailto:jessica.m.hellams2.civ@mail.mil

Subfactor 2- Prime Contractor's Prior Experience.

A minimum two (2) years of relevant experience in Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) of Boilers and Heating Systems and Repair services or similar type of experience within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of this solicitation. The experience of a subcontractor cannot substitute for the prime contractor’s experience.

Subfactor 3 - Key Personnel Qualification.

The Offeror shall provide an individual (personal) resume and copy of required license issued by Human Resources Development of Korea (한국산업인력공단)(both in English and Korean versions) to demonstrate for each of the position titles (a minimum one or more personnel) listed in below;

i) Contract Manager: CM shall have a minimum two (2) years of experience as a CM (Engineer General 기사) or equivalent positions with duties relevant to the field of Heating and Ventilation Maintenance and Repair service within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. CM shall have Machinery (기계) or Engineer

Energy Management (에너지관리) license(s).

ii) Industrial Engineer for Heating System: Industrial Engineer (산업기사) shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Heating system Maintenance and Repair services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. Industrial Engineer shall have a Boiler (보일러) license.

iii) Environment Engineer: Environment Engineer shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the filed of Industrial Electrical services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date solicitation.

Environment Engineer shall have an Air Pollution Environmental (대기환경산업기사)

iv) Electrical Engineer: Electrical Engineer shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Industrial Electrical services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. Electrical Engineer shall have an Industrial Electrical Engineer (전기산업기사)

v) Craftsman for Gas Fired Equipment: Craftsman shall have a minimum two (2) years of consecutive experience in the field of Gas Facility Safety Management services within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation. The Craftsman shall have a Craftsman Gas License or completed the course for Gas Facility Safety Management (가스 기능사 또는 가스사용시설 안전관리자 교육이수자).

* NOTE: Key personnel shall be individually staffed. Proposals will not be considered technically acceptable if the proposal(s) submitted has multiple licenses per person.

Factor 2: Past Performance.

Past performance shall be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. The recency and relevancy of Past Performances will be evaluated on the contractor's list of contracts which they have performed same or similar services relevant to this solicitation' requirement within the last seven (7) years as of the closing date of solicitation.

The offeror's past performance will be evaluated in accordance with FAR15.305(a)(2)(iv).

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Adjectival 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 above).

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: 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”.

Past performance of offeror(s) will be evaluated based on the following processes:

i. Review of the detailed explanation submitted by offerors, demonstrating the relevance of the references to the requirements of the solicitation.

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

iii. The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any reasonable source available, including the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) website http://www.ppirs.gov in order to evaluate offerors’ past performance.

*NOTE: As part of the Responsibility Determination, the Contracting Officer will evaluate past performance to determine the offeror’s capability to perform the contract. Failure to submit data or lack of any performance history will not in itself be a reason for determination of non- responsibility. The Contracting Officer is not limited to the information provided. The Contracting Officer may use this data along with data obtained from other sources the Contracting Officer determines appropriate to obtain sufficient information on the offeror’s past performance to make a responsibility determination.

Factor 3: Price.

The proposed price will be evaluated to ensure completeness, realism, and reasonableness. The factor will be evaluated utilizing price analysis techniques identified in FAR Part 15.404-1(b).

Subfactor 1-Completeness.

The offeror shall complete the pricing information for all CLINs identified for base period plus four (4) options (five (5) years). Any underlying assumptions including proposed escalation rates between the base and subsequent option periods shall be clearly explained.

Subfactor 2-Realism.

Price Analysis will be conducted to determine if the price is realistic for the work to be performed. The proposal will be evaluated 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.

Subfactor 3-Reasonableness.

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

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

Additional Information

(a). Option Price Evaluation. The Government will evaluate offers for award purpose by adding the total of all CLINs prices, including option. The Government will evaluate its option to extend services in accordance with FAR Clause 52.217-8, by adding one-half of the offeror’s last option period prices to the offeror’s total price. Thus, the offeror’s total price for the purpose of evaluation shall include the base period, 1st option, 2nd option, 3rd option, 4th option, and one-half of the 4th option. Offerors are required only to price the base and four (4) options. Offeror(s) shall not submit a price for the potential one-half year extension of services period. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are unrealistic. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(b).The lowest price for award purposes will be the combined total of the base year and all option periods.

Price must include all Sub-CLINs under the CLINs as listed on the Price Schedule, including the associated option CLINs. Proposals are intended to be evaluated, and awards made, without discussions with the offerors unless discussions are later determined to be necessary. Therefore, Offerors are instructed that submitted proposals should contain their best pricing.

(c) 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).

(d) 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.

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The following have been deleted:

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015

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