Solicitation_Amendment_W91YTZ-19-R-0044_0001.docx

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

Para (b) Submission of Offers. The following supplements this paragraph with respect to the information and documents required for submission in response to this solicitation:

(1). ELECTRONIC OFFERS. The Vendor shall submit one (1) copy of the proposal. The technical portion of the proposal shall not exceed ten (10) pages. The offeror may submit the proposal to the Contracting Specialist via email at Eric Jones, eric.g.jones28.civ@mail.mil. As a reminder, all offers must arrive by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2). The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price nonpersonal services contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 and 41 U.S.C. 253. Accordingly, the offeror is instructed to insure that the offered rates DO NOT include costs associated with medical malpractice liability insurance. The Offeror must quote a firm-fixed price for Contract Line Items, excluding the CLINS for travel.

(3). Any questions with respect to the solicitation shall be submitted by 27 February 2019@ 1100 hrs EST to Mr. Byron W. Bracey via email at eric.g.jones28.civ@mail.mil..

(4). PROCESS FOR AWARD. This requirement will be competed on FedBizOps (FBO). Award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to do so at his or her sole discretion. Award will be made to the offeror provided its technical proposal conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; its price is determined to be fair and reasonable by the contracting officer; and the contracting officer determines the offeror is responsible.

(5). BASIS FOR AWARD. Award will be made on a LPTA basis consistent with the evaluation criteria discussed in FAR 52.212-2 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2.

(6). SUBMISSION OF OFFERS. The solicitation should be completed, signed and received at this office not later than the date/time specified in Block 8 of the solicitation (Standard Form [SF] 1449). Please note that your offer must include all of the following information. Submit proposal in two separate parts as follows:

PART I: TECHNICAL INFORMATION. The Technical Portion of the proposal shall not exceed ten (10) pages. The contractor shall address the following questions. THE RESPONSES MUST EXPLAIN, IN DETAIL, YOUR COMPANY’S APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF EACH QUESTION. One word, vague, or incomplete responses WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. The Evaluator will use the responses to these questions as a determination of whether the contractor is Technically Acceptable:

1. Does your company provide joint commission mock surveys on a team concept that includes a Nurse, Physician, Behavioral Health, Engineer and an Administrator to medical treatment facilities? Explain.

2. Does your company provide Continued Survey Readiness conferences in a group format to medical staff in which they can earn CME and CEU credits? Explain.

3. Does your company provide further consultation to medical treatment facilities when they require assistance to answer questions, understanding the Joint Commission Standards and putting activities and polices in place to meet that standard? Explain.

PART II:

PRICE. If the prices are the same for each contract period, provide one schedule and state that the schedule applies to all contract periods. The information provided in this schedule will be used to assist in the price analysis described in EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED PRICES, in ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Please submit the following as part of your proposal submission:

a) Price Schedule- (Base and option years). Round figures to the penny in the pricing schedule.

Include TOTAL AMOUNT for base and each option year.

b) Complete and sign SF 1449, page 1, Blocks 17a & b, 30a, b & c.

c) Signed amendments (if any).

d) Representations and Certifications found at FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1 and 52.209-7, MUST be completed.

Para (g) Contract award. This is amended to provide that the Government may conduct discussions prior to contract award at its sole discretion.

Para (j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)/CAGE Code. The offeror shall obtain these said Codes and submit them to Contracting Center. Registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications, if you are a US firm. Award cannot and shall not be made to an offeror without these codes.

Para (m) Proposal Preparation Costs. The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the submission of an offer, in making any necessary studies for the preparation thereof, or for any visit(s) the Contracting Officer may request for the purpose of clarification of the offer.

Para (n) The offeror is responsible for ensuring that its proposal is complete. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of any stated claims. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to perform the requirement. Offerors shall assume that the government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the offeror's proposal.

Para (o) Protests received at a level higher than the contracting officer will be referred to the contracting officer. Protestor may request a review by the contracting officer or an independent review at a level higher than the contracting officer. Requests for appeals or independent review will be addressed to the contracting officer for referral to the review authority. Questions on this process will be referred to the cognizant contracting officer identified in the solicitation.

Para (p) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS and AFARS, provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 herein for locations where full text can be found.

(End of 52.212-1 Addendum)

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:

FACTOR I – Technical FACTOR II- Price

Award will be made on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to do so at his or her sole discretion. Award will be made to the offeror provided its technical proposal conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; its price is determined to be fair and reasonable by the contracting officer; and the contracting officer determines the offeror is responsible.

(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.

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