VTE/Elevator Maintenance & Repair Service

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 1. The purpose of these instructions is to prescribe the format of the quotes in response to this RFQ, FA480026Q0039 VTE Maintenance & Repair Service and describe the approach for the development and presentation of the request for quote data. This is designed to ensure the essential information required for evaluation is submitted. 2. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial quotes, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested or required. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, quoters may be required to submit information, other than certified cost or pricing data, to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price. 3. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, quoters shall follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are required to meet and address all of the requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quotes being deemed ineligible for award. Quotes must clearly identify any exception to the terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The quotes when submitted, shall be comprehensive, complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the RFQ. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper/binding and expensive visual aids are neither necessary nor desired. a. The RFQ responses shall consist of: (1) Price Volume (2) Technical Volume (3) Past Performance Information b. All pages of each part shall be numbered. The volumes will be Times New Roman 12 pitch and no larger than 8 1/2" x 11" paper, (when printed) except for fold-outs used for charts, tables or diagrams, which may not exceed 11" x 17". Each volume shall contain a cover sheet, clearly marked with the RFQ number, title, and the quoter's name and CAGE Code or DUNS. The technical volume shall not contain any price data or reference to price. c. Include a statement in the quotes that it contains proprietary information for your company and cannot be released outside the Government. d. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in the quoter's being summarily rejected. Any commitments made in the quotes shall become part of the resultant contract. 4. VOLUME I - PRICE VOLUME The offeror shall complete the Schedule of Supplies and Services contract line-item numbers (CLINS) of the solicitation by inserting the price elements (unit price and extended amount) for all Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLINS for Base Year and all Option Years (Schedule B). Offeror shall ensure all unit prices and extended CLIN totals are rounded to whole dollar amounts. Prices shall comply with all SCA wage rates and other pertinent state, local and federal guidelines. The contractor is responsible for verifying the totals are calculated correctly. The price volume does not have a page limitation. Price shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a) 5. VOLUME II - TECHNICAL VOLUME Each quoter shall submit a technical volume as part of their quotes, which shall address the technical criteria listed below. The contractor's quotes shall clearly demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The technical volume shall be limited to no more than 15 pages. The cover sheet is not included in the page limit; however all pages after the cover sheet will count toward the page limit to include table of contents, abbreviation tables, etc. Pages exceeding 15 will be removed from the technical package and will not be evaluated. Eac...