Attachment 3: Section L

Attachment 3
Section L - Instructions to Offerors

FA2396-26-R-B008

SECTION L: INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (ITO)

1.0 Section L Instructions to Offerors (ITO)
1.1 General Guidance: This is a threshold-based source selection for qualifying offerors. The government will verify/validate all points identified by Offerors on the Self-Scoring worksheet. There are no underlying “strengths” or “weaknesses” to be evaluated, nor are there any “Trade-Offs.” (Note: As coordinated with Section M, the evaluation uses a threshold-based approach for all qualifying offerors). 1.2 Single Proposal Limitation: Only one proposal may be submitted by each qualified offeror in response to this requirement. For this solicitation, each Offeror may only be a member of one approved Joint Venture (JV). Additionally, if an Offeror proposes as a member of an approved JV, that Offeror may NOT also propose as a prime. An Offeror proposing in violation of these instructions will be removed from the competition and, therefore, ineligible for an award. 1.3 Proposal Compliance: All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in compliance with all instructions within Section L and all solicitation submission requirements. Non-compliance with the instructions provided in this solicitation may result in the proposal being ineligible for award. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and substantiating the validity of all stated claims. The Government will base its evaluation only on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal or provided during negotiations, if applicable. 1.4 Proposal Evaluation: The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated against the Technical criteria defined in Section M, Evaluation Criteria. All the requirements specified in the solicitation are mandatory. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror’s proposal meets the experience. The Offeror shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the Offeror’s facilities and experience, and therefore will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. By the proposal submission, the Offeror is representing that it will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation. It is not necessary or desirable for the proposal to state as such. 1.5 Formatting Restrictions: Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other