Attachment 3: Section L Instructions to Offerors

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

for

DESIGN-BUILD & CONSTRUCTION (DBnC)

for

VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.2 as supplemented.

Proposal Compliance. The Offeror's proposal shall include all data and information requested by this solicitation and these Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents and shall be submitted in accordance with these instructions. If a proposal fails to conform to the instructions provided in this Section L, it may be deemed non-responsive, and the Offeror may be deemed ineligible for award.

Offerors are NOT permitted to take exception to any terms and conditions within the solicitation.

Proposal Clarity. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

Offerors shall not submit elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments.

Communications
Solicitation Discrepancies. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer (CO) in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Offeror is asking the CO to consider as related to the omission or error. Post Solicitation Conference. The Government will host a post solicitation conference for all interested parties on TBD, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm EST. The purpose of the conference is to allow interested Offerors the opportunity to ask questions pertaining to this solicitation. Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit questions in writing to the CO no later than TBD, to allow the Government adequate time to review and prepare responses for discussion during the conference. The Government will attempt to answer offerors questions during the conference but reserves the option to defer providing answers at a later date. The Government requests RSVPs and questions no later than TBD, by email to [email protected]. This conference will be hosted on Microsoft Teams with an invitation including additional rules of engagement to follow. This post solicitation conference is the only opportunity for industry to ask questions unless the Government determines it is in its best interest to host another event. The Government is under no obligation to respond to written questions after this event.