Attachment 5: Sections L (Amendment 2)

L.1.0 FAIR OPPORTUNITY PROCESS

L.1.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS This is an acquisition for a 100% small business set aside award as a RFO FAR Part 16.202 firm fixed price contract. Per RFO FAR Part 15.203, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and make award without negotiation. The goal of source selection is to select the proposal that represents the best value to the Government. To obtain best value, the Government intends to use RFO FAR Part 15.1031 Tradeoff approach. L.1.2 Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit their best solution and price in response to this notice. Offerors are cautioned not to include assumptions, caveats, or exceptions within any part of the submission, as this shall detract from an Offeror’s chance of being determined best suited.
L.1.3 Inconsistencies. Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between the Offeror’s nonprice factors and price proposal must be clearly explained in the price proposal. Inconsistencies between the non-price factors and price proposals that raise questions about the terms of any resulting contract will be considered as flaws in an Offeror’s non-price factor(s). For example, if unique or innovative approaches are the basis for an apparently inconsistently priced proposal, the nature of these approaches and their impact on price must be completely documented. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to provide all required documentation.

L.2.0 FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND SUBMISSIONS

L.2.1 All inquiries, questions, and requests for clarification concerning this Request for Proposal (RFP) must be submitted using Attachment 009 "Questions Template" and emailed to [email protected] no later than 15 October 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. To streamline the solicitation and review process, each Offeror (Company, Teams, or JV) is limited to submitting no more than five (5) questions. Multipart questions will not be answered. Offerors must complete the template in its entirety, clearly identifying the specific solicitation section, paragraph, and page number to which each question pertains. Questions submitted without complete location references or submitted in an alternative format may not be answered. The Government will publish formal responses via an amendment to the solicitation. Offerors are instructed to use the following email subject line format: TRIOSS II Questions [Offeror’s Company Name]
L.2.2 Proposal Submission Instructions.

a) PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN, 9 November 2026 09:00 AM EDT and