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NOTICE TO OFFERORS

All sources may submit a proposal or quote as applicable. However, the Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States (U.S.) Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), precludes the U.S. Government from granting Invited Contractor or Technical Representative Status to any offeror, for this requirement. All sources submitting a proposal or quote, as applicable, including U.S. sources, must already have, or obtain the requisite business licenses directly from the ROK Government, and conduct business in accordance with all applicable ROK laws, including but not limited to, rules and policies regarding labor, taxation, and immigration. Any contractor not already doing business in Korea, must submit adequate verification in its initial proposal or quote- that it has the requisite business licenses directly from the ROK Government to perform the contract and the capacity to conduct business in accordance with all applicable ROK laws, including but not limited to, rules and policies regarding labor, taxation, and immigration. If an initial proposal does not fully demonstrate this authorization and capacity, it will not be further considered for award. Whether an offeror demonstrates this authorization and capacity shall be determined by the Contracting Officer. “All offerors interested in competing for this requirement are required to submit their price proposal in Korean Won (KW) only. A proposal submitted in currency other than Korean Won will not be considered for award.”
Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module The offeror shall submit its proposal/offer/bid electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module prior to the due date and time identified on the first page of this solicitation. Instructions for submissions in PIEE can be found under Solicitation - Web Based Training at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml. This is the only acceptable means of submission. Failure to submit through the PIEE Solicitation Module will render the submission late, non-responsive and ineligible for award.
Instructions for PIEE Vendor Registration Guide can be found at https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf. The offeror has the responsibility to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Module for any updates and amendments. To ensure that notifications of amendments are received, the offeror must select the option box “Please notify me of