U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

66 -- NIGHT VISION POCKETSCOPE SOL RFP 865871 DUE 030300 POC Luwanna K. Greene, Contracting Officer (202) 324-3319 This amendment #2 responds to questions that were posed to Solicitation RFP 865871. QUESTION #1: Will the FBI accept and evaluate an offer that exceeds the performance characteristics of the solicited NV Pocketscope Kit? Will an offer exceeding performance characteristics receive a superior evaluation? ANSWER #1: The FBI will evaluate any proposal that it receives to determine if it meets the government's needs. The FBI is looking for the best value overall to the government. This includes technical, past performance, and price. The solicitation lists our minimum requirements. QUESTION #2: May an offeror submit an advanced technology proposal as an alternative offer while simultaneously submitting an offer that meets the requirements of the RFP? ANSWER #2: Companies are encouraged to submit as many technical proposals as possible, including advanced technology. However, proposals with advanced technology that does not meet the FBI's first delivery date will not be evaluated. As an estimate date, the first delivery date will be around the end of the year (December 2000). QUESTION #3: If orders are placed for other government agencies will delivery located be changed? ANSWER #3: If orders are placed for other government agencies the delivery location will be changed. At this time, it is difficult to identify where the locations are. However, the primary delivery location will be at the FBI's Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, Virginia. QUESTION #4: The solicitation includes two (2) relay lens 1:1 and a 2/3 inch. Will the FBI accept an offer of an additional alternative relay lens for smaller format cameras? ANSWER #4: The FBI will evaluate any proposal that is submitted in response to this solicitation. However, offers that do not meet the government's minimum solicitation requirements can be eliminated for consideration. QUESTION #5: For price evaluation purposes unit prices are stated to be the basic unit plus the four annual option prices established for a single unit. This appears to offer no advantage for an offer to provide a decreasing price per unit for award of a larger quantity of units. Is this the FBI intent? ANSWER #5: In order to simplify the price evaluation, the FBI will evaluate the unit price. However, this does not prohibit the offeror from providing quantity discounts. QUESTION #6: How many copies of the proposal's Technical, Past Performance and Price Volumes are to be submitted? Is there a page limitation to any of the proposal volumes? ANSWER #6: The FBI would like two copies of the Technical and Past Performance and one copy of the Price proposal. There is not a page limitation requirement. ***** Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427277). (0053)

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