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Because the issues are complex, Contracts Unlimited President Tom Petruska prepares or obtains articles on a monthly basis to explain the impact of GAO and court rulings on federal contracting and on other agreements. This month, he has written Proposal Preparation Instructions in Government Contracting.
Proposal Preparation Instructions
In accordance with the Uniform Contract Format, every Request for Proposal (“RFP”) includes, or should include, in Part IV Representations and Instructions, a section called Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, also commonly referred to as the “solicitation provisions.” It is usually Section L of the RFP. Generally, this section of the RFP provides critical information to competitors who want to submit a proposal to the Government. These instructions explain the type of information the Government expects to see in the proposals it receives. This information will explain what technical, management, cost, past performance, and contractual information Offerors must furnish in their proposal in order to be considered for an award. The instructions in Section L provide Offerors guidance regarding the information that must be submitted in the proposal so the agency can adequately evaluate the factors and subfactors in Section M,
The GAO stated that “the question before is not what the agency could do, but rather what it was required to do.” The GAO decided that the Army here was not required to reformat, or permit the Protester to reformat, the proposal. The GAO continued by stating that “the solicitation requirements at issue are clear, and were not contested by the Protester.” The moral of the story here is clear. Answer the mail exactly as required by the solicitation. Avoid some type of clever “work around” of the instructions. Do not – under any circumstance – ignore the proposal instructions. Do not waste tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in bid and proposal (“B&P“) monies, and your valuable time, by ignoring the proposal instructions and then be eliminated from the competitive range. Don't be arrogant and assume the proposal instructions do not apply to you. They do! Read the rest here.
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Previous Articles include:
Compliance Programs: Ineffective Programs Can Create “False Claims Act” Liability
Discussions After Final Proposals, the Case with Federal Contracting
Key Personnel Clauses in Federal Government RFP
Timely Submission of Proposals in Response to Federal RFPs
Options in Federal Contracts
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