Common use of PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Clause in Contracts

PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS. The Government is interested in reducing both the expense and time associated with the preparation and evaluation of proposals. The Government structured the SIR to obtain, to the extent possible, reasonable information required to conduct an accurate and consistent evaluations of proposals. The Government considers the overall form and substance of the offeror’s proposal to represent the general quality of work expected to be performed under this MOA, and that as such, it will be considered throughout the evaluation process. All costs relating to the offeror’s proposal are at its expense. (1) The offeror must submit its proposal via the eFAST electronic tool in accordance with the instructions provided there. The Government does not accept other means of proposal submission. (a) The offeror must propose NAICS code(s) in which it qualifies as a small business under the functional area to be considered. The offeror does not need to propose all FAs. (b) The offeror must submit the following: (1) Small Business Administration Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA DSBS) report with printout dated within five (5) days of the offeror’s proposal submission date (not proposal submission due date), and (2) entire current ▇▇▇ record, including active exclusion record, with printout dated within five