DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS Clause Samples
The "Directions for Submitting Proposals" clause outlines the specific procedures and requirements that bidders or applicants must follow when submitting their proposals for consideration. It typically details the format, method of delivery (such as electronic or physical submission), deadlines, and any required documentation or forms. By providing clear instructions, this clause ensures that all proposals are submitted in a consistent manner, reducing confusion and administrative errors, and helping the recipient efficiently evaluate submissions.
DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS. Electronic Offers - are the preferred method. All email offers submitted must be received by the closing date and time to: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ Hardcopy Offers - Offerors sending in hardcopy proposals must contact the POC identified in block 7 on page 1 for a shipping address. Hardcopy Offers and modifications shall be submitted in sealed envelopes or packages addressed ATTN: Contracting Officer to the office specified by the POC, and show the time specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the Offeror. Documents are to be in Microsoft Word and spreadsheets shall be in Microsoft Excel. Signed amendments shall be submitted via e-mail as scanned pdf documents. Clarity and completeness of the proposal are of utmost importance. The proposal and any modifications shall be written in a practical, clear, and concise manner. It must use quantitative terms whenever possible and shall avoid qualitative adjectives to the maximum extent possible. Proposal volumes must be internally consistent or the proposal will be considered unrealistic and unacceptable. Unnecessarily elaborate proposals beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the Offeror's lack of cost consciousness. In order to provide all necessary information for background experience, your proposal shall cover your understanding of the proposed work and your proposed method to attain contract objectives. Data previously submitted may not be considered; therefore, such data should not be relied upon nor incorporated. Statements the Offeror understands, can or will comply with all specifications, statements paraphrasing the specifications or parts thereof, and phrases such as "standard procedures will be employed" or well-known techniques will be used,” etc., will be considered insufficient.
DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format. In addition to submitting the Cost Proposal in PDF format, spreadsheets that support the Cost Proposal shall also be submitted in a format compatible with Microsoft Excel 2013. The Technical Proposal and Cost Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. Title the file(s) in the following format: W912HN-17-R-0023_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I W912HN-17-R-0023_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II W912HN-17-R-0023_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME III W912HN-17-R-0023_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME IV Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/SAFE/. At the AMRDEC SAFE website select the link: I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User, to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s). [Note: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.] When your proposal is submitted via the AMRDEC SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the Government recipients. When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be required to enter e-mail addresses for the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this project is ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, whose e-mail address is ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Contracting Officer for this project is ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, whose e-mail address is ▇▇▇▇▇.▇.▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. These e-mail addresses are the ones you will enter as recipients. In addition, after uploading your documents, you will be required to verify your email address before AMRDEC will send notification to the Government recipients. This is a very important step – even if you successfully upload your proposal to AMRDEC SAFE, notification will not be sent to the Government until you verify your email address, which may result in the rejection of your proposal for lateness. Follow the instructions on the AMRDEC website and th...