Require offerors to submit items that are intended to be end items of the contract as part of the proposal. For example, do not require submission of a draft report as part of the proposal if the final report is an end item of the contract. 3.0 L (ITO) – The following are instructions for specific paragraphs called out in the Section L template (4.0) that follows. Template paragraphs requiring no further explanation are omitted here for brevity; therefore, the paragraph numbering in parenthesis correlates to the numbering in the template. 3.1 Program Structure and Objectives This section is optional but many programs have this to be a convenient place to discuss overall program description, goals, funding (which is not the same as a Government estimate), etc. A half page to one and a half pages is usually sufficient. If your program involves a complex CLIN structure, a down-selection, or a large number of options or contract types, an introductory section on the program structure and objectives can be beneficial. 3.2 Oral Presentations FAR 15.102 provides for the use of oral presentations to augment or substitute for portions of an offeror's proposal. Oral presentations can and have been used effectively to streamline the source selection process. However, you must be careful how such presentations are conducted, as they are subject to the same restrictions as written communications regarding content and timing. It is important to avoid prematurely or unintentionally entering discussions or inadvertently providing an offeror an opportunity to revise its proposal. Consideration should be given to declaring a competitive range and entering into discussions with offerors during the presentation of oral proposals. See and , Oral Presentations, and discuss with your Acquisition Center of Excellence or Contract Policy/Clearance office when and how this technique might be employed to your source selection team's advantage. 3.3 Communications Describe the process and controls for communication between industry and Government personnel during the source selection. If the use of email is authorized, it should be encrypted. State how that encryption is established and how the email should be marked. 3.4. Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits (See Table 2.2 - Proposal Organization) Excessively sized solicitations and proposals are costly to the offerors and unnecessarily time-consuming to evaluate. Strive to ensure the solicitation reflects only the essential requirements. This can be done by giving offerors clear and concise instructions for proposal preparation, tailoring statements of objectives, statements of
Require offerors to submit items that are intended to be end items of the contract as part of the proposal. For example, do not require submission of a draft report as part of the proposal if the final report is an end item of the contract. 3.0 L – (ITO) The following are instructions for specific paragraphs called out in the Section L template (4.0) that follows. Template paragraphs requiring no further explanation are omitted here for brevity; therefore, the paragraph numbering in parenthesis correlates to the numbering in the template. 3.1 Program Structure and Objectives This section is optional but many programs have this to be a convenient place to discuss overall program description, goals, funding (which is not the same as a Government estimate), etc. A half page to one and a half pages is usually sufficient. If your program involves a complex CLIN structure, a down-selection, or a large number of options or contract types, an introductory section on the program structure and objectives can be beneficial. 3.2 Oral Presentations FAR 15.102 provides for the use of oral presentations to augment or substitute for portions of an offeror's proposal. Oral presentations can and have been used effectively to streamline the source selection process. However, you must be careful how such presentations are conducted, as they are subject to the same restrictions as written communications regarding content and timing. It is important to avoid prematurely or unintentionally entering discussions or inadvertently providing an offeror an opportunity to revise its proposal. Consideration should be given to declaring a competitive range and entering into discussions with offerors during the presentation of oral proposals. See and , Oral Presentations, and discuss with your Acquisition Center of Excellence or Contract Policy/Clearance office when and how this technique might be employed to your source selection team's advantage. 3.3 Communications Describe the process and controls for communication between industry and Government personnel during the source selection. If the use of email is authorized, it should be encrypted. State how that encryption is established and how the email should be marked. 3.4. Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits (See Table 2.2 - Proposal Organization) Excessively sized solicitations and proposals are costly to the offerors and unnecessarily time-consuming to evaluate. Strive to ensure the solicitation reflects only the essential requirements. This can be done by giving offerors clear and concise instructions for proposal preparation, tailoring statements of objectives, statements of
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