Contract No.: (TBD)

Solicitation No. DABV01-04-Q-0079 June 10, 2004 Contract No.: (TBD) Section A – Solicitation Terms and Conditions – continued Coalition Provisional Authority Attention: Contracting Activity, M. James (Rm S106C) Republican Presidential Palace APO, AE 09316 Solicitation No.: DABV01-04-Q-0079 Closing Time: Write in the date and time indicated in paragraph 4, below. b. Offers shall be electronic and emailed. Handcarried, Facsimile, telegraph, or FAX offers are not authorized and shall not be accepted. ii. Electronic Emailed Offers: 4. (a) (b) Emailed offers shall be provided in Portable Document Format (PDF, e.g., Adobe Acrobat) or Microsoft (MS) Word format; and shall be emailed to: mike.james@cpa-iq.org Offers that are emailed may consist of more than one PDF (or MS Word) document attached; however, the total size of each email, inclusive of attachments, cannot exceed five (5) megabytes. Files larger than 5 megabytes may be rejected by the receiving network. In addition, email(s) transmitting this electronic version of the proposal are to clearly indicate the solicitation number that is indicated in block 5 of the SF 1449. If more than one PDF or MS Word document is submitted, each is to be consecutively numbered. This number is to consist of the number of the part/file and the total number of documents. For example, “JDoeProposal_part 1 of 2,” “JDoeProposal_ part 2 of 2.” Closing Date and Time for Receipt of Offers: To be considered for the award of the Contract in response to this Solicitation offers must be received at the below indicated location not later than 10:00 a.m. prevailing local time, Baghdad, Iraq, 2 July 2004, 10:00 a.m. prevailing local time. Page No. A-6 of A-14 Revision 1 21 June 2004 Solicitation No. DABV01-04-Q-0079 June 10, 2004 Contract No.: (TBD) Section A – Solicitation Terms and Conditions – continued 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Options. This solicitation does include an option item of work. This option may be exercised at time of contract award, or after contract award. The Contracting Officer will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Contracting Officer may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Contracting Officer to exercise the option(s). Notice of Award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance of the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s scheduled expiration time, the Contracting Officer may accept an offer (or part of an offer) whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Protests. An offeror wishing to object to the terms of a solicitation, the termination of a solicitation, the award of a contract, or the termination of the award of a contract, shall present the matter to the Contracting Officer for an initial decision. The Contractor shall state to the Contracting Officer the basis for the protest. If the Contractor does not agree with the Contracting Officer’s initial decision, the Contractor may appeal the initial decision to the Head of Contracting Activity, CPA, for resolution. The decision of the Head of Contracting Activity, CPA, shall be the final decision in the matter. Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers. Price proposals are to be submitted using U.S. Currency, (U.S. Dollars) only and evaluation of price proposals shall be based on this currency. If the Contracting Officer receives offers in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, the Contracting Officer will evaluate such offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using the Federal Reserve rate in effect as of the closing date and time for receipt of offers if award is based on initial offers, or, if award is based on Contracting Officer’s request for revised offers, on the closing date and time specified for receipt of proposal revisions. Availability of Funds. Funds were available at the time this Solicitation was issued. However, because the award of this Contract is taking place after the Transfer of Authority (TOA) on July 1, 2004, it may be that such funds will no longer be available. The obligation under this Contract is contingent upon the availability of funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the CPA or the entity replacing CPA may arise until funds are made available for this Contract, and until Contractor receives such notice, in writing. Page No. A-14 of A-14 Revision 1 21 June 2004