Section L - Additional Detail
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
This section provides detail on how to prepare your response including:
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
Proposal Preparation Instructions Provides the proposal structure, basic content outline, and page limits for the proposal volumes, books, and/or appendices. Follow it exactly!
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS BY VOLUME
Section L includes a list of volumes expected in the response along with specific volume topics punctuated with SHALL statements. (Hint: you need to address every SHALL statement with a HOW response.) The types of volumes could include:
PROPOSAL VERIFICATIONS
Read very closely for buried instructions. For example, the Section L might require that you to make statements in your cover letter that certify the DVDs are readable and virus free, or that you’ve printed the proposal on paper that includes a certain percentage of recycled material.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Section L normally describes the FOIA process and how to mark your proposal to restrict disclosure.
This section provides detail on how to prepare your response including:
- Binding method, paper size, and margin size
- Required information to be printed on cover, spines, cover sheets and tabs
- Hard and soft copy packaging and marking for final delivery
- Required electronic submittal or interaction with online procurement system / electronic file upload
- To whom you should submit proposal
- Outer/inner envelope and packaging markings
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
Proposal Preparation Instructions Provides the proposal structure, basic content outline, and page limits for the proposal volumes, books, and/or appendices. Follow it exactly!
- Format
- Recycled paper requirements
- Volume titles
- Page limits
- Number of hard copies and number and type of copies (CD/DVD/USB)
- Volume marking requirements: “ORIGINAL”, “COPY 1 of 4”, etc.
- Software applications for electronic submission (usually include Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe PDF)
- Title page content
- Index tabbing
- Paper/page size, margins
- 11x17 page rules – the types of content that can be included on an 11x17 page and how it will be counted against page limit
- Types of content in page count vs not in page count
- Page numbering instructions
- Font face and size for text vs graphics
- Where to include cost information
- Program schedule with estimated dates/durations of program events. Provided to bidders to facilitate the development of content like the integrated master schedule (IMS), transition plans, and milestone charts.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS BY VOLUME
Section L includes a list of volumes expected in the response along with specific volume topics punctuated with SHALL statements. (Hint: you need to address every SHALL statement with a HOW response.) The types of volumes could include:
- Technical
- Management
- Cost/Price
- Uncosted Information
- Past Performance
- Small Business
- Plans
PROPOSAL VERIFICATIONS
Read very closely for buried instructions. For example, the Section L might require that you to make statements in your cover letter that certify the DVDs are readable and virus free, or that you’ve printed the proposal on paper that includes a certain percentage of recycled material.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Section L normally describes the FOIA process and how to mark your proposal to restrict disclosure.
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