2.3  Content of Section L

Solicitation provisions incorporated by reference from the FAR, DFARS, AFFARS and MAJCOM Supplement, as appropriate, solicitation provisions produced in full text from these sources, administrative and one-time use provisions, and "Information to Offerors and Instructions for Proposal Preparation" are described below, according to the organization and format of this template:

-  "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE," (Section L-I of the template) may consist of the provisions established in the FAR and supplements thereto, when the prescription for that provision directs its placement in Section L, and incorporation by reference is authorized (See FAR 52.102 and 52.3).

-  "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT," (Section L-II of the template) may consist of provisions (or other special contract requirements or information) that are unique to the particular solicitation, not available electronically to offerors, or otherwise not authorized to be incorporated by reference (See FAR 52.102 and 52.3).

- "INFORMATION TO OFFERORS," (Section L-III of the template) consists of the information that specifically tells the offeror how to construct the proposal.  Typically, Section L-III will include instructions for preparing the proposal that will facilitate the Government's evaluation (i.e., proposal organization, page limitations and characteristics, presentation of cost information, etc.).  Section L-III should also include a Government prepared proposal matrix that cross-references contract line item number (CLIN) requirements to the various sections of the solicitation (particularly Sections L and M).  This cross reference must be consistent with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)/Statement of Work (SOW)/Statement of Objective (SOO)/Performance Work Statement (PWS)/CLIN/Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) matrix required with the SOW in Section J.  Normally, offerors will be instructed to add information to the matrix, so that they can demonstrate how their proposal fits with the initial matrix.  If the matrix included in Section J addresses the relationship of solicitation sections (particularly L and M), it need not be repeated here.