Basis_for_Award_Trade-off.doc

Award Based on Best Value:

Basis of award will be based upon price and other factors.

Evaluation Factors:

(a) Proposals submitted in response to this FedBid Buy will be evaluated based upon the following non-price or non-cost factors, which are of equal importance.

Factor (A) Past Performance: sellers shall submit not less than two references for services performed during the past three years. Each reference shall include: the company or agency name, address, contract or order number, point(s) of contract phone number and email address(es).

References provided may be contacted by the Government. Their statements will be used in the evaluation of the offeror’s quotation. In addition, any information obtained by the Government from references outside of the offeror’s quotation may also be used, in a similar manner, in the technical evaluation of the offeror’s quotation to the extent appropriate. Past performance information provided by references, from Government records, or from other than the sources identified by the offeror may be used in the evaluation under any or all applicable evaluation factors. In addition to the foregoing, PIPRS.gov will be used as a source of past performance information in the source selection process, in addition to any other past performance information required under this solicitation. All past performance information will be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision.

Factor (B) Technical Performance: Sellers must be established in the required services business. Sellers must provide a narrative, not to exceed two pages, describing their capabilities to perform the services described in the Statement of Work.

Factor (C)

(b) Options. The government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option/s.

Award:

The award of this requirement shall be made using only the procedures found in Part 13.1 – “Procedures” of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Award shall be made to the vendor whose quotation, conforming to this RFQ, is determined to be the most advantages to the government, cost or price and the other non-cost or non-price factors listed above. In determining which quotation offers the greatest value or advantage to the Government, overall technical merit will be considered more important than price or cost. The degree of importance of price or cost as an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality in the technical merits of the quotations. Between acceptable quotations with a significant difference in technical merit, a determination will be made as to whether the additional technical merit or benefits reflected by a higher priced quotation warrants payment of the additional price or cost.

Quotation Preparation The seller is cautioned to study the Evaluation Factors stated above along with their relative importance. Your quotation package shall address each of these factors since these are the standards against which your quotation will be evaluated. It is the seller’s responsibility to include the appropriate documentation in its quotation package to allow a complete technical/price evaluation. Failure to submit the appropriate documentation may result in the rejection of the vendor’s bid.

Please note the requirements for Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and completion of the On-line Representations and Certifications as contained in the terms and conditions section of this buy.