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The Government will evaluate each Offeror’s proposal using the criteria outlined below. The Government intends to award without discussions, but if discussions become necessary, they will be accomplished in accordance with FAR 15. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. An objective technical evaluation will be performed on each Offeror’s proposal based solely on the information furnished and not on previous knowledge or associations, with the exception of past performance information.

Definitions

• Significant Strength is an aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

• Strength is an aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

• Weakness means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

• Significant Weakness in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

• Deficiency is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

Evaluation Criteria

Factor 1 – Technical

• The evaluation will assess the technical merits and relative risk associated with the likelihood of success in executing requirements.

o Sub-factor 1 – Professional Qualifications The evaluation will assess professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services.

o Sub-factor 2 – Specialized Experience The evaluation will assess the specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required.

o Sub-factor 3 – Management and Operation The evaluation will assess the organization, quality, and competence of the proposed management and workforce controls, including efficiency, productivity, and timeliness; Key Positions; and Overall Operation.

Factor 2 – Past Performance

• The evaluation will assess the quality of relevant past performance on similar projects and success meeting customer expectations.

• Past Performance is a measure of the degree to which the Contractor has satisfied its customers in the past.

• Offeror’s without relevant past performance will be evaluated as “Neutral”

Factor 3 – Price

• For evaluation purposes, the evaluated price will be the total combination of the base, and options. The Government will evaluate the Offerors proposed price for reasonableness and realism.

Relative Importance of Evaluation Factors and Sub-factors

• Technical is more important than Past Performance. Past Performance and Technical are more important than Price.

• Technical Sub-factors 1 and 2 are approximately equal, but more important than Sub- factor 3.

• Price is less important than Past Performance and Technical combined. Price may play an additional role since considerations of cost in terms of overall total program evaluated costs, best value, and affordability may be controlling in circumstances where two or more proposals are otherwise adjudged equal or when a technically superior proposal is at a cost that the Government cannot afford.