1086535 - BMER LRMP Riparian PFC - Evaluation Criteria.pdf

Contractor Qualifications The offeror shall submit with their offer a statement of their professional qualifications and the qualifications of any other person(s) employed to accomplish the Statement of Work. The offeror’s statement should include information concerning appropriate academic degrees and training and experience in PFC condition surveys. The following criteria may be used for contractor selection.

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. In geology, soil science, hydrology, zoology, biology, range science or related field experience.

• One of more field seasons of experience in conducting PFC inventory.

• One or more field seasons experience as principal investigator on a PFC inventory project.

• Prior Experience/Past Performance: Quality of work: evaluated by compliance with contract requirements, accuracy of reports, and customer satisfaction.

• Timeliness of Performance: evaluated by success of meeting project timelines, responsiveness to technical direction, timely provision of deliverables, adherence to contract schedules.

• Cost Control: evaluated by ability to perform within budget, accurate and timely billing.

Evaluation Criteria All bidders on the contract must submit a bid package containing:

• a description of their academic qualifications and relevant field experience,

• a detailed proposal of how bidder would accomplish the survey,

• the name, education, and specialties of all interdisciplinary team members that would conduct field work,

• a listing of the dates that the bidder would do field work,

• and the cost to compete the project.

The Government may reject any or all quotes, issue orders to other than the lowest quote, and waive minor informalities or irregularities in quotes received. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussion with any or all quoters. The successful bidder will be selected based on analysis of bid package. Contractors will be evaluated against the following criteria. The price offered is of equal importance to the evaluation factors listed below.

1. Past Performance: provide references and phone numbers for your last three jobs similar to the work called for in this solicitation.

2. Experience: Provide information showing the experience of your company all types of work).

3. Key Personnel: Provide the names and qualifications of key individuals you will use on this project.

4. Projected Productivity

5. A ten-person crew of contractors preformed similar work in 2012 on the Medora Ranger

District, covering 398 linear miles, in 23 field days. Additional time was needed for planning, training, travelling, and report writing.

6. A nine-person crew of contractors performed similar work in 2016 on the Grand River Ranger District, covering 173 miles, in 25 days. Additional time was needed for planning, training, travelling, and report writing.

7. These facts are supplied solely as an informational aid to potential contractors.