Attachment_III_-_Evaluation_Criteria.docx

Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria

The offeror shall include a technical and pricing submittal for this acquisition. The technical portion of the quote shall consist of the offeror addressing each of the factors described below. The offeror shall indicate the company's capabilities and the means to be used to satisfy the requirements of the statement of work. The pricing portion of the quote shall consist of a breakdown of the pricing described below.

Quotation Volume Requirements:

NIST requires one (1) original submission.

NIST requires two (2) separate volumes for this requirement:

NIST will evaluate the extent to which the offeror’s quote demonstrates an ability to ensure the service is effectively managed to meet the specifications

Volume 1 – Technical Quotation -

1. Factor 1- Offeror shall submit no more than three (3) single sided pages demonstrating their understanding of the requirement which shall include all aspects of the job as described in the Statement of Work and knowledge of Boiler Repairs and ability to acquire necessary certified workers, and materials to perform the trouble shooting, restoration, testing, and startup of boilers.

2. Factor 2- The offeror shall demonstrate that they are qualified to work on high pressure steam boilers as demonstrated by past performance references and/or demonstrated experience working on industrial Boilers of 40,000 PPH or larger.

Contractor shall submit at least five recent jobs that required you to find a firebox/tube/burner failure, with experience in making necessary repairs to return boiler to service. (i.e. repair membrane, fiber board, mineral wool, refractory and outer skin so that the boiler can return to full operation.

3. Factor 3- Demonstrated experience with Cohen Burner repairs and tuning for optimal flame pattern, pilot/light off of burner. Provide at least two projects (of the five above) that show experience working and repairing a Cohen burner.

4. Factor 4- Contractor shall submit for evaluation qualified welders and certifications to perform necessary repairs to a steam pressure vessel per ASME “Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code”. Submit company qualifications to perform this work.

Volume 2 – Price - Response to price for the base year and each option year.

Evaluation Criteria: Acceptable/Unacceptable

2. Past Performance

The offeror shall submit at least two (2) references including, names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of contacts for the project submitted under FACTOR 2.

The Government will evaluate past performance by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references; if applicable. The Government may also consider other information available. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

3. Price:

The offeror shall submit a detailed pricing breakdown for each option year of service in accordance with the statement of work.

BASIS FOR AWARD:

This is a competitive best value source selection utilizing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. The evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

1. By submission of an offer, the Offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certification and technical requirements related to this contract.

2. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

3. Evaluation Criteria: Acceptable/Unacceptable. Offeror must submit a technical and price proposal. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror.

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