640509_revised_eval_factors.pdf

REVISED EVALUATION FACTORS

Low Energy Electron Source

Award shall be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government.

Best value means the Government will select the most advantageous offer – price and other factors considered and possibly make the award to other than the lowest price.

Technical capability and price will be evaluated. Technical capability is considered more important than price. If Technical Capability is equivalent among offers, price shall be the determining factor.

Technical Capability:

Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the requirements of the statement of work and information provided in the proposal. Offerors should provide a detailed explanation or product brochure, drawings, etc. with their proposal that clearly explains how it will meet the statement of work reauirements.

Under the Technical Capability factor, stronger consideration will be given for:

1. Adjustable insertion length and tilt using a UHV compatible bellows system.

2. Electron energies exceeding 500 eV and into the keV range.

3. Also having spot sizes demonstrated to be < 2 mm and into the sub-1 mm regime.

4. Also having current densities less than 5 nA/mm2.

Price

The proposed price will be evaluated but not scored. The proposed price must be entirely compatible with the technical capability. NIST analysis will determine the best value based on the products ability to meet the requirements of the statement of work and those items deserving stronger consideration.. Although price is the least important evaluation factor, it will not be ignored. The degree of importance of the proposed price will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based.