Evaluation Criteria.pdf

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Evaluation Criteria

This acquisition will be a Best Value using the Lowest Priced

Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. The government intends to make award without discussions, but the government reserves the right to conduct discussions to obtain the overall best value. For those offers which are determined to be technically acceptable, award will be made to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposals conforms to all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, technical requirements, and also provides the lowest overall price.

NON-PRICED FACTORS:

Factor 1: Technical

Sub factor A- Written technical proposal. This written proposal shall contain the following: (DUE NO LATER THAN

PROPOSAL DUE DATE)

I. The stab resistant vests (male and female) shall meet the requirements specified in NIJ Standard-0115.00 for

Spike Level 3 protection.

II. The offeror shall offer two styles of carrier, one an undershirt (T-shirt) style, the other a traditional 6 or more point Velcro strap style. The carriers must be designed to allow for the stab resistant panels to be interchanged (worn in either carrier) between the two different vests and still provide the proper form, fit, coverage, and protection level. The vests shall be available for both male and female staff. The female vests must specifically state on the label and packaging that they are a female vest.

Traditional 6/8 point adjustable Velcro strap style carrier with a minimum of one strap per shoulder and 1 strap for each side, white in color

(T-shirt) style, white in color.

III. The vests shall be constructed of lightweight, flexible, soft, materials designed to be worn under the shirt/blouse of both male and female staff and the

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IV. The T-shirt style carrier shall be white in color.

The front and back panels shall have Velcro installed that mates to Velcro installed on the inside of the T-shirt style carrier at the shoulder area to prevent the stab resistant panels from falling down from the shoulder area. The Velcro shall be positioned to allow for the panel to be installed in the carrier with the strike face positioned so that it faces away from the body.

V. The traditional 6/8 point carrier shall contain the stab resistant panels within the carrier by nylon zippers with a non-ferrous metal clip.

VI. Both the T-shirt style and traditional style carriers shall be machine washable.

VII. The offeror shall provide both a male and female vest sample. The male vest sample shall be an X-Large size and the female vest sample shall be a medium size.

The samples provided shall be free of manufacturing defects and be the same in every aspect as the vests the company will provide should the contract be awarded.

Both vest samples (male and female) shall include one traditional style and one t-shirt style carrier of the appropriate size to match the provided protective panels.

The male traditional 6/8 point carrier sample shall be shipped with the protective panels installed and have the split tail option.

The female t-shirt style carrier sample shall be shipped with the protective panels installed.

The traditional female carrier shall have the full front and back tail option.

VIII. The mvest must be ISO 9001 certified as it applies to the manufacturing of stab resistant vests. The offeror shall provide documentation to verify the ISO

9001 certification.

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IX. The female vests shall be labeled and packaged to indicate they are for female staff, to include the sizing labels.

X. Delivery of the vest must take place within 45 days of the measure/fit process.

XI. The stab panels in the vest shall be warranted for a minimum of five years and the carriers a minimum of 18 months. This warranty shall include all seams, stitching, elastic, Velcro, zippers and all manufacturer defects. The manufacturer shall bear all shipping costs related to fulfillment of the warranty agreement.

XII. The manufacturer must be able to provide the traditional 6/8-point style vest with and without tails (split front and full back and/or full front and full back) based on the Bureau’s staff choice.

XIII. The manufacturer shall provide individual items such as stab panels, additional carriers, carry bag and

Velcro straps upon request.

XIV. The manufacturer shall provide technical support by a live person. This person shall have a working knowledge of the provided database, warranty, return program and technical knowledge of provided items. 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

XV. The manufacturer shall maintain a data base of all vests supplied to the BOP by: serial number with the gender, style, sizing, etc. This database shall be accessible 24 hours a day. A username and password will be required to access the data base. The BOP will be given the database access information and distribute to select staff at each facility vest are in service.

XVI. The contractor shall be responsible for all expenses involved with shipping and disposal of vests that have past their warranty expiration date.

XVII. The manufacturer shall offer a maternity vest upon request.

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Evaluation Process

A. Technical - The technical proposal will be evaluated by the Source Selection Evaluation Team in accordance with FAR

15.101-2. The offeror’s response will be evaluated on a acceptable / unacceptable basis.

B. Factor 2: Past Performance

Recent and relevant past performance will be evaluated on its performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services, with an emphasis on the similarity of the Offeror’s experience to the Request for Proposal (RFP). The purpose of

Past Performance is to allow the government to review the

Offerors recent and historical probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to provide the questionnaire to the contractors to complete and return to the offeror for submittal along with their proposal.

A Offeror’s past performance information shall include three

(3)of the contractor’s most recent contracts occurring during the past five years that are similar and relevant in nature to the services required in the Statement of Work. Contracts listed may include those entered into with the Federal Government, agencies of state and local government, and commercial entities.

Offerors shall address any instances of past performance problems in the referenced contracts and explain how these problems were resolved. The Government may consider efforts performed by the offeror for agencies of the federal, state, or local governments and commercial customers as potentially relevant to the Past Performance evaluation.

Offerors should not provide general information on their performance on the identified contracts. General performance information MUST be obtained from the references on the Past

Performance Questionnaire and submitted along with the contractor’s proposal. Offeror’s without a record of relevant company past performance or for whom information on Past

Performance is not available will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on Past Performance. References other than those identified by the offeror may be contacted. Information utilized may be obtained from the references listed in the proposal, other customers known to the Government or of whom it becomes aware, and any others who may have useful and relevant information (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System

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(PPIRS), System for Award Management (SAM), Federal Awardee

Performance & Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and internet).

C. Factor 3: Price

For evaluation purposes, price is defined as the offerors’s price proposal. The Contracting Officer will evaluate price independently. Pursuant to FAR 17.203(b), the Government’s evaluation of offers shall be inclusive of options. Price proposal will be evaluated on the base period and options period in total.