2.2.1 ATTACHMENT E EVALUATION CRITERIA.rtf

ATTACHMENT "E"

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Factor 1, Technical Approach:

The technical proposal shall consist of the Vendor's written technical approach for satisfying the requirement of this RFQ. The Vendor's technical approach shall address the Management Plan and Staffing Plan.

The criteria below form the basis for the evaluation in the effort to determine best value.

MANAGEMENTPLAN

The Vendor's Management Plan shall state the overall approach and procedures for managing the effort, including the management of subcontractors.

STAFFING PLAN

The Vendor's Staffing Plan will state how the Vendor will staff up the required level of work effort and provide for staff retention. The Staffing Plan will show that the proposed key personnel are qualified and trained to meet the requirements in the Performance Work Statement.

Factor 2, Past Performance Evaluation:

Vendor’s must complete the Past Performance Survey Cover Page and send Past Performance Questionnaires to current or previous customers for completion. The customers must send completed questionnaires directly to the Contract Specialist through

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Up to three completed questionnaires from contracts of similar size and complexity must be received by the Contract Specialist before the RFQ closing date. Preparation instructions are provided in the Attachment.

Vendors without relevant past performance history shall include information that describes efforts of key personnel who have relevant experience, or information or efforts of subcontractors who will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement.

The Government may use Past Performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the Vendor. Such information will be used for both the responsibility determination and a best value determination. The Government may not contact all references provided by the Vendor.

Factor 3, Price Evaluation:

The proposed price shall be inputted on the price schedule provided in Attachment "d". An electronic version is available through the FedBid solicitation. Pricing will be evaluated at the maximum quantity needed per month.

SELECTION FOR AWARD

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered: Factor 1 - Technical, Factor 2 - Past Performance, and Factor 3 - Price, are evaluated individually.

Factor 1 is as important as Factor 2. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are more important to Factor 3.

The Contracting Officer as a Source Selection Authority has the right to determine whether two or more technical proposals are "substantially equal" or whether any differences in technical weighing are "significant" for purposes of evaluating the overall merit of proposals.

Ratings with definitions:

ACCEPTABLE:

The proposal meets all the minimum requirements in the solicitation identified as factors. Only those proposals determined acceptable, either initially or as a result of communications, will be considered for award. Once deemed acceptable, all technical capability proposals are considered to be equal.

UNACCEPTABLE:

Fails to meet one or more the minimum requirements identified as factors. Proposals with any unacceptable rating will not be considered for award