2025 IHS National Cancer Conference - Evaluation Factors and Criteria - RFQ 75H70425Q00030.pdf

Evaluation Criteria and Evaluation Factors 2025 IHS National Cancer Conference

RFQ # 75H70424R00030

The contractor will be evaluated for suitability for this contract based upon the following evaluation factors.

A. Technical Capability/Processes B. Key Personnel C. Relevant Past Performance D. Price

A. Technical Capability/Processes

Technical acceptability will be determined by review of information submitted which must provide a description in sufficient detail to show that service offered meets the Government’s requirement in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The narrative must define the project approach, plan and methods to be used for the successful preparation, management and execution of the project meeting/conference. Offerors should not assume that the evaluation team is aware of company abilities, capabilities, plans, facilities, organization, or any other pertinent fact that is important to accomplishment of work.

The submission of the Technical Capability factor shall indicate the offeror’s quality and capability of the work to be performed. The government will evaluate the offeror’s overall understanding and approach to accomplish the requirements of the PWS.

This submission shall be limited to seven (7) pages

B. Key Personnel

Offeror will identify personnel responsible for key roles in executing the 2025 IHS National Cancer Prevention, Screening and Care Conference. Resumes must be submitted for all key personnel, should highlight the qualifications necessary to perform the tasks identified in the PWS, and include the following information:

1. Name, title, tenure and years of experience.

2. Educational degrees and professional certifications.

3. Experience working with meetings of similar scope, size and duration.

4. Accomplishments demonstrating PWS capabilities.

5. Any work history that corresponds with Past Performance references.

Key Personnel narrative is limited to three (3) pages; resumes are limited to three (3) pages each.

C. Relevant Past Performance Offeror will be evaluated on performance under existing contracts and performance on prior contracts.

Offeror should note the difference between past performance and past experience. Past performance relates to quality and how well a Contractor performed, while past experience is about the type and amount of work previously performed by a Contractor. The Government may supplement the information offeror provide with performance information it may obtain from any source including its own experience with the offeror.

Element 1. The Offeror’s relevant past performance information -- The Offeror will be evaluated to assess the demonstrated quality of performance on similar work, to include the ability to control the quality and cost of work, timeliness of performance, and effectiveness at accomplishing the goals of previous work. Offeror is required to provide the evidences and corporate resume of two (2) relevant contracts performed during the past three (3) years or currently performing. Relevant contracts are those contracts that are of similar scope, magnitude, nature, and work. A representative of IHS may contact the offeror’s previous customer(s) for a phone interview to help rate the offeror’s performance.

The submission under Element 1 shall include the following information for each contract:

1. Points of contact (Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative and any other pertinent officials that can verify performance) - name, agency/company, address, phone number and email address

2. Contract title & number (and task order number(s) when applicable)

3. Relevancy to the PWS for the subject solicitation in terms of project description and magnitude of the work performed. The relevancy information must be delineated to the level that allows the evaluating officials to make a proper relevancy determination.

4. Total original, present and/or final contract dollar value

5. Explanation of problems, delays, cost overruns and corrective actions taken

6. Contract holder status (prime or sub-contractor)

Element 2. All Concerns shall submit a short narrative that describes their experience in working with communities and organizations that represent a broad range of American Indian and Alaska Native People. In addition, offeror shall demonstrate their understanding of IHS mission, goals and customers.

Element 3. The Federal Government uses the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to document contractor performance information that is required by Federal Regulations. Past performance information entered to CPARS is available to federal agencies through a separate system called the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for source selection purposes.

Contracting Officer will assess the offeror’s PPIRS records as part of the evaluation of this factor.

This submission shall be limited to five (5) pages

D. Price The offeror shall complete the attached pricing matrix/Attachment A.