Evaluation Factors - Updated 3.5.25.pdf

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REQUIRED PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS

The prospective Offeror shall read and understand all parts of the PWS, instructions to offerors, and evaluation factors prior to responding or submitting a proposal. Submissions that do not follow instructions may be disqualified from further consideration.

The directions provided below assist in providing a fair and equitable and expeditious evaluation of the proposal. Failure to submit any of the requested information or follow any of the stated guidelines may result in the proposal being determined non-responsive. Non-responsive proposals will not be eligible for award.

VOLUME I: Technical Proposal

Factor 1 - Technical Acceptability

All Offerors must receive a “Go” for all 7 Go/No Go requirements. Offerors who do not meet all criteria will receive a “No Go” and will not proceed to Factor 2.

1. The prime contractor has on staff a Senior Civil Engineer who has been the primary and/or lead Engineer on a minimum of 10 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing construction design and site planning for Utilities (water, sewer, & combined sewer separation, storm water pipelines).

2. The prime contractor has Civil Engineer(s) on staff who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on a minimum of 1 completed project(s) within the last 4 years addressing site planning and design and improvements to underground utility systems (sewer, storm water and combined sewer separation) in Historic districts. Knowledge of Historic Districts and planning/design implications for such districts. (Note: a historic site is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction)

3. The prime contractor has engineer(s) (on staff and/or subcontractors) who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on a minimum of 4 completed projects within the last 4 years addressing site planning and civil infrastructure improvements to utility systems (sewer, storm water, water and combined sewer separation separation).

4. The Prime or the Prime’s subcontractor must have demonstrated experience and knowledge with DC government regulations and practices (DOEE) for code and regulation compliance related to construction and site development in DC.

5. The Prime Contractor must have been in business for at least 7 years

6. The Prime Contractor has at least 20 full time employees on its staff

7. The Prime Contractor has and average gross revenue of $5.0 million over the last 4 years.

Factor 2 - Technical Capability

Offerors will be granted points for each Technical Capability below. Scores from criteria 1-10 will be added to the final score for each Offeror.

1. The prime contractor has on staff a Senior Civil Engineer who has been the primary and/or lead Engineer on multiple completed projects within the last 4 years addressing civil site planning and design of underground Utilities (sewer, water, storm water and combined sewer separation). 25-points for each project that fits this category.

2. The prime contractor has a complement of in-house Engineer(s) on staff who have been the engineers/designers on a team who completed site planning and design of underground utilities (water, sewer, storm water and separation of combined sewers) on multiple completed projects within the last 4 years addressing infrastructure improvements at a historic site. (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) 7.5-points for each architect/engineer that fits this category from the Prime’s office that is submitting the bid.

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3. The prime has Engineer(s) on staff and/or on the staff of a subcontractor who has been the primary and/or lead engineer/designer on multiple completed projects within the last 4 years addressing underground utility improvements (water, storm water, sewer and separation of combined sewers). 3-points for each Senior Civil Engineer that fits this category.

4. The number of years in business. Half a point for each year in business.

5. The number of Engineers on staff. 1 point for each Engineer on staff not listed in factor 2 & 3.

6. Revenue over $5.0 million over the last 4 years. ¼ point for every $100,000 over $2.5 million (<

$50,000 will round down to the previous $100,000; > or = $50,000 will be rounded up to the next $100,000)

7. Number of design awards within the last 5 years. 2 points for each award

8. Number of Clients over the last 3 years. 1/25 point for every client

9. Number of published articles (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) where the firm was ranked as one of the top 15 firms in the DC area. 5 points for every published article

10. Proximity to AFRH Washington Campus. Negative 7 points for every 50 miles away per Google

Maps to drive from the contractor’s office that will service AFRH to the AFRH Washington Campus.

VOLUME II - Price

(a) Price shall be shown in U.S. dollars with a maximum of two decimal points.

(b) Include the following:

1) Per unit and extended pricing for each item.

52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Volume I:

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability

• Offeror’s proposal must show ability to meet all factors stated. If any factor is not met, the proposal will not move on to the next stage of evaluation.

Factor 2 – Technical Capability

• The Offeror will be evaluated based on points granted for each factor considered. The Offeror(s) with the highest total points value will move on to the price stage of evaluation.

Volume II:

• The preferred Offeror will be selected according to the rating system above prior to pricing evaluation, in accordance with FAR Part 36 and The Brooks Act. The highest ranking Offeror’s pricing proposal will be evaluated for price acceptance and negotiations with the vendor will commence, if necessary, to determine the price to be fair and reasonable. If the price cannot be negotiated, pricing for the next highest rated vendor will be evaluated.