36C24424Q0906 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.docx

ADDENDUM to 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(a) Basis for Award. The Government will issue a purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

(1) Technical Capability

(2) Past Performance

(3) Price All non-price evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance and when combined, are significantly more important than price.

(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations. The evaluation will consider the following:

(1) Technical Capability: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.

a. Describe the location of your facility, within Atlantic County or Cumberland County. Provide the address of the location (PWS Section 4). Provide in the proposal proof of ownership or proposed lease with landlord. This element of the subfactor will be evaluated to ensure property availability.

b. The Contractor shall provide a floor plan of their proposed space as part of their proposal and indicate how it meets the standards within the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Provide copies of floor plans for proposed space and schematics or maps showing locations relative to other services, etc. Describe compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

c. Describe how your organization will provide emergency beds for Veterans, including the structure of each bedroom/floor (i.e., shared bedrooms/number of residents in each room, bathrooms, community/laundry rooms, ADA compliance, policy for transgender Veterans, respite/safe room, division between programs and males). Discuss how many beds you can offer (PWS Section 4, 5). Proposals that are able to accommodate females in addition to males will be highly considered.

d. Describe your organization’s case management practices and methodology, including approaches to permanent housing, financial planning, recovery, employment, etc. (PWS Section 6).

e. Offerors shall provide the following documents with their offer: License, permits, certifications, insurance, and accreditation required by PA law. (PWS Section 5e).

f. Describe current staffing and credentials. Describe plans to ensure that building is staffed 24/7 in the event of emergencies (PWS Section 6, 19).

g. Describe any reoccurring credentialing/trainings that staff members receive (i.e. CPR, suicide prevention). (PWS Section 19).

h. Explain your organization’s ongoing plan to address Veteran safety/security (PWS Section 6, 17, 25).

i. Describe your meal plan for Veteran (PWS Section 5a).

j. Describe your organization’s ability and plan to provide community engagement/support, encourage independence, life skills, medical/mental/substance use disorder care (PWS Section 7).

k. Describe plan for maintaining clinical documentation as well as medication management for each Veteran (PWS Section 5j, 12, 13, 15).

l. Describe plan for providing transportation to each Veteran to meet treatment plan goals (PWS Section 5h, 6, 11,12).

m. Describe your proposed transition plan (PWS Section 26).

A pre-award site visit may be conducted by the Government as part of the quote evaluation process.

(2) Past Performance: Offeror must demonstrate experience providing Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) services by providing three (3) references for whom contracts of similar scope, size, and complexity, are either ongoing, or were completed within the past three years. Use Attachment. Include the following information:

Company name and address Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of Company POC Dates of contract performance, aggregate award amount, and Contract number

Past performance information shall be recent (performance within the last three years) and relevant to this scope of work. The offerors ratees shall complete and email the attached Past Performance form directly to Stefanie.carter3@va.gov by the solicitation deadline. The Government reserves the right to seek past performance information from any sources not included in your past performance references and available to the Government to include, but not limited to, CPARS or other databases, interviews with Program Managers, customers, and Contracting Officers.

(3) Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. The Offeror shall submit pricing in accordance with the Price Schedule provided within the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation document.

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