36C24818Q0246-003.pdf

Attachment C

Addendum 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) In accordance with the procedures of FAR 12.6, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation on the best value basis to the responsible contractor whose offer conforms to the solicitation.

The evaluation factors include: Technical, Past Performance, and Price.

Factor 1: Technical. Each technical quotation will be evaluated to determine if the vendor provides a sound, compliant approach that meets the requirements of the Statement of Work (attachment A) and salient characteristics (attachment F) and demonstrates a thorough understanding of those requirements. To prevent Gray Market Items entering VA facilities, an authorized distribution letter should be submitted with the quote. Technical evaluations shall utilize the evaluation listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1- Technical Evaluation

Evaluation Description

Acceptable Quote must submit product literature and technical features for Molecular Diagnostics (Analyzer). Evaluation will be based upon conformance to the SOW (attachment A) and salient characteristics (attachment D), meeting or exceeding the salient characteristics to support cost per test (CPT) required by Pathology and Laboratory.

Unacceptable

Quote that does not conform to the Statement of the work.

1. Absence of product literature for product to be supplied.

2. Lack of understanding of the project and technical features.

3. Quote that does not meet salient characteristics.

4. Unauthorized distributor

Factor 2: Past Performance. The Past Performance evaluation assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs based on the demonstrated record of performance. Past Performance must be recent within the past (5) five years and relevant (same or similar) to be considered. The Government will evaluate Past Performance using date archived in the Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Contractors may submit up to three (3) past performance references that depicts delivery of similar supplies and performance of similar services.

TABLE 2 – Past Performance

Evaluation Description

Acceptable Contractor’s performance located in Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and/or evaluations on past performance references must be satisfactory or higher.

Neutral Contractor with no recent and relevant Government past performance history.

Unacceptable One or more evaluations on PPIRS or any submitted evaluation with a rating lower than satisfactory.

Factor 3: Price. Lowest over-all price will be evaluated first but will not be considered if it does not conform to the SOW or meeting salient characteristics of the products required.

Award will be made to Contractor with acceptable past performance whose quote meets the requirements of the SOW and meets or exceeds the salient characteristics with the lowest overall price.