36C26123R0063 Evaluation Criteria - Warehouse.docx

Evaluation Criteria – Facilities Warehouse and Installation Services Contract

Factor 1: Professional Qualifications – Warehouse Management, Product Movement & Installation, Inventory Management Software (40%)

a. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of Services/Warehouse/Inventory Management Contract. Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness.

b. Warehousing efforts will be evaluated in part by Systems (Inventory Management Software), use of Lean warehousing techniques, and Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place for the fulfillment of receiving in all phases, warehousing and transitioning of product, and documentation. Offeror to provide detailed planned best practices as part of evaluation regarding approach to security, product transportation, installation services and site readiness as required across the VAPAHCS network.

Factor 2: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence – Staffing (40%)

a. Explain what methods that your firm’s specialized experience and technical competence will employ to provide a successful operation plan. The offeror shall detail mitigation strategies in place to ensure there’s no fall off in performance of service. Offeror to provide strategies for emergent staffing needs that may arise and require 24-hour response.

b. Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team and explain how their experience demonstrates their ability to provide a successful contract. Staffing will be evaluated on professional knowledge and technical skills of staff, hiring capabilities, and systems in place to train and develop staff to improve on-going service provided to VA.

Factor 3: Past Performance (10%)

a. Offeror will be evaluated based on the offeror's relevant past performance compared to the requirements specified in the PWS. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in term of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules of projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.

b. The offeror shall provide a narrative of at least three (3) projects for similar tasks as related to this PWS. Past Performance should represent the overall relevant experience of the company's organizational structure including depth of experience with reference to the solicitation and planned support to accomplish this PWS - history, personnel, current work projects, previous work projects, and planned support. These projects must be of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity of this solicitation.

c. Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural, engineering services, and master plans.

Factor 4: Location (10%)

a. Evaluation consideration will be given to overall location of program management, staff, administrative offices, and design process in relation to Palo Alto (main) facility, as directed in PWS.