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ADDENDUM 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

Basis for Award. Award will be made to the responsible offeror based on the offeror's ability to provide those specific services listed in the Section entitled Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, and past performances conforms to the requirements of the solicitation. In order to be considered for award, the offer must be determined to be technically acceptable. The technical evaluation factors for this procurement are Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Criteria under the LPTA process are judged on a pass-fail basis only. No other rating or qualitative value will be assigned. To be determined technically acceptable, all element factors must be acceptable to obtain a pass rating for the technical proposal. Award will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable, responsible offeror, with satisfactory past performance. The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded based on the following evaluation factors:

EVALUATIOANL FACTOR 1: PRICE FACTOR. The Government anticipates that adequate price competition will establish a fair and reasonable price. However, if the Government does not receive adequate price competition, it will evaluate price proposals to ensure price reasonableness of the services being provided to the Government, considering the specific terms and conditions and relevant commercial practices.

EVALUATIOANL FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS (3 ELEMENTS)

Element A: DETAILED TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS: The detailed Technical/ Management Requirements section shall specifically address all technical and management requirements set forth in this Request for Quote (RFQ) including any exhibits or amendments.

Include in this section relevant information that shall demonstrate the technical and/or managerial qualifications of key personnel you propose to use in accomplishing the contract. Demonstrated qualifications and experience for each individual should be included in this element. Key personnel are construed to include those individuals who will directly manage, supervise or oversee on-site contract performance, or who will provide technical advice and guidance to contractor personnel, or who will serve as a liaison between your company and cemetery staff, including the Contracting Officer’s Representative(s) (COR). Identify exactly what they will be doing for the contract. The contractor shall detail the management availability during contract performance. Identify alternate key personnel as backup for key personnel. You may identify other personnel as “key” if, in your opinion, these personnel will have substantive impact in the technical or contract management aspects of contract performance.

Evaluation Factor 3: Past Performance:

(A) This section should fully address past performance and that of any subcontractors or consultants you propose to use in performance of the contract:

(i) Identify relevant work previously performed with in the past three years by your company similar in nature to the work described in the Statement of Work. Provide the names of three references, including addresses and telephone numbers, project names/titles, dates and periods of performance covered by the work, that have direct knowledge of your experience, capabilities and outcomes of past initiatives of similar nature.

(ii) Identify proposed subcontractors and consultants, including their names, addresses, telephone numbers, area(s) of expertise and respective discipline(s), and corporate experience. Provide three references for proposed subcontractors and consultants that have direct knowledge of the subcontractor’s or consultant’s experience and outcomes of past initiatives of similar nature, as in (a), above.

(B) Include in this section the names, addresses, telephone numbers of at least three (3) references in the past 3 years who can attest to the experience and past performance of your company in grounds/facilities maintenance, cemetery maintenance and/or similar services. The experience shall emphasize the following factors:

· Ability to perform the work in a requirement the size of this solicitation.

· Extensive knowledge of turf management.

(C) For each reference, you must provide both a Project Manager and a Contracting Officer point-of-contact or the private sector equivalents for non-Governmental references. You must include accurate and current telephone numbers with each reference. You shall ensure that the persons named as references are reachable at the telephone numbers specified. Unreachable references will result in disqualification of that client reference.

Government will contact references and may ask the following questions:

a...How would you rate the offeror’s compliance with the contract requirements?

b…How would you rate the effectiveness of the offeror’s on-site management?

c…How would you rate the offeror’s use of appropriate personnel for contract requirements?

d…How would you rate the offeror’s timeliness in submission of schedule? Reports? Submittals?

e…How would you rate the offeror’s adherence to the construction schedule?

f…How would you rate the offeror’s responsiveness towards safety issues?

g…How would you rate the offeror’s ability to effectively deal with the customer and other Government personnel?

H…How would you rate the offeror’s cooperativeness in solving problems and negotiating changes?

I…How would you rate the offeror’s abilities to address any financial difficulties (i.e., payment of subcontractors and/or vendors, labor disputes, etc.)?

j…How would you rate the offeror’s responsiveness to cure notices, show cause letters, suspension of payment, or termination notices?

k…As the end user/customer, how would you rate your satisfaction with the end product?

l…How would you rate the offeror’s overall performance on this project?

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