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RFP #47PM1121Q0020

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. Basis of Award

1.1. General: This source selection procurement shall be awarded based on best value in which all evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and presents the best value for the Government. The objective is to select the proposal that offers the most for the money, without necessarily basing selection on the lowest price.

1.2. Award will be made on a firm fixed price contract to one Contractor.

2. Technical Evaluation Factors.

2.1 The following technical factors shall be used to evaluate technical proposals.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

- PAST EXPERIENCE OF FIRM ON SIMILAR PROJECTS

- EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY PERSONNEL

- MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

- PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM AND KEY PERSONNEL

EVALUATION FACTOR 1 – PAST EXPERIENCE OF FIRM ON SIMILAR PROJECTS

(a) Offeror(s) must submit information that demonstrates past experience as a Prime Civil

Engineering and Water Resources professional service contractor on at least two (2) but no more than five (5) projects with services similar to those required by this Statement of

Work. Each project must be completed no more than six (6) years prior to the date of the RFP's issuance.

Standard for Evaluation: Standard is met when the offer submits at least two (2) projects that meet the above-mentioned criteria.

EVALUATION FACTOR 2 – EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY PERSONNEL

(a) Identify the key personnel who will manage the overall effort and perform the duties required in this solicitation. This factor will consider whether each person identified as

"Key Personnel" acquired experience of at least five (5) years within each project completed not more than five (5) years prior to the RFP issue date and with a construction award of at least the approximate dollar amount of this project while performing the work he/she is proposed to perform in connection with this project.

(b) Key personnel shall be those persons who will have major project responsibilities and/or who will provide unusual or unique capabilities and whose availability is considered critical to the accomplishment of required services. The Government considers the following to be key personnel; a. Project Manager (PM) b. Environmental Scientist c.

Civil Engineer. The Offeror may propose a single person to perform multiple roles. That

Key Person’s resume must reflect the required experience and qualifications (indicated in this RFP) for those disciplines. The key persons must be identified by names and titles with proposed specific duties and responsibilities clearly assigned in the proposal.

Their experience and qualifications are appropriate to the duties and responsibilities.

(c) For the key personnel who will be assigned to the proposed task order, provide for each person a resume giving the following specific information in the exact order shown below

(blanket statements or descriptions are unacceptable): 1. First name, middle initial, last name. 2. Name and address of current employer. 3. Position title for proposed task order. 4. Description of duties and responsibilities projected for the proposed task order.

5. Professional qualifications, registrations, etc. 6. College or high school level and vocational education. 7. Positions held within the last 10 years, the start and end dates for each, actual duties performed in each position, the reason for leaving in each case, and a description of how this experience relates to the proposed position on this project.

(Must show at least two projects.)

(d) For each key person, define the extent of availability and corporate commitment of that person for the specific position demonstrating they are adequate for task order performance. The resume or other documentation showing qualifications and experience for each person must clearly indicate if the person is or is not currently employed by the firm, and if not so employed, what kind of commitment by a subcontractor or offer of employment has been made to assure availability of this person for the project.

NOTE: FOR PURPOSES OF PRIVACY, PERSONAL HOME ADDRESSES AND

TELEPHONE NUMBERS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN RESUMES.

Standard for Evaluation: The standard is met when the Key Personnel proposed demonstrate experience on two similar projects and their resume reflects all applicable items identified above.

EVALUATION FACTOR 3 – MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

(a) Provide a narrative that: Discusses your management strategies with respect to the Civil

Engineering and Water Resources Services to be provided for all phases of work required under this solicitation.

(b) Provide an Organizational Chart that: Describes the Offeror’s organizational structure and details the lines of communication, relationships and responsibilities of the Key

Personnel proposed for this contract; details the specific assignments, and other significant information for whether they will work full-time or part-time during each phase of the Project.

Standard for Evaluation: The standard is met when the Offeror submits a Narrative

Description and Organizational Chart that includes the above-mentioned criteria.

EVALUATION FACTOR 4 – PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRM AND KEY PERSONNEL

(a) Provide the following information on the projects identified under the Past Experience of

Firm on Similar Projects evaluation factor, demonstrating acceptable past performance as evidenced by satisfaction of performance requirements, quality controls, effective management, and customer satisfaction: Name of Reference, Company/Agency, E-mail

Address, Telephone Number, Contract Number, Type of Contract, Award Amount, Construction Contract Amount, and Completion Date. Offerors are authorized to provide information on problems encountered and corrective actions. Offerors are responsible for assuring contact information regarding references is current.

(b) Please provide at least one reference from similarly complex projects for the Project

Manager, Civil Engineer and Estimator regarding past performance in their respective positions, as appropriate, in the areas of performance requirements, quality controls, effective management, and customer satisfaction.

(c) The Government shall evaluate the past performance of the Firm and Key Personnel based upon reference responses to questions related to past performance. The

Government is not obligated to contact all references and may select those most relevant. To the extent that the Government has knowledge of Firm and/or Key

Personnel’s past performance on projects of similar complexity (as that term is defined herein), such information may be considered. In accordance with FAR 15.306, the

Offeror will be given the opportunity to respond to adverse past performance information.

Standard for Evaluation: The standard is met when references are able to confirm acceptable past performance per the factors listed above.

METHOD OF AWARD:

The Government intends to award on best value. Trade-offs are permitted. Responses to all the Evaluation Factors must meet the standards for evaluation to be considered “Technically

Acceptable”. All offers will be reviewed for their ability to meet the technical requirements.

Offers that do not meet all the technical acceptability requirements, shall be ineligible for further evaluation. The awarded is based on best value in which all evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. The

Government will award a firm fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and technical factors considered.