52.212-2 ADDENDUM.docx

52.212‐2 EVALUATION‐‐COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

II. Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items Evaluation Factors for Award

1. Basis for Contract Award. This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). The test program authorized under FAR Subpart 13.5 is applicable to this acquisition. Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose offer is technically acceptable, conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose offer, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, represents the lowest price.

2. Award for All of the Work. The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. As set forth in FAR 52.212-1 (g), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

3. Evaluation Criteria. The proposals will be evaluated under TWO (2) evaluation factors: Past Performance, and Price.

Factor 1 – Past Performance. The Past Performance Factor will receive one of the ratings defined below.

Table 1. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown.

required effort.

In order to receive an acceptable rating, the Past Performance submissions must show evidence of successfully performing work same or similar to the work outlined in the solicitation or meet the criteria for “unknown” record of past performance. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.” Past Performance must be both recent and relevant. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. To be relevant, the effort must be similar in nature of work, quantity, and complexity.

Factor 2 – Price. Price will be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price 13.106-3(a). Through these techniques the Government will Determine whether prices are reasonable.

Offerors must submit Past Performance on the attached sheets.

"Options. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). As part of price evaluation, the government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offeror's final option period price to the offeror's total price. Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, 1st option, 2nd option, 3rdoption, 4th option, and 1 /2 of the 4th option. Offerors are not required to enter a price for the six-month period."

d. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.