6915Z1 Evaluation Criteria UPDATED 9.9.pdf

STATE OF NEBRASKA EVALUATION CRITERIA 01/18/2024

RFP NUMBER 6915 Z1, Equine Urine and Blood Analysis Opening Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 2:00 PM

Mandatory Requirements The proposals will first be examined to determine if all mandatory requirements listed below have been addressed to warrant further evaluation. Proposals not meeting mandatory requirements will be excluded from further evaluation. The mandatory requirement items are as follows:

1. Request for Proposal For Contractual Services form, must be signed manually in ink or by DocuSign;

2. Corporate Overview;

3. Technical Approach; and

4. Cost Proposal.

Evaluation Criteria All responses to this Request for Proposal, which fulfill all mandatory requirements, will be evaluated.

Each category will have a maximum possible point potential. Areas that will be addressed and scored during the evaluation include:

Evaluation Criteria Possible Points Part 1 Corporate Overview 25 Part 2 Technical Approach 55 Part 3 Cost Proposal Points 20 Total Points without Oral Interviews 100 Oral Interviews, (if required) 10 Total Points with Oral Interviews 110

Part 4 – Cost Proposal Points Cost points should be calculated as follows:

1. Establish lowest cost submitted – lowest cost submitted receives the maximum points.

2. To assign points to all others, the following formula should be followed:

Lowest Cost Submitted ÷ Cost Submitted x Maximum Possible Cost Points = Cost Points to Award (see samples below)

Formula Sample Sample Sample

Lowest Cost Submitted $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 ÷ Cost Submitted $100,000 $200,000 $150,000 x Maximum Possible Cost Points 20 20 20 = Points To Award 20.00 10.00 13.33

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