Proposal_instructions_-_70489_-_Meso_Registry.pdf

Attachment 3: Proposal Instructions

Technical proposals will be evaluated on the criteria shown below:

Technical Approach/Understanding of the Project

This criterion will be evaluated according to the soundness, practicality, and feasibility of the offeror’s understanding and technical approach for completing the tasks required for this project.

The proposal must be consistent with the goals and objectives included in the Statement of Work.

The proposed approach must address each of the tasks and deliverables specified in the Statement of Work. The approach must provide realistic timelines and identify the chronological sequence by which key activities will be accomplished for each task. The proposed technical approach must include the identification of potential challenges to successful completion of the project.

Similar Experience for Proposed Staff

This criterion will be evaluated according to the organization’s evidence of timely, relevant, and substantive successful experience that compares to the tasks to be performed as described in the Statement of Work. The contractor must have experience providing comprehensive services to mesothelioma patients, which requires experienced staff with specialties including oncology, surgery, radiology, pulmonary medicine, pathology, occupational medicine, nursing, and epidemiology.

The offeror’s proposal should include information on the previous work (e.g., contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, etc.) involving substantively similar work. The information should include: (1) location and nature of the work (contract/cooperative agreement number, etc.); 2) project start and end dates (end date is not required if project is ongoing); 3) monetary value of the contract or cooperative agreement; 4) names, titles, and phone numbers of customers to be consulted as references; 5) If previous work for CDC or other Federal agencies, Centers/Institutes/Office is cited, the offeror should identify the sponsor (including the names of the Project and Contracting Officers, and their contact information).

Length of Technical Proposal

The technical proposal should succinctly address the requirements alone and shall not exceed 25 pages in length. The inclusion of resumes and CVs or other supporting document shall not be counted against the maximum length of 25 pages.

Business Proposal Instructions

The business proposal shall be comprised of a completed SF 1449 and the pricing proposal, and must include the DUNS number used in the applicable SAM registration in order to allow for review of the annual Representations and Certifications.

The pricing proposal must reflect the total price to fulfill the requirements of the Statement of Work (CLIN 0001). The pricing proposal should also include sufficient supporting information (labor categories, hours of effort, salaries per labor category, ODCs, etc) to allow for a finding of price reasonableness. The government anticipates receiving adequate price competition; however, the government reserves the right to request Other than Certified Cost and Pricing Data should it be required. Please note that funding available for this project is limited to $85,000.

Technical Strength More Important than Cost/Price

Offerors are advised that in proposal evaluation, paramount consideration shall be given to technical proposals rather than the price unless, as a result of the technical evaluations, proposals are judged to be essentially equal, in which case price shall become the determining factor.

Award shall be made to that responsible offeror submitting the proposal (technical and business) determined to be the most advantageous and the best value to the Government. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to the Government to achieve only slightly superior performance.