Attachment_3_Technical_Evaluation_Factors.doc

Attachment 3 Technical Evaluation Factors

Individual Evaluation Sheets

TECHNICAL SUB-FACTORS

Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor 2: Key Personnel and Management Approach Factor 3: Relevant Past Performance

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Element 1. Offeror’s understanding of lactation management courses and specifically training to meet the educational requirements of Baby-Friendly USA.

Element 2. Offeror’s methodology for including and integrating a comprehensive online Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) staff training service in the deliverables described in the Description/Specifications/ Statement of Work and the courses cover all “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”.

Element 3. Contractor’s ability to plan, facilitate, evaluate and document training services for hospitals/health centers in very remote locations.

Element 4. Offeror's capability to plan, host and report lactation management course completion for medical (medical, nursing and health staff) participants; and, capability to tailor training to support agency specific staff, specifically the Public Health Nursing in regards to community impact.

Element 5. Offer's plan for readily available Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS) training which is a comprehensive course covering the basic information to support families during the normal course of breastfeeding; and, at the end of the course, the individual/participant is awarded a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS).

Element 6. Offeror's demonstrated experience working with American Indian or Alaska Native communities and the Indian Health Service.

Element 7. Offeror’s business size status and business plan.

Technical Capability above is limited to 10 pages.

Element 1. Each resume shall be limited to three (3) pages and shall provide the following information:

a. The experience of the principal participants that demonstrates a relevant academic background, training and experience in the science of breastfeeding, lactation management and course development, specifically in regards to the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

Element 2. Relative experience and capability of the contractor to function in an environment with the complexity, diversity and inter-dependent communication and collaboration with various Indian Health Service hospitals/ health centers located across the United States, and to successfully coordinate the lactation training online.

Element 3. Management Approach/Enhanced support – Ability of the contractor to provide enhanced support using key methods, techniques, processes, procedures, etc. to provide additional support to monitor and measure staff compliance with training, ensure the accuracy and timeliness of critical data and reports and communicate effectively to meet the needs of the IHS customers and users specific to the BFHI staff training scope of work.

This Section, except resumes for Key Personnel, is limited to 7 pages.

The Vendor will be evaluated to assess the demonstrated quality of performance on similar work, to include the ability to control the quality and cost of work, timeliness of performance, and effectiveness at accomplishing the goals of previous work. Offerors are required to evidence no less than two (2) and at most three (3) contracts performed during the past seven years or currently in process for the relevant services as are being solicited under this solicitation. Relevant contracts are those contracts that are of similar scope, magnitude, nature, and work. A representative of IHS may contact the offeror’s previous customer(s) for a phone interview to help rate the vendor’s performance. The Government may supplement the information vendors provide with performance information it may obtain from any source including its own experience with the vendor.

Element 1. The Vendor’s relevant past performance information must include the Contract Number; type of contract; period of performance; total original, present, or final contract dollar value; and contract holder status (prime or sub-contractor).

Element 2. All Concerns shall submit a short narrative that describes their experience in working with communities and organizations that represent a broad range of American Indian and Alaska Native People. Also, offeror shall demonstrate their understanding of IHS mission, goals and customers.

This submission shall be limited to 7 pages