Evaluation_Criteria.docx

Evaluation Criteria Technical factors are of paramount consideration, however; cost is also important to the overall award decision. All evaluation factors other than cost, when combined, are significantly more important than cost. The Government can make tradeoffs amongst cost and technical factors in determining which offeror provides the best value by awarding to other than the lowest cost offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror. Award will be made to the offeror whose quote provides the best overall value to the Government.

The Government shall evaluate quotes using the following technical evaluation criteria, which are listed in the order of relative importance:

Criterion A: Understanding the Requirement and the Technical Approach (40 points) The contractor shall provide a written proposal demonstrating an understanding of the purpose and intent of the task order requirements through a comprehensive description of the proposed approach; identify and describe potential problem areas and propose strategies for preventing or solving the problems; and describe procedures to ensure that the project timeline will be met. The proposal shall demonstrate sufficient contractor experience and knowledge to assure rapid execution of tasks. Offerors shall describe the equipment required to perform the work requirements successfully.

Criterion B: Corporate Experience, Staffing and Management (40 points) The contractor’s proposal shall discuss how the proposed personnel have the knowledge, experience, and skills to contribute to the job category or categories and project scope as outlined in the Statement of Work. The response should address how previous work is directly relevant to the requirements for this delivery order. Proposals should include examples of previous projects that demonstrate the contractor’s ability to analyze and implement technical approaches and/or the contractor’s experience with database application design and development. The proposal should include: a brief description of the nature of the problems solved; tools used, the role and participation of the contractor in solving the problems; and the time required to solve the problem.

The proposal shall provide a work plan that specifies how each of the requirements is to be accomplished including scheduling of time and personnel. The offeror shall provide evidence of the qualifications, experience, and availability of proposed personnel in the form of summary descriptions not exceeding on page. The summaries must reflect expertise with respect to each person’s proposed responsibilities for the required tasks and should highlight relevant experience. These summaries should be provided in lieu of full-length resumes. The proposal shall specify how the professional personnel employed under the task order will organizationally operate, and the name, title, and experience of the offeror’s project manager.

Criterion C: Past Performance (20 points) The government is seeking to determine whether the offeror has consistently demonstrated a commitment to customer satisfaction and timely delivery of high-quality products and services.

a) Offerors will submit a list and description of the last five contracts completed during the past three years and all contracts currently in process.

b) For each contract/subcontract identified, include a brief synopsis which includes the date the work was performed, the client for whom the work was performed (include client name telephone, and e-mail address), and a description of work performed. The offeror is authorized to provide information on problems encountered on the identified contract/subcontract and the offeror’s corrective actions, if necessary.

The quotation shall not exceed 10 pages. The page limitation includes the cover letter, table of contents (if any), resume (if any), and narrative.