ADDENDUM 52.212-2 (Evaluation).pdf

ADDENDUM TO CLAUSE 52.212-2 Evaluations

The Government will utilize a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method for this requirement. The Government will award up to three (3) Blanket Purchase Agreements to the offeror’s whose proposal is technically acceptable, the lowest price, and is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, and FAR 19, Small Business Program, as supplemented, by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS), and whose offer conforms to the solicitation's requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, and all other information required by the solicitation).

Offers that fail to address all the requirements set forth in the Solicitation will be rejected. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror's submission should contain their best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to reject an offer upon initial submission and not consider it for contract award if any required data is absent or the data received conveys a misunderstanding of the requirement.

BASIS FOR AWARD:

The Government will award up to three (3) Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreements to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offerors who are experienced, trained, certified technicians who possess knowledge, experience and skills pertinent to this requirement. The Government will evaluate the contractor's Price list, Technical Approach (to include capabilities statement) and Past Performance to ensure that it reflects a sound understanding of this requirement and complies with the requirements in the solicitation. A determination of a fair and reasonable price will be conducted. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) will be used to evaluate the offer and award this requirement.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

EVALUATION CRITERIA. Evaluation criteria consist of factors and elements. The proposal will be evaluated under three evaluation factors: Price list, Technical Approach (capabilities statement) and Past Performance.

Factor 1 - Price List:

The Price factor evaluation will comprise of review and compliance of company’s price list coinciding with the provided ‘completed job list.’ The price list shall include at a minimum: labor rates, materials list (markup percentage) and maximum discount rates for the government.

Factor 2 -Technical Approach (to include Capabilities Statement)

The Technical factor evaluation provides an assessment of the offeror's capability to satisfy the Government's minimum requirements. The contractor shall discuss, in a narrative of their experience, certifications, licenses and skills pertinent to this requirement. Provide in one or two pages. The Government will evaluate the contractor's technical proposal to ensure that it reflects a sound understanding of this requirement.

The Technical Factor will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below:

ADJECTIVAL RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Technical Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Technical Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 3 - Past Performance.

The past performance evaluation will assess the offeror's probability of meeting the solicitation's requirements as indicated by that offeror's record of past performance. Past Performance is assessed at the factor level after evaluating aspects of the offeror's recent past performance and focusing on performance that is relevant to the services being procured under this solicitation.

Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the performance risk assessment, the Government may use data provided in the offeror's proposal and data obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (CPARS.gov) or similar systems. The Government will review contractors provided past performance information, if provided.

Assigning Ratings. The Past Performance Factor will be assigned one of the ratings defined below.

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a "neutral" rating shall be considered "acceptable