Addendum 52.212-2 Final.pdf

RFP 19AQMM23R0162

SECTION M

Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the

Government, price and other factors considered.

The table below shows the ratings the Government will assign in its evaluation of proposals when evaluating technical factors 1 through 5. A combined confidence rating will also be assessed for technical overall.

Table 1: Confidence Ratings

High Confidence

The Government has high confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention.

Some

Confidence

The Government has some confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.

Low Confidence

The Government has low confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention.

The factors below shall be used to evaluate offers and are listed in descending order of importance. All factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly less than cost or price.

Factor 1: Technical Capabilities/Appropriate facilities – The Government will assess its confidence that the offeror has successfully provided services similar to the scope and complexity of this requirement by evaluating the offerors demonstrated understanding that they can perform all required phases of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and have access to appropriate paved, gravel and unimproved road surfaces sufficient to conduct the tests identified in the PWS. Facilities with higher miles of more diverse surfaces may be considered high confidence.

Factor 2: Instrumentation – The Government will assess its confidence that the offeror has demonstrate they have the necessary instrumentation and network connectivity to collect relevant test data from the test vehicles. More advanced data collection systems may be considered high confidence.

Factor 3: Testing Experience – The Government will assess its confidence that the offeror has demonstrated how long they (the organization and specific personnel) have been conducting similar automotive testing at the cited facility. Proposals with more experience may be considered high confidence.

Factor 4: Schedule – The Government will assess its confidence that the offeror has demonstrated its understanding of the requirement by providing a notional schedule and timeline to conduct the required testing. Proposals with most expedient, realistic schedules may be considered high confidence.

Factor 5: Relevant Past Performance - Past Performance will be evaluated according to the following ratings:

Substantial Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. It is unlikely that Government intervention will be needed in order to obtain the required product/service.

Satisfactory Confidence: Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Little Government intervention is expected to be needed in order to obtain the required product/service.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral): No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Price:

The Government expects to receive price competition through multiple offers. The total evaluated price will be evaluated for price reasonableness through comparison with other proposed prices and may include other price analysis techniques. Price that does not align to the

Offeror’s proposed technical approach and any increased risk due to price assumptions, conditions, or exceptions may indicate an inability to understand the requirements and therefore may be considered a high-risk approach to contract performance. Proposals with pricing errors or omissions or deemed high risk may be deemed ineligible for award.

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