ADO_Aerial_Herbicide_Evaluation_Criteria.doc

Evaluation Factor for ADO Pelleted Aerial Herbicide Service Contract Best Value - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) The Government intends to award the contract to a responsible party whose proposal is responsive to the solicitation process for the end-product service of aerially applying pelleted herbicide which provides “Best Value to the Government” on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis.

A technical Evaluation Panel consisting of no less than three members will conduct the initial evaluation. Upon completion of the evaluation period, the panel will review each proposal and make their final award recommendation to the Contracting Officer. Provide your bid in two separate volumes: Volume 1 – Pricing. Volume 2 – Non-pricing, which includes information of evaluation factors.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined will be weighted equally. The evaluation factors listed below will be used to select the contractor that offers the BLM the LPTA offer.

FACTOR 1 – EXPERIENCE

Provide a list of at least three (3) jobs completed or ongoing, in the past five (5) years in which you acted as a Prime Contractor or Sub-Contractor responsible for end-product service of aerially applying pelleted herbicide. At least one (1) of the three (3) jobs listed must have been completed in the past two (2) years. Each job description must contain the following information:

The name of job

The job start and end dates

A brief description of materials delivered and location of the job

The owner of job

The owner’s Contact information

The total dollar value of the job

FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror shall submit at least one (1) current/valid reference for each job listed in its response to Factor 1, Experience. The identified reference should address the following aspects of the contractors’ past performance: quality of materials delivered, schedules, budget, and safety.

FACTOR 3 – PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Offeror shall address the ability to meet the project timeline as described in the period of performance in the Statement of Work.