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M - Evaluation Factors for Award

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Section M - Evaluation Factors

Section M ¿ Evaluation Factors for Award

M.1 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING PROPOSALS

Proposals which meet all applicable requirement of the solicitation will be considered for evaluation.

However, this is a LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) evaluation in which the offers received will be sorted by price and the lowest priced offer will be technically evaluated for acceptability. If acceptable, an award will be made; if not acceptable, the next lowest priced proposal will be evaluated. This will continue until a technically acceptable proposal is evaluation and award can be made.

Technical proposals will be evaluated for merit and the ability to satisfy the objectives of the acquisition based on the evaluation criteria, factors and subfactors listed herein. Cursory responses or responses that merely reiterate or reformulate the Specifications will not be considered to meet the requirement of the solicitation. Assurance of experience, capability and qualifications, which clearly demonstrate and support the Offerors claim are essential. The absence of such evidence will adversely influence the evaluation of the proposal. The Government will award the contract to the responsive, responsible Offeror whose proposal provides the most advantageous, reasonable, and affordable alternative to the Government based upon an meeting the pricing and technical acceptance of the following factors.

Factor 1 - Project Management

Factor 2 - Relevant Experience

SUB-Factor 1 - Comparable work

SUB-Factor 2 - Safety Record/Program

SUB-Factor 3 - Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Factor 3 - Key Personnel

SUB-Factor 1 - Project Manager

SUB-Factor 2 - Site Superintendent

SUB-Factor 3 - Safety Manager

Evaluation Criteria: The Government will utilize the following evaluation criteria in evaluating Offerors proposals:

a. Price Factor will be evaluated on price and cost realism. The basis for award will be total evaluated price including Base and all Options. The Government will evaluate the Offerors proposed price for completeness, reasonableness and realism.

b. Technical Factors: The offerors Technical Proposal will be evaluated to assess if the contractor can meet the requirements as identified in the criteria and specifications. All factors/sub-factors will receive a GO or NO GO rating. A NO GO in any area of the Technical Factors will remove the technical proposal from competition. A Offeror¿s Proposal must receive all GOs to receive and acceptable rating for award consideration.

c. Where Price is more important than technical and Technical is GO/NO GO.

M.2 BASIS FOR AWARD

Award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror, as defined by FAR 9.104-1, whose proposal is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). In the event the lowest price proposal is not technically acceptable, the next lowest price proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability. This will continue until an award can be made. Only the Lowest Priced proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptance.

NOTE: The government intends to award a contract based on initial offers received, without discussion.

Accordingly, each initial offer should be submitted in the most viable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the offeror can provide to the Government.

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (JUL 1990)