SECTION_M.Evaluation_factors_For_Award.Tree_Mortality_Communications_Products.docx

SECTION M – EVALUTION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The Government will award the contract to the offeror whose offer represents the best value to the Government on the basis of (1) the offeror’s price and (2) the capability of the offer as explained below:

Price – The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of the price of each acceptable offer in relation to the offeror’s relative capability.

Capability of the Offeror – The Government will assess the capability of each offeror on the basis of the following evaluation factors, which are considered of equal importance: (1) Organizational Past Performance. The Government will not assess capability on a pass/fail basis, but will use its assessments of capability as a basis for comparing offerors to determine best value.

Organizational Past Performance: Past Performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror satisfied its customers in the past and complied with Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations on similar projects. The Government will contact some of each offeror’s customers on past similar projects to ask whether or not: (1) the offeror was capable, efficient, and effective; (2) the offeror’s performance conformed to the terms and conditions of its contract (specifications); (3) finished within the contract time; (4) the offeror was reasonable and cooperative during performance; and (5) the offeror was committed to customer satisfaction. Note: In accordance with FAR 15.305, in the case an offeror without a record of relevant past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated either favorable or unfavorably in this area, but instead will receive a neutral rating in the area of past performance.

Basis of Award Nonprice evaluation factors, when combined, are of equal importance as price. An offer must be acceptable in order for the offeror to be eligible for award. The Government will not award a contract on the basis of an unacceptable offer.

Award will be made to that offeror (1) whose proposal is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/price relationship is the most advantageous to the Government. If one offeror has the better capability and the higher price, then the source selection authority will decide whether the difference in capability is worth the difference in price. If the source selection authority considers the better capability to be worth the higher price, then the more capable, higher-priced offeror may be the better value. If not, then the less capable, lower-priced offeror may be the better value. The source selection authority will make comparisons until he or she has decided which offeror represents the best value.

The Government reserves the right to make price/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and advantageous to the Government. The critical factor in making any price/technical trade-off is not the difference between the technical evaluations but the significance of the difference. The significance of the difference between the technical evaluations will be determined on the basis of what the difference might mean in terms of performance and what it will cost the Government to take advantage of that difference.

The Government may reject any and all offers if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.