Attacchment C Hazardous Waste Removal - Evaluation Factors 2.pdf

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QUOTE EVALUATION

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation by evaluating the following factors:

• Best Value

• Technical Factors o Management Capabilities o Staff Adequacy o Facilities and Equipment o Past Performance

The Government will award a firm-fixed price requirement contract.

1) Best Value: The bases of award shall be made utilizing the offer deemed the most advantageous to the Government.

2) Technical Factors: The technical factor shall primarily determine the qualifications and capabilities of an offeror to participate in the required service outlined in the RFQ. The technical part should be concise, specific and complete. In order to be considered as “acceptable” the contractor has to meet all of the required factors:

Management Capability (Factor 1)

a) Organizational Operating Policy and Procedures

b) Emergency plan describing/showing the actions that will be taken to ensure continuity of service in the event of internal or external disaster, labor disputes, or facility shut-down by regulatory agencies, (copies of sub-contracts if the plan entails contracting out services)

c) Procedures for responding to VA request for emergency response to biohazard exposure event to the environment

d) Submit copies of Insurance Certificates

e) Business Licenses

f) DOT Registration as an authorized hauler of biohazard waste

Staff Adequacy (Factor 2)

a) Provide copy of OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training for employees assigned to execute the contract.

b) Provide copy of Certified First Responder training for staff responding to, Biohazard Material Spills or

Incidents.

c) List of all personnel who will support this contract, list of administrative and field personnel, include each individuals training, refresher training, along with all relevant experience and qualifications and current valid required licenses.

Facilities and Equipment (Factor 3)

a) Provide a list of all Georgia and South Carolina Registered and Licensed Vehicles that will be used for transportation.

b) Provide a Self-inspection schedule and checklist for facility, equipment, and storage areas for Biohazard

Waste in the interim, prior to transport.

c) Provide a list of Treatment Storage and/ or Disposal Facility (TSDF), Biohazard Waste facilities which will be used in support of this contract.

d) Provide a leak proof, wheeled container, with a minimum capacity of 175 gallons, made of solid non-porous cleanable material that serves at the direct storage/ transport unit for housing identified waste.

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Past Performance (Factor 4)

The Government shall evaluate the offeror’s reputation for the past performance. By past performance, the

Government means the offeror’s reputation for conforming to specifications and to standards of good workmanship, i.e. reliable service, qualifications, adherence to contract schedules to include both technical and administrative aspects of performance. The Government shall evaluate past performance on the basis of information that may be obtained from the Offeror or from any other source such as previous commercial or

Government contracts. The Government may also use any relevant information in its possession or in the public domain. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably. In addition, offerors may provide information on problems encountered in past performance and corrective actions taken.

(i) State the number of years the offeror’s firm has provided services as those stated in this proposal:

(ii) Identify three (3) VA or other Federal, State or Local Government customers for whom the offeror has provided services as described in this solicitation at any time;

(a) If three (3) or less have not been contracted, submit commercial customers within the past three-

(3) years, making a total of three (3) references.

(b) A representative list to include: customer, office contact, telephone number, fax number, and email address, must be submitted in the proposal. This individual will be contacted to provide performance evaluations such as the compliance with schedules, training and skill levels of personnel accomplishing the work, responsiveness to customer requirements, effectiveness at identifying and correcting problems and overall satisfaction with service performance.

(ii) Briefly describe the services provided to the customer, service periods, approximate annual dollar value of the services provided, and information on problems encountered, if any, and the offeror’s corrective actions.

(iv) Provide evidence of any past adverse actions by state, local or federal regulatory agencies (such as citations, notice of violations, etc).