Attachment 4__BPA Special instructions and evaluation criteria.docx

The 923rd /Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Riley, Kansas intends to award a minimum of Two (2) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for fire extinguisher maintenance services and related supplies. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non‐personal services necessary to perform Fire Extinguisher Maintenance services for Fort Riley Kansas as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Description of agreement. This is a “Blanket Purchase Agreement” (BPA). It is established in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.303 and Subpart 16.7. A BPA is “a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply.” FAR 13.301‐1(a).

Refer to attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and other exhibits for description of the requirement to include dates and places of delivery, acceptance, call placement and award procedures, Individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA and FOB point.

Period of performance. This BPA will have a performance period of a base and four (4) years, beginning with the date the agreement is signed. If the Government identifies your company as a qualified source of services and chooses to establish a BPA with you, you will be authorized to provide Fire Extinguisher Maintenance services, in accordance with the PWS, when called by the Contracting Officer or their designated representative(s) during the period of 1 July 2025 through 30 June 2031. The BPA will be reviewed at least annually by the contracting office and may be terminated at any time within the four-year period (subject to the 30‐day notice requirement set forth immediately below) if the Contracting Officer determines that this is necessary.

This BPA obligates the Government only to the extent that authorized calls are made against the BPA and then only when delivery against such calls has been completed.

Individual calls under this agreement shall not exceed $4,500 with an annual limit of $22,500.00.

Basis For Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA): The Government will award two firm fixed price BPA’s resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror/s whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers Price, Technical capability, and Past Performance of the service offered to meet the Government requirement. All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined, are as important as price.

1) Price: Award will be made to the Lowest price Offeror with an acceptable Technical adjectival rating of acceptable and acceptable or neutral past performance.

2) Technical. The term “technical,” as used herein, refers to non-price factors other than past performance. The purpose of the technical factor is to assess whether the offeror’s proposal will satisfy the Government’s minimum requirements. Offerors are to address these Factors: technical approach, qualifications, and capabilities per the PWS and exhibits.

Past performance: shall be used as an evaluation factor within the LPTA process. It shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.305 and DFARS 215.305. Therefore, past performance will be rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis using the ratings.

Unacceptable

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral

Offeror does not have any Past Performance

For evaluation of Far 52.217-8 Option to extend services, One half (½) of the Offeror’s final option year will be added to the final price for analysis to account for the six month extension should the Government choose to exercise it. Offerors shall not submit a price for this Option period.