Attachment E Evaluation Criteria.pdf

ATTACHMENT “E”

EVALUATION CRITERIA

AND PROPOSAL

SUBMISSION

REQUIREMENTS

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Factor 1, Technical Approach:

The technical proposal shall consist of the Vendor’s written technical approach for satisfying the requirement of this solicitation. The Vendor’s technical proposal shall address the Program Management Plan and Staffing Plan.

The criteria below form the basis for the evaluation in the effort to determine best value on a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis.

1. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Vendor’s management plan shall state the overall approach and procedures for managing the effort, including the management of subcontractors, if any.

• The Vendor’s plan shall clearly demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirement and tasks to be performed. (ability to manage and run a similar size contract).

• Ability to structure and staff key personnel to effectively accomplish requirements.

• Financial soundness of the company.

• How does the Vendor plan to improve the process.

2. STAFFING PLAN

The Vendor’s Staffin Plan will state how the Vendor will staff up the required level of work effort and provide for staff retention. The Staffing Plan will show that the proposed key personnel are qualified and training to meet the requirements in the

Performance Work Statement.

• Vendor will staff to the required level of work effort and obtain security clearances in accordance with the security requirements described in the

PWS.

• Plan will include qualifications for all proposed personnel provided in this

RFQ.

• Plan shall demonstrate the ability to retain personnel and to provide additional qualified personnel if required.

Factor 2, Past Performance Evaluation:

The Vendor’s must complete the Past Performance Survey Cover Page and send Past Performance Questionnaires to current or previous customers for completion. The customers must send completed questionnaires directly to the Contract Specialist, Caroline Manning @ email: caroline.r.manning@cbp.dhs.gov mailto:caroline.r.manning@cbp.dhs.gov

Vendors may submit up to three complete questionnaires from contracts of similar size and complexity must be received by the Contract Specialist before the solicitation closing date. Whether a contract submitted is similar in size and complexity to the requirement in the solicitation will be determine by the government. Preparation instructions are provided in the Attachment.

Vendors without relevant past performance history shall include information that describes efforts of key personnel who have relevant experience, or information or efforts of subcontractors who will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement.

The Government may use Past Performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the Vendor. Such information will be used for both responsibility determination and a best value determination. The Government may not contact all references provided by the Vendor.

Factor 3, Price Evaluation:

The proposed price shall be inputted on the price schedule provided in Attachment “d”.

An electronic version is available through SAM Contract Opportunities solicitation.

Pricing will be evaluated at the maximum quantity needed per month.

SELECTION FOR AWARD

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered, and whose prie is determined fair and reasonable:

Factor 1 and Factor 2 are equal importance. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are more important to Factor 3.

The Source Selection Authority has the right to determine whether two or more technical proposal are “substantially equal” or whether any differences in technical weighing are “significant” for purposes of evaluating the overall merit of proposals.

Ratings with definitions: for Factors 1 and 2

ACCEPTABLE:

The proposal meets all the minimum requirements in the solicitation identified as factors. Only those proposals determined acceptable, either initially or as a result of communications, will be considered for the award. Once deemed acceptable, all technical capability proposals are considered to be equal.

UNACCEPTABLE:

The proposal fails to meet one or more of the minimum requirements identified as factors. Proposals with any unacceptable rating will not be considered for the award.