Attachment III EvaluationCriteria - Criminal Thinking.docx

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Criminal Thinking Research Project

REQUEST FOR QUOTE #: 15BNAS23Q00000037

Decisional Rule Criteria Best Value Trade-Off:

The quoter’s quotation shall be evaluated in three areas: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Technical areas are more important than Past Performance, which in turn is more important than Price. Quoters should recognize that Price, although of lesser importance than Technical and Past Performance, might contribute substantially to the Source Selection Authority’s (SSA’s) contract award decision. As the evaluation of competing quotations in the Technical and Past Performance areas become more equal in rating, the more important Price shall be come in selecting the best value for the Government. Technical and Past Performance areas shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), Evaluation of Quotations or Offers.

Evaluations will be rated under the following technical/risk rating matrix for Best-Value Tradeoff decisional rule criteria.

MISSION CAPABILITY COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS - TRADEOFF

The quoter’s quotation shall clearly demonstrate, at the time of submission, unless otherwise stated, the capability to meet the Decisional Rule criteria. Quotations shall be rated based on the Decisional Rule criteria. Quotations shall clearly demonstrate the capability to meet all of the following Decisional Rule criteria:

Factor 1 – Technical Approach

1. The offeror demonstrates availability of a Project Manager with sufficient training, education, and experience to oversee project requirements outlined in this Statement of Work.

Offeror must submit resume/curriculum vitae for senior staff.

2. The offeror demonstrates experience conducting outcome research on psychological programs using advanced statistics.

Offeror must submit documentation of outcome research (to include data collection, and analysis) completed by personnel, including Project Manager.

3. The offeror demonstrates experience conducting research with justice-involved individuals and a working knowledge of correctional systems.

Offeror must submit documentation of such experience in the form of prison research (to include data collection and analysis) completed by personnel, including Project Manager and a resume/curriculum vitae for personnel, including Project Manager.

4. The offeror demonstrates experience publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals and conducting presentations and/or obtaining grants relevant to the field of psychology exemplifying collaboration with other professionals in the field.

Offeror must submit documentation of publications, grants, and publications completed by personnel, including Project Manager.

Factor 2 - Past Performance Recent and relevant past performance shall be evaluated on its performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services, with an emphasis on the similarity of the Offeror’s experience to the Request for Quote (RFQ). The purpose of Past Performance is to allow the government to review the Offeror’s recent and historical probability of meeting the solicitation requirements.

A Offeror’s past performance information shall include three (3)of the offeror’s most recent contracts occurring during the past five years that are similar and relevant in nature to the services required in the Statement of Work. Contracts listed may include those entered into with the Federal Government, agencies of state and local government, and commercial entities. Offerors shall address any instances of past performance problems in the referenced contracts and explain how these problems were resolved. The Government may consider efforts performed by the Offeror for agencies of the federal, state, or local governments and commercial customers as potentially relevant to the Past Performance evaluation.

Offerors shall not provide general information on their performance on the identified contracts. General performance information SHALL be obtained from the references on the Past Performance Questionnaire and submitted along with the Offeror’s proposal. Offeror’s without a record of relevant company past performance or for whom information on Past Performance is not available shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on Past Performance. References other than those identified by the Offeror may be contacted. Information utilized may be obtained from the references listed in the proposal, other customers known to the Government or of whom it becomes aware, and any others who may have useful and relevant information (i.e. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), System for Award Management (SAM), Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), CPARS, and internet).

Factor 3 - Price The Government reserves the right to award a contract to an offeror other than the offeror proposing the lowest price when the Government’s evaluation determines a proposal is significantly superior from a non-price standpoint and warrants payment by the Government of a premium.

Price is defined as the Offeror’s price proposal. The Contracting Officer shall evaluate price independently. Pursuant to FAR 17.203(b), the Government’s evaluation of offers shall be inclusive of options. Price proposal in Schedule of Items (Attachment I) shall be evaluated on the base period and options periods in total, including the Option to Extend Services FAR clauses 52.217-8.

Quotes determined to meet the decisional rule criterion shall be evaluated using the following criteria:

PRICING

Prices quoted to the Government shall be as low as or lower than those charges to the supplier’s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions, in addition to any discounts offered for prompt payment.

DELIVERIES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505, and the clause located in FAR 52.216-18, Ordering, states that any supplies or services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of a delivery/task order by a warranted Contracting Officer in the National Acquisitions Section Contracting Office.

AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

Quoters are advised an award may be made without discussions. The Contracting Officer cannot overemphasize the necessity for the initial quotation of a quoter to provide the Government with sufficient information identifying the quoter's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.