Attachment O-Price Evaluation Workbook.xlsx

This is a Price Evaluation Workbook for ITN No. DMS-13/14-024, a multi-year managed network services contract (MFN-2) that evaluates pricing submissions from up to 15 respondents. The contract covers a comprehensive suite of network infrastructure and connectivity services, including CPE equipment (routers, firewalls, and SD-WAN appliances), access services via fiber and coaxial connections, WAN services, ancillary network services, DIA (Dedicated Internet Access), Cable Internet, LEO Internet, and MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) services. The evaluation framework allocates 1,500 total points for pricing across both initial and renewal terms, with the initial term representing the majority of the evaluation weight and renewal pricing automatically calculated at a 5% reduction from initial term costs. The workbook establishes benchmark values based on the lowest-price submission from any responsive respondent for each service category, enabling normalized point scoring across all respondents.

The pricing evaluation methodology applies a proportional points system where the lowest eligible bid for each service element receives maximum points, with all other bids scored relative to that benchmark. E-rate eligibility is tracked for each service line item to support potential grant funding qualification. The workbook structure includes detailed breakdowns by service category: CPE routers receive 237.5 total points (118.75 initial, 118.75 renewal), firewalls receive 112.5 points, SD-WAN appliances receive 150 points, fiber access receives 325 points (162.5 initial, 162.5 renewal), coaxial access receives 250 points (125 initial, 125 renewal), and multiple other service categories including WAN (325 points), ancillary services (150 points), DIA (225 points), Cable Internet (60 points), LEO Internet (225 points), and MAN (300 points). The evaluation currently displays calculation errors for all respondent columns beyond Respondent 1, indicating the template requires price data population from vendor submissions to complete the scoring analysis.