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CLASSIFICATION CODE: B - Special Studies/Analysis, Not Research and Development

TITLE: Procurement of Support Services for Development of advanced design procedures in DAD_ETABS software for practical engineering design and adaptability to performance-based design concepts Project

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1333ND22QNB730455

RESPONSE DATE: 09/14/2022

CONTACT POINTS: Robert Cowins, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-8335

Hing Pan Wong, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-3725

DESCRIPTION:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for support services to be utilized by the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD campus.

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-

STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION

FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED

USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PART 13.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-07 dated 08/10/2022.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to robert.cowins@nist.gov.

Questions should be received no later than three calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

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The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, with a small business size standard of $16.5M in annual revenue.

This acquisition is being solicited on an unrestricted basis.

All offerors shall provide a quotation for the following line items:

CLIN 0001: Base Period Description: The contractor shall provide support services to assist in the Development of Advanced Design Procedures in DAD_ETABS Software Project as detailed in the incorporated Statement of Work.

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QTY: 1

Unit of Issue: LO Period of Performance: 24 months

CLIN 0002: Optional Task 6 Description: The contractor shall provide support services to assist in the Development of Advanced Design Procedures in DAD_ETABS Software Project as detailed in the incorporated Statement of Work.

QTY: 1

Unit of Issue: LO Period of Performance: 6 months

CLIN 0003: Optional Task 7 Description: The contractor shall provide support services to assist in the Development of Advanced Design Procedures in DAD_ETABS Software Project as detailed in the incorporated Statement of Work.

QTY: 1

Unit of Issue: LO Period of Performance: 24 months

CLIN 0004: Optional Task 8 Description: The contractor shall provide support services to assist in the Development of Advanced Design Procedures in DAD_ETABS Software Project as detailed in the incorporated Statement of Work.

QTY: 1

Unit of Issue: LO Period of Performance: 24 months

CLIN 0005: Optional Task 9 Description: The contractor shall provide support services to assist in the Development of Advanced Design Procedures in DAD_ETABS Software Project as detailed in the incorporated Statement of Work.

QTY: 1

Unit of Issue: LO Period of Performance: 24 months

REQUIREMENTS:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) has developed a novel procedure for the design of structural members (beams, columns, etc.) subjected to direction-dependent wind loads. The procedure incorporates EL’s Database-Assisted Design (DAD) approach into the widely used ETABS (Analysis and Design of Building Systems) software. ETABS is an engineering software product for multi-story building analysis and design. Incorporating DAD into ETABS resulted in a powerful software package enabling DAD’s unique safety and economy features to be part of general structural design practice, while also incorporating the desirable ETABS features required by the structural engineering community.

The DAD_ETABS software needs to be adapted from the points of view of confidence in its output, ease of use, and applicability to a wide variety of types of high-rise structural systems subjected to wind loads, under the concept of performance-based design (PBD). Extensive practical structural engineering office experience is a prerequisite for achieving the objectives of the work described herein.

The purpose of this acquisition is to procure contractor support services with a view to adapting structural design procedures that use the DAD_ETABS software so that they are consistent with the specific needs of structural design practitioners, thus assuring the widespread, nationwide application by structural design offices of concepts and methods developed to date by NIST and academic research. The requisite services will pertain to steel as well as to reinforced concrete (RC) high-rise buildings with regular and irregular shapes.

Please see Attachment I- Statement of Work for all details on the required services.

Provisions and Clauses:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference.

All FAR clauses may be viewed at www.acquisition.gov/far/

FAR Provisions

52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations – Representation

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision– “Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code” means–

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States and its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity, or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by NATO’s Support Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file.

This type of code is known as an NCAGE code.

“Predecessor” means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

“Successor” means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

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(b) The Offeror represents that it □ is or □ is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: ________ (or mark “Unknown”) Predecessor legal name: _________________________ (Do not use a “doing business as” name)

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52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items

(a) 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria listed in descending order of importance: A) Technical Understanding/Approach B) Experience and C) Price. Factors A & B are considered equal in importance. In determining best value, all non-price factors, when combined, shall be more important than price. However, should technical competence between Offerors be considered approximately the same, Factor C (Price) could become the primary factor for award.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer`s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): www.acquisition.gov/far/ Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR): www.acquisition.gov/car

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FAR Clauses

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): www.acquisition.gov/far/ Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR): http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13.tpl

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Deviation Apr 2020) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items (JUL 2020)-- including subparagraphs:

52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-4 - Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-28 - Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 - Convict Labor http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.acquisition.gov/car

52.222-19 - Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;

52.222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 - Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 – Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 - Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases;

52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management

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Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses. Please view the full text of these clauses at https://www.acquisition.gov/car

Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) Provisions and Clauses:

CAR Provisions CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HING PAN WONG, CONTRACTING OFFICER

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

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CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

CAR Clauses

1352.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Authority 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) 1352.209-73 Compliance with The Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.237-71 Security processing requirements—low risk contracts 1352.237-75 Key personnel

NIST Local Clauses

NIST LOCAL-53 Contract Performance During Changes in NIST Operating Status Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free)

Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, Contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

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NIST LOCAL-54 Electronic Billing Instructions

NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to

INVOICE@NIST.GOV.

Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1) Contract number;

(2) Contractor name and address;

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers);

(4) Date of invoice;

(5) Invoice number;

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date;

(7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN);

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered;

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

System for Award Management (SAM)

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, offerors are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Offerors without active SAM registration will not be considered.

Required Information

The government will not consider any quotation without the information required by this solicitation.

Due Date for Quotations

Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 09/14/2022. FAX and hard-copy quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at robert.cowins@nist.gov. Offerors’ quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered the e-mail address inbox set forth above. Late quotes will not be accepted.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions

All quotations shall conform to solicitation provisions/clauses and be prepared in accordance with this section. The quotation shall be clearly and concisely written as well as be neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. Note: The term “indexed” refers to a table of contents that lists sections and page numbers. In the event that the Offeror is unable to create an indexed quotation, an alternative approach such as a Table of Contents shall suffice. All pages of the quotation shall be appropriately numbered. Page limits are provided below for the different sections as appropriate. In all sections of the Offeror’s quotation, the Offeror must use a font size of no smaller than 11-point and must use margins of no smaller than 1 inch on top/bottom/left/right. The Offeror may use a font size no smaller than 8-point font for tables and graphics.

In preparing the quotation, each volume shall stand on its own to the maximum extent possible. Cross-referencing is permissible. However, where cross-referencing sections of the quotation, the quotation shall clearly identify the specific section and/or page numbers applicable.

There shall be no pricing information included in the Non-Price/Technical Volume. Volume I shall include the responses to Technical Understanding/Approach and Experience. The Offeror’s quotation shall be clearly divided into the following distinct sections.

Volume Section

I

Executive Summary A. Technical Understanding/Approach B. Experience

Page Limit: 20 pages total

II Business Quotation

Note: The quotation cover page, executive summary, definitions for acronyms page (if applicable) will not count towards the page limit listed above for Volume I.

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Volume I: Non-Price Volume

Volume I of an Offeror’s quotation shall consist of the following subsections:

A. Technical Understanding/Approach: The Offeror shall include its technical approach for completing the requirements identified herein. The technical approach shall clearly demonstrate that the Offeror understands the requirements of the Statement of Work and demonstrate the Offeror’s technical expertise and ability to fulfill the Government’s requirement.

Note: The Offeror’s technical approach for fulfilling the Government’s requirements shall not simply regurgitate the Government’s requirements. The Offeror’s technical approach shall rather provide a clear description as to how the Offeror intends to accomplish the Government’s requirements as required above.

B. Experience: At a minimum, the Experience subsection shall provide one (1) example, at a minimum, of experience (either as a prime Contractor or as a significant subcontractor) in performing work on similarly sized and scoped contracts completed or substantially completed within the past five (5) years. The Government will give preference to Offerors who demonstrate experience delivering an equivalent service proposed for the current requirement.

Volume II: Price Volume

The Offeror shall submit the following as part of Volume II:

A. A firm-fixed price quotation for the line items identified herein. The price quotation shall include sufficient documentation that clearly demonstrates how the proposed firm-fixed price was calculated. Additionally, the quotation shall include a proposed fixed price payment schedule with payments tied to the deliverables detailed in the Statement of Work.

B. This is an unrestricted full and open competition for contractor support services for the development of advanced design procedures in DAD_ETABS software for practical engineering design and adaptability to performance-based design concepts as defined herein. The Government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotations shall include a statement regarding the terms and condition herein as follows:

a. The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

b. The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:…”

Note: Offerors shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

C. The Unique Entity ID # for the offeror’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.sam.gov to be considered for award.

D. Completed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions:

a. FAR 52.204-20 – Predecessor of Offeror

b. FAR 52.204-24 – Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

c. FAR 52.209-2 – Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations –

Representation

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for services as defined herein.

The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements:

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

QUOTATION EVALUATION:

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2- Evaluation- Commercial Items:

The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial quotations. Therefore, offerors should ensure that their initial quotation constitutes their best offer in terms of both price and the technical solution being proposed.

Basis of Award

Evaluation Factors

The Government intends to use a price/non-price trade process to award a firm-fixed price purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose quotation represents the best value to the

Government. The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest cost/priced Offeror or to the Offeror with the highest technical rating if the Contracting Officer determines that doing so would result in the best value to the Government. The Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to initiate discussions, if necessary.

Quotations that are unrealistic in terms of technical or schedule commitments, or unrealistically high or low in terms of price, may be deemed to be reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence, or indicative of a failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the proposed work and may be grounds for rejection of the quotation as being technically unacceptable. Failure to provide the information required to evaluate a quotation could result in rejection of the quotation as being technically unacceptable.

Each quotation will be evaluated using the trade-off method against the evaluation factors listed below.

An Offeror’s failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the Offeror’s lack of understanding of the Government’s requirements and may result in the quotation being determined unacceptable.

Factor A – Technical Understanding/Approach Factor B – Experience Factor C – Price

The following evaluation factors will be used. Factors A & B are considered equal in importance. In determining best value, all non-price factors, when combined, shall be more important than price.

However, should technical competence between Offerors be considered approximately the same, Factor C (Price) could become the primary factor for award.

Factor A – Technical Understanding/Approach: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s overall technical understanding of the Government’s Statement of Work; the soundness and feasibility of the proposed technical approach to fulfill the requirements of the Statement of Work; and the extent to which the Offeror has demonstrated the technical expertise and ability to perform the requirements of the Statement of Work.

Factor B – Experience: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s relevant previous experience, either as a prime Contractor or as a subcontractor, in performing work on similarly scoped contract/orders completed or substantially completed within the past five years by Federal Governmental entities as stated in the Statement of Work. An Offeror without a history of relevant experience may receive a lower rating for the experience evaluation factor.

Factor C – Price: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed pricing information to determine the extent to which the pricing if fair and reasonable. Proposed pricing must be entirely compatible/consistent with the technical quotation.

All offerors shall provide a quotation for the following line items: