DOCUMENT C. Basis for Award.docx

Basis For Award Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation # 36C24820Q0944

Basis for Award This solicitation is for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), only. For a quote to be eligible for award, the offeror submitting a quote shall be Service Disabled Veterans Small Business (SDVOSB) OR Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) under the NAICS Code 238320 Contractor (16.5 Million– SBA Size Standard) and has a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM at submission of quote. SAM will be checked to verify the offeror’s status before any evaluation is conducted.

Offeror must be registered and certified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP): ttps://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Public/Logon.aspx at submission of quote. VIP will be checked to verify the offeror’s status before any evaluation is conducted.

Offeror must submit a letter from OEM that you are an Authorized Distributor/Service Provider.

The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the responsible offeror using a comparative evaluation. The Gov't reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price. The comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Offerors are advised that quotation may exceed the requirements, but the government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes; each response must respond to the solicitation requirement, stated in the RFQ.

(ix) ADDENDUM to The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items will be used. Tiered Evaluations limited to SDVOSB or VOSB concerns will be used in accordance with 38 U.S C. 8127 (i). Upon completion of the tiered evaluation the comparative evaluation procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)

Tiered evaluations limited to SDVOSBS OR VOSBS.

The government will conduct tiered evaluations limited to SDVOSB OR VOSB concerns with the following procedures:

Government will evaluate the offers, if any, submitted by SDVOSB concerns. If no quotes were submitted by SDVOSB concerns, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States, the government will proceed to the set-aside for VOSB concerns.

Comparative Evaluation

The Government will award a Fixed Price purchase order to the responsible offeror using a comparative evaluation. The comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The government reserves the right to select a quote that provides benefit to the government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Offerors are advised that quotes may exceed the requirements, but the government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes; each response must respond to the solicitation requirement, as stated in the RFQ.

The government will apply the following comparative evaluation process as the basis for award:

Assess the direct comparison of one quote with another using a uniform and fair approach to determine which quote provides the government what it needs, where and when in accordance with the Statement of Work and RFQ.

Once one quote is found acceptable, it is compared to the remaining ones, and the “best” one is chosen for the best value to the government.

The Government may rely on internal documentation including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with supply or service being acquired for determining Past Performance. If no record of past performance is found the contract shall not receive a favorable or unfavorable rating, shall receive a rating of neutral.

Information not contained in a vendor’s quote will not be considered during the evaluation. The Government intends to make award selection without discussion but may determine after evaluating submitted quotes that the elements stated in FAR 13.106-2(b) for evaluation procedures are necessary and conduct them as appropriate. The Government reserves the right to make no award if no quotes meet the requirements of this solicitation.