Amendment_5_attachment.pdf

Amendment 5 to DOL-ETA-16-R-00053 – Operation of the Pinellas County Job Corps Center

M.3 BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST VALUE) - TRADEOFF

The Government anticipates the award of a single contract as a result of this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal is responsive to the solicitation and is determined to be the best value to the Government.

Selection of the best value is determined through the process of evaluating strengths and weaknesses of each Offeror’s proposal in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated herein.

In determining the best value, technical approach, relevant experience, past performance and staff resources are more important than cost. The Government is more concerned with obtaining a proposal demonstrating superior technical approach, relevant experience, past performance and staff resources, than making an award at the lowest evaluated cost. Thus, the closer or more similar in merit that the Offeror’s technical approach, relevant experience, past performance and staff resources are evaluated to be; the more likely the evaluated cost may be the determining factor in selection for award. However, the Government will not make an award at a premium in cost that it considers disproportionate to the benefits associated with the evaluated technical superiority of the technical proposal (technical approach, relevant experience, past performance and staff resources). The Government will assess whether the strengths and weaknesses between or among competing proposals indicate superiority from the standpoint of what the difference might mean in terms of expected performance and what the evaluated cost to the Government would be to take advantage of the difference.

M.4 FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

As prescribed in 17.208(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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