Encl No. 5 Evaluation Criteria.docx.docx

Inquiry No.

Date

Inquiry No. 4-P124-P-00244-00 July 01, 2024

EVALUATION CRITERIA

This document contains evaluation criteria that are intended to assist the Laboratory in judging the adequacy of proposals submitted.

Proposals will be evaluated for compliance with the minimum requirements contained in the Statement of Work for Telecommunication Operations & Support Services, dated May 1, 2024. Only those proposals meeting the minimum requirements will be included in the final selection process. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal contains the combination of those criteria offering the best overall value to Argonne. This will be determined by comparing the difference in the value of the technical (non-cost) features of the proposals with the difference in cost to Argonne. While the Cost/Price may not be the controlling factor for award, it will be a significant part of the Laboratory's selection decision. The Laboratory shall make selection for award based on the principles of best value. Best Value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Laboratory’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to this requirement.

The Technical Proposal will receive an adjective rating of Outstanding, Above Average, Average, Below Average, or Poor in accordance with the technical criteria described below.

The Cost/Price will not be adjectivally rated. The Cost/Price Proposal will be judged on realistic cost/prices and the evaluated probable cost to the Laboratory, all factors considered. The Laboratory may include in the evaluation information acquired from Government and/or commercially available sources.

Section I – Evaluation Criteria

Section II – Past Performance Criteria and Proposal Risk

SECTION I

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria provided that the proposal meets the minimum mandatory requirement described in the Statement of Work. All Proposals MUST include all necessary support documentation to define the identified in this Section.

Organizational Criteria

Scope of Work Criteria

SECTION II

1. PAST PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Offerors shall be evaluated on their past performance in providing similar software and services to those solicited in this RFP and shall provide documentation needed by the representative of Argonne National Laboratory to adequately evaluate the offeror’s capability to provide the required services. Offerors are encouraged to respond to the proposal as completely as possible.

In addition to any other information that the vendor shall provide to allow Argonne to evaluate past performance, each Offeror shall furnish with their proposal a list of three (3) contracts in the past 5 years that have been awarded and completed and are as similar as possible in nature to the requirements covered by the specifications included. The list should provide the following information for each contract:

a. Contract Title

b. Contract Number

c. Date of Award

d. Client’s Name and Address

e. Contract Amount

f. Telephone/Fax/E-mail contact information for Contract

2. PROPOSAL RISK

Though not separately established as an evaluation factor under Section 1, Performance Risk shall be considered with respect to all other factors. Evaluation of Performance Risk includes consideration of: Offeror’s demonstration of the understanding of the scope; risk of successful performance of the contract; the ability and commitment to service and support of the software and its operation over the term of the contract after successful execution of the award.

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