Eval Criteria.docx

Source Selection Plan / Evaluation Factors Yellowstone National Cemetery – TCO

I. BACKGROUND

A. Purpose. The purpose of this Source Selection Plan is to set forth the process by which the NCA Contracting Office will evaluate offers received in response to the solicitation for Total Cemetery Operations at Yellowstone National Cemetery.

B. Source selection approach. This plan covers the approach for soliciting and evaluating offers, provides the source selection organizational structure, and designates persons who will perform the evaluation.

II. BASIS OF AWARD: This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 12 procedures.

The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quoted price is found to be reasonable, and whose quote is found to be technically acceptable when considering the non-price evaluation factors described below. Offerors who fail to meet any technical acceptability evaluation factors below will not be eligible to receive contract award.

III. EVALUTION FACTORS

1) Factor 1: Technical Approach and Understanding of the Work: Proposal shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and on how well the technical approach meets the Government requirements. The proposal shall be more than restating the PWS. Technical approach will be evaluated for the following:

a) Contractor-provided statements and/or literature that clearly explains their experience, approach and/or abilities to perform the tasks described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

b) Resume for On-site Supervisor(s) demonstrating a minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a direct supervisor of grounds maintenance, interment services, janitorial services & initial headstone setting and raise & realignment of headstones.

c) The licensed applicator must be licensed by the Montana Department of Agriculture Board as a Commercial Pesticide Applicator; the license must be active and include Category 34 Ornamental & Turf Pest Control. All applications shall be performed as per the Rules and Regulations of the Montana Department of Agriculture.

d) Individual Personnel Resume for a technically acceptable Licensed Applicator (meets qualifications in c) who must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing herbicide applications in commercial (non-residential) turf and ornamental landscapes

e) List of equipment to perform grounds maintenance.

f) Example of completed pesticide application log or record, either from example in PWS or used internally by vendor.

g) Qualifications of any proposed subcontractors and percentage of work they will perform.

h) The vendor shall provide a narrative specifying how allowances have been made for weather delays, holidays and burial services, days of the week and hours of operations.

2) Factor 2: Past Performances: Past performance shall be evaluated based on the Contractor’s technical qualifications on projects within the last 5 years that are comparable in size, complexity, and scope. Past Performance information shall be obtained by the following methods.

a) The Contracting Officer’s knowledge of previous experience with the service being acquired.

b) Contractor’s past performance descriptions of a minimum of 3 recent (within the last 5 years) projects of similar size and scope

c) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov

d) Any other reasonable basis.

3) Factor 3: Price: Proposed price will be evaluated for completeness/accuracy in the provided CLIN structure.