Evaluation Criteria.pdf

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items

As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows:

Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

1. (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:

This RFQ will be evaluated by Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Lowest price will be complete and determined fair and reasonable and technically evaluated by reviewing the technical specification sheets or data sheets for compliance with the solicitation requirement.

SEE BELOW.

System for Award Management (SAM)

All Offeror’s submitting a proposal for this solicitation shall be actively registered in the SAM system in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.204-7 System for Award Management. Offeror’s may register in SAM on the internet at:

https://www.sam.gov.

Quote Submittal

It is the Government’s intent to award a contract to the LOWEST PRICE Offeror without discussions however; the Government reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary. All quotes will be technical evaluated compared to the Statement of Work. The technical evaluation will include a comparison of the required documentation as it relates to the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

FACTOR 1 Technical Capabilities

Offeror’s shall provide the required submittals with their quote to demonstrate compliance with the Statement of Work. Documentation should include, but is not limited to, catalog cuts and product data sheets. Each document shall be highlighted to specifically show the item(s) quoted by the Offeror. Please reference PWS attached to confirm technical capabilities

To be considered for an award the Offeror MUST submit the above documentation and the documentation must comply with the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Any variation to the attached PWS shall not be accepted and the quote submittal will be removed from competition.

The quote must be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Specialist (Demetrica Johnson) and Contracting Officer (Kyle Heid) listed below. Quotes shall.

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/12301-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses-acquisition-commercial-items#i1113145

Offeror’s MUST provide a price quote for each item listed in the solicitation and Offeror’s point of contact (POC) to include the following information: name, telephone number, and email address must be provided. Price quotes must be in U.S. Dollars (USD) and all aspects of price must be completed. In addition to the price sheet for all services being quoted.

Offeror’s must also complete the below schedule or provide a separate document that reflects the below schedule:

CLIN 0001 Collection of ND soil Resource Inventory attached. This is a Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN.

Unit Price: _________________ Total CLIN Price: _________________

Total Quoted Price: _______________________________

EVALUATION CRITERIA

To be considered qualified technically the offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding of all requirements and demonstrate that as a contractor they have technical expertise in grazing land (rangeland and pastureland) plant identification, grazing land inventory methods, site potential ratings, and describing soil properties and features. The personnel qualifications and technical capability will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror possesses the key qualified personnel with the education and experience to provide the technical services required by this solicitation and identified in the PWS. Offerors will receive the highest ranking for related grazing land experience gained from working in Wyoming. Offerors with related grazing pastureland experience gained from working in Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Oregon, and/or Washington will also receive a higher ranking than those with no experience working in these states.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal to price.

FACTOR 2 Past Performance/Experience

The offeror shall submit a well-defined approach to successfully accomplish, as a team, the work described in the statement of work. The offeror shall include descriptions of similar project experience in “the state” and/or surrounding states in the past 5 years. The offeror shall describe how they currently have the capacity and how they plan to meet production deadlines and schedules of the contract. The offeror shall also include a description of their quality assurance and quality control procedures. A description should be provided that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of the site access logistics in “the state”, data collection protocol, and equipment required to collect data and meet production goals.

Additionally, the offeror shall describe and support, with examples, the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. Include a minimum of 3 references with the following information: (a) Company/Government Name, (b) complete address, (c) point of contact, (d) telephone/fax number, (e) contract number, (f) contract type, (g) contract amount at award, (h) contract amount at completion, (it) brief description of work provide

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Offerors will be evaluated on the ability to comply with the terms and conditions of the NRI contract and the ability to meet data collection schedules and deadlines relative to production quantity. The offeror will also be evaluated on their ability to provide quality data through effective quality assurance and quality control protocols. Areas of consideration will include having qualified personnel with previous experience working as a team on similar projects, managerial expertise required to meet the contract requirements, a demonstrated understanding of access logistics in “the state”, understanding of the data collection protocols, and vehicles and other necessary equipment. The offeror will also be evaluated on past performance and the offeror’s demonstrated commitment to customer satisfaction and timely delivery of quality services at fair and reasonable prices

FACTOR 3 PRICE

The Offeror shall provide a separate price sheet that identifies the following: CLIN, Quantity, Unit of Measure, Unit Price, and Total price for quote submission to be considered acceptable under this solicitation.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

To evaluate offers for award purposes, the Government will apply the offeror's proposed fixed prices/rates to the estimated quantities included in the solicitation These prices will be evaluated to determine reasonableness of the price. A comparison of the proposed prices, government estimate, and/or market values will be used. Offerors are put on notice that any proposals that are unrealistic in terms of technical commitment or unrealistically low in price will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of failure to comprehend the complexity of contract requirements and may be grounds for rejection of the Offeror’s submitted quote

(b) Options. The Government shall not be utilizing options for this award.

2. (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.

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