Evaluation Criteria Final.docx

Evaluation Criteria

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote, conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible vendors on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.

Evaluation Factors:

Technical – Quotes must demonstrate familiarity with maintaining a VHA boiler system Price – Quotes must adhere to Attachment 3: Bid schedule.

Factor 1 – Technical Factor:

1. Contractor’s shall demonstrate an understanding of the Government’s Requirements by indicating familiarity with past performance in the following areas:

a. VHA Boiler and Associated Plant Safety Device Testing Manual 5th Edition, “Boiler Efficiency Institute” protocols (BEI) The quote shall include at least 1, but not more than 3, past performance efforts demonstrating experience with the manual above.

Contractors will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable according to the following definitions:

Acceptable: The quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: The quote does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

To receive a Technically Acceptable rating for Factor 1, ALL required documentation must be evaluated as technically acceptable.

Factor 2 – Price:

ONLY bids that are evaluated as Technically Acceptable will be evaluated for Price. Quotes shall adhere to Attachment 3: Bid Schedule. A contractor who fails to submit IAW the bid schedule may not be non-responsive and thus ineligible for award. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-3.

Award will be made on the basis of the Lowest Evaluated Price of Technically Acceptable quotes in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 to the Contractor who is determined to be responsible in accordance with FAR 9.103.