evaluation.docx

INSTRUCTIONS:

Quote submission must include:

1. Email quote as described above including pricing, signatures, DUNS/Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #.

1. Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendment(s) on the SF-30.

1. Active registration at SAM.gov (required at quote submission or your quote will not be accepted).

1. Complete fill-in certifications and annual representations for FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, in the System for Award Management (SAM) system online.

1. Completed electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov. Complete fill-in certification for FAR 52.204-20, FAR 52.204-24, FAR 52.204-26, and FAR 52.209-11 in your SAM.gov profile under Reps and Certs. No submission required if reps and certs are completed at SAM.gov. The government will validate this is completed at time of quote receipt. If not filled out in SAM.gov, these shall be filled out and accompanied with your quote.

1. Technical Proposal: Technical proposal shall address the following elements: Include all required information, excluding any reference to price. The proposal shall concisely describe the Offeror’s response to the following:

a. Describe your company’s capability, your technical and management approach that will be used to meet the requirements of the SOW.

a. Describe your company’s knowledge with providing services on similar sterilizers on projects performed within the last five (5) years similar to the requirements of the SOW. The Offeror must provide this information for each project: (a) a detailed explanation of the scope of the effort; (b) the dollar value; (c) period of performance;(d) project location; and (e) valid email address; point of contact and telephone number.

a. Identification of all USDA-designated biobased products to be acquired, used, and installed in the performance of this requirement; Proposed prior experience with the purchase, use, and installation of USDA-designated biobased products; and Identification of past performance in biobased project management experience in the following areas: contracts performed using USDA-designated biobased products and dollar amount and work similar in size, scope, and complexity to the current requirement.

EVALUATION:

The Government intends to award one contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offer. The evaluation and award procedures in FAR 13.106 apply. Technically acceptable is defined as the offeror’s ability to meet all the requirements identified in the SOW and offeror’s demonstrated ability to perform the contract successfully through Past Performance. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical Capability, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price.

Factor #1: Technical Capability (Pass/Fail) - The Offeror must be deemed technically acceptable in all the following sub-factors to receive a rating of Pass for Technical Capability:

a. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to meet all the requirements identified in the SOW. Technical capability will be rated to the extent the Offeror can clearly and fully demonstrate that it has a thorough understanding of the requirements and can successfully meet the requirements. (Pass or Fail)

a. The offeror must demonstrate similar experience as required by the SOW in performing the services listed in the SOW. Vendor should demonstrate they have a minimum of five (5) years ongoing corporate experience/management capability, not individual, in performing these services. An offeror will be rated as a Pass, if it demonstrates their company meets these requirements. The offeror will be evaluated as No Pass if they did not demonstrate these criteria. (Pass or Fail)

Factor #2: Satisfactory Past Performance (Pass/Fail) - For an offer to be eligible for award, it must have either a Satisfactory or neutral past performance. Offers with negative past performance information from any source may not be considered for award. Lack of relevant and recent past performance information and any PPQs not received from references submitted by the Offeror shall be rated as a “Neutral.” When performance is evaluated, the outcome is either Satisfactory (Pass) or Unsatisfactory (Fail). Unsatisfactory performance will disqualify an Offeror from award. Satisfactory or neutrally rated past performance will be rated as Pass.

The Government may utilize any references provided by the Contractor, along with information available from past contracts/orders with the USDA and any information found using sources such as Federal Government sources, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)/Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to determine if the Contractor has acceptable or neutral Past Performance. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the offeror.

Factor #3: Price - The Government will evaluate the offer for award purposes by adding the total price for all CLINS. The Government will evaluate the offer for price reasonableness. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise them. Any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in this section.

The Government intends to select one contractor for this acquisition. However, the Government reserves the right not to award a contract at all, depending on the quality of the quotations and prices submitted and the availability of funds.

The Government will evaluate proposals based on the LPTA criteria. Only the lowest priced offer will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability and Past Performance. Should the lowest priced offer not receive an acceptable technical or past performance rating, the process will continue in order of lowest priced offer until the LPTA offer with acceptable or neutral past performance is identified.

Rejection of Unreasonable Offers: The Government may reject any quotation that is evaluated to be unreasonable in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unreasonably high or low in cost when compared to Government estimates, such that the quotation is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program.