FA2823-13-R-4019_L M_Paving_Rev_8-8-2014.pdf

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Complete the following “Fill In” Provisions and submit with proposal:

252.209-7999 252.204-7007(e) 252.247-7022 K-800

L-002. I. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and requirements as defined in the specification. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Alternate proposal will not be accepted. The response shall consist of four (4) separate parts; Volume I - Price Proposal, Volume II - Past Performance Proposal, Volume III - Past Performance References, and Volume IV – First Task Order (0001) Proposal. For all Volumes I through IV, you must submit one

(1) hard copy original, two (2) paper copies, and one (1) CD in Word 97-2010, with all of the proposal documentation. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government intends to make an award based on the initial offers received, without discussion of such offers.

In proposal volumes, follow the quantity and page limits as follows:

Section Copies Page Limits

Volume I – Price Proposal Original + (2) copies No page limit

Financial Responsibility Original + (2) copies No page limit (*) Questionnaires (Appendix Cs)

Amendments (if any) Original + (2) copies No page limit Completed Standard Form 30

Volume II – Past Performance Proposal Original + (2) copies 10 pages (**)

Volume III – Past Performance References Original + (2) copies 2 pages per reference (***) (Appendix As)

Completed Past Performance Original + (2) copies No page limit (***) Questionnaires (Appendix Bs)

Volume IV - First Task Order (0001) Proposal Original No page limit

NOTES:

* Provide Appendix C that has been completed by an authorized representative of the financial institution or multiple financial institutions to meet the responsibility of FAR 9.104-1(a) in regards to having, or the ability to obtain, adequate financial resources to cover the contract.

** If the offeror is utilizing significant subcontractors, a total of ten (10) additional pages are authorized for all subcontractors past performance information.

** * Limit to five (5) references. If the offeror is utilizing significant subcontractors or submitting an offer under a teaming arrangement or joint venture an additional five (5) references are authorized for the subcontractor’s, teaming arrangement, or joint venture’s past performance references.

Significant subcontractor is defined as: A subcontractor performing at least 50% of the work.

The paper files will be checked to determine the number of pages and compliance with proposal instructions. Those pages in excess of the limit will be removed from the back of the Volume II and III and returned by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) to ensure they are not evaluated. If Evaluation Notices (EN’s) are required, page limits may be placed on any responses.

B. The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional pricing information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price. In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and 15.403-3(a), data other than cost or pricing data may be required to support price reasonableness and realism. Data shall be provided in accordance with FAR 15.403-5. If, after receipt of proposals, the CO determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions in FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror shall be required to submit certified cost or pricing data. Should adequate price competition not exist after receipt of proposals, the provisions of FAR Part 15.403-4 shall apply, and the Offeror will be asked to provide certification of cost or pricing data.

C. Specific Instructions:

1. Volume I – PRICE PROPOSAL – Submit Original Proposal and Two (2) Copies include data onto CD.

(a) Complete blocks 14 (to include CAGE Code), 15, 16, 17, 19 (if applicable), and 20A-C of the SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award. An authorized official of the firm must sign and date the SF 1442 in Block 20A-C.

In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP Sections A through J.

These sections constitute the model contract.

(b) Insert proposed unit prices in Section B (maximum net amount) for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) that match the prices the offeror has filled in the Bid Schedule (Attachment 3). The extended amounts will be added together to determine the total evaluated price (TEP).

(c) Fill out IDIQ Paving Bid Schedule (Attachment 3) and return with proposal. The offeror shall place the appropriate unit price in the unit price column and make appropriate calculation resulting in the extended price.

(d) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in Sections I through K. Section K shall be returned in its entirety with your price proposal. For Sections C through I, the offeror shall submit only those pages that require a fill-in. The offeror’s Representations and Certifications record on the System for Award Management (SAM) must be current, accurate and complete. For additional information, reference http://www.sam.gov.

(e) In accordance with block 13 of the SF 1442 a Bid Guarantee is required (See contract clause 52.228-1). The Bid Guarantee must be 20% of the offered amount and must accompany the proposal submission. The contract bonds checklist (Attachment 4) will be used to ensure that an offeror’s bid guarantee complies. If not in compliance with the checklist an offeror shall be considered non-responsive to the solicitation.

(f) All Standard Form (SF) 30 Solicitation Amendments issued must be signed to acknowledge the SF 30 amendment and submitted with Proposal. Submit Original and Two (2) Copies.

(g) In accordance with FAR 9.104-1(a), the Contracting Officer must make a determination that a prospective contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them prior to award. The Government requires an advanced copy of this information submitted by the offeror on the Appendix C form(s) in regards to having, or the ability to obtain, adequate financial resources to cover the contract. Submit the advanced copy of Appendix C via email to velmandria.sylvester@us.af.mil and courtesy copy (CC) mark.brock.3@us.af.mil not later than (NLT) 1 August 2014. Information submitted on Appendix C form(s) is not a technical factor and will not be evaluated under Price Proposal or Past Performance. Rather, this mailto:velmandria.sylvester@us.af.mil mailto:mark.brock.3@us.af.mil information is required by the FAR in order to be eligible for award and is submitted in advance to expedite the Contracting Officer’s determination of contractor responsibility prior to contract award.

2. Volume II –PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL – Submit Original Proposal and Two (2) Copies include data onto CD.

Only information for same or similar type contracts is desired. Provide any information currently available (i.e.

descriptive language, letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed projects for same or similar type contracts completed in the last three years. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc. Provide comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions. If applicable, provide a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

3. Volume III –PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCES – Submit Original Proposal and Two (2) Copies, include data onto CD.

(a) Only references for same or similar type contracts are desired.

(b) RECENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION For the purpose of this solicitation, Recent and Relevant Past Performance is defined as:

1. RECENT – Ongoing contracts with a performance history, and contracts completed within three (3) years from the issue date of this solicitation (see Standard Form 1442, Block 3). Past performance that does not meet the definition of recent shall not be evaluated.

2. RELEVANT –Performance of paving work which is the same or similar in scope, magnitude, trade, and complexity, as described in the solicitation, including the specifications and drawings, contract type, contract environment, subcontractor interaction, and price. Past experience must demonstrate producing and laying 1,300 tons per day of asphalt pavement on airfield runways with airfield mix design and roadways using the FLDOT asphalt mix designs. Performance of equipment, personnel, and experience are crucial in installing long pulls/lanes while adhering to a finished product which meets specifications with regard to proper joint construction and surface levelness as well as texture. Past performance in using specialized equipment, traffic safety, operating around curb inlets/storm drainage structures, intersections, bridges.

The Government will also use other information available to it that is determined relevant to this effort, such as, but not limited to, the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS).

Teaming Arrangement or Joint Venture: If the offeror intends to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation in a teaming arrangement or joint venture, the offeror must provide complete information as to the arrangement, including a list of any relevant and recent past/present performance information on previous teaming arrangements or joint ventures with the same teaming or joint venture partner. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present contracts.

Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

4. Volume IV – TASK ORDER 0001 PROPOSAL– Submit Original Proposal, include data onto CD.

(a) Task Order 0001 will be for project FTFA 14-1091, Paving at Eglin AFB. This is the project that we will be visiting on 31 July 2014, see Section J titled “Site Visit.” Offeror is to provide a price proposal based on the prices proposed for the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Base Year pricing. See Section J Attachment 12, FTFA 14- 1091 Statement of Work

(b) The evaluation of the Task Order 0001 will not be used to determine the overall TEP. The first task order shall be evaluated after selection of awardee for the basic contract. Only the awardee for the basic 5 year IDIQ contract will have Task Order 0001 evaluated for purposes of meeting the minimum requirement.

D. Documents submitted in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the RFP (Contract Line Item Numbers and Specifications, Drawings) and Government standards and regulations pertaining to the Specifications.

2. Evaluation Factors for Award in Section M of this RFP.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Section L, INSTRUCTIONS AND Section M, EVALUATION

Your attention is directed to the functional relationship between Sections L and M of this solicitation. Section L provides information for the purpose of organizing the proposal and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Section M describes evaluation factors for award, to include the evaluation procedures for responsiveness to the solicitation, ranking of the Price proposal, and the assessment of Past Performance information. Since the Government evaluation of proposals will cover areas identified in Section M, proposals should address all such areas of evaluation. PROPOSALS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THIS

PROVISION RISK REJECTION.

3. Format for all proposal Volumes shall be as follows:

(a) Proposals shall be neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and assembled in an orderly manner.

(b) Page Set-Up/Font Size/Lines on Page. Only 8 ½ x 11 inch, portrait format pages are acceptable for text-oriented material. Landscape (8 ½ x 11 inch) pages are permitted for charts or graphs. Foldout pages are limited to 11 x 17 inch and may be portrait or landscape (limit 5). Text font must be Times New Roman (with no “narrow” font versions acceptable). Font size must be 12 point with proportional spacing permitted. Type size for figures and tables must be no smaller than 8-point with proportional spacing permitted. Text may be wrapped around figures and tables. Margins on all four (4) edges of each page will be at least 1 inch. Include: RFP number, Volume and/or subdirectory title and page number in the margin on the upper right of all pages. Single spacing may be used for figures and tables. Company name and proprietary information notices must be placed on top and/or bottom margins. Use single column formatting only; multi-column formatting is not allowed. Graphics are allowed in either color or black and white with an 8-point minimum on embedded text except where data is only being used as a sample and readability is not intended. Proposals must not be supplemented by a package or supplemented by reference documents. Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

(c) Page Definition. A page is defined as one side of a sheet of paper containing information.

(d) Page Numbering. Pages in each volume must be numbered sequentially and consecutively. The cover page, table of contents, list(s) of tables and drawings, and blank pages are excluded from the page count.

(e) It is preferred that the volumes are not submitted in spiral bound.

E. Deviations. Deviations from these instructions will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer to ensure that no contractor receives a competitive advantage. Deviations resulting in a competitive advantage for an offeror will result in the proposal being determined noncompliant with the RFP requirements. Offerors unconditionally assume the risk that a clear quantitative deviation will be deemed qualitatively advantageous to the offeror and determined noncompliant with the RFP.

F. Disposition of Unsuccessful Proposals. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the offeror requires otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of unsuccessful proposals.

G. Proposal Delivery. Offerors are advised that delays can be experienced entering the installation when proposals are hand carried to the base. See below instructions for specific requirements to access this installation. In addition to the specific instructions below vehicle registration, proof of insurance and proper identification is required to enter the installation. Proposals must be hand delivered or mailed to arrive at the following address by the required date:

AFTC/PZIOC

ATTN: MARK A. BROCK

308 WEST D AVENUE, BUILDING 260, SUITE 130

EGLIN AFB FL 32542

Installation ACCESS: The contractor shall submit a complete Contractor Access Badge (CAB) Affidavit (Attachment 5) and a written request (memorandum) on company letterhead to the Contract Specialist (velmandria.sylvester@us.af.mil) and the Contracting Officer (mark.brock.3@us.af.mil) listing the following:

solicitation number, Eglin AFB Building 260 listed as the location, entrance date, name and SSN/Date of Birth /Drivers License #/State of employee needing access to the base (Example of written request is Attachment 6).

The letter must specify the individual authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or temporary pass. The Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist will endorse the pass request memorandum and then send it with the CAB Affidavit to Security Forces for processing.

*Please note that body modifications or tattoos must be described on the CAB Affidavit, along with the location of the body modification or tattoo.

Anticipate a three (3) to five (5) day lead time for Security Forces to process the documents and conduct the required background check. To get base access in time to submit proposal by due date of 21 August 2014, base access forms MUST be submitted no later than 1200 on 25 July 2014. Base passes cannot be picked up until 31 July 2014.

When reporting to the visitor’s center to pick up the pass, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid photo ID in order to obtain the temporary pass.

HAND-CARRIED proposals shall be given to the Contract Administrator (Velmandria Sylvester) or Administering Contracting Officer (Juanita Paci). The person delivering the proposal shall use the phone located in the entryway of Suite 130 of Building 260, and one of the previously mentioned personnel will answer the door; instructions/phone numbers will be posted at the entry way. Upon receiving the proposal, the Government person will provide the deliverer with a hand written receipt identifying the name of the offeror, the date and time the proposal was received and the name of the Government person receiving the proposal. For this reason, the box or envelope used in submitting your proposal must be plainly marked with the solicitation number. NOTE: It is imperative that a contractor intending to deliver their proposal by commercial carrier, e.g. Federal Express, DHL, UPS, etc., insure that the outer envelope of the commercial carrier’s package identifies the contents as a proposal. This outer package must clearly show the solicitation number H. Electronic Reference Documents. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time email notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

I. Formal Communications: Questions regarding the solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, no later than (NLT) 1400 on 7 August 2014. Questions may be emailed to mark.brock.3@us.af.mil (please include velmandria.sylvester@us.af.mil) or mailed to:

AFTC/PZIOC

ATTN: MARK A. BROCK

308 WEST D AVENUE, BUILDING 260, SUITE 130

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

EGLIN AFB FL 32542

Email: mark.brock.3@us.af.mil

J. Site Visit: The site visit for the first task order will be held on 31 July 2014, from 10:00 -11:00. Offerors will pick up their passes at the Eglin East Gate Visitor’s Center (Valparaiso). Offerors will meet at the Eglin East Gate Visitor’s Center (Valparaiso) parking lot and then all parties will travel to the designated locations for the site visit.

BASE PASSES FOR SITE VISIT: Follow the same instructions as the Base Access paragraph under Section G. The memorandum and CAB Affidavit will go to velmandria.sylvester@us.af.mil and mark.brock.3@us.af.mil.

Access on both forms should only be for Eglin AFB Building 260 and Building 634 on 31 July 2014, from 0800 - 1600. Please do not alter the location or the date/time on the newly updated Site Visit Memorandum Template.

*Please make sure that the above location and date/time are on the affidavit(s) submitted. Forms MUST be received by the Government not later than (NLT) 1200 on 25 July 2014, so that Security Forces will have enough time to process the forms and perform the background checks. Forms received after this time will not be sent for processing. Please do not expect to get on base with a retired military or dependent ID card; Security Forces does not allow the use of these cards when doing business on base.

H. Subcontracting Plan: A Subcontracting plan is required pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19.702(a)(1) for large businesses only and will be required prior to contract award. The Subcontracting plan must follow the content in the FAR 19.704 and FAR 52.219-9. The offeror will submit a Subcontracting plan two business days after the apparent successful offeror receives the Notice of Award. The subcontracting plan is subject to negotiation and will be incorporated into the contract at the time of award.

M003 EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:

A. This is a competitive Best Value acquisition utilizing the Trade-Off process without technical proposals in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS), Air Force Mandatory Procedures 5315.3 27 March 2013, and the evaluation process and criteria set forth in this solicitation. This procurement will be conducted as a full and open competition. The Government will award a contract resulting from the solicitation to the acceptable, responsible large business offeror whose proposal, conforming to this solicitation offers the Best Value to the Government.

B. Offerors should assure that proposals are submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in clause FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions and Section L of this solicitation. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, exhibits, attachments, and Specifications

C. Offerors shall propose unit prices for all items on the Bid Schedule (Section B of the solicitation). Any offer that fails to cite a price for each item or fails to make an entry may be rejected as nonconforming to this solicitation.

D. In accordance with FAR 9.104-1(a), the contracting officer must make a determination that a prospective contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them prior to award. The Government requests an advanced copy of this information submitted by the offeror on the Appendix C form(s) in regards to having, or the ability to obtain, adequate financial resources to cover the contract. Information submitted on Appendix C form(s) is not a technical factor and will not be evaluated under Price Proposal or Past Performance. Rather, this information is required by the FAR in order to be eligible for award and is submitted in advance to expedite the contracting officer’s determination of contractor responsibility prior to contract award.

E. Only Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) offers will be evaluated for FFP Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). An offer using a sliding price scale or subject to escalation based on any contingency for FFP designated CLINs will not be accepted.

F. As a condition for contract award, if a large business is the apparent successful selected offeror, that large business will be required to provide to the Contracting Officer a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 19.704 and FAR 52.219-9. The PCO will review the Subcontracting plan for adequacy, ensuring that the required information, goals, and assurances are included (see FAR 19.704).

II. The evaluation process will proceed as follows:

A. Price Evaluation: Initially, offers will be ranked according to their Total Evaluated Prices (TEPs).

The offeror’s proposed Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) prices will be determined by multiplying the “Number of Units” provided by the Government in the Bid Schedule (Attachment 3) by the “Price Per Unit” identified by the offeror in the Bid Schedule to determine the amount for each CLIN. Each Bid Schedule line item will be evaluated for price reasonableness. As part of the price evaluation, all CLIN “Amounts” will be added together (summed) to establish and offeror’s overall TEP for the acquisition. Furthermore, as part of the price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding six (6) months of the Offeror's final option period price to the Offeror's total price. Offerors are required only to price the base and option periods.

Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six month extension of services period.

The Government may exercise the Extension of Services at the end of last option performance period, utilizing the rates of that performance period.

Price will be reviewed and evaluated based on the CLINs shown within solicitation Part I, Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices which begins on the page following the SF 1442- Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

The Offeror's Price proposal will be evaluated, using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 15.404, in order to determine if it is reasonable. Once the Contracting Officer has determined that adequate price competition exists within this source selection price fair and reasonableness will be evaluated, at a minimum, based on the comparison of the offeror’s overall TEP with all other competitive offerors’ overall TEPs received in response to the solicitation.

The evaluation of the Task Order 0001 will not be used to determine the overall TEP. The first task order shall be evaluated after selection of awardee for the basic contract. Only the awardee for the basic 5 year IDIQ contract will have Task Order 0001 evaluated for purposes of meeting the minimum requirement. Rates shall be proposed in accordance with the base year.

After the proposals are ranked by price, the past performance evaluation will proceed as defined in Section B.

B. Past Performance Evaluation: Using the information provided in Volume II, Past Performance Proposal and Volume III, Past Performance References (Appendix A’s) and completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Appendix B’s) and other available information, the Contracting Officer shall seek recent and relevant performance information on all offerors based on (1) the past and present efforts provided by the offeror and (2) data independently obtained from other Government, commercial and other sources.

1. Recent Definition: Ongoing contracts with a performance history, and contracts completed within three (3) years from the issue date of this solicitation (see Standard Form 1442, Block 3). Past performance that does not meet the definition of recent shall not be evaluated.

2. Relevancy Definition: Performance of paving work which is the same or similar in scope, magnitude, trade, and complexity, as described in the solicitation, including the specifications and drawings, contract type, contract environment, subcontractor interaction, and price.

3. The Government reserves the right to seek information on higher priced offerors if none of the lower priced offerors receive a Substantial Confidence performance confidence assessment. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the Government to assess the likelihood that the offeror will successfully perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. The Government will conduct a performance confidence assessment based upon past performance of the offerors as it relates to the probability of successfully performing the solicitation requirements. This evaluation will include the contractor’s record of (i) conforming to the specifications and contract requirements, (ii) management of the project, (iii) reasonable and cooperative behavior and performance and commitment to customer satisfaction, and (iv) quality control. The assessment process will result in an overall performance confidence assessment rating of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence, or Unknown Confidence, as defined in Table 1.0.

4. The Government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror’s performance deemed recent and relevant to the requirements of this RFP. The Government will use information submitted by the offeror on Appendix A and Appendix B forms, the Past Performance Proposal and other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, to assess past performance. In the case that information submitted for a project on Appendix B is contradictory with information pulled out of the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS) the information from CCASS will take precedence. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the current acquisition; however, past performance regarding predecessor companies or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will NOT be rated as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror.

5. Offerors submitting past performance information regarding predecessor companies or subcontractors are highly encouraged to provide sufficient details regarding them to allow the Government to fully evaluate the relative value of the information. For example, but not limited to, how is the past performance of a predecessor company or subcontractor recent and relevant to the determination of this offeror’s ability to perform this contract? Provide full details of any subcontractor’s involvement on this work effort.

6. Offerors with no recent and relevant past or present performance history or the offeror’s performance record is so limited that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned shall receive the rating "Unknown Confidence," meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Definitions for Performance Confidence Assessments and Relevancy are as defined below:

Table 1.0 – Performance Confidence Assessments

Performance Confidence Assessments Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, The Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, The Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, The Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Table 2.0 – Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Definitions

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Definitions Very Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

7. In evaluating past performance, the Government reserves the right to give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this RFP.

C. Best Value Determination: Offerors will be initially ranked from lowest TEP to the highest TEP.

1. If the proposal with the lowest TEP is determined to be reasonable, is judged to have an overall Substantial Confidence performance rating, and the offeror is determined to be responsible, that offer represents the Best Value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award will be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

2. IF THE LOWEST TEP OFFER IS NOT JUDGED TO HAVE AN OVERALL SUBSTANTIAL

CONFIDENCE PEFORMANCE RATING THE EVALUATION WILL CONTINUE AS FOLLOWS:

a. If the lowest TEP acceptable offer is reasonable, but does not have a confidence rating of Substantial Confidence, the next lowest TEP acceptable offer will be evaluated and the process will continue until an offeror whose price is reasonable receives a confidence rating of Substantial Confidence overall for past performance.

b. The Source Selection Authority shall then make an integrated assessment Best Value award decision by determining if the Best Value to the Government is to pay a higher price for a higher past performance assessment rating. The Government reserves the following rights:

(i). To award a contract to the lowest TEP offeror who has Substantial Confidence Rating;

(ii). To award to higher TEP offeror who has Substantial Confidence Rating;

(iii). To award a contract to the lowest TEP offeror who has at least a Satisfactory Confidence Rating.

3. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions and Section L of this solicitation. Offeror’s may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (for example, the relevance of past performance information) or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system.

Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

4. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if later the Contracting Officer determines this to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers, if such, is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in received offers.

5. Rejection of Unrealistic Offers: The Government may reject any proposal that is assessed to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low in price, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program. Proposals that are unrealistic in terms of price may be rejected at any time during the evaluation process.

Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make an award based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. The offeror's initial proposal should reflect their best effort.