Amendment_7_SF1449_COCESS.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

CLIN 1002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

CLIN 2002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

CLIN 3002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

CLIN 4002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

CLIN 5002

The CLIN extended description has changed from The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. See Price Schedule in Exhibit A. to The contractor shall provide all requested firm fixed price materials to support a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) located on Minot Air Force Base. The contractor shall acquire, issue, deliver, and store a variety of material, equipment, parts, and supplies for construction and repair in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW) paragraphs 1.3., 1.4.5.2. and 5.13. These items will be for use by authorized government employees. The contractor shall perform to the all standards in the contract, federal regulations; as well as, in accordance with the SOW. Attachment 2 – Fixed Price List shall be filled in and included with the proposal for the CLIN total. Note - The quantity amounts listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages..

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

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 technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts, Part I – Price Proposal, Part II - Technical Proposal, and Part III - Past Performance.

B.

The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined there is a probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the CO will review this determination and if, in the CO’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the CO to determine the reasonableness of the price.

C.

Specific Instructions:

1. PART I – FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than fifteen (15) pages.

Technical Proposals will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis by sub-factors.

(a) Sub-Factor 1 - Quality Control Plan

DESCRIPTION: Offeror must provide a detailed Quality Control Plan which shall address all requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). The plan must also address methods to be used for identifying and preventing damages/claims before the performance becomes unacceptable. The plan shall also include procedures to identify unfavorable performance trends, problem areas, and the corrective actions that would be taken. As part of the QCP, Offerors must include an Inventory Process Plan to ensure minimum levels of fixed price items are available in the onsite inventory. The plan must include a remedy process for vendors who fail to deliver items by the assigned delivery dates as well as a remedy process for items not delivered by the required delivery date.

(b) Subfactor 2 - Management/Manpower Plan

DESCRIPTION: The offeror shall provide a management staffing approach that adequately provides personnel qualified to meet the requirements of the SOW. This should include retention of personnel, organization structure, and related commercial and/or government experience supporting COCESS. The offeror shall submit a realistic manpower schedule that adequately depicts personnel by labor/skills to include a hiring and retention objective enabling contract performance at Minot AFB, ND. Offeror shall include personnel position(s) responsible for tracking all item orders, inventory, and backorders to include a direct chain of supervision for inquiries or concerns.

(c) Subfactor 3 – Item Pricing Structure

DESCRIPTION: The offeror shall provide a pricing structure that details how the contractor will provide pricing for fixed and non-fixed price items. The plan shall state the contractor’s usage of wholesale, GSA, and commercial pricing abilities within product categories.

(d) Subfactor 4 - Price Exhibit Brand Name or Equal/Origins

DESCRIPTION: All items on Attachment 2 – Fixed Price Items List, are considered “brand name or equal” IAW FAR 11.104. If the item is considered “equal”, offerors shall complete the Product Description column fill-in with manufacturer, part number, and salient characteristics. To ensure compliance with World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement, DFARS 252.225-7021, all offerors must complete the country of origin column fill-in for each line item. The offeror shall provide the country of origin for each line item on the Price Fixed Item List, in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7021.

2. PART II – FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE - Will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis.

(a) A Past Performance Information Form (PIF), Attachment 3, is provided with the solicitation for offerors to send to a maximum of three (3) references of their choice. PIF references who have returned the questionnaires will be used in the past performance evaluation. Please note that the PIF will only be accepted if it’s received directly from the reference, and the PIF must also be received by the offeror due date and time.

(b) The US Government will consider and evaluate offeror's past performance information, to include the PIF, which are deemed recent and relevant for the requirements of this RFP. The Government will also use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources to assess performance. Recent and Relevant is defined in the subparagraph below:

i. Recency Assessment: An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past 5 years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

ii. Relevancy Assessment: The Government will conduct an evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine whether the provided services performed under those contracts relate to similar work and magnitude as those required by this solicitation. Consideration will be given to:

The offeror performing as a prime contractor for COCESS or supplying hardware store items as a one-stop shop for customers with an annual value of at least $1M per year having similar project size, complexity and function as those required by this solicitation.

In determining the relevancy of effort performed under individual past performance contracts, the government will only consider the specific effort or portion consistent with that proposed by the prime. Projects/contracts performed by contractors other than the offeror, such as teaming partners or subcontractors, will not be evaluated as prime contractor experience or past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement. For the purposes of evaluating prime contractor experience and past performance the prime contractor is defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of the SF 1449. The past performance information forms (PIFs) and information obtained from sources will be used to establish the relevancy of past performance. The Government will use the following relevancy definitions when assessing recent, relevant contracts:

(c) Teaming arrangements are characterized by two or more business entities that are working together under the representation of one of the existing business entities for the duration of a contract. A teaming arrangement is not a formal merger of two or more business entities. The government recognizes the validity and integrity of teaming arrangements as detailed in FAR Subpart 9.6. All offerors are encouraged to review FAR Subpart 9.6 to acquaint themselves with its details. Since the government can only determine the responsibility of the prime contractor per FAR 9.604(b), in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, offerors must identify in their offer any teaming arrangement to be considered and completely identify the relationships/responsibilities of the teaming members.

(d) Joint ventures are characterized as two or more business entities that have been merged to create one business entity with equal responsibility during the course of the contract. If this is a first time Joint Venture, please submit past/present performance information on a maximum of three (3) projects total by any business entity in the arrangement as identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

3. PART III – FACTOR 3 - PRICE PROPOSAL

(a) Complete the “Signature of Offeror/Contractor” part of the Standard Form 1449 in Blocks 30a, 30b, and 30c. An authorized official of the firm must sign the Standard Form 1449. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. These sections constitute the model contract.

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in the SF 1449 for Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 including all option periods, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001. The proposal(s) must be submitted for a base year plus all Option periods. Offerors are required to submit a price that represents an accurate reflection for the required service.

(c) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Attachment 2 – Fixed Price Items Listing, for each item to include the base year and all option years (Submit as a Microsoft Excel document). The offeror must also complete the Standard Form 1449 Continuation Sheet by entering the total of each year from Attachment 2 – Fixed Price Items Listing. The amount will be entered in CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002 and 5002. The information (quantity amounts) listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All offeror’s inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages.

(a) Do not fill in any prices for CLIN 0003 or corresponding Option Year CLINs (1003, 2003, 3003, 4003, or 5003). The Government will insert a Not to Exceed amount in the contract for these CLINs. These CLINs shall not exceed 20% of the actual amount paid on CLINs X001 & CLIN X002 in the resulting contract each year.

(b) Insert proposed price for Emergency Support Services in the SF 1449 for base period to include all option periods (CLINs 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, 4004, and 5004 respectively). Offeror’s are required to submit a price that represents an accurate reflection for the required service.

(c) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in the SF 1449 Clauses Incorporated by Full Text.

(d) A letter of authorization for the Contracting Officer to verify the offeror’s financial responsibility (Attachment 4). Include name, address, and phone numbers for financial institutions to include points of contact.

(e) Acknowledgement of all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the SF 30 (amendment form). Submit Attachment 2, Fixed Price List in Microsoft Excel format.

D. General Information:

1. Format for proposal parts I & II shall be as follows:

(a) The proposals will be 8 1/2” x 11” paper or standard A4 paper, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”.

(b) A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

(c) Typing shall not be less than 10 point.

(d) Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

2. NO SITE VISIT WILL BE CONDUCTED.

3. Offeror should allow sufficient time to arrive and submit the proposals to Contracting Office PRIOR to the set closing time whether by electronic means or mailed. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with the provisions established in FAR 15.208 “Late Submission, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals”. If gate access is not granted, please contact the CO immediately. The contractors are responsible for coordinating and processing gate pass requests in a timely manner. The USAF shall not be held accountable. The USAF shall not be responsible for delays due to in-processing or out-processing the base.

4. All contractors’ questions in response to this solicitation must be emailed to terry.agena@us.af.mil and angela.klein@us.af.mil no later than 5 days prior to the offeror due date. The US Government will not be held responsible for answering any questions after this time.

5. This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals. Offerors’ proposals must include all data and information requested by this solicitation and must be submitted and conducted in strict accordance with these instructions. Non-conformance with the specific organization, content, and page limitations may result in mis-evaluation of proposals, or depending on the magnitude of the non-conformance, the proposals may be eliminated from further consideration.

6. The proposal must be completed and returned no later than the proposal due date and time listed on the Solicitation SF 1449 block 8. to:

5 CONS/LGCS

Attn: MSgt Terry Agena and Ms. Angela Klein, FA4528-15-R-0003

165 MISSILE AVENUE

MINOT AFB ND 58705-5027

Or E-Mailed to: terry.agena@us.af.mil or angela.klein@us.af.mil

7. Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this effort. Therefore, proposal acceptance period must be valid through 31 July 2016. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

A. SOURCE SELECTION

1. Basis for Contract Award: This is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection conducted in accordance with 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), DoD Source Selection Procedures, Appendix A, 04 March 2011 and Air Force Mandatory Procedures 5315.3 dated 04 May 2011. These regulations are available electronically at the Air Force (AF) FARSite, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The Government will select the proposal with the lowest evaluated price from among those meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors. A contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, as supplemented, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by 52.212-1 Addendum of this solicitation) and is judged, based on the evaluation factors and subfactors, to represent the lowest price technically acceptable proposal. While the Government will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective; therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

2. Number of Contracts to be Awarded: The Government intends to award 1 contract for a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store at Minot AFB, ND.

3. Discussions: If, during the evaluation period, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, offeror responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs) and the Final Proposal Revision (FPR) will be considered in making the source selection decision. If the offeror’s proposal has been evaluated as acceptable at the time discussions are closed, any changes or exceptions in the Final Proposal Revision are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the offeror’s proposal will be determined unacceptable and ineligible for award.

4. Solicitation Requirements, Terms and Conditions: Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or subfactors. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions unacceptable.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS

1. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors: The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal. The Government will evaluate proposals for acceptability, but will not rank the proposals by the non-price factors or subfactors.

Factor 1: Technical

Subfactor 1: Quality Control Plan

Subfactor 2: Management/Manpower Plan

Subfactor 3: Item Pricing Structure Subfactor 4: Price Exhibit Brand Name or Equal/Origins Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Price

2. Technical Factor: The Government’s technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical proposals on an acceptable or unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described below for each subfactor. Any subfactor evaluated as “Unacceptable” will render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore, ineligible for award. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

TABLE 1 - TECHNICAL RATINGS

The proposals shall be evaluated against the following technical subfactors:

Subfactor 1: Quality Control Plan

Description: Offeror must provide a detailed Quality Control Plan which shall addresses all requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). The plan must also address methods to be used for identifying and preventing damages/claims before the performance becomes unacceptable. The plan shall also include procedures to identify unfavorable performance trends, problem areas, and the corrective actions that would be taken. As part of the QCP, Offerors must include an Inventory Process Plan to ensure minimum levels of fixed price items are available in the onsite inventory. The plan must include a remedy process for vendors who fail to deliver items by the assigned delivery dates as well as a remedy process for items not delivered by the required delivery date.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the QCP demonstrates an effective performance/quality monitoring system that addresses all requirements of the SOW and will enable the contractor to identify and correct their own errors/discrepancies. The QCP must also include an Inventory Plan for Store Stock items and delivery processes/corrections to issues.

Subfactor 2: Management/Manpower Plan

Description: The offeror shall provide a management staffing approach that adequately provides personnel qualified to meet the requirements of the SOW. This should include retention of personnel, organization structure, and related commercial and/or government experience supporting COCESS. The offeror shall submit a realistic manpower schedule that adequately depicts personnel by labor/skills to include a hiring and retention objective enabling contract performance at Minot AFB, ND. Offeror shall include personnel position(s) responsible for tracking all item orders, inventory, and backorders to include a direct chain of supervision for inquiries or concerns.

Measure of Merit: An acceptable rating is met when the plan demonstrates an appropriate Contract Manager and personnel who can adequately fulfill the requirements of the SOW, along with retention plan and hiring processes. Provide information on the individual’s name, title, duty, years of experience and experience level relating to similar projects in size and scope on key personnel.

Subfactor 3: Item Pricing Structure

Description: The offeror shall provide a pricing structure that details how the contractor will provide pricing for fixed and non-fixed price items. The plan shall state the contractor’s usage of wholesale, GSA, and commercial pricing abilities within product categories.

Measure of Merit: An acceptable rating is met when the structure demonstrates a clear, consistent, and reasonable pricing structure and explains the contractor’s ability to obtain and offer products at less than retail price.

Subfactor 4: Price Exhibit Brand Name or Equal/Origins

Description: The offeror shall complete the Product Description column fill-in with manufacturer, part number, and salient characteristics. The “or equal” description will be evaluated to ensure the item meets the Government’s need. To ensure compliance with World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), DFARS 252.225-7021, the offeror shall complete the country of origin column fill-in for each line item on the Fixed Price Item List (Attachment 2).

Measure of Merit: An acceptable rating is met when all “or equal” items are considered acceptable by the Government’s technical team, and all items’ origins meet the WTO GPA compliance.

3. Past Performance Factor: The Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. Offerors must receive a past performance rating of “Acceptable” to be eligible for award.

(a) Ratings. The Past Performance factor will receive one of the ratings described below.

TABLE 2- PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

(b) Evaluation Process: The past performance evaluation considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the solicitation requirements. In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the offeror’s Past Performance proposal volume and information obtained from other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to: the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), or other databases; and interviews/questionnaires with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and commercial sources.

i. Recency Assessment: An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past 5 years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

ii. Relevancy Assessment: The Government will conduct an evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine whether the products provided/services performed under those contracts relate to similar work and magnitude as those required by this solicitation. Consideration will be given to:

(1) The offeror performed as the prime contractor, performing COCESS or supplied hardware store items as a one-stop shop for customers with an annual value of at least $1M per year having similar project size, complexity and function as those required by this solicitation.

In determining the relevancy of effort performed under individual past performance contracts, the government will only consider the specific effort or portion consistent with that proposed by the prime. Projects/contracts performed by contractors other than the offeror, such as teaming partners or subcontractors, will not be evaluated as prime contractor experience or past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement. For the purposes of evaluating prime contractor experience and past performance, the prime contractor is defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of the SF 1449. The past performance information forms (PIFs) and information obtained from sources will be used to establish the relevancy of past performance. The Government will use the following relevancy definitions when assessing recent, relevant contracts:

TABLE 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATINGS

iii. Performance Quality Assessment - The Government will consider the performance quality of recent, relevant efforts (how well the contractor performed on the contracts). For each recent, relevant past performance citation reviewed, the performance quality of the work performed will be assessed for the Technical subfactors and Price Factor (however, all aspects of performance that relate to this acquisition may be considered). The quality assessment may result in positive or adverse findings. Adverse is defined as past performance information that supports an unsatisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comment received from sources without a formal rating system. For adverse information identified, the evaluation will consider the number and severity of the problem(s), mitigating circumstances, and the effectiveness of corrective actions that have resulted in sustained improvements. Process changes will only be considered when objectively measurable improvements in performance have been demonstrated. The Government will use the following quality levels when assessing recent, relevant efforts:

TABLE 4 – PAST PERFORMANCE QUALITY ASSESSMENT

(c) Assigning Ratings. As a result of the relevancy and performance quality assessments of the recent contracts evaluated, offerors will receive an integrated past performance rating at the factor level (see Table 2). More recent performance will have a greater impact on the Past Performance rating than less recent effort.

4. Price Factor: Offerors whose price is determined to be unreasonable, unbalanced, or unrealistic may not be considered for award. An Offeror’s proposed prices will be evaluated by multiplying the line item quantity by the proposed unit price for each Line Item Number to confirm the extended amount for each. Unit prices will prevail. The price evaluation will document the reasonableness and completeness of the proposed total evaluated price.

(d) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in the SF 1449, for Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 including all option periods, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001. The proposal(s) must be submitted for a base year plus all Option periods. Offeror’s are required to submit a price that represents an accurate reflection for the required service. The unit prices will be multiplied by the quantity to determine the extended line item price. Unit prices will prevail.

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Attachment 2 – Fixed Price Items Listing for each item to include the base year and all option years. The Price Exhibit line item extended price will be determined by multiplying the unit price by the quantity. Each Price Exhibit line items extended prices will then be totaled to arrive at the total price for CLIN 0002 including option periods. The Government reserves the right to evaluate each Price Exhibit line item unit price, extended price, and total price of all line items. The information (quantity amounts) listed in the Fixed Price List are based on historical data and shall be utilized for evaluation purposes only. All offeror’s inputted prices, however, shall be considered final. The Government will not entertain any price redeterminations after award for any material underage/overages.

(c) Non-Priced Items, Not to Exceed (NTE) CLIN X003 for the base and all options will not be priced by the offeror and therefore will not be evaluated by the Government.

(d) Insert proposed price for Emergency Support Services in the SF 1449 for base period to include all option periods. An offeror’s proposed prices will be determined by multiplying the unit prices by the quantities to confirm the extended amount for each. Unit prices will prevail. The proposal(s) must be submitted for a base year plus all Option periods.

(e) The totals for CLINs X001, X002, and X004 including option periods will then be added together to arrive at the total evaluated price (including the six month option period-see note (f) below). The offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated for award purposes based upon the total price proposed for basic requirements (basic award) and all options.

(f) The Option to Extend Services Clause 52.217-8 will also be evaluated for the Offerors’ proposed prices. The 52.217-8 extension of services will be added/calculated to the offeror’s price proposal by utilizing 6 months of pricing from the final option year. Unit prices would remain unchanged. In addition, if the option were exercised after award, the actual prices used in the extension will be the prices from the prior option year.

(g) Reasonableness: The offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated to ensure it is fair and reasonable pursuant to FAR 15.404. For additional information see FAR 31.201-3.

(h) Unbalanced Pricing: The Government will analyze proposals to determine whether they are unbalanced with respect to prices and separately priced line items in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. An offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

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