Solicitation_FA5682-14-R-0004_AMENDMENT_0001.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO:

· EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS,

· CHANGE THE “NOTICE TO OFFERORS” IN SF1442, BLOCK 10,

· CHANGE THE “NOTICE TO OFFERORS” IN SECTION B,

· REPLACE PROJECT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY,

· REPLACE CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE BREAKDOWN FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS AND

· ADD PROVISION L-02 TO SECTION L.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 11-Apr-2014 12:00 AM to 15-Apr-2014 04:00 PM.

The offeror acceptance period has decreased by 4 from 172 to 168.

The required performance has changed from PROJECT ASHE 09-1012 RENEWABLE: INSTALL SOLAR HEATING PANELS, 4 DORMS, FAC# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 AREA F, AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY.1. SEE SECTION J FOR APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS IDENTIFYING NO. AND DATE2. SEE SECTION L PROVISION 52.236-27 FOR SITE VISIT DATE, TIME & PLACE OF CONVENING3. THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION WORK IS BETWEEN $250,000.00 AND $500,000.004. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: "FUNDS ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE UNDER THIS SOLICITATION UNTIL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. FY14 FUNDS MAY NOT BE IMMEDITELY AVAILABLE WITHIN USAFE TO FUND THIS PROJECT, SO BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD SHOULD BE VALID THROUGH 30 SEP 14. IN THE EVENT OF UNFORESEEN BUDGET ANOMALIES AND AS A RESULT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011, THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL BIDS.” to PROJECT ASHE 09-1012 RENEWABLE: INSTALL SOLAR HEATING PANELS, 4 DORMS, FAC# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 AREA F, AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY.1. SEE SECTION J FOR APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS IDENTIFYING NO. AND DATE2. SEE SECTION L PROVISION 52.236-27 FOR SITE VISIT DATE, TIME & PLACE OF CONVENING3. THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION WORK IS BETWEEN $250,000.00 AND $500,000.004. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: "WHILE FY14 FUNDS MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WITHIN USAFE TO FUND THIS PROJECT, FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR IN THE FY14 FINANCIAL PLAN AND BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD SHOULD BE VALID THROUGH 30 SEP 14. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE UNDER THIS SOLICITATION UNTIL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF UNFORESEEN BUDGET ANOMALIES AND AS A RESULT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011, THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL BIDS.”.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0001

The CLIN extended description has changed from THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION, SUPERVISION AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY WORK TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT HEREIN LISTED AT THE PRICE STATED HEREUNDER AND STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION J HEREIN.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROJECT ASHE 09-1012 RENEWABLE: INSTALL SOLAR HEATING PANELS, 4 DORMS, FAC# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 AREA F, AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY - REVISION #1 to THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION, SUPERVISION AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY WORK TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT HEREIN LISTED AT THE PRICE STATED HEREUNDER AND STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION J HEREIN.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROJECT ASHE 09-1012 RENEWABLE: INSTALL SOLAR HEATING PANELS, 4 DORMS, FAC# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 AREA F, AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY - REVISION #2.

The following have been modified:

NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1) All quantities indicated in the project documents furnished by the Government, including the construction cost breakdown, are estimates and the Government shall not be held responsible for the accuracy of the estimated quantities. The contract shall require a completed project on a lump sum basis. It is the responsibility of the offeror to calculate, foresee and perform all quantities of work manifestly necessary to deliver a complete project based on its overall scope.

2) The contractor shall be in possession of a current SOA throughout the entire performance of the contract.

3) All prices shall be in Euro currency.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The following have been modified:

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS – CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

The following documents are an integral part of this contract:

a. Attachment 1:

Master Technical Specifications for Construction Projects Aviano Air Base, Aviano, Italy, dated November 2005

b. Attachment 2:

Aviano AB Design Guide 2011 Revision including Annexes

c. Attachment 3:

Technical Specifications Project ASHE 09-1012 Renewable: Install Solar Heating Panels, 4 Dorms, Fac# 1423, 1424, 1425,1426 Area F, Aviano Air Base, Italy – Revision #2 marked Statement of Work – Rev #2 and dated Apr 2014.

- 16 pages including cover page and attachments 1 and 2

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following have been modified:

252.204-7007 ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2013)

Substitute the following paragraphs (d) and (e) for paragraph (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8:

(d)(1) The following representations or certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) database are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country. Applies to all solicitations expected to result in contracts of $150,000 or more.

(ii) 252.209-7003, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus--Representation. Applies to all solicitations with institutions of higher education.

(iii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment--Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be performed wholly or in part in a foreign country, and a foreign government controls wage rates or material prices and may during contract performance impose a mandatory change in wages or prices of materials.

(iv) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform. Applies to all solicitations when performance will be wholly or in part in a foreign country.

(v) 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Italy.

(vi) 252.229-7013, Tax Exemptions (Spain)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Spain.

(2) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

____ (i) 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

____ (ii) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ (iii) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

____ (iv) 252.225-7022, Trade Agreements Certificate--Inclusion of Iraqi End Products.

____ (v) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.

____ (vi) 252.225-7035, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

____ Use with Alternate II.

____ Use with Alternate III.

____ Use with Alternate IV.

____ Use with Alternate V.

X (vii) 252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea. Applies to all solicitations except those for direct purchase of ocean transportation services or those with an anticipated value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

(e) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM Web site at https://www.acquisition.gov/. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in FAR 52.204-8(c) and paragraph (d) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer, and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below ____ [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by provision number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications located in the SAM database.

(End of provision)

The following have been deleted:

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

L-01.

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 technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. 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 Information.

B. The contracting officer 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 data 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 cost data to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

C. Specific Instructions:

1. PART I – PRICE PROPOSAL - Submit original only

(a) Complete blocks 14, 15, 16, 19 (only if amendments are issued) and 20A through 20C of the RFP Section A, SF1442 In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP Sections A through K. These sections constitute the model contract.

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Section B for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) using the amount resulting from the completion of the Construction Cost Estimate breakdown form. The extended amount must equal the whole Euro unit price multiplied by the number of units.

(c) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in Sections I through K.

(d) The entire solicitation Sections A through M as well as the form Construction Cost Estimate breakdown shall be returned in their entirety.

2.

PART II – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than 40 pages (excluding Government released documents which are not subject to any page limitation restriction). Submit original only.

(a) Subfactor1 – Qualification Certification: Submit current SOA certification for category OG11 and/or OS28 and classification adequate to cover offeror’s proposed amount for project performance.

(b) Subfactor 2 - Experience: Submit offeror’s experience with the same work/trades and complexity as the instant requirement. The offeror must submit evidence of at least two (2) contracts performed within the last five (5) years from the date of proposal that involved substantially the same work/trades and complexity as the instant requirement.

(c) Subfactor 3 – Legal Standing: Submit documentation that satisfies offeror capacity to comply with law requirements concerning payments and social insurance requirements: the acceptable documentation is represented by a copy of the “Documento Unico di Regolarita’ Contributiva (DURC)” for personnel (direct hire and/or self employed/subcontractors). This document must not be older than 90 calendar days from the date of the offer.

(d) Subfactor 4 – Technical Data: Submit catalog extracts, technical characteristics of the solar panels and a technical schematic proposal /solution/improvement (concept drawing) representing the technical solution the offeror intends to use, as indicated in par. 1 of the Technical Specifications Project ASHE 09-1012 Renewable: Install Solar Heating Panels, 4 Dorms, Fac# 1423, 1424, 1425,1426 Area F, Aviano Air Base, Italy – Revision #2. The documentation submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow the Government evaluation team to ascertain beyond any reasonable doubt total compliance with the requirements set forth in the Project Technical Specifications.

3.

PART III – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - Limited to no more than 2 pages per contract listed. Only references for relevant past efforts/contracts are desired. Submit original only.

(a) Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in the Past Five Years: Provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for relevant past efforts/contracts (similar in scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires). In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc.

(b) Performance Surveys: The government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror's performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and any other sources of information available to the Government to assess past performance. Provide a list of no more than two (2), of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last five (5) years. Relevant contracts include all projects performed for this type of work (SOA category OG11 and/or OS28) and magnitude of work performance. The evaluation of past performance information will not take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition. Furnish the following information for each contract listed:

(i) Company/Division name

(ii) Product/Service

(iii) Contracting Agency/Customer

(iv) Contract Number

(v) Contract Euro Value

(vi) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, address, FAX & telephone number of the contracting officer

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

(ix) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past relevant contracts.

(c) 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.

D. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the RFP (CLINs & PWS) and government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

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

3. Any limitation on the number of proposal pages. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this Section L will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the proposal.

4. Format for proposal Parts II and III shall be as follows:

(a) The proposals will be no bigger than A4 size paper except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed A3 size paper.

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

(c) Typing shall not be less than 12 pitch.

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

L-02.

CURRENCY

A. All prices in response to this solicitation will be in Euro currency.

B. The Contracting Officer has determined that submission of offers in U.S. currency is not required for this solicitation to be entered into and performed outside of the United States. Therefore the requirement for U.S. currency at provision 52.215-1(c)(5) is not applicable to this solicitation.

52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA OR INFORMATION OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)—ALTERNATE IV (OCT 2010)

(a) Submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required.

(b) Provide data described below

Completed Construction Cost Estimate Breakdown – Revision #2

(End of provision)

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

M001 SOURCE SELECTION

a. 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 27 March 2013. 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. Contract(s) may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the 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 Section L 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; and therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

b. Number of Contracts to be Awarded

The Government intends to award one contract for the performance of Project ASHE 09-1012 Renewable: Install Solar Heating Panels,4 Dorms, Fac# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 Area F, Aviano Air Base, Italy.

c. 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 be determined unacceptable and ineligible for award.

d. 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.

M002 EVALUATION FACTORS

a. 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: Qualification certification

Subfactor 2: Experience

Subfactor 3: Legal Standing

Subfactor 4: Technical data

Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Price

b. 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, unawardable. 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: Qualification certification

Description: This subfactor evaluates offeror’s SOA certification for category OG11 and/or OS28 and classification adequate to cover offeror’s proposed amount for project performance.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal provides a copy of a current SOA certification for category OG11 and/or OS28 and classification adequate to cover offeror’s proposed amount for project performance.

Subfactor 2: Experience

Description: This subfactor evaluates offeror’s experience with the same work/trades and complexity as the instant requirement.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal includes evidence of at least two (2) contracts performed within the last five (5) years from the date of proposal that involved substantially the same work/trades and complexity as the instant requirement.

Subfactor 3: Legal Standing

Description: This subfactor evaluates offerors capacity to comply with law requirements concerning payments and social insurance requirements.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal includes a copy of the “Documento Unico di Regolarita’ Contributiva (DURC)” for personnel (direct hire and/or self employed/subcontractors). This document must not be older than 90 calendar days from the date of the offer.

Subfactor 4: Technical Data

Description: This subfactor evaluates offerors capacity to comply with the requirements of the Technical Specifications.

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal includes catalog extracts, technical characteristics of the solar panels and a technical schemati proposal/solution/improvement (concept drawing) as indicated in par. 1 of the Technical Specifications Project ASHE 09-1012 Renewable: Install Solar Heating Panels,4 Dorms, Fac# 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426 Area F, Aviano Air Base, Italy – Revision #2. The documentation submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow the Government evaluation team to ascertain beyond any reasonable doubt total compliance with the requirements set forth in the Project Technical Specifications.

c. 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. Only the past performance effort which is related to the work the offeror is proposing to perform will contribute to the confidence assessment

(1) 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.”

(2) 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); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and interviews/questionnaires with Program Managers, Contracting Officers and Fee Determining Officials, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), 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 five (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 the Technical subfactors and Price factor. For each recent past performance citation reviewed, the relevance of the work performed will generally be assessed for the Technical subfactors and Price Factor (however, all aspects of performance that relate to this acquisition may be considered). Consideration will be given to all projects performed for this type of work (SOA category OG11 and/or OS28) and magnitude of work performance. A relevancy determination of the offeror’s past performance will be made based upon the aforementioned considerations, including joint venture partner(s) and major and critical subcontractor(s). 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, subcontractor or teaming partner. The past performance information forms (PIFs) and information obtained from other 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

(3) 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.

d. Price Factor

Offerors whose price is determined to be unreasonable, unbalanced, or unaffordable may not be considered for award.

(1) The offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated for award purposes, based upon the total price proposed for basic requirements.

(2) 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.

(3) Affordability: The Government will evaluate whether each offeror’s Cost/Price proposal is affordable by comparing the total proposed price to the budgetary information included in the solicitation. The evaluation shall be made on the basis of a comparison between the total price and the total budgetary information included in the solicitation.

(End of Summary of Changes)