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Question 2

Question: What information should accompany offeror’s quotation of pricing on Combined Synopsis Solicitation FA8132-19-Q-1908 Amendment 01?

Potential offerors are to present information, with offeror’s quotation of pricing, which information documents the offeror’s technical capability, as stated on page 6 of Combined Synopsis Solicitation FA8132-19-Q-1908 Amendment 01, under clause 52.212-2 in Technical Subfactor 1: Special Qualifications:

52.212-2 Evaluation,

a. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. This acquisition will evaluate based on the lowest priced offer that can fulfill the described requirement. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Technical

The subfactor within the technical factor will receive one of the ratings described below based on the criteria listed below. Individual subfactor ratings will be used to determine the overall technical acceptability of each offeror. To be determined technically acceptable at the factor level, the Offeror must be rated acceptable in each subfactor. A final unacceptable subfactor assessment will determine an overall technical unacceptable rating.

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Technical Subfactor 1: Special Qualifications

The Government will assess the Offeror’s proposed Special Qualifications. The subfactor minimum is met when the Offeror’s proposal thoroughly substantiates all the following essential components, with little potential for disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance:

Technical Capability:

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL RO SYSTEMS

Capacity: 100+ GPM

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH PRETREATMENT SYSTEMS

Maintaining a Antiscalant Pretreatment System and Replacing Sodium Bisulfate Antiscalant

Maintaining a Water Softener System and Replacing Water Softener Resin and Salt

Maintaining a Carbon Pretreatment System and Replacing Carbon Media

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH STARTING UP A NEW RO SYSTEM AND

PRETREATMENT COMPONENTS

Successfully starting up a 100+ GPM RO system

Successfully setting proper parameters (varies per RO system)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE CLEANING AND CHANGING MEMBRANES

Has experience cleaning membranes of RO systems 100+ GPM

Has experience changing out membranes of RO systems 100+ GPM

Has successfully detected appropriate times to clean or change out membranes before RO water quality decreased beyond limits (varies per RO system)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH RO SENSORS/GAUGES (LEVEL,

TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, ORP, FLOW)

Has successfully calibrated RO sensors/gauges

Has successfully replaced RO sensors/gauges

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH BASIC MAINTENANCE

Has successfully maintained pumps

Has successfully maintained pre-filter media and filters

Offeror’s Statement Technical Capability shall include a list of previous recipients of services and contact information (name, phone and email address of point of contact), listing at least two recipients.