SECTION_M_FA8212_6JUN2022.pdf

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SECTION M

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD - BEST VALUE

LOWEST PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE WITH PAST PERFORMANCE

EVALUATION

RFP FA8212-22-R-0020

A-10 VENTRAL FIN, RH – 5YR IDIQ

6JUN2022

1. REQUIREMENT A-10 SPARES:

a. PN: 162D611621-1003 NSN: 1560-00-605-4570FJ

2. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications. Failure to properly meet all of the solicitation terms and requirements may result in an offer being determined ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

3. In order to have a complete bid the offeror must have the following in their bid package:

15.1. Formal solicitation/ Request For Proposal (RFP) completed and signed.

15.2. All RFP amendments, page 1 signed.

15.3. Recent/current performance record(s) from Govt source(s) (ie..DCMA office/ Contractor Supplier Risk Report from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE.eb.mil).

15.4. Milestone schedules for all the quoted delivery times in a format that clearly demonstrates the delivery tines are fair and reasonable and the original delivery times can be met. The format must allow the milestone schedules to be attached to SECTION J of the contract.

15.5. Higher level certification ISO 9001.

15.6. Complete SAR package if not a technically qualified source.

3.1. The offeror may also submit with their bid package:

15.1.1. Manufacturer’s OTD and Quality rates based on the record (see 14.3, Source Selection Information)

4. AWARD – BEST VALUE - SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS- Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable that includes past performance evaluation. The final award decision will be based on the best value in accordance with the evaluation criteria’s established herein IAW FAR Part 15.101-2. A single award contract will be awarded as an all or none basis. Best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest total evaluated price.

5. Only one (1) proposal per offeror will be evaluated. The evaluation FACTORS and SUBFACTORS are listed below in descending order of importance.

6. Source Selection Technique 15.101-2, Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable with Satisfactory Past Performance. IAW 15.101-2 and 15.305(a), “Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and the offeror’s ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. An agency shall evaluate competitive proposals and then assess their relative qualities solely on the factors and subfactors specified in the solicitation.” The Government shall seek competitive pricing, delivery and schedules and shall consider all offers and select a responsible source that is technically acceptable with the lowest price for award.

6.1. FACTORS and SUBFACTORS listed by order of importance:

FACTOR 1: Technically Acceptable that includes Past Performance Evaluation. The overall rating for

FACTOR 1 will be “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. FACTOR 1 shall be rated “Unacceptable” if one of the Subfactors below is rated unacceptable.

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SUBFACTOR 1: Technically Qualified Source (rated acceptable or unacceptable). In order to be rated satisfactory the source must be determined technically qualified by contract award per FAR 9.202.

The contract award shall not be extended to qualify new sources. The contract award is scheduled within 30 days after the RFP close-out date. If the offeror is a new source that is not a qualified source the offeror shall submit a complete Source Approval Request (SAR) package with the proposal. The SAR package shall be IAW the RFP posting and IAW AFMCI 23-113, Pre-Award Qualification of New or Additional Parts Sources and the Use of the Source Approval Request (SAR), 31 March 2020.

The Engineering Activity shall evaluate the offeror’s technical qualifications based on the SAR package IAW AFMCI 23-113.

SUBFACTOR 2: Past Performance Evaluation (rated acceptable or unacceptable). IAW

15.304(3)(i) Past performance shall be evaluated in all source selections for negotiated competitive acquisitions expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The past performance shall be based on the past performance information provided by the offeror and other Government resources to determine if the offeror has satisfactory or unsatisfactory past performance (see 6.3.4.

TABLE 1: Past Performance Rating). In order to fairly evaluate the offeror’s past performance the offer shall submit Recent/current performance record(s) from Govt source(s) (ie..DCMA office/ Contractor Supplier Risk Report from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE.eb.mil) with the bid and is highly encouraged to submit their Manufacturer’s Record on-time delivery (OTD) and Quality rating (see 6.3.3.) for comparison and consideration. IAW FAR 15.305(a)(2(ii) the past performance information provided by the offeror and other past performance information and sources shall be considered by the agency.

FACTOR 2: Price. Must be balanced to demonstrate that the offeror understands the requirement. The

Government intends to award the contract to the proposal which provides the best value to the Government according to a best value determination IAW 6.2.

6.2. Best Value. The best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. The evaluation factors and significant subfactors that establish the requirements of acceptability is set forth in the solicitation. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-priced factors.

6.3. Source Selection Factors Information.

6.3.1. Recency is defined within the last 12 months but no later than April 30, 2021 – March 31, 2022.

6.3.2. Relevancy are efforts similar to the Government’s requirement.

6.3.3. Offer may submit the manufacturer’s record OTD and quality rating. The manufacturer’s record must be recent and relevant and must include all DoD contracts for similar requirements for the past 12 months (no later than April 30, 2021 – March 31, 2022). In order to have equal information from offeror to offeror the context of the data must be the same. The manufacturer’s OTD and quality rating must be based on the last contractual due-in date and identify if delivery was on-time or if it was late. The manufacturer will list the problems encountered on the identified contracts and their corrective actions that resulted in satisfactory resolution and/or on-time delivery.

6.3.4. The past performance information provided by the offeror and other past performance shall be evaluated and the offeror’s past performance shall be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable.

TABLE 1: Past Performance Rating: The contracting officer elected to consider past performance as an evaluation factor. It shall be evaluated in accordance with 15.305; However, the comparative assessment in 15.305(a)(2)(i) does not apply. If the contracting officer determines that a small business’ past performance is not acceptable, the matter shall be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency determination, in accordance with the procedures contained in subpart 19.6 and 15 U.S.C.637(b)(7)

Rating Definition

Acceptable

Based on the offeror’s recent/current past performance information and other sources the Government has reasonable confidence that the offeror will deliver quality military aircraft parts on-time, as originally quoted. The offeror will be rated satisfactory/ neutral if the offeror is a new DoD manufacturer and no past performance information has been established.

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Unacceptable

Based on the offeror’s recent/current past performance information and other sources the Government does not have reasonable confidence that the offeror will deliver quality military aircraft parts on-time, as originally quoted.

6.3.5. FACTOR 1: Price.

Pricing First Articles. The requirement is for production articles and for a sample of the production articles (First Article(s) if a waiver is not applicable. If the offeror intends to submit a first article waiver the offeror shall do so well in advance before the RFP closes so that the Government has reasonable time to process the waiver and the offeror has sufficient time to submit a bid. If the First Article is waived, the first article becomes part of the production articles quantity and thus, the offeror shall price the first article as the same unit price as the production articles with the same delivery terms as the production articles. The bid’s Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be the total price for the minimum quantities plus the prices for the option quantities for the out-years. The maximum price for the option quantities shall be calculated by multiplying the option quantities x the highest unit prices bidded among all the out-years to arrive at the maximum IDIQ contract value.

7. Post Award Notice Successful Offeror. IAW 15.504, Award to successful offeror, “The contracting officer shall award a contract to the successful offeror by furnishing the executed contract or other notice of the award to that offeror.” (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest signed proposal, as amended by the offeror ’s written correspondence, both the offeror and the contracting officer shall sign the contract award.

8. Post Award Notice Unsuccessful Offeror. IAW FAR 15.503(b)(1) “Within 3 days after the date of contract award, the contracting officer shall provide written notification to each offeror whose proposal”…”was not selected for award ( 10 U.S.C.2305(b)(5) and 41 U.S.C.3704)”. The notice shall include-

(i) The number of offerors solicited;

(ii) The number of proposals received;

(iii) The name and address of each offeror receiving an award;

(iv) The items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award. If the number of items or other factors makes listing any stated unit prices impracticable at that time, only the total contract price need be furnished in the notice. However, the items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award shall be made publicly available, upon request; and

(v) In general terms, the reason(s) the offeror ’s proposal was not accepted, unless the price information in paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of this section readily reveals the reason. In no event shall an offeror ’s cost breakdown, profit, overhead rates, trade secrets, manufacturing processes and techniques, or other confidential business information be disclosed to any other offeror.

9. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with qualified offerors. The Government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the Government’s best interest. Clarifications are limited exchanges between the agency and offerors that may occur when contract award without discussions is contemplated; an agency may, but is not required to, engage in clarifications that give offerors an opportunity to clarify certain aspects of proposals or to resolve minor or clerical errors IAW FAR 15.306(a). The agency has broad discretion to decide whether to engage in clarifications with an offeror. Clarifications cannot be used to cure deficiencies or omissions in a proposal or otherwise revise a proposal.

10. Post Award Notice Successful Offeror. IAW 15.504, Award to successful offeror, “The contracting officer shall award a contract to the successful offeror by furnishing the executed contract or other notice of the award to that offeror.” (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest signed proposal, as amended by the offeror’s written correspondence, both the offeror and the contracting officer shall sign the contract award.

11. Post Award Notice Unsuccessful Offeror. IAW FAR 15.503(b)(1) “Within 3 days after the date of contract award, the contracting officer shall provide written notification to each offeror whose proposal”…”was not selected for award ( 10 U.S.C.2305(b)(5) and 41 U.S.C.3704)”. The notice shall include-

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(i) The number of offerors solicited;

(ii) The number of proposals received;

(iii) The name and address of each offeror receiving an award;

(iv) The items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award. If the number of items or other factors makes listing any stated unit prices impracticable at that time, only the total contract price need be furnished in the notice. However, the items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award shall be made publicly available, upon request; and

(v) In general terms, the reason(s) the offeror’s proposal was not accepted, unless the price information in paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of this section readily reveals the reason. In no event shall an offeror’s cost breakdown, profit, overhead rates, trade secrets, manufacturing processes and techniques, or other confidential business information be disclosed to any other offeror.