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SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTOR FOR AWARD - PRICE ONLY

PROGRAM NAME: FMS Spares Purchase

IAW DFARS SUBPART 217.75, ACQUISITION OF REPLENISHMENT PARTS

FA8212-25-R-0003

F-16 Power Supply for Test Station One-Time Buy

SECTION A. INTRODUCTION.

1. The basis for the award shall be adequate price competition IAW FAR 15.403-1(c). The Contracting Officer shall compare proposals’ Total Evaluated Price (TEP) from qualified and responsible offerors and award to the lowest TEP.

15.403-1(c). (1) Adequate price competition. (i) A price is based on adequate price competition when—

(A) Two or more responsible offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government’s expressed requirement;

(B) Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value (see 2.101) where price is a substantial factor in source selection; and

(C) There is no finding that the price of the otherwise successful offeror is unreasonable. Any finding that the price is unreasonable must be supported by a statement of the facts and approved at a level above the contracting officer.

SECTION B. COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL AND PRICE EVALUATION PROCEDURES.

1. The offeror’s proposal must be the best offer to the Government at submission. The proposal must meet the required delivery time(s) in the solicitation. The awardee must be qualified (IAW FAR 9.2) and be responsible (IAW FAR 9.1) as required per the solicitation.

2. Total Evaluated Price (TEP). If the Government did not waive the first article requirement, the offeror’s BID A proposal is evaluated; the total evaluated price is the total price for the First Article, CLIN 0001AA + total price for the Production Articles, CLIN 0001AC. If the Government waived the First Article requirement, the offeror’s BID B proposal is evaluated. The total evaluated price is the total price for the Production Articles, CLIN 0001AD. The responsible qualified offeror with the lowest total evaluated price that is reasonable and balanced shall be the awardee.

(2) (i) Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. Normally, adequate price competition establishes a fair and reasonable price (FAR 15.403-1(c)(1)).

a. Price Reasonableness. The proposed prices shall be evaluated for price reasonableness. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition; however, the Government has the right to reject is Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) unreasonable offerors. Unreasonable offerors occurs when the offerors’ price is significantly overstated or understated considering today’s market conditions and past prices paid.

b. Balance. The Government may also determine a proposal unacceptable if the unit prices are unbalanced and unreasonable among the CLINs. Unbalanced pricing exists when the price of one or more items/Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) is significantly overstated or understated compared to other CLIN(s).

SECTION C. AWARD.

1. Contract Award Schedule. The contract is scheduled for award within 60 days after the solicitation closes.

2. Award shall be made on All or None basis.

3. Award Without Discussions. The Government intends to award without discussions to a responsible and qualified offeror with the lowest TEP. 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-2#FAR_2_101 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-15#FAR_15_403_1

2 | 2 P a g e s 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.

SECTION D. POST AWARD NOTICES.

1. 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.

2. 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.

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