Atch_04,_Evaluation_Plan.pdf

EVALUATION PLAN

for

FA9101-19-R-2002

1. Basis for Award

a. The Government intends to award up to three (3) firm-fixed-price (FFP) IDIQ contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s), conforming to the solicitation, is both the lowest price and technically acceptable.

b. The Government reserves the right to evaluate offers and make award without seeking additional information from offerors through exchanges or discussions. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price, schedule, and performance standpoint.

c. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale at least two (2) calendar weeks before the established proposal due date. Failure to provide an offer in accordance with the terms, conditions, and structure of the solicited requirement will result in the offer being rejected prior to price or technical evaluation.

2. Evaluation Information:

a. The CO will begin the evaluation process by conducting a compliance review for determination of basic offer adequacy prior to conducting evaluations. The Government reserves the right to obtain additional information from offerors solely for making a responsibility determination after receipt of offers. Requests for responsibility information do not constitute exchanges. By submission of the offer, offerors agree that all items proposed will be utilized for the duration of the contract.

b. Offerors shall propose a unit price and corresponding total price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) on Attachment 1, FA9101-19-R-2002, Offer Information, Tab “FA9101-19-F-2007, DO 01.”

The Government will reject any offer that fails to cite a unit price and corresponding total price for each CLIN. Offerors are not required to utilize the spreadsheet provided, it is provided for convenience. If an offeror elects to use a different product, all information in the “Offeror Information” and “FA9101-19-F- 2007, DO 01” tabs shall be included.

The first delivery order for those quantities in the attachment above will be awarded at the same time as the basic contract. This delivery order will be considered the IDIQ minimum requirement for the selected awardee. The next two (2) lowest priced awardees, if applicable, will be awarded delivery orders consisting of the minimum quantity of one (1) each at $2,000.00.

c. Evaluation will begin starting with the three (3) lowest priced offerors according to their total evaluated price (TEP). If the lowest priced offers are determined to be technically acceptable on the basis of section c. below, the evaluation process stops at that point. Award shall be made to those offerors without further consideration of any other offers. If any of the lowest priced offerors are not determined to be technically acceptable, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order by price) until up to three (3) offerors are determined to be technically acceptable, or until all offerors are evaluated.

3. Evaluation Factors:

a. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Price Technical Acceptability

b. Price:

Offers will be ranked according to their TEP which will be calculated as the sum total of the CLINs in the attachment noted in 2b above.

A price analysis will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Comparison of the proposed prices among offerors in response to the solicitation is the preferred and intended price analysis technique.

Other techniques and procedures, if deemed necessary, may be used to ensure a fair and reasonable price, to include, but not limited to, the following: comparison of previously proposed costs/prices and previous government and commercial contract costs/prices with current proposed costs/prices for the same or similar service/items; comparison with competitive market costs/prices of similar indexes; GSA Schedule(s) or Department of Labor wage/salary indexes; or comparison of proposed costs/prices with the Independent Government estimate.

The CO has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, if the CO's determines adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the CO determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit other than certified cost or pricing data to the extent necessary for the CO to determine that the prices proposed are fair and reasonable

c. Technical Acceptability:

c.1. Offers will be evaluated by a technical advisor and rated in accordance with Table 2. Documents submitted in response to this solicitation not meeting the requirements of this plan may make the offer not technically acceptable.

Table 2 – Technical Ratings

Rating Definition Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factors 1 and 2.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation and Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factors 1 and 2.

c.1.1. Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factor 1, Brand Name Items: All brand name items must be the specific brand and part/nomenclature provided in the Requirements Document. Items proposed that do not meet the specific brand and part/model number will be considered unacceptable, resulting in the entire proposal being considered unacceptable and removed from award consideration.

c.1.2. Technical Acceptability Evaluation Factor 2, Non-brand Name Items: For the items that do not require a specific brand name and part/model number, the offeror shall provide items that meet the salient characteristics annotated in the Requirements Documents. The offeror shall provide the brand name and part/model number for items submitted in response to the salient characteristics and shall clearly demonstrate that the products meet the requirements. Offerors may submit data sheets for the proposed items.