Technical_Evaluation_Criteria_for_OH_Court_Reporter_Re.docx

Technical Evaluation Criteria for OH Court Reporter Re-compete 2018

The Government will award the contract to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) Offeror. The Factors that will determine if an offeror is technically acceptable are:

Pass/Fail: CMS does not intend to purchase an equipment through this contract. Interested vendors must demonstrate they are prepared with primary and back up recording equipment on day one.

CMS will evaluate Technical Proposals on their demonstrated capability to meet the evaluation Technical Factors listed above and outlined in the quote instructions memo. Technical Factors are listed in descending order of importance (Factor 1 is more important that Factor 2, Factor 2 is more important than Factor 3, etc.).

The Government will conduct an evaluation of the proposal to determine if the proposal meets the following evaluation criteria:

Pass/ Fail: Demonstrate the Offeror’s preparedness to supply primary and back-up recording equipment on day one.

Technical Understanding and Approach: The written proposal shall provide a presentation of the offeror’s technical understanding and approach in the offeror’s own words. The written proposal demonstrates awareness of contract objectives and the tasks that produce the required service as defined by the requirements. Furthermore, the proposed approach is sound and well documented and ensures to achieve timely and acceptable performance.

Corporate Experience: The Government will assess the offeror’s proposal to determine whether, during the past three years, the offeror has experience significantly similar to the work described in the Statement of Work including the nature, difficulties, uncertainties and risks associated with performing that work.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s corporate experience in the areas defined in the Statement of Work on the basis of the written technical proposal. The Government will evaluate the quality of the offeror's corporate experience in directly related work of similar scope and complexity to the work described in the Statement of Work.

Management Plan: The offeror will be evaluated on its ability to manage all aspects of the proposed effort including technical performance, time and delivery constraints, and subcontractors including management plan with logical sequence that will lead to successful performance of work. Also, the offeror shall demonstrate the ability to identify, address and resolve problems

Cost and Price Analysis: Offeror’s proposal will be analyzed and determined whether the proposed price is reasonable and efficient.