Attachment_1_-_OTL_RFQ_HSFE70-17-R-0004_Amenment_4.pdf

Basis of Award:

Best value will be achieved using the trade-off process. The Government will award contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offers will be most advantageous to the Government, technical and non-technical factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and are listed in descending order of importance:

Evaluation Factor 1- Evaluation Factor 2- Manufactured home’s technical capability Sub –Factor 1A – Meeting minimum requirements Sub - Factor 1B – Providing capability over minimum Evaluation Factor 3- Price

The government may choose to exercise its discretion to conduct a trade-off with price, weighed against the technical factors. The ideal offeror will have manufactured homes located within 150 mile of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Such an offer may not necessarily be the lowest price. Several of the manufactured home factors listed in the technical capability are required. Homes that do not meet the minimum requirements of Sub-Factor 1A will not be considered. Others technical capabilities can increase a manufactured homes usefulness for FEMA. Homes located beyond the 150 mile radius will still be considered.

Evaluation Factors

Factor 1- Technical Capability

Offerors will be rated for Technical Capability, based on the information provided on the Qualification Checklist for Technical Capability (Attachment 2).

Technical capability will have three ratings: Acceptable and Unacceptable.

Sub-Factor 1A – Meeting minimum requirements -

The following questions must be answered in order to meet the minimum requirements:

Questions 1 & 2 providing the manufactured home’s serial number and certificate label.

Questions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 must be answered Yes for a home to meet the minimum requirements.

Information that provides FEMA with quantities (e.g., number of bathrooms) or dimensions or weight in questions 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 must be provided to meet the minimum requirements.

Responses to questions 27 through 31 that are answered yes and do not have an explanation will be deemed to be unacceptable. In addition, depending the specific response to a yes answer for these questions, may still render the manufactured home unacceptable.

Sub- Factor 1B – Providing capability over minimum

Answering the following questions as indicated will contribute to a superior rating.

Responses that have yes as the answers to questions 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 demonstrate that the manufactured home provides a capability that exceeds the minimum and has the potential to be rated superior.

Responses that are answered yes to questions 19 through 21 that do not provide descriptions cannot be rated superior.

Response to question 22 that do not provide descriptions cannot be rated superior.

Factor 2 - Vendor must arrange for delivery of all units to be delivered to 2695 Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge, LA

Delivery information:

If Manufactured homes are within the State of Louisiana then they should be delivered within 3 days of a contract award.

Upon contract award Outside of Louisiana then the distance should be calculated as follows: first 3 days up to 500 miles plus 500 miles per day starting day 4.

Factor 3 Price

A price analysis will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15.305(a) (1). Price analysis is described at FAR 15.404-1(b). This analysis is done to ensure that a “fair and reasonable” price is paid by the Government. Additionally, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total of all CLIN prices, as part of the best value analysis.

Clarifications and Award without Discussions

The Government anticipates making an award without discussions. Clarifications are limited exchanges, between the Government and offerors that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated. Although discussion may not occur, offerors may still be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposals or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

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Evaluation Rating and Methodology

Rating Methodology for Factor 1

TECHNICAL

CAPABILITY

RATING

DESCRIPTION

Superior A manufactured home qualification check list response in a manner indicated to be satisfactory for “Factor 2A – Meeting minimum requirements.” As well as providing answers to questions for “Factor 2B – Providing response that indicates the manufactured home has capability that exceeds the minimum FEMA requirements and does not have any responses that make the manufactured home unacceptable or where it cannot be rated superior.

Satisfactory A manufactured home qualification check list in a manner indicated to be satisfactory for “Factor 2A – Meeting minimum requirements” and does not have any responses that make the manufactured home unacceptable.

Unsatisfactory A manufactured home qualification check list with responses that indicate that the home is unsatisfactory for “Factor 2A – Meeting minimum requirements.”