Document 19 - Sub-Section E-3.pdf

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

HSHQE3‐12‐R‐00001

PSO SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

SUB-SECTION E-3:

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)(Tailored)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. In addition to price, the following technical evaluation factor shall be used to evaluate offers and are listed in descending order of importance. Relevant Past Performance and Management Approach are both significantly more important than Socio Economic Factor.

Relevant Past Performance Management Approach Socio Economic Factor

The technical evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government.

Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government will consider the quality of an offeror’s past performance. This consideration is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror’s relevant past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the offeror and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP. In determining the rating for the past performance evaluation factor, the Government will give greater consideration to the contracts which the Government feels are most relevant to the RFP.

The Government reserves the right to award the contract to other than the lowest priced offeror.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options (including the 6 month option available under FAR 52.217-8) to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Sub‐Section E‐3

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

HSHQE3‐12‐R‐00001

PSO SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Sub‐Section E‐3

The Government has estimated Other Direct Costs in Support of the COOP Implementation as follows:

Other Direct Costs in Support of COOP Implementation

Base Year $100,000 Option I $100,000 Option II $100,000 Option III $100,000 Option IV $100,000 52.217-8 $50,000

The Government’s estimated Other Direct Costs (ODCs) (inclusive of applicable indirect burden(s)) shall be used for the purpose of evaluating the price proposal. Therefore, offerors shall use these estimates in preparing their price proposal.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offeror’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.