SECTION_M_-_Evaluation_Criteria_(draft).pdf

SECTION M – EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

TSA intends on awarding a competitive contract in accordance with FAR Part 15, without exchanges with the Offerors or negotiations, but reserves the right to do so as needed. If needed, exchanges and/or negotiations may be written or oral, with specific Offerors only, and as circumstances warrant.

The Government intends to award only one contract to the Offeror whose offer, conforming to this solicitation, represents the best value to the Government. Best value is defined as the offer that results in the most advantageous acquisition decision for the Government as determined by an integrated assessment and trade-off analysis among non-price and price factors.

The Government will evaluate proposals and assign adjectival ratings to all non-price evaluation factors identified below. TSA will assign adjectival ratings at the factor level. There are no identified sub-factors. Headings and subheadings are for organizational purposes only. The Government will not assign an adjectival rating(s) to ‘Other Submission Information’ provided in the quote. Any Offeror receiving an adjectival rating of ‘Unacceptable’ for any non-price factor will be considered ineligible for award. The evaluation factors are as follows:

1.0 Technical Evaluation Factors

1.1 Factor 1 - Provide a qualified RSEDS product compliant with Buy American Act

The Government will evaluate Factor 1 to assess whether the Offeror will produce a qualified product compliant with Buy American Act requirements and will follow FAR 25.402 and 25.5 if applicable.

1.2 Factor 2 – Deployment Capability

The Government will evaluate Factor 2 to assess the extent to which an Offeror can meet the deployment range stated in Section F, Paragraph 2.0. The Government will also assess the ECP information to determine whether the stated deployment capability is realistic and feasible given the nature and number of ECPs that must be submitted for approval. The Government will take into consideration any mitigation strategies and associated risk to the Government.

1.3 Factor 3 – Technical Capability

The Government will evaluate Factor 2 to assess whether the proposed MSEDS system represents a technology that meets TSA’s desired system capabilities and/or demonstrates realistic and feasible solutions to meet the desired capabilities. The Government will take into consideration any associated risk presented with the solution(s). TSA may review results from qualification testing, operational testing, and field data in order to assess whether the proposed approach is realistic and achievable.

1.4 Factor 4 – Past Performance

The Government will evaluate Factor 3 to assess the Government’s confidence in the Offeror’s ability to successfully perform the requirements in the Statement of Work, based on relevant past performance and proven ability to meet similar requirements.

The Government will use past performance information from the Government’s automated repositories as a primary source. The Government may conduct telephone interviews with those contacts identified in the contract summaries. The Government may also obtain and utilize information from sources other than those identified by the Offeror or identified in PPIRS. If the Contracting Officer uses past performance information that is not obtained directly from a source that the Contractor has had an opportunity to comment upon and rebut, the Contracting Officer may solicit the Offeror’s comments about such specific past performance information prior to concluding a final evaluation using such information. The Government will only discuss past performance information directly with the prospective Contractor or subcontractor that is being reviewed.

1.5 Factor 5 – Price

The Government will evaluate Factor 4 by comparing the total evaluated price received in response to this solicitation and by comparing prices to the IDIQ contract. The total evaluated price will be the sum of all CLINs’ Total Price. The CLIN’s Total Price will be calculated by multiplying the proposed unit prices by the quantities stated in Section B. For all CLINs with a Min/Max quantity noted, the government will evaluate value associated with the Maximum Quantity to purchase.

1.6 Other Submission Information

Any offer which takes exception to a solicitation term, including those contract clauses incorporated in full or by reference, would be considered nonconforming. TSA will assess the risks associated with any nonconforming offer. Assessing the risks of each offer is part of TSA’s overall evaluation plan;

not a stand-alone, identified evaluation criterion. If an Offeror takes exception to any FAR clause in the Solicitation, it should understand and consider that nonconforming offers may be rejected or downgraded based upon the risk they present to the Government.

2.0 Order of Importance

Factors 1, 2, and 3 are equal in importance and are individually more important than Factor 4. The non-price factors (Factors 1, 2, 3, and 4) when combined, are more important than Factor 5. As ratings for Factors 1, 2, 3, and 4 become equal, the importance of Factor 4 increases.

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