Instructions To Offerors and Evaluation Criteria.pdf
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This document contains the Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria for a federal contract opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The key details are:
The government is seeking lodging accommodations within a 0.75 mile radius of the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA. The procurement is a 100% small business set-aside with a $40 million size standard. Vendors must submit quotes by 3:00 PM EST on 05/28/2024, which will be evaluated on technical approach and past performance - technical factors are more important than price. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order as a result of this Request for Quotation (RFQ) and may conduct a comparative evaluation to select the best value contractor. Relevant FAR provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference, including commercial item requirements.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Lodging
Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria
May 13, 2024
1. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:
Vendors are required to meet all solicitation requirements in addition to those identified as evaluation factors.
Failure to meet a requirement may result in a vendor submission being ineligible for award.
Questions shall be submitted by 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time by Monday, May 20, 2024.
Quotes shall be submitted by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Questions and quotes shall be submitted to Darcy Hubbard darcy.hubbard@dot.gov
Quote submission will consist of two (2) parts: Price and Technical Submission.
In addition to price the following technical factors will be used to determine best value. Technical Factors are more important than price:
• Technical Approach
• Past Performance
• Price
a. SECTION I –PRICE
The Government anticipates that a Purchase Order will be issued as a result of this Request for Quote.
The vendor shall propose sufficient detail to meet the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW).
The vendor should reference the attachment titled SF 1449 CLIN Pricing Sheet for CLIN structure.
Please note that the vendor should include a firm fixed price for CLINS 00100 and 00200, providing the total price amount for both CLINS.
b. SECTION II-TECHNICAL SUBMISSION
The Technical submission shall include the following:
FACTOR 1 – Technical Approach FACTOR 2 – Past Performance
FACTOR 1 - Technical Approach
Vendors shall provide a Technical Approach Summary of how they will successfully meet contents in the SOW for this Request for Quote (RFQ).
mailto:darcy.hubbard@dot.gov
FACTOR 2 - Past Performance
The Government will evaluate the past performance record of the proposed vendor for this requirement.
The vendor shall submit relevant work experience in the following areas including past performance and relevance to the current SOW:
2. Evaluation of Offers - Evaluation and Basis of Award:
This order will be awarded to the vendor that can provide the services that represent the best value to the Government. The Government will make award to the responsible vendor whose submission conforms to the solicitation terms and conditions and represents the “Best Value” to the Government. Therefore, award may be made to other than the lowest priced offer.
The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Vendor’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) to be necessary.
In addition to price, this assessment will be based on the Technical Factors: Factor 1 – Technical Approach, Factor 2 - Past Performance.
Comparative Evaluation: The Government may perform a comparative evaluation (comparing offers to each other) to select the contractor that is best suited and provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors in this solicitation.
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