NB193000-21-00939 - Attachment III - Evaluation Criteria 061621 Final .pdf

Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria

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The offeror shall include a technical and pricing submittal for this acquisition. The technical portion of the quote shall consist of the offeror addressing each of the factors described below. The offeror shall indicate the company's capabilities and the means to be used to satisfy the requirements of the statement of work. The pricing portion of the quote shall consist of a breakdown of the pricing described below.

QUOTATION VOLUME REQUIREMENTS:

NIST requires two (2) separate volumes for this requirement:

Volume 1 Technical and Volume 2 Price

The offeror shall submit a detailed pricing breakdown for each CLIN as listed in the combined solicitation/synopsis (Attachment I) and statement of work (Attachment IV).

I. EVALUATION INFORMATION

1. Technical Evaluation

Offerors will be evaluated utilizing the following criteria:

Factor 1 – Technical Conformance: (Acceptable/Unacceptable) Offerors shall submit documentation sufficient to evaluate whether the offeror can supply required equipment and successfully complete all required task in compliance with the statement of work. Offerors that do not provide sufficient detail and documentation sufficient to meet the minimum specifications of CLIN 0001 will not be evaluated further or considered for award. Alternate quotes will not be accepted.

2. Cost/Price Evaluation The Government shall perform cost/price evaluation to determine whether the proposed prices are complete and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements and to further determine the offeror’s understating of the work identified in the attached Statement of Work.

Offeror shall provide a firm-fixed-price quote for the supplies identified. The Government reserves the right to request additional price breakdown as necessary.

IV. BASIS FOR AWARD

This is an open-market Request for Quote utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures, in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. The evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

a. By submission of an offer, the Offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certification and technical requirements related to this order.

b. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective Offerors.

The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

c. Evaluation Criteria:

• Factor 1: Technical Conformance - Acceptable/Unacceptable.

Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria

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d. Offerors must be acceptable in all Evaluation Factors to be found technically acceptable and considered for award.

e. Late submission of proposals will not be accepted.

f. Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror as determined by the Government. Cost and price will be evaluated to determine that the price is fair and reasonable.

Note: Offerors who fail to submit all required information per the instructions will deem the quote non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

Factor 1 – Technical Conformance: (Acceptable/Unacceptable)