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TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA (TEMPLATE)

Numerical Rating

GENERAL

The major evaluation factors for this solicitation include technical (which encompasses experience, technical approach, corporate and human resources, quality control and past performance factors) and cost/price factors. Although technical factors are of paramount consideration in the award of the contract, cost/price is also important to the overall contract award decision. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. In any case, the Government reserves the right to make award(s) to that offeror whose proposal provides the best overall value to the Government.

Offerors are advised that award will be made to that offeror whose proposal provides the combination of features that offers the best or greatest overall value to the Government. The Government is more concerned with obtaining performance capability superiority rather than lowest overall cost. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall cost to the Government to achieve only slightly superior performance. Overall cost to the Government may become the ultimate factor for award of a contract as proposals become more equal based on other factors.

The evaluation will be based on the demonstrated capabilities of the prospective Contractors in relation to the needs of the project as set forth in the RFP. The merits of each proposal will be evaluated carefully. Each proposal must document the feasibility of successful implementation of requirements of the RFP. Offerors must submit information sufficient to evaluate their proposals based on the detailed criteria below.

MANDATORY CRITERIA

The below are mandatory criteria and will have to be met prior to award of the contract:

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

The criteria below are listed in the order of relative importance with weights assigned for evaluation purposes.

A. Technical Approach to Performance Requirements 35 points

a) Technical Approach 35 points

1. Comprehension of and ability to meet or exceed the specifications:

a. Provide evidence of sourcing US manufactured Steel.

b. Cage rack physical dimensions.

c. Meets or exceeds the recommended minimum space requirements for Group 2

Non-human primates.

d. Proposed caging is appropriate for housing Aotus monkeys with flexibility to house breeding pairs, family units, singly housed animals, and other new world species.

e. The cage rack offered has built-in flexibilities and configurability.

f. Design, operation, and flexibility of nest boxes.

g. Safety and security features of the cage rack.

h. Enrichment attributes of the cage rack.

i. Feeding and watering devices.

j. Ease of use and sanitation of the cage racks and components.

k. Cage rack strength and durability.

l. Drawings that clearly demonstrate in sufficient detail the major features and design of the cage rack.

B. Past Performance/Experience 30 points

a) Past Performance 15 points

b) Experience 15 points

1. Minimum of 3 references from previous customers that purchased non-human primate caging.

2. Provides evidence of successful completion of contracts of equal or greater scope.

3. Has a minimal of 15 years’ experience in the manufacturing of non-human primate caging.

C. Corporate and Human Resources 20 points

a) Corporate 5 points

b) Management Plan 5 points

c) Logistics 5 points

d) Staffing Plan 5 points

1. At a minimum, provides a capability statement that includes description of company, core capabilities, services offered and certifications held as they relate to this solicitation.

2. At a minimum, provides a management plan that outlines project objectives and goals, roles and time commitments of personnel and timeline for stages of project as it relates to this solicitation.

3. Logistics plan that defines methods to deliver products as they relate to this solicitation.

4. Staffing plan that describes the number and types of employees needed to accomplish project and goals as it relates to this solicitation.

D. Quality Control Program 15 points

a) Quality Assurance Plan: 10 Points

b) Quality Assurance Checklists 5 Points

1. Provides a comprehensive quality assurance plan describing means and methods of how the plan will be conducted throughout the production phases to delivery.

2. Provides sample quality assurance checklist or equivalent.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 100 points

COST/PRICE FACTORS

Offeror(s) cost/price proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the government that a prudent person would pay when consideration is given to prices in the market. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through cost and price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404. The Offeror shall submit firm fixed prices for all items listed in Section B (including options).

EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

It is anticipated that any contract awarded from this solicitation will contain option provision(s) and periods(s)

In accordance with FAR clause 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options, (July 1990) the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by addition the total price for all options to the total price of the basic requirement, except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s)

SELECTION FOR AWARD

Offeror should be aware that the Government shall perform a “best value analysis” and the selection for award shall be made to the Offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government, taking into consideration the technical factors listed above and the total proposed price across all contract periods.