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Evaluation Criteria and Evaluation Factors Vaccine Confidence in Indigenous Communities

The contractor will be evaluated for suitability for this contract based upon the following evaluation factors.

A. Technical Capability B. Key Personnel C. Relevant Past Performance D. Price

Technical Capability

Information shall be precise, factual, detailed, and complete. Offerors should not assume that the evaluation team is aware of company abilities, capabilities, plans, facilities, organization, or any other pertinent fact that is important to accomplishment of work. Technical acceptability will be determined by a review of information submitted acceptable offeror which must describe in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government’s requirement in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The offeror shall propose its plan/methodology to accomplish the following major tasks:

1. Objective 1: Create an Inter-Regional Community of Practice (CoP) for Vaccine Communication

Task 1-

a. Meet and electronically communicate with IHS team to discuss potential topics in curriculum content.

b. Establish a focus group discussion, community of practice and provider advisory board with IHS immunization service coordinators nationally exploring determinants affecting immunization uptake and strategies to increase coverage.

c. Form Vaccine Communication Community of Practice across three participating facilities that serve AI/AN patients and initiate quarterly meetings.

d. Conduct a webinar sharing a presentation of the focus group discussion.

e. Compile best practices related to vaccine communication.

2. Objective 2: Design, Pilot, and Host the Training Package.

Task 2-

a. Design multimedia learning resource package for health professionals on vaccine communication with AI/AN community member.

b. Produce visuals/job tools for health care professionals, including SOPs and communication tips.

c. Partner with three health facilities to pilot the training package, working with implementation champions representing various health worker cadres.

d. Maintain a record of activities and meeting/discussion attendees and debrief on health worker learning.

3. Objective 3: Evaluate the Health worker training package (year 2 option).

Task 3-

a. Administer pre- and post-training surveys and interviews to health care professionals who participated in training to measure how training affected provider knowledge, confidence, and practice.

b. Report on pre- and post-training outcomes at three facilities, lessons learned from implementation, training reach, provider self-efficacy, and maintenance of provider communication strategies.

4. Objective 4: Disseminate training package within AI/AN-Serving Health Networks (year 2 option).

Task 4-

a. Disseminate the training package into communities where training took place.

b. Disseminate knowledge on vaccination uptake strategies and evidence-based provider practice in unique community contexts, including to Indigenous professional networks (e.g., AAIP, Indian Health Service, VacciNative).

c. The training must be developed specifically for the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) population. Native American Competency is required.

Please refer to the performance work statement for further details.

The submission of the Technical Capability Factor shall indicate the offeror’s quality and capability of the work to be performed. The government will evaluate the offeror’s overall understanding and approach to accomplish the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

B. Key Personnel The offeror will identify personnel responsible for key roles in the planning and execution of the IHS Vaccine certificate program. Resumes must be submitted for all key personnel, should highlight the qualifications necessary to perform the tasks identified in the PWS, and include the following information:

1. Name, title, tenure, and years of experience.

2. Educational degrees and professional certifications.

3. Accomplishments demonstrating PWS capabilities.

4. Any work history that corresponds with Past Performance references.

Key personnel narrative is limited to one (1) page each; resumes are limited to three (5) pages each.

This submission shall be limited to a total of 25 pages or less.

C. Relevant Past Performance

1. Demonstrate subject matter expertise in vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases in the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations.

2. Demonstrate knowledge regarding social determinants of health, barriers in healthcare, and in-equities regarding patient care, coordination of care, and vaccination acceptance and vaccination efforts in AI/AN populations, including in remote and rural areas.

3. Demonstrate the ability to train a variety of healthcare disciplines including: nurse practitioners, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, community health workers, health educators, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and non-clinical staff on immunizations.

4. Demonstrate subject matter expertise in AI/AN communities, including cultural, community, health and vaccine preventable diseases by clinical experience, training, and/or publications.

5. Demonstrate experience in providing continuing education trainings and curriculum development on the topic of vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases that is culturally adapted for AI/AN communities.

6. Demonstrate the ability to partner with other organizations, such as: universities, AI/AN training organizations, Federal agencies, or subject matter experts from other organizations to address health topics that the contractor may not be an expert at or may not have ownership of the curriculum.

7. Demonstrate the ability to develop toolkits, handouts, infographics, and resource materials in support of vaccine preventable diseases and immunization education programs.

D. Price Element 1. Offeror shall complete the Price Table below.

For evaluation purpose, the following equation will be used to arrive at the proposal’s total overall price.

Total Price of Base Period + Total Prices One Option Period = Total Evaluation Price

This contract will be a fixed-price contract with a cost-reimbursable contract line-item number (CLIN) for travel. Please complete the price table below.

Immunization Certification Programs Price Table

CLIN Item Quantity Amount $ Base Period -

Provide the Indian Health Service (IHS) with all supervision, labor, and materials to provide planning and execution of Immunization Certification Programs.

months

Option Period I -

Provide the Indian Health Service (IHS) with all supervision, labor, and materials to provide planning and execution of the Immunization Certification Programs.

months

Grand Total

ADJECTIVAL

RATING

DEFINITION

EXCELLENT

A comprehensive and thorough proposal of exceptional merit with one or more significant strengths. No deficiency or significant weakness exists.

VERY GOOD

A proposal having no deficiency and which demonstrates over-all competence. One or more significant strengths have been found, and strengths outbalance any weaknesses that exist.

GOOD

A proposal having no deficiency which shows a reasonably sound response. There may be strengths or weaknesses, or both. As a whole, weaknesses not off-set by strengths do not detract from the Offeror’s response.

FAIR A proposal having no deficiency and which has one or more weaknesses. Weaknesses outbalance any strengths.

POOR

A proposal that has one or more deficiencies or significant weaknesses that demonstrate a lack of overall competence or would require a major proposal revision to correct.

The following definitions will be used by the evaluation committee to classify the findings of the evaluation of the Offerors.

ADJECTIVAL

RATING

DEFINITION

Deficiency

A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

Weakness

A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Weakness

A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Strength An aspect of the proposal that will have some positive impact on the successful performance of the contract.

Significant Strength

Some aspect of the proposal that greatly enhances the potential for successful contract performance.

II. Evaluation Methodology:

The Public Health Advisor will evaluate the quotations. The quotations shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria (listed above) and relative weights set forth in the solicitation.

The evaluator will read each quotation and describe, in writing, the strengths, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies identified to support the scores given to each proposal. The scores will be consistent with the evaluator’s written narratives; i.e., a high rating should be supported by a narrative identifying a significant number of strengths and a minimum number of weaknesses. Any quotation that is unrealistic, in terms of technical approach, schedule commitments, and or costs (high or low) will be deemed poor.

III. Basis for Award:

Selection of the successful Offeror will be made based on the evaluation criteria (listed above). The quotations will be evaluated and a contract awarded under the Best Value Continuum approach to permit tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors. This will allow the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror who meets or exceeds the technical acceptability standards established in the factors referenced above. Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.