SATPC0026409 Tab 10 80NSSC22794312Q Instruction to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria.pdf

Instruction to Offerors- Offerors shall include the following with the quotation:

(i) Technical

(1) Technical Approach outlining concept fabrication method, flight control method, and detailed plan to develop prototype including sketches/figures, and project management plan.

(2) One Page Business Canvas Model to Commercialize the Prototype describing the high-level strategic details needed to get the prototype developed under this purchase order successfully to market (See Enclosed Business Canvas Model Template). A Business Canvass Model explains the intent to license the NASA technology and manufacture a commercial product. The business canvass model is not a commitment to license and manufacture; it is acknowledgement that the Contractor will gain firsthand experience of the technology making commercialization easier if the Contractor decides to apply for a license application. The intent of the prototype is to bring the patented technology to a higher technology readiness level and to gain a better understanding of the nuances of the technology for future licensing and or further research at NASA.

(ii) Past Performance

Description of the Contractor’s relevant experience in performing similar work, (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information

(iii) Price

Completion of RFQ Contract Line Items for Basic and Separately Priced Option Line Items.

Evaluation Criteria

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical

(1) Technical Approach outlining concept fabrication method, flight control method, and detailed plan to develop prototype including sketches/figures, and project management plan.

(2) Business Canvas Model to Commercialize the Prototype describing the high-level strategic details needed to get the prototype developed under this purchase order successfully to market.

(ii) Past Performance

(1) Relevance- Contractor’s experience in performing similar work.

(2) Performance- How the Contractor performed work in the past.

(iii) Price

Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more importance than price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Instruction to Offerors- Offerors shall include the following with the quotation: