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Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

A. Basis for Contract Award This is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS), DoD Source Selection Procedures, Appendix A, and Air Force Mandatory Procedures 5315.3. These regulations are available electronically at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil . The Government will select the proposal with the lowest evaluated price from among those meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors which include the technical factor and associated technical subfactors. A contract may be awarded to an offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1, as supplemented, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Section L of this solicitation) and is judged, based on the evaluation factors and subfactors, to represent the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposal. While the Government will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective; therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

B. Number of Contracts to be Awarded The Government expects to award a multiple IDIQ contract in response to this solicitation.

However the Government reserves the right to make no award, and to limit the number of awards for efficiency.

C. Discussions The Government intends to award without discussions; therefore, offerors should submit proposals that represent their best efforts. If discussions are held, offeror responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs) and the Final Proposal Revision (FPR) will be considered in making the source selection decision. If the offeror’s proposal has been evaluated as acceptable at the time discussions are closed, any changes or exceptions in the FPR are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the offeror’s proposal be deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award.

D. Solicitation Requirements, Terms and Conditions Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or subfactors. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror’s proposal being determined ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale.

The Government reserves the right to deemed any such exceptions unacceptable.

E. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal. The Government will evaluate proposals for acceptability, acceptable proposals will then be selected for award based on price. Offerors whose price is determined to be unreasonable, unbalanced, or unaffordable may not be considered for award. The evaluated price shall be the total price proposed by the Offeror for the first delivery order.

1. Criteria:

a. Factor: Price

b. Factor: Technical

a. Subfactor 1: Machining and metal working capability b.Subfactor 2: Electronic component manufacturing capability

c. Subfactor 3: Welding d.Subfactor 4: Paint and protective coatings

e. Subfactor 5: Proof load testing

f. Subfactor 6: Externally Certified Quality Management program g.Subfactor 7: Government Furnished Property Plan

F. Technical Factor

For the purposes of technical evaluation, the term “offeror” will include any proposed teaming arrangements. The Government’s technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical proposals on an acceptable or unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described in Table 1 for each subfactor. Any subfactor evaluated as “Unacceptable” will render the entire proposal unacceptable and ineligible for award. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

Table 1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

The proposals shall be evaluated against the following technical subfactors:

1. Subfactor 1: Machining and metal working capability

Measure of Merit: This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal demonstrates the capability to machine, work with metal and meet individual Delivery Order (DO) Technical Data Package (TDP) requirements in accordance with (IAW) the Statement of Objectives (SOO).

2. Subfactor 2: Electronic Component Manufacturing Capability demonstrates the capability to manufacture electronic components to meet DO TDP requirements IAW the SOO.

3. Subfactor 3: Welding:

demonstrates the capability to weld to meet DO TDP requirements IAW the SOO.

4. Subfactor 4: Paint and protective coatings:

demonstrates the capability to apply paint and protective coating to meet DO TDP requirements IAW the SOO.

5. Subfactor 5: Proof load testing:

demonstrates the capability to proof load to meet DO TDP requirements IAW the

SOO.

6. Subfactor 6: Externally Certified Quality Management Program demonstrates proof of an externally certified quality management program at least as rigorous ISO 9000 and 9001.

7. Subfactor 7: Government Furnished Property management plan demonstrates a realistic plan to receive, track, store and return government furnished property.

G. Summary of Evaluation Process:

The Government will award contracts to the lowest-priced offerors whose proposals meet the acceptability standards for the technical factor and associated technical subfactors. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Only those offerors determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award.

1. The evaluation process to be used is as follows:

a. Step 1: The Government will evaluate all responsive proposals against technical subfactor 1;

b. Step 2: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 1 will be rated against subfactor 2. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 2 will be eliminated from consideration.

c. Step 3: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 2 will be rated against subfactor 3. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 3 will be

d. Step 4: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 3 will be rated against subfactor 4. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 4 will be

e. Step 5: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 4 will be rated against subfactor 5. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 5 will be

f. Step 6: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 5 will be rated against subfactor 6. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 6 will be eliminated from consideration

g. Step 7: All offerors rated technically acceptable under subfactor 6 will be rated against subfactor 7. Those not meeting technical acceptability under subfactor 7 will be eliminated from consideration

h. Step 8: Upon completion of technical evaluations the lowest-priced proposals deemed technically acceptable shall be selected for contract award.