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SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1 GENERAL

1.1 Basis for Contract Award

This is a Price only 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), and Air Force Mandatory Procedures 5315.3. The Government will select the proposals with the lowest evaluated price from among those that are qualified on the

Air Force Form 762.

1.2 Contract(s) may be awarded to the offeror(s) who is/are deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 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 best priced 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.

1.3 Number of Contracts to be Awarded

The Government targets one contract award for the CRC program, however the Government reserves the right to award more or fewer contracts at its discretion.

1.4 Correction Potential of Proposals

The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of any deficiency. The judgment of such "correction potential" is within the sole discretion of the

Government. If an aspect of an offeror's proposal does not meet the Government's requirements and is not considered correctable, the offeror may be eliminated from the competitive range.

1.5 Discussions

If, during the evaluation period, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, 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

Final Proposal Revision are subject to evaluation and may introduce risk that the offeror’s proposal be determined Unacceptable and, thus, ineligible for award.

1.6 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 being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdfara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdfara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfaffara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfaffara.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/af_afmc/affars/MP5315.3.htm#TopOfPage http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The

Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions unacceptable and the proposal, therefore, ineligible for award.

2 EVALUATION FACTORS

2.1 Evaluation Factor

After verifying that the proposed offereror is qualified on the Air Force form 762, the following evaluation factor will be used to evaluate each proposal.

Factor 1: Price

2.2 Price Factor

Price proposals will be evaluated for (1) completeness, (2) reasonableness, (3) unbalanced pricing, and (4) Total Evaluated Price. Offerors whose price is determined to be incomplete or unreasonable will not be considered for award. Additionally, an offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

2.2.1 Completeness: The Government will review Attachment titled Price Matrix for completeness. To be complete the Offeror must provide a Test, Teardown & Evaluation (TT&E) price as well as a repair price for all NSNs, in all calendar years as indicated in the instructions.

2.2.2 Reasonableness: The offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated, using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 15.404, in order to determine if it is reasonable. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the Government that a prudent person would pay in the conduct of competitive business.

2.2.3 Unbalanced Pricing: The Government will analyze each proposal to determine whether unbalanced pricing exists with respect to TT&E versus repair prices.

2.2.4 Total Evaluated Price (TEP): The government assumes it will order 1 each of all

NSNs in each year identified in Attachment titled Price Matrix. The total evaluated price will be the summation of all offeror priced fields and will be calculated and visible to the offeror in

Attachment titled Price Matrix.

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