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SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SOLICITATION: FA8251-23-R-0005

A. INTRODUCTION:

This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) to make an integrated assessment for a best value award decision. The Government intends to award one IDIQ as a result of this solicitation. A decision on the technical acceptability of each offeror’s proposal will be made. Among those offerors who are determined to be technically acceptable, award will be made to the offeror having the lowest total evaluated price.

The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary. Any discussions will be conducted in accordance with

FAR 15.306. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer, with the concurrence of the Source

Selection Authority, may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

The Government intends to award the requirement(s) represented in this solicitation to one awardee. However, the Government reserves the right to award no contract at all.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS AND PROCEDURES:

The Government shall evaluate proposals based on the evaluation factors below:

Factor 1- Technical

The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated based upon the subfactors below to determine if the offeror provides a sound, compliant approach that meets the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of those requirements and their associated risks. The technical proposal addresses each of the following subfactors in sufficient detail.

Subfactor 1.1 - Lead Time: This subfactor is met when the offeror can physically have all the materials, supplies, tooling, cradles, and test fixtures required to begin repairs no later than 130 calendar days upon receipt of contract award. A proposal with a lead time greater than 130 calendar days upon receipt of contract award will result in an unacceptable rating. The first repair is expected to be completed 100 days after induction or 230 days after contract award.

Subfactor 1.2 – Capacity and Consistency: This subfactor is met when the offeror can produce to the Government, at a minimum,1 repair per month, 15 repaired canopies per 365 days beginning 230 calendar days after receipt of contract award. Early deliveries are acceptable and will count towards subsequent months. Totaling a maximum of 57 repaired canopies during the contract Period of Performance. A proposal with a capacity less than 1 repair per month, 15 repaired canopies per 365 days, beginning 230 calendar days after receipt of contract award, will result in an unacceptable rating.

Subfactor 1.3 - Risk Mitigation Plan: This subfactor is met when the offeror provides a risk mitigation plan that describes any risks that may prevent the

Contractor from meeting the minimum repair requirement. For each risk that is identified, the plan will describe what actions will be taken to mitigate the identified risk. Risks may include competing workload, material constraints or obsolescence, labor risks, etc. The Risk plan shall also include answers to questions listed in section L under Subfactor 1.3.

The plan must show that despite potential risks there is a strong confidence that the minimum capacity need of 1 repaired canopy per month and 15 repaired canopies per 365 days will be met to be considered acceptable.

Subfactor 1.4 – Technical Data Delivery: This subfactor is met when the offeror can deliver the repair technical data. The technical data will detail the complete repair of the corroded canopy void, the aft canopy frame replacement

(aft arch), and the forward canopy frame replacement (forward casting). The technical data is to be delivered in a Commercial Of-The-Shelf (COTS) format.

Technical Rating: The technical rating reflects the evaluation of the acceptability of the offeror’s technical approach for meeting the Government’s requirement. The offeror’s proposal shall be evaluated to determine whether the proposal is acceptable or unacceptable, using the ratings and descriptions outlined in the table below. One technical rating will be assigned to each technical subfactor. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an

“acceptable” rating in every subfactor.

Factor 2- Price

The Offeror’s price will be evaluated based upon Total Evaluated Price (TEP). The Offeror’s

Price Proposal will be evaluated for the criteria of Price Reasonableness and Balance.

Subfactor 2.1 - Price Reasonableness: The proposed prices will be evaluated for

Price Reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it will 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. For additional information see FAR 31.201-3.

Subfactor 2.2 - Realism: The Government may also determine a proposal unacceptable should the proposed prices be unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more

Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

items/Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques as those defined by FAR

15.404-1.

Subfactor 2.3 - Total Evaluated Price (TEP): A TEP will be calculated to be used for evaluation of offers to determine the lowest priced proposal. The TEP calculation will be a summation of all Contract Line Item Pricing.

C. SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

In addition to meeting the identified factors and subfactors above, offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions.

Furthermore, all Offerors shall be listed as approved sources in the Government’s Screening

Analysis Worksheet Form 762, or be determined an approved source by a Government engineer prior to contract award. A Repair Qualification Requirements package is attached to this solicitation for those contractors who are not already qualified; however, per FAR 9.202(e), the

Government reserves the right not to delay contract award in order to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards.

If a prospective offeror is not qualified but is interest in becoming qualified for future opportunities, please send your request for information to the following email inbox

SB Org Box: AFSC.OL.SB@us.af.mil

The process for the evaluation of proposals is as follows:

• Offers will be ranked from lowest overall proposed price to highest overall proposed price.

• If the lowest offer has been determined to have a realistic, balanced, and reasonable price, the lowest offer will then be evaluated to ensure all solicitation requirements identified above, in the section M, and in Section L of the request for proposal have been met. If an offeror fails to meet the solicitation requirements identified above, they may be ineligible to receive the award.

• Past performance record and history will be assessed via Government databases as one of the multiple standards required for a successful offeror to be determined responsible as described in FAR 9.104. Contractors shall meet the required delivery dates, as well as the terms and conditions in this solicitation, to be determined responsible.

• The Approved/Qualified Source offeror meeting the contract requirements that has been qualified to complete these repairs and have been determined to be responsible will be selected for award. If the lowest-priced offer does not meet the criteria listed above for contract award, the same process will be adhered to for the next lowest offer until the contracting officer identifies the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer to award. At least two offers shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Government in order to obtain adequate competition.

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• The contracting officer reserves the right to evaluate only enough proposals as necessary to establish the successful proposal and offeror and may not review every proposal submitted for this request for proposal if deemed unnecessary due to a lower priced offer being identified as the awardee(s). The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined to be in the best interest of the Government.