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SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (SECTION M)

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICES

M1. Basis for Contract Award

a. The Government will utilize a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method for this requirement. The Government will award a single contract to the Contractor whose proposal is technically acceptable and the lowest price. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the Government intends to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented, whose Proposal conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, and all other information required by the solicitation), provides the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable proposal to satisfy the requirements of this requirement and the PWS. Proposals that fail to address all the requirements set forth in the Solicitation and PWS will be rejected.

b. The Government will evaluate the price proposed for each CLIN and the total estimated price proposed. The Government will evaluate the price for award purposes by adding the total price for base and all option years, and comparing the total prices proposed for all of the proposals found to be technically acceptable. Price will not be evaluated on those proposals found to be Technically Unacceptable.

c. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical proposal to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of the PWS and is executable as proposed. In order to be considered for award, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price sub factor. A determination will be rendered as to whether the technical proposal is evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as follows:

TABLE I

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Acceptable

Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

NOTE: SUB-FACTORS WILL BE RATED ACCEPTABLE OR UNACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO THIS TABLE.

d. The Government intends to issue one contract as a result of this solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s in their best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to reject a proposal upon initial submission and not consider it for contract award if any required data is absent or the data received conveys a misunderstanding of the requirement. If revised proposals are requested, they will be evaluated against the same criteria as the initial proposals.

M2. EVALUATION FACTORS:

Evaluation criteria consist of the following factors and sub-factors. The proposals will be evaluated under three (3) evaluation factors:

Factor I - Technical Capability;

Factor II - Past Performance;

Factor III - Price

M3. Factor I: Technical Capability

The Government’s technical evaluation team will evaluate proposals to determine each offeror’s technical acceptability. The proposal must demonstrate a practical/functional approach that meets the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Failure to meet the criteria will render the proposal technically unacceptable and the proposal will not receive further consideration for award.

a. Subfactor 1: Technical Expertise – The offeror’s proposal will be reviewed for the following questions:

i. Is the Priest in good standing with his diocese or religious order and did they provide this documentation in the solicitation?

ii. Has the Priest provided documentation that he has completed “Virtus” training mandated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops?

iii. Does this Priest possess bona fide faculties of their diocesan bishop or religious superior and meet the final approval with the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA?

iv. Is the contractor fluent, able to preach, conduct masses, and other religious activities in the English language?

M4. Factor II: Past Performance

Past Performance- Provide information on past performance to include recent and relevant contracts (within the past five years) for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, and other relevant information).

a. Using information provided in the proposal, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), and information from other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, the Government will assess the offeror’s ability to perform the efforts as described in the solicitation. The purpose of the assessment is to identify and review recent performance within the past five (5) years and relevant similar scope, magnitude and complexity to the services required to be performed. Offerors with no relevant present or past performance history shall receive the rating of ‘neutral”, meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. If adverse past performance information is obtained; the offeror will have an opportunity to respond in writing to explain the adverse past performance information. This information will be considered in the evaluation.

b. The evaluation process of Past Performance will result in an overall past performance based on the information submitted. Past performance evaluation will be rated IAW table below:

TABLE III

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

Ratings

Description

Acceptable

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral

The offeror has insufficient or no relevant past performance upon which to base a meaningful performance.

M5. Factor III: Price

a. The offeror’s price shall represent the offeror’s best efforts to respond to the solicitation. Any inconsistency between performance and price shall be explained in the submission. Any significant inconsistency, left unexplained, may raise a fundamental question of the offeror’s ability to perform the task within the fiscal constraints thereof, may be cause for rejection of the submission. The burden of proof for price credibility rest with the offeror.

b. The offeror’s price submission will be evaluated considering the offer to the solicitation in the Pricing Schedule by adding the basic requirement plus all options for the total price. An offeror’s proposed prices will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in the Pricing Schedule by the proposed unit price for each Contract Line Item Number to confirm the extended amount for each. The techniques and procedures described under FAR Part 15.404 will be the primary means of assessing price submission reasonableness. To be viable for award, offeror’s price must be determined fair and reasonable by the Government.

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Section M Evaluation Criteria Factor 1: Technical Evaluation -Is the Priest in good standing with his diocese or religious order and did they provide this documentation in the solicitation?

-Has the Priest provided documentation that he has completed “Virtus” training mandated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops?

-Does this Priest possess bona fide faculties of their diocesan bishop or religious superior and meet the final approval with the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA?

-Is the contractor fluent, able to preach, conduct masses, and other religious activities in the Spanish language?

Factor 2: Past Performance Provided information on past performance to include recent and relevant contracts (within the past five years) for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers, and other relevant information).

-Using information provided in the proposal, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), and information from other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, the Government will assess the offeror’s ability to perform the efforts as described in the solicitation. The purpose of the assessment is to identify and review recent performance within the past five years and relevant similar scope, magnitude and complexity to the services required to be performed. Offerors with no relevant present or past performance history shall receive the rating of ‘neutral”, meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. If adverse past performance information is obtained; the offeror will have an opportunity to respond in writing to explain the adverse past performance information. This information will be considered in the evaluation.

-The evaluation process of Past Performance will result in an overall past performance based on the information submitted. Past performance evaluation will be rated IAW table below:

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