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SECTION L - CONTINUED

NAVSUPWSSLA01 - SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

This is a two-step solicitation. The first step will be a request for technical proposals and, upon acceptance of the submitted technical proposal, the second step will be a request for price proposals.

Step One - Request for Technical Proposals:

Offerors shall submit a technical proposal, excluding price, in accordance with the Purchase Description for the Pulse Frequency Converter, which is attached (attachment 3) to this solicitation. Offeror’s technical proposals shall be sufficiently detailed, specific, and complete as to enable Government personnel to make a thorough evaluation of the proposal and a sound determination that the offeror will have a reasonable likelihood of meeting the requirements and objectives of the Government. Offerors are not required, at this time, to submit a signed copy of the solicitation.

This Request for Technical Proposals is not binding on the Government and does not in any way commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the requested technical proposal.

Each offeror shall submit its technical proposal by the date specified on page 1 of ___ of the solicitation to:

Brian J. Stevens, D.Sc.

Contract Specialist DLA Maritime at Mechanicsburg 5450 Carlisle Pike, P.O. Box 2020, Bldg 410 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0788 Code ZID13

Or via email attachment to:

Brian.Stevens@dla.mil

Requirements and Criteria for Technical Proposals:

Format

To maximize efficiency and minimize the proposal evaluation process, each offeror shall submit its technical proposal in accordance with the format provided below. Each offeror shall submit only one technical proposal in response to this solicitation, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

• Title Page: "Unpriced Technical Proposal" The title page of the technical proposal shall include: (1) the solicitation number (SPRMM1-18-R-HA33); (2) the company name and CAGE Code of the offeror; (3) the offeror shall identify those portions of its technical proposal that contain copyrighted or proprietary or similar proposal data; (4) date of submittal.

• A table of contents.

• Contents of technical proposal shall be in accordance with the specified purchase description, and, at a minimum, provide a narrative describing line-by-line how the offeror’s equipment meets the Government’s requirements.

• Product catalog pages, drawings, pictures, etc., may be provided as supporting documentation.

• The company name of the bidder shall appear only at the top of the first page and nowhere else in the proposal except in appendices. Each page of the proposal that contains company proprietary data shall so state.

Oral or Written Discussions The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make acceptable/unacceptable determinations without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial technical proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Notice of Unacceptable Technical Proposals When a technical proposal is rated unacceptable either initially, or after clarification/discussions, the DLA Contracting Officer will notify the offeror of the basis of the determination and that a revision of the proposal will not be considered.

Bid Sample Test (BST) BST units (quantity to be determined, HISTORICALLY, 2 each) may be required for test purposes. Contractors will be notified by the PCO whether BST units are required or if BST has been waived by the Naval Research Lab (NRL). BST units shall be provided to NRL within 30 days after notification of acceptance of the submitted technical proposal. Correction to an offeror’s BST units that may be required must be made within (# of days to be specified upon discovery of deficiency). Failure to correct deficiency within the time period specified may result in disqualification from further consideration.

Step Two –

Request for Price Proposals:

I. General

After receiving a notification of acceptable technical proposal and, if necessary, Bid Sample Test, offerors are required to submit a proposal as follows (electronic files acceptable):

Price Proposal. Submit the completed and signed solicitation document to include the completed Section B Pricing Spreadsheet found on page 2B of the solicitation. Offerors must respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Offerors are cautioned not to alter or disassemble the solicitation.

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD - CONTINUED

NAVSUPWSSMA02 – EVALUATION FOR AWARD (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable)

This is a two-step solicitation. The first step will be a request for technical proposals and, upon acceptance of the submitted technical proposal, the second step will be a request for price proposals.

The Government intends to make an award to the eligible, responsible, lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. A technically acceptable offer is one that complies with the requirements of the solicitation and does not take exception, nor object, to any of the terms of the solicitation. Offers that are not technically acceptable will not be considered for award. The offeror’s proposal shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in the Section L Solicitation Provision entitled "Submission of Proposals."

Evaluation Criteria

(1) Technical Proposal. The Naval Research Laboratory will perform the evaluation of technical proposals. Acceptability of each technical proposal will be based upon compliance with the requirements of the preceding notes concerning content of the technical proposal, and, at a minimum, information satisfying the elements in each paragraph of the Purchase Description, clearly demonstrating that the offeror understands the scope and nature of the RFP and Purchase Description requirements.

Evaluation of technical proposals will be conducted on an acceptable/unacceptable basis.

(2) Price. Price will be evaluated using proposed step ladder pricing. Based on historical purchase quantities and expected future demand, the RFP will specify five, stepladder, quantity price points for each item with five, yearly ordering periods. For evaluation purposes: one delivery order for a quantity at the midpoint of each quantity interval for each year will be considered.

See associated Pricing Evaluation Matrix attachment (attachment #2) for the price evaluation methodology.