W15QKN-19-R-0150_Attachment_0003_-_Evaluation_Criteria_Lathe.docx

Basis for Award

The Government plans to award a firm fixed price contract as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP). The evaluation of proposals shall be conducted utilizing the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach, based on an evaluation of proposals in the areas of Technical and Price. Under this evaluation approach, a proposal would not receive any additional credit for exceeding the established minimum defined requirements of technical acceptability.

Discussions: The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make an award decision without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary.

Evaluation Factors:

(1) Technical

(2) Price

Evaluation Approach

Careful, complete and impartial consideration will be given to all proposals received pursuant to this RFP. A team of Government personnel will evaluate each proposal in the areas described below.

(1) Technical: The technical portion of the proposal will be rated Acceptable or Unacceptable based on the assessment of the stated minimum requirements below. In order for a proposal to be rated Acceptable, Offerors are required to provide a quantity of one (1) Doosan Puma 700L Lathe that meets all the requirements the Statement of Work (SOW) to include the following:

Minimum technical requirements of the Doosan Puma 700L Lathe:

· 60 HP

· 6.5" Thru Spindle Bar Capacity

· 1,500 RPM

· Box Way Construction

· 145 PSI Coolant

· Prep for 1,000 PSI

· Steady Rest Bracket

· Swing Over Bed 40.5"

· Swing Over Carriage 31.5"

· Maximum Turning Diameter 35.4"

· Maximum Turning Length 126.0"

· Up to 38,975 N (8,762 lbs.) of Z axis thrust

· 3 Speed Gear Box

· Fully Programmable Tail Stock

· Automatic Tool Setter

· Transformer

· Chip Conveyor

· 32” 3 Jaw Power Chuck (6.49” Minimum Bore)

· 32” 4 Jaw Manual Chuck

· Long Boring Bar Prep

· Fanuc Control

· Programmable Steady Rest

· 2 Year Warranty on Parts and Labor Shipping and Rigging

· Mist Collector

· Shipping and Rigging

Offerors must address, in their proposal, the installation and training requirements of the attached SOW in order to be considered for contract award.

The period of performance, to include, delivery, installation, and training shall be no more than sixteen (16) weeks after contract award as described in the SOW.

The following adjectival rating will be utilized in the evaluation of Technical:

Deliveries shall be made to the following address:

Attn: TBD US Army CCDC-AC

FCDD-ACM-AM

3150 Gately Rd Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

(2) Price: The proposed price will be evaluated to determine whether or not it’s fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 15.404(a)(2).

Price Inconsistencies: A proposal is presumed to represent an offeror’s best effort to respond to the solicitation. Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between promised performance and price, shall be explained in the proposal. Any significant inconsistencies, if unexplained, raise a fundamental issue of the offeror’s understanding of the nature and scope or the work required and their financial ability to perform the contract, and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.