W91278-17-R-0058_ATTACHMENT_3_APPENDIX_A_EVALUATION_CRITERIA.pdf

APPENDIX A

This is a best value acquisition based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The proposal shall consist of responses to two (2) non-price factors related to technical acceptability.

The following non-price factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Volume I – Technical Proposal

a. Outboard Engines and Controls – Provide a description of the proposed equipment items to include brand name, make, model#, manufacturer’s brochures/specifications demonstrating the proposed items meet all of the salient physical, functional or performance characteristics provided in the solicitation.

b. Experience – The Offeror shall submit no more than five (5) projects to demonstrate its company’s experience with dry docking and performing repairs to barges or similar steel hull vessels. All project examples are to have been completed within five

(5) years of the RFQ issue date. Only the experience of the prime contractor will be evaluated. If the Offeror submits more than five (5) projects, only the first five (5) projects shall be evaluated. For each project example, the Offeror shall submit a separate and fully completed Prime Contractor Project Data Sheet (Attachment 1 at the end of this section). If a project example lacks the required information, or if it is vague and ambiguous, then that project example will be rated as “Unacceptable.

In order to be considered awardable, there must be an “Acceptable” rating for the Experience non-price factor. The technical acceptable/unacceptable ratings are described below.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

The non-price evaluation factors are significantly less important than cost or price.

Award will not be made to any Offeror that receives a rating of “Unacceptable” on any non-price evaluation factor.

Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer.

The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers.

Volume II – Price Proposal

1. Offerors shall submit pricing which must include all costs, i.e. materials and labor, necessary to meet the requirements of the Scope of Work. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total of all CLIN prices.

2. Pricing submitted shall be good for a period of 60 calendar days after the proposal due date. If discussions are required during the selection process, any discussion responses and/or proposal revisions shall include updated pricing good for an additional 60 days after the discussion response due date.

3. The Offeror’s price proposal will be reviewed for completeness and reasonableness and will be used by the Government in making the final source selection decision. Price proposals will be evaluated using price analysis, but will not be rated.

a. Price analysis - is the process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit.

b. Reasonableness - Price analysis will be used to verify that the overall price offered is fair and reasonable.

Volume III – Administrative Requirements

Prior to making an award, the Contracting Officer must determine that any Offeror eligible for an award is responsible technically and has the capability to properly manage the contract during performance and complete the work on time. In conjunction with any other requirements contained herein, the Contractor shall also provide the following:

• Past Performance – Offerors shall provide evidence of the quality of its past performance for all projects submitted in paragraph 2 of the Technical Proposal (Volume I). For each past performance evaluation, the Offeror shall submit a completed copy of the NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire form (Attachment 4 at the end of this section).

ATTACHMENT 1

Prime Contractor Project Data Sheet

The offeror shall provide the following information to show examples of the prime contractor’s company’s recent, relevant, specialized experience in similar type work. Use separate sheets for each project example.

1. Company Name:

2. Name of Project:

3. Location of Project:

4. Owner (i.e. customer work was completed for):

5. General Scope of Project/Contract as it relates to this solicitation (use additional pages as necessary):

6. Your Role (Prime, Subcontractor, Joint Venture, etc.) and type work Your Company Self- Performed other than management:

7. Cost for this single contract:

8. Extent and Type of Work Subcontracted Out:

9. Dates Project: Began Completed (Month/Year) (Month/Year)

10. Were You Terminated? _____ If yes, attach an explanation. Were you assessed Liquidated Damages? _____ If yes, attach an explanation. Provide comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the owner or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions (use additional pages as necessary):

11. Name and contact information (telephone/email/etc.) of Owner’s point of contact:

End of ATTACHMENT 1

ATTACHMENT 2

Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Part 1 of 3

NOTE: USACE REQUESTS THAT THE CLIENT COMPLETES THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AND

SUBMITS DIRECTLY BACK TO THE OFFEROR. THE OFFEROR WILL SUBMIT THE

COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO USACE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, AND MAY DUPLICATE

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION ON USACE SOLICITATIONS. CLIENTS

ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRES DIRECTLY TO THE OFFEROR.

HOWEVER, QUESTIONNAIRES MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO USACE. PLEASE

CONTACT THE OFFEROR FOR USACE POC INFORMATION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES

THE RIGHT TO VERIFY ANY AND ALL INFORMATION ON THIS FORM.

NAVFAC/USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (Form PPQ-0)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information

Firm Name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNs Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain)

Percent of project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information

Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (Please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final Contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work High Med Routine How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information

Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

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ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

RATING DEFINITION NOTE

(E) Exceptional Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit.

The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the Government/Owner. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating.

Also, there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s/Owner’s benefit.

The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner. There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

(S) Satisfactory Performance meets minimum contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

A Satisfactory rating is appropriate when there were only minor problems, or major problems that the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. There should have been NO significant weaknesses identified. Per DOD policy, a fundamental principle of assigning ratings is that contractors will not be assessed a rating lower than Satisfactory solely for not performing beyond the requirements of the contract.

(M) Marginal Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor's proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

A Marginal is appropriate when a significant event occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming which impacted the Government/Owner.

(U) Unsatisfactory Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor's corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

An Unsatisfactory rating is appropriate when multiple significant events occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming and which impacted the Government/Owner. A singular problem, however, could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating.

(NA) Not Applicable No information or did not apply to your contract Rating will be neither positive nor negative.

TO BE COMPLETED BY CLIENT

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PLEASE CIRCLE THE ADJECTIVE RATING WHICH BEST REFLECTS

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE.

1. QUALITY:

a) Quality of technical data/report preparation efforts E VG S M U NA

b) Ability to meet quality standards specified for technical performance

E VG S M U NA

c) Timeliness/effectiveness of contract problem resolution without extensive customer guidance

E VG S M U NA

d) Adequacy/effectiveness of quality control program and adherence to contract quality assurance requirements (without adverse effect on performance)

E VG S M U NA

2. SCHEDULE/TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE:

a) Compliance with contract delivery/completion schedules including any significant intermediate milestones. (If liquidated damages were assessed or the schedule was not met, please address below)

E VG S M U NA

b) Rate the contractor’s use of available resources to accomplish tasks identified in the contract

E VG S M U NA

3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

a) To what extent were the end users satisfied with the project? E VG S M U NA

b) Contractor was reasonable and cooperative in dealing with your staff (including the ability to successfully resolve disagreements/disputes; responsiveness to administrative reports, businesslike and communication)

E VG S M U NA

c) To what extent was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of the customer?

E VG S M U NA

d) Overall customer satisfaction E VG S M U NA

4. MANAGEMENT/PERSONNEL/LABOR

a) Effectiveness of on-site management, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, materials, and/or labor force?

E VG S M U NA

b) Ability to hire, apply, and retain a qualified workforce to this effort

E VG S M U NA

c) Government Property Control E VG S M U NA

d) Knowledge/expertise demonstrated by contractor personnel E VG S M U NA

e) Utilization of Small Business concerns E VG S M U NA

f) Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with multiple disciplines

E VG S M U NA

g) Ability to assimilate and incorporate changes in requirements and/or priority, including planning, execution and response to Government changes

E VG S M U NA

h) Effectiveness of overall management (including ability to effectively lead, manage and control the program)

E VG S M U NA

5. COST/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

a) Ability to meet the terms and conditions within the contractually agreed price(s)?

E VG S M U NA

b) Contractor proposed innovative alternative methods/processes that reduced cost, improved maintainability or other factors that benefited the client

E VG S M U NA

c) If this is/was a Government cost type contract, please rate the Contractor’s timeliness and accuracy in submitting monthly invoices with appropriate back-up documentation, monthly status reports/budget variance reports, compliance with established budgets and avoidance of significant and/or unexplained variances (under runs or overruns)

E VG S M U NA

d) Is the Contractor’s accounting system adequate for management and tracking of costs? If no, please explain in Remarks section.

Yes No

e) If this is/was a Government contract, has/was this contract been partially or completely terminated for default or convenience or are there any pending terminations? Indicate if show cause or cure notices were issued, or any default action in comment section below.

Yes No

f) Have there been any indications that the contractor has had any financial problems? If yes, please explain below.

Yes No

6. SAFETY/SECURITY

a) To what extent was the contractor able to maintain an environment of safety, adhere to its approved safety plan, and respond to safety issues? (Includes: following the users rules, regulations, and requirements regarding housekeeping, safety, correction of noted deficiencies, etc.)

E VG S M U NA

b) Contractor complied with all security requirements for the project and personnel security requirements.

E VG S M U NA

7. GENERAL

a) Ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations (including notifying COR, PM or Contracting Officer in a timely manner regarding urgent contractual issues).

E VG S M U NA

b) Compliance with contractual terms/provisions (explain if specific issues)

E VG S M U NA

c) Would you hire or work with this firm again? (If no, please explain below)

Yes No

d) In summary, provide an overall rating for the work performed by this contractor.

E VG S M U NA

Please provide responses to the questions above (if applicable) and/or additional remarks.

Furthermore, please provide a brief narrative addressing specific strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, or other comments which may assist our office in evaluating performance risk (please attach additional pages if necessary):

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