52_212-2_evaluation_criteria-_Final.docx

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items.

Evaluation—Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation as follows:

Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1-Technical Acceptability will be comprised of two subfactors: 1); Key Personnel & Project Experience; 2) Completion of solicitation package and all attachments

2- Past Performance

3- Price

Technical Subfactor #1: Key Personnel & Project Experience Offeror shall present the names and resumes of the key personnel listed below that will be used in performance of work on this contract.

· Installer(s) of Joint Sealants

The installer of the Joint Sealants is to have the following minimum requirements:

3 years experience within the last 5 years that includes the installation of Joint Sealants in fuel containment applications and in compliance with current industry standards and regulations.

The resume shall include a summary of the proposed duties and responsibilities of these individuals. Resumes should be listed in reverse chronological order, with the latest experience listed first.

The proposal should clearly present the credentials of each person, and shall demonstrate that each possesses the credentials and experience listed above. As a minimum, the following information showing experience of its Key Personnel for each project should be provided:

a. Name, Assigned Position, and Company this Key Person Worked for;

b. Project title and location;

c. Dollar value of contract (broken to show work the offeror performed and dollar value. This should thoroughly and clearly show self-performed and subcontracted work);

d. Brief description of the projects worked on and explanation of how they meet the minimum requirements listed above; and

e. Current primary POC for the customer (name, relationship to project, agency/firm affiliation, city and state, e-mail, and phone number).

If, after award, the key personnel identified in the proposal are not able to be utilized on this acquisition, replacement individuals for this solicitation shall be required to have qualifications and experience meeting or exceeding those identified in the proposal. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s written consent before making any substitutions for these designated personnel.

An acceptable offer would be one that meets the requirements above and is determined by the evaluator to have demonstrated the knowledge, expertise, and project experience to install the joint sealants, and all other technical requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Subfactor #2: Completion of solicitation package and all attachments To be considered technically acceptable contractor will need to complete 100% of the clauses, provisions, amendments (if applicable), and fill-in’s in the solicitation that affect price, quality, or quantity.

If contractor does not complete 100% of the clauses, provisions, amendments (if applicable), and fill-in’s in the solicitation that affect price, quality, or quantity then the contractor will be rating not technically acceptable for this subfactor.

The fill-in’s must appropriate for the particular clause or provision. A “N/A” could be considered appropriate if it does not apply for the particular contractor. If the clause, provision or fill-in does apply and the contractor indicates N/A, then this will not be considered a filled in clause or provision.

Overall final evaluation for technically acceptability:

Offeror needs to be technically acceptable for all subfactors in order to receive a technically acceptable proposal rating.

Past Performance:

Contractor shall provide 3 references that demonstrate customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for the projects listed for the offeror’s installer of joint sealants provided in response to Factor 1, above. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc. The government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror's performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and any other sources of information available to the Government to assess past performance.

Price:

Award will be made to the lowest priced offer that meets the technical requirements above; however, this offer may be evaluated for price reasonableness. If an offer is found to be unreasonably low in relation to the government estimate, and proposed prices received in response to the solicitation, the offer may be rejected.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.