6525--36C261-22-Q-0668 VisuaStim fMRI Palo Alto

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. If a prospective quoter takes an exception to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation, its quote may be excluded from consideration for award.

The following factors will be used to evaluate the quotes:

1) Factor 1 - Technical

2) Factor 2 Authorized Distributor

3) Factor 3 Delivery

4) Factor 4 Price

In accordance with FAR 13.106, the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quote is the best overall offer to the government in terms of high technical capability, while also providing a competitive price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Responses may exceed requirements. Each response at a minimum must meet solicitation requirement statement. The government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes.

FACTOR 1 Technical

Quoter shall provide a description of the supplies/equipment to be quoted. The supplies/equipment shall be in accordance with the statement of work and/or salient characteristics for this solicitation. The following information is required:

Descriptive literature to include warranties, special features, and characteristics, etc.

The Government will rate more favorably quotes that meet or exceed the requirements of the supplies/equipment. The Government will rate less favorably quotes that do not give enough of a description of the supplies/equipment for the Government to determine if the supplies/equipment meets the requirements in the statement of work and/or salient characteristics.

FACTOR 2 Authorized Distributor

Quoter shall be the manufacturer of the system or shall provide an authorized distributor letter. Failure to provide an authorized distributor letter with your quote, will determine your quote incomplete and can be removed from further consideration

FACTOR 3 Delivery Time

The Government will review the lead time for delivery and completion. A shorter delivery time will be considered more favorable.

FACTOR 4 Price

The quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a price standpoint. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all contract line-items.

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