What this opportunity is
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking a small business to perform comprehensive facility upgrades at FEMA Region 2's Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey. The project includes tasks related to the RRCC refresh, roof, doors, and concrete, and will be awarded as a firm fixed-price contract based on a best value evaluation that prioritizes technical specifications and past performance over price. This is a total small business set-aside, and interested firms should note that the solicitation is a combined synopsis/solicitation, indicating they should track the opportunity closely rather than submit a bid immediately.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Evaluation Factors
Requirement: Consolidated Requirement (RRCC Refresh, Roof, Doors and Concrete)
The Government will award a firm fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation to the Offeror
whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and
other factors considered. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12.203, Evaluation of Acquisition of Commercial Products
and Commercial Services The acquisition will be a best value contract. Offerors are cautioned that
award(s) may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced proposal.
Price should always be fair, reasonable, and realistic. Technical/price tradeoff where other evaluation
factors, when combined, cost/price may become a critical factor if two or more offerors are determined
to be essentially equal following the evaluation of all factors other than cost or price.
The Government will evaluate proposal submissions based on the following evaluation factors, listed
in descending order of importance:
Factor 1 – Technical Specifications
Factor 2 – Past Performance
Factor 3 – Price
All non-price factors, when combined, are slightly more important than price.
Factor 1: Technical Specifications
Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to demonstrate technical sufficiency in their proposed
technical and management approach to perform and support the requirements of the Statement of Work
(SOW). This section of the offeror’s proposal shall address information regarding how the proposal
logistical support task areas will be performed, the various resources that will be used to facilitate
performance, and an identification of potential difficulties in conducting the work with practical
suggestions for overcoming these difficulties.
Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to develop a work plan in response to the SOW. Offerors
must demonstrate an understanding of ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Scope of technical requirements
• Complexity of technical requirements
• Performance requirements & objectives
• Pertinent work tasks & deliverables
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Factor 2: Past Performance
Provide past performance information for services directly related and relevant to the services to be
performed under the SOW. To be considered relevant, the services must have been performed within
the past five years. Include three references consisting of ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Project title/description
- Role (Prime/Subcontractor)
- Contract number
- Dollar value & contract type
- Period of performance
- Agency or company for which the work was performed
- Summary of the work products/services
- Name/contact information of client point of contact
FEMA reserves the right to utilize past performance information other than the information submitted
with the quotations received in conducting the evaluation. This may be a favorable CPARS rating.
However, if these are utilized and a Vendor does not have any ratings since they have not done business
with the government, they will receive a neutral rating in the evaluation later that cannot be used against
them.
RATING FOR PAST
PERFORMANCE
DESCRIPTION
Superior Based on an offeror’s past performance record, no doubt exists that
the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.
Satisfactory Based on an offeror’s past performance record, it is likely that the
offeror will successfully perform the required effort.
Unsatisfactory Based on an offeror’s past performance record, it is not likely that
the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.
Neutral No relevant performance record is identifiable upon which to base a
meaningful performance rating. This is neither a negative nor
positive assessment.
RATING DESCRIPTION
Superior Exceeds requirements; outstanding approach and understanding.
Satisfactory Meets requirements; strengths and weaknesses are balanced.
Unsatisfactory Fails to meet requirements; significant weaknesses or deficiencies.
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Factor 3: Price
The price proposal will be evaluated for price reasonableness through comparison with other proposed
prices and may include other price analysis techniques.
The price proposal will not be given a confidence rating, but unit prices and discounts will be evaluated
to ensure prices are fair and reasonable.
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Questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be directed via email to
brenda.cruzrodriguez@fema.dhs.gov and a copy to brendaliz.pinero@fema.dhs.gov. Telephone
inquiries will not be honored. All questions must be received no later than Tuesday, September 8,
2026, at 10:00 am ET.
Responses regarding this RFP shall be directed via email to brenda.cruzrodriguez@fema.dhs.gov and
a copy to brendaliz.pinero@fema.dhs.gov.
All responses must be received no later than Friday, September 11, 2026, at 11:00 am ET.
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.