TAFB MACC-BOA | Formal RFP for WWYK240146 - Design & Implement Monitoring & Control System for IWCS, Bldg. 62516

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award 1.0. Basis for Order Award 1.1. This acquisition will utilize Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection procedures, with technical proposals, in accordance with RFO Part 15.2 as supplemented. For construction projects with an estimated magnitude less than $10M, the Government will not use the mandatory procedures as prescribed in DFARS 215.300. Technical tradeoffs will not be made, and no additional credit will be given for exceeding the technical requirements. The Government will only evaluate one proposal from each offeror. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable, conforms to all Order Proposal Request (OPR) requirements, to include terms and conditions, representations and certifications, technical requirements, and also provides the best value to the Government based on the results of the evaluation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or exchanges. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from both a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO). The responsible offeror shall meet requirement specification listed in the section 2.1(b) of Section L and IAW the Scope of Section 1.2 within the SOW. 1.2. The Source Selection Authority (SSA) will base the source selection decision on an integrated assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the OPR. While the Government evaluation team and the SSA will strive for maximum objectivity, the evaluation and selection process, by its nature, is subjective and, therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. 1.3. The Government intends to select one contractor for this acquisition. However, the Government reserves the right not to award an order at all, depending on the quality of the proposals, prices submitted, and the availability of funds. 1.4. The Government will consider throughout the evaluation, the “correction potential” of any proposal aspect evaluated as “unacceptable”. The judgment of such “correction potential” is within the sole discretion of the Government. The correction potential is based on the amount and/or complexity of the correction(s) needed to meet Government requirements. 1.5. If discussions are conducted, the Government will establish a competitive range comprised of the most highly rated proposals. During the evaluation process, multiple competitive range determinations may be made that eliminate offerors from the competition. The competitive range determination can be based on Technical, Price, or a combination of both factors. A competitive range determination may eliminate offerors based on their initial proposal evaluation results, after discussions (if necessary), prior to issuance of the Final Proposal Revision (FPR) request, or for efficiency at any other time prior to the award decision. If offerors are excluded from the competitive range, they may request a debriefing IAW RFO 15.206-2 or 15.301. -- 1 of 5 -- 1.6. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. Therefore, it is imperative that offerors submit their best terms initially. However, if during the evaluation period it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to hold discussions, the Government will determine if responses to Evaluation Notices (ENs) received during discussions will be considered formal proposal revisions, or if offerors will be required to include EN responses in the FPR. The Request for FPR letter will include specific instructions on how offerors will submit FPRs. The Government also reserves the right to request Draft FPRs during discussions. 1.7. Offerors are required to meet all OPR requirements, to include terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and Statement of Work (SOW) requirements, in addition to those identified as factors and subfactors. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the OPR may result in the offeror being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the OPR terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to determine any such exceptions unacceptable, and therefore, the proposal ineligible for award. 1.8. Evaluation Methodology: The Government will evaluate all factors concurrently for all proposals. Initial ratings and evaluated price will be established for each offeror. Only those offerors determined to be technically acceptable, either initially, or as a result of discussions will be considered for award. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated priced proposal meeting the acceptability standards for Factor 1 Technical, who has been determined responsible IAW paragraph 2.4 below, and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Section L of this solicitation.) 2.0. Technical Rating 2.1. The Technical Evaluation will be based on each’s offeror’s approach for meeting the technical requirements listed below. The evaluation focuses on the technical approach as described in each offeror’s technical volume. The technical evaluation does not consider price. Each subfactor within the technical factor will receive one of the ratings described below based on the criteria listed below. Individual subfactor ratings will be used to determine the overall technical acceptability of each offeror. To be determined technically acceptable at the factor level, the Offeror must be rated acceptable in each subfactor. A single deficiency within a subfactor will result in an unacceptable rating for that subfactor. A final unacceptable subfactor assessment will determine an overall technica…