EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

DABV01-04-R-3035 SECTION M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD M-I - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE M001 SOURCE SELECTION a. Basis for Contract Award CPA will select the best overall offer, based upon an integrated assessment of Mission Capability, Past Performance, and Price/Cost. This is a best value source selection. Contract(s) may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible whose proposal conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Section L of this solicitation) and is judged, based on the evaluation factors. CPA seeks to award to the offeror who gives CPA the greatest confidence that it will best meet or exceed the requirements affordably. This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the determination that the technical superiority and/or overall business approach and/or superior past performance of the higher price offeror outweighs the cost difference. To arrive at a source selection decision, the contracting officer will integrate the evaluation This process, by its nature, is subjective and, therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. b. Number of Contracts to be Awarded CPA intends to award one (1) contract . c. Rejection of Unrealistic Offers CPA may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low in cost when compared to Government estimates, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program. d. Correction Potential of Proposals CPA will consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of any deficiency or proposal inadequacy. The judgement of such "correction potential" is within the sole discretion of CPA. If an aspect of an offeror's proposal is not considered correctable, the offeror may be eliminated from the competitive range. e. Competitive Advantage from Use of GFP The Government will eliminate any competitive advantage resulting from an offeror's proposed use of Government-furnished property (GFP). M002 EVALUATION FACTORS a. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors and their Relative Order of Importance Award will be made to the offeror proposing the combination most advantageous to CPA based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The evaluation factors are listed below in order of importance. Factor 1: Price/Cost Factor 2: Past performance Factor 3: Mission Capability b. Importance of Cost/Price. The evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are: . approximately equal to cost or price; however, cost/price will contribute substantially to the selection decision. . d. Cost or Price Factor (1) The offeror’s cost/price proposal will be evaluated... ..., for award purposes, based upon the total price proposed for basic requirements (basic award) and all options. (2) Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise such options. (3) CPA will evaluate the realism of each offerors’ proposed costs. This will include an evaluation of the extent to which proposed costs indicate a clear understanding of solicitation requirements, and reflect a sound approach to satisfying those requirements. e. Past Performance Factor Under the Past Performance factor, the Performance Confidence Assessment represents the evaluation of an offeror’s present and past work record to assess CPA’s confidence in the offeror’s probability of successfully performing as proposed. CPA will evaluate the offeror's demonstrated record of contract compliance in supplying products and services that meet user's needs, including cost and schedule. The Past Performance Evaluation is accomplished by reviewing aspects of an offeror's relevant present and recent past performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the Mission Capability. Although the past performance evaluation focuses on performance that is relevant to the Mission Capability subfactors, the resulting Performance Confidence Assessment is made at the factor level and represents an overall evaluation of contractor performance. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and, as a result, will receive a "Neutral/Unknown Confidence" rating for the Past Performance factor. More recent and relevant performance will have a greater impact on the Performance Confidence Assessment than less recent or relevant effort. A strong record of relevant past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government than a "Neutral/Unknown Confidence" rating. Likewise, a more relevant past performance record may receive a higher confidence rating and be considered more favorably than a less relevant record of favorable performance. Offerors are to note that, in conducting this assessment, the Government reserves the right to use both data provided by the offeror and data obtained from other sources. f. Mission Capability In arriving at a best value decision, CPA reserves the right to give positive consideration for performance in excess of threshold requirements. Proposals for this factor will be rated as acceptable; not acceptable. In arriving at a best value decision, CPA reserves the right to give positive consideration for performance in excess of threshold requirements, up to the objective requirements. No further positive consideration will be given for performance in excess of the objective requirements. MXXX SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors, subfactors to be eligible for award. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award. Any exceptions to the solicitation’s terms and conditions must be fully explained and justified. PAGE PAGE 1