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DSCC 52.215-9C10: AUTOMATED BEST VALUE SYSTEM (ABVS)

M15D03   52.215-9C10   AUTOMATED BEST VALUE SYSTEM (ABVS)   (JAN 2006)
DSCC
Old Code:  M07
(a)  Award will be made to the offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforms to the
solicitation requirements and represents the best value to the Government.
An award may be made to other than the lowest priced, technically
acceptable, responsible offeror(s).  Past performance, offered delivery and
price will be evaluated equally when making a comparative assessment of
offers.  The past performance factor will consider quality and delivery to
be of equal value.
(b)   Past Performance:
(1) Past performance information is maintained for performance under all
procurements with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).    Over all
performance is evaluated as is performance in each Federal Supply Class
(FSC). Performance for items without an FSC (Non-NSN items), will be
captured under "FSC 0000".  This information is used to generate ABVS
ratings which are based on the following indicators:
      Delivery Delinquencies
      - Number
      - Severity
      - Contractor caused Terminations, Cancellations, and Withdrawals
For administrative purposes, the delivery rating period excludes the most
recent 60 days.   For ABVS purposes, delinquent lines represent shipments
not shipped and/or received in their entirety by the Contract Delivery Date
(CDD).   Contractor caused delivery extensions, regardless of consideration
paid, will be reflected in the delivery score.
      Quality Complaints
      - Product Nonconformances/Laboratory Test Failures
      - Packaging Nonconformances
For administrative purposes, the quality rating period excludes the most
recent 30 days.  Repair, replacement, or reimbursement of quality and
packaging defects will not provide relief of negative ABVS data.
NOTE:  The above 60 and 30 day offset periods are NOT grace periods.
Contractor caused discrepancies or delinquencies will be reflected in the
ABVS as an indicator of past performance.
(2) An offeror's past performance is an indicator of performance risk and
will be evaluated first on the basis of past performance in the same
Federal Supply Class (FSC) as the supplies being solicited.  For non-NSN
items, the contracting officer will evaluate using an offeror's DLA score.
The Contracting Officer may consider the volume of business on which the
performance score is based as a measure of confidence in the FSC score.  A
vendor's overall score may be evaluated when a satisfactory measure of
confidence cannot be obtained from the FSC score or if a vendor has no FSC
score.  The Contracting Officer may also take into consideration any other
available and relevant past performance data.
(3) An offeror with no performance history in any FSC procured by DLA will
be identified as a new offeror and will not be scored by ABVS on
performance.  However, any other available and relevant past performance
data may be considered in rendering an award decision.  Regardless, the
status of being a new offeror will not be grounds for disqualification for
an award. New offerors may be considered more favorably than scored
offerors with a poor performance record.  Also, the desirability of
expanding the supplier base and possible competition enhancement in future
procurements will be considered in the source selection decision when new
offerors are present.
(4) ABVS ratings do not determine an offeror's award eligibility, or
technical acceptability, nor does it constitute a responsibility or non-
responsibility determination.
(5) By accessing the DSCC Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS),
http://dibbs.dscc.dla.mil, each offeror will be provided the opportunity to
review their ABVS scores and negative historical performance data.    For
any questions or challenges to negative performance data, please forward
requests/challenges to an ABVS Administrator at the below cited address, or
telephone/fax an Administrator at one of the provided numbers:

      Mail requests to: Defense Supply Center, Columbus
      ATTN:  DSCC-PB (ABVS)
      P. O. Box 3990
      Columbus OH  43218-3990
      Telephone Numbers:   (614) 692-1381 or (614) 692-3383
      Facsimile (FAX) Number:   (614) 692-4170


Offerors are recommended to review performance data on a frequent basis and
challenge any negative data within the Preview Period.   As always, there
will be approximately 60 days to view and challenge any new negative data
prior to its inclusion in the score.
(6) When a discrepancy between contractor data and Government data occurs,
the Government will make every effort to resolve the discrepancy
expeditiously.  However, the Government may make an award decision despite
the existence of an unresolved challenge.  The Government is the final
authority for resolution of disputed data and its use in the source
selection process.
(c)   Delivery.  The quoted delivery will be evaluated in comparison with
the delivery required on the solicitation.
(d)   Price.  In making an award decision, the Government may consider
price as follows:
(1) Offered Price - The Government will evaluate the reasonableness of the
 offered price after a price analysis of offers is performed.
(2) Evaluated Price - If required, the evaluation process may include the
Delivery Evaluation Factor (DEF), the Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns
(SDBC) preference, and/or any other applicable price evaluation factor(s).
(e)   General Basis for Award Selection.   Award will be made to the
offeror whose proposal conforms to the terms and conditions of the
solicitation and which represents the best value to the Government.  In
making the best value determination, the Government will make a comparative
assessment of the proposals with regard to past performance, delivery and
price.  The following considerations may affect the trade-off
determination:
  - Whether or not an item is used in a weapons system or is a personnel
  support item
  - Item delivery and quality history
  - Inventory status
  - Delivery schedule/urgency of the item
  - Limited number of supply sources
  - Benefits from obtaining new sources
  - Difference in price