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DSCR M10G: EVALUATION AND AWARD

M10G   52.215-9G06   EVALUATION AND AWARD  DSCR (FEB 2000)
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M15F32


    (a)  AWARD.  The Government intends to evaluate proposals and,
if necessary, conduct discussions with all responsible offerors 
within the competitive range. The award will be made to the offeror
whose proposal conforms to the terms and conditions of the 
solicitation and represents the best.value to the Government.
Therefore, award may be made to other than the lowest priced or the 
highest technically rated offer.  

    (b)  RELATIVE IMPORTANCE AND TRADE-OFFS.  The Government will 
base the determination of best value on a comparative assessment of
the offerors' prices, past performance, and the other evaluation
factors identified elsewhere in this solicitation.  The determination
of best value also considers the relative importance of the 
evaluation factors.  All evaluation factors, when combined, are:

              [ ]  significantly more important than cost or price.
                   As other evaluation factors become more equal,
                   the evaluated cost or price becomes more
                   important. 

              [ ]  approximately equal to cost or price; or

              [ ]  significantly less important than cost or price.
                   As the evaluated cost/price becomes more equal,
                   relative importance of all other evaluation 
                   factors becomes more significant.

The final award decision may involve a trade-off among cost or price
and the non-price factors.  Factors that may be considered in the 
trade-off process include, but are not limited to: 

  Item criticality and weapons system application
  Delivery schedule and current inventory status
  Historical delivery or quality problems
  Concerns over limited supply sources and industrial base
  Benefits from obtaining new sources

    (c)  COST OR PRICE.  The Government will evaluate the offered 
cost or price for cost realism, as defined in FAR 15.401, and reasonableness.
The Government will add any other cost or price evaluation factors identified 
elsewhere in this solicitation (e.g. Buy American Act or FOB Origin 
transportation costs) to arrive at the offeror's evaluated cost or
price.  The evaluated cost or price will be used in conjunction with
the other non-price factors to determine the best value to the
Government.

    (d)  PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FACTORS.  The Government will
use the past performance evaluation factors marked below in addition
to cost or price and other evaluation factors specified in the 
solicitation.  Unless indicated otherwise, past performance is
significantly more important than other non-price factors.  Within
the past performance subfactors, ABVS scores will be weighed most 
heavily because of their relevance to DSCR awards.  Quality history
and delivery schedule compliance will be weighed more heavily than
the remaining past performance subfactors.  All other non-price
evaluation factors specified in this solicitation  weigh equally,
unless otherwise indicated.  

              [ ]  ABVS Score (52.215-9G05)

              [ ]  Quality History

              [ ]  Delivery Schedule Compliance

              [ ]  Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) (52.215-9005)

              [ ]  Mentoring Business Agreements (MBA) 
                     (52.219-9003) 

              [ ]  Socioeconomic Support (52.215-9003)

              [ ]  Other (specify):       
                 
                   
    (e)  PAST PERFORMANCE.  Past performance includes, but is not
limited to, the offeror's record of conforming to contract 
requirements and standards of good workmanship;adherence to contract
schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; the
offeror's reputation for reasonable and cooperative behavior
and commitment to customer satisfaction; and generally, the offeror's
business-like concern for the customer's interest.

         (i)  Offerors may submit with their offer information on
past and current Federal (non-DSCR), State and local government and
private sector contracts performed by the offeror at the proposed
performance location within the last three years that are similar
in nature to this acquisition.  Offerors electing to submit this data
must furnish at least the following information: name and address 
of the contracting entity; the contract number; award and completion
dates; the dollar value; the contract type; the tems or services
provided; two references, with title and phone number; and any
problems encountered and the corrective action taken by the offeror.

        (ii)  By submitting past performance information,the offeror
agrees to permit the Government's representatives to contact the 
listed references and inquire of the offeror's performance.  If more
than three contracts are identified, the Government reserves the
right to randomly select and limit its review to three contracts.
In addition to the information provided, the Government may consider
information obtained from other sources when evaluating the offeror's
past performance.  Offerors will be given the opportunity to discuss
negative past performance information obtained from references if the
offeror has not had a previous opportunity to comment on that
information.

       (iii)  In addition to the information above, DSCR will use
the Automated Best Value System (ABVS) to evaluate quality and past
performance on DLA awards (see 52.215-9G05).

        (iv)  Offerors with no past performance history (whether
internal or external to the Federal government)will not be evaluated
favorably or unfavorably.