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DSCR M10G: EVALUATION AND AWARD

|^M15F32   52.215-9G06   EVALUATION AND AWARD
(JAN 2009)   DSCR^|

    |(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:

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

         [@51@@@]  approximately equal to cost or price; or

         [@51@@@]  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/PPIRS-SR assessment (as
applicable) 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.

         [@51@@@]  ABVS Score/PPIRS-SR Assessments
                     (52.215-9022)

         [@51@@@]  Quality History

         [@51@@@]  Delivery Schedule Compliance

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

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

         [@51@@@]  Socioeconomic Support (52.215-9003)

         [@51@@@]  Other (specify):  @517@@@
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    (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
items 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) or Past
Performance Information Retrieval System - Statistical
Reporting (PPIRS-SR) to evaluate quality and past performance
on DLA awards (see 52.215-9022).

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