Sep 5, 2012 · I have a technical evaluation question about the difference between subfactors and elements. FAR 15.304(d) states that all "factors and significant subfactors that will affect contract award" shall be stated clearly in the solicitation. In Marine …

Jan 25, 2010 · In a recent protest (Clark/Caddell Joint Venture, B-402055, January 7, 2010), the protest decision stated the following: "Under the RFP, proposals were to be evaluated for ?best value? on the basis of the following evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance: ?design technical,? performance capability, and price.

May 2, 2020 · The OP wanted to know what experience others had with equally weighted technical factors and if his detailed description of the processes and selection criteria seem to make sense. my primary concern was that he uses the term comparative analysis without any explanation, and then includes the possibility of a trade off analysis, then has a ...

Mar 14, 2019 · Technical evaluation is commonly used to refer to evaluations of solicitation factors other than price or cost; sometimes past performance is included and sometimes it isn't. In a legal sense, an argument can be made that technical evaluations are always required to ensure competitive quotes or offers conform to the material requirements of the ...

May 2, 2020 · All they would know that price is the most important factor/consideration and that there are two equally important technical factors. That’s it. Thats not fair to the firms, who have to invest in time and resources to prepare technical proposals and strategize how to best meet your needs in a competitive manner.

Jul 15, 2021 · Id. at 50. However, the SSA found that given the solicitation's stated relative importance of evaluation factors-- technical approach was more important than past performance--LinTech's superior past performance record was not substantial enough to outweigh the superiority of Nexagen's technical approach.

Jul 23, 2014 · I am involved with an RFP for a FFP construction contract that has three technical factors, two of which have sub-factors. Our office ranks each factor and sub-factor of the technical proposals using an adjective rating system: Exceptional, Acceptable, Neutral (only used of past-performance), Mar...

Aug 2, 2019 · (2) The quality of the product or service shall be addressed in every source selection through consideration of one or more non-cost evaluation factors such as past performance, compliance with solicitation requirements, technical excellence, management capability, personnel qualifications, and prior experience (10 U.S.C.2305(a)(3)(A)(i) and 41 ...

Apr 19, 2018 · FAR 12.602(b) states "For many commercial items, the criteria need not be more detailed than technical (capability of the item offered to meet the agency need), price and past performance. Technical capability may be evaluated by how well the proposed products meet the Government requirement instead of predetermined subfactors."

Dec 20, 2010 · The exceptional ratings for the other nonprice factors essentially cancel each other out, so you are left with a tradeoff of exceptional and a higher price against neutral and a lower price. The GAO has held that in making such tradeoffs you can choose the offeror with the better rating and the higher price over the offeror with the neutral ...