gjoru Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 When the RFQ states the following evaluation factors (a) Technical approach; ( Past performance, and © Pirce; non-price factors are more important than price, and only one proposal was received that later received the award. Could that propsal be reviewed on a pass/fail approach (no longer best value) and merely state in the award decision document that the proposal was technically acceptable? There was no other documentation or language in the order file supporting this conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woops85 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hard to tell from your question if this already happened or is being considered as a course of action. If already done - Any sign of a technical evaluation or source selection plan? Basis of award should be documented in the award decision document. Don't think the technical eval team should switch from the originally planned evaluation scheme to an Acceptable/Not Acceptable basis just because only one proposal was received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 You mentioned both RFQ and proposals. Was this an RFQ under simplified acquisition procedures, GSA Schedule or a multiple award IDIQ contract like a GWAC? Or did you mean RFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoru Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 You mentioned both RFQ and proposals. Was this an RFQ under simplified acquisition procedures, GSA Schedule or a multiple award IDIQ contract like a GWAC? Or did you mean RFP. This was an RFQ against an existing GWAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoru Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hard to tell from your question if this already happened or is being considered as a course of action.If already done - Any sign of a technical evaluation or source selection plan? Basis of award should be documented in the award decision document. Don't think the technical eval team should switch from the originally planned evaluation scheme to an Acceptable/Not Acceptable basis just because only one proposal was received. Unfortunately this was done and as I mentioned to formerfed, this was an order against an existing GWAC contract. The techinical reviewer simply stated to the KO and concurred that the contractor is "prepared to meet all deliverables on the project and is capable to support the system in a maintenance capacity". No description in the record whether the technical approach or past performance was evaluated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carl r culham Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Since it is a GWAC the questions you raise are probably better raised to the Agency contact that authorized your use of the particular GWAC. While most procedures for ordering will be relatively the same there could be subtle differences. Likewise the value of the order may dictate how concerned you should be about the prior award process. For an opportunity to learn more about GWACS and their use on future needs and what is "right" or what is "wrong" here is a reference to get you started. http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoru Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Since it is a GWAC the questions you raise are probably better raised to the Agency contact that authorized your use of the particular GWAC. While most procedures for ordering will be relatively the same there could be subtle differences. Likewise the value of the order may dictate how concerned you should be about the prior award process. For an opportunity to learn more about GWACS and their use on future needs and what is "right" or what is "wrong" here is a reference to get you started.http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104874 Thanks Carl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napolik Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 You mentioned both RFQ and proposals. Was this an RFQ under simplified acquisition procedures, GSA Schedule or a multiple award IDIQ contract like a GWAC? Or did you mean RFP. Ffed, what difference does the FAR Part - 13, 8 or 16 - make to the matter? For me, regardless of the FAR Part governing the procurement, the threshold issue is acceptability of the quote or offer. If it is acceptable, who has standing to challenge an award to the only acceptable quote / offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 napolik, I agree about acceptability of the offer and the lack of anyone to challenge. My question was to get more information to address the OPs concern about the conclusion and documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ji20874 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 In my mind, the purpose of evaluation criteria is to discriminate between proposals to determine the one best value proposal. If only one proposal is received, there is no selection and there is no need to do the intended evaluation with all the factors and subfactors. A simple determination that the proposal meets the Government's needs and the price is fair and reasonable (with or without negotiations) is all that is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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