Pro Kim
Competitive Negotiations
Sealed
Bidding
- Must be used per CICA if:
- Time permits
- Award will be made on the basis of price and price related factors
- It is not necessary to conduct discussions
- There is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one bid
Competitive
Negotiation
- Allow consideration of many factors
- experience
- technical and management capability
- cost information
- contract type
- Used if sealed bid conditions are not met
- RFP
Procedures
- Similar to Sealed Bid
- Additional information
- Pre-proposal Conferences
- Evaluation Factors
- Must be disclosed
- Must be used
- Cancellation
Process
- Advertise
- Draft RFP
- Pre-proposal Conference
- Solicitation (RFP) release
- Proposal evaluation
Process
(cont.)
- Initial Proposal evaluation
- Brief to Source Selection authority
- Competitive Range Determination
- Discussions
- Request Final Proposal Revision (Best and Final Offers)
Process
(cont.)
- Final Proposal Evaluation
- Brief SSA
- Best-Value-Determination
- Award
- Post Award Conference (Kick-Off Meeting)
Notes on
Evaluations
- Factors Published
- Must evaluate all factors
- Cost
- Non-Cost
- Technical
- Management
- Past Performance
Notes on
Evaluations
- Numerical
- Adjectival
- Colors
- Adjectives
- Flexibility
Cost
- Completeness
- Realism
- Risk
Non-Cost
- Levels of Expertise
- Meets Standard
- Exceeds Standard
- Fails to Meet Standard
Past
Performance
- Similar or like work
- Last 3 years
- Multiple sources
- Right to respond
Discussions
- Award without discussions
- Competitive Range
- Responsiveness - Responsibility
- Scope of Discussions
- Final Proposal Revisions (Best and Final Offers)
Post
Award Notice
- Successful Offeror
- Unsuccessful Offerors
- Timing (competitive range)
- Content
- Debriefing
- Pre-Award
- Post Award (3/5 days)