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60 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE SOL N00174-97-R-0031 DUE 050297 POC Kay Proctor (301) 743-6680 This is amendment 0002 to previously advertisied announcement #052011 dated March 27,1997 and amend 0001 #059953 dated April 9,1997. Far 52.212-2 Evaluation commercial items is changed. To delete "price only" and replace with the following: "price and past performance" and 52.219-7006 Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (May 95) Section M PAST PERFORMANCE 1. The Government will evaluate the quality of the offeror's past performance. This evaluation is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer's responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror's past performance will be used to evaluate the relative capability of the offeror and their competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP. Past performance of significant and/or critical subcontractors will be considered to the extent warranted by the subcontractor's involvement in the proposed effort. 2. The Government will evaluate the quality of the offeror's past performance. This may include any aspect of past performance that is related to this contract. A record of poor past performance may be considered an indication that the offeror may be lacking in areas such as reliability, quality and customer satifaction. However, a record of average of exceptional past performance will not result in favorable assessment of an otherwise technically deficient technical proposal. In evaluating an offeror's past performance, the Government will consider information contained in the offeror's past performance references, information obtained from other sources, including past and present customers, subcontractors and any others who may have useful information, and other past performance data available to the Government. Offerors with no past performance history will receive a neutral rating. a. The subfactors listed below (which are equal in importance) will be used to evaluate past performance: i. Product Quality. The offeror's demonstrated ability to conform to contract specification requirements. ii. Reliability. The offeror's demonstrated ability to conform to contract requirements. iii. Timeliness. The offeror's demonstrated ability to meet contract schedules and delivery dates. iv. Customer Satisfaction. The offeror's demonstrated commitment to maintaining an acceptable level of performance and customer satisfaction. v. Subcontracting Plans. The offeror's ability to meet or exceed its subcontracting plans. 3. Contracting Officers will use the following adjectival definitions as guidelines in evaluating past performance: a. Neutral: Offeror does not have any past performance information available for evaluation. Offeror does not receive merit or demerit for this evaluation factor. b. Exceptional: Deliveries are on time and meet contract requirements. Product exceeded contract specifications. Waiver requests, if any, are very infrequent. When a problem does arise, the offeror reacts in a prompt, efficient and effective manner to resolve the problem and minimize any delay. c. Average: Most deliveries are on time and meet contract requirements. The offeror may have submitted a few waiver requests, however, delivery, supply and quality problems have been resolved promptly. d. Poor: Many deliveries have been late and/or have not met contract requirements. Numerous waivers have been requested. The Government and the offeror have expended a significant amount of time, effort and money in resolving problems surrounding supply, delivery and quality of product and service. Failure to perform consistently with contract requirements has resulted in termination and failure to provide customer service. 4. Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will receive a netural rating for past performance. The offeror must provide the information requested above for past performance evaluation or affirmatively state that if possesses no relevant directly related or similar past performance. An offer that fails to provide the past performance information or to assert that the company has no relevant directly related or similar past performance may be considered ineligible for award. Far 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions add clause 52.219-9 Small Disadvantaged and Women Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The proposal due date is extended to 2:00 p.m. 2 May 1997. (0118)

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