Basis of Selection - Minimum Point Rating

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Item Information

Revision History

Date Status ID Title
2007-11-30 Active M0034T Basis of Selection - Minimum Point Rating (2007-11-30) M0034T
2007-05-25 Superseded M0034T ARCHIVED: Basis of Selection - Minimum Point Rating (2007-05-25) M0034T

Remarks – Recommended Use of SACC Item

Use the following clause when the request for standing offers contains mandatory and point-rated technical evaluation criteria, and the basis of selection will be the responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price.

Contracting officers must complete and insert in 1.(c) one of the following options:

  • Option 1: "obtain the required minimum of _____ (insert minimum percentage) percent overall of the points for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. The rating is performed on a scale of _____ (insert total number of available points) points."
  • Option 2: "obtain the required minimum of _____ (insert minimum number of points) points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. The rating is performed on a scale of _____ (insert total number of available points) points."
  • Option 3: "obtain the required minimum of points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating."

Legal text for SACC item

  1. To be declared responsive, an offer must:
    1. comply with all the requirements of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO); and
    2. meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; and
    3. ________ (Contracting officers are to insert one of the options provided under the remarks section above.)
  2. Offers not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) above will be declared non-responsive. The responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer.