Attachment 13: Section M Evaluation Factors

Section M Evaluation Factors
Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER)

5 October 2026

TOC \o "1-4" \h \z \u 1.0Basis for Contract Award PAGEREF _Toc241487815 \h 5 1.01General Information PAGEREF _Toc241487816 \h 5
2.0Evaluation Methodology PAGEREF _Toc241487817 \h 5
2.0.1.1Initial Price Evaluation PAGEREF _Toc241487818 \h 5 2.0.1.2Technical and Past Performance Evaluation PAGEREF _Toc241487819 \h 6 2.0.1.3Technically Acceptable Offerors PAGEREF _Toc241487820 \h 6 2.0.1.4Technically Unacceptable Offerors PAGEREF _Toc241487821 \h 6 2.0.1.5Higher Priced Offerors PAGEREF _Toc241487822 \h 6 2.1Volume I – Price (Factor 1) PAGEREF _Toc241487823 \h 6 3.0.1Overall Criteria PAGEREF _Toc241487824 \h 6
3.0.1.1Completeness PAGEREF _Toc241487825 \h 7
3.0.1.2Reasonableness PAGEREF _Toc241487826 \h 7
3.0.1.3Balance PAGEREF _Toc241487827 \h 7
3.0.1.4Total Evaluated Price PAGEREF _Toc241487828 \h 7 3.0.1.5Construction Wage Rate Requirements PAGEREF _Toc241487829 \h 7 3.0.1.6Construction Wage Rate Requirements/Wage Determinations PAGEREF _Toc241487830 \h 7 3.0.1.7Unacceptable Technical Subfactors PAGEREF _Toc241487831 \h 8 3.0.1.8Seed Project Pricing PAGEREF _Toc241487832 \h 8
2.2Volume II – Technical (Factor 2) PAGEREF _Toc241487833 \h 8 4.0.1Overall Criteria PAGEREF _Toc241487834 \h 8
4.0.1.1Technical Evaluation Ratings PAGEREF _Toc241487835 \h 8 Table 1: Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method PAGEREF _Toc241487836 \h 9 4.0.1.2Subfactor 1: Seed Project PAGEREF _Toc241487837 \h 9 4.0.1.2.1Material PAGEREF _Toc241487838 \h 9
4.0.1.2.2Concrete/Backfilling PAGEREF _Toc241487839 \h 9 4.0.1.2.3Electrical PAGEREF _Toc241487840 \h 9
4.0.1.2.4Plumbing PAGEREF _Toc241487841 \h 9
4.0.1.3Subfactor 2: Subcontractor Utilization Plan PAGEREF _Toc241487842 \h 9 4.0.1.4Subfactor 3: Management Plan PAGEREF _Toc241487843 \h 10 4.0.1.5Subfactor 4: Quality Control Plan PAGEREF _Toc241487844 \h 10

Volume III – Past Performance (Factor 3) PAGEREF _Toc241487846 \h 11 5.5.1.1Past Performance Evaluation Ratings PAGEREF _Toc241487847 \h 12 5.5.1.1.1Recency PAGEREF _Toc241487848 \h 12
5.5.1.1.2Relevancy PAGEREF _Toc241487849 \h 12
5.5.1.1.3Discrepancies PAGEREF _Toc241487850 \h 12
6.0Volume IV Part I – Contract Documentation PAGEREF _Toc241487851 \h 13 6.01Overall Criteria PAGEREF _Toc241487852 \h 13
6.0.1.1Solicitation Requirements, Terms, and Conditions PAGEREF _Toc241487853 \h 13 6.0.1.2Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model PAGEREF _Toc241487854 \h 13