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311 HSW
AST Training
for Hanscom MFHPrivatization Selection
Bob Urey311th HSW/PKOADSN 240-3592
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AGENDA
• Inherently Governmental Functions
• Selection Organization Overview
• Responsibilities (SA, AST and PSC) & AST membership
• Selection Information/Procurement Integrity
• Planning and Preparation
• Exchanges/Discussions
• Decisions/Debriefings
• Summary
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Inherently Governmental Functions
• Legal advice to government officials
• Decision to approve the draft RFP & RFP
• Determination whether a proposal complies with the RFP
• Decision to amend the RFP
• Determination to exclude or include an offer within the competitive range
• Determination of adequate price competition
• Assignment of past performance rating
• Assignment of color codes to factors
Inherently Governmental Functions
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Inherently Governmental Functions
Inherently Governmental Functions (cont’d)
• Assignment of risk assessment ratings
• Comparative analysis of offers• Integrated assessment as to which proposal
provides the best overall value to the government• Decision to select a particular developer’s proposal
for award• Decision concerning the substance & extent of
discussions or negotiations. Discussions
through ENs require AF approval in advance
• Authority to enter into legally binding documents
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Selection Organization
Overview
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Organization/Responsibilities
Step 1Vol I & II
Step 2Vol III, IV & V
PSC Evaluation Team
Acquisition Support Team (AST)(AST) Co-Chairs
Air Force AdvisorsMAJCOM Staff (FM, JA, PK)
AFCEE Staffs
Selection Authority (SA)MAJCOM/CV
PSC Responsibilities- Receives Proposals- Conducts Evaluations- Recommends Ratings
AST- Reviews/Verifies Evaluations- Assigns/Approves Ratings
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Responsibilities & AST
Membership
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Responsibilities
SA Responsibilities: Overall responsibility to direct the selection process Approves the Execution Plan (competition plan)
Ensure there’s no unauthorized disclosure of selection information Approves release of Evaluation Notices (ENs) (unless delegated)
Determines if award without discussions is appropriate
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Responsibilities
SA Responsibilities: (cont.) Approves exclusion of offeror from down select from Step 1 to Step 2
Makes selection decision
Approves/Signs Selection Decision Document (SDD)
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SAC: Reviews evaluations and findings of PSC/AST Provides advice, analysis and recommendation (if requested) to
SA
“Dry-Run” briefings with “whole AST team” Discuss/review any changes with entire AST Should review all briefings to offerors
Responsibilities
A F A d v iso rs (JA , P K , F M )S e le c tio n A d viso ry C o u n c il
B a se C E S /C E H
B a se C E
B a se C E S
S P T G /C C
H Q LG
H Q F M
H Q C E
A F C E E /F in a n ce
A F C E E /P M
A cq u is it ion S u pp o rt T e amS e lec tio n A u th o rity
Acquisition Support TeamMembership
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311 HSWAcquisition Support Team
Acquisition Support Team (AST) Chair/Co-Chairs
• Leads government officials performing “inherently governmental” assessment of the PSC evaluations
• Assigns duties to team members• Reviews PSC Proposal results and Comments• Analyzes Strengths, PIs, Deficiencies & Weaknesses
to form a subjective Proposal Rating and Risk Rating• Reviews/recommends/approves ENs• Assesses EN Responses and Disposition of ENs• Checks for Consistency in evaluation process
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311 HSWAcquisition Support Team
Oversees the PSC’s work during selection process
Validates the results of the assessment
Reviews/recommends release of Evaluation Notices (ENs)
Validates PSC recommendation to the MAJCOM/CV
Out-briefs non-selects Although the AST’s role is analogous to that of a source
selection team, the AST’s evaluation will rely significantly on the assessment performed by the PSC
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311 HSWAcquisition Support Team
• Read entire proposal• Verify, as a minimum, the minimum threshold requirements of
proposal are covered by Offeror• Review PSC Comment Forms including recommended ENs
– Consolidate, edit, combine, disregard Comments with rationale in Disposition Block of Comment Form
• Accept/Finalize Draft Assessments• Accept/Finalize Draft ENs provided by PSC• Ensure that draft briefing “bullets” are detailed and descriptive of
comments
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Privatization Support Contractor
(PSC)
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Support Contractor (PSC)
• Read entire proposal• Evaluate proposals & revisions against solicitation requirements• Comment, as a minimum, on minimum threshold requirements of
proposal and any requirement not covered by Offeror• Complete Comment Forms including recommended ENs
– Consolidate, edit, combine, disregard Comments with rationale in Disposition Block of Comment Form
• Draft Assessments• Draft ENs based, in part, on comments• Prepare detailed draft reports and briefings including descriptive
comments
• Reports evaluation results to AST, SAC & SA (if required)
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Selection Information
&Procurement Integrity
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311 HSWSELECTION INFORMATION
• Selection Information (SI) must be handled with the utmost discretion to avoid any compromise
• The cover page, and each page with SI, shall be marked with the following legend:
• “SELECTION INFORMATION”
• PSC contractor/AST Chairs control disclosure of SI during selection and after deal closure
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311 HSWSELECTION INFORMATION
AST Chairs are responsible for ensuring each person receiving SI complete and sign an SI Briefing Certificate:
• Each person agrees to safeguard SI
• A current OGE Form 450 must be submitted, if required by DODD 5500.7
• A completed and signed SI Briefing Certificate is required of all attending SA briefings
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311 HSWSELECTION INFORMATION
Information, the disclosure of which would jeopardize theintegrity or successful completion of the acquisition
Examples:
• Execution Plan/Competition plan
• Evaluation worksheets, proposal analysis report, attorney’s work papers
• Rankings of offerors
• May be in electronic form, either obtained from the offerors or generated by the government during evaluation
• Extends into the post- award period (protest period)
• Includes talking about what happened during the selection deliberations
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311 HSWSELECTION INFORMATION
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311 HSWPROCUREMENT INTEGRITY
• Prohibition on disclosing procurement information• Agency official knowingly discloses proposal information
• Prohibition on obtaining procurement information• A person shall not knowingly obtain contractor proposal
information before award
• Actions required of agency officials when contacted by offerors regarding employment
• Promptly report in writing to your AST Chair
• And - reject the non-federal employment offer; or
• Disqualify yourself from the procurement
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311 HSWPROCUREMENT INTEGRITY
• Disqualification Procedures• Individuals who disqualify themselves must
also submit written notice to the HCA or designee with copies to the AST Chair and SA
• Identify the acquisition, the nature of personal and substantial participation and identify the offeror involved
• Disqualified individuals may resume participation when the HCA or designee determines
• The contractor is no longer an offeror• The offer of non-federal employment has been
terminated
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Violations or Possible Violations• AST Chair & CO have duty to determine if violation has
impact on award or selection• If no, determination is reviewed at higher level• If yes, CO forwards determination and file to HCA
• HCA, or designee, determines if acquisition is affected• May advise the CO to continue procurement, or• Begin an investigation, or • Refer for criminal investigation, or • Determine a Procurement Integrity Act violation and
direct appropriate actions
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311 HSWPROCUREMENT INTEGRITY
Penalties• Contractual Remedies
• Disqualification of Offeror, • Cancellation of acquisition• Recision of contract, or sanctions on performance• Debarment or suspension of Offeror
• Administrative/Civil Penalties (each violation)• Removal from office or other “appropriate adverse”
personnel action• Fines $100,000 (individual) $1 Million (contractor)
• Criminal Penalties• Imprisonment for not more than 5 years or fine under
18 USC, or both.
These remedies are NOT exclusive
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Planning and Preparation
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311 HSWPlanning and Preparation
Read the Competition Plan (CP) and Selection Evaluation Criteria
Read key RFP documents . . . . . Read Section 3 - Project Arrangements,
Requirements, and Management Air Force’s minimum project requirements
Read Section 4 - Instructions to Offerors Review proposal structure table
Study Section 5 - Evaluation Factors Understand minimum threshold requirements Understand how Desired/Enhanced criteria relate to
evaluation process Understand RFP/Proposal/Real Estate Transaction
Linkage
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Planning and Preparation
• Before PSC/AST Team opens proposals, recommend:
– Team discussion of Section 5 criteria and parts of the proposal that will be reviewed for each criteria
– Proposal parts: narrative, drawings, plans, appendices, etc.
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BREAKTIME
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Evaluations/Ratings
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Evaluations
• Avoid bias for/against any Offeror • Everything must be traceable to the RFP (Sects. 3, 4 & 5)• Evaluate only the proposal information, not extraneous or
supplemental information• Be objective -- evaluate proposal on the basis of what we asked
for, not what we would like to see• Be thorough -- a proposal must directly reflect fulfillment of all
solicitation requirements• Document, document -- all observations and perceptions you see
relating to the proposal• PSC/AST must ensure comprehensive audit trail• Ensure consistency across Offerors
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EXCEPTIONALEXCEPTIONALEXCEEDS specified minimum performance
or capability REQUIREMENTS in a way BENEFICIAL to the Air Force
PROPOSAL RISKH MM M LL
PAST PERFORMANCE
CONFIDENCEHC C C SC C C
PRICE OR COST$ PRICE / $ PC
MISSION CAPABILITY
G GR Y YB
MEETS specified minimum performance or capability REQUIREMENTS necessary for
acceptable contract performance
ACCEPTABLEACCEPTABLE
• No Deficiencies• May have Strength(s) insufficient to justify “Blue”
• No Deficiencies • “Blue” driven by degree of benefit to Govt• One or more Strengths (one may not be enough)
RATINGS
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• No deficiencies• One or more proposal inadequacies drives yellow rating
– Proposal Inadequacy = An aspect or omission … that may contribute to a failure in meeting specified minimum performance or capability requirements.
• Discussions should resolve most (if not all) Yellows • Contract is “awardable” with yellow rating
MARGINALMARGINAL
DOES NOT CLEARLY MEET some specified minimum performance or capability REQUIREMENTS, but any proposal
inadequacies are correctable
PROPOSAL RISKH MM M LL
PAST PERFORMANCE
CONFIDENCEHC C C SC C C
PRICE OR COST$ PRICE / $ PC
MISSION CAPABILITY
G GR Y YB
FAILS TO MEET specified minimum performance or capability REQUIREMENTS. Proposals
with an unacceptable rating are NOT AWARDABLE
UNACCEPTABLEUNACCEPTABLE
• Deficiency -- fails to meet one or more requirements• Degree of failure: Egregious to very minor; described in narrative
RATINGS
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RFP Requirement
BASELINE REQUIREMENTS
The required threshold performance requirements stated below establish the minimum capability an Offeror’s proposal must meet to be judged acceptable. Any capabilities proposed that exceed these requirements will be considered in the Best Value determination.
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Generate Initial Ratings
General Notes: – If approach to meet a requirement is too unclear to
evaluate for impact to cost, schedule, or performance, it is likely a Proposal Inadequacy (PI)
– If the Offeror does not exhibit clear understanding of a requirement, it may be a proposal inadequacy.
– If any Proposal Inadequacy (PI) is un-resolvable, it may become a deficiency
– If requirement is not met, it is likely a Deficiency
Here we would generate a proposed EN and rate YELLOW or RED and the rating would roll-up
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Exchanges/ClarificationsDiscussions
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311 HSWExchanges
• “Exchanges” is a term describing the transfer of information between the PSC/Gov’t and Offerors
– Before receipt of proposals - information gathering– After receipt of proposals: Clarifications, Communications, and
Discussions/Negotiations
Limitations on Exchanges
• PSC/Govt personnel shall NOT engage in conduct that:– favors one offeror over another– reveals one offeror’s sensitive info to another offeror– reveals an offeror’s price w/o offeror permission– reveals names of persons providing past performance info– knowingly discloses sensitive selection information
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Clarifications
• Limited exchanges, between the PSC/govt and offerors, that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated.
• If award without discussions is possible, offerors may clarify– Relevance of past performance info– Adverse past performance not previously rebutted– Resolve minor or clerical errors
• RFP must provide for award w/o discussion
Communications• Exchanges between the PSC/govt and offerors after receipt of proposals
that leads to establishment of the competitive range• Occurs before establishment of competitive range• Resolves question of whether the offeror is IN or OUT of the competitive
range
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Discussions / Negotiations
• Exchanges between the PSC/govt and offerors with intent of allowing offeror to revise its proposal.
• Take place after establishment of the competitive range• Tailored to each offeror’s proposal• Conducted by the CO with PSC/AST with each offeror in
the competitive range
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Decisions &
Debriefings
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311 HSWDecision Phase
• Complete Draft PAR – Coordinate based on AST/SAC recommendations– Present at end of briefing if SA agrees with recommendations in
decision briefing– If SA does not agree, take action to update PAR and provide to SA
• Draft SDD and coordinate – Present at end of briefing if SA agrees with recommendations in
decision briefing– If SA does not agree, take action to update SDD and provide to SA– Complete SDD, as appropriate
• Normal notifications:– Congress notified of successful offerors(s)– SA calls offerors soon after decision/Congressional notification– PCO confirms decision in writing
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Debriefings
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311 HSWDebriefings
• Before award• Offerors excluded from Step two competition• Post-award
– Both successful and unsuccessful offerors • CO with SA or AST Chair should lead debriefing delegation• Use the Charts From the SA Decision Briefing
– Show each Offeror his Strengths/Deficiencies/Weaknesses – If show strengths/deficiencies/weaknesses of successful offeror, get
concurrence from winner to ensure no transfer of proprietary information • Do not allow extensive discussion (arguments)• Having evaluation data base during debrief has avoided protests
– Detailed audit trail can be used to show offeror specific comments• Some contractors will be emotional about losing--be prepared!• Don’t mention Winner’s attributes if not on charts• Avoid comparing proposals!
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311 HSWSUMMARY
• PSC contractor is evaluating & recommending• AST is providing “Inherently Governmental” functions
within the PSC selection process– approving evaluation level decisions (e.g. assigning ratings)– advice to PSC evaluators– recommends/approves release of evaluation notices– recommendations to AF decision makers
• Evaluation must follow the approved Competition
Plan/RFP• Procurement Integrity applies to all parties
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SUMMARY
• THINK!• Comments are the Foundation!• RFP (Section 5) is the only criteria• Document the Audit Trail in the evaluation
documents• Follow the Process!
– Courts support teams that follow their documented process– So read and understand the CP & Evaluation process
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QUESTIONS???