BEST VALUE DECISION. The Government will select the best overall offer(s) by Market Segment based on a comparative assessment of the proposals against all source selection criteria: Technical, Past Performance, Small Business Participation Commitment and Price. This is a best value source selection acquisition conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and DoD Source Selection Procedures. The contracts will be awarded to the Offerors who are deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose proposals conform to the solicitation requirements (including all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by Section L of this solicitation), and is judged, based on the evaluation factors to represent the best value to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. Following initial awards, a second analysis will be conducted to determine if capability and competition gaps exist within the small business and the various socio-economic groups. These gaps will be filled through awards using the Small Business Reserve. This may result in awards to lower scored or higher-priced Offerors where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) reasonably determines that the proposals represent the best value to the Government. While the Government source selection evaluation team and the SSA will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective and therefore professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.
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