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<br />5.7 SITE VISIT - Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site <br />where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all <br />general and local conditions that may effect the cost of performance of <br />the contact, to the extent such information is reasonably obtainable. In <br />no event will a failure to inspect the site conditions grounds for a claim <br />after award of the contract. <br /> <br />5.8 STRUCTURE OF FIRM OR INSTITUTION - Because of the magnitude of <br />work to be done under this RFP, the offerors are advised that it may be <br />necessary to arrange considerable subcontracting with other entities in <br />order to marshal all the personnel and disciplines necessary. In addition, <br />any subcontracting arrangements must consider the requirements of the clause <br />in the Special Provisions entitled Minority Business Enterprise Subcontracting <br />Program. Water. and Powers' contractual relationship will be with one party <br />only - single firm, institution, or consortium with whom the contract is <br />executed. The contractor will be responsible for the performance of his <br />subcontractors; Water and Power will not directly relate to the subcontractors. <br />Educational institutions or not-for-profit organizations may form consortiums, <br />as an approach to this procurement. <br /> <br />6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES <br /> <br />6.1 EVALUATION PROCESS - The Government will select the best overall <br />offer based on technical merit, timeliness, cost, and other pertinent factors. <br />The evaluation process is described below: <br /> <br />6.1.1 PROCESS ONE - Process One of the overall evaluation process <br />will be the evaluation of all Technical Proposals by the Technical Proposal <br />Evaluation Committee (TPEC). Cost data will not be considered during this <br />activity. The criteria for technical evaluation are set forth at the end of <br />this section and will be the sole basis for determining the technical acceptability <br />of proposals. Your technical presentation should be specific and complete in <br />every detail. Technical discussions may be required with offerors whose <br />offerors have been found to have technical merit. Upon completion of technical <br />evaluation, the TPEC will identify to the Contracting Officer those offers <br />which have been determined to be technically acceptable. <br /> <br />6.1.2 PROCESS TWO - Process Two of the overall evaluation process <br />will be the determination of the competitive range by the Contracting Officer. <br />This determination will include consideration of technical merit and the <br />associated cost (as amended, if changed during technical discussions) of those <br />proposals identified as technically acceptable in Process One. <br /> <br />6.1.3 PROCESS THREE - Process Three of the overall evaluation <br />process will be technical and cost evaluation. Cost negotiations may be <br />required; if so, they will be conducted with all offerors in the competive <br />range, and all such offerors will be informed of the closing date of negotiations. <br />The date will be common to all offerors and will be the final date revisions may <br />be made to the proposals. <br /> <br />C-7 <br />