request for qualifications to provide travel model data assistance - OKI

5.0 EVALUATION CRITERIASECTION VEVALUATION CRITERIAThe Statements of Qualifications will be reviewed and evaluated by a Selection Committee according tothe firm/project team’s relevant knowledge and experience in the elements described in the summary ofservices requested and the ability to undertake and complete the project in a timely manner. Specificevaluation criteria will include the following:Demonstrated Understanding of the Project 35%Sound Approach to Completing Elements of the Scope of Work 40%Experience and Key Personnel, including DBE participation 25%5.1 SELECTION PROCESSA Selection Committee comprised of the OKI Deputy Executive Director, Transportation ModelingManager, and a Transportation Modeling staff member will be used to evaluate submittals and select aconsultant for this project. This selection committee shall complete the entire selection process withineight (8) days.After the public opening at 2 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2012 in the OKI Offices, the Selection Committeemay engage in individual discussions with all offerors deemed susceptible to award. At the conclusion ofsuch discussions, the offerors will be ranked in order of preference on the basis of the evaluation factorspublished in this SOQ and on all information obtained during the selection process. The final selectionwill be made on September 7, 2012 and will be made based upon qualifications. Once the selection ismade, based upon a ranking process, and all applicants notified of the selection, negotiations may begin torefine the scope of work and associated costs that will lead to a contract.OKI shall thereafter attempt to finalize a contract with the offeror ranked first. If a contract, final scopeand schedule satisfactory and advantageous to OKI can be negotiated for a price considered fair andreasonable, the award shall be made to such offeror; otherwise, negotiations with the offeror ranked firstshall be formally terminated and negotiations conducted with the offeror ranked second, and so on, until acontract can be negotiated for a fair and reasonable price. Should OKI determine in its sole discretionthat only one offeror is fully qualified, or that one offeror is clearly more highly qualified and suitablethan the others under consideration, a contract may be negotiated and awarded to that offeror, pendingOKI Board Ratification on September 13, 2012.16