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DSCR M10F: AUTOMATED BEST VALUE SYSTEM

M10F  52.215-9G05  AUTOMATED BEST VALUE SYSTEM  DSCR (JUL 2002)

    (a)  The Automated Best Value System (ABVS) Score as 
an Element of Past Performance Evaluation.

         (1)  ABVS scores do not determine eligibility for
award or technical acceptability.  The Government shall use
ABVS scores to compare past performance among offerors, not
to make determinations of responsibility. 

         (2)  To evaluate each offeror's past performance, 
DLA will assign an ABVS score to each offeror based on the
offeror's past performance.  ABVS scores for performance in
each Federal Supply Class (FSC score) will be based on DLA
consolidated performance history.  An offeror may have
multiple FSC scores but will have only one DLA score, which
is a compilation of the offeror's FSC scores for all 
business conducted with DLA.  These scores will be 
calculated monthly and remain in effect for a month.  The
ABVS score is a combination of an offeror's delivery and 
quality scores. The quality score reflects validated 
contractor caused product and packaging nonconformances
during the rating period.  For administrative purposes, the
rating period excludes the most recent 30 days.  The 
delivery score reflects all lines shown as delinquent during
the rating period.  For administrative purposes, the rating
period excludes the most recent 60 days.  For ABVS purposes,
delinquent lines represent shipments not shipped and/or
received in their entirety by the contract delivery date. 
The 30 and 60 day offset periods are NOT grace periods.

         (3)  BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.

              (i)  THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY IS 
DEVELOPING AND INSTALLING A NEW SUITE OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS 
SOFTWARE WE CALL BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (BSM).  BSM 
WILL REPLACE THE OLD MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WITH THE 
BEST OF TODAY'S BUSINESS APPLICATIONS.  THE FIRST PHASE OF 
BSM THAT WILL AFFECT BOTH DLA AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS IS 
CALLED THE CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION.  THIS CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION 
WILL USE ACTUAL BSM SOFTWARE, REAL TIME DATA AND ACTUAL 
TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS SOLICITATIONS AND AWARDS.  BUT BECAUSE 
OF THE NEW SOFTWARE BEING TESTED, CERTAIN PROCESSES WILL 
CHANGE DURING THE TEST AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE 
CHANGE IN ABVS.  THE COLLECTION OF PAST PERFORMANCE 
INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN NSNS IN ABVS HAS BEEN CHANGED 
BY THE NEW SOFTWARE AND WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CONCEPT 
DEMONSTRATION BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2002.  

             (ii)  BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2002, ABVS WILL NOT 
COLLECT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ON NSNS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN 
THIS BSM TEST.  THE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR QUALITY AND DELIVERY 
PERFORMANCE FROM NEW CONTRACT AWARDS FOR THESE NSNS WILL NOT 
BE USED IN THE CALCULATION OF FSC SCORES.  THE CONTRACT LINE 
ITEMS WILL ALSO NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
CONTRACT LINE ITEMS ON WHICH THE FSC SCORE IS BASED.  
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DLA SCORE, WHICH IS A COMPILATION OF 
THE FSC SCORES, WILL NOT INCLUDE PERFORMANCE DATA FROM NEW 
AWARDS ON THESE NSNS.  FOR NSNS, WHICH ARE NOT IN THE BSM 
TEST, ABVS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS IT DOES TODAY.

            (iii)  IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF A NSN OR FSC IS 
INCLUDED IN THIS BSM TEST, GO TO THE BSM SUPPLIER INFORMATION 
RESOURCE CENTER, http://www.dla.mil/j-6/bsm/SIRC/SIRC.htm.  
AWARDS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABVS PERFORMANCE DATA WILL BE 
IDENTIFIED BY CONTRACT NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH SPMXXX OR 
SPEXXX IN LIEU OF SP0XXX (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ORDERS 
ISSUED AGAINST NON-DLA BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENTS OR 
CONTRACTS).

             (iv)  THIS CHANGE ALSO MEANS THAT YOUR ABVS 
SCORE IN BSM WILL BE YOUR DLA SCORE ONLY; THE FSC SCORE WILL 
NOT BE VISIBLE.  THIS INITIAL RELEASE WILL PROVIDE AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR DLA, OUR CUSTOMERS, AND OUR SUPPLIERS TO 
USE THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESSES TO IMPROVE OUR SUPPLY 
CHAIN EFFECTIVENESS.   FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND AT THE 
BSM VENDOR INFORMATION CENTER AT 
http://131.70.202.70/j%2D6/bsm/test/vic.htm.

         (4)  DSCR will make negative quality and delivery 
data reflected in the ABVS score available to offerors 
by the 15th day of the month via the ABVS Website.  The 
offeror's negative performance data will be posted before
it is reflected in the ABVS score (Preview Period), to give
offerors an opportunity to review and verify data.  An 
offeror must challenge any negative data within the Preview
Period to assure corrections are posted before calculation
of the score.  Offerors must submit challenges and 
substantiating evidence (e.g. invoices, DD Form 250s, 
modifications) to the ABVS Administrator.  The "Center" 
field will identify the appropriate focal point.  For those
identified as "DSCR," send challenges to: 

             Defense Supply Center Richmond 
             Attn:  DSCR-OZP (ABVS) 
             8000 Jefferson-Davis Highway 
             Richmond, VA  23297-5516 

             Telephone  (804) 279-6881 
             FAX    (804) 279-5042

         (5)  Though offerors may challenge negative data 
at any time, it is to the offeror's advantage to challenge
negative data during the Preview Period before it has an
opportunity to be reflected in the ABVS score.  Accordingly,
an offeror should review performance data on a monthly basis
at a minimum.  When a challenge is received, the ABVS score
will be flagged.  The flag will remain until the challenge 
is resolved.  If an offer under evaluation involves a 
challenged score, then the Contracting Officer will consider
the nature of the challenged data and its relevance to the
acquisition as part of the award decision.  The ABVS
Administrator will adjust the ABVS score if the 
Administrator upholds an offeror's challenge.  Scores 
created in the update cycle immediately following the
determination will reflect the adjustment.

         (6)  When there is a discrepancy between the 
offeror's challenged data and the Government's data, it
becomes disputed data.  The Government will make every 
effort to resolve the discrepancy expeditiously.  However,
the Government is the final authority for resolution of
disputed data and its use in the source selection process,
and may make an award decision despite the existence of an
unresolved challenge.

    (b)  Using the ABVS score for evaluation.

         (1)  The contracting officer will first evaluate
offers using the FSC score for the solicited FSC in effect 
at the time offers are evaluated.  The contracting officer
will use an offeror's DLA score to evaluate an offeror
without an FSC score for that particular FSC.  The
contracting officer may consider the volume of business on
which the FSC score is based as a measure of confidence in
the score's indication of performance risk.  The contracting
officer may choose to use the DLA score if he or she lacks
confidence in the FSC score.  The contracting officer also
may use the DLA score if the FSC scores among offerors are
relatively equal.  An offeror with no performance history
will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably and will be
assigned a "999.9" in the ABVS.  A "999.9" is used to
designate those instances wherein the offeror has no past
performance history, has no history for the particular FSC 
or has no history for the timeframe being rated.

         (2)  Contractor caused discrepancies or
delinquencies will be reflected in the ABVS as an indicator 
of past performance.  Repair, replacement or reimbursement 
of quality and packaging defects will not provide relief of 
negative ABVS data.  Contractor caused delivery extensions,
regardless of consideration paid, will be reflected in the
delivery score.