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Selection Process

A. Best Value Process C. Presentations
Howard will utilize a best value process to select a Master Oral Presentations - Respondents may be required to make oral
Developer. Proposals will be evaluated based on their technical presentations after submittal of written proposals to exhibit their
merit and associated risk ratings, based on the factors below. understanding of the solicitation requirements. During the proposal
Once the University has completed the review of the Proposals, at evaluation process, the University may submit written questions to
Howard’s sole discretion, it may: identify a short-list of the Respondents. The University will retain responses in its official file
Respondents that will be required to make an oral presentation as a historical record of the presentation slides and responses to
to the University; select one Respondent for exclusive University questions.
negotiation; issue clarifications to a short list of qualified
Respondents requesting additional information; and/or disregard
any or all proposals. D. Schedule

Risk Rating Description Point of Contact: Michelle Lockley, mlock-
ley@howard.edu
Likely to cause significant disruption of schedule or
High degradation of performance. Risk may be February 14, 2017
unacceptable. Release of RFQ

Can potentially cause some disruption of schedule or Pre-Response Conference
February 28, 2017
Moderate degradation of performance. Risk can likely be A non-mandatory Pre-Response Conference will
mitigated 10:00am-11:00am EST
be held via WebEx.
Little potential to cause disruption of schedule or
Low
degradation of performance. Site Visit March 1, 2017 —
Grounds are accessible to public. Building tours March 3 2017
B. Evaluation Factors
will be available between 10am and 6pm.
Respondents will be evaluated based upon the evaluation factors
listed below. The evaluation factors are listed in descending Deadline for Written Questions March 6, 2017
order of importance with the first having the most weight and
each of the following evaluation factors having equal or lesser Questions may be submitted at any time, but will 3:00pm EST
weight than the one preceding it. not receive responses after deadline.

University Reponses to Written Questions March 9, 2017
Factor 1 Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance Questions and responses will be available to all
Respondents via https://
Factor 2 Project Approach
EastCampus.datarooms.com
Factor 3 Financial Capability and Approach
Proposal Due Date
Factor 4 Community Relations March 30, 2017
Four hard copies and one electronic copy of pro- 3:00pmEST
Factor 5 Price
posals must be submitted.

EastCampus.datarooms.com