Common use of CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Clause in Contracts

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. CPARS: The Government will use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) web-enabled application or appropriate replacement system to collect and manage a library of automated Contractor performance evaluations. The Government will be responsible for the automated Contractor performance evaluations to be completed in accordance with FAR Part 42. FAR Part 42 identifies requirements for documenting Contractor performance for systems and non-systems acquisitions. The CPARS applications are designed for UNCLASSIFIED use only. Classified information is not to be entered into these systems. In general, Contractor performance assessments or evaluations provide a record, both positive and negative, for a given contract during a specified period of time. When evaluating Contractor performance each assessment or evaluation is based on objective facts and is supported by program and contract management data, such as cost performance reports, customer comments, quality reviews, technical interchange meetings, financial solvency assessments, production management reviews, Contractor operations reviews, functional performance evaluations, and earned contract incentives.