Common use of SOURCE SELECTION DECISION Clause in Contracts

SOURCE SELECTION DECISION. The Source Selection Authority/Contracting Officer, independently exercising prudent business judgment, will make the source selection decision based on the proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The Source Selection authority / Contracting Officer will not receive a recommendation from any individual or body as to which offeror should receive the award and additionally will not receive a rank order or order of merit list pertaining to the offers being evaluated. The Source Selection Authority will use the Tradeoff Process approach for proposal evaluation and basis of contract award. The Source Selection Authority will evaluate quality proposals using adjective ratings and cost or price. All evaluation factors, when combined, other than cost or price are slightly more important than price. The Government will not award a contract to an Offeror whose proposal contains a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001. Factor 1 Design Technical and Schedule More Important than Factor 2 Element 1 Vol. 1 TAB A Design Analysis and Construction Approach More Important than Element 2 Element 2 Vol. 1 TAB B Proposed Project Summary Schedule Less Important than Element 1 Factor 2 Price and Pro Forma Information Less Important than Factor 1 Factor/ Element Location Description Relative Importance N/A Vol. 2 TAB A Price (Standard Form 1442 and Proposal Bid Schedules) Not Rated N/A Vol. 2 TAB B Bid Guarantee Evidence of Bondability Not Rated N/A Vol. 2 TAB C Required Pre-Award Information Not Rated

SOURCE SELECTION DECISION. The Source Selection Authority/Contracting Officer, independently exercising prudent business judgment, will make the source selection decision based on the proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The Source Selection authority / Contracting Officer will not receive a recommendation from any individual or body as to which offeror should receive the award and additionally will not receive a rank order or order of merit list pertaining to the offers being evaluated. The Source Selection Authority will use the Tradeoff Process approach for proposal evaluation and basis of contract award. The Source Selection Authority will evaluate quality proposals using adjective ratings and cost or price. All evaluation factors, when combined, other than cost or price are slightly more important than price. The Government will not award a contract to an Offeror whose proposal contains a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001. Factor FACTOR 1 Design Technical and Schedule More Important than Factor 2 Element Sub-Factor 1 Vol. 1 TAB A Design Analysis and Construction Approach More Important than Element Sub-Factor 2 Element Sub-Factor 2 Vol. 1 TAB B Proposed Project Summary Schedule Less Important than Element Sub-Factor 1 Factor FACTOR 2 Price and Pro Forma Information Less Important than Factor/Sub Factor 1 Factor/ Element Location Description Relative Importance Information Factor 1 and More Important than Factor 3 N/A Vol. 2 TAB A Price (Standard Form 1442 and Proposal Bid Schedules) Not Rated N/A Vol. 2 TAB B Bid Guarantee Evidence of Bondability Not Rated N/A Vol. 2 TAB C Required Pre-Award Information Not Rated