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Source Selection & SSEB Process Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary purpose of establishing an evaluation team with 'Technical Evaluators' separate from the 'Price/Cost Evaluators' in source selection?

    Answer: To ensure price does not unduly influence the technical evaluation

    Separating technical and price evaluators ensures that technical merit is assessed independently without bias from proposed costs.

  2. In a source selection, when may an agency conduct 'oral presentations' as a substitute or supplement to written proposals?

    Answer: When authorized by the SSP and when the information can be evaluated during the presentation

    FAR 15.102 permits oral presentations when authorized in the acquisition plan and when the methodology allows effective evaluation during the session.

  3. What document does the SSA use to communicate the source selection decision and its rationale to all parties?

    Answer: The Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD)

    The Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) is the official record in which the SSA documents the rationale for the award decision.

  4. Under FAR 15.306, what is the key distinction between 'clarifications' and 'discussions' during source selection?

    Answer: Clarifications resolve minor ambiguities without allowing proposal revisions; discussions allow revisions

    Clarifications are limited communications that do not permit offerors to revise their proposals, while discussions allow offerors to make substantive revisions.

  5. What is a 'significant weakness' in federal proposal evaluation?

    Answer: A flaw that appreciably increases the risk and could be grounds for a rating of 'marginal'

    A significant weakness is a flaw that appreciably increases risk and may alone or in combination with other weaknesses result in a rating of marginal or unacceptable.

  6. During discussions, what must the Contracting Officer communicate to each offeror whose proposal is in the competitive range?

    Answer: All deficiencies, significant weaknesses, and adverse past performance information on which the offeror has not had an opportunity to comment

    FAR 15.306(d) requires the CO to identify and discuss deficiencies, significant weaknesses, and adverse past performance information with each competitive range offeror.

  7. After discussions conclude, what must the Contracting Officer request from all competitive range offerors?

    Answer: Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) by a common cutoff date

    FAR 15.307 requires the CO to request Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) from all competitive range offerors with a common cutoff date for submission.