What is a source selection decision?
Source Selection generally refers to the process of evaluating a competitive bid or proposal to enter into a Government procurement contract.
What is source selection strategy?
Definition: Source selection is a critical phase of the pre-award procurement process. It is often thought of as making tradeoffs among offerors’ proposals to determine the best value offer.
What does the source selection authority do?
The Source Selection Authority (SSA) serves a role of vital importance to the procurement process. It is the SSA who is ultimately responsible for selecting the source whose proposal represents the “best value” to the Government.
What is considered source selection information?
Source selection information is information which the government has developed to use in conducting a particular procurement and the release of which could jeopardize the competitive integrity of the procurement. Source selection information must be obtained through the source selection authority.
Can the PCO be the SSA?
For all other acquisitions, the PCO may serve as the SSA in accordance with FAR 15.303(a) unless the Agency head or designee appoints another individual.
What value source selection is best?
Best value source selection refers to the practice of awarding a contract based on the value of the services that the Federal government will receive from the awarded contractor. This may, at first glance, seem similar to the common procedure of awarding contracts to the lowest responsive bidder.
What tasks might a COR perform during the post award phase of an acquisition?
POST-AWARD CONTRACT GENERAL.
What is the procurement Integrity Act?
The Procurement Integrity Act prohibits you from releasing source selection and contractor bid or proposal information. These limits are applicable at each stage (seeking, negotiating, engaging in) of the post-government employment process.