A solicitation awarded from an invitation for bids (IFB).
A contract awarded without discussions.
Any contract awarded without using sealed bidding.
An awarded contract using noncompetitive methods.
Time allows for reasonable bidding time.
Unreasonable prices or only one bid was received.
The bids were independently arrived at and not collusive.
There is a reasonable expectation of at least two or more responsible bidders.
Rigid
Flexible.
Expeditious.
Competitive.
Must award to the responsible bidder offering the lowest price.
Must award to the responsible bidder offering the lowest price.
Has to accept the contractor’s proposed profit and fee.
Has wide latitude in exercising business judgement.
A bid.
An offer.
A package.
A proposal.
Shortens large bid lists by eliminating contractors.
Allows the government to determine the lowest price a contractor will propose.
Improves the understanding of the government’s requirements and industry capabilities.
Streamlines the acquisition process by reducing the amount of paperwork required.
They may be a substitute for written information
They occur during the final round of negotiations.
They are evaluated quantitatively and scored by the government.
They may contain only the information provided in the offeror’s proposal.
When supervising foreign procurement.
When an urgency exists and FAR compliance would be restricted.
When permitted under circumstances of other than full-and-open competition.
Using a letter RFP does not eliminate the requirement to comply with other portions of FAR
B, Supplies or services and prices/costs.
C, Description/specifications/work statement.
L, Instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors and respondents
M, Evaluation factors for award
Contract specialist.
Contracting officer.
Functional commander.
Quality assurance personnel.
Quantity, specifications, contract.
Quantity, contract type, specifications
Quantity, specifications, delivery schedules
Defects or ambiguities after the closing date.
All interested parties
Only the top three ranked offerors
All parties on the original bidders mailing list.
All offerors that have not been eliminated from the competitive range.
The incumbent contractor did not submit a proposal
Several contractors have combined together into a teaming arrangement.
Changes are so substantial that additional sources likely would have submitted offers.
The civil servants union submitted a complaint about the ongoing competitive sourcing.
A change made to correct a mistake after award.
A change made after the solicitation’s closing date and time.
A change made before the solicitation’s closing date and time.
All changes made after exceeding the maximum number of amendments.
A revision amends a change made before the solicitation’s closing date and time.
A change made after the solicitation closing date at the request of a contracting officer as a result of negotiations.
A revision corrects a change made before the solicitation’s closing date and time.
A change made after the solicitation closing date made during negotiations at the contractor’s request.
Yes, by written notice at any time before award.
No, the proposal is retained with the contract file.
No, once submitted, the proposal will be opened at closing.
Yes, at any time before award, provided the contracting officer writes a determination and finding (D&F).
In the solicitation.
During negotiations.
In presolicitation notices.
In the notice to unsuccessful offerors.
Any tradeoffs are okay and are encouraged.
Exchanges with contractors will not be required or allowed.
Proposals are ranked based on noncost/price factors.
Award is made to the lowest priced proposal that meets or exceeds standards
Technical merit and price/cost.
Price/cost and past performance.
Past performance and quality.
Quality and technical merit.
Government and contractor personnel as needed.
Government personnel, including one technical member and one contracting member.
Contractor personnel representing the various functional disciplines involved.
Government and contractor personnel representing various functional and technical disciplines.
Contract specialist.
Contracting officer.
Functional commander
Quality assurance personnel.
The contract award portion only.
Selection and contract award only
Selecting the source selection evaluation team only.
Solicitation, evaluation, selection, and contract award.
Source selection team.
Presolicitation activities.
Evaluation factors and subfactors.
Source selection approval document.
Include every aspect of the solicitation.
Be quantitative, qualitative, or both.
Be tailored to each proposal.
Be quantitative only.
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