This is the first in a series of blogs that I will do related to
the recently issued memorandum detailing the Department of Defense
(DoD) Source Selection Procedures for acquisitions utilizing FAR
Part 15 procedures (see the link below). The purpose of this new
document is to standardize the methodology and approach that DoD
uses to conduct competitively negotiated source selections. The
procedures defined are effective as of July 1, 2011. These
procedures are of critical importance to any business that is
currently or is planning on providing goods or services to the
military Services and agencies under the DoD structure. Some of the
highlights of these procedures are:
• They require the use of standardized
rating criteria and descriptions for the "technical" and "past
performance" factors.
• There is a new requirement that a
Source Selection Advisory Council (SSAC) be appointed on source
selections greater than $100M. The SSAC will also be required to
provide the Source Selection Authority (SSA) with a written
comparative analysis of proposals and award recommendations for
their consideration.
In the follow-on blogs of this series I will get into specific
areas of these new source selection procedures and how they impact
you as a contractor/vendor wanting to do business with the
Department of Defense.
FAR Subpart 15.3 Source Selection
http://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/current/html/Subpart%2015_3.html#wp1088864
DOD Source Selection Procedures
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA007183-10-DPAP.pdf