[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR51.16]

[Page 264]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 51--CONCESSION CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Solicitation, Selection and Award Procedures
 
Sec. 51.16  How will the Director evaluate proposals and select the best one?

    (a) The Director will apply the selection factors set forth in 
Sec. 51.17 by assessing each timely proposal under each of the selection 
factors on the basis of a narrative explanation, discussing any 
subfactors when applicable. For each selection factor, the Director will 
assign a score that reflects the determined merits of the proposal under 
the applicable selection factor and in comparison to the other proposals 
received, if any. The first four principal selection factors will be 
scored from zero to five. The fifth selection factor will be scored from 
zero to four (with a score of one for agreeing to the minimum franchise 
fee contained in the prospectus). The secondary factor set forth in 
Sec. 51.17(b)(1) will be scored from zero to three. Any additional 
secondary selection factors set forth in the prospectus will be scored 
as specified in the prospectus provided that the aggregate possible 
point score for all additional secondary selection factors may not 
exceed a total of three.
    (b) The Director will then assign a cumulative point score to each 
proposal based on the assigned score for each selection factor.
    (c) The responsive proposal with the highest cumulative point score 
will be selected by the Director as the best proposal. If two or more 
responsive proposals receive the same highest point score, the Director 
will select as the best proposal (from among the responsive proposals 
with the same highest point score), the responsive proposal that the 
Director determines on the basis of a narrative explanation will, on an 
overall basis, best achieve the purposes of this part. Consideration of 
revenue to the United States in this determination and in scoring 
proposals under principal selection factor five will be subordinate to 
the objectives of protecting, conserving, and preserving the resources 
of the park area and of providing necessary and appropriate visitor 
services to the public at reasonable rates.