[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR636.303]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 636--DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C--Proposal Evaluation Factors
 
Sec. 636.303  May pre-qualification standards be used as proposal evaluation criteria in the RFP?

    (a) If you use a prequalification procedure or a two-phase selection 
procedure to develop a short list of qualified offerors, then pre-
qualification criteria should not be included as proposal evaluation 
criteria.
    (b) The proposal evaluation criteria should be limited to the 
quality, quantity, value and timeliness of the product or service being 
proposed. However, there may be circumstances where it is appropriate to 
include prequalification standards as proposal evaluation criteria. Such 
instances include situations where:
    (1) The scope of work involves very specialized technical expertise 
or specialized financial qualifications; or

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    (2) Where prequalification procedures or two-phase selection 
procedures are not used (short listing is not performed).