[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR22.315]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 22--DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS--AWARD AND ADMINISTRATION--Table of 
Contents
 
                         Subpart C--Competition
 
Sec. 22.315  Merit-based, competitive procedures.

    Competitive procedures are methods that encourage participation in 
DoD programs by a broad base of the most highly qualified performers. 
These procedures are characterized by competition among as many eligible 
proposers as possible, with a published or widely disseminated notice. 
Competitive procedures include, as a minimum:
    (a) Notice to prospective proposers. The notice may be a notice of 
funding availability or Broad Agency Announcement published in the 
Federal Register or Commerce Business Daily, respectively, or a notice 
that is made available broadly by electronic means. Alternatively, it 
may take the form of a specific notice that is distributed to eligible 
proposers (a specific notice must be distributed to at least two 
eligible proposers to be considered as part of a competitive procedure). 
Notices must include, as a minimum, the following information:
    (1) Programmatic area(s) of interest, in which proposals or 
applications are sought.
    (2) Eligibility criteria for potential recipients (see subpart D of 
this part).
    (3) Criteria that will be used to select the applications or 
proposals that will be funded, and the method for conducting the 
evaluation.
    (4) The type(s) of funding instruments (e.g., grants, cooperative 
agreements, other assistance instruments, or procurement contracts) that 
are anticipated to be awarded pursuant to the announcement.
    (5) Instructions for preparation and submission of a proposal or 
application, including the time by which it must be submitted.
    (b) At least two eligible, prospective proposers.
    (c) Impartial review of the merits of applications or proposals 
received in response to the notice, using the evaluation method and 
selection criteria described in the notice. For research and development 
awards, in order to be considered as part of a competitive procedure, 
the two principal selection criteria, unless statute provides otherwise, 
must be the:
    (1) Technical merits of the proposed research and development; and
    (2) Potential relationship of the proposed research and development 
to Department of Defense missions.