[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR15.303]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 15_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart 15.3_Source Selection

 

Sec. 15.303  Responsibilities.



    (a) Agency heads are responsible for source selection. The 

contracting officer is designated as the source selection authority, 

unless the agency head appoints another individual for a particular 

acquisition or group of acquisitions.

    (b) The source selection authority shall--

    (1) Establish an evaluation team, tailored for the particular 

acquisition, that includes appropriate contracting, legal, logistics, 

technical, and other expertise to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of 

offers;

    (2) Approve the source selection strategy or acquisition plan, if 

applicable, before solicitation release;

    (3) Ensure consistency among the solicitation requirements, notices 

to offerors, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation factors and 

subfactors, solicitation provisions or contract clauses, and data 

requirements;

    (4) Ensure that proposals are evaluated based solely on the factors 

and subfactors contained in the solicitation (10 U.S.C. 2305(b)(1) and 

41 U.S.C. 253b(d)(3));

    (5) Consider the recommendations of advisory boards or panels (if 

any); and

    (6) Select the source or sources whose proposal is the best value to 

the Government (10 U.S.C. 2305(b)(4)(B) and 41 U.S.C. 253b(d)(3)).

    (c) The contracting officer shall--



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    (1) After release of a solicitation, serve as the focal point for 

inquiries from actual or prospective offerors;

    (2) After receipt of proposals, control exchanges with offerors in 

accordance with 15.306; and

    (3) Award the contract(s).