[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1515.209]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
               CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 1515_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 1515.2_Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information
 
Sec. 1515.209  Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.


    In addition to those provisions prescribed at FAR 15.209 and in 
accordance with FAR 15.203(a)(4), the contracting officer shall identify 
and include the evaluation factors that will be considered in making the 
source selection and their relative importance in each solicitation.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provisions at 1552.215-
70, ``EPA Source Evaluation and Selection Procedures--Negotiated 
Procurement'' and either: the provision at 1552.215-71, ``Evaluation 
Factors for Award,'' where all evaluation factors other than cost or 
price when combined are significantly more important than cost or price; 
or the provision in Alternate I to 1552.215-71, where all evaluation 
factors other than cost or price when combined are significantly less 
important than cost or price; or the provision in Alternate II to 
1552.215-71, where all evaluation factors other than cost or price when 
combined are approximately equal to cost or price; or Alternate III to 
1552.215-71 where award will be made to the offeror with the lowest-
evaluated cost or price whose proposal meets or exceeds the 
acceptability standards for non-cost factors.
    (b) Evaluation factors and significant subfactors should be prepared 
in accordance with FAR 15.305 and inserted into paragraph (b) of the 
provision at 1552.215-71, Alternate I, Alternate II, and if used, in 
Alternate III.
    (c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1552.215-75, 
Past Performance Information, or a clause substantially the same as 
1552.215-75, in all competitively negotiated acquisitions with an 
estimated value in excess of $100,000.

[64 FR 47410, Aug. 31, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 58923, Oct. 3, 2000]