(a) As part of proactive market research, the evaluation board, in collaboration with the contracting officer, may review the existing GSA National Artists Registry to identify qualified sources to solicit for the art in architecture acquisition.

(b) Proposals received by the solicitation deadline must be evaluated against the evaluation criteria in 536.7003-1(a).

(c) Based on the ratings of each submission against the evaluation criteria, the contracting officer may follow an advisory multi-step or a phased evaluation, or establish a competitive range composed of the most highly rated proposals.

(1) Oral presentations, similar to interviews, by the highest rated artists may be conducted by the government to compliment the written information or streamline the selection process (see FAR 15.102).

(2) If an offeror is eliminated from further consideration for award, written notice of this decision shall be provided in a timely manner (see FAR 15.503).