MP5315 - Contracting by Negotiation

2019 Edition

Revised: 2 May 2022

MP5315.3 Source Selection

1 PURPOSE, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.1 Purpose

1.2 Applicability and Waivers

1.3 Best Value Continuum (No AF Text)

1.4 Source Selection Team Roles and Responsibilities

2 PRE-SOLICITATION ACTIVITIES

2.1 Conduct Acquisition Planning

2.2 Develop a Source Selection Plan (SSP)

2.3 Develop the Request for Proposals

2.4 Release the Request for Proposals (No AF Text)

3 EVALUATION AND DECISION PROCESS

3.1 Evaluation Activities

3.2 Documentation of Initial Evaluation Results

3.3 Award without Discussions

3.4 Competitive Range Decision Document

3.5 Discussion Process

3.6 Final Proposal Revisions

3.7 Documentation of Final Evaluation Results

3.8 Conduct and Document the Comparative Analysis

3.9 Best Value Decision

3.10 Source Selection Decision Document

3.11 Debriefings (No AF Text)

3.12 Integrating Proposal into the Contract

4 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Minimum Requirements

4.2 Electronic Source Selection

4.3 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), Samples, and Tailorable Templates

5 DEFINITIONS ( No AF text)

6 MANDATORY AIR FORCE SOURCE SELECTION TRAINING

6.1 Purpose

6.2 Responsibilities of Senior Contracting Officials (SCO)

6.3 Required Training for Designated Trainers

6.4 Acquisition/Source Selection Team Training

6.5 Source Selection Training Material

6.6 Training Certificates.

6.7 Source Selection Training Survey.

6.8 Continuous Learning Points (CLP).

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES (No AF text)

List of Appendices

Appendix A. Debriefing Guide (No AF Text)

Appendix B. Tradeoff Source Selection Process: Subjective Tradeoff and Value Adjusted Total Evaluated Price (VATEP) Tradeoff ( No AF Text )

Appendix C. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection Process (No AF Text)

MP5315.4 Contract Pricing

1. Proposal Instructions.

2. Requesting data/documentation after receipt of the proposal.

MP5315.404-1-90 Pricing Assistance or Pricing Assistance Waiver

MP5315.407-90 Contract Audit Follow-up (CAFU)

MP5315.606-90 Receipt, Evaluation, and Disposition of Unsolicited Proposals