The Government will evaluate quality recognition and certifications presented by the offeror. Emphasis will be placed on quality recognition and certifications that directly support engineering and interoperability type efforts. This includes Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Level, and ISO 9000 series quality certifications. In addition, the Government will examine the source of the recognition/certification with self-assessment rankings receiving far less credit than recognition/certifications received from an independent rating activity.