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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">215.305</ph>  Proposal evaluation.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)(2) <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Past performance evaluation.</i> (A) When a past performance evaluation is required by <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.304"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">FAR 15.304</xref>, and the solicitation includes the clause at <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">FAR 52.219-9</xref>, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, the evaluation factors shall include the past performance of offerors in complying with requirements of that clause. When a past performance evaluation is required by <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.304"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">FAR 15.304</xref>, and the solicitation includes the clause at <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">FAR 52.219-9</xref>, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the evaluation factors shall include the past performance of offerors in complying with requirements of that clause. </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B) Contracting officers shall consider an offeror's failure to make a good faith effort to comply with its comprehensive subcontracting plan under the Test Program described at <xref href="219.702-70.dita#DFARS_219.702-70"
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                  class="- topic/xref ">219.702-70</xref> as part of the evaluation of the past performance.</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C) When evaluating the past performance of an offeror that is a small business concern in response to a competitive solicitation, contracting officers shall consider relevant past performance information provided for affiliates of the offeror.</p>
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